Mark your picks with either the initial established on the CC list or some other clever moniker. The Academy Awards is on February 25th, 2007.
Also I should mention this is not a full ballot, I was too lazy to add the technical achievement awards and the shorts... but if someone wants to add them they are more than welcome.
*Should there be prizes to up the ante on this? One possibility could be for each person to donate a dvd to the winner(s)... and maybe what dvd it is can be arranged prior so there is a visible pot before us. I know in my collection there are dvds which are quality films but which I wouldn't miss, either because they do not suit repeatable viewings or my tastes have changed. Any alternate ideas or refinements of this one can be added here I guess.
And the Oscar Pool goes to....
Dwayne with 13 right!!! Followed by a tie for second, me and Perc 7 each, and Kurt a solid third with 4. My counting might be wrong, I was a bit inebriated last night but it is all for fun anyway.
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BEST PICTURE |
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Dwayne (prediction)
Kurt (prediction)
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BABEL
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| Mike (prediction/pick) |
THE DEPARTED
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Ray
Dwayne (pick)
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LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
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LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
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Gilles
Lina
Perc (pick)
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THE QUEEN
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR |
| Perc (pick) |
Alan Arkin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
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Gilles
Lina
Mike (prediction/pick)
Dwayne (Pick)
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Jackie Earle Haley – LITTLE CHILDREN
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Djimon Hounsou – BLOOD DIAMOND
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Dwayne (Prediction)
Kurt (prediction)
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Eddie Murphy – DREAMGIRLS
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Mark Wahlberg – THE DEPARTED
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS |
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Adriana Barraza - BABEL
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Mike (pick)
Lina
Dwayne (Pick)
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Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
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| Perc (pick) |
Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
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Dwayne (Prediction)
Mike (Prediction)
Kurt (prediction)
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Jennifer Hudson - DREAMGIRLS
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Rinko Kikuchi - BABEL
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BEST ACTOR |
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Leonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND
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Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON
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| Kurt (prediction) |
Peter O'Toole - VENUS
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Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
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Mike (Pick/Prediction)
Lina
Ray
Dwayne (Pick/Prediction)
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Forest Whittaker - LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
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BEST ACTRESS |
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Penélope Cruz – VOLVER
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Judi Dench – NOTES ON A SCANDAL
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Gilles
Lina
Mike (Pick/Prediction)
Perc (pick!)
Dwayne (Pick/Prediction)
Kurt (prediction)
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Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN
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Meryl Streep – THE DEVIL WEARS
PRADA
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Kate Winslet – LITTLE CHILDREN
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE |
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Lina
Mike (Pick/Prediction)
Dwayne (Pick)
Kurt (prediction)
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CARS
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| Dwayne (Prediction) |
HAPPY FEET
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MONSTER HOUSE
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BEST ART DIRECTION |
| Mike (Prediction) |
DREAMGIRLS
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THE GOOD SHEPHERD
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Lina
Mike (Pick)
Perc (pick)
Ray
Dwayne (Pick/Prediction)
Kurt (prediction)
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PAN’S LABYRINTH
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| Gilles |
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
DEAD MAN’S CHEST
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THE PRESTIGE
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY |
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THE BLACK DAHLIA
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Mike (Pick)
Lina
Perc (pick)
Ray
Dwayne (Pick/Prediction)
Kurt (prediction)
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CHILDREN OF MEN
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THE ILLUSIONIST
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PAN’S LABYRINTH
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| Mike (Prediction) |
THE PRESTIGE
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BEST DIRECTING |
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Gilles
Ray
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Alejandro González Iñárritu, BABEL
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Lina
Dwayne (Prediction)
Mike (Prediction)
Kurt (prediction)
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Martin Scorsese, THE DEPARTED
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Clint Eastwood, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
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| Perc (pick) |
Stephen Frears, THE QUEEN
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Dwayne (Pick)
Mike (Pick)
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Paul Greengrass, UNITED 93
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN |
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CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
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Dwayne (Pick)
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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
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Mike (Pick/Prediction)
Kurt (prediction)
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DREAMGIRLS
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Gilles
Lina
Perc (pick, despite having not seen)
Dwayne (Prediction)
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MARIE ANTOINETTE
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THE QUEEN
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE |
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Gilles
Mike (Pick)
Dwayne (Pick)
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DELIVER US FROM EVIL
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Lina
Ray
Dwayne (Prediction)
Mike (Prediction)
Kurt (prediction)
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AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
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IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS
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JESUS CAMP
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MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY
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BEST FILM EDITING |
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Gilles
Lina
Mike (Pick/Prediction)
Ray
Dwayne (Prediciton)
Kurt (prediction)
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BABEL
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BLOOD DIAMOND
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CHILDREN OF MEN
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THE DEPARTED
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| Dwayne (Pick) |
UNITED 93
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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM |
| Lina |
AFTER THE WEDDING
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DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES)
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(Perc - pick, been trying to see!)
Ray
Dwayne (Prediction - or Pan's?)
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THE LIVES OF OTHERS
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Mike (Pick/Prediction)
Dwayne (Pick)
Kurt (prediction)
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PAN’S LABYRINTH
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| Gilles |
WATER
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE |
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BABEL
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| Mike (Pick/Prediction) |
THE GOOD GERMAN
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Gilles
Dwayne (Pick)
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NOTES ON A SCANDAL
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Lina
Perc (pick)
Dwayne (Prediction)
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PAN’S LABYRINTH
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THE QUEEN
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG |
| Dwayne (Prediction) |
“I Need to Wake Up”
– AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
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| Dwayne (Pick) |
Listen” – DREAMGIRLS
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Gilles
Lina
Mike (Pick/Prediction)
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“Love You I Do” – DREAMGIRLS
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“Our Town” – CARS
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“Patience” – DREAMGIRLS
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS |
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Gilles
Lina
Mike (Pick/Prediction)
Dwayne (Prediction/Pick)
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
DEAD MAN’S CHEST
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POSEIDON
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SUPERMAN RETURNS
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY |
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BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF
AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT
GLORIOUS NATION OF
KAZAKHSTAN
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| Dwayne (Pick) |
CHILDREN OF MEN
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Perc (pick)
Dwayne (Prediction)
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THE DEPARTED
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Gilles
Lina
Mike (Pick/Prediction)
Kurt (prediction)
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LITTLE CHILDREN
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NOTES ON A SCANDAL
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY |
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Lina
Kurt (prediction)
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BABEL
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Dwayne (Pick)
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LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
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Perc (pick)
Dwayne (Prediction)
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LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
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| Mike (Prediction) |
PAN’S LABYRINTH
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| Gilles |
THE QUEEN
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