Cass R. Sunstein, Columnist

2019’s Best Movies (for Lessons in Behavioral Economics)

The annual Becons single out “Luce,” a perfect example of “motivated reasoning.”

December 30, 2019 at 2:00 PM UTC

Cass R. Sunstein is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the author of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” and a co-author of “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness.”

Mame Bineta Sane wins the acting Becon.
Photographer: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix

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Here’s what movie fans and insiders have been waiting for: the 2019 winners of the Behavioral Economics Oscars, known as the Becons. Isabelle Huppert, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain – where would they be without a prestigious Becon?

This year has been a spectacular one for movies, and the secretive Becons Award Committee (said, by some, to consist of just one person) has had to make some especially tough choices. Without further ado: