85th Academy Awards Picks + Giveaway!

It's Oscar picking time! 

Each Sheep writer took turns voting below for who we think will win. YOU get the chance to, not only play along but, win an awesome movie themed prize pack! 

1- Large size unisex tee provided by the amazing folks at T-Shirt Printing

Golden Compass DVD

Popcorn and Popcorn bags

Raisinets, Soda Pop Gummies, Gum

Golden Nail Polish

Golden Pedicure Set

Compact mirror

Sheep Swag! 

That's a fun pack! Now, it's your turn. Pick the writer listed below you think got the most right categories. If that writer wins, one winner who voted for that person will win the prize! 

The initial stands for the name of the writer. But here's a breakdown. 

SS = Sharon 

KD = Katie 

BAK = BAK 

BD = Bunni 

GF = Gef 

AR = Adria 

Fill out the Raffledude below and cast your vote! 

Due to the weight of this package, the contest is open to US only. You can still play along and we hope you do! 

Winner will be picked after the Oscar's which airs Feb 24th, 2013. 

Best Picture

"Beasts of the Southern Wild"

"Silver Linings Playbook"

"Zero Dark Thirty"

"Lincoln" BAK

"Les Miserables" SS GF AR

"Life of Pi"

"Amour"

"Django Unchained"-KD BD

"Argo"

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin, "Argo"

Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook" -KD

Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"

Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"BAK

Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"-SS BD GF AR

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, "The Master"

Sally Field, "Lincoln"BAK GF

Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"-KD SS BD AR

Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"

Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Daniel Day Lewis, "Lincoln"-KD SS BAK BD GF

Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables" AR

Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"

Denzel Washington, "Flight"

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty" BD

Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"-KD SS AR

Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"BAK

Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild" GF

Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"

Best Director

Michael Haneke, "Amour"

Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Ang Lee, "Life of Pi" BD

Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"-KD SS GF

David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Animated Feature

"Brave"-KD SS BD GF AR

"Frankenweenie" 

"Paranorman"

"The Pirates! Band of Misfits" 

"Wreck-It Ralph"BAK

Best Visual Effects

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"-KD SS GF AR

"Life of Pi"BD

"The Avengers"BAK

"Prometheus" 

"Snow White and the Huntsman"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

"Hitchcock"

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"-KD SS BD AR

"Les Miserables"BAK GF

Best Costume Design

"Anna Karenina"-KD

"Les Miserables"SS GF AR

"Lincoln"BAK

"Mirror Mirror"BD

"Snow White and the Huntsman"

Best Documentary Feature

"Searching for Sugar Man" 

"How to Survive a Plague"BAK BD

"The Gatekeepers"SS AR

"5 Broken Cameras"

"The Invisible War"-KD GF

Best Music (Original Score)

"Anna Karenina"-KD

"Argo"

"Life of Pi"SS BD

"Lincoln"BAK GF

"Skyfall" AR

Best Cinematography

"Skyfall"

"Anna Karenina"

"Django Unchained"-KD BD

"Life of Pi" SS GF

"Lincoln"BAK AR

Best Original Screenplay

"Zero Dark Thirty" AR

"Django Unchained"-KD SS BD

"Moonrise Kingdom" GF

"Amour"BAK

"Flight"

Best Sound Editing

"Argo"BAK

"Django Unchained"

"Life of Pi" GF

"Skyfall"-KD SS BD AR

"Zero Dark Thirty"

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Sheep Movie Review: Django Unchained

Django Unchained, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, stars Jamie Fox, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, and Don Johnson. If you like a good punch to the gut, repeatedly, and you know and love Tarantino films then this is one to see! 

Plot: 

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago. Django and Schultz's search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of "Candyland," an infamous plantation. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), Candie's trusted house slave.

I don't think to date I've walked out of a film feeling sick to my stomach yet oddly fulfilled at the same time. It was such a mix of emotions rocketing thru my veins that I truly was left shell shocked, and might still be. The subject matter that is the film's heart, slavery, was one that I think everyone should know and see. This is a dark and ugly past, but a past nonetheless and if we're to learn from our past to prevent the same mistakes, then so be it. Message received loud and clear! 

Django Unchained has a spaghetti western feel at times, with comedy thrown in to lighten the serious nature of events. Set two years before the Civil War we meet a plethora of southern money hungry characters. Leading the way is Don Johnson and Leo DiCaprio, both of whom you love to hate. Some outrageous scenes of what looked to be the start of the KKK makes for what would have been a dramatic scene of hooded men, but soon turns to being full of belly laughs. But aside from the comedy there's deep seeded darkness in a lot of these men. I can't think of one film where Leo has played such an awful slimy bad guy and really I have no desire to see it again. He not only pulls it off and sells the role with gusto, but the man makes it 100% believable. Cute dimples aside, he's creepy and gross and I'm not wanting to have any more Titanic dreams about him at the moment! 

On the flip side, we have Christoph who's playing the good guy! It's like the cosmic acting tables are reversed with this movie and everyone who's usually a good guy actor is a bad guy. I loathed it and loved it all at the same time. My world was thrown upside down and shaken to bits while I was stuck inside! Gah! I will admit, however, it was not only refreshing to see him as a good dude but he plays it almost better than his evil side. His evil counterpart is pretty awesome though so that's saying something! 

With plot complexity layered on top of blood, guts, and explosions the true winner here has to be Jamie Fox. What a role for this man to play and sell with every fiber of his being! This is a comedian turned serious actor and the subdued nature of his character was not only spot on but you could see, in his eyes, that this film meant something to him. And I just refuse to believe that the million dollar paycheck was all he was looking for, he slayed my heart with utter venerable passion. 

I was emotionally blown away by it all, in equal measure. The film is over the top for sure but that's Tarantino style and it suits him well. If you've got a stomach made of steel and want to see a movie that will rattle your cage then get out there and see this film! 

Getting 4 and 1/2 'springy thingy tooth' Sheep 

KD