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The Great Big SS Oscar Competition (currently 1521 views) |
Murphy |
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 5:38pm |
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So I know we have a thread for Oscar chat and predictions but thought it would be good to have competition for our predictions. One pick per category, 1,000,000 points per correct answer and -1,000,000 for every wrong selection. The winner gets to be crowned Oscar champion for 2008 and gets to spend the rest of the year basking in self congratulatory glory and reminding people at every opportunity they get that they won. Surely a prize not to be sniffed at. Note: The following categories are fixed and new ones cannot be added, and all categories must have an answer next to them. Edits are allowed but none after the Oscars start of course! * Please restrict any chatter to your competition entry not have posts with just chat, will make it easier to score and Shelton already started a thread to chat about the Oscars. ** before anyone complains I have boycotted the foreign language films category as the best two foreign language films of last year are not eligible. For the nominations see... http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2008/oscarsBEST PICTURE: No Country For Old Men (Correct) BEST DIRECTOR: Joel and Ethan Coen (Correct) LEADING ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis (Correct) LEADING ACTRESS: Julie Christie (Incorrect) SUPPORTING ACTOR: Javier Bardem (Correct) SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Ryan (Incorrect) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Roger Deakins for NCFOM. (Incorrect) BEST ORIGINAL SONG: Falling Slowly (Once) (Correct) BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Juno (Correct) BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: No Country For Old Men. (Correct) |
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Death Monkey |
Posted: February 18th, 2008, 6:15pm |
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Been Around Viet-goddamn-nam is what happened to me!
LocationThe All Spin Zone Posts983 Posts Per Day 0.15 |
BEST PICTURE: No Country For Old Men (Correct)
BEST DIRECTOR: PT Anderson (Incorrect)
LEADING ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis (Correct)
LEADING ACTRESS: Ellen Page (I think Christie but I bet on Page so I feel like I oughta go with that) (Incorrect)
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Javier Bardem (Correct)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett. (Incorrect)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Roger Deakins for No Country. (Incorrect)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: One of 'em from Enchanted. Man, they were catchy tunes! "that's how you know" maybe? (Incorrect)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Michael Clayton (Incorrect)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Away From Her (Incorrect) |
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Murphy |
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 5:16am |
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Since it took only the 2nd reply and Jordan to break the main rule about no chat on this thread! I reckon I am allowed to bump this one up...
C'mon folks, I thought maybe this may get a limited response but Jeez is this really just a competition between me and Death Monkey? Am I really destined to finish last of 2?
I did kinda think that there would be at least a few of us interested in the Oscars, even if they are only a bit of a laugh.
Anyway I am a but drunk at the moment so any posts I make between now and passing out time will probably cause me grief tomorrow. But come on, have a go at least, I thought it might have been a bit of a bit of a fun competition for us. |
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sniper |
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 5:54am |
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LocationNorthern Hemisphere Posts2249 Posts Per Day 0.48 |
Okay, I'll give it a shot (bear in mind that I have only seen about 3 of the movies nominated in the various categories - so it's all gut feeling):
BEST PICTURE: Michael Clayton (Incorrect)
BEST DIRECTOR: Tony Gilroy (Incorrect)
LEADING ACTOR: George Clooney (Incorrect)
LEADING ACTRESS: Laura Linney (Incorrect)
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Hal Holbrook (Incorrect)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Ryan (Incorrect)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Roger Deakins (Incorrect)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: Who cares (Incorrect)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Michael Clayton (Incorrect)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: No Country for Old Men (Correct) |
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Soap Hands |
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 11:33pm |
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LocationIdaho Posts226 Posts Per Day 0.04 |
Hey,
Quoted from Sniper (bear in mind that I have only seen about 3 of the movies nominated in the various categories - so it's all gut feeling) |
I've only seen about three too. But if you gotta make a decision based on a feeling, gut ones are what you go with. BEST PICTURE: No Country For Old Men (Correct) BEST DIRECTOR: Anderson (Incorrect) LEADING ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis (Correct) LEADING ACTRESS: Samuel L. Jackson (Incorrect) SUPPORTING ACTOR: Javier Bardem (Correct) SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Samuel L. Jackson (Incorrect) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Roger Deakins for Assassination of Jesse James (Incorrect) BEST ORIGINAL SONG: Falling Slowly from Once (Correct) BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Christopher Walken (Incorrect) BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: No Country or Samuel L. Jackson (Incorrect) |
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Zack |
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 11:43pm |
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LocationErlanger, KY Posts4502 Posts Per Day 0.69 |
Best Picture- No Country For Old Men (Correct)
Best Director- No Country For Old Men (Correct)
Leading Actor- George Clooney (Incorrect)
Leading Actress- Laura Linney (Incorrect)
Supporting Actor- Hal Holbrook (Incorrect)
Supporting Actress- Cate Blanchett (Incorrect)
Best Cinematography- No Country For Old Men (Incorrect)
Best Original Song- Who Cares (Incorrect)
Best Original Screenplay- Micheal Clayton (Incorrect)
Best Adapted Screenplay- No Country For Old Men (Correct)
My worthless 2 cents.
~Zack~ |
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Takeshi |
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 7:34am |
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Best Doco: Sicko (Incorrect)
Best Cinematograpy: The Assasination of blah blah blah (Incorrect)
Best Movie: There Will be Blood (Incorrect)
Best Director: Coen Brothers (Correct)
Best Actreess: Cate Blanchett (Incorrect)
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett (Incorrect)
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (Correct)
Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck. (Incorrect)
Best Original Screenplay: Juno (Correct)
Best adapted Screenplay: No Country for Old Men (Correct)
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Shelton |
Posted: February 24th, 2008, 11:23pm |
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Of The Ancients
LocationChicago Posts3292 Posts Per Day 0.49 |
Gone through and added which picks are correct/incorrect to make scoring easier, and because I have nothing better to do during commercial breaks.
I suppose this makes me unofficial scorekeeper. |
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Soap Hands |
Posted: February 24th, 2008, 11:54pm |
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LocationIdaho Posts226 Posts Per Day 0.04 |
Hey,
Shelton, I think I should get credit for No Country or Samuel L. Jackson. It's an inclusive "or". I can show you the truth table.
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Shelton |
Posted: February 24th, 2008, 11:56pm |
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Of The Ancients
LocationChicago Posts3292 Posts Per Day 0.49 |
By my count, Murphy and Flyboy are tied with 7/10 each. Nice showing with the additional picks, Jordan, but unfortunately they weren't "sanctioned".
The winner will be decided by coming closest to a number between 1 and 100 that I pick, which I will be pm'ing to a mod right after I finish this post.
Go. |
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Shelton |
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 12:00am |
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LocationChicago Posts3292 Posts Per Day 0.49 |
Hey,
Shelton, I think I should get credit for No Country or Samuel L. Jackson. It's an inclusive "or". I can show you the truth table.
sheepwalker |
Sorry, truth table or not, I can't reward a multiple pick. |
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Zack |
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 12:21am |
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LocationErlanger, KY Posts4502 Posts Per Day 0.69 |
God. I suck at this game. Oh well, I can't be good at everything...
~Zack~ |
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Takeshi |
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 2:28am |
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No huge surprises this year IMO. I'm glad Daniel Day Lewis won Best Actor and it was good to see The Bourne Ultimatum get some much deserved recognition by winning a few technical awards. |
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Death Monkey |
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 4:49am |
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Been Around Viet-goddamn-nam is what happened to me!
LocationThe All Spin Zone Posts983 Posts Per Day 0.15 |
Obviously the Academy has completely lost the plot. You owe me 70$! |
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sniper |
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 5:45am |
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LocationNorthern Hemisphere Posts2249 Posts Per Day 0.48 |
Hey, 1 out of 64 ain't all bad.
But I'm clueless as to why "No Country" won anything.
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