Well, I think it is time for the Oscar nominations game that we have each year. This year should be a little harder to predict as we don't have benemoths like Return of the King coming out. Much more is up in the air than in the previous years. Will Scorcese finally be awarded for his work? Will the Academy nominate Uma Thurman and make up for her snub last year? We will learn all this when the nominations are announced on January 25th, 2005. Before that we can only predict and this is what this game is for.

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Here we go with the rules:

There are three key dates for the predictions. The first is November 18th (about a week before the first really major contender, Alexander, comes out), second is December 12th (day before the Golden Globes nominees are announced), third is January 15th (day before the Golden Globes show) after which no predictions will be accepted.

NOTE: Specify the movies for the Best (supporting) Actor/Actress nominees!!!

BONUS-POINTS:

1) Those who predict BEFORE November 18th get 18 Bonus Points

2) Those who predict BEFORE December 12th get 10 Bonus Points

So there are 3 key dates:

November 18th (first deadline)
December 12th (second deadline)
January 15th (final deadline)

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And here is the GAME:

1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees (10 points each)

2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees (10 points each)

3. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees (Again, specify which movie they'll be nominated for) (10 points each)

4. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees (10 Points each)

5. Predict the 5 Best Original Screenplay nominees (6 points each)

6. Predict the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay nominees (6 points each)

7. Predict EITHER the 5 best supporting actor nominees OR the 5 best supporting actress nominees (7 points each)

8. Predict the 3 Best Animated Film Nominees (5 points each)

9. Predict EITHER the 3 Best Visual Effects Nominees OR the 5 Best Foreign Movie nominees (the foreing movies are 5 and therefore harder to predict, but you can win points here) (5 points each)

10. Predict any other 3 categories you want. (worth up to 5 points each) (Note: In questions 7/9 you are asked to predict only either best supporting actor OR actress and either Best Foreign Movie or Best Visual Effects. If you, for example choose Actor and Foreign Movies, you can still predict the Best Supporting Actress and Best Visual Effects nominees here) (5 points each)

Bonus Questions:

1. What will be the most nominated movie? (5 points)

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will the most nominated movie receive?

2. What will be the most nominated studio? (7 points)

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will that studio receive?

4. How many of the oscar nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be first-time nominees? (4 points)

4. Which of the following movies will be completely snubbed by the Academy: (3 points each)

Kill Bill Vol. 2
Sideways
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Passion of the Christ
Troy
Spider-Man 2
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
A Very Long Engagement
The Merchant of Venice
The Manchurian Candidate
The Terminal
Napoleon Dynamite
Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban
I, Robot
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HAVE FUN!


PS: Can someone sticky it, by any chance?

Wait. So what's your definition of 'completely snubbed?' Like...NO nominations, or like...one...or two?

Nope, ZERO. No nominations whatsoever.

Okay, I'll give this a try.

1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees (10 points each)

The Aviator
Closer
The Passion Of The Christ
Finding Neverland
Vera Drake

2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees (10 points each)

Martin Scorcese-The Aviator
Mike Nichols-Closer
Marc Forster-Finding Neverland
Mike Leigh-Vera Drake
Jean-Pierre Jeunet-A Very Long Engagement


3. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees (Again, specify which movie they'll be nominated for) (10 points each)

Julia Roberts-Closer
Imelda Staunton-Vera Drake
Audrey Tautou-A Very Long Engagement
Kate Winslet-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Annette Benning-Being Julia


4. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees (10 Points each)

Jamie Foxx-Ray
Liam Neeson-Kinsey
Johnny Depp-Finding Neverland
Javier Bardem-Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)
Jim Cavaziel-The Passion of the Christ

5. Predict the 5 Best Original Screenplay nominees (6 points each)

The Incredibles
Vera Drake
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Aviator
Kinsey

6. Predict the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay nominees (6 points each)

Closer
Sideways
Finding Neverland
A Very Long Engagement
The Motorcycle Diaries


7. Predict EITHER the 5 best supporting actor nominees OR the 5 best supporting actress nominees (7 points each)

Natalie Portman-Closer
Cloris Leechman, Spanglish
Meryl Streep, The Manchurian Canidate
Laura Linney-Kinsey
Virginia Madsen-Sideways


8. Predict the 3 Best Animated Film Nominees (5 points each)

Shrek 2
The Incredibles
Shark Tale

9. Predict EITHER the 3 Best Visual Effects Nominees OR the 5 Best Foreign Movie nominees (the foreing movies are 5 and therefore harder to predict, but you can win points here) (5 points each)

Spider-Man 2
The Day After Tomorrow
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

10. Predict any other 3 categories you want. (worth up to 5 points each) (Note: In questions 7/9 you are asked to predict only either best supporting actor OR actress and either Best Foreign Movie or Best Visual Effects. If you, for example choose Actor and Foreign Movies, you can still predict the Best Supporting Actress and Best Visual Effects nominees here) (5 points each)

Supporting Actor

Clive Owen-Closer
David Carradine-Kill Bill Volume II
Thomas Haden Church-Sideways
Peter Sarsgaard - Kinsey
Freddie Highmore-Finding Neverland

Foreign Language Film
Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)-Spain
House of Flying Daggers-China
Innocent Voices-Mexico
Downfall-Germany
Nobody Knows-Japan

Best Score
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Passion of the Christ
The Incredibles
Sideways
Finding Neverland

Bonus Questions:

1. What will be the most nominated movie? (5 points)

Finding Neverland

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will the most nominated movie receive? 11

2. What will be the most nominated studio? (7 points) Not sure...I'll answer later

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will that studio receive?

4. How many of the oscar nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be first-time nominees? (4 points) 5

4. Which of the following movies will be completely snubbed by the Academy: (3 points each)

Kill Bill Vol. 2
Sideways
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Passion of the Christ
Troy
Spider-Man 2
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
A Very Long Engagement
The Merchant of Venice
The Manchurian Candidate
The Terminal
Napoleon Dynamite
Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban
I, Robot

GREAT Chris! I'm glad you're taking part!

By the way, don't forget to predict a third category for question 10 as you have only two so far.

Incase you misunderstood it, you can predict any 3 categories that you want in question 10, not necessarily Best Foreign or Best Sup. Actor. Any you want.

Thanks again for participation!

Oh, I guess I forgot to, lol. I'll pick another one tomorrow, and try to guess which studio will have the most nominations.

I'll be posting predictions soon. Just give me a couple of days to think about it.

Lecter, I'll have mine up before the first deadline too.

Do you get minus points for guessing wrong? (i.e. what if I chose every movie listed to have 0 nominations?)

YES, you do get 3 minus points for each that you have wrong

k...l guess l'll try this...


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1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees (10 points each)

The Aviator
Closer
Sideways
Finding Neverland
Alexander

2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees (10 points each)

Alexander Payne, Sideways
Mike Nichols, Closer
Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Oliver Stone, Alexander

3. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees (Again, specify which movie they'll be nominated for) (10 points each)

Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Julia Roberts, Closer
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace

4. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees (10 Points each)

Jamie Foxx, Ray
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Javier Bardem, The Sea Inside
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

5. Predict the 5 Best Original Screenplay nominees (6 points each)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Aviator

6. Predict the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay nominees (6 points each)

Finding Neverland
Sideways
Closer
The Motorcycle Diaries

7. Predict EITHER the 5 best supporting actor nominees OR the 5 best supporting actress nominees (7 points each)

8. Predict the 3 Best Animated Film Nominees (5 points each)

The Incredibles
Shrek 2
Home on the Range

9. Predict EITHER the 3 Best Visual Effects Nominees OR the 5 Best Foreign Movie nominees (the foreing movies are 5 and therefore harder to predict, but you can win points here) (5 points each)

SPAIN - Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)
FRANCE - Les Choristes (The Chorus)
CHINA - House of Flying Daggers

10. Predict any other 3 categories you want. (worth up to 5 points each) (Note: In questions 7/9 you are asked to predict only either best supporting actor OR actress and either Best Foreign Movie or Best Visual Effects. If you, for example choose Actor and Foreign Movies, you can still predict the Best Supporting Actress and Best Visual Effects nominees here) (5 points each)

Bonus Questions:

1. What will be the most nominated movie? (5 points)

The Aviator

Tie Breaker:
How many nominations will the most nominated movie receive?

9

2. What will be the most nominated studio? (7 points)

Miramax

Tie Breaker:
How many nominations will that studio receive?

4. How many of the oscar nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be first-time nominees? (4 points)

4. Which of the following movies will be completely snubbed by the Academy: (3 points each)

Kill Bill Vol. 2
The Passion of the Christ
Troy
Napoleon Dynamite
I, Robot

1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees
-The Aviator
-Finding Neverland
-Ray
-Garden State
-Eternal Sunshine


2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees
- Mike Nichols - Closer
- Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
- Mike Leigh - Vera Drake
- Taylor Hackford - Ray
- Mel Gibson - The Passion of the Christ


3. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees
- Annete Bening - Being Julia
- Julia Roberts - Closer
- Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
- Audrey Tautou - A Very Long Engagement

4. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees
- Jamie Foxx - Ray
- Javier Bardem - Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)
- Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator
- Bill Murray - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

5. Predict the 5 Best Original Screenplay nominees
- Garden State
- Spanglish
- The Aviator
- Kinsey
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


6. Predict the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay nominees
- Sideways
- Closer
- Finding Neverland
- The Motorcycle Diaries
- A Very Long Engagement


7. Predict the 5 best supporting actress nominees
- Laura Linney - Kinsey
- Virginia Madsen - Sideways
- Natalie Portman - Closer
- Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
- Maia Morgenstern - The Passion of the Christ


8. Predict the 3 Best Animated Film Nominees
- The Incredibles
- Shrek 2
- Shark Tale


9. Predict 3 Best Visual Effects Nominees
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- I, Robot
- The Day After Tomorrow


10. Predict any other 3 categories you want.

---Best Supporting Actor
- Clive Owen - Closer
- David Caradine - Kill Bill vol 2
- Willem Dafoe - The Life Aquatic
- Jude Law - The Aviator
- Jim Carrey - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events


---Best Score
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- The Incredibles
- Shrek 2
- Spider-man 2
- The Passion of the Christ



1. What will be the most nominated movie? Eternal Sunshine
How many nominations will the most nominated movie receive? 7


2. What will be the most nominated studio? -
How many nominations will that studio receive? -


3. How many of the oscar nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be first-time nominees? 5

4. Which of the following movies will be completely snubbed by the Academy:

Sideways
Fahrenheit 9/11
Troy
The Merchant of Venice
The Manchurian Candidate
The Terminal
Napoleon Dynamite


Not done yet. Hopefully I'll remember to update it later.

I'm almost certain Sideways won't be snubbed by the Academy. To be more precise, I think Alexander Payne will get nominated for the Best Director, although the movie itself may not be nominated, depending on how big a splash it can make when it continues to expand to over 1000 theaters. Payne has established himself with the Academy via About Schmidt. He will be the David Lynch of this year.

Oh, Alexander is out of my predictions as well.

1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees (10 points each)
The Aviator
Closer
Finding Neverland
The Phantom of the Opera
Ray

2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees (10 points each)
Martin Scorsese (The Aviator)
Mike Nichols (Closer)
Joel Schumacher (The Phantom of the Opera)
Taylor Hackford (Ray)
Alexander Payne (Sideways)

3. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees (10 points each)
Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake)
Annette Bening (Being Julia)
Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Julia Roberts (Closer)
Emmy Rossum (The Phantom of the Opera)

4. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees (10 Points each)
Jamie Foxx (Ray)
Javier Bardem (The Sea Inside)
Liam Neeson (Kinsey)
Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland)
Jeff Bridges (Door in the Floor)

5. Predict the 5 Best Original Screenplay nominees (6 points each)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Aviator
Kinsey
The Incredibles
Vera Drake

6. Predict the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay nominees (6 points each)
Closer
Finding Neverland
Sideways
The Motorcycle Diaries
A Very Long Engagement

7. Predict EITHER the 5 best supporting actor nominees OR the 5 best supporting actress nominees (7 points each)
Supporting Actresses:
Laura Linney (Kinsey)
Natalie Portman (Closer)
Cate Blanchett (The Aviator)
Virginia Madsen (Sideways)
Minnie Driver (The Phantom of the Opera)

8. Predict the 3 Best Animated Film Nominees (5 points each)
The Incredibles
Shrek 2
Polar Express

9. Predict EITHER the 3 Best Visual Effects Nominees OR the 5 Best Foreign Movie nominees (the foreing movies are 5 and therefore harder to predict, but you can win points here) (5 points each)
Best Visual Effects:
Spider-Man 2
The Day after Tomorrow
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

10. Predict any other 3 categories you want. (worth up to 5 points each) (Note: In questions 7/9 you are asked to predict only either best supporting actor OR actress and either Best Foreign Movie or Best Visual Effects. If you, for example choose Actor and Foreign Movies, you can still predict the Best Supporting Actress and Best Visual Effects nominees here) (5 points each)
Best Supporting Actors:
Clive Owen (Closer)
Val Kilme (Alexander)
David Carradine (Kill Bill Vol. 2)
Peter Sarsgaard (Kinsey)
Jim Carrey (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Best Cinematography:
The Aviator
Alexander
The Passion of the Christ
Closer
The Phantom of the Opera

Best Film Editing:
The Aviator
Kinsey
Closer
The Passion of the Christ
Ray


Bonus Questions:

1. What will be the most nominated movie? (5 points)
The Aviator

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will the most nominated movie receive?
11

2. What will be the most nominated studio? (7 points)
Miramax

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will that studio receive?
18

4. How many of the oscar nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be first-time nominees? (4 points)
3

4. Which of the following movies will be completely snubbed by the Academy: (3 points each)

Fahrenheit 9/11
Troy
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
The Merchant of Venice
The Manchurian Candidate
The Terminal
Napoleon Dynamite
I, Robot

Is Eternal Sunshine an original screenplay?

Yeah, it is considered an original screenplay.

Thanks, I'll have to change that.

1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees (10 points each)

The Aviator
Closer
sideways
Finding Neverland
Alexander


2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees (10 points each)

Martin Scorcese-The Aviator
Mike Nichols-Closer
Marc Forster-Finding Neverland
Oliver Stone Alexander
Alexander Payne Sideways


3. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees (Again, specify which movie they'll be nominated for) (10 points each)

Julia Roberts-Closer
Kate Winslet-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind



4. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees (10 Points each)

Jamie Foxx-Ray
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Johnny Depp-Finding Neverland
Javier Bardem-Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)
Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

5. Predict the 5 Best Original Screenplay nominees (6 points each)

The Incredibles
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Aviator
Kinsey

6. Predict the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay nominees (6 points each)

Closer
Sideways
Finding Neverland
The Motorcycle Diaries


7. Predict EITHER the 5 best supporting actor nominees OR the 5 best supporting actress nominees (7 points each)

Natalie Portman-Closer
Cloris Leechman, Spanglish
Meryl Streep, The Manchurian Canidate
Laura Linney-Kinsey
Virginia Madsen-Sideways


8. Predict the 3 Best Animated Film Nominees (5 points each)

The Incredibles
Shrek 2
Shark Tale

9. Predict EITHER the 3 Best Visual Effects Nominees OR the 5 Best Foreign Movie nominees (the foreing movies are 5 and therefore harder to predict, but you can win points here) (5 points each)

Spider-Man 2
The Day After Tomorrow
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

10. Predict any other 3 categories you want. (worth up to 5 points each) (Note: In questions 7/9 you are asked to predict only either best supporting actor OR actress and either Best Foreign Movie or Best Visual Effects. If you, for example choose Actor and Foreign Movies, you can still predict the Best Supporting Actress and Best Visual Effects nominees here) (5 points each)

Supporting Actor

Clive Owen-Closer
David Carradine-Kill Bill Volume II
Peter Sarsgaard - Kinsey
Eric bana - troy

Foreign Language Film
Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)-Spain
House of Flying Daggers-China
Downfall-Germany
Nobody Knows-Japan
Hero

Best Score
The Aviator
The Terminal
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Passion of the Christ
The Incredibles

Bonus Questions:

1. What will be the most nominated movie? (5 points)

Finding Neverland

Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will the most nominated movie receive? 9

2. What will be the most nominated studio? (7 points) miramax
Tie Breaker:

How many nominations will that studio receive? 7

4. How many of the oscar nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be first-time nominees? (4 points) 5

4. Which of the following movies will be completely snubbed by the Academy: (3 points each)

Kill Bill Vol. 2
Sideways
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Passion of the Christ
Troy
Spider-Man 2
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
A Very Long Engagement
The Merchant of Venice
The Manchurian Candidate
The Terminal
Napoleon Dynamite
Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban
I, Robot [/quote]

OOPS! I got too busy and missed the November 18th deadline! I will have predictions before the December 12th deadline however.

Changes coming for the Dec 12th deadline. :wink:

I was glad that I didn't even bother to enter mine before the first deadline.

So much has changed, seriously.

Yeah, I'm not even sure it's worth it to enter before the second deadline. I'll probably wait until January.

Right now I'd say for best picture:
Finding Neverland
Ray
The Aviator
and.... :? I'm not sure what else.

Animated films is the only easy one IMO:
Shrek 2
The Incredibles
The Polar Express

Once again, I totally forgot about this! Sorry! I'll try to make the NEXT deadline!

By the way everyone, I'll be out of touch the next 2 or 3 days. I'll be flying to America in less than 24 hours. Have fun with NY awards and Golden Globe nominations without me!

Hey, have a safe flight.

Eh, I have to change a few things. I woner if it will be better to leave things as they are?