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| Welcome to the Hall of Fame, wherein we honor some of the Academy Award Pool's most notable achievements over the years, both laudable and dubious, with all appropriate congratulations and raspberries to those duly enshrined. |
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With The Return of the King dominating, 2004 was a year that saw a number of high scores. But regardless of difficulty, 57 is an extremely remarkable score, and an Academy Awards Pool record. |
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Further compounding Diana's impressive score was the fact that she correctly predicted 22 winners, only two shy of a perfect ticket. |
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Despite not holding the record for highest score, no Academy Award Pool Hall of Fame would be complete without mention of Andrew McNaughton. Take his wins in 1998, 1999 and 2001, combine them with his third place finish in 2003, and the Juggernaughton has been in the money more than half the time in the first seven years. |
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In 2010, Tom Kruc absolutely dominated the competition, beating Andrew McNaughton by seven points and Jason Thorpe by four categories, shattering the previous records set by Michael Fang. |
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It was in 2012 that Michael Fang's mighty reign atop the Academy Awards Pool standings finally came to an end, but not before he'd rung up six consecutive money finishes -- a win, a place and four shows. This one's going to stand for a while. |
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The amazing statistical aberration that was 2004 finally gained some company in 2009. Though the average score for both years was 38, 2004's potential score was actually one point higher, since it had five Best Song nominees instead of three. |
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Though the difference was not nearly so great as with the easiest year, 2003 was definitely our toughest year. Despite having the highest potential score of 62, it still featured the lowest average score. |
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Though a few have been very close, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" for Foreign Film in 2001 is the only winner in the history of the Academy Awards Pool that nobody missed. |
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This might also be titled Most Disappointing Win, as every single entry in 2002 predicted (and we suspect also rooted for) "Amélie" for foreign film. |
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In 2006, Joanna's five point effort and Eleanor's three point straight C ticket were finally beaten and tied, respectively. Ali correctly predicted Sound Mixing and Live Short... and that's it. |
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