2004 Oscars (Pick your winners!)

[Mark]

Sorry, Mistwell. The awards presentation has already begun. You're about a half hour late. No more entries accepted.

 

[LightPhoenix]

I just don't think that Rotk will win best picture. Best Director but not Best Picture.

The opening is pretty good. Well now I know what an elf with a low Cha looks like

It's an incredibly rare event for Best Director to not win Best Picture.

And I hated the opening... boooooring.

 

[Mark]

Did I mention that I'll have a little prize to give to anyone who beats my total?

Well, I managed to guess quite a few. Can anyone claim a prize for guessing more than me? If my totals are correct, I believe I got 20 out of 24.

** BEST PICTURE - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

** BEST ACTOR - Sean Penn, Mystic River

** BEST ACTRESS - Charlize Theron, Monster

** BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Tim Robbins, Mystic River

** BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain

** BEST DIRECTOR - Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

BEST FOREIGN FILM - The Barbarian Invasions, Canada

** BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

** BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation

** BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM - Finding Nemo

** BEST ART DIRECTION - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

** BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

** BEST SOUND MIXING - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

** BEST SOUND EDITING - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

** BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Howard Shore

** BEST ORIGINAL SONG - "Into the West" from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox

** BEST COSTUME - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - The Fog of War

** BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT) - Chernobyl Heart

** BEST FILM EDITING - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King

** BEST MAKEUP - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM - Harvie Krumpet

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM - Two Soldiers

** VISUAL EFFECTS - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

 

[NiTessine]

Well, I managed to guess quite a few. Can anyone claim a prize for guessing more than me? If my totals are correct, I believe I got 20 out of 24.
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Not me, but I am still quite happy with the result. Excstatic, even. Bordering on delirious.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Well, I managed to guess quite a few. Can anyone claim a prize for guessing more than me? If my totals are correct, I believe I got 20 out of 24.

Check my math, but I believe I got 21 out of 24. Damn that horse, I thought they'd give it a consolation prize in Editing; otherwise I would have had 22!

 

[Trainz]

The Barbarian Invasions director, Denis Arcand, lives and works (along with most of his crew) in my city, Montreal. Me and my SO were quite happy about his Oscar.

I must say, the Academy surprised me this year. People like to say that the Oscars are too "political" and arranged, but it seems that they mostly decided to reward good work and talent.

The LOTR clean sweep was nothing short of astounding. Peter Jackson took what was a sub-culture in Cinema (Fantasy and some SF) and planted the "Flag on the Moon" for the genre. It's just awesome to see the genre (rightly so) given the proper credit it deserves.

All hail Jackson and Tolkien !

 

[Mark]

Check my math, but I believe I got 21 out of 24. Damn that horse, I thought they'd give it a consolation prize in Editing; otherwise I would have had 22!

You are correct, Sir!

Here's the run down (check my math, please)...

21 of 24 for Barendd Nobeard
20 of 24 for Mark
19 of 24 for Shadowdancer
19 of 24 for Sirius_Black
17 of 24 for TiQuinn
16 of 24 for NiTessine
16 of 24 for Dagger75
15 of 24 for Dimwhit
13 of 24 for reutbing0
13 of 24 for Mistwell
11 of 24 for LightPhoenix
10 of 24 for MEG Hal
10 of 24 for Wormwood

 

[Dimwhit]

That was an interesting Oscar night. LotR kicked! And I agree with all but one of their wins.

And hey, I got middle of the road on the picks here, so no complaints from me.

 

[Mark]

I wonder why Barendd Nobeard hasn't even asked about his "prize" yet?

 

[Dagger75]

I wonder why Barendd Nobeard hasn't even asked about his "prize" yet?

Probably cause he's typing out his 5 page acceptance speech for winning.


Who don't the actors thank? Did any thank the general public for watching their movies?