Mike's 5000's Post Contest - 2012 Oscars - Winner - mlbfan2! Perfect 8 for 8

VitoCo1972

Been 4+ years coming but it looks like I'll hit 5000 posts this week. Lots of changes in life and collecting habits since then. In December of 07, I was an independent film marketing exec in Hollywood that collected high grade 1961 Fleer Basketball and PSA Red Sox rookies. By 2009 the economy tanking crushed a lot of jobs in L.A. including mine and I never found a way back into marketing (sadly, I miss it). Somehow, through that, I got married to Mrs Coach (I call her that affectionately because we loved Friday Night Lights). Now, I'm a self employed Post Production Supervisor trying to scrape my way up to producing my own films (any millionaires please contact me - HA!!! - no, really, please do) and am almost strictly an autograph collector on a very limited budget.

Thanks to everyone that reads my posts. I hope I've been able to help some of you out the way you've come through for me over the years.

So here's the contest. I work in entertainment and The Oscars are a week from today. There are eight major categories. They are:

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay

1st Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Animated)
2nd Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Live Action)
3rd Tiebreaker: Total Number of Oscars that The Artist wins

Here are the Nominees if you don't know them:


I liked The Artist very much, but of the ones nominated I think The Descendants was the best I saw and The Help has the best chance at a "Miss Daisy". You'll know if The Help has a shot as soon as Best Supp Actress is announced. You'll also know The Artist is going to win if it wins the Editing award.

Winner receives a $25 credit to BBCE to purchase whatever they choose (or use as a discount on something else). I did this for a contest before and Steve H was perfectly fine with it. Good luck!

Sean1125

I won't participate as I don't keep up with Hollywood at all, but congrats on 5k and good luck to all who guess!

Big80s

Here's what I've got...

Best Picture: The Artist
Best Director: Terrence Malick
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin
Best Actress: Meryl Streep
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer
Best Adapted Screenplay: Hugo
Best Original Screenplay: The Artist

1st Tiebreaker: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2nd Tiebreaker: The Shore
3rd Tiebreaker: 4

thedutymon

MOrning,

Here's mine:

Best Picture: Descendants
Director: Alexander Payne
Best Actor: Gary Oldman
Best Actress: Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo
Best Adapted Screenplay: Tinker Tailer
Best Original Screenplay: The Artist

1st Tiebreaker: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2nd Tiebreaker: The Shore
3rd Tiebreaker: 5

Thanks

Neil

jeffcbay

Best Picture = The Artist
Best Director = Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Best Actor = Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Best Actress = Viola Davis (The Help)
Best Supporting Actor = Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Best Supporting Actress = Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Best Adapted Screenplay = The Descendants
Best Original Screenplay = Midnight in Paris

1st Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Animated) = The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2nd Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Live Action) = Pentecost
3rd Tiebreaker: Total Number of Oscars that The Artist wins = 5

Thanks!!

jimrad

Best Picture: The Artist
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Actor: George Clooney, The Descendants
Best Actress: Viola Davis, The Help
Best Supporting Actor: Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

1st Tiebreaker: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2nd Tiebreaker: Tuba Atlantic
3rd Tiebreaker: 4

DDaniel83

Good Afternoon,

Here is mine:


Best Picture: War Horse
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Best Actor: Brad Pitt
Best Actress: Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor: Jonah Hill
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moneyball
Best Original Screenplay: The Artist

1st Tiebreaker: La Luna
2nd Tiebreaker: Tuba Atlantic
3rd Tiebreaker: 3

thedutymon

<< <i>Good Afternoon,

Here is mine:


Best Picture: War Horse
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Best Actor: Brad Pitt
Best Actress: Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor: Jonah Hill
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moneyball
Best Original Screenplay: The Artist

1st Tiebreaker: La Luna
2nd Tiebreaker: Tuba Atlantic
3rd Tiebreaker: 3 >>




Evewning,

You know what kind of odds you'd get in Vegas on that Warhorse or any of those Moneyball picks....Like Wow....Cause I hate to be the one to burst your bubble, but Not Before He!! Freezes Over !!

YeeHah

Neil

dpuccio

Best Picture - The Artist
Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius
Best Actor - George Clooney
Best Actress - Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor - Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer
Best Adapted Screenplay - Moneyball
Best Original Screenplay - The Artist

1st Tiebreaker: - The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2nd Tiebreaker: - Tuba Atlantic
3rd Tiebreaker: - 7

A few guesses here because I have about 4 movies left to watch before Sunday, including The Artist. From what I have seen to this point my favorite performance was Christopher Plummer and I really liked Midnight in Paris which does not stand a chance against The Artist and The Descendants. I wasn't crazy about The Help, while it was a good movie with many good performances I was not a fan of Viola Davis (even though I picked her to win) and I kind of thought that Bryce Dallas Howard was more deserving of a nomination that Jessica Chastain.
This week I will see The Artist, My Week with Marilyn, The Iron Lady and possibly War Horse. After seeing these I could regret my Viola davis pick.

SlugSports

Best Picture: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Best Actor: George Clooney
Best Actress: Meryl Streep
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer
Best Adapted Screenplay: Tinker Tailor
Best Original Screenplay: The Artist

1st Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Animated): The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2nd Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Live Action): The Shore
3rd Tiebreaker: Total Number of Oscars that The Artist wins: 5

theczar

Best Picture--The Artist
Best Director-- Michel Hazanavicius
Best Actor-- Jean Dujardin
Best Actress--Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor--Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress--Octavia Spencer
Best Adapted Screenplay--The Descendants
Best Original Screenplay--Midnight in Paris

1st Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Animated)-- The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr M Lessmore
2nd Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Live Action)--The Shore
3rd Tiebreaker: Total Number of Oscars that The Artist wins--5

Thanks

vladguerrero

The Descendants was horrible.

VitoCo1972

Getting closer to Oscar Sunday. Good luck to those that made choices. Contest will close at the start of the show. I've seen all Best Picture nominees. Here are my choices:

Best Picture
WILL WIN: The Artist SHOULD WIN: The Help
The Artist was very good but it's too short, too silent, too black and white and a French production. It would defy a lot of Oscar history to win it (shortest BP winner in 20 years was Crash - 115 min. The Artist was 100 min). I thought The Help was the least flawed picture of these nine. Margin Call may have been the best movie of the year.

Best Director
WILL WIN: Michel Hazanavicious SHOULD WIN: Michel Hazanavicious or Martin Scorsese
Malick's direction in Tree of Life was amazing but a montage film isn't winning for direction. Scorsese gets credit from me for doing a film that's markedly different from his entire catalogue. Hazanavicious wins because that was a much tougher film to direct than it's given credit for

Best Actor
WILL WIN: George Clooney SHOULD WIN: Jean Dujardin
Dujardin is phenomenal but Hollywood awards an American actor in this year of the French production winning

Best Actress
WILL WIN: Meryl Streep SHOULD WIN: Meryl Streep
Davis has a good chance but having won for Doubt a few years ago hurts her. Streep doesn't have a win since Sophie's Choice and is the best living actor (that's not an argument). The movie was not good but she was remarkable in it.

Best Supporting Actor
WILL WIN: Christopher Plummer SHOULD WIN: Christopher Plummer
He's 82 and doesn't have an Oscar. This is a week year. Biggest lock on the board.

Best Supporting Actress
WILL WIN: Octavia Spencer SHOULD WIN: Octavia Spencer
Her performance stands out among the other good ones in the film. Bejo has a shot but I doubt it.

Best Adapted Screenplay
WILL WIN: The Descendants SHOULD WIN: Hugo
Hugo was very well written, probably better written than executed. Alexander Payne has one Oscar but the Academy loves him. He wins.

Best Original Screenplay
WILL WIN: A Separation SHOULD WIN: A Separation
Don't get me wrong, the Academy wants to give it to Woody Allen but A Separation is a near lock to win Best Foreign Language Film. The voters don't have trouble giving screenplay to a foreign nominee. See: Amoldovar, Pedro. It would be looked at as an upset if it wins but if you can get it at Plus Odds, take the value every day of the week.

EDITED TO SAY: This was a very weak year for movies. Not one film from this year would make my Top 25 since 2000.

nightcrawler

Congrats on your 5000th, Master Collector Mike.

melvin289

Best Picture - The Artist
Best Director - Martin Scorsese
Best Actor - Brad pitt
Best Actress - Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor - Max Von Sydow
Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer
Best Adapted Screenplay - Hugo
Best Original Screenplay - A Separation

1st Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Animated) - La Luna
2nd Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Live Action) - The Shore
3rd Tiebreaker: Total Number of Oscars that The Artist wins - 3

I know absolutely nothing about movies and these are just wild guesses. If I get 2 right it will surprise me. The last move I saw in a theater was Sleepy Hollow.

Thanks for the chance,
Ron

scmavl

Best Picture - Hugo
Best Director - Martin Scorsese
Best Actor - Jean Dujardin
Best Actress - Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor - Kenneth Branagh
Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer
Best Adapted Screenplay - Hugo
Best Original Screenplay - The Artist

1st Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Animated) - The Fantastic Flying Books...
2nd Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Live Action) - The Shore
3rd Tiebreaker: Total Number of Oscars that The Artist wins - 2

I feel it's the Year of Hugo. That was a wonderful film. However, I am seeing The Artist this weekend so I may have to edit some answers.

mlbfan2

Best Picture - The Artist
Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius
Best Actor - Jean Dujardin
Best Actress - Meryl Streep
Best Supporting Actor - Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer
Best Adapted Screenplay - The Descendants
Best Original Screenplay - Midnight in Paris

1st Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Animated) - The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2nd Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Live Action) - Pentecost
3rd Tiebreaker: Total Number of Oscars that The Artist wins - 5

Thanks for the contest.

SportsCardCollector

Congratulations on hitting 5000 posts! As a former marketing guy myself (also not by choice), I know what you mean about missing it. It's funny how the journey of life has so many unexpected twists. Kind of like a good movie.

Speaking of good movies, here's my guesses for the Oscars. I agree with you that this was a weak year for movies, but these are the ones I could see taking home the statues:

Best Picture - The Artist
Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius
Best Actor - George Clooney
Best Actress - Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor - Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer
Best Adapted Screenplay - The Descendants
Best Original Screenplay - Midnight in Paris

1st Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Animated) - La Luna
2nd Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Live Action) - Raju
3rd Tiebreaker: Total Number of Oscars that The Artist wins - 5

EchoCanyon

Best Picture -- The Artist
Best Director -- Hazanavicius
Best Actor -- Clooney
Best Actress -- Streep
Best Supporting Actor -- Hill
Best Supporting Actress -- McCarthy
Best Adapted Screenplay -- The Descendants
Best Original Screenplay -- Midnight in Paris

1st Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Animated) -- The Fantastic Flying Boks
2nd Tiebreaker: Best Short Film (Live Action) -- The Shore
3rd Tiebreaker: Total Number of Oscars that The Artist wins -- 4

VitoCo1972

Here are the results!


Big80’s – 5
TheDutyMon – 1
jeffcbay – 7
jimrad – 4
ddaniel83 – 1
dpuccio – 4
Slugsports – 5
Theczar – 7
Melvin289 – 2
Scmavi – 4
Mlbfan2 – 8!!!! PERFECT RECORD
Sportscardcollector – 6
EchoCanyon - 5

MLBFan2, I'll send you a PM. Congrats!

jeffcbay

Congrats mlbfan2!

Thanks again for the contest!

Big80s

Congrats on the win! Great Oscar night! And congrats on your 5000th post, Mike.

psychump

WooHoo!! MLBFAN!!!!! We are watching movies at my house!!! I have nitrate films!!!

mlbfan2

Thanks, guys! And, thanks for the contest, Mike!

theczar

thank you that was very generous. although merly streep cost me a win i am happy for her. she could probably win six times a decade.

miconelegacy

<< <i>Thanks, guys! And, thanks for the contest, Mike! >>



Congrats on a 100%!!!