# Run your Oscars Pool as a live draft

> Turn the office Oscars pool into a live draft. Everyone picks nominees on the clock instead of quietly filling in a ballot, and the room actually watches the ceremony together. Works fully remote, and everyone you invite plays free.

Canonical: https://livedraftit.com/office-drafts/oscars-pool

Turn the office Oscars pool into a live draft. Everyone picks nominees on the clock instead of quietly filling in a ballot, and the room actually watches the ceremony together. Snake, auction, or hybrid — all in real time. Free to set up, $9 to take a draft live, and everyone you invite plays free.

Awards season, every March · 4–20 people · Invited players free

## What you draft in a Oscars pool

Group your nominees however makes sense, then sort and filter the board with your own columns.

**Rounds and categories:** Best Picture, Best Director, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Supporting, Screenplay, Animated, Original Song

**What goes in the pool:** Draft nominees like these — or paste in any list of your own: Best Picture nominees, Acting categories, Below-the-line crafts

## Go live with your Oscars pool

1. **Build the pool.** Upload a CSV of the nominees you want on the board — one column of names is enough — or start from a template and edit it.
2. **Invite the group.** Share one join link. Set the order (or randomize it), choose snake, auction, or hybrid, and everyone readies up in the lobby.
3. **Draft it live.** Synced clocks, live chat, and sound alerts keep 4–20 people locked in from the first pick to the last.

## The full draft engine, included

Every feature works for a Oscars pool out of the box. No add-ons, no per-seat fees. Every format, live chat, spectating, auto-pick, photos on the board and anonymous auction bidding are standard; the full list is on [the homepage](https://livedraftit.com/#features).

$9 to run one draft, or $49 once for every draft you ever host. Start with one and it counts toward Lifetime. Everyone you invite plays free, forever. No seats, no per-player fees, no account upsell. 30-day money-back guarantee — no reason required. Details: [pricing](https://livedraftit.com/pricing).

## Oscars Pool questions

### How do I run a oscars pool?

Pick a template (or upload a CSV of your nominees), invite everyone by link, set the order, and hit start. The draft runs itself on a shared clock — most groups are drafting within five minutes of signing up.

### Does everyone need an account?

Anyone drafting needs a free account so their picks are theirs, but joining takes seconds from the invite link. Spectators need nothing at all — flip on public spectating and they just watch.

### Can we do this with a remote or hybrid team?

That is the point. The clock is server-authoritative, so everyone sees the same board and the same countdown whether they are in the conference room or three time zones away. Auto-pick covers anyone stuck in a meeting.

### What if we have nothing to draft from?

Start from a template in the marketplace and edit it, or paste your own list into the CSV template we generate for you. A oscars pool pool is usually one column of names.

### When should we schedule it?

Awards season, every March is the natural moment, but you can schedule a draft for any date and time and everyone gets the same link. Everyone you invite plays free, however many people join.

More questions about pricing, formats and invites are answered on [the homepage](https://livedraftit.com) and the [pricing page](https://livedraftit.com/pricing).

## Related

- [Other office draft ideas](https://livedraftit.com/office-drafts)