Our Oscars 2007

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Well, the Academy has decided on THEIR nominees, and you know what that means...

It's OUR turn. You know the drill. PM me your top 10 picks (if applicable) for the following:

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Achievement in Directing
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Art Decoration
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Best Achievement in Makeup
Best Achievement in Sound
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Best Documentary, Features
Best Documentary, Short Subjects*
Best Short Film, Animated*
Best Short Film, Live Action*

*Will be omitted if no nominations are made.

The deadline is February 17th. The nominees will be announced a week before the actual Oscars, and the winners will be announced Oscar night. This will give you plenty of time to scramble over to your art house theaters and check out the one or two indy flicks you've been dying to see. I personally have a couple I'd like to check out.

Eligibility:

1. Films that had their first theatrical release (wide or limited) in 2006 only. The release may be limited. Film festivals do not count as a theatrical release.
2. Some films released in January 2007 are eligible, as they had limited releases in 2006. If unsure, look the film up on IMDb. Also, IMDb may cite a 2006 film as 2005. Check under release dates to be sure it wasn't just a film festival.
3. Foreign films are eligible, as long as they have been released in the U.S. this year.
4. Documentaries are not eligible for Best Picture.

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And just for kicks, here's the History of our Oscars:

BEST PICTURE:

2005 - Munich
2004 - Kill Bill: Vol. 2

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:

2005 - Eric Bana in Munich
2004 - James Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:

2005 - Naomi Watts in King Kong
2004 - TIE: Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby, Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:

2005 - Clive Owen in Sin City
2004 - David Carradine in Kill Bill: Vol. 2

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:

2005 - Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener
2004 - Maia Morgenstern for The Passion of the Christ

BEST DIRECTOR:

2005 - Steven Spielberg for Munich
2004 - Quentin Tarantino for Kill Bill: Vol. 2

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

2005 - Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco for Crash
2004 - Charlie Kaufman for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

2005 - Tony Kushner and Eric Roth for Munich
2004 - Benedict Fitzgerald and Mel Gibson for The Passion of the Christ

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

2005 - King Kong
2004 - The Passion of the Christ

BEST ART DIRECTION:

2005 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2004 - The Passion of the Christ

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

2005 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2004 - Troy

BEST SOUND:

2005 - War of the Worlds
2004 - Spider-Man 2

BEST EDITING:

2005 - Munich
2004 - Kill Bill: Vol. 2

BEST SOUND EDITING:

2005 - War of the Worlds
2004 - Ray

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

2005 - King Kong
2004 - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

BEST MAKEUP:

2005 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2004 - The Passion of the Christ

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG):

2005 - Crash -- "In the Deep" -- Bird York
2004 - TIE: Troy -- "Remember" -- Josh Groban, Team America: World Police -- "Freedom Isn't Free" -- DVDA

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE):

2005 - Munich
2004 - The Passion of the Christ

BEST SHORT FILM, ANIMATED:

2005 - Omitted due to lack of votes
2004 - Fallen Art

BEST DOCUMENTARY, FEATURES:

2005 - Grizzly Man
2004 - TIE: Super Size Me, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

2005 - Oldboy -- South Korea
2004 - The Passion of the Christ -- USA (Aramaic)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

2005 - Corpse Bride
2004 - The Incredibles

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And the nominees are:

Best Picture

Children of Men
Little Miss Sunshine
Pan's Labyrinth
The Departed
The Fountain
The Last King of Scotland

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed (Also for Blood Diamond)
Will Ferrell, Stranger Than Fiction
Clive Owen, Children of Men
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Ivana Baquero, Pan's Labyrinth
Toni Collette, Little Miss Sunshine
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children (Also for The Holiday)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Doug Jones, Pan's Labyrinth
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Jack Nicholson, The Departed
Kevin Spacey, Superman Returns

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Adriana Barraza, Babel
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
Julianne Moore, Children of Men

Best Achievement in Directing

Alfonso Cuaron, Children of Men
Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima (Also for Flags of Our Fathers)
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Paul Greengrass, United 93
Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
Guillermo Arriaga, Babel
Rian Johnson, Brick
Zach Helm, Stranger Than Fiction
Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

David Arata, Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Fergus, Hawk Otsby and Timothy J. Sexton, Children of Men
Garrison Keillor and Ken LaZebnik, A Prairie Home Companion
William Monahan, The Departed
Peter Morgan, The Last King of Scotland
Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, The Prestige

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Barry Ackroyd, United 93
Emmanuel Lubezki, Children of Men
Anthony Dod Mantle, The Last King of Scotland
Guillermo Navarro, Pan's Labyrinth
Rodrigo Prieto, Babel

Best Achievement in Editing

Brick
Children of Men
The Departed
The Last King of Scotland
United 93

Best Achievement in Art Direction

Apocalypto
Dreamgirls
Hollywoodland
Pan's Labyrinth
The Prestige

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Apocalypto
Children of Men
Curse of the Golden Flower
Pan's Labyrinth
The Illusionist
The Prestige

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Alexandre Desplat, The Queen
DeVotchKa, Little Miss Sunshine
Nathan Johnson and Larry Seymour, Brick
Clint Mansell, The Fountain
Randy Newman, Cars
Hans Zimmer, The Da Vinci Code

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Mary J. Blige and Aretha Franklin: "Never Gonna Break My Faith", Bobby
Cobra Starship: “Snakes on a Plane (Bring It),” Snakes on a Plane
Chris Cornell: "You Know My Name", Casino Royale
DeVotchKa: "Till the End of Time", Little Miss Sunshine
Beyonce Knowles: "Listen", Dreamgirls

Best Achievement in Makeup

Apocalypto
Pan's Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Superman Returns
X-Men: The Last Stand

Best Achievement in Sound

Casino Royale
Children of Men
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Departed
V for Vendetta

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Children of Men
Happy Feet
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Superman Returns
V for Vendetta

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Charlotte's Web
Children of Men
Eragon
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Poseidon
Superman Returns
X-Men: The Last Stand

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Cars
Flushed Away
Happy Feet
Hoodwinked!
Monster House

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Apocalypto - USA (Mayan)
Curse of the Golden Flower - Hong Kong
Letters from Iwo Jima - USA (Japanese)
Pan's Labyrinth - Spain
Volver - Mexico

Best Documentary, Features

An Inconvenient Truth
Block Party
This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Best Short Film, Animated

No Time for Nuts (Blue Sky/20th Century Fox)
One Man Band (Disney/Pixar)

So the drill is as follows: PM me your picks in order from favorite to least favorite (If you did not like/see a certain movie, you can choose to omit it). You have until Saturday, February 24th. Considering I got the Oscars marked on my calendar, that's not a deadline I plan to forget. So if you have time to see some of these movies, great. But get your votes in as soon as possible.

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POLLS CLOSED.

Thanks to frankenjohn, Phoenix, Pulpmariachi and slayrrr666 for joining me in deciding this year's Oscars for this board. The results will be announced concurrently with the Oscars tonight.

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Best Art Direction

Runner-up with 9 pts. - Apocalytpo

WINNER (25 pts.)

Pan's Labyrinth

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Best Make-up

Runner-up with 15 pts.:

Apocalypto

WINNER WITH 20 pts:

Pan's Labyrinth

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Best Animated Short Film

Runner-up with 4 pts.

No Time for Nuts

WINNER WITH 9 pts.:

One Man Band

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Best Sound Editing

Runners-up with 13 pts.:

Children of Men, Superman Returns

WINNER:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (15 pts.)

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Best Sound

Runner-up with 11 pts.:

The Departed

WINNERS WITH 13pts. EACH:

Casino Royale
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Runner-up with 13 pts.

Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls

WINNER:

Jack Nicholson for The Departed (15 pts.)

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Best Animated Feature

Runner-up with 13 pts.

Cars

WINNER:

Happy Feet (16 pts.)

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Best Adapted Screenplay

Runner-up with 13 pts.:

William Monahan for The Departed

WINNER:

David Arata, Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Fergus, Hawk Otsby and Timothy J. Sexton, Children of Men (18 pts.)

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Best Costume Design

Runners-up with 15 pts.:

Pan's Labyrinth
The Prestige

WINNER:

Curse of the Golden Flower (18 pts.)

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Best Cinematography

Runner-up with 12 pts.:

Guillermo Navarro Pan's Labyrinth

WINNER:

Emmanuel Lubezki for Children of Men (17 pts.)