Awards stats & pool strategy
Updated October 2026
The Data Desk
How often the favorites actually win, which categories decide pools, and how to out-pick your group chat. Every number is computed from verified winner history and machine-checked before it ships.
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Day-Lewis: 3 Oscar Wins From 6 Nods, 1929–2025
Our Oscars dataset, 1929–2025, has Daniel Day-Lewis at six nominations and three Best Actor wins. What that rate does and doesn't predict for Anemone.
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