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    Countdown to the Oscars

    Pick Oscar's Best Actor and earn a chance to win a year's film pass at Sundance Cinemas

    Clifford Pugh
    By Clifford Pugh
    Feb 4, 2013 | 3:29 pm

    Just about everyone has an opinion on who should — and will — win the top prizes at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. Now you have a chance to turn your picks into something special — a year's pass to Sundance Cinemas.

    CultureMap has teamed with Sundance for our Second Annual Pick the Oscar Winners contest.

    From now until the Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 24, we'll ask you to pick the winners in the six top categories (Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Director and Picture).

    To enter, check out our CulturePoll on the CultureMap home page and pick the winner in the featured category.

    Every correct entry will be entered into a drawing, where the randomly selected Grand Prize champ will receive the year-long pass, along with 10 runners-up, who will each receive a pass to a movie at the cinema complex at Bayou Place in downtown Houston.

    To enter, check out our CulturePoll on the CultureMap home page and pick the winner in the featured category. The Best Actor poll kicks off today and the category will change roughly every four days.

    For Best Actor, Daniel Day-Lewis is the odds-on favorite for his uncanny portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln, but we really admired Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook. We heard Denzel Washington was terrific in Flight while Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables and Joaquin Phoenix in The Master drew raves for their performances.

    There will be chances to vote in other major categories as well:

    Best Actress — Feb. 7 - 11

    Best Supporting Actor — Feb. 11 - 14

    Best Supporting Actress — Feb. 14 - 18

    Best Picture — Feb. 18 - 21

    Best Director — Feb. 21 - 24

    Contest winners will be announced Feb. 25, the day after the Oscar telecast on ABC/Channel 13.

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    Concert News

    Rising pop star Benson Boone shows heart on new tour coming to Houston

    Alex Bentley
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    Pop star Benson Boone will perform at Dickies Arena on September 20.

    Rising pop star Benson Boone will capitalize on his breakout year in 2024 with the upcoming American Heart arena tour, which will include a stop at the Toyota Center in Houston on Thursday, September 18.

    Fresh off his debut performance on Saturday Night Live, Boone will embark on a huge 30-city North American tour, kicking off in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 22.

    In addition to Houston, Boone will also perform in Austin on September 19 and Fort Worth on September 20.

    The tour will be in support of his sophomore album, American Heart, scheduled for released on June 20.

    That album is a quick turnaround from his 2024 debut album, Fireworks & Rollerblades, which went platinum and rose to as high as No. 6 on the Billboard 200.

    Boone garnered a big number of award nominations and wins in 2024 and 2025, including a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards, at which he showed off his now-signature flip while singing his hit song, "Beautiful Things."

    Ticket sales for the tour will start with an Amex Presale for American Express Card Members on Wednesday, May 7 at 10 am local time

    A special fan presale takes place on Thursday, May 8 from 2-10pm on Ticketmaster.com with unlock code: BEAUTIFUL. The public on-sale begins Friday, May 9 at 10 am.

    Benson Boone 2025 American Heart North American Tour Dates

    Aug. 22 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
    Aug. 23 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
    Aug. 25 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
    Aug. 26 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena
    Aug. 27 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
    Aug. 29 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
    Aug. 30 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
    Sept. 2 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
    Sept. 3 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
    Sept. 5 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
    Sept. 6 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
    Sept. 7 — Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
    Sept. 9 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
    Sept. 10 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
    Sept. 11 — Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond Music Festival
    Sept. 13 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
    Sept. 14 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
    Sept. 16 — Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
    Sept. 18 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
    Sept. 19 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
    Sept. 20 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
    Sept. 22 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
    Sept. 24 — Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena
    Sept. 26 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
    Sept. 27 — San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego
    Sept. 30 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
    Oct. 3 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center
    Oct. 4 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
    Oct. 5 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
    Oct. 8 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center

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