Now our results the 2019 OSCAR CONFIDENCE POOL goes to, our now three-time pool winner...

Mark P. of Cunning Stunts - 229 points (15 picks)
24. Original Song - "Shallow", A Star Is Born 
23. Animated Feature - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
22. Makeup and Hairstyling - Vice
21. Best Actress - Glenn Close, The Wife
20. Best Supporting Actress - Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
19. Best Supporting Actor - Mahershala Ali, Green Book
18. Best Actor - Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
17. Animated Short - Bao
16. Original Screenplay - The Favourite
15. Adapted Screenplay - BlacKkKlansman
14. Cinematography - Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
13. Documentary Short - Period. End of Sentence.
12. Foreign Language Film - Roma
11. Sound Mixing - Bohemian Rhapsody
10. Best Director - Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
9. Original Score - If Beale Street Could Talk
8. Film Editing - Vice
7. Costume Design - The Favourite
6. Visual Effects - First Man
5. Documentary Feature - Free Solo
4. Production Design - The Favourite
3. Sound Editing - A Quiet Place
2. Best Picture – Roma
1. Live Action Short - Margueritte

Stavos of Not Dressed Up, Just Messed Up - 81 points (8 picks)

1. Picks are made in the usual manner, and then...
2. Those picks are ranked from 24 (most confident) to 1 (least confident). 
3. The highest possible score is a wonderfully round 300 points.

The winner is the person with the most POINTS, with the number of correct picks breaking any ties. Remember, the number you write beside a category are the points you'll get if your selected winner actually wins!

This is our SEVENTH ANNUAL Oscar Pool, and the fifth Oscar Confidence Pool! Saad K. was our first Oscar Pool victor in 2012/2013 with 17 correct picks! Matthew S. won the first Oscar Confidence Pool in 2013/2014 with a still unmatched 22 correct picks for 290 points! In 2014/2015 it was Oliver D. who won our third Pool with 20 correct picks for 270 points! In 2015/2016 the Oscar Confidence Pool was won by Mark P. with 18 correct picks for 257 points, and then Mark P. because our first Oscar Confidence Pool repeat winner in 2016/2017 with 17 correct picks for 242 points! Our reigning Oscar Confidence Pool winner is Rob M. who guessed fewer correct picks with 18, then the runner-up, but ultimately scored more points for the win with 275 points!

As well as an individual award, we will be awarding the TEAM with the most points! When you submit your ballot you can submit under a specific team name as well, and the TOP FIVE scores for that team will be averaged! You can also simply submit a team ballot. Trivia Club is, after all a group affair, so it seemed only fitting.

We are also proud to announce the RETURN of the RED CARPET TRIVIA CLUB at The Rec Room! On SUNDAY before the 91st Academy Awards on FEBRUARY 24th, we will be hosting a Red Carpet evening of Trivia which will test you on this year's slate of nominees, the movies they are in, not to mention the Oscars themselves and maybe even a little fashion! You'll also be able to fill out Oscar Ballots before the evening begins, play Oscar Bingo during the night, and Russel Harder will host a SCREENING of the Oscars on the big screen of The Hall!

Enjoy the Oscars, watch it with your friends, play along, and win prizes!

Ballots can be submitted electronically or in person, at our Trivia Club live events where we will also have paper ballots to fill out! You can also download the PDF provided below. Best of luck, and may your confidence be the award winning key!

1. Picks are made in the usual manner, and then...
2. Those picks are ranked from 24 (most confident) to 1 (least confident). 
3. The highest possible score is a wonderfully round 300 points.

The winner is the person with the most POINTS, with the number of correct picks breaking any ties.

Now our results, in a finish that could have gone any one of FOUR ways, and really went down to the wire, with confidence winning the day... yes, the 2018 OSCAR CONFIDENCE POOL goes to...

Rob M. of Three Atari Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2049 - 275 points (18 picks)
24. Makeup and Hairstyling - Darkest Hour
23. Adapted Screenplay - Call Me By Your Name
22. Best Actress - Frances McDormand, Three Billboards
21. Animated Feature - Coco
20. Original Song - "Remember Me", Coco
19. Best Actor - Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
18. Best Supporting Actress - Allison Janney, I Tonya
17. Best Supporting Actor - Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards
16. Costume Design - Phantom Thread
15. Best Director - Guillermo del Toro
14. Visual Effects - Blade Runner 2049
13. Cinematography - Blade Runner 2049
12. Production Design - The Shape of Water
11. Original Screenplay - Get Out
10. Sound Mixing - Dunkirk
9. Film Editing - Baby Driver
8. Sound Editing - Dunkirk
7. Original Score - The Shape of Water
6. Best Picture - Get Out
5. Animated Short - Dear Basketball
4. Live Action Short - DeKalb Elementary
3. Foreign Language Film - The Square
2. Documentary Short - Heroin(e)
1. Documentary Feature - Faces Places

For the first time, as we noted above, the most picks did not win our Confidence Pool! Though Rob M. finished with three less correct picks then Mark P., it was his Confidence that was key this year! Putting his heart behind Baby Driver for Film Editing did not even do him in, neither did picking Get Out for Best Picture! As the only participant to not lose double-digit points on an incorrect pick, Rob M. becomes the sixth winner of Trivia Club's Oscar Pool, proving without a shadow of a doubt that the M. stands for Moneyball!


Mark P. of the Cunning Stunts - 271 points (21 picks)
24. Best Actress - Frances McDormand, Three Billboards
23. Best Actor - Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
22. Animated Feature - Coco
21. Makeup and Hairstyling - Darkest Hour
20. Adapted Screenplay - Call Me By Your Name
19. Best Director - Guillermo del Toro
18. Best Supporting Actress - Allison Janney, I Tonya
17. Best Supporting Actor - Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards
16. Original Screenplay - Get Out
15. Original Score - The Shape of Water
14. Costume Design - Phantom Thread
13. Foreign Language Film - A Fantastic Woman, Chile
12. Documentary Feature - Faces Places
11. Original Song - "Remember Me", Coco
10. Animated Short - Dear Basketball
9. Documentary Short - Heroin(e)
8. Live Action Short - DeKalb Elementary
7. Cinematography - Blade Runner 2049
6. Sound Editing - Dunkirk
5. Sound Mixing - Dunkirk
4. Film Editing - Dunkirk
3. Production Design - The Shape of Water
2. Visual Effects - Blade Runner 2049
1. Best Picture - The Shape of Water

Our two-time Confidence Pool winner will not be making it a threepeat, proving how hard it is to threepeat with anything Trivia Club! Not for lack of picking though, as Mark P. would have won any traditional Oscar Pool with his 21 picks, three more then the three closest participants! Still, it was the higher ranking, compared to his competition, of the Documentary Feature and the two Short categories (traditionally very tough to nail down in any Pool), that made the four point difference this year between our winner and runner-up, giving Mark P. something to chase at the 91st Academy Awards!

James C. of the Unusual Suspects - 269 points (18 picks)
24. Animated Feature - Coco 

23. Costume Design - Phantom Thread 

22. Best Actor - Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour 

21. Sound Editing - Dunkirk 

20. Film Editing - Dunkirk 

19. Best Supporting Actress - Allison Janney, I Tonya 

18. Best Actress  - Frances McDormand, Three Billboards 

17. Adapted Screenplay - Call Me By Your Name 

16. Makeup and Hairstyling - Darkest Hour 

15. Foreign Language Film - A Fantastic Woman 

14. Best Director - Guillermo Del Toro  

13. Best Supporting Actor - Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards 

12. Original Score - Phantom Thread 

11. Visual Effects - Blade Runner 2049 

10. Animated Short - Dear Basketball 

9. Original Screenplay - Get Out 

8. Production Design - The Shape of Water 

7. Best Picture - Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

6. Documentary Feature - Icarus 

5. Original Song - "Mystery of Love", Call Me By Your Name 

4. Cinematography - Mudbound 

3. Sound Mixing - Dunkirk 

2. Live Action Short - DeKalb Elementary 

1. Documentary Short - Heroin(e)

James C. our reigning Summer Movie Wager winner, finished third in points off the strength of strong picks in the Documentary categories, but did not finish any higher thanks to not only Three Billboards being shut out of the Best Picture win, but also his 17 points, of 31 total lost, which were lost on Song/Score! Music was not in tune for this Unusual Suspect!

Peter M. of PETE! - 259 points (18 picks) 

24. Animated Feature - Coco 

23. Production Design - The Shape of Water 

22. Makeup and Hairstyling - Darkest Hour 

21. Costume Design - Phantom Thread 

20. Best Supporting Actor - Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards 

19. Best Supporting Actress - Allison Janney, I Tonya 

18. Sound Editing - Dunkirk 

17. Adapted Screenplay - Call Me By Your Name 

16. Best Director - Guillermo del Toro 

15. Original Screenplay - Get Out 

14. Sound Mixing - Dunkirk 

13. Documentary Short - Edith and Eddie 

12. Documentary Feature - Faces Places 

11. Film Editing - Dunkirk 

10. Best Actress - Frances McDormand, Three Billboards 

9. Original Score - The Shape of Water 

8. Cinematography - Blade Runner 2049 

7. Original Song - "Remember Me", Coco 

6. Animated Short - Lou 

5. Best Actor - Daniel Day Lewis, Phantom Thread 

4. Live Action Short - Dekalb Elementary 

3. Best Picture - The Shape of Water 

2. Foreign Language Film - A Fantastic Woman 

1. Visual Effects - War for the Planet of the Apes

For Peter M., who has continued to improve his standing in each of the four years that he was competed in our Oscar Pool, 25 of the 41 points that were lost on confidence ranking were in the Documentary categories. Though he finished tied for second in correct picks, he finished fourth in points. Peter M. is also the only member of the top four this year who did not correctly pick the Best Actor category, though he rightfully ranked it low. Also ranking low was his correct Best Picture choice in what became an unpredictable category in the final month of Oscar voting!


Johnny H. of Jennifer Lawrence of Arabia - 214 points (13 picks)
Most confident correct pick: 24. Best Supporting Actor- Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards
Most confident incorrect pick: 21. Original Song - "This Is Me", The Greatest Showman
Least confident correct pick: 7. Costume Design - Phantom Thread
Least confident incorrect pick: 1. Documentary Short - Heroin(e)

Lukus B. of the Fighting Mongooses - 212 points (16 picks)
Most confident correct pick: 24. Cinematography - Blade Runner 2049
Most confident incorrect pick: 20. Best Picture - Call Me By Your Name
Least confident correct pick: 3. Original Song - "Remember Me", Coco
Least confident incorrect pick: 1. Live Action Short - The Eleven O'Clock

Shelby of M. Night Shaym-Aliens - 208 points (16 picks)
Most confident correct pick: 23. Best Actress - Frances McDormand, Three Billboards
Most confident incorrect pick: 24. Best Picture - Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Least confident correct pick: 1. Makeup & Hairstyling - Darkest Hour
Least confident incorrect pick: 4. Documentary Short - Heroin(e)

Jarrad R. of Last Place Team - 208 points (13 picks)
Most confident correct pick: 24. Animated Featured - Coco
Most confident incorrect pick: 16. Best Picture - Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Least confident correct pick: 5. Makeup & Hairstyling - Darkest Hour
Least confident incorrect pick: 1. Live Action Short - My Nephew Emmett

Russel H. of Trivia Club - 206 points (13 picks)
Most confident correct pick: 24. Best Actress - Frances McDormand, Three Billboards
Most confident incorrect pick: 19. Cinematography - The Shape of Water
Least confident correct pick: 6. Foreign Language Film - A Fantastic Woman
Least confident incorrect pick: 1. Documentary Short - Heroin(e)

Sam of Last Place Team - 196 points (15 picks) 
Most confident correct pick: 24. Best Director - Guillermo del Toro
Most confident incorrect pick: 21. Best Picture - Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Least confident correct pick: 1. Live Action Short - The Silent Child
Least confident incorrect pick: 3. Animated Short - Negative Space

Bianca G. of Last Place Team - 193 points (13 picks) 
Most confident correct pick: 24. Animated Featured - Coco
Most confident incorrect pick: 22. Best Actress - Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Least confident correct pick: 4. Live Action Short - The Silent Child
Least confident incorrect pick: 1. Foreign Language Film - Loveless

Tessa K. of Last Place Team - 182 points (12 picks) 
Most confident correct pick: 23. Best Director - Guillermo del Toro
Most confident incorrect pick: 24. Best Picture - Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Least confident correct pick: 4. Production Design - The Shape of Water
Least confident incorrect pick: 1. Live Action Short - Watu Wrote/All of Us

James R. of Last Place Team - 181 points (11 picks)
Most confident correct pick: 24. Animated Feature - Coco
Most confident incorrect pick: 19. Best Director - Jordan Peele
Least confident correct pick: 5. Animated Short - Dear Basketball
Least confident incorrect pick: 1. Foreign Language Film - Loveless

Travis F. of the Fighting Mongooses - 145 points (11 picks) 
Most confident correct pick: 23. Animated Feature - Coco
Most confident incorrect pick: 24. Best Picture - Call Me By Your Name
Least confident correct pick: 3. Documentary Feature - Icarus
Least confident incorrect pick: 1. Foreign Language Film - Loveless

1. Picks are made in the usual manner, and then...
2. Those picks are ranked from 24 (most confident) to 1 (least confident). 
3. The highest possible score is a wonderfully round 300 points.

The winner is the person with the most POINTS, with the number of correct picks breaking any ties. Remember, the number you write beside a category are the points you'll get if your selected winner actually wins!

This is our SIXTH ANNUAL Oscar Pool, and the fifth Oscar Confidence Pool! Saad K. was our first Oscar Pool victor in 2012/2013 with 17 correct picks! Matthew S. won the first Oscar Confidence Pool in 2013/2014 with a still unmatched 22 correct picks for 290 points! In 2014/2015 it was Oliver D. who won our third Pool with 20 correct picks for 270 points! Our reigning Oscar Confidence Pool winner is Mark P. who won in 2015/2016 with 18 correct picks for 257 points and then became our first Oscar Confidence Pool repeat winner in 2016/2017 with 17 correct picks for 242 points!

We'll also continue to test TEAMS in the Oscar Confidence Pool, as we did last year when Tiny Tim's... took our first Team Confidence Title in 2016/2017 with an average of 212 points from two individual participants! Yes, as well as an individual award, we will be awarding the TEAM with the most points! When you submit your ballot you can submit under a specific team name as well, and the TOP FIVE scores for that team will be averaged! You can also simply submit a team ballot. Trivia Club is, after all a group affair, so it seemed only fitting.

We are also proud to announce RED CARPET TRIVIA CLUB at The Rec Room! On SUNDAY before the 90th Academy Awards on MARCH 4th, we will be hosting a Red Carpet evening of Trivia which will test you on this year's slate of nominees, the movies they are in, not to mention the Oscars themselves and maybe even a little fashion! Then we'll have a final acceptance of ballots, on site, and host a LIVECAST of the Oscars on the big screen of The Hall! Join Trivia Club for the excitement and entertainment of the night!

Ballots can be submitted electronically or in person, at our Trivia Club live events where we will also have paper ballots to fill out! You can also download the PDF provided below. Best of luck, and may your confidence be the award winning key!

1. Picks are made in the usual manner, and then...
2. Those picks are ranked from 24 (most confident) to 1 (least confident). 
3. The highest possible score is a wonderfully round 300 points.

The winner is the person with the most POINTS, with the number of correct picks breaking any ties.

Yes, this was our FIFTH ANNUAL Oscar Pool, and the fourth Oscar Confidence Pool! Saad K. was our first Oscar Pool victor in 2012/2013 with 17 correct picks! Matthew S. won the first Oscar Confidence Pool in 2013/2014 with a still unmatched 22 correct picks for 290 points! In 2014/2015 it was Oliver D. who won our third Pool with 20 correct picks for 270 points! Last year's Oscar Confidence Pool winner was long time Trivia Club competitor Mark P. who won in 2015/2016 with 18 correct picks for 257 points!

An added wrinkle for this, the Fifth Annual Oscar Pool is the involvement of teams! As well as an individual award, we will be celebrating the TEAM with the most points! Trivia Club is, after all a group effort, so it seemed only fitting! Teams scores were decided, by taking in all ballots from a team of two or more participants, and averaging the scores!

Now our results... and the 2017 OSCAR CONFIDENCE POOL goes to...

Russel Harder hosts Trivia Club at Hitch (1216 Queen St East) every other MONDAY of the month, and Cardinal Rule (5 Roncesvalles Ave) every WEDNESDAY! Every FRIDAY, a new episode of Trivia Club's Pause & Play podcast (a weekly portable piece of the Trivia Club experience) will be available on SoundCloud & iTunes!

Still, we watch movies because we love the art, we're entertained by those who are damn good at their jobs, and we watch the Oscars because we either love even the air of competition or we just love the spectacle of award shows. 2016 was a GREAT YEAR for movies, and the nominations for the Oscars proved a great year for La La Land... and since I really enjoyed La La Land, that puts me in a good mood for Trivia Club's 2017 Oscar Confidence Pool!

What is an Oscar Confidence Pool, you might ask? It's simple enough.

Ballots can be submitted electronically or in person, at our Trivia Club live events where we will also have paper ballots to fill out! You can also download the PDF provided below. Best luck, may your confidence be the award winning key!