Winners Scoreboard

How I did, and how I racked up against the critics

I got 6/8 in the top 8 categories, 19/24 overall - pretty average among the experts.

 

Here's how I scored against 36 "experts" from Gold Derby:

 

IN THE TOP 8 CATEGORIES:

17 beat me, 19 tied me, and I didn't beat anyone :/

 

THE FULL 24:

12 beat me, 8 tied me, & 16 did worse 

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And I got all three shorts right!!  Despite not having seen any of them!  #SoProud :)

 

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WHAT I MISSED:

 

BEST PICTURE:  I predicted 1917 (as did most), and Parasite won.

BEST DIERCTOR:  I predicted Sam Mendes for 1917 (as did almost everyone), and Bong Joon-ho took it.

BEST SOUND EDITING:  I thought 1917 would take this, but Ford v Ferrari won.

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:  I went bold & picked 1917 to win (as did many), but front-runner Once Upon a Time took it after all.

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:  I had a feeling that the highest grossing film of all time Avengers: Endgame would break the no-Marvel-wins curse in this category (as did many, and most deep into the season), but 1917 (predicted by slightly more than Endgame) took it after all.

 

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As for my OSCAR POOL:

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Many people did very very well, but all but two people got at least two wrong in the top 8 (as most people predicted 1917 to win picture & director).

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Congrats to runner-up Walter Klyce, who got picture & director but went out on a no-Renee limb for Best Actress (oof I wish!)

 

But the WINNER is...

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*Mitch Ermentrout*, a buddy from my ultimate frisbee days at Dartmouth!

He went 8 for 8, baby!!! (& 22/24 overall, when you look at the tie-breaker predictions for the below-the-line categories - besting every Gold Derby expert but 1, who tied him.)

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Congrats, Mitch!  He wins $75 from the 15 people that entered!

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'TIL NEXT YEAR!