Quite a winning streak from the Niche Media ceo. March 2007 “Academy Awards Preview” in Binn’s L.A Confidential had The last King of Scotland star Forest Whitaker on the cover, and he wins the “Best Actor” Oscar. Ditto Capote star Philip Seymour Hoffman in 2006, and Ray’s Jamie Foxx in 2005. All were feted by Binn (pre-Oscar each time) at Los Angeles’ Mondrian, so who needs the Golden Globes, et al., to forecast when you have Jason? (Tiki Barber’s post-NFL career also took off after Binn put him on the cover of Gotham; see min, January 29, 2007.) To prove that his skill really holds, Binn should put Razzie winners (or, better put, losers) Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct 2) and Marlon Wayans/Shawn Wayans (Little Man) on the LAC cover next March.
ActorForest Whitaker is in the lead to win the best actor Oscar for his performance in 'The Last King of Scotland', predicts Jason Binn, publisher of the Los Angeles Confidential magazine.
Binn has got it right most times by putting eventual winners on the cover of his annual Academy Awards issue, reports pagesix.com.
Last year, it was Philip Seymour Hoffmann, who won for 'Capote'. The year before, it was Jamie Foxx on the cover, and he won for 'Ray'. Liv Tyler's 'Lord of the Rings' won best picture in 2004, and prior to that, Renee Zellweger's 'Chicago' won best picture award.
