The Scoreboard for the Danny & Ann's 11th Annual Academy Awards Ballot is listed below. After the Scoreboard stick around for some photos from the party as well as a list of all the past winners.
Thanks for playing everyone!
...AND THE WINNERS ARE:
Rank Name Score out of 127.00 Points
1 Nate Dekker 97.75
2 James gordon 89.50
3 Scott Engroff 83.50
4 Mike Palovcsik 83.50
5 Danny Sarnowski 79.50
6 Kristie Palovcsik 79.50
7 Jennifer Dekker 73.50
8 Dan Pavlovich 73.50
9 Greg Branson 70.50
10 Steve Hackbarth 69.75
11 Kate Kummer 67.50
12 John Sarnowski 65.50
13 Erin Dischler 64.50
14 Dustin Van Dusen 64.50
15 Chris Ricci 63.75
16 Mary Jo Gordon 63.50
17 David Sarnowski 62.50
18 Mindy Wiesjahn 62.50
19 Ann Sarnowski 59.50
20 Nick Kummer 59.50
21 Glenn Hanon 58.50
22 Rachel Stuhler 58.50
23 Teresa Gordon 56.50
24 Lori Hanon 53.50
25 Jake Sarnowski 51.50
26 Marcia Sarnowski 48.50
27 Cara Peck 48.50
28 Nicolee Wiesjahn 39.00
29 Frizell Bailey 38.00
Here is a list of past Ballot Winners by Year
Year Name of Winner Name of Best Picture
2009 Nate Dekker The Hurt Locker
2008 Danny Sarnowski Slumdog Millionaire
2007 Teresa Gordon No Country for Old Men
2006 Erin Dischler The Departed
2005 Kristie PalovcsikCrash
2004 Stacy Hoyt Million Dollar Baby
2003 Nate Dekker Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
2002 Katie Pope Chicago
2001 James Gordon A Beautiful Mind
2000 Katie Pope Gladiator
1999 Danny Sarnowski* American Beauty
Dan Pavlovich*
*Tied for first place
*****SHAMELESS PLUG*****
For those of you who enjoyed the ballot, please know that I have a more robust Movie-Award-Season-Experience-Game for you to consider playing next year. It is the Fantasty Film Studio League. It is run very much like a Fantasy Football League complete with draft night party. Each player picks a studio filled with a Best Picture, Director, Actor/Actress, Supporting Actor/Actress, and other awards and plays throughout the movie award "season" to score points based on the number of nominations and wins their "Studio" gathers. It's a great way to enjoy all of the different movie awards and to prepare for the Academy Awards Ballot next year. Let me know if you are intersted!
And Now Photos -
Here are some fun photos from Sunday night. You can find them on Picasa. Enjoy the gallery and watch as the three-tiered cake comes together. It was great to see all of you!
I am looking forward to next year already.
Cheers,
Danny
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
And We're Done...
Well, gang, it was a heck of a season! With the announcement that The Hurt Locker was the Best Picture of 2009 on Sunday night, we had our final win. The finalized scoreboard is below. Look after the jump for some thoughts about the season and its impact on the Academy Awards ballot. Interesting stuff...
Name / Nominations / Wins / Points
Danny Sarnowski / 47 / 27 / 175
Defending Champion Scott Engroff / 25 / 12 / 86
Paul Hogseth / 25 / 5 / 65
The Dekkers / 26 / 2 / 58
Ann Sarnowski / 20 / 3 / 49
Jake & Rachel / 16 / 1 / 35
Dan Pavlovich / 14 / 2 / 34
Steve & Erin / 14 / 0 / 28
Jimmy Gordon / 9 / 2 / 24
As we began the season together I stated that one of the desired outcomes of playing the game was to keep all of us informed about which films and performers were winning which awards in order to make us stronger for the Academy Awards voting. I would have to say that, statistically, this goal was achieved. Look at the scoreboard again with the players from our league in order of their performance for the Academy Awards ballot I ran on Sunday night.
Name / Rank / Total Players
Nate Dekker / 1 / 29
Jimmy Gordon / 2 / 29
Defending Champion Scott Engroff / 3 / 29
Danny Sarnowski / 4 / 29
Jen Dekker / 7 / 29
Dan Pavlovich / 8 / 29
Steve Hackbarth / 10 / 29
Erin Dischler / 13 / 29
Ann Sarnowski / 19 / 29
Rachel Stuhler / 22 / 29
Jake Sarnowski / 25 / 29
As you can see, 8/11 of the League Players who also played in the Academy Awards pool finished in the top half. The top four spots were occupied by League Players. Kudos to Nate for winning the whole enchilada and to Jimmy Gordon for going from last in the League to second for the night. A great performance. I would say that was a very strong showing from all of us. I was excited for, and proud of, all of us for a good season and a great Academy Awards ballot.
And so, The Fantasy Film Studio League has concluded its second successful season. I am extremely pleased with how things went and I had a great time playing the game with all of you. I hope that you'll all consider playing again next year and possibly inviting a few more folks to join us. Look for the invite near the last few weeks of November again to get the draft finished before the Film Independent Spirit Award nominees are announced in early December.
Until then, PLEASE GO SEE SOME MOVIES and stay in touch!
Cheers,
Danny.
Name / Nominations / Wins / Points
Danny Sarnowski / 47 / 27 / 175
Defending Champion Scott Engroff / 25 / 12 / 86
Paul Hogseth / 25 / 5 / 65
The Dekkers / 26 / 2 / 58
Ann Sarnowski / 20 / 3 / 49
Jake & Rachel / 16 / 1 / 35
Dan Pavlovich / 14 / 2 / 34
Steve & Erin / 14 / 0 / 28
Jimmy Gordon / 9 / 2 / 24
As we began the season together I stated that one of the desired outcomes of playing the game was to keep all of us informed about which films and performers were winning which awards in order to make us stronger for the Academy Awards voting. I would have to say that, statistically, this goal was achieved. Look at the scoreboard again with the players from our league in order of their performance for the Academy Awards ballot I ran on Sunday night.
Name / Rank / Total Players
Nate Dekker / 1 / 29
Jimmy Gordon / 2 / 29
Defending Champion Scott Engroff / 3 / 29
Danny Sarnowski / 4 / 29
Jen Dekker / 7 / 29
Dan Pavlovich / 8 / 29
Steve Hackbarth / 10 / 29
Erin Dischler / 13 / 29
Ann Sarnowski / 19 / 29
Rachel Stuhler / 22 / 29
Jake Sarnowski / 25 / 29
As you can see, 8/11 of the League Players who also played in the Academy Awards pool finished in the top half. The top four spots were occupied by League Players. Kudos to Nate for winning the whole enchilada and to Jimmy Gordon for going from last in the League to second for the night. A great performance. I would say that was a very strong showing from all of us. I was excited for, and proud of, all of us for a good season and a great Academy Awards ballot.
And so, The Fantasy Film Studio League has concluded its second successful season. I am extremely pleased with how things went and I had a great time playing the game with all of you. I hope that you'll all consider playing again next year and possibly inviting a few more folks to join us. Look for the invite near the last few weeks of November again to get the draft finished before the Film Independent Spirit Award nominees are announced in early December.
Until then, PLEASE GO SEE SOME MOVIES and stay in touch!
Cheers,
Danny.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Independent Spirit Award Winners
Hey Fantasy Film Studio League Participants!
Today was the Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony and we have some points to distribute for the league. The scoreboard has been updated below to reflect the winners. This is the final update as we head into the Academy Awards broadcast tomorrow night.
As the end will come too soon, let me just say that this year was a lot of fun. I had a really good time at the draft and in keeping the blog updated on everyone's progress. I hope that you all enjoyed it as well and I look forward to seeing everyone play again next year. I promise we'll get a solid website up and running which will allow you to view your studio and your picks throughout the season. Again - THANKS FOR PLAYING!
Updated Scoreboard Below:
Name / Nominations / Wins / Points
Danny Sarnowski / 47 / 22 / 160
Defending Champion Scott Engroff / 25 / 9 / 77
Paul Hogseth / 25 / 4 / 62
The Dekkers / 26 / 2 / 58
Ann Sarnowski / 20 / 3 / 49
Jake & Rachel / 16 / 1 / 35
Dan Pavlovich / 14 / 1 / 31
Erin & Steve / 14 / 0 / 28
Jimmy Gordon / 9 / 1 / 21
Danny.
Today was the Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony and we have some points to distribute for the league. The scoreboard has been updated below to reflect the winners. This is the final update as we head into the Academy Awards broadcast tomorrow night.
As the end will come too soon, let me just say that this year was a lot of fun. I had a really good time at the draft and in keeping the blog updated on everyone's progress. I hope that you all enjoyed it as well and I look forward to seeing everyone play again next year. I promise we'll get a solid website up and running which will allow you to view your studio and your picks throughout the season. Again - THANKS FOR PLAYING!
Updated Scoreboard Below:
Name / Nominations / Wins / Points
Danny Sarnowski / 47 / 22 / 160
Defending Champion Scott Engroff / 25 / 9 / 77
Paul Hogseth / 25 / 4 / 62
The Dekkers / 26 / 2 / 58
Ann Sarnowski / 20 / 3 / 49
Jake & Rachel / 16 / 1 / 35
Dan Pavlovich / 14 / 1 / 31
Erin & Steve / 14 / 0 / 28
Jimmy Gordon / 9 / 1 / 21
Danny.
Update on Party Planning
The last week has been a busy one for us as we cruise into Academy Awards weekend. Ann has been baking cakes and cookies all week. The main dessert this year will taste incredible. Three different types of cake each with a different type of filling. Good stuff. She's also been shopping up a storm and she decorated the house to get us into "Movie Mode."
Today she prepared the cakes and got them filled. Tonight we will assemble and carve the cake and she will apply "the crumb coat" to protect and seal the cake. The main decorating of the cake will take place tomorrow.
We also cooked over 12 pounds of beef in three bottles of wine to prepare for one of the main dishes. Ann got additional work done on several other dishes and I've been busy creating placecards for each dish.
It's very important to note that my father put in some pretty serious time getting the website up and running and in better shape even than last year. The scoring system should be highly robust this year (no gripes!). Also, my brother-in-law James worked to create the logo/banner on the website incorporating several of this year's nominated films' posters along with a special poster he designed just for me. See if you can spot it at: www.thesarnowskis.com/oscars
Tonight is cake assembly, additional cooking, and prep. Tomorrow is final decorating, additional shopping, cooking all day, and a quick final clean before the show begins. Somewhere in there I need to get my picks done!
Danny.
Today she prepared the cakes and got them filled. Tonight we will assemble and carve the cake and she will apply "the crumb coat" to protect and seal the cake. The main decorating of the cake will take place tomorrow.
We also cooked over 12 pounds of beef in three bottles of wine to prepare for one of the main dishes. Ann got additional work done on several other dishes and I've been busy creating placecards for each dish.
It's very important to note that my father put in some pretty serious time getting the website up and running and in better shape even than last year. The scoring system should be highly robust this year (no gripes!). Also, my brother-in-law James worked to create the logo/banner on the website incorporating several of this year's nominated films' posters along with a special poster he designed just for me. See if you can spot it at: www.thesarnowskis.com/oscars
Tonight is cake assembly, additional cooking, and prep. Tomorrow is final decorating, additional shopping, cooking all day, and a quick final clean before the show begins. Somewhere in there I need to get my picks done!
Danny.
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