The Weekly Poll
Results
The '1st Ever BadtotheboneBob Oscar Award Contest' Results...
Well then, as I'm sure all you ardent Poll-fans know, the winner of The Prize is...
(drum roll, if you please...)
Margaret from MN!
(applause)....
Who correctly predicted the winners of ALL the categories! How cool is THAT, eh?
Good job, there, Margaret! Take a bow! Please be advised that The Prize is, at this very moment, in the trusty (ahem) care of the USPS and is making its way to you on the back one of their hardy pack mules (no doubt)... I must give kudos to the two runners-up that only missed one... Adam in NoHo and Joe (by-the-lake)...
I was kinda hopin' fer a tie, so as to utilize the scientific method I devised to resolve such a situation with the help of my grand-daughter, 'Maddie Muffin', but it was not to be, more's the pity. I'll not divulge that method, instead I'll keep it super-secret for use in a possible future contest of some sort... Ya OK with that? I hope so, cuz ya gots no choice in the matter, haha... But, Maddie DID want to pass this along...
"G'ampa sez, "Yer the Best!"
The Results
List of winners at the 82nd annual Oscars
1. Best Picture: "The Hurt Locker"
2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
3. Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
4. Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"
5. Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
6. Directing: Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker";
Oscars - 2010
The Voting
The '1st Ever BadtotheboneBob Oscar Award Contest' Edition...
With a Prize! That's right, Poll-fans! A Prize! You like prizes, dontcha? I know I do!
I emptied my little change jar and I came up with $27.54 that I will gladly, gladly I say, donate to yer favorite charity. If that's you, OK, that's cool. If it's Marty and the page, so much the better, eh? All ya gotta do is correctly pick the winners of these Oscar categories... The closest one wins The Prize!... Ready? Set... Go !!!
Best Picture
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Directing
List of nominees
Well then, Poll-fans, here are the contestants... I was hopin' fer more, but, as I always say, "some days ya gets the elevator, the other days, it's the shaft"... My Thanks to the responders...
Margaret from MN selected...
My Picks (which will probably be the same as everyone else's!) :
Picture: Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Actress: Sandra Bullock
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Mo ' Nique
Adam in NoHo from last week wrote...
Oh, after lunch I would Executive Order an end the 'War on Drugs' and make sure that every terrorism suspect got a very public civilian trial (pantswetters be damned).
Then made these picks and comments...
Now, on to the Oscars-
Best Actor in a Leading Role- Jeff Bridges
Best Actress in a Leading Role- Sandra Bullock
Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Christopher Plummer
All of these are because neither have an Oscar yet despite years and years of otherwise unrecognized work.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role- Monique, 'cause she overdid it in her big scene, and Oscar loves over the top. Look for Maggie Gyllynhall to receive a career spanning-type Oscar eventually.
Directing- Katherine Bigelow and she bloody well deserves it.
Best Picture- Avatar will not win (Star Wars lost and it actually WAS a game changer), I think The Hurt Locker will take this.
I guarantee no better than 75% accuracy. (I bet ya do better than that, Adam)
DC Madman chose...
Best Picture Inglorius - Basterds
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Jeremy Renner
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Christoph Waltz
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Anna Kendrick
Directing - Kathryn Bigelow
I'm planning on being big time wrong. (Think positive, I'm sayin'!)
Joe (by- the- Lake) sent...
Ok, BTTBB, here are my predictions. I want you to know I haven't seen any of the films, hell I don't even know who some of those people are, Manistee doesn't even have a movie theater. My predictions are pure guesses so when I win give my money to Marty. (I love Manistee-by-the-Lake, Joe, just as it is. It doesn't need a theater...)
Best Picture - Avatar
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Jeff Bridges
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Christoph Waltz
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Sandra Bullock
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Mo'Nique
Directing - Kathryn Bigelow
Roy in Tyler didn't play, but sent instead...
I'd like to nominate "The Men Who Stare at Goats" and the entire cast for all categories. Oh wait, that film isn't even on the list. What a travesty!
To be honest though, I have boycotted the Oscars since 1996, when the Academy completely overlooked that tremendous, star-studded, cinematic bombshell, "Mars Attacks"! That film and its all-star cast should have taken home the statue in all categories, including best score for the playing of "When I'm Calling Yoooo-oooo-ooo-oooo." I'll be popping that DVD into my DVD player Sunday evening March 7 instead of watching the Oscars.
To which I replied as the Prize Nazi, "Hey Roy... Cool answer, but no Prize for you, haha!"
He retorted...
I really wasn't going for the prize. I just wanted to vent... as I do every year at Oscar time... about the travesty that occurred back in '96. I mean, c'mon... Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Glen Close, SJP, Michael Fox, D. J. Quarls, et al! How could "Mars Attack" not have been best picture ??? (It was a hoot!)
That Madcat, JD, chimed in with:
BEST PICTURE: AVATAR BECAUSE IT MADE THE MOST MONEY.
BEST ACTOR: JEFF BRIDGES BECAUSE HE'S THE DUDE.
BEST ACTRESS: MERYL STREEP FOR HER STREEP-NESS.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: CHRISTOPH WALTZ FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE DEPICTING A REPUBLICAN.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: MO'NIQUE FOR KICKING ASS IN A KICK ASS FILM.
BEST DIRECTOR: KATHRYN BIGELOW FOR MAKING THE BEST FILM OF THE YEAR.
ENJOY THE OSCARS EVERYBODY!
And finally, in her first Poll appearance, let's have a round of applause for...
Marty! (and 'bout time, too, dagnabbit...)
1. Best Picture: "The Hurt Locker"
2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
(It's his 'turn')
3. Actress: : Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
(It's her 'turn')
4. Supporting Actor Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"
5. Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
6. Directing: Lee Daniels, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
I don't think the academy is ready to select a woman as best director, especially one who was married to James Cameron - so they cancel each other out. Jason Reitman is too young, so it's between Tarantino & Daniels. I'd prefer Tarantino, but figure they feel they need to give a big prize to 'Precious'.
After all, Hollywood is just high school, but with prettier people
Good Luck to all you brave predictors!
BadToTheBoneBob
List of Nominees
1. Best Picture:
"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"
2. Actor:
Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
3. Actress:
Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire"
Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"
4. Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"
5. Supporting Actress:
Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
6. Directing:
James Cameron, "Avatar"
Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"
Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"
Lee Daniels, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air"
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Complete List of Nominations - Oscars 2010
