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Old 02-21-2005, 06:16 PM
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cubedbee wasn't planning to start one this year, so who better to handle it than ME ME ME.

Pick one winner in each category. A perfect score would be 63 points. Entry deadline is this Sunday, February 27th, 8 pm Eastern.

4 points each:

BEST PICTURE
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Aviator
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Taylor Hackford, Ray
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Mike Leigh, Vera Drake

BEST ACTOR
Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening, Being Julia
Catalina Moreno, Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Alda, The Aviator
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
Clive Owen, Closer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Laura Linney, Kinsey
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman, Closer

SCREENPLAY(Original)
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hotel Rwanda
The Incredibles
Vera Drake

SCREENPLAY(Adapted)
Before Sunset
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
The Motorcycle Diaries
Sideways

3 points each:

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Aviator
House of Flying Daggers
The Passion of the Christ
The Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
As it is in Heaven
The Chorus
Downfall
The Sea Inside
Yesterday

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Born into Brothels
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Super Size Me
Tupac: Resurrection
Twist of Faith

ORIGINAL SCORE
Finding Neverland
Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ
The Village

ORIGINAL SONG
Accidentally in Love, Shrek 2
Al Otro Lado Del Rio, Motorcycle Diaries
Believe, Polar Express
Learn to be Lonely, Phantom of the Opera
Look to Your Path, The Chorus

2 points each:

EDITING
The Aviator
Collateral
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray

ART DIRECTION
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events
The Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement

COSTUME DESIGN
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events
Ray
Troy

SOUND
The Aviator
The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Ray
Spider-Man 2

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Incredibles
Shark Tale
Shrek 2

1 point each:

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Autism is a World
Children of Leningradsky
Hardwood
Mighty Times: The Children's March
Sister Rose's Passion

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Everything in this Country Must
Little Terrorist
7:35 in the Morning
Two Cars, One Night
Wasp

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Birthday Boy
Gopher Broke
Guard Dog
Lorenzo
Ryan

MAKEUP
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ
The Sea Inside

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Spider-Man 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban
I, Robot
Spider-Man 2
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Old 02-21-2005, 06:57 PM
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Of course I haven't seen most of these, but it's a damn easy contest to enter and I'll be darned if I'm not gonna enter these things until I win some kind of prize...

4 points each:

BEST PICTURE
Million Dollar Baby

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Aviator

BEST ACTOR
Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST ACTRESS
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Clive Owen, Closer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Virginia Madsen, Sideways

SCREENPLAY(Original)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

SCREENPLAY(Adapted)
Finding Neverland

3 points each:

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Passion of the Christ

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Chorus

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Twist of Faith

ORIGINAL SCORE
Finding Neverland

ORIGINAL SONG
Believe, Polar Express

2 points each:

EDITING
Finding Neverland

ART DIRECTION
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

COSTUME DESIGN
The Aviator

SOUND
Ray

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Incredibles

1 point each:

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Autism is a World

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Little Terrorist

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Ryan

MAKEUP
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Spider-Man 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban



There you have it, my stab at the winners! I'll plan to contact glenn about my prize on the morning of the 28th! Wait, there's no prize?! Darnit, you got me to enter anyway...
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Old 02-21-2005, 07:48 PM
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BEST PICTURE
The Aviator


BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Aviator


BEST ACTOR
Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening, Being Julia


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator


SCREENPLAY(Original)
Vera Drake

SCREENPLAY(Adapted)
Sideways

3 points each:

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Aviator


FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Sea Inside

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
The Story of the Weeping Camel


ORIGINAL SCORE
Finding Neverland


ORIGINAL SONG
Learn to be Lonely, Phantom of the Opera


2 points each:

EDITING
Ray

ART DIRECTION
The Aviator

COSTUME DESIGN
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

SOUND
Spider-Man 2

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Incredibles


1 point each:

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Children of Leningradsky


LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Everything in this Country Must


ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Lorenzo


MAKEUP
The Passion of the Christ

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Spider-Man 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
Spider-Man 2
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Old 02-21-2005, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Super Silver Haze
cubedbee wasn't planning to start one this year, so who better to handle it than ME ME ME.

Pick one winner in each category. A perfect score would be 63 points. Entry deadline is this Sunday, February 27th, 8 pm Eastern.

4 points each:

BEST PICTURE

Ray


BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Aviator


BEST ACTOR

Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST ACTRESS

Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator


SCREENPLAY(Original)
The Aviator


SCREENPLAY(Adapted)

Finding Neverland


3 points each:

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Aviator


FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Chorus


DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

Super Size Me


ORIGINAL SCORE

The Passion of the Christ


ORIGINAL SONG
Accidentally in Love, Shrek 2


2 points each:

EDITING
The Aviator


ART DIRECTION

The Phantom of the Opera


COSTUME DESIGN

Finding Neverland



SOUND

The Incredibles


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Incredibles


1 point each:

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Sister Rose's Passion

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

7:35 in the Morning


ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Ryan

MAKEUP

The Passion of the Christ


SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
The Incredibles



VISUAL EFFECTS

Spider-Man 2
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Old 02-21-2005, 10:22 PM
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BEST PICTURE
The Aviator

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Aviator

BEST ACTOR
Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST ACTRESS
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Clive Owen, Closer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, Closer

SCREENPLAY(Original)
Hotel Rwanda

SCREENPLAY(Adapted)
Finding Neverland

3 points each:

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Aviator

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
As it is in Heaven

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
The Story of the Weeping Camel

ORIGINAL SCORE
Finding Neverland

ORIGINAL SONG
Accidentally in Love, Shrek 2

2 points each:

EDITING
The Aviator

ART DIRECTION
Finding Neverland

COSTUME DESIGN
Finding Neverland

SOUND
The Aviator

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Incredibles

1 point each:

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Sister Rose's Passion

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
7:35 in the Morning

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Guard Dog

MAKEUP
The Sea Inside

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Spider-Man 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
Spider-Man 2
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Old 02-21-2005, 10:54 PM
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BEST PICTURE
The Aviator

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Aviator


BEST ACTOR
Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST ACTRESS
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator

SCREENPLAY(Original)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

SCREENPLAY(Adapted)
Sideways

3 points each:

CINEMATOGRAPHY
House of Flying Daggers

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Sea Inside

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Super Size Me

ORIGINAL SCORE
The Passion of the Christ


ORIGINAL SONG
Al Otro Lado Del Rio, Motorcycle Diaries

2 points each:

EDITING
The Aviator

ART DIRECTION
Finding Neverland

COSTUME DESIGN
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

SOUND
The Polar Express

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Incredibles

1 point each:

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Autism is a World

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Everything in this Country Must

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Lorenzo

MAKEUP
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Spider-Man 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
Spider-Man 2
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Old 02-22-2005, 01:31 PM
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My picks:


4 points each:

BEST PICTURE
Million Dollar Baby

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Aviator

BEST ACTOR
Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST ACTRESS
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Clive Owen, Closer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, Closer

SCREENPLAY(Original)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

SCREENPLAY(Adapted)
Sideways

3 points each:

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Aviator

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Sea Inside

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Super Size Me

ORIGINAL SCORE
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

ORIGINAL SONG
Accidentally in Love, Shrek 2

2 points each:

EDITING
Finding Neverland

ART DIRECTION
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

COSTUME DESIGN
Finding Neverland

SOUND
The Aviator

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Shark Tale

1 point each:

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Children of Leningradsky

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Wasp

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Guard Dog

MAKEUP
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Spider-Man 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
I, Robot
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Quote:

BEST PICTURE
Million Dollar Baby

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Aviator

BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator

BEST ACTRESS
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jamie Foxx, Collateral

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Virginia Madsen, Sideways

SCREENPLAY(Original)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


SCREENPLAY(Adapted)
Sideways

3 points each:

CINEMATOGRAPHY
House of Flying Daggers

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Sea Inside

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Born into Brothels

ORIGINAL SCORE
Finding Neverland

ORIGINAL SONG
Look to Your Path, The Chorus

2 points each:

EDITING
Collateral

ART DIRECTION
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

COSTUME DESIGN
Ray

SOUND
Ray

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Incredibles

1 point each:

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Autism is a World

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
7:35 in the Morning

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Gopher Broke


MAKEUP
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Spider-Man 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban
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Of course I haven't seen most of these, but it's a damn easy contest to enter and I'll be darned if I'm not gonna enter these things until I win some kind of prize...

4 points each:

BEST PICTURE
Million Dollar Baby

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Aviator

BEST ACTOR
Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST ACTRESS
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Clive Owen, Closer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Virginia Madsen, Sideways

SCREENPLAY(Original)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

SCREENPLAY(Adapted)
Finding Neverland

3 points each:

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Passion of the Christ

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Chorus

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Twist of Faith

ORIGINAL SCORE
Finding Neverland

ORIGINAL SONG
Believe, Polar Express

2 points each:

EDITING
Finding Neverland

ART DIRECTION
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

COSTUME DESIGN
The Aviator

SOUND
Ray

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Incredibles

1 point each:

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Autism is a World

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Little Terrorist

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Ryan

MAKEUP
Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Spider-Man 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban



There you have it, my stab at the winners! I'll plan to contact glenn about my prize on the morning of the 28th! Wait, there's no prize?! Darnit, you got me to enter anyway...
Everything that Jables said except Eastwood for best director. Boy was that easy.
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I forgot to add that ties will be broken by time of entry submission - earlier is better.
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