2008 Academy Awards Winners Contest Results
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| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | X | 16 | 7.1% | |
| Frost/Nixon | 5 | 2.2% | ||
| Milk | 5 | 2.2% | ||
| The Reader | 2 | 0.9% | ||
| Slumdog Millionaire | X | 170 | 75.2% | |
Best Director (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire | X | 148 | 65.5% | |
| Stephen Daldry, The Reader | 2 | 0.9% | ||
| David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | X | 22 | 9.7% | |
| Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon | 15 | 6.6% | ||
| Gus Van Sant, Milk | 11 | 4.9% | ||
Best Actor (1 correct guess)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Richard Jenkins, The Visitor | 3 | 1.3% | ||
| Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon | 13 | 5.8% | ||
| Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 14 | 6.2% | ||
| Sean Penn, Milk | X | X | 70 | 31.0% |
| Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler | 98 | 43.4% | ||
Best Actress (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married | X | 8 | 3.5% | |
| Angelina Jolie, Changeling | 13 | 5.8% | ||
| Melissa Leo, Frozen River | 2 | 0.9% | ||
| Meryl Streep, Doubt | 23 | 10.2% | ||
| Kate Winslet, The Reader | X | 152 | 67.3% | |
Best Supporting Actor (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Josh Brolin, Milk | 2 | 0.9% | ||
| Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder | 2 | 0.9% | ||
| Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt | X | 3 | 1.3% | |
| Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight | X | 189 | 83.6% | |
| Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road | 3 | 1.3% | ||
Best Supporting Actress (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Amy Adams, Doubt | 25 | 11.1% | ||
| Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona | X | 94 | 41.6% | |
| Viola Davis, Doubt | 26 | 11.5% | ||
| Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | X | 25 | 11.1% | |
| Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler | 26 | 11.5% | ||
Best Original Screenplay (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Frozen River | 4 | 1.8% | ||
| Happy-Go-Lucky | 4 | 1.8% | ||
| In Bruges | 14 | 6.2% | ||
| Milk | X | 137 | 60.6% | |
| WALL*E | X | 36 | 15.9% | |
Best Adapted Screenplay (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | X | 26 | 11.5% | |
| Doubt | 7 | 3.1% | ||
| Frost/Nixon | 12 | 5.3% | ||
| The Reader | 17 | 7.5% | ||
| Slumdog Millionaire | X | 132 | 58.4% | |
Best Foreign Language Film (1 correct guess)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Baader Meinhof Complex | 15 | 6.6% | ||
| The Class | 30 | 13.3% | ||
| Departures | X | X | 21 | 9.3% |
| Revanche | 8 | 3.5% | ||
| Waltz With Bashir | 122 | 54.0% | ||
Best Animated Feature (1 correct guess)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Bolt | 2 | 0.9% | ||
| Kung Fu Panda | 5 | 2.2% | ||
| WALL*E | X | X | 189 | 83.6% |
Best Animated Short Film (1 correct guess)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| La Maison En Petits Cubes | X | X | 25 | 11.1% |
| Lavatory Lovestory | 24 | 10.6% | ||
| Oktapodi | 26 | 11.5% | ||
| Presto | 89 | 39.4% | ||
| This Way Up | 29 | 12.8% | ||
Best Live Action Short Film (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Auf Der Strecke | 15 | 6.6% | ||
| Manon On the Asphalt | 37 | 16.4% | ||
| New Boy | 38 | 16.8% | ||
| The Pig | X | 43 | 19.0% | |
| Spielzeugland | X | 59 | 26.1% | |
Best Documentary Feature (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Betrayal | 8 | 3.5% | ||
| Encounters At the End of the World | X | 24 | 10.6% | |
| The Garden | 18 | 8.0% | ||
| Man On Wire | X | 126 | 55.8% | |
| Trouble the Water | 14 | 6.2% | ||
Best Documentary Short (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Conscience of Nhem En | 41 | 18.1% | ||
| The Final Inch | 37 | 16.4% | ||
| Smile Pinki | X | 19 | 8.4% | |
| The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 | X | 93 | 41.2% | |
Best Cinematography (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Changeling | 10 | 4.4% | ||
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 41 | 18.1% | ||
| The Dark Knight | X | 52 | 23.0% | |
| The Reader | 3 | 1.3% | ||
| Slumdog Millionaire | X | 86 | 38.1% | |
Best Editing (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 22 | 9.7% | ||
| The Dark Knight | X | 44 | 19.5% | |
| Frost/Nixon | 23 | 10.2% | ||
| Milk | 9 | 4.0% | ||
| Slumdog Millionaire | X | 94 | 41.6% | |
Best Art Direction (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Changeling | 8 | 3.5% | ||
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | X | 101 | 44.7% | |
| The Dark Knight | X | 46 | 20.4% | |
| The Duchess | 19 | 8.4% | ||
| Revolutionary Road | 17 | 7.5% | ||
Best Costume Design (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| Australia | 35 | 15.5% | ||
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | X | 40 | 17.7% | |
| The Duchess | X | 109 | 48.2% | |
| Milk | 5 | 2.2% | ||
| Revolutionary Road | 4 | 1.8% | ||
Best Makeup (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | X | 123 | 54.4% | |
| The Dark Knight | 51 | 22.6% | ||
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army | X | 19 | 8.4% | |
Best Visual Effects (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | X | 90 | 39.8% | |
| The Dark Knight | X | 64 | 28.3% | |
| Iron Man | 39 | 17.3% | ||
Best Sound Mixing (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 7 | 3.1% | ||
| The Dark Knight | 81 | 35.8% | ||
| Slumdog Millionaire | X | 34 | 15.0% | |
| WALL*E | X | 63 | 27.9% | |
| Wanted | 8 | 3.5% | ||
Best Sound Editing (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Dark Knight | X | 84 | 37.2% | |
| Iron Man | 19 | 8.4% | ||
| Slumdog Millionaire | 32 | 14.2% | ||
| WALL*E | X | 51 | 22.6% | |
| Wanted | 7 | 3.1% | ||
Best Original Score (1 correct guess)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 21 | 9.3% | ||
| Defiance | 20 | 8.8% | ||
| Milk | 5 | 2.2% | ||
| Slumdog Millionaire | X | X | 127 | 56.2% |
| WALL*E | 20 | 8.8% | ||
Best Original Song (1 correct guess)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| "Down To Earth," WALL*E | 71 | 31.4% | ||
| "Jai Ho," Slumdog Millionaire | X | X | 91 | 40.3% |
| "O Saya," Slumdog Millionaire | 30 | 13.3% | ||
How many Oscars will the film with the most Oscars get? (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2.7% | ||
| 4 | X | 20 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | 33 | 14.6% | ||
| 6 | 47 | 20.8% | ||
| 7 | 39 | 17.3% | ||
| 8 | X | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | 11 | 4.9% | ||
| 10 | 4 | 1.8% | ||
| 11 | 1 | 0.4% | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 13 | 1 | 0.4% | ||
How many Oscars will the film with the second-most Oscars get? (1 correct guess)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 2 | 7 | 3.1% | ||
| 3 | X | X | 73 | 32.3% |
| 4 | 59 | 26.1% | ||
| 5 | 19 | 8.4% | ||
| 6 | 9 | 4.0% | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2.2% | ||
| 8 | 1 | 0.4% | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0.4% | ||
How many Oscars will the film with the third-most Oscars get? (0 correct guesses)
| Candidate | Winner | Guess | # Who Guessed This | |
| 1 | X | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 2 | X | 72 | 31.9% | |
| 3 | 63 | 27.9% | ||
| 4 | 20 | 8.8% | ||
| 5 | 7 | 3.1% | ||
| 6 | 1 | 0.4% | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 8 | 1 | 0.4% | ||