Fun With SAS ODS Graphics: 2025 Academy Awards Best Picture Nominee Runtimes

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Oscars are Sunday, so here's a SAS ODS Graphics annotated step+text+needle chart of the runtimes of the Best Picture nominees. The Wrap did the math and came up with a total of about 26-and-a-half hours, so there's still time to binge watch 'em all before the show!

* Fun With SAS ODS Graphics: 2025 Academy Awards Best Picture Nominee Runtimes (Runtimes from IMDB)
  Inspired by "Here’s How Long It Takes to Watch All the 2025 Best Picture Nominees"
  https://www.thewrap.com/how-long-2025-oscars-best-picture-nominees-runtimes/;
                                     * Grab 2025 Best Picture Oscar nominee data from Excel (Movie, Length, Image Name);
proc import file='/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/Oscars2025.xlsx' dbms=xlsx out=movies replace; 

data movies2;                        * Convert hours/minutes to minutes;
set movies;
minutes=sum(scan(compress(length,'hm'),1,' hm')*60,scan(compress(length,'hm'),2,' hm')); 

proc sort data=movies2; by minutes; * Display shortest ==> longest films;

data images;                         * Annotate chart with Best Picture nominee images using SAS-provided macros;                                                     
%SGANNO;                             * Resize all images to same height, but display at a height that matches their runtime (minutes); 
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/ACompleteUnknown.jpg",border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="A Complete Unknown",y1=141,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP");
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/Anora.jpg",           border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Anora",             y1=139,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP");
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/Conclave.jpg",        border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Conclave",          y1=120,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP");
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/DunePartTwo.jpg",     border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Dune: Part Two",    y1=166,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP");
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/EmiliaPerez.jpg",     border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Emilia Pérez",      y1=132,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP");
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/ImStillHere.jpg",     border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="I'm Still Here",    y1=137,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP");
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/NickelBoys.jpg",      border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Nickel Boys",       y1=140,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP");
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/TheBrutalist.jpg",    border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="The Brutalist",     y1=214,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP");
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/TheSubstance.jpg",    border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="The Substance",     y1=141,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP");
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/Wicked.jpg",          border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Wicked",            y1=160,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP");
                                     * Generate chart of films/lengths (Step+Text+Needle plots);
ods listing image_dpi=300 gpath='/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025'; * Increase resolution to 300 DPI;
ods graphics / reset height=6in width=24in imagefmt=png noborder imagename='Oscars2025';
proc sgplot data=movies2 sganno=images nowall noborder noautolegend ;
styleattrs backcolor=black;
inset "2025 Academy Awards Best Picture Nominee Runtimes" / textattrs=(color=white size=18pt weight=bold) position=topleft;
needle x=movie y=minutes / lineattrs=(thickness=4pt color=white); * Show a drop line from image to baseline ("lollipop" chart);
step x=movie y=minutes / justify=center lineattrs=(color=white thickness=2pt); * Step chart of time for each movie;
text x=movie y=minutes text=length / strip contributeoffsets=none pad=3 textattrs=(size=12pt color=white weight=bold) position=top; * Display time (hours and minutes);
xaxis display=(nolabel noticks noline) valueattrs=(color=white weight=bold size=12pt) offsetmin=.06 offsetmax=.06; * X-axis displays movie names in ascending runtime order;
yaxis display=(nolabel noticks noline) valueattrs=(color=white weight=bold size=12pt) values=(0  60 120 180 225) valuesdisplay=('0' '60' '120' '180' ' '); * Y-axis displays runtimes (minutes);
refline 0 60 120 180 / axis=y lineattrs=(color=grey) label=""; * Display reference lines for each hour; 
run;

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No time to watch all the nominees? No problem! Clickable images in GitHub-hosted version of SAS ODS Graphics chart will take you to the 2025 Academy Awards Best Picture nominee trailers!

https://tedconway.github.io/Misc/oscars2025.html

HTML Version of Chart (clickable images link to YouTube trailers)

* Fun With SAS ODS Graphics: 2025 Academy Awards Best Picture Nominee Runtimes (Runtimes from IMDB)
  Inspired by "Here’s How Long It Takes to Watch All the 2025 Best Picture Nominees"
  https://www.thewrap.com/how-long-2025-oscars-best-picture-nominees-runtimes/;
                                     * Grab 2025 Best Picture Oscar nominee data from Excel (Movie, Length, Image Name);
proc import file='/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/Oscars2025.xlsx' dbms=xlsx out=movies replace; 

data movies2;                        * Convert hours/minutes to minutes;
set movies;
minutes=sum(scan(compress(length,'hm'),1,' hm')*60,scan(compress(length,'hm'),2,' hm')); 

proc sort data=movies2; by minutes; * Display shortest ==> longest films;

data images;                         * Annotate chart with Best Picture nominee images (with clickable URLs to movie trailers) using SAS-provided macros;                                                     
%SGANNO;                             * Resize all images to same height, but display at a height that matches their runtime (minutes); 
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/ACompleteUnknown.jpg",border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="A Complete Unknown",y1=141,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP",URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdV-Cs5o8mc');
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/Anora.jpg",           border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Anora",             y1=139,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP",URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m6UrWMl18M');
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/Conclave.jpg",        border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Conclave",          y1=120,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP",URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX9jasdi3ic');
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/DunePartTwo.jpg",     border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Dune: Part Two",    y1=166,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP",URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Way9Dexny3w');
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/EmiliaPerez.jpg",     border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Emilia Pérez",      y1=132,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP",URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h7j_EcZ5fU');
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/ImStillHere.jpg",     border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="I'm Still Here",    y1=137,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP",URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDunV808Yf4');
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/NickelBoys.jpg",      border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Nickel Boys",       y1=140,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP",URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HZKgYknVN0');
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/TheBrutalist.jpg",    border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="The Brutalist",     y1=214,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP",URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdRXPAHIEW4');
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/TheSubstance.jpg",    border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="The Substance",     y1=141,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP",URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNlrGhBpYjc');
%SGIMAGE (image="/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025/Wicked.jpg",          border="true",linecolor="white",drawspace="datavalue",imagescale="fitheight",xc1="Wicked",            y1=160,height=120,heightunit="DATA",anchor="TOP",URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6COmYeLsz4c');
                                     * Generate chart of films/lengths (Step+Text+Needle plots);
ods html5 path='/home/ted.conway/Oscars2025' body='oscars2025.html' options(bitmap_mode="inline");
ods graphics / reset imagemap=on height=6in width=24in imagefmt=png noborder imagename='Oscars2025'; * Use SVG format for clicable web page;
proc sgplot data=movies2 sganno=images nowall noborder noautolegend ;
styleattrs backcolor=black;
inset "2025 Academy Awards Best Picture Nominee Runtimes" 
      "Click Image to View Trailer on YouTube" / textattrs=(color=white size=18pt weight=bold) position=topleft;
needle x=movie y=minutes / lineattrs=(thickness=4pt color=white); * Show a drop line from image to baseline ("lollipop" chart);
step x=movie y=minutes / justify=center lineattrs=(color=white thickness=2pt); * Step chart of time for each movie;
text x=movie y=minutes text=length / strip contributeoffsets=none pad=3 textattrs=(size=12pt color=white weight=bold) position=top; * Display time (hours and minutes);
xaxis display=(nolabel noticks noline) valueattrs=(color=white weight=bold size=12pt) offsetmin=.06 offsetmax=.06; * X-axis displays movie names in ascending runtime order;
yaxis display=(nolabel noticks noline) valueattrs=(color=white weight=bold size=12pt) values=(0  60 120 180 225) valuesdisplay=('0' '60' '120' '180' ' '); * Y-axis displays runtimes (minutes);
refline 0 60 120 180 / axis=y lineattrs=(color=grey) label=""; * Display reference lines for each hour; 
run;
ods html5 close;

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INPUT (Source: IMDB)