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Results: The Pajiba Academy Award Telecast Quiz and Contest

By C. Robert Dimitri | Posted Under Miscellaneous | Comments (15)

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The quiz was a little more challenging than I expected. Here are some notable details from the evening related to the questions:

General Hospital was mentioned, but The Princess Diaries was not.

I threw out the Francis Ford Coppola question (which would not have made a difference in the final result regardless), as Coppola was brought on stage but not singled out for his Thalberg award. It’s too bad; I was hoping for a Godfather montage to enhance the show.

The situation in the Middle East was not mentioned. Politics and social issues were off the table almost entirely, save for one moment of indignation directed toward unaccountable financial executives from one of the filmmakers from The Inside Job.

“Tweeting” was not mentioned once over the course of the evening. We did have that mildly amusing but jarringly out of place auto-tune montage, though.

Winners stumbled in their acceptance speeches, but no one explicitly mentioned forgetting someone.

Natalie Portman’s acceptance speech lasted over two and a half minutes. The orchestra behaved itself in cutting people off for the most part.

To my great disappointment, Banksy did not make an appearance, even as Justin Timberlake told us that he is in fact Banksy.

On to the results …

First, I’d like to give special recognition to the one and only Dustin Rowles! With three out of twenty correct, he had dead last place locked up!

This brings us to our winner.

The winner is …C. Robert Dimitri!!!!!!!! Yes, with twelve answers correct and an uncanny tiebreaker of 197 minutes (the actual length of the show was 195 minutes), I am the supreme champion of my own Oscar predicting game! You are all but lacking competitors who must bow to my superiority! I’ll be taking myself to the Kodak Theatre and very much enjoying my own company and unchallenged Academy Awards acumen.

Wait … what’s that? Oh. I can’t win my own contest?

Someone else did answer twelve correctly (even if I did edge her out in the tiebreaker), and that person is Margrete. Congratulations to Margrete! As promised, you will receive an Oscar-related DVD (please email Mr. Rowles with your choice and address), or if you would like to hang out with me at the Kodak where I will spring for the official tour (but not the transportation to Hollywood), just let us know.

Thank you everyone for playing!

C. Robert Dimitri wouldn’t mind making silly quizzes like this full-time. He did his share of live-tweeting during the Oscars, but he’ll leave most of the snark directed toward the show to everyone else.










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Comments

Oh god please tell me I got more questions right than Rowles.

Posted by: Pookie at February 28, 2011 9:45 AM

The situation in the Middle East was not mentioned. Politics and social issues were off the table almost entirely, save for one moment of indignation directed toward unaccountable financial executives from one of the filmmakers from The Inside Job.

Praise for union workers was awkwardly wedged in a few times as well.

Posted by: Lee at February 28, 2011 9:59 AM

It sounds like everyone did Pookie.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at February 28, 2011 9:59 AM

Wait? Dustin came in last? Grand High Poobah of the Pajiba FOOKIN MOVIE WEBSITE came in LAST? And the creator of the Quiz/Contest came in FIRST?

I call shenanigans!

Posted by: BWeaves at February 28, 2011 10:07 AM

HAHA! I WIN! Thanks for my first quiz win ever. We need to have more of these! Seeing as I live in Norway, getting to Hollywood isn't as easy as I would wish, but if I find myself there sometime in the future a tour would be great.
And now I'm going to need a few days of deep deliberation to figure out what dvd to pick :D

Posted by: Margrete at February 28, 2011 10:31 AM

That photo is killing me.

Christian: I grip the Oscar in my steel-like hold to try and distract you from my hideous red beard.

Natalie: I AM SO PREGNANT AND REALLY HAVE TO PEE PLEASE TAKE THE PHOTO ALREADY.

Melissa: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee those posters really paid off! I don't even care that my dress is a giant doily!

Colin: Bitch, please. Take the photo so I can go back to being English again and being too cool to care.

Posted by: figgy at February 28, 2011 10:42 AM

I'm not normally a fan of politics with my Oscars, but it would have been great if every winner had walked to the podium, whipped out their card and thanked their union.

I laughed out loud exactly once last night; When Justin Timberlake said, "You know..."

Posted by: The Mutt at February 28, 2011 10:56 AM

Colin's speech was hilarious and amazing and charming and cute and English. I never knew so much good could come out of an Oscar acceptance speech.

Posted by: denesteak at February 28, 2011 11:00 AM

Next year you'll have to include this question: (assuming there's a female host/co-host) what is the over/under for change of clothes.

Anne Hathaway must have changed a bazillion times (and looked hot each time, I might add).

Posted by: John W at February 28, 2011 11:01 AM

For Christ sakes Rowles how do you come in last place? I mean if I came in last place I’ve got an excuse, it’s because I’m insane. But you dude, you were on the face track to super stardom. In some circles there was even talk of you taking over for Roger Ebert. This has to go down in the anals of the movie review business as one of its darkest days.

Posted by: Pookie at February 28, 2011 11:15 AM

I mean if I came in last place I’ve got an excuse, it’s because I’m insane.
Posted by: Pookie at February 28, 2011 11:15 AM


I just want to go on record saying how much I love the new and improved Pookie. Best laugh I've had all day.

Posted by: TylerDFC at February 28, 2011 11:33 AM

This has to go down in the anals of the movie review business as one of its darkest days.
-Posted by: Pookie at February 28, 2011 11:15 AM

OK, at first I thought this was a typo, but then I realized that anals=annals in Hollywood.

Posted by: No Pithy Name at February 28, 2011 3:17 PM

Sorry about that - I did neglect to mention the union shout-outs. The unions are so all-powerful here in Hollywood that my brain didn't even make the connection of thanking them and the current Wisconsin standoff.

Pookie >> You were close in the running with 10 correct. As I graded yours, I was hoping you might win so that I could discover your identity.

John W >> Good idea on the costume change question!

Posted by: C. Robert Dimitri at February 28, 2011 5:02 PM

I missed the tiebreaker by exactly one hour.
Damn you, Daylight Saving Time. DAMN YOU!!!

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