1975, 1982, and 1993 are the Academy's "Years of Death"

BY Zach Phillips | CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE
CNS found that 1982 (pink) had the lowest variation between nominees of any year measured, with Gandhi taking the top prize. The hardest year to earn a nomination was 1993 (navy blue), with the highest average score. In 1975 (light blue), movies faced the second lowest variation between nominees and the second highest average score, perhaps making it the Academy's true "Year of Death". Scores are out of 100, using average scores found on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb.
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YEAR	MOVIE	SCORE
1929	The Broadway Melody (W)	39.33
1929	Hollywood Revue	45
1929	Alibi	49
1929	In Old Arizona	50.67
1929	The Patriot	63
Notable	Lowest average nominee score	49.4

YEAR	MOVIE	SCORE
1960	The Sundowners	49.50
1960	The Alamo	61.00
1960	Sons and Lovers	67.67
1960	Elmer Gantry	87.00
1960	The Apartment (W)	90.33
Notable	Largest range between lowest and highest	40.83

YEAR	MOVIE	SCORE
1975	Nashville	84.67
1975	Dog Day Afternoon	87.75
1975	Jaws	88.5
1975	Barry Lyndon	89
1975	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (W)	89.25
Notable	2nd highest average	87.83

YEAR	MOVIE	SCORE
1982	Tootsie	82.75
1982	Gandhi (W)	84.25
1982	Missing	84.5
1982	The Verdict	84.75
1982	E.T.	85
Notable	Smallest range between lowest and highest	2.25

YEAR	MOVIE	SCORE
1993	The Piano	85.5
1993	The Remains of the Day	86.75
1993	The Fugitive	87.5
1993	In the Name of the Father	88.5
1993	Schindler's List (W)	94
Notable	Highest average nominee score	88.45