3rd Annual Oscar Pick 'Em for 84th Annual Academy Awards - Blu-ray Forum

Secretagentnumber6 · 01-25-2012, 02:23 PM

Alright ladies and gentlemen, here we are again with the Oscar Picks. You know the drill. Please post your picks to all categories in a post below. Here are the noms:

Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
"Moneyball"
"War Horse"
"The Tree of Life"

Best Actor
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

Best Actress
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Best Director
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
JC Chandor, "Margin Call"
Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
John Logan, "Hugo"
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March"
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball"
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

Best Animated Feature
"A Cat In Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)

Original Score
"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource
"Hugo," Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse," John Williams

Best Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Achievement in Art Direction
"The Artist"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Cinematography
"The Artist"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Costume Design
"Anonymous"
"The Artist"
"Hugo"
"Jane Eyre"
"W.E."

Best Documentary Feature
"Hell and Back Again"
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
"Pina"
"Undefeated"

Best Documentary Short Subject
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?"
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
"Incident in New Baghdad"
"Saving Face"
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"

Best Achievement in Film Editing
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"

Best Achievement in Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"

Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Best Live Action Short Film
"Pentecost"
"Raju"
"The Shore"
"Time Freak"
"Tuba Atlantic"

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Drive"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Real Steel"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

Here is the point system I will apply to correct picks:
oint System:

Best Picture: 5 Points
Best Director: 5 Points
Best Actor: 4 Points
Best Actress: 4 Points
Best Supporting Actor: 3 Points
Best Supporting Actress: 3 Points
Best Original Screenplay:3 Points
Best Adapted Screenplay: 3 Points
Cinematography: 3 Points
Editing: 3 Points
Art Direction: 1 Point
Costume Design: 1 Point
Original Score: 3 Points
Original Song: 2 Points
Best Sound Mixing: 1 Point
Best Sound Editing: 1 Point
Best Visual Effects: 3 Points
Best Animated Feature Film: 4 Points
Best Foreign Language Film: 2 Points
Best Documentary Feature: 2 Points
Best Documentary Short: 1 Point
Best Live Action Short: 1 Point
Best Animated Short: 1 Point
Best Achievement in Makeup: 1 Point

The final deadline for picks is Saturday February 25th Midnight Central Time. Please denote your picks clearly by either emboldening the pick or listing them singly. Who will win the Golden PIPO this year, maybe you.

The Black · 01-25-2012, 02:58 PM

How very strange, I haven't seen any of the best picture nominees.

Belloche · 01-25-2012, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Black

How very strange, I haven't seen any of the best picture nominees.

I've only seen 2. I guess we have to get watching.

remake · 01-25-2012, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belloche

I've only seen 2. I guess we have to get watching.

Don't watch Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, we all know that's not going to win. They just randomly threw it in there at the end. That's why there's an odd number of nominations.

Batman1980 · 01-25-2012, 04:35 PM

Best Picture
"The Artist"

Best Actor
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

Best Actress
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"

Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"

Best Animated Feature
"Kung Fu Panda 2"

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
A Separation (Iran)

Original Score
"War Horse," John Williams

Best Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie

Best Achievement in Art Direction
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

Best Achievement in Cinematography
"The Tree of Life"

Best Achievement in Costume Design
"The Artist"

Best Documentary Feature
"Undefeated"

Best Documentary Short Subject
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"

Best Achievement in Film Editing
"The Artist"

Best Achievement in Makeup
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

Best Animated Short Film
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Best Live Action Short Film
"Raju"

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Drive"

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

"Moneyball"

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

Josh5890 · 01-25-2012, 04:48 PM

I've seen 4 out of 9 to this point.

jwerk · 01-25-2012, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by victim

Don't watch Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, we all know that's not going to win. They just randomly threw it in there at the end. That's why there's an odd number of nominations.

It's a little more complicated than "they just randomly threw it in there".

I found the criteria on Entertainment Weekly

Quote:

(1) The entire Academy votes for Best Picture, with each member ranking his or her five favorite movies of the year from No. 1 to No. 5.

(2) Each ballot is sorted into a pile based upon that voter’s No. 1 selection. So there’s a pile for The Artist, a pile for Hugo, and so forth. A movie must receive at least one first-choice pick to remain in play.

(3) A “magic number” is determined using this formula: [# of overall ballots] / [# of total nominee slots + 1]. The Academy has 5,783 voting members, and for simplicity’s sake, let’s say that 5,000 of them returned ballots. So that’d be [5,000] / [10 nominee slots + 1], or 5,000 divided by 11, which equals 454.5. The Academy always rounds up, so the magic number in this scenario is 455.

(4) Any movie that received at least 455 No. 1 votes is automatically a Best Picture nominee. Those ballots are set aside. However, there’s also a “surplus rule.” Simply put, any movie that initially exceeds the magic number by at least 20 percent has all its ballots redistributed based upon each voter’s next eligible choice. Each ballot is still worth only one point, but that point is now split between the voter’s No. 1 choice and some other film. I will spare you the math involved, but just keep this in mind: If an Academy member votes for a film that’s extremely popular, there’s a chance that voter’s No. 2 or No. 3 (or possibly No. 4 or No. 5) choice will have some influence.

(5) At this point, every film with less than 1 percent of the total vote is disqualified, and those ballots are redistributed to their next ranked pick — as long as the movie is still in contention and not already nominated. If your No. 2 film was already eliminated or nominated, we’d proceed to your No. 3 choice, and so forth.

(6) Before this year, the Academy’s accountants would continue eliminating the film with the fewest ballots and reassigning those ballots until they were left with five Best Picture nominees (or 10 nominees for the last two years). But, here’s where the process was altered this year. Instead of continuing to redistribute ballots, the vote stops, and the accountants simply count the number of ballots for each remaining film. Any film with 5 percent of the total vote becomes a Best Picture nominee. If 5,000 members voted, that means any film with 250 ballots (or 5 percent of 5,000) in its pile is nominated. According to the Academy’s calculations, this last step will result in a final Best Picture slate that features anywhere from five to 10 movies.

Sylentwolf · 01-25-2012, 05:03 PM

Whether I've seen the film or not...
along with Billy Crystal returning as the 84th Academy Award's Host...
I may have to watch this years award show in its entirety or just capture bits and pieces...
these, IMHO, are the Winners of this Years OSCARS

The 84th Academy Awards
Nominees & Winners (IMHO)

Predicted WINNERS in BLUE

Best Picture

"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Extremely Loud / Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight In Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"

Best Actor - (In a Leading Role)

Demián Bichir – "A Better Life"
George Clooney – "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin – "The Artist"
Gary Oldman – "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt – "Moneyball"

Best Actress - (In a Leading Role)

Glenn Close – "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis – "The Help"
Rooney Mara – "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams – "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Actor - (In a Supporting Role)

Kenneth Branagh – "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill – "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte – "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer - "Beginners"
Max von Sydow – "Extremely Loud / Incredibly Close"

Best Actress - (In a Supporting Role)

Bérénice Bejo – "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain – "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy – "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer – "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer – "The Help"

Best Animated Feature

"A Cat In Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"

Best in Cinematography

"The Artist"
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"

Best in Art Direction

"The Artist"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"War Horse"

Best in Costume Design

Lisy Christl - "Anonymous"
Mark Gridges - "The Artist"
Sandy Powell - "Hugo"
Michael O’Connor - "Jane Eyre"
Arianne Phillips - "W.E."

Best Director

Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"
Alexander Payne – "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese – "Hugo"
Woody Allen – "Midnight In Paris"
Terrence Malick – "The Tree of Life"

Best Documentary Feature

"Hell and Back Again"
"If a Tree Falls : A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
"Paradise Lost 3 : Pergatory"
"Pina"
"Undefeated"

Best Documentary Short

"The Barber of Birmingham : Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement"
"God is the Bigger Elvis"
"Incident in New Baghdad"
"Saving Face"
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"

Best in Film Editing

"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"

Best Foreign Language Film

Belgium - “Bullhead”
Canada - “Monsieur Lazhar”
Iran – “A Separation”
Israel – “Footnote”
Poland – “In Darkness”

Best in Makeup

"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"

Best in Music - (Original Score)

"The Adventures of Tintin" – John Williams
"The Artist" – Ludovic Bource
"Hugo" – Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" – Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse" – John Williams

Best in Music - (Original Song)

The Muppets - “Man or Muppet” by Bret Mckenzie
Rio – “Real in Rio” by Sergio Mendes / Carlinhos Brown

Best Short Film - (Animated)

"Dimanche / Sunday"
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"
"La Luna"
"A Morning Stroll"
"Wild Life"

Best Short Film - (Live Action)

"Pentecost"
"Raju"
"The Shore"
"Time Freak"
"Tuba Atlantic"

Best in Sound Editing

"Drive"
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Transformers : Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best in Sound Mixing

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
"Transformers : Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best in Visual Effects

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Real Steel"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Transformers : Dark of the Moon"

..and two more of my Favorite Categories…

Best Screenplay - (Adapted Writing)

"The Descendants" - Alexander Payne / Nat Faxon / Jim Rash
"Hugo" - John Logan
"The Ides of March" - George Clooney / Grant Heslov / Beau Willimon
"Moneyball" - Steven Zaillian / Aaron Sorkin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" - Bridget O’Conner / Peter Straughan

Best Screenplay - (Original Writing)

"The Artist" - Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids" - Annie Mumolo / Kristen Wiig
"Margin Call" - J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris" - Woody Allen
"A Separation" - Asghar Farhadi

Jasonic · 01-25-2012, 06:35 PM

Ive only seen 6 of the 9 BP nods so far, but I do plan on seeing the other 3 before the Oscars.

Best Picture
Prediction: "The Artist"
Want to win: "Midnight in Paris"

Best Actor
Prediction: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Want to win: Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Best Actress
Prediction and Want to win: Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"

Best Supporting Actor
Prediction: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Want to win: Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Supporting Actress
Prediction and want to win: Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Best Director
Prediction: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Want to win: Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"

Best Original Screenplay
Prediction: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Want to win: Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Prediction and want to win: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"

Best Animated Feature
Prediction: "Rango"
Want to win: "Kung Fu Panda 2"

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Prediction: "A Seperation"

Original Score
Prediction and Want to win: "Hugo," Howard Shore

Best Original Song
Prediction and Want to win: "Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Prediction: "Hugo"
Want to win: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Prediction: "The Tree of Life"
Want to win: "Hugo"

Best Achievement in Costume Design
Prediction: "Jane Eyre"

Best Documentary Feature
Prediction: "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"

Best Documentary Short Subject
Prediction: "Saving Face"

Best Achievement in Film Editing
Prediction: "The Artist"
Want to win: "Hugo"

Best Achievement in Makeup
Prediction: "Albert Nobbs"
Want to win: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

Best Animated Short Film
Prediction: "La Luna"

Best Live Action Short Film
Prediction: "Raju"

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Prediction and Want to win: "Hugo"

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Prediction: "War Horse"
Want to win: "Hugo"

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Prediction: "Hugo"
Want to win: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

jwerk · 01-25-2012, 06:41 PM

My Pics:

Best Picture
The Artist

Best Actor
George Clooney, "The Descendants"

Best Actress
Viola Davis, "The Help"

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"

Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"

Best Animated Feature
"Rango"

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
A Separation (Iran)

Original Score
"War Horse," John Williams

Best Original Song
"Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Achievement in Art Direction
"Hugo"

Best Achievement in Cinematography
"The Tree of Life"

Best Achievement in Costume Design
"Jane Eyre"

Best Documentary Feature
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"

Best Documentary Short Subject
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?"

Best Achievement in Film Editing
"The Artist"

Best Achievement in Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"

Best Animated Short Film
A Morning Stroll

Best Live Action Short Film
"Raju"

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

Secretagentnumber6 · 01-25-2012, 06:44 PM

Just to let you guys know, I will get a scoring sheet out soon. Probably gonna be just like last years scoring, but I have to make sure I approve of it still. It will then be posted to the OP for all of you to see.

And by the way once submitted in the post you can obviously edit your picks until the deadline.

Foggy · 01-25-2012, 06:55 PM

Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
"Moneyball"
"War Horse"
"The Tree of Life"

Best Actor
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

Best Actress
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Best Director
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
JC Chandor, "Margin Call"
Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
John Logan, "Hugo"
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March"
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball"
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

Best Animated Feature
"A Cat In Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)

Original Score
"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource
"Hugo," Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse," John Williams

Best Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Achievement in Art Direction
"The Artist"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Cinematography
"The Artist"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Costume Design
"Anonymous"
"The Artist"
"Hugo"
"Jane Eyre"
"W.E."

Best Documentary Feature
"Hell and Back Again"
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
"Pina"
"Undefeated"

Best Documentary Short Subject
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?"
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
"Incident in New Baghdad"
"Saving Face"
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"

Best Achievement in Film Editing
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"

Best Achievement in Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"

Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Best Live Action Short Film
"Pentecost"
"Raju"
"The Shore"
"Time Freak"
"Tuba Atlantic"

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Drive"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Real Steel"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

jacobsever · 01-25-2012, 06:56 PM

Just what I want :

Best Picture
"The Tree of Life"

Best Actor
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Best Actress
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"

Best Supporting Actress
N/A

Best Director
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

Best Animated Feature
N/A

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
A Separation (Iran)

Original Score
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource

Best Original Song
N/A

Best Achievement in Art Direction
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

Best Achievement in Cinematography
"The Tree of Life"

Best Achievement in Costume Design
"The Artist"

Best Documentary Feature
"Pina"

Best Documentary Short Subject
N/A

Best Achievement in Film Editing
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Best Achievement in Makeup
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

Best Animated Short Film
N/A

Best Live Action Short Film
N/A

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Drive"

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
"Hugo"

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

MarkJ801 · 01-25-2012, 08:34 PM

Why is it that Meryl Streep seems to be the front runner? There's been no buzz about that movie at all other than that it's her in the lead role. I hate it when someone wins because of who they are rather than the individual performance.

Jasonic · 01-25-2012, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkJ801

Why is it that Meryl Streep seems to be the front runner? There's been no buzz about that movie at all other than that it's her in the lead role. I hate it when someone wins because of who they are rather than the individual performance.

Well don't be hatin if you haven't seen it. Magnificent performances don't always come from fantastic movies. Lack of buzz over the movie itself is due to the movie not being all that great, I personally liked it a bit more than most. But don't let it debunk the fact that Streep's performance was absolutely fantastic.

Atreyu · 01-25-2012, 08:57 PM

I know it won't win 'em all, but my votes go to The Artist in every catagory it's up for. I cannot begin to say how much of an impact this film has on me.

hdogg523 · 01-25-2012, 09:04 PM

Am I supposed to put my opinion of who I want to win or is it my predictions of who is going to win?

Sorry if the answer is obvious

the new scum · 01-25-2012, 09:14 PM

Best Motion Picture of the Year
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
"Moneyball"
"War Horse"
"The Tree of Life"

Best Actor
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

Best Actress
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Best Director
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
JC Chandor, "Margin Call"
Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
John Logan, "Hugo"
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March"
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball"
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

Best Animated Feature
"A Cat In Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)

Original Score
"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource
"Hugo," Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse," John Williams

Best Original Song
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Achievement in Art Direction
"The Artist"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Cinematography
"The Artist"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Costume Design
"Anonymous"
"The Artist"
"Hugo"
"Jane Eyre"
"W.E."

Best Documentary Feature
"Hell and Back Again"
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
"Pina"
"Undefeated"

Best Documentary Short Subject
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?"
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
"Incident in New Baghdad"
"Saving Face"
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"

Best Achievement in Film Editing
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"

Best Achievement in Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"

Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Best Live Action Short Film
"Pentecost"
"Raju"
"The Shore"
"Time Freak"
"Tuba Atlantic"

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Drive"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Real Steel"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

In almost every category this year, my #1 pick was snubbed. Hell, in many of them even my #2 pick was snubbed, including Best Picture.

Foggy · 01-25-2012, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hdogg523

Am I supposed to put my opinion of who I want to win or is it my predictions of who is going to win?

Sorry if the answer is obvious

Predictions, since there is a small prize for the most correct.

What's the scoring system for this? I remember it being a bit complex last year.

Itputdallotion0n · 01-25-2012, 09:17 PM

Like always a couple of baffling picks Jonah hill and The girl from bridesmaids, really?

From what ive seen i want Rooney Mara to win, sad Drive or the girl with the dragon tattoo arent on the best pic noms but whatever.

01-25-2012, 04:35 PM	#5
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	Best Picture "The Artist" Best Actor Brad Pitt, "Moneyball" Best Actress Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs" Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain, "The Help" Best Director Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Best Original Screenplay Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants" Best Animated Feature "Kung Fu Panda 2" Best Foreign Language Film of the Year A Separation (Iran) Original Score "War Horse," John Williams Best Original Song "Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie Best Achievement in Art Direction "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Best Achievement in Cinematography "The Tree of Life" Best Achievement in Costume Design "The Artist" Best Documentary Feature "Undefeated" Best Documentary Short Subject "God Is the Bigger Elvis" Best Achievement in Film Editing "The Artist" Best Achievement in Makeup "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Best Animated Short Film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Best Live Action Short Film "Raju" Best Achievement in Sound Editing "Drive" Best Achievement in Sound Mixing "Moneyball" Best Achievement in Visual Effects "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Last edited by Batman1980; 01-25-2012 at 04:39 PM.

01-25-2012, 05:03 PM	#8
Sylentwolf Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:USA 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:800 DVD collection:100 Digital collection:547 Blu-ray reviews:5	IMHO, Nominees & Winners Whether I've seen the film or not... along with Billy Crystal returning as the 84th Academy Award's Host... I may have to watch this years award show in its entirety or just capture bits and pieces... these, IMHO, are the Winners of this Years OSCARS The 84th Academy Awards Nominees & Winners (IMHO) Predicted WINNERS in BLUE Best Picture "The Artist" "The Descendants" "Extremely Loud / Incredibly Close" "The Help" "Hugo" "Midnight In Paris" "Moneyball" "The Tree of Life" "War Horse" Best Actor - (In a Leading Role) Demián Bichir – "A Better Life" George Clooney – "The Descendants" Jean Dujardin – "The Artist" Gary Oldman – "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Brad Pitt – "Moneyball" Best Actress - (In a Leading Role) Glenn Close – "Albert Nobbs" Viola Davis – "The Help" Rooney Mara – "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady" Michelle Williams – "My Week With Marilyn" Best Actor - (In a Supporting Role) Kenneth Branagh – "My Week With Marilyn" Jonah Hill – "Moneyball" Nick Nolte – "Warrior" Christopher Plummer - "Beginners" Max von Sydow – "Extremely Loud / Incredibly Close" Best Actress - (In a Supporting Role) Bérénice Bejo – "The Artist" Jessica Chastain – "The Help" Melissa McCarthy – "Bridesmaids" Janet McTeer – "Albert Nobbs" Octavia Spencer – "The Help" Best Animated Feature "A Cat In Paris" "Chico & Rita" "Kung Fu Panda 2" "Puss in Boots" "Rango" Best in Cinematography "The Artist" "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "The Tree of Life" "War Horse" Best in Art Direction "The Artist" "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Midnight in Paris" "War Horse" Best in Costume Design Lisy Christl - "Anonymous" Mark Gridges - "The Artist" Sandy Powell - "Hugo" Michael O’Connor - "Jane Eyre" Arianne Phillips - "W.E." Best Director Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist" Alexander Payne – "The Descendants" Martin Scorsese – "Hugo" Woody Allen – "Midnight In Paris" Terrence Malick – "The Tree of Life" Best Documentary Feature "Hell and Back Again" "If a Tree Falls : A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" "Paradise Lost 3 : Pergatory" "Pina" "Undefeated" Best Documentary Short "The Barber of Birmingham : Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement" "God is the Bigger Elvis" "Incident in New Baghdad" "Saving Face" "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" Best in Film Editing "The Artist" "The Descendants" "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball" Best Foreign Language Film Belgium - “Bullhead” Canada - “Monsieur Lazhar” Iran – “A Separation” Israel – “Footnote” Poland – “In Darkness” Best in Makeup "Albert Nobbs" "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "The Iron Lady" Best in Music - (Original Score) "The Adventures of Tintin" – John Williams "The Artist" – Ludovic Bource "Hugo" – Howard Shore "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" – Alberto Iglesias "War Horse" – John Williams Best in Music - (Original Song) The Muppets - “Man or Muppet” by Bret Mckenzie Rio – “Real in Rio” by Sergio Mendes / Carlinhos Brown Best Short Film - (Animated) "Dimanche / Sunday" "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" "La Luna" "A Morning Stroll" "Wild Life" Best Short Film - (Live Action) "Pentecost" "Raju" "The Shore" "Time Freak" "Tuba Atlantic" Best in Sound Editing "Drive" "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Transformers : Dark of the Moon" "War Horse" Best in Sound Mixing "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball" "Transformers : Dark of the Moon" "War Horse" Best in Visual Effects "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Real Steel" "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" "Transformers : Dark of the Moon" ..and two more of my Favorite Categories… Best Screenplay - (Adapted Writing) "The Descendants" - Alexander Payne / Nat Faxon / Jim Rash "Hugo" - John Logan "The Ides of March" - George Clooney / Grant Heslov / Beau Willimon "Moneyball" - Steven Zaillian / Aaron Sorkin "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" - Bridget O’Conner / Peter Straughan Best Screenplay - (Original Writing) "The Artist" - Michel Hazanavicius "Bridesmaids" - Annie Mumolo / Kristen Wiig "Margin Call" - J.C. Chandor "Midnight in Paris" - Woody Allen "A Separation" - Asghar Farhadi Last edited by Sylentwolf; 01-26-2012 at 03:43 AM. Reason: Details, It's Always the Details!

01-25-2012, 06:35 PM	#9
Jasonic Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Utah 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:876 Trading Score:115	Ive only seen 6 of the 9 BP nods so far, but I do plan on seeing the other 3 before the Oscars. Best Picture Prediction: "The Artist" Want to win: "Midnight in Paris" Best Actor Prediction: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" Want to win: Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Best Actress Prediction and Want to win: Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady" Best Supporting Actor Prediction: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" Want to win: Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn" Best Supporting Actress Prediction and want to win: Octavia Spencer, "The Help" Best Director Prediction: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Want to win: Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" Best Original Screenplay Prediction: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Want to win: Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" Best Adapted Screenplay Prediction and want to win: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants" Best Animated Feature Prediction: "Rango" Want to win: "Kung Fu Panda 2" Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Prediction: "A Seperation" Original Score Prediction and Want to win: "Hugo," Howard Shore Best Original Song Prediction and Want to win: "Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie Best Achievement in Art Direction Prediction: "Hugo" Want to win: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Best Achievement in Cinematography Prediction: "The Tree of Life" Want to win: "Hugo" Best Achievement in Costume Design Prediction: "Jane Eyre" Best Documentary Feature Prediction: "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" Best Documentary Short Subject Prediction: "Saving Face" Best Achievement in Film Editing Prediction: "The Artist" Want to win: "Hugo" Best Achievement in Makeup Prediction: "Albert Nobbs" Want to win: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Best Animated Short Film Prediction: "La Luna" Best Live Action Short Film Prediction: "Raju" Best Achievement in Sound Editing Prediction and Want to win: "Hugo" Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Prediction: "War Horse" Want to win: "Hugo" Best Achievement in Visual Effects Prediction: "Hugo" Want to win: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Last edited by Jasonic; 02-18-2012 at 06:29 PM.

01-25-2012, 06:41 PM	#10
jwerk Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Nakatomi Plaza Blu-ray collection:73 DVD collection:18 MA collection:1 Digital collection:340 iTunes collection:45 Prime collection:39 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:65	My Pics: Best Picture The Artist Best Actor George Clooney, "The Descendants" Best Actress Viola Davis, "The Help" Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer, "The Help" Best Director Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Best Original Screenplay Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants" Best Animated Feature "Rango" Best Foreign Language Film of the Year A Separation (Iran) Original Score "War Horse," John Williams Best Original Song "Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett Best Achievement in Art Direction "Hugo" Best Achievement in Cinematography "The Tree of Life" Best Achievement in Costume Design "Jane Eyre" Best Documentary Feature "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" Best Documentary Short Subject "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?" Best Achievement in Film Editing "The Artist" Best Achievement in Makeup "Albert Nobbs" Best Animated Short Film A Morning Stroll Best Live Action Short Film "Raju" Best Achievement in Sound Editing "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Best Achievement in Sound Mixing "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Best Achievement in Visual Effects "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Last edited by jwerk; 01-31-2012 at 04:39 PM.

01-25-2012, 06:55 PM	#12
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3591 DVD collection:47	Best Picture "The Artist" "The Descendants" "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" "Hugo" "Midnight in Paris" "The Help" "Moneyball" "War Horse" "The Tree of Life" Best Actor Demian Bichir, "A Better Life" George Clooney, "The Descendants" Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Brad Pitt, "Moneyball" Best Actress Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs" Viola Davis, "The Help" Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady" Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn" Best Supporting Actor Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn" Jonah Hill, "Moneyball" Nick Nolte, "Warrior" Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Best Supporting Actress Berenice Bejo, "The Artist" Jessica Chastain, "The Help" Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids" Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs" Octavia Spencer, "The Help" Best Director Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life" Alexander Payne, "The Descendants" Martin Scorsese, "Hugo" Best Original Screenplay Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" JC Chandor, "Margin Call" Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation" Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids" Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants" John Logan, "Hugo" George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March" Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball" Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" Best Animated Feature "A Cat In Paris" "Chico & Rita" "Kung Fu Panda 2" "Puss in Boots" "Rango" Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Bullhead (Belgium) Footnote (Israel) In Darkness (Poland) Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) A Separation (Iran) Original Score "The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams "The Artist," Ludovic Bource "Hugo," Howard Shore "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias "War Horse," John Williams Best Original Song "Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie "Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett Best Achievement in Art Direction "The Artist" "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Midnight in Paris" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Cinematography "The Artist" "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "The Tree of Life" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Costume Design "Anonymous" "The Artist" "Hugo" "Jane Eyre" "W.E." Best Documentary Feature "Hell and Back Again" "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" "Pina" "Undefeated" Best Documentary Short Subject "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?" "God Is the Bigger Elvis" "Incident in New Baghdad" "Saving Face" "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" Best Achievement in Film Editing "The Artist" "The Descendants" "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball" Best Achievement in Makeup "Albert Nobbs" "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "The Iron Lady" Best Animated Short Film Dimanche/Sunday The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore La Luna A Morning Stroll Wild Life Best Live Action Short Film "Pentecost" "Raju" "The Shore" "Time Freak" "Tuba Atlantic" Best Achievement in Sound Editing "Drive" "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Sound Mixing "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball" "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Visual Effects "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Real Steel" "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Last edited by Foggy; 02-25-2012 at 07:23 AM.

01-25-2012, 02:23 PM	#1
Secretagentnumber6 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:St Louis Area Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:212 Trading Score:4	3rd Annual Oscar Pick 'Em for 84th Annual Academy Awards Alright ladies and gentlemen, here we are again with the Oscar Picks. You know the drill. Please post your picks to all categories in a post below. Here are the noms: Best Picture "The Artist" "The Descendants" "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" "Hugo" "Midnight in Paris" "The Help" "Moneyball" "War Horse" "The Tree of Life" Best Actor Demian Bichir, "A Better Life" George Clooney, "The Descendants" Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Brad Pitt, "Moneyball" Best Actress Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs" Viola Davis, "The Help" Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady" Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn" Best Supporting Actor Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn" Jonah Hill, "Moneyball" Nick Nolte, "Warrior" Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Best Supporting Actress Berenice Bejo, "The Artist" Jessica Chastain, "The Help" Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids" Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs" Octavia Spencer, "The Help" Best Director Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life" Alexander Payne, "The Descendants" Martin Scorsese, "Hugo" Best Original Screenplay Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" JC Chandor, "Margin Call" Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation" Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids" Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants" John Logan, "Hugo" George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March" Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball" Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" Best Animated Feature "A Cat In Paris" "Chico & Rita" "Kung Fu Panda 2" "Puss in Boots" "Rango" Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Bullhead (Belgium) Footnote (Israel) In Darkness (Poland) Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) A Separation (Iran) Original Score "The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams "The Artist," Ludovic Bource "Hugo," Howard Shore "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias "War Horse," John Williams Best Original Song "Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie "Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett Best Achievement in Art Direction "The Artist" "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Midnight in Paris" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Cinematography "The Artist" "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "The Tree of Life" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Costume Design "Anonymous" "The Artist" "Hugo" "Jane Eyre" "W.E." Best Documentary Feature "Hell and Back Again" "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" "Pina" "Undefeated" Best Documentary Short Subject "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?" "God Is the Bigger Elvis" "Incident in New Baghdad" "Saving Face" "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" Best Achievement in Film Editing "The Artist" "The Descendants" "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball" Best Achievement in Makeup "Albert Nobbs" "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "The Iron Lady" Best Animated Short Film Dimanche/Sunday The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore La Luna A Morning Stroll Wild Life Best Live Action Short Film "Pentecost" "Raju" "The Shore" "Time Freak" "Tuba Atlantic" Best Achievement in Sound Editing "Drive" "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Sound Mixing "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball" "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Visual Effects "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Real Steel" "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Here is the point system I will apply to correct picks: oint System: Best Picture: 5 Points Best Director: 5 Points Best Actor: 4 Points Best Actress: 4 Points Best Supporting Actor: 3 Points Best Supporting Actress: 3 Points Best Original Screenplay:3 Points Best Adapted Screenplay: 3 Points Cinematography: 3 Points Editing: 3 Points Art Direction: 1 Point Costume Design: 1 Point Original Score: 3 Points Original Song: 2 Points Best Sound Mixing: 1 Point Best Sound Editing: 1 Point Best Visual Effects: 3 Points Best Animated Feature Film: 4 Points Best Foreign Language Film: 2 Points Best Documentary Feature: 2 Points Best Documentary Short: 1 Point Best Live Action Short: 1 Point Best Animated Short: 1 Point Best Achievement in Makeup: 1 Point The final deadline for picks is Saturday February 25th Midnight Central Time. Please denote your picks clearly by either emboldening the pick or listing them singly. Who will win the Golden PIPO this year, maybe you. Last edited by Secretagentnumber6; 02-26-2012 at 02:49 AM.

01-25-2012, 02:58 PM	#2
The Black Active Member Member since:May 2008 Trading Score:1	How very strange, I haven't seen any of the best picture nominees.

01-25-2012, 04:48 PM	#6
Josh5890 Power Member Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Mokena, IL 4K collection:39 Blu-ray collection:601 Trading Score:26	I've seen 4 out of 9 to this point.

01-25-2012, 06:44 PM	#11
Secretagentnumber6 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:St Louis Area Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:212 Trading Score:4	Just to let you guys know, I will get a scoring sheet out soon. Probably gonna be just like last years scoring, but I have to make sure I approve of it still. It will then be posted to the OP for all of you to see. And by the way once submitted in the post you can obviously edit your picks until the deadline.

01-25-2012, 06:56 PM	#13
jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	Just what I want : Best Picture "The Tree of Life" Best Actor Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Best Actress Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn" Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" Best Supporting Actress N/A Best Director Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" Best Original Screenplay Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" Best Adapted Screenplay Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" Best Animated Feature N/A Best Foreign Language Film of the Year A Separation (Iran) Original Score "The Artist," Ludovic Bource Best Original Song N/A Best Achievement in Art Direction "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Best Achievement in Cinematography "The Tree of Life" Best Achievement in Costume Design "The Artist" Best Documentary Feature "Pina" Best Documentary Short Subject N/A Best Achievement in Film Editing "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" Best Achievement in Makeup "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Best Animated Short Film N/A Best Live Action Short Film N/A Best Achievement in Sound Editing "Drive" Best Achievement in Sound Mixing "Hugo" Best Achievement in Visual Effects "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

01-25-2012, 08:34 PM	#14
MarkJ801 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Salt Lake City Blu-ray collection:273 DVD collection:2	Why is it that Meryl Streep seems to be the front runner? There's been no buzz about that movie at all other than that it's her in the lead role. I hate it when someone wins because of who they are rather than the individual performance.

01-25-2012, 08:57 PM	#16
Atreyu Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:370 Blu-ray collection:1876 DVD collection:619 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 293 Trading Score:4	I know it won't win 'em all, but my votes go to The Artist in every catagory it's up for. I cannot begin to say how much of an impact this film has on me.

01-25-2012, 09:04 PM	#17
hdogg523 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Houston, Tx Blu-ray collection:45 Trading Score:1	Am I supposed to put my opinion of who I want to win or is it my predictions of who is going to win? Sorry if the answer is obvious

01-25-2012, 09:14 PM	#18
the new scum Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:seattle 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:1854 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:4	Best Motion Picture of the Year "The Artist" "The Descendants" "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" "Hugo" "Midnight in Paris" "The Help" "Moneyball" "War Horse" "The Tree of Life" Best Actor Demian Bichir, "A Better Life" George Clooney, "The Descendants" Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Brad Pitt, "Moneyball" Best Actress Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs" Viola Davis, "The Help" Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady" Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn" Best Supporting Actor Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn" Jonah Hill, "Moneyball" Nick Nolte, "Warrior" Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Best Supporting Actress Berenice Bejo, "The Artist" Jessica Chastain, "The Help" Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids" Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs" Octavia Spencer, "The Help" Best Director Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life" Alexander Payne, "The Descendants" Martin Scorsese, "Hugo" Best Original Screenplay Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" JC Chandor, "Margin Call" Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation" Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids" Best Adapted Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants" John Logan, "Hugo" George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March" Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, "Moneyball" Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" Best Animated Feature "A Cat In Paris" "Chico & Rita" "Kung Fu Panda 2" "Puss in Boots" "Rango" Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Bullhead (Belgium) Footnote (Israel) In Darkness (Poland) Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) A Separation (Iran) Original Score "The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams "The Artist," Ludovic Bource "Hugo," Howard Shore "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias "War Horse," John Williams Best Original Song "Man or Muppet," The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie "Real in Rio," Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett Best Achievement in Art Direction "The Artist" "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Midnight in Paris" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Cinematography "The Artist" "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "The Tree of Life" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Costume Design "Anonymous" "The Artist" "Hugo" "Jane Eyre" "W.E." Best Documentary Feature "Hell and Back Again" "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" "Pina" "Undefeated" Best Documentary Short Subject "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?" "God Is the Bigger Elvis" "Incident in New Baghdad" "Saving Face" "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" Best Achievement in Film Editing "The Artist" "The Descendants" "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball" Best Achievement in Makeup "Albert Nobbs" "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "The Iron Lady" Best Animated Short Film Dimanche/Sunday The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore La Luna A Morning Stroll Wild Life Best Live Action Short Film "Pentecost" "Raju" "The Shore" "Time Freak" "Tuba Atlantic" Best Achievement in Sound Editing "Drive" "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Sound Mixing "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball" "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" "War Horse" Best Achievement in Visual Effects "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Real Steel" "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" In almost every category this year, my #1 pick was snubbed. Hell, in many of them even my #2 pick was snubbed, including Best Picture.

01-25-2012, 09:17 PM	#20
Itputdallotion0n Expert Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:IL Blu-ray collection:43 Trading Score:105	Like always a couple of baffling picks Jonah hill and The girl from bridesmaids, really? From what ive seen i want Rooney Mara to win, sad Drive or the girl with the dragon tattoo arent on the best pic noms but whatever.

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