Will Birdman Break the Kramer vs. Kramer 'Curse'?
After a dominant run at the Big Show in the 1970s, it's been bleak for the Big Apple.
When Dutch graphic designer and number cruncher Victor van Werkhooven shared his great world map image last fall aggregating the geographical settings of all Best Picture Academy Award winners, he made the following observation:
Until 1979, New York was the place to be for almost a third of all Best Picture-winning films. After that: nada, nothing, zero, zilch. I’m gonna go ahead and coin the phrase “Kramer vs Kramer curse”.
Meaning: If Birdman wins the big prize tonight, it will not only cap a sensational awards season run for Michael Keaton and Alejandro González Iñárritu (essayed as “El Directoro” by Bill Hader in yesterday’s Spirit Awards Birdman spoof).
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