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Departments => Movies and TV => Topic started by: Fellfrosch on February 01, 2007, 07:44:39 PM
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The Oscars are virtually upon us, and whether you like them or hate them, it's still loads of fun to try to predict them. This year we have two excellent prizes for whoever picks the most winners:
First, everyone who correctly picks the winners in at least 6 of the 10 categories will receive a lovely forum to display next to their avatar.
Second, the person who correctly picks the greatest number of winners in these 10 categories will receive a 6', free-standing, cardboard cut-out of Oscar himself, which will be mailed free of charge. How awesome is that? Very awesome.
The rules are simple, post your picks in the following 10 categories, and whoever picks the most wins a prize. In the event of a tie we will look at the categories in descending order, eliminating entries as soon as they guess wrong, and the last one standing wins. In the event that more than one person picked all 10 perfectly, we will declare you all tim-traveling cheaters and keep the prizes for ourselves.
All entries must be posted on or before Saturday, February 24, at 11:59 pm. Anything later than that will not be counted.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Babel
The Departed
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
Best Achievement in Directing
Clint Eastwood for Letters from Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears for The Queen
Paul Greengrass for United 93
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel
Martin Scorsese for The Departed
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Leonardo DiCaprio for Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling for Half Nelson
Peter O’Toole for Venus
Will Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Penelope Cruz for Volver
Judi Dench for Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren for The Queen
Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet for Little Children
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley for Little Children
Djimoun Hounsou for Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls
Mark Wahlberg for The Departed
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Adriana Barraza for Babel
Cate Blanchett for Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin for Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi for Babel
Best Original Screenplay
Guillermo Arriaga for Babel
Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis for Letters From Iwo Jima
Michael Arndt for Little Miss Sunshine
Guillermo del Toro for Pan's Labrynth
Peter Morgan for The Queen
Best Adapted Screenplay
Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Todd Phillips for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby for Children of Men
William Monahan for The Departed
Todd Field, Tom Perrotta for Little Children
Patrick Marber for Notes on a Scandal
Best Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond for The Black Dahlia
Emmanuel Lubezki for Children of Men
Dick Pope for The Illusionist
Guillermo Navarro for Pan's Labrynth
Wally Pfister for The Prestige
Best Documentary Feature
Amy Berg, Frank Donner for Deliver Us from Evil
Davis Guggenheim for An Inconvenient Truth
James Longley, Yahya Sinno for Iraq in Fragments
Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady for Jesus Camp
Laura Poitras, Jocelyn Glatzer for My Country My Country
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A photo of Oscar will be forthcoming. Probably Saturday or Monday or something.
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I'm going to add that to get the forum award that you only need 6 out of 10 predictions correct to win, the other stuff is for determining the winner of Oscar.
Link to the award Contest post (http://www.timewastersguide.com/forum/index.php?topic=5111.0)
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So here are mine. Do I just post them here?
Best Motion Picture of the Year: Letters from Iwo Jima
Best Achievement in Directing: Martin Scorsese for The Departed
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Helen Mirren for The Queen
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls
Best Original Screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga for Babel
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Todd Phillips for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Best Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro for Pan's Labrynth
Best Documentary Feature: Davis Guggenheim for An Inconvenient Truth
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I think we should have them here, yes. In the event that two people have the same winning predictions, the first one to post them wins. Sound fair?
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I win!
Best Picture
Letters from Iwo Jima
Best Director
Martin Scorsese for The Departed
Best Actor
Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress
Helen Mirren for The Queen
Best Supporting Actor
Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls
Best Original Screenplay
Peter Morgan for The Queen*
Best Adapted Screenplay
Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby for Children of Men
Best Cinematography
Guillermo Navarro for Pan's Labrynth
Best Documentary
Davis Guggenheim for An Inconvenient Truth
*Edited on 2-5-07
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Man, both Mustard and Parker are guessing almost exactly what I would guess--and the one where they differ is the main one I can't make up my mind on.
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Mustard just saw how right I was and cut and pasted my post, then changed a few to make sure he didn't look like too much of a follower. It's alright. Don't feel bad about it. Just send me the Oscar Cutout Thingy now, and use my answers to win yourself the forum trophy.
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I hold the carboard Oscar. I shall not part with it. It is my prescious....
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no mailing till you win.
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Ok, we'll see how I do, it is normally very badly ;)
Best Picture: Babel
Best Director: Clint Eastwood (as much as I would like to think Martin Scorsese will win, history is against us)
Best Actor: Will Smith (the sentimental favorite for me)
Best Actress: Helen Mirren
Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy (it would be great to see, and I think he has a real shot)
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett
Best Original Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Borat Crew
Best Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro
Best Documentary: Davis Guggenheim
There they are, I don't know how they will do, but do any of us really know what the Academy finds Oscar worthy anymore?
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Best Picture: The Departed
Best Director: Martin Scorsese for The Departed
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada
Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls
Best Original Screenplay: Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis for Letters From Iwo Jima
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Todd Phillips for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister for The Prestige
Best Documentary: Davis Guggenheim for An Inconvenient Truth
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Well crap. I just saw The Queen last night, and now I think I need to revise my list. I assume it's okay to edit anything before the deadline?
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I am not a creator of the game, but as a fellow contestant, I see no reason why you shouldn't be allowed to edit before the event.
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edit, and please mark which were edited with a * or something.
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Okay, here we go:
Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Departed
Best Achievement in Directing
Martin Scorsese for The Departed
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Helen Mirren for The Queen
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls
Best Original Screenplay
Guillermo Arriaga for Babel
Best Adapted Screenplay
William Monahan for The Departed
Best Cinematography
Guillermo Navarro for Pan's Labrynth
Best Documentary Feature
Davis Guggenheim for An Inconvenient Truth
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Best Motion Picture of the Year: Little Miss Sunshine
Best Achievement in Directing: Martin Scorsese for The Departed
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Will Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Helen Mirren for The Queen
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls
Best Original Screenplay: Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis for Letters From Iwo Jima
Best Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan for The Departed
Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister for The Prestige
Best Documentary Feature: Davis Guggenheim for An Inconvenient Truth
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Well only a few days left and I suppose I should submit my entries for a change to win. Some of these are fairly sure fire I think, documentary, which is why I'm choosing them. I only need 6 correct to get me award and so I think I've got 3 guaranteed and then the other 3+ I'm taking a chance on.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Letters from Iwo Jima
Best Achievement in Directing
Stephen Frears for The Queen
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Will Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Penelope Cruz for Volver
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls
Best Original Screenplay
Guillermo Arriaga for Babel
Best Adapted Screenplay
Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby for Children of Men
Best Cinematography
Guillermo Navarro for Pan's Labrynth
Best Documentary Feature
Davis Guggenheim for An Inconvenient Truth
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Tomorrow is the last day to submit your guesses for the Oscar contest! It's not hard nor does it take long (you can do it in 5 minutes) and if you get 6/10 correct you get an award you can display next to your avatar. It's free, easy, fun and anyone can enter (there's no level requirement) so what do you have to loose?
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I'd like to formally accuse Fell of cheating. He clearly traveled forward in time and then just got two wrong on purpose, so that no one would get too suspicious.
I enjoyed watching, though--some interesting surprises. Cars and Eddie Murphy were robbed, but such is life. I was very happy for Scorsese. Now I just need to go see it.
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Eh, I doubt either were held at gun point and had their statue stolen.
I only got 3/10 so no award for me, though it's not surprising I haven't seen (nor do I plan on seeing) any of the films in the 10 categories we chose from. I don't give much credence to any movie that wins either since I think these awards are just popularity contents and not based off of merit in any way shape or form, but it's fun to guess the winners on the forum.
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so who needs to PM me their address so when I can finally take this guy home I can mail him off?
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These appear to be the tallies:
Parker: 6/10
Mustard: 6/10
DawnCawley: 2/10
TheLost24: 5/10
Fell: 8/10
Shrain: 7/10
Spriggan: 3/10
So, it looks like Fell is the big winner, and he, Parker, Shrain, and I get forum awards.
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oh, i have his information already. Bah.
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Curses! Fell beat me by one point. Ah, well, Fell has a bigger place, so I guess Oscar will be happier there. ;)
Nice job, Fell.
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I'll make the award tonight after taking the Test I've got and award them accordingly.
But now that this is over we need a new contest for awards, so if you've got any ideas hop over to the awards board and let us know.
http://www.timewastersguide.com/forum/index.php?board=24.0
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Ha ha! I've beaten you all. And if it weren't for Norbit, I would have gotten 9/10! Curse you, Eddie Murphy.
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Awards have been given, thanks too all that participated.
I might still figit with the icon, the black outline doesn't look as good as it did in photoshop so I might change it to a grey. Also should it be 2006 on the award or 2007?
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I think '07.
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But it's for stuff that was released in 2006....