I got 6/8 in the top 8 categories, 18/24 overall - solidly below par 🤣🤣🤣
 

Here's how I scored against 44 "experts" from Gold Derby:

 

IN THE TOP 8 CATEGORIES:

33 beat me, 4 tied me, & 7 did worse

 

THE FULL 23:

26 beat me, 8 tied me, & 10 did worse

It all came down to me boldly going against the odds with Timmy over MBJ and Teyana over Madigan. I thought their surprising SAG wins gave the world false confidence in MBJ & Amy, and... I was wrong! Had I gone with them, I would have been one of the tops - alas... This is what happens when you go rogue! But also, ya gotta make bold wagers in order to potentially best everyone else! Gotta ignore the noise sometimes and try to predict those surprise wins... because when you get it, it's THRILLING.

 

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WHAT I MISSED:

 

BEST ACTOR: I thought Timothee Chalamet would win after all, but it went to Michael B. Jordan
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:  I stuck with Teyana Taylor, but Amy Madigan took it

BEST CASTING I went with Sinners (as did literally everyone), and One Battle surprised

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:  I predicted One Battle (as did most), but it went to Sinners

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: I predicted The Perfect Neighbor (favored), but it went Mr. Nobody Against Putin

BEST ANIMATED SHORT: I went with Butterfly (just went with the odds 🤷‍♂️), & it went to The Girl Who Cried Pearls

 

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As for my OSCAR POOL:

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In a tie-breaker (guessing the run-time of the show most closely), the winner is...
 

KENT SPELLMAN, a hometown childhood family friend & one of my brother's groomsmen.

He only missed 4 (as did Jeremy Cutler and Cristine Velazco), which only a couple experts beat on Gold Derby (though many tied that on there).

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Congrats, Kent!!!

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'TIL NEXT YEAR!
Gonna try to do a better job of getting the word out next year, and make the pot BIGGER!

(Just been busyyyy....)

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💓🙌 TDixxx