Academy Awards Pick 'Em

The Board 8 Academy Awards Pick 'Em is an annual contest held to test your prediction skills at the Academy Awards. The contest in run by Menji. Any user can sign up before the deadline and join in on the fun.

Champions

2018: madadude

2017: OliviaTremor

2016: Johnbobb

2015: KCF0107

2014: starfox2245

2013: Naomi_Diamond

2012: Ngamer64

2011: Solfadore

2010: brimicbed

2009: Ngamer64

Scoring

Three points are awarded for a correct pick in the eleven major categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Documentary, Best Animated Film and Best Foreign Film.

Two points are awarded for a correct pick in the ten technical categories: Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects.

One point is awarded for a correct pick in the three short categories: Best Animated Short Film, Best Live Action Short, and Best Documentary Short Subject.

The first tiebreaker is broken by whomever has the most correct picks. If still tied, the user that's the closest to guessing the length of the show wins

Contest Stats

Most Points in a Single Contest:

1. Naomi_Diamond - 54 (2013)
2. OliviaTremor - 53 (2017)
3. Ngamer64 - 52 (2013)
4. TheKoolAidShoto - 51 (2013)
5. Bane_of_Despair - 50 (2013)

Most Correct Picks in a Single Contest:

1. Naomi_Diamond - 22 (2013)
2. Ngamer64 - 22 (2013)
3. TheKoolAidShoto - 22 (2013)
4. Bane_of_Despair - 22 (2013)
5. OliviaTremor - 22 (2017)

Most Points (All-Time):

1. Ngamer64 - 414 (10 contests)
2. brimicbed - 340 (9 contests)
3. Menji76 - 338 (10 contests)
4. Naomi_Diamond - 313 (8 contests)
5. linkhatesganon - 313 (8 contests)

Most Top 5 Finishes:

1. Ngamer64 - 6
2. brimicbed - 6
3. Naomi_Diamond - 4
4. Johnbobb - 3
5. TheOcelot - 2
6. linkhatesganon - 2

2009 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results (March 7, 2010)

Here are the final rankings by points (total pts) (correct picks)

1. Ngamer64 (41 pts) (17)

2. TheOcelot (41 pts) (16)

3. As I Desire (40 pts) (16)

4. XerckXonSkyes (38 pts) (16)

5. linkhatesganon (38 pts) (16)

6. supdawg (38 pts) (15)

7. DoctorBlind (36 pts) (15)

8. LOLContests (35 pts) (14)

9. SephirothG (35 pts) (14)

10. ChidorNoJutsu (35 pts) (14)

11. kernafigjam (34 pts) (14)

12. Menji (33 pts) (13)

13. VeryInsane (32 pts) (14)

14. TimJab (31 pts) (12)

15. MonkClive0 (30 pts) (12)

16. BakusaiTenketsu (30 pts) (12)

17. Icon (29 pts) (13)

18. heilgunslinger (29 pts) (11)

19. BesaidGuy (29 pts) (11)

20. ddr dancer (28 pts) (12)

21. tazzyboyishere (28 pts) (11)

22. Cokes (27 pts) (11)

23. RappinHobo9292 (27 pts) (11)

24. Naomi_Diamond (26 pts) (10)

25. True Fanatic (26 pts) (10)

26. voltch (26 pts) (10)

27. maplejet (26 pts) (10)

28. jake3685 (25 pts) (10)

29. The_Ps2_Devil (23 pts) (9)

30. EatHonkerBurger (22 pts) (9)

31. bryans7 (22 pts) (9)

32. SpeedYoshi (21 pts) (8)

33. trentpac (13 pts) (5)

34. ihatethisCPU (6 pts) (3)

2009 Pick 'Em Stats

• NGamer64 chose the most correct with 17 of 24
• TheOcelot chose the most correct in the 3pt category with 9 of 11
• NGamer64, As I Desire, and linkhatesganon chose the most correct in the 2pt category with 8 of 10
• Icon and VeryInsane chose the most correct in the 1pt category with 2 of 3
• Cokes guessed the length spot-on.
• Two people chose Best Documentary as the tiebreaker
• Three people chose The Hurt Locker to win the most awards

No one chose:

• The Hurt Locker to win both sound categories
• All three of the short winners
• The Foreign Language winner

2010 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results (February 27, 2011)

Here are the final rankings by points (total pts) (correct picks)

1. brimicbed ( 44 ) ( 17 )
2. Naomi_Diamond ( 42 ) ( 17 )
3. TheOcelot ( 41 ) ( 17 )
4. Jmast7 ( 41 ) ( 16 )
5. Very Insane ( 40 ) ( 16 )
6. ScorpionX3 ( 40 ) ( 15 )
7. supdawg ( 38 ) ( 16 )
8. tazzyboyishere ( 38 ) ( 15 )
9. MartinFF7 ( 38 ) ( 15 )
10. Ngamer64 ( 37 ) ( 15 )
11. LOLContests ( 36 ) ( 15 )
12. paulg235 ( 36 ) ( 14 )
13. Kotetsu534 ( 36 ) ( 14 )
14. syco_coaster ( 35 ) ( 14 )
15. madadude ( 34 ) ( 14 )
16. Oxbridge ( 34 ) ( 14 )
17. linkhatesganon ( 34 ) ( 13 )
18. Snake5555555 ( 33 ) ( 14 )
19. Cyclo ( 33 ) ( 13 )
20. ChidoriNoJutsu ( 33 ) ( 13 )
21. MonkClive0 ( 33 ) ( 13 )
22. Solfadore ( 33 ) ( 12 )
23. mysteriousStan ( 32 ) ( 14 )
24. Silvercross ( 32 ) ( 13 )
25. blindhobo13 ( 32 ) ( 13 )
26. firefdr ( 32 ) ( 13 )
27. RappinHobo9292 ( 31 ) ( 13 )
28. TheKoolAidShoto ( 31 ) ( 12 )
29. Eternal_Debate ( 31 ) ( 12 )
30. Icon ( 30 ) ( 13 )
31. Oranejo ( 30 ) ( 12 )
32. maplejet ( 29 ) ( 12 )
33. Cokes ( 29 ) ( 12 )
34. DoctorBlind ( 29 ) ( 11 )
35. Ayvuir ( 28 ) ( 12 )
36. menji ( 28 ) ( 11 )
37. SpeedYoshi ( 28 ) ( 11 )
38. BakusaiTenketsu ( 27 ) ( 11 )
39. goldensage830 ( 26 ) ( 11 )
40. GTM ( 26 ) ( 11 )
41. TimJab ( 26 ) ( 11 )
42. Dilated Chemist ( 25 ) ( 12 )
43. croy3 ( 25 ) ( 10 )
44. True Fanatic ( 25 ) ( 10 )
45. yoshifan823 ( 25 ) ( 10 )
46. SephG ( 25 ) ( 10 )
47. bryans7 ( 24 ) ( 10 )
48. RayDyn ( 23 ) ( 10 )
49. Sorozone ( 23 ) ( 9 )
50. kernafigjam ( 23 ) ( 9 )
51. Chrono1219 ( 21 ) ( 9 )
52. Gr8CyberMonkey ( 21 ) ( 8 )
53. oloiver ( 20 ) ( 8 )
54. MSS ( 10 ) ( 5 )

2010 Pick 'Em Stats

• brimicbed, Naomi_Diamond, and TheOcelot guessed the most correct with 17. Tying the previous record.
• brimicbed and ScorpionX3 guessed 10 of 11 correctly in the 3pt category. A new record!
• Naomi_Diamond chose the most correct in the 2pt category with 9 of 10. A new record!
• LOLContests and Dilated Chemist chose the most correct in the 1pt category with 2 of 3.
• madadude and Cyclo guessed the length spot-on. Two years in a row!

No one chose:

• All three of the short winners (again!)

2011 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results (February 26, 2012)

Here are the final rankings by points (total pts) (correct picks)

• Ties were broken for the Top 10

1 . Solfadore ( 44 pts ) ( 17 )

2 . Sorozone ( 40 pts ) ( 16 )

3 . ScorpionX3 ( 39 pts ) ( 15 )

4 . Naomi_Diamond ( 37 pts ) ( 16 )

5 . brimicbed ( 37 pts ) ( 16 )

6 . paulg ( 37 pts ) ( 16 )

7 . TimJab ( 35 pts ) ( 14 )

8 . MonkClive0 ( 35 pts ) ( 14 )

9 . Menji ( 34 pts ) ( 13 )

10 . linkhatesganon ( 34 pts ) ( 13 )

11 . Dilated Chemist ( 34 pts ) ( 13 )

12 . Oranejo ( 34 pts ) ( 13 )

13 . Ngamer64 ( 33 pts ) ( 13 )

14 . SephG ( 29 pts ) ( 11 )

15 . True Fanatic ( 29 pts ) ( 11 )

16 . blindhobo13 ( 28 pts ) ( 11 )

17 . madadude ( 28 pts ) ( 11 )

18 . KCF0107 ( 27 pts ) ( 11 )

19 . tazzyboyishere ( 26 pts ) ( 10 )

20 . yoshifan ( 26 pts ) ( 10 )

21 . Jmast7 ( 26 pts ) ( 10 )

22 . ScepterOfLove ( 25 pts ) ( 10 )

23 . bryans7 ( 20 pts ) ( 9 )

24 . UberPyro64 ( 20 pts ) ( 9 )

25 . SBell0105 ( 16 pts ) ( 7 )

26 . GTM ( 15 pts ) ( 7 )

27 . BakusaiTenketsu ( 15 pts ) ( 7 )

28 . Dante ( 14 pts ) ( 5 )

29 . SpeedYoshi ( 13 pts ) ( 5 )

30 . MysteriousStan ( 13 pts ) ( 5 )

31 . Raka_Putra ( 11 pts ) ( 5 )

2011 Pick 'Em Stats

• Solfadore chose the most correct with 17 of 24.
• Solfadore chose the most correct in the 3pt category with 10 of 11, tying the record.
• Solfadore and paulg chose the most correct in the 2pt category with 7 of 10.
• GTM, Oranejo, BakusaiTenketsu, paulg, bryans7, tazzyboyishere and SpeedYoshi chose the most correct. in the 1pt category with 2 of 3, tying the record
• tazzyboyishere missed the length by one minute.
• Only madadude picked Original Screenplay to have the shortest speech. Woody Allen didn't show up.
• Everyone but GTM that submitted tiebreakers picked The Artist or Hugo to win the most.

No one chose:

• All three of the short winners (for the third time)

2012 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results (February 24, 2013)

Here are the final rankings by points (total pts)

• Ties were broken for the Top 10

1 . Ngamer64 42

2 . Naomi_Diamond 42

3 . Ringworm 40

4 . paulg 39

5 . madadude 39

6 . Sorozone 38

7 . linkhatesganon 36

8 . brimicbed 36

9 . KCF0107 35

10 . Uberpyro64 35

11 . Oranejo 33

12 . scarletspeed7 33

13 . IREMI 32

14 . tazzyboyishere 31

15 . TimJab 31

16 . Korayashi 29

17 . Chrono1219 28

18 . bryans7 28

19 . Cokes 27

20 . Raka 27

21 . Menji 26

22 . madadude (fave) 25

23 . StifledSilence 24

24 . MysteriousStan 24

25 . SephG 23

26 . Grapefruitking 19

27 . Jmast7 19

28 . BakusaiTenketsu 17

29 . the7joker 16

30 . linkhatesganon (fave) 15

31 . darkx 15

32 . SpeedYoshi 13

2012 Pick 'Em Stats

• Ngamer64 and Naomi_Diamond chose the most correct with 18 of 24. NEW RECORD!!!
• Lots of users chose 8 of 11 in the 3pt Category. A bit down from the last few years.
• Ringworm chose the most correct in the 2pt category with 9 of 10. Tying the record.
• madadude's favorite entry is the first to choose all three 1pt categories but it doesn't count so no record :P
• tazzyboyishere missed the length by one minute.
• Three users guessed Best Costume to be the shortest speech and they were right at 21 seconds.
• Three picked Life of Pi to win the most Oscars.

No one chose:

• The correct length.

2013 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results

Here are the final rankings by points (total pts)

1 . naomi diamond 54 ( 22 )

2 . ngamer 52 ( 22 )

3 . TheKoolAidShoto 51 ( 21 )

4 . bane_of_despair 50 ( 21 )

5 . brimicbed 48 ( 19 )

6 . madadude 46 ( 19 )

7 . timjab 45 ( 19 )

8 . KokoroAkechi 45 ( 19 )

9 . linkhateganon 43 ( 17 )

10 . ringworm 42 ( 17 )

11 . lolcontests 41 ( 17 )

12 . IREMI 41 ( 16 )

13 . KCF0107 38 ( 16 )

14 . paulg 35 ( 14 )

15 . menji 32 ( 14 )

16 . mysteriousstan 31 ( 14 )

17 . thundersheep 27 ( 11 )

18 . speedyoshi 27 ( 11 )

19 . Commodore 25 ( 10 )

20 . SEphG 25 ( 10 )

21 . tazzyboyishere 25 ( 11 )

22 . Korayashi 24 ( 11 )

23 . StifledSilence 18 ( 7 )

24 . bryans7 17 ( 7 )

2014 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results

Here are the final rankings by points (total pts)

1 . starfox2245 44 19 /24

2 . brimicbed 44 18 /24

3 . Ngamer64 42 18 /24

4 . IREMI 42 18 /24

5 . KCF0107 40 18 /24

6 . linkhatesganon 39 17 /24

7 . Vengeful_KBM 39 17 /24

8 . Bane_Of_Despair 37 17 /24

9 . MysteriousStan 36 16 /24

10 . Naomi_Diamond 35 14 /24

11 . Menji76 34 15 /24

12 . Johnbobb 32 14 /24

13 . Korayashi 28 11 /24

14 . graemefinley 26 11 /24

15 . CherryCokes 25 10 /24

16 . paulg235 21 9 /24

17 . tazzyboyishere 12 7 /24

18 . bryans7 8 4 /24

19 . ZeroSignal620 8 3 /24

2015 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results

Here are the final rankings by points (total pts)

1 . KCF0107 47 18 /24

2 . Ngamer64 46 18 /24

3 . Ringworm 46 18 /24

4 . Johnbobb 43 17 /24

5 . Naomi_Diamond 41 16 /24

6 . tyder21 41 16 /24

7 . brimicbed 41 16 /24

8 . IREMI 40 17 /24

9 . Dilated Chemist 39 16 /24

10 . Korayashi 35 14 /24

11 . paulg235 35 14 /24

12 . SephG 35 14 /24

13 . madadude 35 14 /24

14 . Vengeful_KBM 34 13 /24

15 . KokoroAkechi 33 13 /24

16 . Mega Mana 32 14 /24

17 . Menji 31 12 /24

18 . tazzyboyishere 25 10 /24

19 . bryans7 14 6 /24

20 . ZeroSignal620 13 5 /24

2016 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results

Here are the final rankings by points (total pts)

1) Johnbobb - 43 pts (18 of 24) (3hrs 41 minutes)

2) ScepterOfLove - 43 pts (18 of 24) (3hrs 15 minutes)

3) Ngamer64 - 43 pts (17 of 24) (3 hrs 31 minutes)

4) Mershaaay - 43 pts (17 of 24) (3 hrs 21 minutes)

5) linkhatesganon - 43 pts (17 of 24) (3 hrs 14 minutes)

6) Ringworm - 42 (17 of 24)

7) KCF0107 - 41 (17 of 24)

8) LordoftheMorons - 41 (16 of 24)

9) Dilated Chemist - 38 (15 of 24)

10) 5tarscream - 38 (14 of 24)

11) Naomi_Diamond - 36 (15 of 24)

12) Menji - 36 (15 of 24)

13) madadude - 35 (14 of 24)

14) Vengeful_KBM - 35 (14 of 24)

15) Bane_Of_Despair - 33 (14 of 24)

16) paulg235 - 32 (13 of 24)

17) brimicbed - 32 (12 of 24)

18) Cokes - 31 (14 of 24)

19) bryans7 - 21 (9 of 24)

2017 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results

Here are the final rankings

1. OliviaTremor - 53 points (22)

2. Ringworm - 48 points (20)

3. Vengeful_KBM- 48 points (19)

4. madadude - 47 points (20)

5. Johnbobb - 47 points (20)

6. linkhatesganon - 46 points (19)

7. Bane_of_Despair - 46 points (19)

8. brimicbed - 46 points (19)

9. Menji - 46 points (19)

10. KCF0107 - 46 points (18)

11. CherryCokes - 45 points (18)

12. tyder21 - 44 points (18)

13. Ngamer64 - 42 points (17)

14. Nelson_Mandela - 40 points (16)

15. 5tarscream - 34 points (15)

16. paulg235 - 34 points (14)

17. Shonen_bat - 14 points (5)

18. Snake5555555555 - 9 points (4)

19. bryans7 - 9 points (4)

2018 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results

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2019 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results

1 	madadude	-	40	points	(	17	)

2 	Menji	-	38	points	(	17	)

3 	ScepterOfLove	-	37	points	(	15	)

4 	tyder21	-	37	points	(	16	)

5 	Cokes	-	37	points	(	15	)

6 	Ngamer64	-	36	points	(	14	)

7 	brimicbed	-	34	points	(	14	)

8 	Vengeful_KBM	-	34	points	(	15	)

9 	KCF0107	-	34	points	(	15	)

10 	oliviatremor	-	32	points	(	13	)

11 	Ringworm	-	31	points	(	12	)

12 	Nelson_Mandela	-	31	points	(	12	)

13 	Mythiot	-	31	points	(	12	)

14 	paulg235	-	29	points	(	12	)

15 	johnbobb	-	28	points	(	11	)

16 	5starcream	-	28	points	(	11	)

17 	bryans7	-	12	points	(	5	)

2020 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results

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2021 Academy Awards Pick 'Em Results

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