Showing posts with label Oscar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oscar. Show all posts

Monday, March 01, 2010

OSCAR! OSCAR

 

It's that time again.  There are six more days until the 2010 Academy Awards which means it's time to dive into the Oscar Pool and make your picks.  


As past Oscar Pool winners can attest (*cough*GramTuna*cough*), actually seeing any of these movies prior to voting is not a requirement, and in fact is often a detriment.  Sometimes it can muddy the tea leaves and make you all sympathetic to what you actually LIKE instead of what everybody on God's green earth knows is going to win.  So feel free to vote by studio, favorite actor or actress, or degrees of Kevin Bacon.  Whatever works for you, works for the pool.

As always, we are voting on EVERY. SINGLE. CATEGORY.  That's right.  Best Best Boy.  Grippingest Gripper.  Outstanding achievement in gaffing.  You're just lucky we don't vote on all the scientific categories that some D-listed celeb awards earlier at the undisclosed location.  Other than that, everything is up for grabs.  Documentary, Documentary Short, Animated Short ... all there.

Voting is free, prizes are imaginary, and, of course, live-Oscar blogging will be had next Sunday.  C'mon, go vote.  Optimus Prime would want you to.

OSCAR! OSCAR

 

It's that time again.  There are six more days until the 2010 Academy Awards which means it's time to dive into the Oscar Pool and make your picks.  


As past Oscar Pool winners can attest (*cough*GramTuna*cough*), actually seeing any of these movies prior to voting is not a requirement, and in fact is often a detriment.  Sometimes it can muddy the tea leaves and make you all sympathetic to what you actually LIKE instead of what everybody on God's green earth knows is going to win.  So feel free to vote by studio, favorite actor or actress, or degrees of Kevin Bacon.  Whatever works for you, works for the pool.

As always, we are voting on EVERY. SINGLE. CATEGORY.  That's right.  Best Best Boy.  Grippingest Gripper.  Outstanding achievement in gaffing.  You're just lucky we don't vote on all the scientific categories that some D-listed celeb awards earlier at the undisclosed location.  Other than that, everything is up for grabs.  Documentary, Documentary Short, Animated Short ... all there.

Voting is free, prizes are imaginary, and, of course, live-Oscar blogging will be had next Sunday.  C'mon, go vote.  Optimus Prime would want you to.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Oscar - Last Three

Best Actress -- I have to admit it's pretty cool to see some of the legends that were past winners stand up on stage and praise the work of tonight's nominees. It's pretty amazing and I LOVE the fact that it's not scripted. Or, maybe, less scripted. Cheers for that.

Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) - 3
Angelina Jolie (Changeling) - 2
Melissa Leo (Frozen River) - 2
Meryl Streep (Doubt) - 4
Kate Winslet (The Reader) - 7


and the winner is ... Kate Winslet

BSTuna
Copssister
Geek36
GreenTuna
JPowers
Kyara
Odie


Top 3 - After 22

Anne - 13
GramTuna - 13
Kyara - 12
GreenTuna - 11
JPowers - 11



Best Actor -- Another category difficult to call.

Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) - 1
Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) - 1
Sean Penn (Milk) - 5
Brad Pitt (Benjamin Button) - 3
Mickey Rourke (Wrestler) - 6



and the winner is ... Sean Penn

Geek36
GramTuna
JPowers
Katjam
Donna


Top 3 - Penultimate Position

GramTuna - 14
Anne - 13
JPowers - 12
Kyara - 12




The Big Kahuna -- Best Picture

Benjamin Button (3)
Frost/Nixon (0)
Milk (0)
Reader (2)
Slumdog Millionaire (11)


and the winner is ... Slumdog Millionaire

Anne
Copssister
Geek36
GramTuna
GreenTuna
Jpowers
Katjam
Kyara
Odie
RobdeGreat
Donna





And our final Tally



FIRST PLACE - THE OSCAR GOES TO - GramTuna (15)

SECOND PLACE - Anne (14)

THIRD PLACE - JPowers (13), Kyara (13)

.....AND THE REST......
GreenTuna - 12
Donna - 11
Geek36 - 10
Copssister - 9
KatJam - 9
RobDGreat - 9
Rob - 8
Sherry - 8
BSTuna - 6
TeenTuna - 6

Brittany - 5
Odie - 5

Oscar - Last Three

Best Actress -- I have to admit it's pretty cool to see some of the legends that were past winners stand up on stage and praise the work of tonight's nominees. It's pretty amazing and I LOVE the fact that it's not scripted. Or, maybe, less scripted. Cheers for that.

Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) - 3
Angelina Jolie (Changeling) - 2
Melissa Leo (Frozen River) - 2
Meryl Streep (Doubt) - 4
Kate Winslet (The Reader) - 7


and the winner is ... Kate Winslet

BSTuna
Copssister
Geek36
GreenTuna
JPowers
Kyara
Odie


Top 3 - After 22

Anne - 13
GramTuna - 13
Kyara - 12
GreenTuna - 11
JPowers - 11



Best Actor -- Another category difficult to call.

Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) - 1
Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) - 1
Sean Penn (Milk) - 5
Brad Pitt (Benjamin Button) - 3
Mickey Rourke (Wrestler) - 6



and the winner is ... Sean Penn

Geek36
GramTuna
JPowers
Katjam
Donna


Top 3 - Penultimate Position

GramTuna - 14
Anne - 13
JPowers - 12
Kyara - 12




The Big Kahuna -- Best Picture

Benjamin Button (3)
Frost/Nixon (0)
Milk (0)
Reader (2)
Slumdog Millionaire (11)


and the winner is ... Slumdog Millionaire

Anne
Copssister
Geek36
GramTuna
GreenTuna
Jpowers
Katjam
Kyara
Odie
RobdeGreat
Donna





And our final Tally



FIRST PLACE - THE OSCAR GOES TO - GramTuna (15)

SECOND PLACE - Anne (14)

THIRD PLACE - JPowers (13), Kyara (13)

.....AND THE REST......
GreenTuna - 12
Donna - 11
Geek36 - 10
Copssister - 9
KatJam - 9
RobDGreat - 9
Rob - 8
Sherry - 8
BSTuna - 6
TeenTuna - 6

Brittany - 5
Odie - 5

Oscar Oscar Getting Closer

Best Director. If Danny Boyle for Slumdog doesn't win, it will be a HUGE upset.

David Fincher (Benjamin Button) - 1
Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon) - 3
Gus Van Sant (Milk) - 1
Stephen Daldry (Reader) - 0
Danny Boyle (Slumdog) - 11


and the winner is ... Danny Boyle

Anne
Copssister
Geek36
GramTuna
GreenTuna
JPowers
Katjam
Kyara
RobdeGreat
Sherry
Donna



Top 3 -After 21

Anne - 13/21
GramTuna - 13/21

Kyara - 11/21

GreenTuna - 10/21
JPowers - 10/21

Oscar Oscar Getting Closer

Best Director. If Danny Boyle for Slumdog doesn't win, it will be a HUGE upset.

David Fincher (Benjamin Button) - 1
Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon) - 3
Gus Van Sant (Milk) - 1
Stephen Daldry (Reader) - 0
Danny Boyle (Slumdog) - 11


and the winner is ... Danny Boyle

Anne
Copssister
Geek36
GramTuna
GreenTuna
JPowers
Katjam
Kyara
RobdeGreat
Sherry
Donna



Top 3 -After 21

Anne - 13/21
GramTuna - 13/21

Kyara - 11/21

GreenTuna - 10/21
JPowers - 10/21

Oscar Dead Guy Montage

Queen Latifah is classy and looks beautiful on that set.

I have to complain a tiny bit that it's hard to see the screen and the names the way this set is configured. I always wish there was a "bet the last dead guy in the montage" category. My bet is Paul Newman. And of course...I was busy doing something else, so I missed it.

Four categories to go. There is still some room for movement, especially in the Best Actor and Actress categories. Stay tuned....

Oscar Dead Guy Montage

Queen Latifah is classy and looks beautiful on that set.

I have to complain a tiny bit that it's hard to see the screen and the names the way this set is configured. I always wish there was a "bet the last dead guy in the montage" category. My bet is Paul Newman. And of course...I was busy doing something else, so I missed it.

Four categories to go. There is still some room for movement, especially in the Best Actor and Actress categories. Stay tuned....

Oscar Oscar Musical Edition

Best Original Score. I think I lost my mind on this one. The breakdown is

Benjamin Button (1)
Defiance (5)
Milk (2)
Slumdog (8)
WALL-E (0)


and the winner is ... Slumdog

Anne
GramTuna
JPowers
Katjam
Kyara
RobdeGreat
Sherry
Donna



The nominees for Best Song.

Down to Earth (WALL-E) - 5
Jai Ho (Slumdog) - 7
O Saya (Slumdog) - 4


and the winner is ... Jai Ho

Anne
GramTuna
GreenTuna
Katjam
Kyara
Rob
RobdeGreat


Best Foreign Film - The Lone winner for "Departures" (Japan) is Copssister!


Leaderboard -- After 20

Anne - 12
GramTuna - 12

Kyara - 10

GreenTuna - 9
JPowers - 9

Rob - 8
Donna - 8

Sherry - 7

Copssister - 6
Geek36 - 6
KatJam - 6
TeenTuna - 6
RobdeGreat - 6

Brittany - 5
BSTuna - 5

Odie - 3

Oscar Oscar Musical Edition

Best Original Score. I think I lost my mind on this one. The breakdown is

Benjamin Button (1)
Defiance (5)
Milk (2)
Slumdog (8)
WALL-E (0)


and the winner is ... Slumdog

Anne
GramTuna
JPowers
Katjam
Kyara
RobdeGreat
Sherry
Donna



The nominees for Best Song.

Down to Earth (WALL-E) - 5
Jai Ho (Slumdog) - 7
O Saya (Slumdog) - 4


and the winner is ... Jai Ho

Anne
GramTuna
GreenTuna
Katjam
Kyara
Rob
RobdeGreat


Best Foreign Film - The Lone winner for "Departures" (Japan) is Copssister!


Leaderboard -- After 20

Anne - 12
GramTuna - 12

Kyara - 10

GreenTuna - 9
JPowers - 9

Rob - 8
Donna - 8

Sherry - 7

Copssister - 6
Geek36 - 6
KatJam - 6
TeenTuna - 6
RobdeGreat - 6

Brittany - 5
BSTuna - 5

Odie - 3

Oscar Oscar A Whole Bunch of Categories Too Fast

Including Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects


Current Leaderboard - After 17

Anne (10)
GramTuna (10)

GreenTuna (8)
JPowers (8)
Kyara (8)

Rob (7)
Donna (7)

Geek36 (6)
TeenTuna (6)
Sherry (6)

Brittany (5)
BSTuna (5)
Copssister (5)

KatJam (4)
RobdeGreat (4)

Odie (3)

Oscar Oscar A Whole Bunch of Categories Too Fast

Including Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects


Current Leaderboard - After 17

Anne (10)
GramTuna (10)

GreenTuna (8)
JPowers (8)
Kyara (8)

Rob (7)
Donna (7)

Geek36 (6)
TeenTuna (6)
Sherry (6)

Brittany (5)
BSTuna (5)
Copssister (5)

KatJam (4)
RobdeGreat (4)

Odie (3)

Oscar Oscar Needs More Cowbell Update

The Category is Supporting Actor. Why is Phillip Seymour Hoffman wearing a black ski hat? He looks like he has plans to knock off a 7-11 after the show.

Our guesses are nearly unanimous (though not entirely) for the late Heath Ledger.

Josh Brolin (1)
Robert Downey Jr. (2)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (2)
Heath Ledger (11)
Michael Shannon (0)


and the winner is ... Heath Ledger

Anne
Brittany
Copssister
Geek36
GramTuna
GreenTuna
JPowers
Katjam
Kyara
Rob
Sherry




And now, Best Documentary. I absolutely love documentaries. Mostly we think Men on Wires should win the Oscar.

Betrayal (0)
Encounters at the End of the World (3)
Garden (2)
Man on Wire (9)
Trouble the Water (2)


and the winner is ... Man on Wire

Anne
Copssister
Geek36
GramTuna
GreenTuna
JPowers
Kyara
TeenTuna
Donna


And Best Documentary Short. The winner is ... Smile Pinki, and let's just cut to the chase because we all guessed wrong except

Brittany



Current Leaderboard

GreenTuna (8)

Anne (7)
GramTuna (7)
JPowers (7)
Kyara (7)

Geek36 (6)

Brittany (5)
Copssister (5)
TeenTuna (5)
Rob (5)
Donna (5)

Katjam (4)
Sherry (4)

BSTuna (3)
Odie (3)

RobdeGreat (2)

Oscar Oscar Needs More Cowbell Update

The Category is Supporting Actor. Why is Phillip Seymour Hoffman wearing a black ski hat? He looks like he has plans to knock off a 7-11 after the show.

Our guesses are nearly unanimous (though not entirely) for the late Heath Ledger.

Josh Brolin (1)
Robert Downey Jr. (2)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (2)
Heath Ledger (11)
Michael Shannon (0)


and the winner is ... Heath Ledger

Anne
Brittany
Copssister
Geek36
GramTuna
GreenTuna
JPowers
Katjam
Kyara
Rob
Sherry




And now, Best Documentary. I absolutely love documentaries. Mostly we think Men on Wires should win the Oscar.

Betrayal (0)
Encounters at the End of the World (3)
Garden (2)
Man on Wire (9)
Trouble the Water (2)


and the winner is ... Man on Wire

Anne
Copssister
Geek36
GramTuna
GreenTuna
JPowers
Kyara
TeenTuna
Donna


And Best Documentary Short. The winner is ... Smile Pinki, and let's just cut to the chase because we all guessed wrong except

Brittany



Current Leaderboard

GreenTuna (8)

Anne (7)
GramTuna (7)
JPowers (7)
Kyara (7)

Geek36 (6)

Brittany (5)
Copssister (5)
TeenTuna (5)
Rob (5)
Donna (5)

Katjam (4)
Sherry (4)

BSTuna (3)
Odie (3)

RobdeGreat (2)

Oscar Oscar Categories nobody knows

Live Action Short. Your Guess is as good as mine...

Auf der Strecke (4)
Manon (3)
New Boy (3)
The Pig (3)
Spielzeugland (Toyland) (3)


and the winner is .... Spielzeugland

GreenTuna
Kyara
Donna




Leaderboard

GreenTuna (6)

Anne (5)
GramTuna (5)
JPowers (5)
Kyara (5)

Geek36 (4)
TeenTuna (4)
Rob (4)
Donna (4)

Brittany (3)
BSTuna (3)
Copssister (3)
Katjam (3)
Odie (3)
Sherry (3)

RobdeGreat (2)

Oscar Oscar Categories nobody knows

Live Action Short. Your Guess is as good as mine...

Auf der Strecke (4)
Manon (3)
New Boy (3)
The Pig (3)
Spielzeugland (Toyland) (3)


and the winner is .... Spielzeugland

GreenTuna
Kyara
Donna




Leaderboard

GreenTuna (6)

Anne (5)
GramTuna (5)
JPowers (5)
Kyara (5)

Geek36 (4)
TeenTuna (4)
Rob (4)
Donna (4)

Brittany (3)
BSTuna (3)
Copssister (3)
Katjam (3)
Odie (3)
Sherry (3)

RobdeGreat (2)

Oscar Oscar Part the Third

The Joaquin Phoenix ripoff is HYSTERICAL.

The category is Cinematography. We favored Buttons, Knights and Millionaires.

Changeling (1)
Benjamin Button (5)
Dark Knight (5)
Reader (0)
Slumdog (6)

and the winner is ... Slumdog Millionaire

Copssister
Geek36
Odie
Rob
RobdeGreat
Donna




Leaderboard

Anne (5)
GramTuna (5)
GreenTuna (5)
JPowers (5)

Geek36 (4)
Kyara (4)
TeenTuna (4)
Rob (4)

Brittany (3)
BSTuna (3)
Copssister (3)
Katjam (3)
Odie (3)
Sherry (3)
Donna (3)

RobdeGreat (2)



And now the scientific and technical awards. Snack break!

Oscar Oscar Part the Third

The Joaquin Phoenix ripoff is HYSTERICAL.

The category is Cinematography. We favored Buttons, Knights and Millionaires.

Changeling (1)
Benjamin Button (5)
Dark Knight (5)
Reader (0)
Slumdog (6)

and the winner is ... Slumdog Millionaire

Copssister
Geek36
Odie
Rob
RobdeGreat
Donna




Leaderboard

Anne (5)
GramTuna (5)
GreenTuna (5)
JPowers (5)

Geek36 (4)
Kyara (4)
TeenTuna (4)
Rob (4)

Brittany (3)
BSTuna (3)
Copssister (3)
Katjam (3)
Odie (3)
Sherry (3)
Donna (3)

RobdeGreat (2)



And now the scientific and technical awards. Snack break!

Oscar Opening

OK. Hugh Jackman. Trying to do a funny Billy Crystal musical opening.

*crickets*

Well, if only.

Hugh Jackman just told Mickey Rourke that he looked great. Hugh Jackman now gets the Oscar for biggest liar.

Well, this is an interesting amalgamation of past winners of Best Supporting Actresses. Our Oscar picks are across the boards, with ballots cast for all five:

Amy Adams (3)
Penelope Cruz (5)
Viola Davis (2)
Taraji P. Henson (4)
Marisa Tomei (1)

......And the winner is....Penelope Cruz

Brittany
BSTuna
GreenTuna
JP
Catjam



Best Original Screenplay...We didn't love either Frozen River or Happy-Go Lucky.

Frozen River (0)
Happy-Go-Lucky (0)
In Bruges (4)
Milke (8)
WALL-E (4)

And the winner is.....Milk

Brittany
BSTuna
Geek36
GramTuna
JP
Katjam
Rob
Sherry



And for Best Adapted Screenplay, we had doubt in Doubt, but otherwise,

Benjamin Button (4)
Doubt (0)
Frost/Nixon (2)
Reader (2)
Slumdog (8)

and the winner is...Slumdog Millionaire

Anne
GramTuna
GreenTuna
JP
Kyara
Melanie
RobdGreat
Donna


Best animated film. Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black are presenting. That has to be embarrassing, but I'm not entirely sure for which person.

Although are there are bets for all three films, WALL-E is clearly the front runner in the Oscar Pool.

Bolt (1)
Kung-Fu Panda (4)
WALL-E (11)


and the winner is...WALL-E

Anne
BSTuna
Copssister
Geek36
GramTuna
GreenTuna
JP
Katjam
Melanie
Odie
Donna


And, best animated short...

Maison en Petits Cubes (2)
Lavatory-Lovestory (4)
Oktapodi (4)
Presto (3)
This Way Up (3)


and the winner is....La Maison en Petits Cubes

Kyara
Melanie



And the leader board thus far:

Julie - 4
BSTuna - 3
GramTuna - 3
GreenTuna - 3
Kyara - 3
TeenTuna - 3
Anne - 2
Brittany - 2
Geek36 - 2
Katjam - 2
Donna - 2
Copssister - 1
Odie - 1
Rob - 1
RobdeGreat - 1
Sherry - 1

Oscar Opening

OK. Hugh Jackman. Trying to do a funny Billy Crystal musical opening.

*crickets*

Well, if only.

Hugh Jackman just told Mickey Rourke that he looked great. Hugh Jackman now gets the Oscar for biggest liar.

Well, this is an interesting amalgamation of past winners of Best Supporting Actresses. Our Oscar picks are across the boards, with ballots cast for all five:

Amy Adams (3)
Penelope Cruz (5)
Viola Davis (2)
Taraji P. Henson (4)
Marisa Tomei (1)

......And the winner is....Penelope Cruz

Brittany
BSTuna
GreenTuna
JP
Catjam



Best Original Screenplay...We didn't love either Frozen River or Happy-Go Lucky.

Frozen River (0)
Happy-Go-Lucky (0)
In Bruges (4)
Milke (8)
WALL-E (4)

And the winner is.....Milk

Brittany
BSTuna
Geek36
GramTuna
JP
Katjam
Rob
Sherry



And for Best Adapted Screenplay, we had doubt in Doubt, but otherwise,

Benjamin Button (4)
Doubt (0)
Frost/Nixon (2)
Reader (2)
Slumdog (8)

and the winner is...Slumdog Millionaire

Anne
GramTuna
GreenTuna
JP
Kyara
Melanie
RobdGreat
Donna


Best animated film. Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black are presenting. That has to be embarrassing, but I'm not entirely sure for which person.

Although are there are bets for all three films, WALL-E is clearly the front runner in the Oscar Pool.

Bolt (1)
Kung-Fu Panda (4)
WALL-E (11)


and the winner is...WALL-E

Anne
BSTuna
Copssister
Geek36
GramTuna
GreenTuna
JP
Katjam
Melanie
Odie
Donna


And, best animated short...

Maison en Petits Cubes (2)
Lavatory-Lovestory (4)
Oktapodi (4)
Presto (3)
This Way Up (3)


and the winner is....La Maison en Petits Cubes

Kyara
Melanie



And the leader board thus far:

Julie - 4
BSTuna - 3
GramTuna - 3
GreenTuna - 3
Kyara - 3
TeenTuna - 3
Anne - 2
Brittany - 2
Geek36 - 2
Katjam - 2
Donna - 2
Copssister - 1
Odie - 1
Rob - 1
RobdeGreat - 1
Sherry - 1