WINNER ANNOUNCED! Our 12th Annual Oscar prediction contest! Win big bucks!

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

The winner of this year’s contest was Jon Olson with 91/100. Congrats my man! Here’s what he had to say about his win: “Haha, excellent! I love your site, I’ve been reading for over 10 years now. Keep up the good work!”. To check out your own score compared to others, CLICK HERE to see the full list. Thanks to everyone who participated and we’ll see you again next year!

For anyone who is not yet aware, the Oscars will be announced this coming Sunday night, February 26th, starting at 8pm EST, but until then, you get a chance to win $300 bucks courtesy of JoBlo.com (as well as ‘bragging rights’, of course) if you are the person who ends up predicting the Oscars the best. This will be our 12th ANNUAL OSCAR PREDICTION CONTEST on JoBlo.com, which is now running directly off our own Golden Schmoes website automated and everything!

All you need to do is enter your name or username, as well as a valid email address (if you put a phony one, we won’t be able to email you if you win – we don’t do anything else with ’em), and then choose your picks from a list. The highest score that you can attain is 100, you can see the list of nominees and their point values below, along with the basic contest guidelines. Once you SUBMIT your picks, you will be able to PRINT them for yourself afterwards. Good luck!! PS: If you haven’t done so, make sure to vote for the Golden Schmoes afterwards, we hand those winners out this Friday!

RULES OF THE CONTEST:

1) Your guesses should be for those movies/people who you think WILL win the Oscar, not who you think should win! A very clear difference.

2) Points will be allotted to each category as specified below. Whoever ends up with the most points….well, wins!

3) In case of a tie, the winner will be determined according to the one who picked correctly the top-most categories (i.e. if one person got BEST PICTURE correct and the other didn’t, all the way down the categories). The winner will ultimately be chosen at the discretion of the accountants at JoBlo Media Inc. (that’s “code” for ME!!)

4) If you haven’t included a valid email address with your picks, we won’t be able to email you if you win, hence, you automatically forfeit the prize to the next person on the list.

5) The contest begins on February 20th and ends on February 26th at 6pm (EST). The Oscars will be handed out on February 26th at 8pm (EST).

CLICK HERE TO ENTER!!

1) Best Picture: (10 points)
THE ARTIST
THE DESCENDANTS
THE HELP
THE TREE OF LIFE
HUGO
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
MONEYBALL
WAR HORSE
EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE

2) Actor in a Leading Role: (8 points)
George Clooney, THE DESCENDANTS
Brad Pitt, MONEYBALL
Jean Dujardin, THE ARTIST
Damien Bachir, A BETTER LIFE
Gary Oldman, TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

3) Actress in a Leading Role: (8 points)
Glenn Close, ALBERT NOBBS
Viola Davis, THE HELP
Rooney Mara, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Meryl Streep, THE IRON LADY
Michelle Williams, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

4) Best Director: (8 points)
Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST
Alexander Payne, THE DESCENDANTS
Martin Scorsese, HUGO
Woody Allen, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Terrence Malick, THE TREE OF LIFE

5) Actor in a Supporting Role: (6 points)
Kenneth Branagh, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Nick Nolte, WARRIOR
Jonah Hill, MONEYBALL
Max von Sydow, EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
Christopher Plummer, BEGINNERS

6) Actress in a Supporting Role: (6 points)
Berenice Bejo, THE ARTIST
Melissa McCarthy, BRIDESMAIDS
Janet McTeer, ALBERT NOBBS
Octavia Spencer, THE HELP
Jessica Chastain, THE HELP

7) Best Original Screenplay: (6 points)
Woody Allen, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumulo, BRIDESMAIDS
JC Chandor, MARGIN CALL
Asghar Farhadi, A SEPARATION

8) Best Adapted Screenplay: (6 points)
Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne and Jim Rash, THE DESCENDANTS
Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian, MONEYBALL
John Logan, HUGO
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, IDES OF MARCH
Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

9) Best Art Direction: (5 points)
THE ARTIST
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2
HUGO
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
WAR HORSE

10) Best Cinematography: (5 points)
THE ARTIST
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO
THE TREE OF LIFE
WAR HORSE

11) Best Foreign Film: (4 points)
BULLHEAD
FOOTNOTE
IN DARKNESS
A SEPARATION
MONSIEUR LAZHAR

12) Best Original Score: (3 points)
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
THE ARTIST
HUGO
TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
WAR HORSE

13) Best Animated Film: (3 points)
RANGO
CHICO AND RITA
A CAT IN PARIS
KUNG FU PANDA 2
PUSS IN BOOTS

14) Best Costume Design: (3 points)
ANONYMOUS
THE ARTIST
HUGO
JANE EYRE
W.E.

15) Best Visual Effects: (3 points)
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2
HUGO
REAL STEEL
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

16) Best Original Song: (3 points)
“Man or Muppet,” THE MUPPETS
“Real in Rio,” RIO

17) Best Film Editing: (2 points)
THE ARTIST
THE DESCENDANTS
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO
MONEYBALL

18) Best Make-Up: (2 points)
ALBERT NOBBS
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2
THE IRON LADY

19) Best Sound Editing: (2 points)
DRIVE
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
WAR HORSE

20) Best Sound Mixing: (2 points)
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO
MONEYBALL
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
WAR HORSE

21) Best Documentary Feature: (2 points)
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
IF A TREE FALLS
PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY
PINA
UNDEFEATED

22) Best Documentary (Short Subject): (1 point)
“The Barber of Brimingham”
“God is the Bigger Elvis”
“Saving Face”
“The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom”
“Incident in New Baghdad”

23) Best Short Film (Animated): (1 point)
“Dimanche/Sunday”
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”
“La Luna”
“A Morning Stroll”
“Wild Life”

24) Best Short Film (Live Action): (1 point)
“Pentecost”
“Raju”
“The Shore”
“Time Freak”
“Tuba Atlantic”