Animated Views held our first Oscar Contest on February 6th, 2005 — just over a year after the site’s launch in late 2003. The 2024 event marked our 20th anniversary. In that time we’ve given away over $1,500 in cash and prizes! Below are some facts, figures, past winners, and record holders of our game.
WINNER: DarrenBest (18 / 81.8%)
PLAYERS: 83 (results)
STAFF RESULTS: 12th: Josh (54.5%), 49th: James (36.4%), 74th: Ben (27.3%)
∗NOTE: 22 categories counted towards the score from 2005 to 2020
WINNERS: dgaspar, Mercury52 (18 / 81.8%)
PLAYERS: 70 (results)
STAFF RESULTS: 4th: Josh (72.7%), 22nd: James (54.5%), 32nd: Ben (45.5%), 45th: Brandon (40.9%)
WINNER: Jim Figley (14 / 63.6%)
PLAYERS: 37 (results)
STAFF RESULTS: 2nd: Josh (59.1%), 6th: Ben (54.5%), 18th: Meg (40.9%), 27th: James (36.4%)
WINNER: MrDy83 (16 / 72.7%)
PLAYERS: 77 (results)
STAFF RESULTS: 10th: Josh (59.1%), 21st: Daniel, Jafar (54.5%), 46th: Meg (40.9%), 53rd: Ben (36.4%), 69th: James (22.7%)
WINNERS: MileHighCinephile, Bobbleheadbuddha (20 / 90.9%)
PLAYERS: 65 (results)
STAFF RESULTS: 3rd: Jafar (86.4%), 7th: Josh (81.8%), 35th: Ben (63.6%), 44th: James (50.0%), 48th: Daniel (45.5%)
WINNERS: Jafar (19 / 86.4%), reeg2223 (18 / 81.8%)
PLAYERS: 61 (results)
STAFF RESULTS: 1st: Jafar (86.4%), 3rd: Meg (77.3%), 25th: Rodney (63.6%), 32nd: Daniel, Dacey, Zach (59.1%), 43rd: James (50.0%), 54th: Ben (36.4%)
∗NOTE: Jafar was an AV staff member at the time and not eligible to win the prize
WINNER: rmh (20 / 90.9%)
PLAYERS: 101 (results)
STAFF RESULTS: 6th: Josh (81.8%), 23rd: Jafar (72.7%), 59th: Dacey (59.1%), 80th: James, Randall (45.5%), 92nd: Ben (36.4%)
WINNERS: Bobbleheadbuddha, Soraly (18 / 81.8%)
PLAYERS: 84 (results)
CONSENSUS: 77.3%
STAFF RESULTS: 32nd: Jafar, Jeremy (68.2%), 43rd: Ben (63.6%), 52nd: Dacey (59.1%), 59th: Randall (50.0%), 66th: James (40.9%)
∗NOTE: the consensus stat shows how many of the most popular predictions in each category actually ended up being correct
WINNER: leonorab (20 / 90.9%)
PLAYERS: 77 (results)
CONSENSUS: 77.3%
STAFF RESULTS: 7th: Josh (77.3%), 18th: Jafar (72.7%), 35th: Ben (68.2%), 51st: James (54.5%), 59th: Dacey (50.0%), 70th: Randall (31.8%)
WINNERS: rgross3, brobr6, djp2000, GeorgeMonkey, instlouis, Jafar, leonorab, ripkenkid843, WalkingDisaster, Joe Kenobi (21 / 95.5%)
PLAYERS: 70 (results)
CONSENSUS: 95.5%
STAFF RESULTS: 1st: Jafar (95.5%), 52nd: Ben, James (72.7%), 59th: Dacey (68.2%), 60th: Daniel (63.6%), 66th: Randall (40.9%)
WINNERS: dgaspar, Unbreakable Samurai (19 / 86.4%)
PLAYERS: 81 (results)
CONSENSUS: 81.8%
STAFF RESULTS: 43rd: James (63.6%), 59th: Ben (54.5%), 68th: Dacey (36.4%), 58th: Randall (22.7%)
WINNER: Msonsky (18 / 81.8%)
PLAYERS: 69 (results)
CONSENSUS: 72.7%
STAFF RESULTS: 2nd: Dacey (77.3%), 43rd: James (63.6%), 53rd: Ben (59.1%), 58th: Randall (45.5%)
WINNER: dmccd777 (17 / 77.3%)
PLAYERS: 82 (results)
CONSENSUS: 68.2%
STAFF RESULTS: 13th: Dan (68.2%), 59th: James (54.5%), 54th: Dacey, Ben (50.0%), 75th: Randall (31.8%)
WINNERS: woodsbaker, jwvaughn007 (21 / 95.5%)
PLAYERS: 67 (results)
CONSENSUS: 86.4%
STAFF RESULTS: 12th: Ben (86.4%), 60th: James (50.0%), 61st: Dacey (45.5%), 65th: Randall (22.7%)
WINNER: D82 (19 / 86.4%)
PLAYERS: 53 (results)
CONSENSUS: 59.1%
STAFF RESULTS: 7th: Ben (68.2%), 42nd: Dacey (50.0%), 44th: Randall, James (40.9%)
WINNER: brobr6 (20 / 90.9%)
PLAYERS: 73 (results)
CONSENSUS: 86.4%
STAFF RESULTS: 2nd: Ben (86.4%), 54th: James (59.1%), 57th: Randall (54.5%), 61st: Dacey (45.5%)
WINNERS: brobr6, estefan, MileHighCinephile (17 / 81.0%)
PLAYERS: 41 (results)
CONSENSUS: 71.4%
STAFF RESULTS: 4th: Ben (76.2%), 28th: James (47.6%), 29th: Dacey (42.9%), 35th: Randall (28.6%)
∗NOTE: 21 categories counted towards the score from 2021 onward
WINNERS: bill_peloquin, Bobbleheadbuddha, dnanni1, GeorgeMonkey, instlouis, jwvaughn007, StevenB606 (20 / 95.2%)
PLAYERS: 58 (results)
CONSENSUS: 90.5%
STAFF RESULTS: 8th: Ben (90.5%), 40th: James (52.4%), 49th: Randall (28.6%), 53rd: Dacey (23.8%)
WINNERS: lisa, marlomanners (19 / 90.5%)
PLAYERS: 72 (results)
CONSENSUS: 85.7%
STAFF RESULTS: 32nd: Ben (71.4%), 52nd: James (61.9%), 56th: Randall (57.1%), 67th: Dacey (38.1%)
WINNER: Jafar (19 / 90.5%)
PLAYERS: 59 (results)
CONSENSUS: 74.1%
STAFF RESULTS: 4th: Ben (81.0%), 49th: James (52.4%), 50th: Dacey, Randall (47.6%)
Most wins: 3
brobr6 (2014, 2020, 2021)
Bobbleheadbuddha (2009, 2012, 2022)
Jafar (2010, 2014, 2024)Other multi-year winners
leonorab (2013, 2014)
dgaspar (2006, 2015)
MileHighCinephile (2009, 2021)
GeorgeMonkey (2014, 2022)
instlouis (2014, 2022)
jwvaughn007 (2018, 2022)Most consecutive wins: 2
leonorab (2013, 2014)
brobr6 (2020, 2021)Most correct picks: one wrong pick
95.5% – 21 out of 22
tie between ten people in 2014 and two people in 2018
95.2% – 20 out of 21
tie between seven people in 2022Easiest year to predict: 2014
ten winners (14.3% of all players) correctly predicted 21 out of 22 categories (95.5%)Toughest year to predict: 2007
one winner correctly predicted 14 out of 22 categories (63.6%)
