Help me with my Oscar pool

[Mr_Furious]

P I C T U R E (10)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
LOST IN TRANSLATION
MASTER AND COMMANDER
MYSTIC RIVER
SEABISCUIT

A C T O R (8)
JOHNNY DEPP (Pirates of the Caribbean
BEN KINGSLEY (House of Sand and Fog)
JUDE LAW (Cold Mountain)
BILL MURRAY (Lost In Translation)
SEAN PENN (Mystic River)

SUPPORTING ACTOR (7)
ALEC BALDWIN (The Cooler)
BENICIO DEL TORO (21 Grams)
DIJIMON HOUNSOU (In America)
TIM ROBBINS (Mystic River)
KEN WATANABE (The Last Samurai)

A C T R E S S (8)
KEISHA CASTLE-HUGHES (Whale Rider)
DIANE KEATON (Something's Gotta Give)
SAMANTHA MORTON (In America)
CHARLIZE THERON (Monster)
NAOMI WATTS (21 Grams)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (7)
SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO (House of Sand and Fog)
PATRICIA CLARKSON (Pieces of April)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN (Mystic River)
HOLLY HUNTER (Thirteen)
RENEE ZELLWEGER (Cold Mountain)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE (4)
BROTHER BEAR
FINDING NEMO
THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE

BEST DIRECTOR (8)
CITY OF GOD (Katia Lund & Fernando Meirelles)
LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING (Peter Jackson)
LOST IN TRANSLATION (Sofia Coppola)
MASTER AND COMMANDER (Peter Weir)
MYSTIC RIVER (Clint Eastwood)

CINEMATOGRAPHY (4)
CITY OF GOD
COLD MOUNTAIN
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
MASTER AND COMMANDER
SEABISCUIT

COSTUME DESIGN (3)
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
THE LAST SAMURAI
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER
SEABISCUIT

ORIGINAL SCORE (3)
BIG FISH
COLD MOUNTAIN
FINDING NEMO
HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

ORIGINAL SONG (3)
INTO THE WEST (LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING)
A KISS AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW (A Mighty Wind)
SCARLET TIDE (Cold Mountain)
TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE (The Triplets of Belleville)
YOU WILL BE MY AIN TRUE LOVE (Cold Mountain)

VISUAL EFFECTS (1)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (6)
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS
FINDING NEMO
IN AMERICA
LOST IN TRANSLATION

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (6)
AMERICAN SPLENDOR
CITY OF GOD
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
MYSTIC RIVER
SEABISCUIT

ART DIRECTION (4)
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
THE LAST SAMURAI
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER
SEABISCUIT

FILM EDITING (4)
CITY OF GOD
COLD MOUNTAIN
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER
SEABISCUIT

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (5)
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS
EVIL
THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI
TWIN SISTERS
ZELARY

MAKE UP (1)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
ANIMATED SHORT FILM (1)
(1) BOUNDIN'
(2) DESTINO
(3) GONE NUTTY
(4) HARVIE KRUMPET
(5) NIBBLES

LIVE ACTION SHORT (1)
(1) DIE ROTE JACKE (The Red Jacket)
(2) MOST (The Bridge)
(3) SQUASH
(4) (A) TORZIJA (A Torsion)
(5) TWO SOLDIERS

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT (1)
ASYLUM
CHERNOBYL HEART
FERRY TALES

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (1)
(1) BALSEROS
(2) CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS
(3) THE FOG OF WAR
(4) MY ARCHITECT
(5) THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND

SOUND (3)
(1) THE LAST SAMURAI
(2) LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
(3) MASTER AND COMMANDER
(4) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (5) SEABISCUIT

SOUND EDITING (1)
(1) FINDING NEMO (2) MASTER AND COMMANDER
(3) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

 

[Klubmasta Will]

LOTR to win every single category.

 

[Mr_Furious]

Originally posted by Klubmasta Will
LOTR to win every single category.

Yeah, that's probably what I'm going to do, but realistically, I only see them winning 4 or 5.

...but what about the lesser known categories? like documentary, and foreign film etc. etc.

 

[JAR]

Best Actress - CHARLIZE THERON!!!

 

[Dr Funk MD]

Originally posted by Klubmasta Will
LOTR to win every single category.

That would mean the RIGHT movie would win the award. That never happens. LOTR will get the shaft again this year. Expect something stupid like Seabiscuit to win best picture.

Also try to pick from the winners of the Golden Globes as much as possible. Academy voters are stuipid sheep and usually vote for things that are already winners. Why actually see a movie and make an informed vote when you can just pick what everyone else picked.

 

[rejenerate]

Originally posted by Dr Funk MD
Also try to pick from the winners of the Golden Globes as much as possible. Academy voters are stuipid sheep and usually vote for things that are already winners. Why actually see a movie and make an informed vote when you can just pick what everyone else picked.

I guess you must know a lot of them personally, huh? It couldn't be that they all agree the movie is worthy, right?

~jen

 

[Hal-9000]

I'd go with Murray for actor; Robbin's for supporting actor; Theron for Actress; Zellweger or Aghdashloo for supp. actress; "Girl With The Pearl.." for cinematography; 'Nemo" for animated feature; 'Samurai" for costume (period over fantasy).

 

[PRIMAL]

Originally posted by JAR
Best Actress - CHARLIZE THERON!!!

I concur.

 

[Dr Funk MD]

Originally posted by rejenerate
I guess you must know a lot of them personally, huh? It couldn't be that they all agree the movie is worthy, right?

~jen

Have you ever seen who wins these awards? It's all about hype and nothing to do with content. Miramax basically bought the Oscar for Shakespear in Love, Titanic was not the best movie the year it won, it wasn't even the best Hollywood movie.

And no I don't know them personally but I went to school for three years studying the art of film making so I'd say I have a very valid opinion on what is and isn't a good movie.

 

[PRIMAL]

Originally posted by Hal-9000
I'd go with Murray for actor; Robbin's for supporting actor; Theron for Actress; Zellweger or Aghdashloo for supp. actress; "Girl With The Pearl.." for cinematography; 'Nemo" for animated feature; 'Samurai" for costume (period over fantasy).

I'd go with Hal-9000 for super movie nerd.

 

[Klubmasta Will]

Originally posted by Dr Funk MD
That would mean the RIGHT movie would win the award. That never happens. LOTR will get the shaft again this year. Expect something stupid like Seabiscuit to win best picture.

i will bet you $100 that LOTR:ROTK will win best picture.

if any of the other four nominees wins, you win the money.

(those are good odds, go for it!)

 

[rejenerate]

Originally posted by Dr Funk MD
Have you ever seen who wins these awards? It's all about hype and nothing to do with content. Miramax basically bought the Oscar for Shakespear in Love, Titanic was not the best movie the year it won, it wasn't even the best Hollywood movie.

And no I don't know them personally but I went to school for three years studying the art of film making so I'd say I have a very valid opinion on what is and isn't a good movie.

Uh, I never said anything about what is or isn't a good movie (and sorry dude, but film school or no film school, an opinion is just that...an opinion...and we all have them). Nor did I say anything about awards being bought. I was just wondering how you know what goes through the minds of Academy members and how you know their viewing habits. Apparently you're just basing your assumptions on your personal disagreement of their choices.


~jen

 

[Evil Dynovac]

LOTR - ROTK won best pic and best director at the People's Choice. A couple more too (best song I think.)

 

[Hal-9000]

Jackson took the Director's Guild award over the weekend as well.

 

[Stormshadow]

I'll be right on atleast 85% of these picks...


P I C T U R E (10)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

A C T O R (8)
BILL MURRAY (Lost In Translation)


SUPPORTING ACTOR (7)
TIM ROBBINS (Mystic River)


A C T R E S S (8)
CHARLIZE THERON (Monster)


SUPPORTING ACTRESS (7)
SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO (House of Sand and Fog)


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE (4)
FINDING NEMO


BEST DIRECTOR (8)
LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING (Peter Jackson)

CINEMATOGRAPHY (4)
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING


COSTUME DESIGN (3)
THE LAST SAMURAI


ORIGINAL SCORE (3)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING


ORIGINAL SONG (3)
INTO THE WEST (LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING)


VISUAL EFFECTS (1)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (6)
LOST IN TRANSLATION


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (6)
AMERICAN SPLENDOR


ART DIRECTION (4)
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING


FILM EDITING (4)
MASTER AND COMMANDER


FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (5)
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS

MAKE UP (1)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

ANIMATED SHORT FILM (1)
(2) DESTINO


LIVE ACTION SHORT (1)
(1) DIE ROTE JACKE (The Red Jacket)


DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT (1)
ASYLUM


DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (1)
(3) THE FOG OF WAR


SOUND (3)
(3) MASTER AND COMMANDER


SOUND EDITING (1)
(2) MASTER AND COMMANDER

 

[OhNo!]

picture-lord of the rings
director-clint eastwood
actor-bill murray
actress-charlize theron
supp.actor-tim robbins
supp.actress-patricia clarkson
original screenplay-lost in translation
adapted screenplay-lord of the rings
documentary-the fog of war
animated film-finding nemo


THESE ARE ALL LOCKS!

 

[PosTMOd]

LOTR, because shitty epic films always win best picture.

LOTR is like Star Wars-- overrated as hell, and liked only by people who read the books as children. The best way to get people to like something is to fish them in when they have no taste, i.e. when they are kids.

For once, I wish that people would have some objectivity about films, but I guess that would be like asking a retard to do long division.

 

[Klubmasta Will]

P I C T U R E (10)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

A C T O R (8)
KING ARAGORN (LOTR:ROTK)

SUPPORTING ACTOR (7)
FRODO BAGGINS (LOTR:ROTK)

A C T R E S S (8)
EOWYN (LOTR:ROTK)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (7)
Tie: MERRI and PIPPEN (LOTR:ROTK)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE (4)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

BEST DIRECTOR (8)
LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING (Peter Jackson)

CINEMATOGRAPHY (4)
GANDALF (LOTR:ROTK)

COSTUME DESIGN (3)
SAMWISE GAMGEE (LOTR:ROTK)

ORIGINAL SCORE (3)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

ORIGINAL SONG (3)
"We are hobbits!!! Hip hip hooray!" (LOTR:ROTK)

VISUAL EFFECTS (1)
LORD SAURON (LOTR:ROTK)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (6)
J.R.R. TOLKEIN (LOTR:ROTK)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (6)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

ART DIRECTION (4)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

FILM EDITING (4)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (5)
SEÑOR OF THE RINGS: VUELTA DEL REY

MAKE UP (1)
LEGOLAS (LOTR:ROTK)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM (1)
"Frodo and Sam's Erotic Adventure" (LOTR:ROTK)

LIVE ACTION SHORT (1)
"Arwen Meets Mr. Spock" (LOTR:ROTK)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT (1)
"People Who Line Up for Movie Premieres and Why They Kick Ass" (LOTR:ROTK)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (1)
"LOTR vs. Star Wars - this time it's personal" (LOTR:ROTK)

SOUND (3)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

SOUND EDITING (1)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

 

[Dr Funk MD]

Originally posted by Klubmasta Will
i will bet you $100 that LOTR:ROTK will win best picture.

if any of the other four nominees wins, you win the money.

(those are good odds, go for it!)

Deal. I expect to be paid in $5 and $10. (I like to carry around big wads of bills, it makes me feel like a big man)

 

[Dr Funk MD]

Originally posted by rejenerate
Uh, I never said anything about what is or isn't a good movie (and sorry dude, but film school or no film school, an opinion is just that...an opinion...and we all have them). Nor did I say anything about awards being bought. I was just wondering how you know what goes through the minds of Academy members and how you know their viewing habits. Apparently you're just basing your assumptions on your personal disagreement of their choices.


~jen

Oh, I see, this is the argument where we nit pick the wording of my statement. Fine... edited as follows:

That would mean the movie I liked the best would win the award. That never happens in my opinion . LOTR might get the shaft again this year. Expect a movie that I did not see and/or enjoy like Seabiscuit to win best picture.

Also try to pick from the winners of the Golden Globes as much as possible. In my opinion, Academy voters are stupid sheep and usually vote for things that are already winners. I hypothetically ask why actually see a movie and make an informed vote when you can just pick what everyone else picked?

 

[Dr Funk MD]

...And just because I like to put my money where my mouth is, here are my pick to win* even though I didn't see many of these films this year (so I guessed)


*note: I said 'to win' not 'that I want to win')


P I C T U R E (10)
SEABISCUIT

A C T O R (8)
JOHNNY DEPP (Pirates of the Caribbean

SUPPORTING ACTOR (7)
BENICIO DEL TORO (21 Grams)
A C T R E S S (8)
CHARLIZE THERON (Monster)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (7) RENEE ZELLWEGER (Cold Mountain)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE (4) FINDING NEMO

BEST DIRECTOR (8)
LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING (Peter Jackson)

CINEMATOGRAPHY (4) MASTER AND COMMANDER
COSTUME DESIGN (3) LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
ORIGINAL SCORE (3)
FINDING NEMO

ORIGINAL SONG (3) A KISS AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW (A Mighty Wind)
VISUAL EFFECTS (1) MASTER AND COMMANDER
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (6) FINDING NEMO

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (6)
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING

ART DIRECTION (4)
THE LAST SAMURAI

FILM EDITING (4)
MASTER AND COMMANDER

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (5)
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS

MAKE UP (1)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

ANIMATED SHORT FILM (1)
(2) DESTINO

LIVE ACTION SHORT (1)
(3) SQUASH

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT (1)
ASYLUM

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (1)
(2) CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS

SOUND (3)
(2) LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
SOUND EDITING (1)
(1) FINDING NEMO

 

[Klubmasta Will]

Originally posted by Dr Funk MD
Deal. I expect to be paid in $5 and $10. (I like to carry around big wads of bills, it makes me feel like a big man)

^^^ i figured i should probably reply to this to clarify things before the big show.

i very much want to make this bet - that is, i will bet $100 on LOTR:TTT to win versus the other 4 nominees - but i don't know you, so i'm not sure how i would collect.

do you have any suggestions or does anyone who knows me want to take this bet?

 

[Poot]

KW: I will never make a bet with you.

Because I know I will lose.

No question.

Smarter than the average bear...

Edit: I don't think this helps you draw someone in for a bet. Soooorrrry...