Oscar Contest 2006
That’s it folks; entries have officially closed! You can follow along and see how well you did here. We ended up with 597 entries in total! Good luck…
Can those of you with TiVo leave a comment with the number of dead people? Thanks.
Later: Clooney? Well, that was a little unexpected.
Later still: Dude! “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp”?! Now that broke the deadlock.
Much later: It looks like we have a winner! In sole first place with ALL TWELVE CORRECT is Craig, who put his entry in a mere ten minutes before the show started. (Which sounds dodgy, I know, but as far as I can tell he’s legit.) So congratulations, Craig! You’ll be getting an e-mail from me shortly. Thanks to everyone who played along this year. You may now commence grumbling about Crash winning Best Picture…
Beau
March 6, 2006 — 1:31 pm
He’s just so cool. About the most regular person I think probably exists in Hollywood. Is it all just a great act or do you really think he’s that down to Earth?
Mia
March 6, 2006 — 2:34 pm
I don’t have tivo, but I counted 32
Shmuel
March 6, 2006 — 2:34 pm
I didn’t record it, but by my count, there were 32 people in this year’s Parade of the Dead.
Jenny
March 6, 2006 — 2:35 pm
32 AND NO DON KNOTTS!!!!
Beau
March 6, 2006 — 2:38 pm
Who would have even THOUGHT it? Damn. Strong work to the group who pulled that one out.
Anonymous
March 6, 2006 — 2:51 pm
don knotts died this year, he’ll be remembered at the 79th academy awards.
Beau
March 6, 2006 — 2:57 pm
I seem to remember people dying in the same year of the oscar broadcast and still making the tribute, though. Strange omission, I say.
Kris
March 6, 2006 — 3:12 pm
Well done, especially to the live viewers! You guys rock.
amy
March 6, 2006 — 3:29 pm
whoa, some big upsets.
Wendy
March 6, 2006 — 3:44 pm
yep, shelley winters died this year, i guess she just made it in under the wire. perhaps they had already edited this together a few weeks ago and didn’t have time to change it, or there is some “2-week prior” DEADline or something. heh-heh… deadline…
Max
March 6, 2006 — 4:12 pm
Grumble, grumble…
That’s my official statement on the “Crash” win.
Best line of the night (out of many good ones–kudos to Jon Stewart for pulling off a great hosting job): “Martin Scorsese: 0 Oscars; Three Six Mafia: 1.”
Kris
March 6, 2006 — 4:15 pm
I don’t get it. I’m so out of the loop over here. Who are the Three Six Mafia?
Max
March 6, 2006 — 4:25 pm
Kris, it’s unaware people like you who truly make it hard out there for a pimp! 🙂
They’re from Memphis, and while I don’t like that “…Pimp” song, I have to admit that their 2005 single “Stay Fly” is pretty great. They’ve been around a while, I think–my students were singing that “Sippin’ on Some Syrup” song by them years ago.
And I mis-typed it up there: It’s “Three 6 Mafia,” apparently. Oh, wait–make that “OSCAR WINNERS Three 6 Mafia.” Crazy ol’ world!
rob
March 6, 2006 — 4:28 pm
I think I managed to get them all wrong. tell me I didn’t pick the penguins…
psorr
March 6, 2006 — 4:28 pm
Ditto on the Crash grumble.
There should be a special prize for the two people with zero correct!
Craig
March 6, 2006 — 4:32 pm
Just want to say how amazed I am that I won. I’d first like to thank all the little people that made this happen. I also went to an Oscar party and won first place with 18 out of 21 correct. With the $5 entry fee for the pool, I raked in $85, but it can’t possibly measure up to the gay sock monkeys that I won here! Thanks!
Tricia
March 6, 2006 — 4:35 pm
Jon Stewart did win on his hosting; loved the political humor (or humour over in Oz) and the three 6 mafia jokes. Just for posterity: Jeff and I won big points for dressing as gay cowboys (or shepherds) at the Oscar party we attended. (We consistently exploit the loophole in the “dress up” note on the invite).
Kris
March 6, 2006 — 5:19 pm
And Beau – I think George really is that down to earth. I’ve gushed about him before. Love him!
Beau
March 7, 2006 — 5:34 am
Kris,
Thanks for another amazing Oscar contest. You’re the Goddess in more ways than one. It really makes the Oscars fun when I’ve got this kind of participation going on. Any way next year I can contribute something cheesy and perfect to the Winner’s Booty Haul? I’m thinking something like a knitted Oscar cozy or some such thing.
Kris
March 7, 2006 — 2:02 pm
Beau, that would be fantastic! Just remind me in ten months when I start thinking about this again… 🙂