2009-10-13

Preseason Oscar Game

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It's that time of year, folks! Time for a terrible photomashup and speculation on the best movies we haven't even seen yet! We live for this kind of thing, in Thutopia--- What could be more exciting?

Oscar Madness

Here are the rules:

1. Your goal is to predict that a movie will be nominated in a particular category (not that it will win).

2. You may only make one nomination per award.

3. You may nominate a movie in only one category. If you nominate a movie in more than one category, only the first will count. (In other words, you can't choose Barking Up the Wrong Leg for Best Picture and Best Actress and Best Director and Best Art Direction. And if you do, only the Best Picture guess will count. Because it came first.)

4. The winner will be the person who makes the most correct nomination guesses.

5. In the event of a tie, the tied player who posted first wins.

6. Categories marked with an * require the name of a person or a song in addition to the movie title.

7. Categories marked with an * can receive half a point even if incorrect. For instance, if you thought Dave Adonis would be nominated for Best Actor for his work in Bully Boy, but he was nominated instead for his role in Death in the Midwest, you will receive half a point. Similarly, if instead of Adonis, Marlon Muirin is nominated for Best Actor for his work in Bully Boy, half a point. But! if Muirin is nominated for Bully Boy and Adonis is nommed for Death in the Midwest, you still only get half a point. You were wrong after all.

8. All entries must be posted in the comments of this post by the last minute of November (note that the comments will timestamp your entry California time). Part of the preseason fun is the impossibility of having seen every movie eligible.

9. You may research your answers anywhere you like except in the comments section of this post. Looking at others' guesses before posting your own makes you illegible to win. Honesty is our policy. That and garroting filthy cheaters.

10. You do not have to take a stab at each category to qualify. But, obviously, the more complete your survey, the better chance you have of winning.

11. Don't rearrange the nominations' order. That'll just confuse me. And I reserve the right to disqualify anyone who rearranges them if I'm running low on time.

12. So here's what you do: the categories appear below. Just copy them and paste them into the comments box, then fill them in.

13. REMEMBER: NO LOOKING AT OTHERS' SUBMISSIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR OWN.

14. After the real nominations come out, I will do the math and announce the winner.

15. The winner will get a cool prize.

16. So please beat me so I can give it to someone this year. (I am, after all, still undefeated.)

Go forth. If you would like to see last year's competition, to get a sense of how the game works, here's the link.

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COPY AND PASTE CATEGORIES THEN FILL 'EM IN AND POST 'EM
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Best motion picture of the year
--------[title]

Best animated feature film of the year
--------[title]

Achievement in directing
--------[title]

Performance by an actor in a leading role*
--------[name] [title]

Performance by an actress in a leading role*
--------[name] [title]

Performance by an actor in a supporting role*
--------[name] [title]

Performance by an actress in a supporting role*
--------[name] [title]

Adapted screenplay
--------[title]

Original screenplay
--------[title]

Best documentary feature
--------[title]

Best foreign language film of the year
--------[title]

Best animated short film
--------[title]

Best live action short film
--------[title]

Best documentary short subject
--------[title]

Achievement in film editing
--------[title]

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
--------[title]

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)*
--------[song] [title]

Achievement in art direction
--------[title]

Achievement in cinematography
--------[title]

Achievement in costume design
--------[title]

Achievement in makeup
--------[title]

Achievement in sound editing
--------[title]

Achievement in sound mixing
--------[title]

Achievement in visual effects
--------[title]

15 comments:

  1. .

    In case you accidentally clicked here, FEAR NOT. Here are the categories before any one else's entry.

    BUT DON'T SCROLL ANY FURTHER DOWN!

    Just copynpaste this into the comments box and fill it out.

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  2. Best motion picture of the year
    --------[title]

    Best animated feature film of the year
    --------[title]

    Achievement in directing
    --------[title]

    Performance by an actor in a leading role*
    --------[name] [title]

    Performance by an actress in a leading role*
    --------[name] [title]

    Performance by an actor in a supporting role*
    --------[name] [title]

    Performance by an actress in a supporting role*
    --------[name] [title]

    Adapted screenplay
    --------[title]

    Original screenplay
    --------[title]

    Best documentary feature
    --------[title]

    Best foreign language film of the year
    --------[title]

    Best animated short film
    --------[title]

    Best live action short film
    --------[title]

    Best documentary short subject
    --------[title]

    Achievement in film editing
    --------[title]

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
    --------[title]

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)*
    --------[song] [title]

    Achievement in art direction
    --------[title]

    Achievement in cinematography
    --------[title]

    Achievement in costume design
    --------[title]

    Achievement in makeup
    --------[title]

    Achievement in sound editing
    --------[title]

    Achievement in sound mixing
    --------[title]

    Achievement in visual effects
    --------[title]

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  4. Since they're doubling the number of nominees in the Best Picture category, I think we should be allowed double guesses for that category this year.

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  5. .

    Best motion picture of the year
    --------Precious

    Best animated feature film of the year
    --------Coraline

    Achievement in directing
    --------The Hurt Locker

    Performance by an actor in a leading role*
    --------Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine

    Performance by an actress in a leading role*
    --------Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

    Performance by an actor in a supporting role*
    --------Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

    Performance by an actress in a supporting role*
    --------Julianne Moore, A Single Man

    Adapted screenplay
    --------The Lovely Bones

    Original screenplay
    --------District 9

    Best documentary feature
    --------Capitalism: A Love Story

    Best foreign language film of the year
    --------The White Ribbon

    Best animated short film
    --------Wallace & Gromit - A Matter of Loaf and Death

    Best live action short film
    --------Illusions of Life

    Best documentary short subject
    --------China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province

    Achievement in film editing
    --------(500) Days of Summer

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
    --------Star Trek

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)*
    --------"When We're Human", The Princess and the Frog

    Achievement in art direction
    --------The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

    Achievement in cinematography
    --------Invictus

    Achievement in costume design
    --------Amelia

    Achievement in makeup
    --------Watchmen

    Achievement in sound editing
    --------Up

    Achievement in sound mixing
    --------Avatar

    Achievement in visual effects
    --------Where the Wild Things Are

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  6. .

    (I'm totally at a disadvantage going so early. I hope others take their time and follow the trends.)

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  7. I'm terrible at Oscar predictions but REALLY good at Miss America.

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  8. .

    Well, 50 is a smaller field.

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  9. I'm just going to list a few, since my ability to know enough about the movies and the associated awards seems to be rather lacking:

    Best Picture: The yet “Untitled Nelson Mandela Project,” directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman.

    Best Director: Rob Marshall for Nine, he’s back to the musicals.

    Best Actor: leaves me torn between Morgan Freeman (Mandela Movie) and Johnny Depp as John Dillinger in Public Enemies. I give the nod to Johnny Depp, though.

    Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan for her role in “The Lovely Bones”, though Michelle Pfieffer and Audrey Tatou might have the Academy’s fuller attention making that a bust.

    Best Supporting Actor: Paul Giamatti for his role as an aristocrat in the Leo Tolstoy drama “The Last Station.”

    Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique got plenty of praise at Sundance for her role in Precious. I’ll heave a nod her way.

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  10. .

    Nicely played, Necro. Isn't the Lovely Bones girl the one who was nommed for Atonement? If so, she should have a good shot.

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  11. Best motion picture of the year
    --------[title]

    Best animated feature film of the year
    UP by Pixar

    Achievement in directing
    --------[title]

    Performance by an actor in a leading role*
    Viggo Mortensen in The Road

    Performance by an actress in a leading role*
    Gabourey Sidibe in Precious

    Performance by an actor in a supporting role*
    Christoph Walz in Inglorious Basterds

    Performance by an actress in a supporting role*
    Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air

    Adapted screenplay
    --------[title]

    Original screenplay
    --------[title]

    Best documentary feature
    --------[title]

    Best foreign language film of the year
    --------[title]

    Best animated short film
    --------[title]

    Best live action short film
    --------[title]

    Best documentary short subject
    --------[title]

    Achievement in film editing
    --------[title]

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
    --------[title]

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)*
    --------[song] [title]

    Achievement in art direction
    --------[title]

    Achievement in cinematography
    --------[title]

    Achievement in costume design
    --------[title]

    Achievement in makeup
    --------[title]

    Achievement in sound editing
    --------[title]

    Achievement in sound mixing
    --------[title]

    Achievement in visual effects
    Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

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  12. .

    Glad to have you aboard, 'sposita. Results will be posted in January.

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  13. Okay, Theric. Your daily twitter posting about this has finally nudged me into action. I've seen exactly two of the movies that are considered contenders, but wild guessing...THAT I can do.

    Best motion picture of the year
    --------Up In The Air

    Best animated feature film of the year
    --------UP!

    Achievement in directing
    --------Kathryn Bigelow

    Performance by an actor in a leading role*
    --------Robert Downey, Jr. for The Soloist

    Performance by an actress in a leading role*
    --------Gabourey Sidibe for Precious

    Performance by an actor in a supporting role*
    --------Alfred Molina for An Education

    Performance by an actress in a supporting role*
    --------Mo'Nique for Precious

    Adapted screenplay
    --------The Lovely Bones

    Original screenplay
    --------An Education

    Best documentary feature
    --------Burma VJ

    Best foreign language film of the year
    --------The White Ribbon

    Best animated short film
    --------[title]

    Best live action short film
    --------[title]

    Best documentary short subject
    --------[title]

    Achievement in film editing
    --------Avatar

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
    --------Where the Wild Things Are

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)*
    --------Down in New Orleans from The Princess and The Frog

    Achievement in art direction
    --------Cheri

    Achievement in cinematography
    --------Cheri

    Achievement in costume design
    --------Bright Star

    Achievement in makeup
    --------Coco Before Chanel

    Achievement in sound editing
    --------Inglourious Basterds

    Achievement in sound mixing
    --------Up in the Air

    Achievement in visual effects
    --------Avatar

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  14. .

    Cool. Glad to have you aboard.

    And with that, the comments are now closed to entries.

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