Predict the 2006 Oscars

[Doctor Q]

And the Oscar goes to...

By my tallies, Doctor Q won this year's contest and earned the bragging rights that come with it.

Based the order in which the awards were announced, Doctor Q did rather poorly at first, dropping well behind 2nyRiggz, but he came from behind with correct predictions for the last set of awards, edging out 2nyRiggz by a single vote when "The Departed" beat "Babel" for Best Picture.

Counts of correct predictions (24 possible)

15 - Doctor Q
14 - 2nyRiggz
13 - Jaffa Cake
12 - pianoman and smitty078
11 - Abstract and iRachel and NEENAHBOY and takao
10 - it5five and max_altitude
9 - mrkramer and shecky
8 - ®îçhå®? and Scarlet Fever
7 - EricNau
6 - nbs2
5 - dllavaneras and mike dunx and welshandrew
3 - 63dot
1 - xsedrinam​

Thanks to everyone who played!

 

[Abstract]

I must be a good guesser. Never saw any of those movies.

 

[Bobdude161]

By my tallies, Doctor Q won this year's contest and earned the bragging rights that come with it.

Based the order in which the awards were announced, Doctor Q did rather poorly at first, dropping well behind 2nyRiggz, but he came from behind with correct predictions for the last set of awards, edging out 2nyRiggz by a single vote when "The Departed" beat "Babel" for Best Picture.

Counts of correct predictions (24 possible)

15 - Doctor Q
14 - 2nyRiggz
13 - Jaffa Cake
12 - pianoman and smitty078
11 - Abstract and iRachel and NEENAHBOY
10 - it5five and max_altitude
9 - mrkramer and shecky
8 - ®îçhå®? and Scarlet Fever
7 - EricNau
6 - nbs2
5 - dllavaneras and mike dunx and welshandrew
3 - 63dot
1 - xsedrinam​

Thanks to everyone who played!

Does Doctor Q speak in third person all the time? Because BobDude161 would like to congratulate you in your victory!

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Third, eh? I'll just do as the Oscar night losers do, and applaud the winner while cursing them under my breath...

<smiles nicely through gritted teeth>

 

[Abstract]

Those actors are actually quite good at pretending to be happy for the winner. Those who aren't good at faking it should get their acting nominations taken away from them.

 

[kretzy]

I must be a good guesser. Never saw any of those movies.

Heh, same here.

Thanks to Doctor Q for organising!

 

[0007776]

I must be a good guesser. Never saw any of those movies.

I didn't do too bad for guessing either.

 

[2nyRiggz]

I couldn't believe the departed won over babel....I had to go with my heart on that one even though I knew this was Matrin's year.

Next year Q....




Bless

 

[nbs2]

6 - nbs2
5 - dllavaneras and mike dunx and welshandrew
3 - 63dot
1 - xsedrinam[/INDENT]Thanks to everyone who played!

Well, I beat a few people.

 

[takao]

hm and what is my result ? or did i post it after the deadline ?

 

[Doctor Q]

Does Doctor Q speak in third person all the time? Because BobDude161 would like to congratulate you in your victory!

Thank you. I'll tell him.

hm and what is my result ? or did i post it after the deadline ?

Sorry. There wasn't really a deadline other than me signing off the forums to go to an Oscar-watching party. You did well, with 11 correct predictions. I added you to the list of results above.

I do well in this MacRumors contest most years, but every year my wife has managed to get more predictions correct than I did in the Oscar pool at the annual party we go to. Good news: This year, for the first time, I had more correct predictions than she did! Bad news: I managed to lose the pool anyway, because somebody else beat me by one vote. It was my mom!

 

[takao]

Sorry. There wasn't really a deadline other than me signing off the forums to go to an Oscar-watching party. You did well, with 11 correct predictions. I added you to the list of results above.

wow kinda surprised to be that good with guessing

i only saw blood diamond, the departed and something on TV about The Blood of Yingzhou District which made me confident that it would win easily

apart from that just a few trailers

 

[iRachel]

I only saw one of the movies (Little Miss Sunshine), so I'm rather pleased with myself, getting 11 right.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

I do well in this MacRumors contest most years, but every year my wife has managed to get more predictions correct than I did...

There you go then. Next year, get Mrs Q to submit her predictions in the Predict the 2007 Oscars thread and we'll see how well you fare against her.

 

[Doctor Q]

There you go then. Next year, get Mrs Q to submit her predictions in the Predict the 2007 Oscars thread and we'll see how well you fare against her.

Better yet, I'll switch our ballots and use her predictions as mine. That way, I might get 25 right out of 24.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

That way, I might get 25 right out of 24.

Hmm... something about that doesn't seem right to me – but you're our resident maths expert so I'll take your word for it.