Among the myriad ways to enliven your Oscar viewing experience, the In Memoriam montage pool may be the only one entitling you to cry and win big money simultaneously.

It all depends on the high-rolling natures of your fellow partygoers and the seemingly random structure of the evening's most garish emotional spectacle. As per custom, the montage features actors, directors, producers, writers, composers and various other talent who passed away between Feb. 1 and Jan. 31; the Academy made an exception last year for Heath Ledger, while infamously snubbing Brad Renfro and bumping Roy Scheider to this year.

Similar omissions and celebrity politics are sure to ensue Sunday night, and we've conveniently commodified them here — on a points basis — for your wagering pleasure. Print and share, choose wisely — and good luck!

Will They Make It? (Choose One)
Arthur C. Clarke (+5)
Bernie Brillstein (+10)
Mr. Blackwell (+20)
Gerard Damiano (+25)
None of the above (+15)

Will Open the Montage
Charles H. Joffe (+5)
Stan Winston (+10)
Harold Pinter (+15)
Isaac Hayes (+20)
None of the above (+5)

Will End the Montage
Paul Newman (+5)
Charlton Heston (+5)
Sydney Pollack (+10)
Anthony Minghella (+20)
None of the above (Automatic win)

Will Get Montage's First Video Clip
Roy Scheider (+5)
Cyd Charisse (+10)
Richard Widmark (+15)
Paul Newman (+25)
None of the above (+10)

Will Get Montage's First Sound Clip
Isaac Hayes (+5)
Harvey Korman (+10)
Leonard Rosenman (+15)
Paul Scofield (+20)
None of the above (+10)

First Actor/Actress Named
Sam Bottoms (+5)
Estelle Getty (+10)
Paul Scofield (+15)
Bernie Mac (+20)
None of the above (+5)

First Director Named
Robert Mulligan (+5)
Jules Dassin (+10)
Anthony Minghella (+20)
Sydney Pollack (+25)
None of the above (+15)

First International Auteur Named
Kon Ichikawa (+5)
Claude Berri (+10)
Jean Delannoy (+20)
None of the above (+25)

Oldest Selection
Jean Delannoy, age 100 (+5)
Jules Dassin, age 96 (+10)
Anita Page, age 98 (+15)
Cyd Charisse, age 86 (+20)
None of the above (+25)

Will Get His Own Montage Elsewhere in Oscarcast
Paul Newman (+5)
Charlton Heston (+5)
Sydney Pollack (+15)
Stan Winston (+25)
None of the above (+10)

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