Sijmen's Oscar Experiment

Scoring System

ScoringSystem

Comments
Positive ones only

"Sijmen I LOVE this experiment thing. Thanks for all the work you put in here! It’s going to be fun! :-D"

- Engin
Dec 3, 2000.

Dates will be updated november 2026

SCORING SYSTEM

1. Category & Ranking Rules
(category assignment and multiple-performance rules)

2. Award Calendar
(all awards and nomination rules)

3. Final Adjustments
(performance-level corrections)

4. Final Score Scaling
(film-level scaling rules)

AWARD POINTS

December 2025
Dec 2	New York Film Critics Circle Awards Winners: 3 points (First Runners-Up: 2 points (if there are any)) The film that wins Best Director receives an additional 1.5 points in the Best Picture Category The film that wins Best Screenplay receives an additional 0.8 points in both the Best Picture and Best Director Categories The film that wins Foreign Language Film receives an additional 0.8 points in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay Categories The film that wins Best Picture earns an additional 2 points in the Best Screenplay Category NYFCC Page
Dec 3	National Board of Review Awards Winners: 1.5 points Best Screenplay winner(s): the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture and Best Director categories Best Foreign Language Film winner: the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Screenplay categories NBR Page
Dec 4	AFI Film Awards Each film receives 1 point in the Best Picture category. AFI Page
Dec 5	The Critics Choice Award Nominations Points from this award are applied only to the Best Picture and Writing categories, and are recorded in a separate column from other awards. For more info go to Calculating the Best Picture Category or to Calculating the Writing Categories BFCA Page
Dec 7	L.A. Film Critics Association Awards Winners: 3 points First Runners-Up: 2 points The film that wins Best Director receives an additional 1.5 points in the Best Picture Category The film that wins Best Screenplay receives an additional 0.8 points in both the Best Picture and Best Director Categories The film that wins Foreign Language Film receives an additional 0.8 points in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay Categories The film that wins Best Picture earns an additional 2 points in the Best Screenplay Category LAFCA Page
Dec 8	Golden Globes Nominations Base Points: All Non-Comedy Categories: 2 points Comedy Categories: - Films nominated for Best Director: 2 points - Other nominated films: 0.75 points Additional Points: If a film has a director nominated for a Golden Globe and the director has never been nominated for an Oscar, the film receives 2 additional points in the Best Picture category. Films nominated for Best Screenplay: - 2 points in the Best Director category - 1 point in the Best Picture category - If a film is nominated for Best Screenplay, but not for Best Film (Drama or Comedy), the screenwriter receives an additional 1 point. Supporting Acting Categories - Actors and actresses previously nominated for an Oscar but never won: 2 additional points - Actors and actresses previously nominated for an Oscar (won or not) whose film has a Golden Globe Best Director nomination: 1 additional point GG Page
Dec 9	Chicago Film Critics Association Nominations Each nomination receives 1 point. Chicago Page
Dec 11	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Points replacing previous Chicago nomination points: Winners: 1.5 points Additional Points: Best Screenplay winner(s): the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture and Best Director categories Best Foreign Language Film winner: the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Screenplay categories Best Promising Actor/Actress winners: receive 1 additional point if they are also nominated in one of the regular acting categories (Best Actor, Best Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress) Chicago Page
Dec 15	Southeastern Film Critics Association Winners: 1.5 points Best Screenplay winner(s): the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture and Best Director categories Best Foreign Language Film winner: the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Screenplay categories SFCA Page
Dec 15	San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Winners: 1.5 points Best Screenplay winner(s): the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture and Best Director categories Best Foreign Language Film winner: the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Screenplay categories SDFCS Page
Dec 16	Satellite Award Nominations Drama Categories: 1 point Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Supporting Acting Categories: 1 point Comedy Categories & Best Foreign Language Film: - If the film is nominated for Best Director: 1 point - Otherwise: 0.375 points Animated / Mixed Media Categories: - If the film is nominated for Best Director: 1 point - Otherwise: 0 points Satellite Page
Dec 17	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Winners: 1.5 points Best Screenplay winner(s): the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture and Best Director categories Best Foreign Language Film winner: the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Screenplay categories Dallas Page
Dec 19	Florida Film Critics Circle Awards. Winners: 1.5 points Best Screenplay winner(s): the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture and Best Director categories Best Foreign Language Film winner: the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Screenplay categories Florida Page

January 2026
Jan 3	National Society of Film Critics Awards Winners : 1.5 points First runners-up : 1 point Best Screenplay winner(s): the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture and Best Director categories Best Foreign Language Film winner: the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Screenplay categories NSFC Page
Jan 4	The Critics Choice Awards Winners: 1.5 points Best Screenplay winner(s): the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture and Best Director categories Best Foreign Language Film winner: the film receives 0.8 additional points in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Screenplay categories Best Young Actor/Actress winners: receive 1 point if they are also nominated in one of the regular acting categories (Best Actor, Best Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress) BFCA Page
Jan 7	Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations Base Points Each nominated performance: 4 points Best Ensemble Nominations: - 3 points in the Best Picture Category - 1 point in the Best Director Category Additional Points Leading Categories: - Leading actors/actresses of Best Ensemble nominees who have exactly one prior Oscar nomination (won or not) receive 2 additional points Supporting Categories: - Supporting actors/actresses nominated for both the Golden Globes and the SAG Ensemble Award, but never before nominated for an Oscar, receive 1 additional point - Supporting actors/actresses nominated for both a SAG individual award and the SAG Ensemble Award, but never before nominated for an Oscar, receive 1 additional point SAG Page
Jan 8	Directors Guild of America - Award Nominations All nominated films: 4 points in the Best Director category Additional Points: Films nominated for both DGA and PGA: 2 points in the Best Picture category Films nominated for DGA but not PGA: 4 points in the Best Picture category Films nominated for DGA but not WGA: 4 points in the Best Screenplay category Films nominated for PGA but not DGA or WGA: 2 points in the Best Screenplay category DGA Page
Jan 8	American Society of Cinematographers Award Nominations Points from this award are applied only to the Best Picture and Best Director Categories, and are recorded in a separate column from other awards. For more info go to Calculating the Best Picture Category or to Calculating the Best Director Category ASC Page
Jan 9	Producers Guild of America - Award Nominations Each nominated film: - 3 points in the Best Picture category - 1 point in the Best Director category PGA Page
Jan 11	Golden Globes Ceremony Points replacing previous GG nomination points: Best Leading Actor/Actress in a Comedy or Musical: - Film nominated for Best Director: 3 points - If not: 1 point If the director is not nominated this year but has at least one previous Golden Globe nomination in the Directing category, the performance receives additional points: - Actor/Actress has fewer than 2 prior Oscar nominations for a leading role: +2 points - Actor/Actress has at least 2 prior Oscar nominations for a leading role: +3 points All Other Winners: 3 points Additional Points: Best Picture Drama winner: - +1.5 points in the Best Director category - +2 points in the Best Screenplay category Best Director winner: +1.5 points in the Best Picture category Foreign Language Film winner: +0.8 points in Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay categories Best Animated Feature winner receives 3 points in the Best Picture category only if the film is nominated for Best Director or has a WGA nomination Actor/Actress/Screenplay Awards Bonuses (non-cumulative): - In the Best Picture Category: films that won Best Actor (drama and comedy), Best Actress (drama and comedy), and/or Best Screenplay receive an additional 1 point - In the Best Directing Category: films that won Best Drama Actor, Best Drama Actress and/or Best Screenplay receive an additional 1 point Golden Globe winners for Best Actor Drama and Best Actress Drama who are not nominated for BAFTA nor SAG receive 1 point GG Page
Jan 12	Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominations Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay nominees: 1 point Acting nominees: 0 points OFCS Page
Jan 14	Denver Film Criticis Society Awards Best Picture winner: 1.5 points Best Picture nominees: 1 point DFCS Page
Jan 17	European Film Awards Winners: 3 points The film that wins Best Director receives an additional 1.5 points in the Best Picture Category The film that wins Best Screenplay receives an additional 0.8 points in both the Best Picture and Best Director Categories The film that wins Best Picture earns an additional 2 points in the Best Screenplay Category People's Choice Award winners receive 0 points EFA Page
Jan 22	Cinema Audio Award Nominations Points from this award are applied only to the Best Picture and Best Director Categories, and are recorded in a separate column from other awards. For more info go to Calculating the Best Picture Category or to Calculating the Best Director Category CAS Page
Jan 25	ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT

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FINAL ADJUSTMENTS
All Categories
	The Julianne Moore Rule If a winner receives an award for multiple films, no points are awarded for that win.
	The Tie Breaker In the rare case of a tie for fifth place, the producer, director, actor, or screenwriter with the most awards for that film gets a tiny bonus: an extra 0.01 points! We count everything listed on IMDb.com - including festival wins and local critics' awards.
Best Director Category
	Oscar-Nominated Director Boost The total number of Best Picture awards and nominations* received by a director's film is added to the director's score if all of the following are true: 1. The director has at least one prior Oscar nomination for Best Director 2. The director is not nominated for the DGA this year 3. The formula predicts the film will be nominated for Best Leading Actor 4. At least one actor-related condition applies: 4.1. The film is nominated at the SAG for Best Leading Actor, or 4.2. The actor is a former Oscar winner for acting, or 4.3. The actor has four or more prior Oscar nominations for acting * The total number of Best Picture awards and nominations can be found in Column D of the Best Picture Chart. For more info go to Calculating the Best Picture Category. Oscar-Nominated Directors Page

All Acting Categories
	Oscar Veteran Bonus An actor or actress with: - At least one prior Oscar win - At least two prior Oscar nominations for acting (leading or supporting) - A total of at least two points, coming from two or more different awards on the calendar. - At least one of these awards is not a Golden Globe, BAFTA, or SAG Receives: + 2 points. Meryl Streep Rule Page
	Directors Guild Bonus Every actor or actress (leading or supporting) who: - has earned points during the awards season - for a film that is nominated for a DGA Award Receives: +1 point. DGA Page
The Leading Acting Categories
	Conditional Division: Limited Industry Support A Leading Actor or Leading Actress score is divided by 3.3 only if all the following are true: - Performance is not nominated for the Screen Actors Guild (individual awards only) - Performance is not nominated for a Golden Globe - Performer has never received a prior Oscar nomination There are two exceptions to this rule.
	Exception 1: BAFTA Nominee with Critics Support A BAFTA Leading Actor or Leading Actress nominee avoids the 3.3 division if the performer has received at least one other nomination or win from an awards group other than: - Screen Actors Guild - Golden Globes Result: Score not divided by 3.3
	Exception 2: Denver Film Critics Society Signal A Leading Actor or Leading Actress nominee or winner from the Denver Film Critics Society avoids the 3.3 division if: - The film is nominated for the Directors Guild Award - The performance is not nominated for the BAFTA Result: Score not divided by 3.3 +2 points
	Limited Film & Ensemble Support For Leading performances whose scores are not divided by 3.3, 1 point is subtracted if both of the following conditions are met: - The film has no points in the Best Picture category (not in Column B or Column D). - The film has no Screen Actors Guild nominations. Result: -1 point
The Supporting Acting Categories
	Golden Globe Drama Lead Bonus Every Supporting Actor or Supporting Actress who has received points at any stage of the awards season receives an additional 1.5 points if both of the following apply: - The performer appears in a film nominated at the Golden Globes for Best Actor (Drama) or Best Actress (Drama) - The performer does not benefit from the Oscar Veteran Bonus Result: +1.5 points GG Page
	Conditional Division: Limited Industry Support A Supporting Actor or Supporting Actress score is divided by 3.3 only if all of the following are true: - The performance is not nominated for a Golden Globe - The performance is not nominated for the Screen Actors Guild (individual or ensemble) - The film is not nominated at the Golden Globes for Best Actor Drama or Best Actress Drama - The performer does not benefit from Oscar Veteran Bonus There are two exceptions to this rule.
	Exception 1: BAFTA Support + SAG Lead Recognition A BAFTA Supporting Actor or Supporting Actress nominee avoids the 3.3 division if: - The film is nominated at the Screen Actors Guild for Best Leading Actor and/or Best Leading Actress Result: Score not divided by 3.3 +2 points
	Exception 2: Denver Film Critics Society Signal A Supporting Actor or Supporting Actress nominee or winner from the Denver Film Critics Society avoids the 3.3 division if: - The film is nominated for the Directors Guild Award - The performance is not nominated for the BAFTA Result: Score not divided by 3.3 +2 points
	Limited Film Support For Supporting performances whose scores are not divided by 3.3, the total score is instead divided by: (total number of awards and nominations + 0.5) only if all of the following conditions are met: - The film has no points in the Best Picture category (not in Column B or Column D) - The film has no leading actor or actress with 3 points or more - The performer has fewer than four prior Oscar nominations You find the total number of awards and nominations per perfomer in Column C of the acting charts. For more info go to Calculating the Acting Categories.
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FINAL SCORE SCALING
Best Picture and Best Director Categories
	BASE RULE The scores in the Picture and Director categories are divided by 2.5
	EXCEPTION: MAJOR CONTENDERS The score is not divided by 2.5 and the film receives 3 bonus points if: - the film has two or more Best Picture wins or nominations. The total number of Best Picture awards and nominations can be found in Column D of the Best Picture Chart. For more info go to Calculating the Best Picture Category. Additional rules for non-English-language films Non-English-language films only qualify for this exception if they have: - won at least one Golden Globe or - received at least one Guild Award nomination. If neither condition is met, the score remains divided by 2.5.
	OVERRIDE: LIMITED INDUSTRY SUPPORT Even if a film qualifies as a Major Contender, the bonus does not apply and the score remains divided by 2.5 if all of the following 5 conditions are met: The film has six or more Best Picture wins or nominations (from the list above) The film has four or fewer total Guild Award nominations, across the following organizations: Screen Actors Guild Producers Guild Award Writers Guild Award Directors Guild Award American Society of Cinematographers Award American Cinema Editors (Eddie Awards). The film did not win any Golden Globe The film did not win Best Picture at Sundance, Berlin, Cannes or Venice The film's director did not win a Best Directing Oscar more than ten years ago.

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