Awards Season Fantasy Draft Hub

Welcome to The Awards Season Fantasy Draft hub! Back in 2020, our hosts noticed that fantasy drafts were made up completely of sports-based topics (Football, Baseball, etc) and asked, why don’t we have Fantasy Leagues for Awards Season?

Participants select films, studios, creatives, and more, in order to earn points throughout awards season, culminating with The Oscars.

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Listen to all of our previous Awards Season Fantasy Drafts below:

Oscar Wild’s All-Stars Awards Season Fantasy Draft Rules

1. In this game, each team will try to draft the films, directors, actors, and crew members that they believe will earn them the most points throughout awards season

2. Points can be earned when your pick scores a nomination and/or win at the following awards ceremonies:

1. NBR, NYFCC, LAFCA, and NSFC

2. Film Independent Spirit Awards

3. Technical Guilds, SAG, WGA, DGA, and PGA

4. Golden Globes

5. Critics’ Choice

6. BAFTA

7. Oscars

3. Scoring System:

1. Nominations: 1 Point

2. Oscar Nominations: 2 Points

3. Critics (NYFCC, LAFCA, Critics Choice), Indie Spirit, and Technical Guild Wins: 3 Points

4. Major Precursor Wins (SAG, WGA, DGA, Golden Globes, BAFTA): 4 Points

5. Oscar Wins: 5 Points

General Categories

1. The general categories include three films, three actors, three actresses, three directors, and three additional creatives

2. One of your selections in the “Film” category allow you to earn points in any category where that film receives a nomination or win, the other two films will earn points only in the picture category. Other picks will earn points based on their specific category.

3. Once a selection has been made, that person is off the board in other categories. The only exception is in the Film category. For example, if one team took Barbie, another could take Greta Gerwig. 

1. If one person has multiple projects, you must specify which project you’re selecting (except in Wild Card). For example, if you want to draft Timothee Chalamet, you would have had to specify if you want him for A Complete Unknown or Dune: Part Two

4. Here is a breakdown of where points can be earned in other categories

Specialty Categories

1. Speciality categories are separate from the general categories and can cross-over/repeat. 

1. For example, if you selected The Holdovers in the general “Film” category, you could also select it as an AARP pick. 

2. However, specialty categories cannot repeat. For example, if you picked Annette Bening for AARP, you couldn’t select her for the JLC Award. 

2. AARP Pick- choose a film, director, or actor that you think will earn points at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

3. The Jamie Lee Curtis Award- choose a person who we think would be active on the campaign trail. You can earn points for roundtable appearances, tributes, and speeches.

1. If your pick’s extreme campaigning is successful and results in an Oscar (Emma Stone), you’ll earn 5 extra points. If they’re unsuccessful (Bradley Cooper), you’ll lose 5 points. 

4. Original Song- eligible for points at the HMMAs, Golden Globes, Oscars

5. Studio or Distributor - earn 5 points if your pick has the most nominations for Best Picture

6. Indie Spirit Pick- pick a film that you think will do well at the Indie Spirit Awards. This film will be a catch-all pick and eligible for points in all categories at that ceremony.

7. Hottest Performance-  during awards season, we will conduct a March Madness-like tournament voted on by the public of the Hottest Performances of the Year. If your pick in this category aligns with the winners of that tournament in either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, your team will win 10, 5, or 2 points, respectively.

Bonus Points

1. Once all selections have been made, each team will have a few ways to earn bonus points:

1. Box Office Bonus: select one of your films that you think will earn at least $100 million domestic. If it does, you earn 10 bonus points.

2. Critics Darling/Festival Prize: select one of your picks that you think will earn a festival prize or a tribute (can be a film or a person). Each prize or tribute earns 2 additional points.

3. Catch-all Film: select one of your films to earn points in ALL categories. Your other two picks will only be eligible in picture categories.

Tie-Breaker:

1. In the event of a tie, we’ll each predict how long the Oscar ceremony will be. Team Rosters

Points