Oscar Winners' Pool 2025

🏆 A modern, community-driven platform for predicting Oscar winners with friends, colleagues, or film enthusiasts.
🚀 New in 2025: Create pools, rank nominees strategically, and compete in customizable prediction leagues!

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🌟 Features

Core Features

🔓 Free Account Creation
Sign up instantly with an username and your email!
🔑 Pool Invite Tokens
Use tokens to join private prediction pools (shared by pool admins).
🎯 Ranked Betting System
Predict winners by ranking nominees (1st = 100 points, 2nd = 60 points, etc.).
🏁 Multiple Pools
Create/join unlimited pools (e.g., "Work Friends", "Film Club", "Family League").
⚖️ Customizable Categories
Pool creators choose which Oscar categories to include and assign weights (total = 1000 points).
👑 Admin Controls
Register official winners post-deadline and manage pool settings.

🛠 Technical Highlights

Frontend: React + DaisyUI (Tailwind CSS)
Backend: Node.js/Express with Firebase Integration
Auth: Google/Email login, password reset, email verification
Database: MongoDB Atlas (cloud)

🎬 Key Interfaces

1. Pool Creation & Management

Weight Assignment: Allocate points to categories
Visibility: Public (anyone can join) or Private (invite token required)
Deadline: Bets close March 2, 2025 @ 9PM BRT

2. Ranked Betting Interface

▲/▼ Ranking: Arrange nominees by predicted likelihood

3. Dynamic Leaderboards

Tiered Scoring: Points based on prediction accuracy
Weight Impact: Categories with higher weights affect rankings more

🔒 Security

Firebase Authentication: Passwords securely hashed & managed
Role-Based Access:
- Regular users: Bet & view pools
- Pool admins: Register winners, manage members
- System admins: Full platform control
HTTPS: All data encrypted in transit

🌍 Internationalization

Multi-Language Support: English/Portuguese (auto-detects system preference)
Theme Toggling: Light/dark mode

🚀 Getting Started

Create Account
Sign up here
Join/Create Pool
- Public pools: Browse and join freely
- Private pools: Request token from pool admin
Place Bets
Rank nominees before March 2 deadline!

📜 Disclaimer

This platform is unofficial and not affiliated with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Predictions are for entertainment purposes only.

Questions? Contact leandrochaju@hotmail.com
Found a bug? Open an issue on GitHub

May the best film buff win! 🎥🍿

LeandroRochAlg/Oscars-Pool