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Congratulations, rain Bard! Wow, triple figures -- I'm impressed!
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It's funny, because I won the contests at home and at work. But I changed a lot of choices, like a lot of us did, for this contest. Oh, well. I must say, though, that the three awards for The Bourne Ultimatum were a big shock to me. I thought maybe one, but three? Is that to make up for not nominating the first two movies?
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Yet again, I suck. Congrats rainbard.
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Wow! poor results in my case!
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Post by Zahveed »

Woot! Top 20, not bad. Now if only I didn't make those hopeful choices and just went with the obvious.
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Man I suck.
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Post by OscarGuy »

I'm just mad at myself for second guessing several choices that, before I wrote my Oscar article, would have generated correct selections...
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Post by Sonic Youth »

MovieWes wrote:13. Sonic Youth – 82 pts.

Moviewes, can you recount my ballot? I thought I had <s>87 points</s>, unless I'm confusing the point system. (Make that 85.)

Not that I'd win, but I'd at least make it into the top ten.




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Post by Greg »

I did better than I thought I would. I can't even remember what I picked for Foreign Language Film, Documentary Short, Animated Short, or Live Action Short; so, probably I did half-way decent with those.
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Post by Jim20 »

This is great...I won my Oscar pool here at the office for picking Cotillard as well...
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Congratulations to rain Bard for winning this year's Oscar contest! You can now enter the pantheon that includes VanHelsing and everyone else who has won in past years that I can't remember. :D

And congratulations to all that placed in the top 10!

And congratulations to rain Bard, Jim20, Precious Doll, and Cinemanolis for correctly calling Marion Cotillard for Best Actress!

Everyone else, thanks for playing! Better luck next year!

1. rain Bard- 104 pts. *** got 8 pt. bonus

2. Jim20- 94 pts. *** got 8 pt. bonus
3. Mister Tee – 91 pts.
4. MovieWes – 90 pts.
5. anonymous – 89 pts.
5. Damien – 89 pts.
5. Greg – 89 pts.
5. rudeboy – 89 pts.
9. Heksagon – 87 pts.
10. flipp525 – 85 pts.
10. The Original BJ – 85 pts.
10. Sonic Youth – 85 pts.

13. dws1982 – 83 pts.
14. Sabin – 81 pts.
15. Precious Doll – 80 pts.
16. Mashari – 78 pts.
17. Movielover – 77 pts.
17. rolotamasi99 – 77 pts.
19. Zahveed – 76 pts.
20. dylanfan23 – 75 pts.
20. paperboy – 75 pts.
22. OscarGuy – 74 pts.
23. Big Magilla – 73 pts.
24. FilmFan720 – 72 pts.
24. Franz Ferdinand – 72 pts.
26. Anon – 71 pts.
27. Cinemanolis – 69 pts.
28. Hustler – 63 pts.
29. Steph2 – 57 pts.
30. Akash – 55 pts.
31. barrybrooks9 – 54 pts.
32. criddic3 – 46 pts.




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I'll get to tallying the scores up later today. Hopefully I'll have them done either tonight or tomorrow morning.
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Thanks, Wes. Now get some rest.
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If anybody's interested, I've tallied up everyone's cumulative choices and ranked them in order by how many points they received. Everyone's 1st choice received one point and their 2nd choice received 1/2 point. The results are kind of interesting...

The first number represents the total number of first place predictions a film received. The number in parentheses represents the number of runner-up predictions it received...

Best Picture
No Country for Old Men- 29 (3)- 30.5 pts.
There Will Be Blood- 2 (16)- 10 pts.
Juno- 1 (6)- 4 pts.
Michael Clayton (4)- 2 pts.
Atonement (2)- 1 pt.

Best Director
Coens- 30 (2)- 31 pts.
Paul Thomas Anderson- 2 (25)- 14.5 pts.
Julian Schnabel (5)- 2.5 pts.

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis- 31 (1)- 31.5 pts.
George Clooney (16)- 8 pts.
Johnny Depp (10)- 5 pts.
Viggo Mortensen- 1 (1)- 1.5 pts.
Tommy Lee Jones (3)- 1.5 pts.

Best Actress
Julie Christie- 28 (4)- 30 pts.
Marion Cotillard- 4 (19)- 13.5 pts.
Ellen Page (8)- 4 pts.

Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem- 31 (1)- 31.5 pts.
Hal Holbrook- 1 (26)- 14 pts.
Casey Affleck (5)- 2.5 pts.

Best Supporting Actress
Tilda Swinton- 18 (7)- 21.5 pts.
Amy Ryan- 6 (13)- 12.5 pts.
Ruby Dee- 5 (6)- 8 pts.
Cate Blanchett- 2 (6)- 5 pts.
Saorise Ronan- 1- 1 pt.

Original Screenplay
Juno- 29 (3)- 30.5 pts.
Michael Clayton- 3 (24)- 15 pts.
Ratatouille (4)- 2 pts.
Lars and the Real Girl (1)- 0.5 pts.

Adapted Screenplay
No Country for Old Men- 29 (3)- 30.5 pts.
There Will Be Blood- 2 (22)- 13 pts.
Atonement- 1 (2)- 2 pt.s
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (3)- 1.5 pts.
Away from Her (1)- 0.5 pts.

Editing
No Country for Old Men- 19 (11)- 24.5 pts.
The Bourne Ultimatum- 12 (13)- 18.5 pts.
There Will Be Blood- 1 (8)- 5 pts.

Cinematography
There Will Be Blood- 18 (10)- 23 pts.
No Country for Old Men- 7 (15)- 14.5 pts.
The Assassination of Jesse James- 3 (4)- 5 pts.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly- 3 (1)- 3.5 pts.

Art Direction
There Will Be Blood- 23 (6)- 26 pts.
Sweeney Todd- 5 (18)- 14 pts.
Atonement- 4 (6)- 7 pts.

Costume Design
Atonement- 17 (8)- 21 pts.
Sweeney Todd- 7 (12)- 13 pts.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age- 5 (5)- 7.5 pts.
La vie en rose- 2 (4)- 4 pts.
Across the Universe- 1- 1 pt.

Makeup
La vie en rose- 30 (1)- 30.5 pts.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (20)- 10 pts.
Norbit- 2 (10)- 7 pts.

Original Score
Atonement- 27 (5)- 29.5 pts.
Ratatouille- 5 (21)- 15.5 pts.
3:10 to Yuma (2)- 1 pt.
Michael Clayton (2)- 1 pt.
The Kite Runner (2)- 1 pt.

Original Song
Falling Slowly- 28 (2)- 29 pts.
That’s How You Know- 2 (21)- 12.5 pts.
Happy Working Song- 2 (6)- 5 pts.
Raise it Up (2)- 1 pt.

Sound Mixing
Transformers- 13 (8)- 17 pts.
The Bourne Ultimatum- 10 (12)- 16 pts.
No Country for Old Men- 7 (9)- 11.5 pts.
Ratatouille- 1 (2)- 2 pts.
3:10 to Yuma- 1 (1)- 1.5 pts.

Sound Editing
There Will Be Blood- 15 (3)- 16.5 pts.
The Bourne Ultimatum- 9 (12)- 15 pts.
No Country for Old Men- 5 (7)- 8.5 pts.
Transformers- 2 (5)- 4.5 pts.
Ratatouille- 1 (5)- 3.5 pts.

Visual Effects
Transformers- 29 (2)- 30 pts.
The Golden Compass- 3 (16)- 11 pts.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (11)- 5.5 pts.

Animated Feature
Ratatouille- 30 (2)- 31 pts.
Persepolis- 2 (29)- 16.5 pts.

Foreign Language
The Counterfeiters- 24 (4)- 26 pts.
Beaufort- 2 (11)- 7.5 pts.
Katyn- 3 (8)- 7 pts.
12- 2 (6)- 5 pts.
Mongol (2)- 1 pt.

Documentary Feature
No End in Sight- 25 (2)- 26 pts.
Sicko- 4 (21)- 14.5 pts.
Taxi to the Dark Side- 2 (5)- 4.5 pts.
War/Dance- 1 (1)- 1.5 pts.
Operation Homecoming (2)- 1 pt.

Documentary Short
Sari’s Mother- 19 (8)- 23 pts.
Freeheld- 8 (8)- 12 pts.
Salim Baba- 2 (12)- 8 pts.
La Corona- 1 (2)- 2 pts.
Iraq in Fragments (1)- 0.5 pts.

Animated Short
I Met the Walrus- 7 (13)- 13.5 pts.
Peter & the Wolf- 9 (7)- 12.5 pts.
My Love- 9 (5)- 11.5 pts
Madame Tutli-Putli- 3 (4)- 5 pts.
Even Pigeons Go to Heaven- 4 (1)- 4.5 pts.

Live-Action Short
Tanghi Argentini- 17 (5)- 19.5 pts.
Mozart of the Pickpockets- 7 (9)- 11.5 pts.
At Night- 7 (9)- 11.5 pts.
The Substitute- 1 (4)- 3 pts.
The Tonto Women (4)- 2 pts




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Picture: No Country For Old Men (RU: There Will Be Blood)

Director: The Coen Borthers (RU: Paul Thomas Anderson)

Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (RU: Tommy Lee Jones)

Actress: Marion Cotillard (RU: Julie Christie)

Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem (RU: Hal Holbrook)

Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan (RU: Tilda Swinton)

Original Screenplay: Juno (RU: Michael Clayton)

Adapted Screenplay: No Country For Old Men (RU: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)

Cinematography: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (RU: There Will Be Blood)

Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum (RU: No Country For Old Men)

Art Direction: There Will Be Blood (RU: Atonement)

Costume Design: Atonement (RU: Elizabeth: The Golden Age)

Sound: No Country For Old Men (RU: The Bourne Ultimatum)

Sound Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum (RU: There Will Be Blood)

Makeup: La Vie En Rose (RU: Pirates of the Carribbean)

Visual Effects: Tranformers (RU: The Golden Compass)

Score: Atonement (RU: Ratatouille)

Song: "Falling Slowly" (RU: "Happy Working Song")

Foreign Film: The Counterfeiters (RU: 12)

Cartoon: Ratatouille (RU: Persepolis)

Documentary: No End in Sight (RU: Sicko)

Documentary Short: Sari's Mother (RU: Freeheld)

Live Action Short: Tanghi Argenteni (RU: At Night)

Animated Short: My Love (RU: Peter and the Wolf)

Bonus: The show will run 32 minutes over.




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