Pick a winner

Film fans, take note: The Spokesman-Review is again holding its annual Oscar Contest.

Today and next Sunday we’re running this ballot listing all 24 categories, giving readers a chance to make their own guesses as to who will walk away with the little statuettes.

At stake are the usual prizes: First place receives $100, second $50, third $25 (all will be paid in movie passes to the theater chain of the winner’s choice).

Winning will be determined by a simple method: If you correctly guess the most winners, you win. In case of a tie, the entrant who guesses the movie that wins the most awards, and comes closest to how many awards it wins, takes the prize.

If all else fails, we’ll flip a coin.

Mail-in entries must be postmarked by Feb. 19. Send them to S-R Oscar Contest, The Spokesman-Review, 999 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201. Online entries (go to www.spokesman review.com and follow the instructions) must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Feb. 19.

As in the past, whether you enter by post or online, no individual person can enter more than once. If we discover multiple entries from the same person, only the earliest submitted form will count.

ABC will broadcast the Oscars at 5 p.m. PST on Feb. 25.