13.1.13

Academy Awards Contest ~ Take 4


Alright folks, here we go again.  Oscar is back and he (it?) is looking for a cozy mantle.  This time around, there're 14 picks on the ballot, at least for the sake of this here lil' contest. Having added in various television awards just seems like stepping on Emmy's toes, so I'm not going there, y'hear?  Just the motion pictures, the talkies, the silver screen.


You remember the routine.  Copy the entire ballot into your comment; then leave only the category and your picks from the following nominees:

Best Picture, Drama:

“Argo”
“Django Unchained”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
“Les Misérables”
“Moonrise Kindgom”
“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
“Silver Linings Playbook”

Best Director:

Ben Affleck, “Argo”
Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”

Best Actress, Drama:

Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Marion Cotillard, “Rust and Bone”
Helen Mirren, “Hitchcock”
Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
Rachel Weisz, “The Deep Blue Sea”

Best Actor, Drama:

Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
Richard Gere, “Arbitrage”
John Hawkes, “The Sessions”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
Denzel Washington, “Flight”

Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:

Jack Black, “Bernie”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Hugh Jackman, “Les Misérables ”
Ewan MCGregor, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
Bill Murray, “Hyde Park on Hudson”

Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:

Emily Blunt, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
Judi Dench, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Maggie Smith, “Quartet”
Meryl Streep, “Hope Springs”

Best Supporting Actress:

Amy Adams, “The Master”
Sally Field, “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
Nicole Kidman, “The Paperboy”

Best Supporting Actor:

Alan Arkin, “Argo”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Django Unchained”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”
Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”

Best Screenplay:

Mark Boal, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Tony Kushner, “Lincoln”
David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”
Chris Terrio, “Argo”

Best Original Score:

Dario Marianelli, “Anna Karenina”
Alexandre Desplat, “Argo”
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimet & Reinhold Heil, “Cloud Atlas”
Michael Danna, “Life of Pi”
John Williams, “Lincoln”

Best Original Song:

“For You” from “Act of Valor”
“Not Running Anymore” from “Stand Up Guys”
“Safe and Sound” from “The Hunger Games”
“Suddenly” from “Les Misérables”
“Skyfall” from “Skyfall”

Best Foreign Language Film:

“Amour”
“A Royal Affair”
“The Intouchables”
“Kon-Tiki”
“Rust and Bone”

Best Animated Feature:

“Rise of the Guardians”
“Brave”
“Frankenweenie”
“Hotel Transylvania”
“Wreck-It Ralph”




8 comments:

  1. I'm voting "Moonrise Kingdom" for everything. It is the only movie on here I have seen.

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  2. Best Picture, Drama:
    “Lincoln”

    Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:
    “Silver Linings Playbook”

    Best Director:
    Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”

    Best Actress, Drama:
    Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”

    Best Actor, Drama:
    Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”

    Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
    Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”

    Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
    Maggie Smith, “Quartet”

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Amy Adams, “The Master”

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Alan Arkin, “Argo”

    Best Screenplay:
    Chris Terrio, “Argo”

    Best Original Score:
    Dario Marianelli, “Anna Karenina”

    Best Original Song:
    “Skyfall” from “Skyfall”

    Best Foreign Language Film:
    “Kon-Tiki”

    Best Animated Feature:
    “Brave”

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  3. Best Picture, Drama:

    “Argo”

    Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:

    “Silver Linings Playbook”

    Best Director:

    Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”


    Best Actress, Drama:

    Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”

    Best Actor, Drama:

    Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”

    Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:

    Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”

    Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:

    Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”

    Best Supporting Actress:

    Sally Field, “Lincoln”

    Best Supporting Actor:

    Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”

    Best Screenplay:

    Chris Terrio, “Argo”

    Best Original Score:

    Michael Danna, “Life of Pi”

    Best Original Song:

    “For You” from “Act of Valor”

    Best Foreign Language Film:

    “Rust and Bone”

    Best Animated Feature:

    “Brave”

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  4. Best Picture, Drama:

    “Argo”

    Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:

    “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”


    Best Director:


    Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”


    Best Actress, Drama:

    Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”


    Best Actor, Drama:

    Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”


    Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:


    Hugh Jackman, “Les Misérables ”


    Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:


    Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”


    Best Supporting Actress:


    Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”


    Best Supporting Actor:


    Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”


    Best Screenplay:


    Tony Kushner, “Lincoln”


    Best Original Score:


    Michael Danna, “Life of Pi”

    Best Original Song:


    “Skyfall” from “Skyfall”

    Best Foreign Language Film:

    “Amour”


    Best Animated Feature:

    “Wreck-It Ralph”

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  5. Best Picture, Drama:
    “Argo”

    Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:
    “Moonrise Kindgom”

    Best Director:
    Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”


    Best Actress, Drama:
    Marion Cotillard, “Rust and Bone”

    Best Actor, Drama:
    Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”

    Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
    Jack Black, “Bernie”

    Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
    Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Sally Field, “Lincoln”

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”

    Best Screenplay:
    Chris Terrio, “Argo”

    Best Original Score:
    John Williams, “Lincoln”

    Best Original Song:
    “Skyfall” from “Skyfall”

    Best Foreign Language Film:
    “Rust and Bone”

    Best Animated Feature:
    “Frankenweenie”

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  6. Best Picture, Drama:
    “Argo”

    Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:
    “Silver Linings Playbook”

    Best Director:
    Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”

    Best Actress, Drama:
    Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”

    Best Actor, Drama:
    Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”

    Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
    Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”

    Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
    Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”

    Best Screenplay:
    Mark Boal, “Zero Dark Thirty”

    Best Original Score:
    John Williams, “Lincoln”

    Best Original Song:
    “Skyfall” from “Skyfall”

    Best Foreign Language Film:
    “Amour”

    Best Animated Feature:
    “Frankenweenie”

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  7. Best Picture, Drama:
    “Argo”

    Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:
    “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”

    Best Director:
    Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”

    Best Actress, Drama:
    Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”

    Best Actor, Drama:
    Denzel Washington, “Flight”

    Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:
    Hugh Jackman, “Les Misérables ”

    Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:
    Meryl Streep, “Hope Springs”

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Sally Field, “Lincoln”

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Leonardo DiCaprio, “Django Unchained”

    Best Screenplay:
    Chris Terrio, “Argo”

    Best Original Score:
    Michael Danna, “Life of Pi”

    Best Original Song:
    “Safe and Sound” from “The Hunger Games”

    Best Foreign Language Film:
    “Rust and Bone”

    Best Animated Feature:
    “Rise of the Guardians”

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  8. Okay, folks, here's how it all shook out after one serious case of mistaken-ballot identity (my sincere apologies for that):

    Gnarly G = 0
    *...although I do like the idea of a "straight ticket" vote. What kind of film would that have to be? Something amazing, no doubt!

    Elizabeth = 2
    *been busy, not much time for the movies...

    Mo = 3
    *you were feeling patriotic as you voted; I could tell.

    Emily = 4
    *not too bad for someone who goes almost exclusively to the art house cinema.

    Alex = 6
    *I gave it ar-go...hardy, har.

    Brian = 6
    *solid. Christoph Waltz was your most inspired pick.

    TT, Mom, Yia Yia = 7 THE WINNER!!!
    *consistently the best prognosticator in the contest! Congratulations, Mom! For the prize, email me the title of the movie you want and the DVD will be in the mail, as promised.

    Thanks for the competition everyone. See y'all next year!

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What say you?