If you're anything like me,
most films you've yet to see.
Nonethless, without duress,
select the winners-to-be.
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Directions:
Copy the entire ballot into your comment; then leave only the category and your picks from the following nominees:
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Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
"Moneyball"
"War Horse"
"The Tree of Life"
Actor
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"
Actress
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"
Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Director
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
JC Chandor, "Margin Call"
Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids"
Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
John Logan, "Hugo"
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March"
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball"
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
Animated Feature
"A Cat In Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"
Foreign Language Film
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)
Original Score
"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource
"Hugo," Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse," John Williams
Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett
Art Direction
"The Artist"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"War Horse"
Cinematography
"The Artist"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
Costume Design
"Anonymous"
"The Artist"
"Hugo"
"Jane Eyre"
"W.E."
Documentary Feature
"Hell and Back Again"
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
"Pina"
"Undefeated"
Documentary Short Subject
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?"
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
"Incident in New Baghdad"
"Saving Face"
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"
Film Editing
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"
Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life
Live Action Short Film
"Pentecost"
"Raju"
"The Shore"
"Time Freak"
"Tuba Atlantic"
Sound Editing
"Drive"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"
Sound Mixing
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"
Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Real Steel"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Good luck, y'all!
Best Picture
ReplyDelete"Moneyball
Actor
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Actress
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Supporting Actor
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Director
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball"
Animated Feature
"Puss in Boots"
Foreign Language Film
Bullhead (Belgium)
Original Score
"War Horse," John Williams
Original Song
"Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett
Art Direction
"The Artist"
Cinematography
"The Artist"
Costume Design
"Hugo"
Documentary Feature
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
Documentary Short Subject
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"
Film Editing
"The Descendants"
Makeup
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
Wild Life
Live Action Short Film
"The Shore"
Sound Editing
"War Horse"
Sound Mixing
"War Horse"
Visual Effects
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Best Picture
ReplyDelete"The Artist"
Actor
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Actress
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"
Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Director
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Adapted Screenplay
John Logan, "Hugo"
Animated Feature
"Puss in Boots"
Foreign Language Film
A Separation (Iran)
Original Score
"War Horse," John Williams
Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
Art Direction
"Hugo"
Cinematograpy
"War Horse"
Costume Design
"Hugo"
Documentary Feature
"Pina"
Documentary Short Subject
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"
Film Editing
"Hugo"
Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
Live Action Short Film
"Raju"
Sound Editing
"War Horse"
Sound Mixing
"War Horse"
Visual Effects
"Hugo"
Rick & Donna Hoppe
*not our favorites, but Oscars rarely go to the best films
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Best Picture
ReplyDelete"The Help"
Actor
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Actress
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Director
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Adapted Screenplay
John Logan, "Hugo"
Animated Feature
"Puss in Boots"
Foreign Language Film
Bullhead (Belgium)
Original Score
"War Horse," John Williams
Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
Art Direction
"The Artist"
Cinematography
"War Horse"
Costume Design
"The Artist"
Documentary Feature
"Pina"
Documentary Short Subject
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?"
Film Editing
"The Artist"
Makeup
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Animated Short Film
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris
Live Action Short Film
"Tuba Atlantic"
Sound Editing
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Sound Mixing
"War Horse"
Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Best Picture
ReplyDelete"The Artist"
Actor
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Actress
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Director
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Adapted Screenplay
John Logan, "Hugo"
Animated Feature
"Puss in Boots"
Foreign Language Film
A Separation (Iran)
Original Score
"War Horse," John Williams
Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
Art Direction
"The Artist"
Cinematography
"The Tree of Life"
Costume Design
"Hugo"
Documentary Feature
"Pina"
Documentary Short Subject
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
Film Editing
"Hugo"
Makeup
"The Iron Lady"
Animated Short Film
La Luna
Live Action Short Film
"Raju"
Sound Editing
"Hugo"
Sound Mixing
"War Horse"
Visual Effects
"Hugo"
Best Picture
ReplyDelete"The Artist"
Actor
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Actress
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Director
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
Animated Feature
"Rango"
Foreign Language Film
A Separation (Iran)
Original Score
"War Horse," John Williams
Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
Art Direction
"Midnight in Paris"
Cinematography
"The Artist"
Costume Design
"Hugo"
Documentary Feature
"Pina"
Documentary Short Subject
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"
Film Editing
"Hugo"
Makeup
"The Iron Lady"
Animated Short Film
"Dimanche/Sunday"
Live Action Short Film
"Raju"
Sound Editing
"Hugo"
Sound Mixing
"War Horse"
Visual Effects
"Hugo"
And the winner is...
ReplyDelete...well, this time that's me with 13 correct picks, but I swear it was no Putin-style rigging -- just some good old- fashioned consensus gathering, intuition, and semi-educated guessing (i.e. Meryl Streep painted up as Thatcher "ding!" = Make-up Oscar; charming guy with a crooked nose meets Modern art's heaviest hitters "bing!" = Best Original Screenplay...that's how I did it this time).
And the Runners-up for 2012:
TT, Mom, Tina --> 9 Academy insider picks
Rick & Donna --> 8 most cerebral picks
Mo G --> 6 most adventurous picks
Killer B --> 2 jock-supportive picks
Thanks to y'all, my fellow elite competitors, for your participation. The stakes, although likely to remain negligible, may very well rise in 2013, so I hope you'll join in again next year!
I think I'll stick with March Madness!
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