This Sunday, February 24th, the 91st annual Academy Awards will broadcast, and for the 13th straight year, my family has done an Oscar pool. Regardless of where I’ve been in the world during the show (Navy Bootcamp being the most inconvenient), we’ve kept it going, and I’m excited. Not so much for this year’s show, which I’m highly skeptical about, but for the results which I can see going any number of ways. Predictions set, my family goes into this year’s show with my brothers having won five straight pools, and nine times total. I’m determined to win this year.

Best Picture (6 points)

Me: BlackKlansmen

David: Roma

Father: Green Book

Hannah: Green Book

Ava: Roma

Mother: A Star is Born

Best Director (5 points)

Me: Spike Lee

David: Alfonso Cuaron

Father: Alfonso Cuaron

Hannah: Alfonso Cuaron

Ava: Spike Lee

Mother: Spike Lee

Best Actor (5 points)

Me: Rami Malek

David: Rami Malek

Father: Rami Malek

Hannah: Rami Malek

Ava: Rami Malek

Mother: Christian Bale

Best Actress (5 points)

Me: Glenn Close

David: Glenn Close

Father: Glenn Close

Hannah: Lady Gaga

Ava: Glenn Close

Mother: Lady Gaga

Best Supporting Actress (4 points)

Me: Amy Adams

David: Regina King

Father: Regina King

Hannah: Regina King

Ava: Regina King

Mother: Amy Adams

Best Supporting Actor (4 points)

Me: Mahershala Ali

David: Mahershala Ali

Father: Mahershala Ali

Hannah: Mahershala Ali

Ava: Mahershala Ali

Mother: Mahershala Ali

Best Adapted Script (3 points)

Me: BlackKlansmen

David: BlackKlansmen

Father: If Beale Street Could Talk

Hannah: BlackKlansmen

Ava: Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Mother: A Star is Born

Best Original Script (3 points)

Me: The Favourite

David: The Favourite

Father: The Favourite

Hannah: The Favourite

Ava: The Favourite

Mother: Roma

Best Animated Film (3 points)

Me: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

David: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Father: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Hannah: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Ava: The Incredibles 2

Mother: The Incredibles 2

Best Foreign Language Film (3 points)

Me: Roma

David: Roma

Father: Roma

Hannah: Roma

Ava: Cold War

Mother: Roma

Best Cinematography (2 points)

Me: Roma

David: Roma

Father: Roma

Hannah: Roma

Ava: Roma

Mother: Roma

Best Documentary (2 points)

Me: RBG

David: Free Solo

Father: Free Solo

Hannah: Minding the Gap

Ava: Free Solo

Mother: Minding the Gap

Best Film Editing (2 points)

Me: BlackKklansmen

David: BlackKlansmen

Father: Bohemian Rhapsody

Hannah: Bohemian Rhapsody

Ava: BlackKklansmen

Mother: Bohemian Rhapsody

Best Original Score (2 points)

Me: BlackKklansmen

David: If Beale Street Could Talk

Father: If Beale Street Could Talk

Hannah: Black Panther

Ava: BlackKklansmen

Mother: If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Original Song (2 points)

Me: “Shallow” A Star is Born

David: “Shallow” A Star is Born

Father: “Shallow” A Star is Born

Hannah: “Shallow” A Star is Born

Ava: “Shallow” A Star is Born

Mother: “Shallow” A Star is Born

Best Sound Editing (2 points)

Me: Roma

David: First Man

Father: Bohemian Rhapsody

Hannah: First Man

Ava: First Man

Mother: Bohemian Rhapsody

Best Sound Mixing (2 points)

Me: Roma

David: First Man

Father: Bohemian Rhapsody

Hannah: A Star is Born

Ava: First Man

Mother: First Man

Best Animated Short (1 point)

Me: Bao

David: Bao

Father: Lost and Found

Hannah: Bao

Ava: Bao

Mother: Bao

Best Live Action Short (1 point)

Me: Marguerite

David: Marguerite

Father: Mother

Hannah: Skin

Ava: Marguerite

Mother: Fauve

Best Documentary Short (1 point)

Me: Period. End of Sentence.

David: End Game

Father: Black Sheep

Hannah: End Game

Ava: Period. End of Sentence.

Mother: End Game

Best Art Design (1 point)

Me: Roma

David: Black Panther

Father: The Favourite

Hannah: First Man

Ava: Black Panther

Mother: The Favourite

Best Costume Design (1 point)

Me: Black Panther

David: The Favourite

Father: The Favourite

Hannah: Mary Poppins Returns

Ava: The Favourite

Mother: The Favourite

Best Makeup (1 point)

Me: Vice

David: Vice

Father: Mary Queen of Scots

Hannah: Vice

Ava: Vice

Mother: Mary Queen of Scots

Best Visual Effects (1 point)

Me: Avengers: Infinity War

David: Avengers: Infinity War

Father: Avengers: Infinity War

Hannah: Avengers: Infinity War

Ava: First Man

Mother: First Man

-Walter Tyrone Howard-