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Laureus Awards nominations. Great to see Rebeca Andrade nominated, but for Comeback of the Year??? Make it make sense.

Updated with the results, only got 13/23 which is indeed my worst result ever. At least correctly predicted Picture, Director and all 4 acting categories Liked Anora but I think it was kinda overrated at this award season. It could be much worse though (Emilia Pérez).

I'm ahead for sure (as the one who did worse ).

People at the carnaval parades and parties stopped to watch the award I'm doing terrible at the predictions but I don't care. The trio of winners Flow + I'm Still Here + No Other Land is sooo good.

Our first ever Oscar!

I need to see Ibelin. Also a whole year has gone by and I still didn't watch Green Border. The only movie of your list I disliked is The Last Showgirl, but the others are good/great.

If I were an Oscar voter, this would be my top 10: 1. I'm Still Here 2. The Substance 3. Challengers 4. Nickel Boys 5. The Seed of the Sacred Fig 6. All We Imagine as Light 7. Flow 8. Queer 9. Problemista 10. A Different Man Special Citation (Documentaries): No Other Land, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Honourable Mentions: The Count of Monte Cristo, Dìdi, His Three Daughters, How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, Universal Language. 2023 movies I've only watched this year, but are top 10 worthy: Afire (maybe my favourite 2023 movie along with Past Lives), The Taste of Things, La Chimera, Red Rooms. Not watched (will try to catch some of these): Bird, Crossing, Ghostlight, Misericordia, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, Souleymane's Story, Vermiglio, Việt and Nam.

Don't know if anyone cares about this award, but I'm here once again with my annual Oscar predictions post. Last year I predicted 17/23 winners and this year it will probably be worse since I'm not certain about my predictions in many categories. Of course I'm more invested this year since for the first time ever we have a brazilian movie nominated for Best Picture, and could be our first win ever in any category (it has a shot in International Film, although I always expect the worst from the Oscars and the very worst this year is 'Emilia Pérez' ). For Best Picture, it's either 'Anora' or 'Conclave', a hard to call to make since I don't know which one is more liked (for me both are good if not memorable movies). I watched all 35 feature films and 15 short films nominated, so I leave a personal ranking of all the categories, as well as some names I wish were nominated. ["will win" is my prediction / "could win", my alternate prediction / "should win", my personal ranking / "shoud have been nominated", a way to remember other notable work].

Every year I do track some of the categories (Best Paralympic Athlete, Best Youth Athlete, Best Doubles or Pair) and I see that voters really use them, so it would be nice to have something similar in other categories (or maybe a shortlist of 20 names or so). Of course that could only work if enough people are interested to participate in these committees, because some of them are kinda specific (like Best Non-Olympic Athlete).

About the video: No, I don't hate winter sports, even though I don't follow them . The main reasons for not including them in the edit were 1) the year didn't have many world championships, so it's hard to find good footage; 2) there wasn't a single winter sports nomination. Also, I only had one day, so I thought it would be best to focus mainly on the Olympics and Paralympics with few clips of other athletes nominated.

The Olympic and Paralympic year brought a lot of joy and emotional moments to Totallympics members around the world. As we say goodbye to our annual awards, here's hope that 2025 can also be a memorable year for all sports fans. For now, we'll remember the moments that brought us together in 2024, presenting this edition's theme song: "I Lived", by American band OneRepublic. Thank you all! Have a great year and until the next Totallympics Awards!

FINAL MEDAL TABLE 1 CANADA 2 0 0 2 2 UNITED STATES 1 2 0 3 3 FRANCE 1 1 0 2 3 SWEDEN 1 1 0 2 5 ITALY 1 0 2 3 6 BHUTAN 1 0 0 1 6 CHINA 1 0 0 1 6 DENMARK 1 0 0 1 6 GUATEMALA 1 0 0 1 6 JAPAN 1 0 0 1 11 NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 2 12 AFGHANISTAN 0 1 0 1 12 ALGERIA 0 1 0 1 12 HUNGARY 0 1 0 1 12 NORWAY 0 1 0 1 12 SAINT LUCIA 0 1 0 1 12 SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 1 18 BRAZIL 0 0 2 2 18 SPAIN 0 0 2 2 20 BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 20 GREAT BRITAIN 0 0 1 1 20 NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 20 SLOVENIA 0 0 1 1 SPECIAL AWARDS TABLE 1 CANADA 3 1 GREAT BRITAIN 3 1 ITALY 3 4 CUBA 2 4 DENMARK 2 4 POLAND 2 7 IRAN 1 7 JAMAICA 1 7 NETHERLANDS 1 7 SLOVAKIA 1 7 SPAIN 1 7 UNITED STATES 1

As we reach the end of the competitive categories, it's time for the Totallympics Stars Award, which honor our own members. Voted by their peers, these users have had a strong presence in our forum in 2024. Here, they were nominated for a variety of reasons, such as: organization of prediction contests, TISC hosting duties, discussions and sports info in our forums, and contributions to the Olympics and Paralympics threads. All members are valuable in making Totallympics the best sports forum on the internet, including those not listed. This year's Totallympics Stars Award honorees are: @intoronto @Josh @Topicmaster1010 @Wumo @Cinnamon Bun @Grassmarket @Gianlu33 @Henry_Leon @phelps @MHSN @heywoodu @Monzanator @rafalgorka @hckošice @Olympian1010

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Mijaín López WRESTLING Omara Durand PARA ATHLETICS Mikkel Hansen HANDBALL Andy Murray TENNIS Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ATHLETICS Rafael Nadal TENNIS

Rafael Nadal TENNIS Regarded as one of the greatest male players ever, Rafael Nadal was a towering figure in men's tennis for nearly two decades thanks to a remarkable career marked by numerous records and intense rivalries. Early in his career, he reached a career high of No. 2 in the world and won 16 titles before turning 20. Nadal went on to win 22 Grand Slam singles titles (including a record 14 French Open titles), the second most of all time, 92 ATP-level singles titles (36 Masters) and two Olympic gold medals. He also led the nation to five Davis Cup victories. There is no doubt that his legacy is firmly cemented thanks to these extraordinary achievements as well as his profound influence on the sport.

VOTING BREAKDOWN 22/22 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 280 19 10 LÉON MARCHAND 215 16 7 ARMAND DUPLANTIS 160 14 5 TADEJ POGAČAR 50 7 - HARRIE LAVREYSEN 50 7 - TEDDY RINER 15 3 - JANNIK SINNER

Léon Marchand SWIMMING Armand Duplantis ATHLETICS Tadej Pogačar ROAD CYCLING

VOTING BREAKDOWN 22/22 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 260 16 11 SUMMER MCINTOSH 140 11 4 SIMONE BILES 130 16 1 LISA CARRINGTON 115 10 3 SIFAN HASSAN 70 6 2 SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE 50 6 1 BEATRICE CHEBET

Summer McIntosh SWIMMING Simone Biles ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS Lisa Carrington SPRINT CANOEING

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ATHLETICS Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is one of the most enduring track athletes in history thanks to a career spanning over a decade and a half. An eight-time Olympic medallist, Fraser-Pryce has won a total of three gold medals, including back-to-back 100m titles (2008, 2012), and she also won a total 16 World Championships medals (10 golds). The first Caribbean woman to win Olympic gold in the 100m, she helped usher in a golden era of Jamaican sprinting. Through a career marked by many world-class performances, achievements and records, Fraser-Pryce has become a role model for women in sport and will inspire future generations of athletes.

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