# Oscar Pool 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 17, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036 "2014-01-17T03:41:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/1 "2014-01-17T03:41:20Z")
I say it every year. This is one of the longest running annual competitions on the Dope. So…let’s do it again! The Oscars are coming up. I’ve created a pool over on [FunOfficePools.com](http://FunOfficePools.com). Join and put your picks in! > **[Fun Free Office Pools - College Football Office Pool - NFL Football Office...](https://www.funofficepools.com/)** > > Fun Office Pools hosts FREE office pools for college football, reality tv, NFL football, the oscars and other events. Featuring office pools for Fox American Idol, CBS Survivor, ABC Dancing with the Stars, CBS The Amazing Race, NFL football, NCAA... Name of the Pool: Cecil Oscar Pick’em 2014 password: cecil ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/2 "2014-01-17T03:43:24Z")
Last year’s results: 2012 Oscar Pool Results 1 Bob Ducca’s Winning Picks 19-5 58 11:14 PM 2 Labtrash’s picks 18-6 56 11:27 PM 2 nuveena 19-5 56 11:12 PM 4 twick’s flicks picks 17-7 52 11:04 PM 5 Mahaloth’s picks 16-8 51 11:17 PM 6 Sigmagirl 14-10 50 10:56 PM 7 Rachel’s Groovy Picks 11-13 33 11:52 PM 8 JohnT 9-15 32 11:32 PM 9 Folacin 8-16 26 09:19 PM 10 jack 8-16 23 11:56 PM 11 Frosty’s Picks 7-17 22 11:53 PM [And this thread contains our winners back to 2003, making this at least our 11 year anniversary!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=639690) ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/3 "2014-01-17T15:14:41Z")
Uh, it looks like Cecil Oscar Pick’em 2014 is set up as a Football Square pool. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/4 "2014-01-17T21:11:12Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Uh, it looks like Cecil Oscar Pick’em 2014 is set up as a Football Square pool. 🙂 I will fix this and repost the proper link. My bad. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/5 "2014-01-17T21:12:46Z")
It should be fixed now, but you will have to rejoin. Please check and let me know if it worked. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/6 "2014-01-17T22:36:49Z")
In again and all set to be the Most Improved! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/7 "2014-01-18T18:59:08Z")
The results from the 2012 pool – didn’t I win last year? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/8 "2014-01-20T03:01:25Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > The results from the 2012 pool – didn’t I win last year? :dubious: :smack: I’m still failing to think of 2013 as last year. You did win and last year’s results were: 1 twick’s flicks picks 19-5 76 11:26 PM 2 Defending my Crown 18-6 75 11:53 PM 3 Meltdown 17-7 70 11:38 PM 3 Labtrash’s Oscar picks 2013 17-7 70 11:35 PM 3 nuveena 17-7 70 11:33 PM 3 Filmatelist 15-9 70 11:18 PM 7 Sigmagirl 17-7 69 10:55 PM 8 Mahaloth’s picks 16-8 67 11:53 PM 8 P.J.'s picks 15-9 67 11:50 PM 10 Rollo’s Picks 16-8 62 11:43 PM 10 Maserpicks 16-8 62 11:24 PM 12 KLP’s picks 13-11 56 07:00 PM 13 skammer 12-12 55 11:50 PM 14 JohnT’s picks 9-15 51 10:58 PM 15 Kolak of Twilo’s picks 9-15 45 11:19 PM 16 RickJay’s PickJays 11-13 42 12:24 AM 17 faithfool’s fumbles 8-16 41 10:38 PM 18 Yeti’s Goldmember Awards 9-15 38 09:52 PM 19 winners 7-17 35 08:16 PM 20 Casey1505 8-16 32 11:39 PM 21 Cad’s Awesome Oscar Picks 7-17 31 09:03 PM ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/9 "2014-01-20T14:44:53Z")
Nominations came out last week, so giving this one a bump… ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/10 "2014-01-21T18:55:20Z")
The website does not recognize the Pool name given in the OP Apparently they don’t like apostrophes, either ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/11 "2014-01-21T19:21:02Z")
I got the same message but it’s the apostropes in your user name that it doesn’t like, not the group name. When I did the group name (with apostrophe) and my name (without), there was no problem. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/12 "2014-01-21T19:29:45Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I got the same message but it’s the apostropes in your user name that it doesn’t like, not the group name. When I did the group name (with apostrophe) and my name (without), there was no problem. It worked when I removed mine, but I’m noticing other team names with apostrophes. Weird. Either way, I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/13 "2014-01-21T21:18:06Z")
It’s the same name as other years, just updated to say 2014. If you want me to change it, I can. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/14 "2014-01-21T21:59:33Z")
No, it’s no big deal. The damnable things just aren’t allowed on individual names, though they’re allowed on pool names. Just a bit confusing. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/15 "2014-02-09T20:11:49Z")
Bump… ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/16 "2014-02-26T01:54:25Z")
bump… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/17 "2014-02-28T02:08:02Z")
[bump] The Oscars are this week, folks. Get signed up! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/18 "2014-03-01T14:47:25Z")
The Oscars are tomorrow! Get signed up and get your picks in! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/19 "2014-03-02T01:35:58Z")
I’ve updated my pics and am glad for having done so. I did an analysis (somewhat) of BP winners and financial success and the one thing that always has been true is that you can knock off the lowest-grossing movie among the BP nominees from the list (and when the field is expanded to 9-10, you can knock off the _two_ least grossing films from among the list of nominees.) So, my advice: Don’t pick _Her_ or _Nebraska_ to win BP. I’m just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036/20 "2014-03-02T17:22:45Z")
My final picks are in! For the past two years running I’ve won the Oscar pool at the Oscar parties I’ve attended, so crossing my fingers here! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-pool-2014/679036.md?page=2)