Oscar Marathon Calculator

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Pick the ceremony year. The calculator uses the actual official runtimes for all 10 Best Picture nominees.
How many hours you can dedicate to watching each day. The calculator divides the total time by this to give you days needed.
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Minutes between films for snacks, bathroom breaks, and palate cleansing. Applied between each of the 10 films (so 9 gaps total).
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If you have already seen some nominees, lower this to count only the films you still need.
films
Total film runtimeWeek-long watch
1,392min

Combined runtime of all selected nominees, excluding breaks

Total with breaks1,527min
Days needed6.4days
Average film length139min
Longest filmThe Secret Agent (161 min)
Shortest filmTrain Dreams (102 min)
Film runtime1,392
With breaks1,527

10 nominees, 25.4 hours total including breaks.

  • Watching all 10 nominees means 23.2 hours of film, or 25.4 hours including your breaks.
  • At your daily viewing budget you need roughly 6.4 days, so start soon if the ceremony is close.
  • The 98th Academy Awards Best Picture category spans a wide range of runtimes, from well under 2 hours to over 2.5 hours, so mix shorter and longer films across your viewing sessions to avoid fatigue.

Next stepSort your watchlist from shortest to longest to build momentum, or tackle the longest film first when your energy is highest.

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