I got 6/8 in the top 8 categories, 15/23 overall - super average
 

Here's how I scored against 38 "experts" from Gold Derby:

 

IN THE TOP 8 CATEGORIES:

14 beat me, 10 tied me, & 14 did worse

 

THE FULL 23:

15 beat me, 5 tied me, & 18 did worse

 

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WHAT I MISSED:

 

BEST ACTRESS: I thought Demi Moore would take it in the end, but it went to Mikey Madison
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:  I went with A Real Pain, but it went to Anora

BEST EDITING: I went with Conclave, but it went to Anora

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:  I predicted The Wild Robot, but it went to Flow (yay!)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: I predicted Porcelain War, but it went to No Other Land

BEST ANIMATED SHORT: I went with Wander to Wonder, and it went to In the Shadow of the Cypress

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT: I went with The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, and it went to I'm Not a Robot

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT:  I went with I Am Ready, Warden, and it went to The Only Girl in the Orchestra

 

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As for my OSCAR POOL:

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It was... A TIE!!!

Literally, these two friends even tied in the tie-breaker!! (They both guessed the run-time of the show was 3h45m, and it was 3h50m - wow, great guess!)
 

TIM CAHILL, an old college friend who's ALSO been running an annual Oscar Pool for ages, and has now won mine two years in a row even though I've never won his, LOL! 🤦‍♂️

& PATRICK MULRYAN, an old grad school friend who hasn't won since the first time he joined my pool 15 years ago (we've finally learned that that wasn't just beginner's luck! 🤣)

They both only missed 5, which this year was really strong (only five out of the 38 experts did that well or better)

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Congrats, Tim & Patrick!

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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