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-