Re: A sneak peak at three Oscar ballots
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:06 pm
From Awards Circuit. Looks like a little Anne Hathaway fatigue has set in. Could the big shocker of the night be a Jacki Weaver upset?
VOTER #1 – MALE
Best Picture (Full Preferential Ballot)
1.Argo
2.Silver Linings Playbook
3.Beasts of the Southern Wild
4.Life of Pi
5.Lincoln
6.Django Unchained
7.Amour
8.Les Miserables
9.Zero Dark Thirty
“I am so upset that I cannot vote for Ben Affleck in Director. I think it’s incredibly stupid that if a film wins Best Picture and loses Director, that the Director is not on that ticket. I know that Ben is listed as a Producer but I’m thinking when Gladiator won Best Picture. How can Ridley Scott sit there while these guys go up there and collect Oscars for MY movie. Doesn’t make sense.”
Best Director – David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook
“Only because I can’t vote for Ben Affleck, David O. Russell is the next best thing of any director this year.”
Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
“He IS Lincoln. How can you not pick him?”
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook
“Jennifer was just terrific. Everything about Silver Linings Playbook that works is because of her.”
Best Supporting Actor – Alan Arkin for Argo
“I picked Alan Arkin…I thought he was absolutely hilarious.”
Best Supporting Actress – Sally Field for Lincoln
“I have a hard time with the Hathaway thing. I thought she wasn’t in it long enough to warrant an Oscar. What Sally had with Daniel was very special…”
Best Original Screenplay – John Latins for Flight
“No comment.”
Best Adapted Screenplay – David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook
“David O. Russell for sure.”
Best Film Editing – William Goldenberg for Argo
“Simply the best.”
Best Original Score – Thomas Newman for Skyfall
“I thought his work was superb. Stuck out and was one of his best music compositions yet.”
VOTER #2 – MALE (didn’t want to give any reasoning to protect identity.)
Best Picture – Life of Pi
Best Director – Ang Lee for Life of Pi
Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
Best Actress – Emmanuelle Riva for Amour
Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress – Amy Adams for The Master
Best Original Screenplay – Michael Haneke for Amour
Best Adapted Screenplay – Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar for Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Film Editing – Life of Pi
Best Original Score – Mychael Danna for Life of Pi
VOTER #3 – FEMALE
Best Picture (Preferential ballot order)
1.Silver Linings Playbook
2.Django Unchained
3.Argo
4.Life of Pi
5.Beasts of the Southern Wild
6.Amour
7.Zero Dark Thirty
8.Les Miserables
9.Lincoln
“Is it going to be bad if I say I still haven’t made it through Lincoln yet? (laughs) It’s soooo boring and soooo long and Day-Lewis’ voice bothered me.”
Best Director – David O. Russell
“How funny was that movie? Wait…nevermind, how sad was that movie? I cried like a baby…”
(when I asked what does Russell have to do with it)
“He directed the movie. Gotta give the guy some credit.”
Best Actor – Bradley Cooper
“He was so good. How could you not give it to him?”
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence
“That scene in the diner (in a shrieky voice) oh my god!”
Best Supporting Actor – Robert DeNiro
“He’s my favorite guy of all-time and I’ve never been able to vote for him before because I wasn’t a voter when he won last time. No contest.”
Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver
“I hated Les Miz so there ain’t no way I’m voting for Hathaway so she’s out. Sally’s in a boring movie so she’s out. And you know what, I wasn’t really impressed with Helen Hunt or Amy Adams. Jacki Weaver’s in my favorite movie so I’m going to throw it her way.”
(asked if there’s someone else she would have put in the lineup that she would vote for over Jacki Weaver)
“Oh my God! YES! I absolutely loved Judi Dench in the Best Exotic movie. I wanted her to win.”
Best Original Screenplay – Moonrise Kingdom
“So cute and I love Wes Anderson.”
Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook
“Are you really surprised Clayton? Haha…Come on. How weird would it be if here I was like ‘oh no let me give it to someone else.”
Best Film Editing – Silver Linings Playbook
“Are you really asking? You know what it is.”
Best Original Score – Anna Karenina
“I loved Anna Karenina. I couldn’t believe it didn’t get nominated for Best Picture. I had to give it a little love somewhere.”
VOTER #4 – MALE
Best Picture – Silver Linings Playbook
“I don’t remember what I put #2 but I think it was Argo if I’m not mistaken.”
Best Director – Michael Haneke
Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence
Best Supporting Actor – Robert DeNiro
Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver
Best Original Screenplay – Amour
Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook
(on why SLP was on so many of his categories)
“It was the feel good movie of the year. I loved every second of it and if it wasn’t for Daniel Day-Lewis becoming Lincoln the way he did then Bradley Cooper would have had my vote too.”
VOTER #5 – FEMALE (no reasons given, just the major categories and what was last on her ballot)
Best Picture – Silver Linings Playbook (Beasts of the Southern Wild was #9)
Best Director – David O. Russell
Best Actor – Bradley Cooper
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence
Best Supporting Actor – Robert DeNiro
Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver
Best Original Screenplay – Django Unchained
Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook
VOTER #6 – MALE (off the bat, she HATED Argo)
Best Picture
1.Django Unchained
2.Silver Linings Playbook
3.Zero Dark Thirty
4.Beasts of the Southern Wild
5.Amour
6.Les Miserables
7.Lincoln
8.Life of Pi
9.Argo
Best Director – David O. Russell
Best Actor – Bradley Cooper
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence
Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress – Sally Field
“She was so funny. I think it’s great she’s doing things like this again.”
Best Original Screenplay – Django Unchained
Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Film Editing – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Original Score – Skyfall
Best Cinematography – Skyfall
(asked him if he knew who Roger Deakins was)
“Yeah. Doesn’t everybody?“
VOTER #1 – MALE
Best Picture (Full Preferential Ballot)
1.Argo
2.Silver Linings Playbook
3.Beasts of the Southern Wild
4.Life of Pi
5.Lincoln
6.Django Unchained
7.Amour
8.Les Miserables
9.Zero Dark Thirty
“I am so upset that I cannot vote for Ben Affleck in Director. I think it’s incredibly stupid that if a film wins Best Picture and loses Director, that the Director is not on that ticket. I know that Ben is listed as a Producer but I’m thinking when Gladiator won Best Picture. How can Ridley Scott sit there while these guys go up there and collect Oscars for MY movie. Doesn’t make sense.”
Best Director – David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook
“Only because I can’t vote for Ben Affleck, David O. Russell is the next best thing of any director this year.”
Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
“He IS Lincoln. How can you not pick him?”
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook
“Jennifer was just terrific. Everything about Silver Linings Playbook that works is because of her.”
Best Supporting Actor – Alan Arkin for Argo
“I picked Alan Arkin…I thought he was absolutely hilarious.”
Best Supporting Actress – Sally Field for Lincoln
“I have a hard time with the Hathaway thing. I thought she wasn’t in it long enough to warrant an Oscar. What Sally had with Daniel was very special…”
Best Original Screenplay – John Latins for Flight
“No comment.”
Best Adapted Screenplay – David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook
“David O. Russell for sure.”
Best Film Editing – William Goldenberg for Argo
“Simply the best.”
Best Original Score – Thomas Newman for Skyfall
“I thought his work was superb. Stuck out and was one of his best music compositions yet.”
VOTER #2 – MALE (didn’t want to give any reasoning to protect identity.)
Best Picture – Life of Pi
Best Director – Ang Lee for Life of Pi
Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
Best Actress – Emmanuelle Riva for Amour
Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress – Amy Adams for The Master
Best Original Screenplay – Michael Haneke for Amour
Best Adapted Screenplay – Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar for Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Film Editing – Life of Pi
Best Original Score – Mychael Danna for Life of Pi
VOTER #3 – FEMALE
Best Picture (Preferential ballot order)
1.Silver Linings Playbook
2.Django Unchained
3.Argo
4.Life of Pi
5.Beasts of the Southern Wild
6.Amour
7.Zero Dark Thirty
8.Les Miserables
9.Lincoln
“Is it going to be bad if I say I still haven’t made it through Lincoln yet? (laughs) It’s soooo boring and soooo long and Day-Lewis’ voice bothered me.”
Best Director – David O. Russell
“How funny was that movie? Wait…nevermind, how sad was that movie? I cried like a baby…”
(when I asked what does Russell have to do with it)
“He directed the movie. Gotta give the guy some credit.”
Best Actor – Bradley Cooper
“He was so good. How could you not give it to him?”
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence
“That scene in the diner (in a shrieky voice) oh my god!”
Best Supporting Actor – Robert DeNiro
“He’s my favorite guy of all-time and I’ve never been able to vote for him before because I wasn’t a voter when he won last time. No contest.”
Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver
“I hated Les Miz so there ain’t no way I’m voting for Hathaway so she’s out. Sally’s in a boring movie so she’s out. And you know what, I wasn’t really impressed with Helen Hunt or Amy Adams. Jacki Weaver’s in my favorite movie so I’m going to throw it her way.”
(asked if there’s someone else she would have put in the lineup that she would vote for over Jacki Weaver)
“Oh my God! YES! I absolutely loved Judi Dench in the Best Exotic movie. I wanted her to win.”
Best Original Screenplay – Moonrise Kingdom
“So cute and I love Wes Anderson.”
Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook
“Are you really surprised Clayton? Haha…Come on. How weird would it be if here I was like ‘oh no let me give it to someone else.”
Best Film Editing – Silver Linings Playbook
“Are you really asking? You know what it is.”
Best Original Score – Anna Karenina
“I loved Anna Karenina. I couldn’t believe it didn’t get nominated for Best Picture. I had to give it a little love somewhere.”
VOTER #4 – MALE
Best Picture – Silver Linings Playbook
“I don’t remember what I put #2 but I think it was Argo if I’m not mistaken.”
Best Director – Michael Haneke
Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence
Best Supporting Actor – Robert DeNiro
Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver
Best Original Screenplay – Amour
Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook
(on why SLP was on so many of his categories)
“It was the feel good movie of the year. I loved every second of it and if it wasn’t for Daniel Day-Lewis becoming Lincoln the way he did then Bradley Cooper would have had my vote too.”
VOTER #5 – FEMALE (no reasons given, just the major categories and what was last on her ballot)
Best Picture – Silver Linings Playbook (Beasts of the Southern Wild was #9)
Best Director – David O. Russell
Best Actor – Bradley Cooper
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence
Best Supporting Actor – Robert DeNiro
Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver
Best Original Screenplay – Django Unchained
Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook
VOTER #6 – MALE (off the bat, she HATED Argo)
Best Picture
1.Django Unchained
2.Silver Linings Playbook
3.Zero Dark Thirty
4.Beasts of the Southern Wild
5.Amour
6.Les Miserables
7.Lincoln
8.Life of Pi
9.Argo
Best Director – David O. Russell
Best Actor – Bradley Cooper
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence
Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress – Sally Field
“She was so funny. I think it’s great she’s doing things like this again.”
Best Original Screenplay – Django Unchained
Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Film Editing – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Original Score – Skyfall
Best Cinematography – Skyfall
(asked him if he knew who Roger Deakins was)
“Yeah. Doesn’t everybody?“