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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

84th Academy Awards Contest & Giveaway


It's Oscar time! And around here that means we each weight in on who we think should win this prestigious award in each catagory. So bust out those red carpets and over priced outfits cause it's time to cast your vote and join the party! *pops bottle of champagne. The cheapest kind, cause we're on a budget people!*


***The five of us have voted. Now YOU get to pick who you think got the most right. And for playing the game one lucky person will walk away with a $10 Fandango giftcard.***


Voters initials:

Katie- KD

Sharon- SS

Danielle- DD

Ben- BAK

Richard- RL


~List of 84th Annual Academy Award nominations~


1. Best Picture:

"The Artist"

''The Descendants"

''Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,"

''The Help,"

''Hugo," DD

''Midnight in Paris,"

''Moneyball," –KD, SS, RL

''The Tree of Life,"

''War Horse." BAK


2. Best Actor:

Demian Bichir, "A Better Life";

George Clooney, "The Descendants"; SS, RL

Jean Dujardin, "The Artist";

Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"; DD BAK

Brad Pitt, "Moneyball."-KD

Write in: Optimus Prime (SS) -Come on, no cheating! This is NOT a valid entry folks so disregard the crazy Sharon ranting. KD


3. Best Actress:

Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"; KD

Viola Davis, "The Help"; BAK

Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"; SS DD

Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"; RL

Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn."


4. Supporting Actor:

Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"; BAK

Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"; DD, RL

Nick Nolte, "Warrior"; KD, SS

Christopher Plummer, "Beginners";

Max von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."


5. Supporting Actress:

Berenice Bejo, "The Artist";

Jessica Chastain, "The Help"; BAK

Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"; - SS DD KD,

Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs";

Octavia Spencer, "The Help." RL


6. Directing:

Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"; BAK RL

Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"; KD, SS

Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"; DD

Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris";

Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life."


7. Foreign Language Film:

"Bullhead," Belgium; KD

"Footnote," Israel; RL

"In Darkness," Poland; SS

"Monsieur Lazhar," Canada; DD

"A Separation," Iran. BAK


8. Original Screenplay:

Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"; BAK

Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids"; -KD, SS DD

J.C. Chandor, "Margin Call";

Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"; RL

Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation."


9. Animated Feature Film:

"A Cat in Paris"; BAK

"Chico & Rita";

"Kung Fu Panda 2"; KD

"Puss in Boots"; RL

"Rango." SS DD


10. Cinematography:

"The Artist," BAK

''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," RL

''Hugo," DD

''The Tree of Life,"

''War Horse." KD, SS


11. Sound Mixing:

"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," RL

''Hugo,"

''Moneyball,"

''Transformers: Dark of the Moon," KD, SS DD (DUH!)

''War Horse." BAK


12. Original Score:

"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams; SS, RL

"The Artist," Ludovic Bource; BAK

"Hugo," Howard Shore;

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias; KD

"War Horse," John Williams. DD


13. Costume:

"Anonymous,"

''The Artist," SS DD

''Hugo," BAK

''Jane Eyre," KD RL

''W.E."


14. Documentary Feature:

"Hell and Back Again," DD

''If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front," BAK

''Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory," SS

''Pina," RL

''Undefeated." KD


15. Makeup:

"Albert Nobbs," ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," KD, SS DD

''The Iron Lady." BAK RL


16. Visual Effects:

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,"

''Hugo," BAK

''Real Steel,"

''Rise of the Planet of the Apes," RL

''Transformers: Dark of the Moon." KD, SS DD



So there you have it. Our picks for the 84th Oscar nominations. Place your vote below for the person you believe got the most right! A random person will win the $10 Fandango giftcard just for playing.

This contest is open to EVERYONE and ends February 20th at midnight!



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6 comments:

  1. i'm not a movie lover.. so i'm totally clueless of the nominees. i'm only watch harry potter, puss in boots, and transformers :))

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    1. oops, forgot to answer the question..
      since i didn't watch most of the nominees, i have no candidate to root :))

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  2. The only movies I saw were Transformers and Harry Potter and those are the only two I would have voted for regardless..lol Most of the other movies just aren't my type. Althought I do plan on watching Rise of the planet of the apes.

    miztik_rose@yahoo.com

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    1. I only caught a few of these so I had to guess on about 70% of it. haha But all in good fun! :)

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  3. For costume, I would love Jane Eyre to win!

    Ann
    Kyreadinggirl@yahoo.com

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  4. I don't have a preference of who wins.

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