Wednesday, June 18, 2008

December 2007

Congratulations to our Oscar "Bait" of the Month winner:

"The Killer Eagles"

Written by Pat from NY

Top 10 Baits of the Month

1. The Killer Eagles
2. Day of the Jackal
3. Reminiscence
4. The Playground Factory
5. Norjak
6. Fire of the Sun
7. The Devil in Austria
8. Into the Woods
9. Booth
10. The Gift of Life

Honorable Mention: Modern Warfare, A Brother's Cry, Aida & The Hunt and The Slaughter

OFFICIAL AWARDS (Selected by our Editor & the past Bait of the Month winners)

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Online Awards Campaign

Aida
Booth
Day of the Jackal
Fire of the Sun
Through the Monsoon

Best Title

A Brother’s Cry
Camp Destiny, Vermont
The Devil in Austria
The Hunt and the Slaughter
A Simple Murder Trial

Best Box-Office Potential

Day of the Jackal
The Devil in Austria
The Killer Eagles
Les Miserables
Modern Warfare

Best Cult Bait

The Coldest Winter Ever
The Hunt and the Slaughter
The Lieutenant Of Inishmore
Norjak
Songs for a New World

Most Original Bait

A Brother’s Cry
The Gift of Life
Norjak
Reminiscence
Through the Monsoon

Most Original Character

Jimmy Coleman, played by Ryan Reynolds, in A Brother’s Cry
Carrie Blanchard, played by Susan Sarandon, in The Gift of Life
The Eagle Brothers, played by Jeff Bridges/Kevin Bacon/Sam Rockwell/Jared Leto, in The Killer Eagles
Daniel Travis, played by Stellan Skarsgard, in The Playground Factory
Gaspard, played by Paddy Considine, in Reminiscence

Best Cast

Booth
Day of the Jackal
The Killer Eagles
Norjak
Reminiscence

Best Casting Choice

Daniel Craig as The Jackal in Day of the Jackal
Daniel Craig as Adolf Eichmann in The Devil in Austria
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Solomon Tessema in Fire of the Sun
Clint Eastwood as Harris Whitmore in The Killer Eagles
Amy Adams as Rapunzel in Into the Woods

Best Crew

Aida
Into the Woods
Modern Warfare
Norjak
Reminiscence

Best Tagline

"One man aims to kill the president. The other aims to stop him"
Day of the Jackal

"Under the fire of the sun, temptation brought a nation together"
Fire of the Sun

"If you could give the gift of life… would you take it away?"
The Gift of Life

"When faced with disaster, family is the only thing you stand by"
The Killer Eagles

"Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man"
Reminiscence

Shameless Oscar-Vehicles
(Winner to be announced for the first time)

Aida
Follies
The Devil in Austria
The Gift of Life
A Simple Murder Trial
Through the Monsoon

Best Author
Oustanding Achievement on Writing and Creativity
(Award given to the author, not the bait)

Adam (Day of the Jackal)
James Somerton (The Devil in Austria)
Joshua (Booth)
Pat (The Killer Eagles)
Tony (Reminiscence)

The Editor's Top 6

Booth
Day of the Jackal
The Devil in Austria
The Killer Eagles
Norjak
Reminiscence

Best Plot/Synopsis

Fire of the Sun
The Hunt and the Slaughter
The Killer Eagles
Modern Warfare
Norjak
Reminiscence

Best Awards Campaign

Aida
Booth
Day of the Jackal
The Devil in Austria
Into the Woods
The Playground Factory

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Martin Campbell, Day of the Jackal
Clint Eastwood, The Killer Eagles
Mel Gibson, Reminiscence
Paul Haggis, Fire of the Sun
Bryan Singer, Norjak

Best Actor

Paddy Considine, Reminiscence
Clint Eastwood, The Killer Eagles
Ben Foster, Booth
Nick Nolte, Norjak
Daniel Craig, Day of the Jackal
Skellan Skarsgard, The Playground Factory

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett, The Killer Eagles
Lisa Kudrow, Through the Monsoon
Sharon Leal, Aida
Susan Sarandon, The Gift of Life
Renee Zellweger, Into the Woods

Best Supporting Actor

George Clooney, Norjak
Jackie Earle Haley, Booth
Djimon Hounsou, The Playground Factory
Elias Koteas, A Simple Murder Trial
Paul Bettany, Reminiscence
Jeff Bridges, The Killer Eagles

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, Into the Woods
Senait Ashenafi, Fire of the Sun
Lorraine Bracco, The Playground Factory
Taraji P. Henson, Silent Running
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, The Killer Eagles
Kate Winslet, Les Miserables

Best Original Screenplay

The Devil in Austria
Fire of the Sun
The Killer Eagles
Norjak
Reminiscence

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aida
Day of the Jackal
Follies
Into the Woods
Les Miserables

Best Picture

Day of the Jackal
The Killer Eagles
Norjak
The Playground Factory
Reminiscence

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

The Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)

Day of the Jackal
The Killer Eagles
The Playground Factory
Reminiscence

Grand Special Igloo (Future Forum Favorite)

Day of the Jackal
The Killer Eagles
Modern Warfare
Reminiscence

Future Best Director

Clint Eastwood (The Killer Eagles)
Steven Spielberg (The Devil in Austria)
Paul Greengrass (Modern Warfare)
Roland Joffe (The Playground Factory)

Future Best Actor

Daniel Craig (Day of the Jackal)
Clint Eastwood (The Killer Eagles)
Stellan Skarsgard (The Playground Factory)
Paddy Considine (Reminiscence)

Future Best Actress

Amy Adams (Through The Monsoon)
Susan Sarandon (The Gift of Life)
Meryl Streep (Through the Monsoon)
Cate Blanchett (The Killer Eagles)

Future Best Supporting Actor

Djimon Honsou (The Playground Factory)
Paul Bettany (Reminiscence)
Jeff Bridges (The Killer Eagles)
Kevin Bacon (The Killer Eagles)

Future Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett (Day of the Jackal)
Hilary Swank (The Gift of Life)
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (The Killer Eagles)
Virginie Ledoyen (Reminiscence)

Future Best Screenplay

Day of the Jackal
The Killer Eagles
The Playground Factory
Reminiscence

Panelist Pick (The Panel's favorite bait)

Anwar's Pick: "The Killer Eagles", written by Pat
Chris P.'s pick: "The Killer Eagles", written by Pat
Bryce's Pick: "Reminiscence", written by Tony

NBR AWARDS

Best Picture:
The Killer Eagles

Top 10 Films of December 2007:

Booth
Day of the Jackal
Devil in Austria
The Gift of Life
Into the Woods
The Killer Eagles
Modern Warfare
Norjak
The Playground Factory
Reminiscence

Best Director:
Clint Eastwood – The Killer Eagles

Best Actor:
Daniel Craig – Day of the Jackal & Devil in Austria

Best Actress:
Cate Blanchet – The Killer Eagles

Best Supporting Actor: (*Tie)
Hugh Jackman – Into the Woods
Djimon Hounsou - The Playground Factory

Best Supporting Actress:
Patricia Neal – Norjak

Best Screenplay:
The Killer Eagles

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Supporting Actress

Hilary Swank for The Gift of Life
Amy Adams for Into the Woods
Patrica Neal for Norjak
Virginie Ledoyen for Reminiscence
Taraji O. Henson for Silent Running
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio for The Killer Eagles
Lorraine Bracco for The Playground Factory

Best Supporting Actor

Hugh Jackman for Into the Woods
Jeff Bridges for The Killer Eagles
George Clooney for Norjak
Djimon Hounsou for The Playground Factory
Paul Bettany for Reminiscence
Kevin Bacon for The Killer Eagles

Best Actress (Comedy/Musical)

Sharon Leal for Aida
Michelle Pfeiffer for Follies
Meryl Streep for Follies
Renee Zellweger for Into the Woods
Patti Lupone for Songs for a New World

Best Actress Drama

Meryl Streep for Through the Monsoon
Susan Sarandon for The Gift of Life
Cate Blanchett for The Killer Eagles
Amy Adams for Through The Monsoon
Lisa Tucker for The Coldest Winter Ever

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Johnathan Rhys Meyers for Aida
Kevin Spacey for Follies
Matthew Broderick for Into the Woods
Victor Garber for Follies
Alec Baldwin for Silent Running

Best Actor Drama

Ben Foster for Booth
Daniel Craig for Day of the Jackal
Clint Eastwood for The Killer Eagles
Nick Nolte for Norjak
Stellan Skarsgard for The Playground Factory

Best Screenplay

Norjak, written by Christopher McQuarrie
Booth, written by Andrew McDominik
Day of the Jackal, written by Tony Gilroy
The Killer Eagles, written by David Benioff
Reminiscence, written by Mel Gibson and Keir Pearson
The Gift of Life, written by Todd Field

Best Director

Clint Eastwood for The Killer Eagles
Mel Gibson for Reminiscence
Todd Field for The Gift of Life
Martin Campbell for Day of the Jackal
Bryan Singer for Norjak
Rob Marshall for Into the Woods

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

Aida
Follies
Into the Woods
Songs for a New World
Silent Running

Best Picture Drama

Day of the Jackal
The Gift of Life
The Killer Eagles
Norjak
Reminiscence

SAG AWARDS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Amy Adams for Into the Woods
Lorraine Bracco for The Playground Factory
Taraji P. Henson for Silent Running
Virginie Ledoyen for Reminiscence
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio for The Killer Eagles

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Paul Bettany for Reminiscence
Jeff Bridges for The Killer Eagles
George Clooney for Norjak
Djimon Hounsou for The Playground Factory
Hugh Jackman for Into the Woods

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Cate Blanchett for The Killer Eagles
Sharon Leal for Aida
Susan Sarandon for The Gift of Life
Meryl Streep for Through the Monsoon
Lisa Tucker for The Coldest Winter Ever

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Paddy Considine for Reminiscence
Daniel Craig for Day of the Jackal
Clint Eastwood for The Killer Eagles
Ben Foster for Booth
Nick Nolte for Norjak

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE

Booth
Into the Woods
The Killer Eagles
Norjak
Reminiscence

November 2007

Congratulations to our Oscar "Bait" of the Month winner:

"Buzzed"

Written by Chris Perkins from IL & Zgamer from ID

Top 15 Baits of the Month

1. Buzzed
2. Cartel
3. Dubai
4. Warner Girls
5. The Madness of Lady Macbeth
6. The Cabin / The Nights that Roll Over White
7. The Kings of Baghdad
8. The Unseen War
9. Havana Dreams
10. Ike
11. The Killers
12. The Abstinence Teacher
13. The Lead
14. Fiddler on the Roof
15. Sex Advice

Honorable Mention: Dark Tower III, The Winter War, The Maldonado Mansion, Under the Banner of Heaven, Rainbow Six & Batman: End of Al Hope

OFFICIAL AWARDS (Selected by our Editor & the past Bait of the Month winners)

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Online Awards Campaign

Batman: End of All Hope
Buzzed
Dubai
Havana Dreams
The Killers
Under God

Best Title

Conceiving the Truth
The Kings of Baghdad
The Nights that Roll Over White
On Her Laurels
Recreating Jonah
The Unseen War

Best Box-Office Potential

Batman: End of All Hope
Cartel
Fiddler on the Roof
The Lead
Rainbow Six
Sex Advice

Best Cult Bait

840 Maple Street
Before She Sleeps
The Cabin
The Dark Tower III: The WasteLands
Under God
Warner Girls

Most Original Bait

Dubai
Earshot
The Kings of Baghdad
The Maldonado Mansion
Sex Advice
The Unseen War

Most Original Character

Patrick Layton, played by Jason Bateman, in Buzzed
Trevor Bartley. played by Gerard Butler, in Dubai
Ike Fraley, played by Steve Buscemi, in Ike
Jean Burrows, played by Emma Thompson, in The Lead
Richard Sampson, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, in The Resurrection of Groucho Marx
Victoria & Adrienne Warner, played by Emily Blunt, in Warner Girls

Best Cast

Buzzed
The Cabin
Ike
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Under the Banner of Heaven
The Unseen War

Best Casting Choice

J.K. Simmons as Brad Eastbrook in Buzzed
Michael Peña as Juan Rosolindo in Cartel
Cameron Diaz as Amanda Matheson in Dubai
Reese Witherspoon as Cassie Andrews in The Kings of Baghdad
Kelly Macdonald as Lady Macbeth in The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Emily Blunt as Adrienne and Victoria Warner in Warner Girls

Best Crew

The Killers
Havana Dreams
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
The Nights that Roll Over White
Rainbow Six
Warner Girls

Best Tagline

"No empire lasts forever"
Cartel

"Welcome to Paradise (Right of Admission Reserved)"
Dubai

"What if you could press "restart" on a life?"
Recreating Jonah

"The best sex advice will come from a virgin"
Sex Advice

"The Girls We Love to Hate. The Women We Know Nothing About"
Warner Girls

"As Invasion Looked Them in the Eyes, They Stood Strong"
The Winter War

Funniest Bait

The Abstinence Teacher
Across the River
Buzzed
The Maldonado Mansion
Sex Advice
Welcome Thy Neighbor

Shameless Oscar-Vehicles

Cartel
A Density of Souls
Havana Dreams
The Nights that Roll Over white
Under God
The Winter War

Best Poster

Batman: End of All Hope
The Dark Tower III: The WasteLands
Ike

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Adam (Cartel & The Maldonado Mansion)
Anwar (Warner Girls)
Chris M. (The Cabin, The Abstinence Teacher & Across the River)
D.W. (The Nights that Roll Over White)
Zgamer (Buzzed & Under God)

The Editor's Top 10

The Abstinence Teacher
Buzzed
Cartel
Dubai
Earshot
The Nights that Roll Over White
Recreating Jonah
Under the Banner of Heaven
The Unseen War
Warner Girls

Best Plot/Synopsis

Batman: End of All Hope
Dubai
Havana Dreams
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
The Scarlet Ibis
The Unseen War

Best Awards Campaign

Buzzed
The Cabin
Cartel
The Kings of Baghdad
The Nights that Roll Over White
Warner Girls

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Kenneth Branagh, The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Curtis Hanson, The Abstinence Teacher
Christopher Nolan, The Cabin
Philip Noyce, Cartel
Steven Spielberg, The Nights that Roll Over White

Best Actor

Steve Buscemi, Ike
Gerard Butler, Dubai
Daniel Day Lewis, The Killers
Ethan Hawke, Earshot
Michael Peña, Cartel

Best Actress

Emily Blunt, Warner Girls
Cameron Diaz, Dubai
Kelly MacDonald, The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Emma Thompson, The Lead
Naomi Watts, The Winter War

Best Supporting Actor

Oded Fehr, Dubai
Cuba Gooding Jr, The Unseen War
Andy Griffit, Buzzed
Greg Kinnear, Ike
J.K. Simmons, Buzzed

Best Supporting Actress

Sandra Bullock, The Cabin
Emilia Fox, The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Cloris Leachman, Buzzed
Julianne Moore, Before She Sleeps
Rita Moreno, Havana Dreams

Best Original Screenplay

Buzzed
Cartel
Dubai
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
The Nights that Roll Over White

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Abstinence Teacher
A Density of Souls
Fiddler on the Roof
The Killers
Under the Banner of Heaven

Best Picture

Buzzed
Cartel
Dubai
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Warner Girls

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)

Buzzed
Cartel
Ike
Rainbow Six

Grand Special Igloo Prize (Future Forum Favorite)

Rainbow Six
Ike
Buzzed
The Cabin

Future Best Director

Kenneth Branagh (The Madness of Macbeth)
Spike Lee (Conceiving The Truth)
Philip Noyce (Cartel)
Martin Scorsese (The Killers)

Future Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio (The Lead)
Daniel Day Lewis (The Killers)
Steve Buscemi (Ike)
Michael Pena (Cartel)

Future Best Actress

Kelly Macdonald (The Madness of Lady Macbeth)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (840 Maple Street)
Jurnee Smollett (Conceiving The Truth)
Emma Thompson (The Lead)

Future Best Supporting Actor

Ruben Blades (Cartel)
Greg Kinnear (Ike)
Peter Fonda (The Killers)
Danny Trejo (Rainbow Six)

Future Best Supporting Actress

Cloris Leachman (Buzzed)
Mia Maestro (Cartel)
Emilia Fox (The Madness of Lady Macbeth)
Zoey Deschanel (Before She Sleeps)

Future Best Screenplay

The Lead
Ike
Cartel
Rainbow Six

Panelist Pick (The Panelist's Favorite Bait)

Bryce (Ike)
Chris P. (Cartel)
Alfredo (The Madness of Lady Macbeth)
Maia (Buzzed)

NBR AWARDS

Best Picture

Dubai
Ike
Cartel
The Abstinence Teacher
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Buzzed
The Kings of Baghdad
Warner Girls
The Cabin
Batman End of all Hope

Best Director

Christopher Nolan - The Cabin
Runners Up:
( Kenneth Branagh- The Madness of Lady Macbeth )
( Jason Reitman – Buzzed )

Best Actor

Steve Buscemi - Ike
Runners Up:
( Michael Pena – Cartel )
( Leonardo DiCaprio - The Lead )

Best Actress

Kelly Macdonald - The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Runners Up:
(Mary Louise Parker - The Abstinence Teacher )
(Emily Blunt - Warner Girls )

Best Supporting Actor

Andy Griffith - Buzzed
Runners Up:
( Robert Downey Jr. – Ike )
( Ruben Blades – Cartel )

Best Supporting Actress

Rita Moreno - Havana Dreams
Runners Up:
(Cloris Leachman – Buzzed )
(Leslie Man - Sex Advice )
(Sandra Bullock - The Cabin )

Best Screenplay

Jason Reitman – Buzzed
Runners Up:
(Michael Winterbottom – Dubai )
(Eric Roth – The Lead )
(Judd Apatow – Sex Advice )

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Screenplay

Curtis Hanson and Tom Perotta for The Abstinence Teacher
Michael Winterbottom for Dubai
Partick Marber for Under God
Jason Reitman for Buzzed
Joshua Marston for Cartel
Cameron Crowe for Ike

Best Director

Judd Apatow for Sex Advice
Jason Reitman for Buzzed
Michael Winterbottom for Dubai
David Fincher for The Lead
Philip Noyce for Cartel
Christopher Nolan for The Cabin

Best Supporting Actress

Rita Moreno for Havana Dreams
Kathy Bates for The Cabin
Cloris Leachman for Buzzed
Sandra Bullock for The Cabin
Julianne Moore for Before She Sleeps
Chloe Sevigny for Warner Girls

Best Supporting Actor

Oded Fehr for Dubai
Andy Griffith for Buzzed
Alan Rickman for Dubai
J.K. Simmons for Buzzed
Robert Downey Jr. for Ike
Ruben Blades for Cartel

Best Actress Comedy/Musical

Kathy Bates for Fiddler on the Roof
Maggie Gyllenhaal for 840 Maple Street
Diane Lane for On Her Laurels
Mary Louise-Parker for The Abstinence Teacher
Emma Thompson for Across the River

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Mandy Patinkin for Fiddler on the Roof
Jason Bateman for Buzzed
Rainn Wilson for Sex Advice
Steve Buscemi for Ike
Steve Carell for The Abstinence Teacher

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

Buzzed
Ike
Sex Advice
840 Maple Street
The Abstinence Teacher

Best Actress Drama

Cameron Diaz for Dubai
Emily Blunt for Warner Girls
Naomi Watts for The Winter War
Kelly Macdonald for The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Emma Thompson for The Lead

Best Actor Drama

Michael Pena for Cartel
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Lead
Gerard Butler for Dubai
Carlos Bernard for Rainbow Six
Ethan Hawke for Earshot

Best Picture Drama

Cartel
Dubai
The Kings of Baghdad
Rainbow Six
The Cabin

SAG AWARDS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Emilia Fox for The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Cloris Leachman for Buzzed
Sandra Bullock for The Cabin
Rita Moreno for Havana Dreams
Rosemary Harris for The Unseen War

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Robert Downey Jr. for Ike
Alan Rickman for Dubai
Andy Griffith for Buzzed
Michael Biehn for The Kings of Baghdad
Christian Bale for The Cabin

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Kelly MacDonald for The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Emily Blunt for Warner Girls
Emma Thompson for The Lead
Mary Louise Parker for The Abstinence Teacher
Diane Lane for On Her Laurels
Naomi Watts for The Winter War

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Steve Buscemi for Ike
Michael Pena for Cartel
Ethan Hawke for Earshot
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Lead
Daniel Day Lewis for The Killers

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE

Cartel
Ike
Buzzed
Dubai
The Madness of Lady Macbeth

October 2007

Congratulations to our Oscar "Bait" of the Month winner:

"The Dead President"

Written by Pat from NY

Top 15 Baits of the Month

1. The Dead President
2. Behind Closed Doors
3. For Pay
4. Field of Desire
5. The Gold of Cajamarca
6. Criminal Origins
7. Tabula Rasa
8. The Cloud
9. Thoroughly Modern Millie
10. The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
11. Stanford' Prisons
12. Zeppelin 2020
13. Catastrophe-astrophe
14. The Ice Princess
15. Switching Time

Honorable Mentions: Harvey Black., Kathy's Desire, Welcome Back, The Witch of Portobello, A Modern Tale, The Good Guy & The Road We Traveled

OFFICIAL AWARDS (Selected by our Editor & the past Bait of the Month winners)

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Plot / Synopsis

Behind Closed Doors
The Dead President
Field of Desire
For Pay
The Gold of Cajamarca
Tabula Rasa

Best Awards Campaign

Behind Closed Doors
Criminal Origins
The Dead President
For Pay
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Zeppelin 2020

Best Online Awards Campaign

Catastrophe-astrophe
The Cloud
For Pay
The Ice Princess
Stanford's Prisons

Best Title

Behind Closed Doors
Field of Desire
If Tomorrow Never Comes...
Needle in the Hay
The Road We Traveled

Best Box-Office Potential

The Curious Savage
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
The Haunting
To Serve Man
Zeppelin 2020

Best Cult Film

Catastrophe-astrophe
Criminal Origins
Harvey Black.
LD
Switching Time
The Witch of Portobello

Most Original Bait

The Dead President
For Pay
Harvey Black.
A Modern Tale
Tabula Rasa
The Road We Traveled

Most Original Character

Danny Roberts, played by Macaulay Culkin, in For Pay
Harvey Black, played by Christopher Walken, in Harvey Black.
Kevin, played by Michael Cera, in LD
Dolores Sinclair, played by Meryl Streep, in A Modern Tale
The Priest, played by Jude Law, in Tabula Rasa
James Cowry, played by Edward Burns, in Welcome Back
Leyton Hume, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in Zeppelin 2020

Best Cast

The Dead President
Field of Desire
The Gold of Cajamarca
Things We Lost in the Time of War
Stanford's Prisons

Best Casting Choice

Dennis Haysbert as Detective Alan Handrick in Criminal Origins
Daniel Day Lewis as Francisco Pizarro in The Gold of Cajamarca
Christopher Walken as Harvey Black in Harvey Black.
Lisa Kudrow as Erica Falck in The Ice Princess
Susan Sarandon as Ann Marie Fowler in Things We Lost in the Time of War

Best Crew

The Cloud
Criminal Origins
Stanford's Prisons
To Serve Man
Zeppelin 2020

Best Tagline

"It's a dangerous business going out your front door"
Behind Closed Doors

"There are always rays of light over the darkest clouds"
The Cloud

"Look to the Horizon... and Beg For Sunset"
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger

"Leadership is dying. Justice is hiding. Corruption is growing"
The Dead President

"The most beautiful artists bare the most tormented souls"
Needle in the Hay

"Somewhere along the way to getting the ultimate high, they grew up"
The Road We Traveled

Funniest Bait

The Curious Savage
Mr. & Mrs. Woods
A Modern Tale
The Road We Traveled
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Shameless Oscar-Vehicles

Field of Desire
The Good Guy
If Tomorrow Never Comes...
Needle in the Hay
Things We Lost in the Time of War
The Witch of Portobello

Best Poster

The Cloud
The Gold of Cajamarca
A Modern Tale
Tabula Rasa
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Alfredo (For Pay)
Bryce M. (Field of Desire & Welcome Back)
Chris M. (Behind Closed Doors & Switching Time)
Conrado Falco (The Gold of Cajamarca)
Pat (The Dead President & The Road We Traveled)
Zgamer (Criminal Origins)

The Editor's TOP 5

The Dead President
Field of Desire
For Pay
The Gold of Cajamarca
Welcome Back

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

David Fincher, Criminal Origins
Marc Forster, The Cloud
Michael Heneke, Behind Closed Doors
Mike Nichols, The Dead President
Gus Van Sant, For Pay

Best Actor

Macaulay Culkin, For Pay
Jeff Bridges, The Dead President
John Goodman, Behind Closed Doors
Jude Law, Tabula Rasa
Christopher Walken, Harvey Black.

Best Actress

Sutton Foster, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Keira Knightley, The Witch of Portobello
Lisa Kudrow, The Ice Princess
Susan Sarandon, Things We Lost in the Time of War
Meryl Streep, A Modern Tale
Kerry Washington, Field of Desire

Best Supporting Actor

Gabriel Byrne, Catastrophe-astrophe
Richard Chamberlain, For Pay
Dennis Haysbert, Criminal Origins
Ethan Hawke, Stanford's Prisons
David Strathairn, The Cloud

Best Supporting Actress

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Behind Closed Doors
Megan Mullaly, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Elizabeth Reaser, Field of Desire
Eva Marie Saint, Kathy's Desire
Patricia Wettig, The Dead President

Best Original Screenplay

The Dead President
Field of Desire
Harvey Black.
Tabula Rasa
Welcome Back

Best Adapted Screenplay

Criminal Origins
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Gold of Cajamarca
Switching Time
Thoroughly Modern Millie
The Witch of Portobello

Best Picture

Behind Closed Doors
The Dead President
Field of Desire
For Pay
The Gold of Cajamarca

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

NBR AWARDS

BEST PICTURE

For Pay
Criminal Origins
Tabula Rasa
The Dead President
Field of Desire
Behind Closed Doors
Harvey Black
A Modern Tale
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Zeppelin 2020

BEST DIRECTOR

David Fincher – Criminal Origins (25pts)
Runners Up
(Gus Van Sant – For Pay) (15pts)
(Mike Nichols - The Dead President) (9pts)

BEST ACTOR

Macaulay Culkin - For Pay (21pts)
Runners Up
(John Goodman - Behind Closed Doors) (14pts)
(Jude Law - Tabula Rasa, If Tomorrow Never Comes) (10pts)
(Jeff Bridges - The Dead President) (10pts)

BEST ACTRESS

Kerry Washington – Fields of Desire (24pts)
Runners Up
(Meryl Streep - A Modern Tale) (12pts)
(Lisa Kudrow – The Ice Princess) (11pts)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Richard Chamberlain – For Pay (29pts)
Runners Up
(Dennis Haysbert – Criminal Origins) (19pts)
(Jeremy Piven - The Dead President) (5pts)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Eva Marie Saint - Kathy's Desire (16pts)
Runners Up
(Dominique Swain - For Pay) (13pts)
(Megan Mullaly - Thoroughly Modern Millie) (12pts)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Gus Van Sant - For Pay (15pts)
Runners Up
(David E. Kelley - The Dead President) (9pts)
(James Vanderbilt - Criminal Origins) (7pts)

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Screenplay

Behind Closed Doors, written by Michael Haneke
Tabula Rasa, written by Randall Wallace
Criminal Origins, written by James Vanderbilt
The Dead President, written by David E. Kelley
For Pay, written by Gus Van Sant
Harvey Black., written by Charlie Kaufman

Best Supporting Actress

Maggie Gyllenhaal for Behind Closed Doors
Eva Marie Saint for Kathy's Desire
Patrica Wettig for The Dead President
Dominique Swain for For Pay
Megan Mullaly for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Elizabeth Reaser for Field of Desire

Best Supporting Actor

Dennis Haysbert for Criminal Origins
Jeremy Piven for The Dead President
Richard Chamberlain for For Pay
James Spader for The Dead President
Ethan Hawk for Stanford's Prison
David Strathairn for The Cloud

Best Actress Comedy/Musical

Queen Latifah for The Curious Savage
Reese Witherspoon for If Tomorrow Never Comes...
Meryl Streep for A Modern Tale
Jennifer Hudson for Mr. & Mrs. Woods
Sutton Foster for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Emily Blunt for The Road We Traveled

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Cillian Murphy for The Good Guy
Taye Diggs for Mr. & Mrs. Woods
James McAvoy for Needle In The Hay
Matthew Macfayden for The Road We Traveled
Charlie Hunnam for The Road We Traveled

Best Actress Drama

Natalie Portman for The Cloud
Fairuza Balk for Switching Time
Kerry Washington for Field of Desire
Lisa Kudrow for The Ice Princess
Susan Sarandon for Things We Lost in the Time of War

Best Actor Drama

Jude Law for Tabula Rasa
Jeff Bridges for The Dead President
Macaulay Culkin for For Pay
John Goodman for Behind Closed Doors
Christopher Walken for Harvey Black.

Best Director

Michael Heneke for Behind Closed Doors
Marc Forster for The Cloud
Mike Nichols for The Dead President
Gus Van Sant for For Pay
David Fincher for Criminal Origins
Zack Snyder for Tabula Rasa

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

The Good Guy, written by Tony
A Modern Tale, written by Sergio
Needle In The Hay, written by Adam
The Road We Traveled, written by Pat
Thoroughly Modern Millie, written by Michael

Best Picture Drama

For Pay, written by Alfredo
The Dead President, written by Pat
Field of Desire, written by Bryce
Criminal Origins, written by Zgamer
Tabula Rasa, written by Tony

SAG AWARDS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE

The Cloud
The Dead President
Field of Desire
For Pay
Stanford's Prison

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Jeff Bridges for The Dead President
Macaulay Culkin for For Pay
John Goodman for Behind Closed Doors
Viggo Mortensen for Field of Desire
Jude Law for Tabula Rasa

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Fairuza Balk for Switching Time
Sutton Foster for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Lisa Kudrow for The Ice Princess
Natalie Portman for The Cloud
Kerry Washington for Field of Desire
Meryl Streep for A Modern Tale

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Tobin Bell for The Dark Tower I
Gabriel Byrne for Catastrophe-astrophe
Richard Chamberlain for For Pay
Dennis Haysbert for Criminal Origins
Jeremy Piven for The Dead President
David Strathairn for The Cloud

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Maggie Gyllenhaal for Behind Closed Doors
Elizabeth Reaser for Field of Desire
Eva Marie Saint for Kathy's Desire
Dominique Swain for For Pay
Patricia Wettig for The Dead President

September 2007

Congratulations to our Oscar "Bait" of the Month winner:

"Cinémathèque"

Written by Alex S. from Mexico

Top 15 Baits of the Month

1. Cinémathèque
2. Bandito Express
3. Gone Since November
4. The Jersey Widows
5. To Dwell in Evil
6. Cherry Blossom
7. Project Sin
8. The Red Menace
9. The Second Coming
10. Isaac's Storm
11. Exposed
12. Shamus
13. St. James' Academy
14. Daniel the Informer
15. Knights of the Old Republic

Honorable Mentions: Extradition, Mrs. King, The Blue Max, Shattered City, The Death King, Newport & One Life Two Live

OFFICIAL AWARDS (Selected by our Editor & the past Bait of the Month winners)

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Plot / Synopsis

Bandito Express
Cinémathèque
Gone Since November
Project Sin
The Red Menace
The Second Coming

Best Awards Campaign

Bandito Express
Cherry Blossom
Cinémathèque
To Dwell in Evil
The Jersey Widows
Knights of the Old Republic

Best Online Awards Campaign

Cinémathèque
Complete Cycles of One Day
Knights of the Old Republic
Newport
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Best Title

Bandito Express
The Business of Pain
Gone Since November
To Dwell in Evil
One Life Two Live

Best Box-Office Potential

Bandito Express
The Death King
Knights of the Old Republic
Newport
Project Sin
Shattered City

Most Likely Bait to Become a Cult-Film

Cinémathèque
Exposed
The Second Coming
Shamus
Tapestry
The Vulture

Most Original Bait

Daniel the Informer
Exposed
Extradition
One Life Two Live
Project Sin
That Girl Was Sweaty!

Most Original Character

Chef Richard James (played by Robert De Niro) in Cherry Blossom
Sean Pendleton (played by Matt Damon) in The Second Coming
"Shamus" Dick Noir (played by Guy Pearce) in Shamus & Shamus II
Gregory Simmons (played by Paul Newman) in St. James' Academy
Linda Beale (played by Kate Winslet) in Sticks and Stones
Crash Benson (played by Mickey Rourke) in Stunt Man

Best Cast

Bandito Express
The Blue Max
Cinémathèque
Extradition
The Jersey Widows
Isaac's Storm

Best Casting Choice

Daniel Auteuil as Henri Langlois in Cinémathèque
Shaun Toub & Shohreh Aghdashloo as Ketah & Tari Karimi in Down in Heaven
Jeanne Tripplehorn as Jackie Kennedy Onassis in Gone Since November
Julian McMahon as Darth Malak in Knights of the Old Republic
Paul Newman as Gregory Simmons in St. James' Academy

Best Crew

The Blue Max
Cherry Blossom
To Dwell in Evil
Isaac's Storm
Knights of the Old Republic

Best Tagline

"Blood is spilt and man will follow"
To Dwell in Evil

"When the director yells ‘cut’ that’s when the real drama begins"
Grosse Point

"Grief is a journey that must be taken, they took it together"
The Jersey Widows

"The darkness within the human mind has no outer limits"
Project Sin

"When the law shines a light of evil the good will cast their shadows"
Shadows in the Sun

Funniest Bait

The Death King
Exposed
Grosse Point
Newport
One Life Two Live
Three Uncles and a Bride

Shameless Oscar-Vehicles

Gone Since November
Isaac's Storm
The Jersey Widows
Mrs. King
The Partner
Shamus II

Best Poster

Cinémathèque
Complete Cycles of One Day
Knights of the Old Republic
Project Sin
To Dwell in Evil

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Daniel (Bandito Express)
Alex S. (Cinémathèque)
Chris Perkins (Gone Since November)
Maia (The Jersey Widows)
Tony (To Dwell in Evil & Exposed)

The Editor's TOP 5

Bandito Express
Cinémathèque
Cherry Blossom
The Red Menace
The Second Coming

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Bernardo Bertolucci, Cherry Blossom
James Mangold, Gone Since November
Mike Nichols, The Red Menace
Quentin Tarantino, Bandito Express
Joe Wright, Cinémathèque

Best Actor

Jack Black, Daniel the Informer
Robert De Niro, Cherry Blossom
Ben Foster, To Dwell in Evil
Paul Giamatti, Isaac's Storm
Guy Pearce, Shamus

Best Actress

Jacinda Barrett, Exposed
Angela Bassett, Mrs. King
Helena Bonham Carter, The Red Menace
Holly Hunter, The Jersey Widows
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gone Since November

Best Supporting Actor

Daniel Auteuil, Cinémathèque
Samuel L. Jackson, Bandito Express
Alfred Molina, Gone Since November
Paul Newman, St. James' Academy
Mark Ruffalo, Extradition

Best Supporting Actress

Eva Green, Cinémathèque
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, The Jersey Widows
Gretchen Mol, The Jersey Widows
Uma Thurman, Bandito Express
Michelle Yeoh, Extradition

Best Original Screenplay

Bandito Express
Cinémathèque
The Death King
The Jersey Widows
Newport
Project Sin

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Blue Max
Gone Since November
Isaac's Storm
Knights of the Old Republic
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Best Picture

Bandito Express
Cinémathèque
Gone Since November
The Jersey Widows
To Dwell in Evil

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL

Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)

Bandito Express
Cherry Blossom
The Death King
The Red Menace

Grand Special Igloo Prize (Future Forum Favorite)

Bandito Express
Knights of the Old Republic
Project Sin
The Red Menace

The Golden Typewriter (Future Best Author)

D.W. (Cherry Blossom)
James Somerton (Down in Heaven, The Red Menace)
Tony (Exposed and To Dwell in Evil)
Zgamer (The Death King and Knights of the Old Republic)

Golden Polar Bear (Lifetime Achievement Award)

D.W. Dillon

Future Best Director

P.T. Anderson, Project Sin
Tim Burton, The Death King
Mike Nichols, The Red Menace
Quentin Tarantino, Bandito Express

Future Best Actor

Robert De Niro, Cherry Blossom
Paul Giamatti, Isaac's Storm
Michael Madsen, Bandito Express
Guy Pearce, Shamus

Future Best Actress

Jacinda Barret, Exposed
Helena Bonham Carter, The Read Menace
Holly Hunter, The Jersey Windows
Jada Pinkett Smith, Forged by Fire

Future Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey, Jr., The Red Menace
Samuel L. Jackson, Bandito Express
Mark Ruffalo, Extradition
Stanley Tucci, Cherry Blossom

Future Best Supporting Actress

Shohreh Aghdashloo, Down in Heaven
Gretchen Mol, The Jeresy Windows
Miranda Richardson, Exposed
Uma Thurman, Bandito Express

Future Best Screenplay

Bandito Express
Cherry Blossom
Exposed
The Red Menace

Future Best Ensemble

Bandito Express
Down in Heaven
Exposed
Shamus

Future Best Picture Drama

Bandito Express
Cherry Blossom
Down in Heaven
The Red Menace

Future Best Picture Musical/Comedy

The Death King
Grosse Pointe
Scout’s Honor
Tapestry

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Picture Drama

Bandito Express
Cinematheque
Cherry Blossom
The Jersey Widows
Gone Since November
Extradition

Best Actor Drama

Gaspard Ulliel for Cinematheque
Robert De Niro for Cherry Blossom
Michael Madsen for Bandito Express
Matt Damon for The Second Coming
Ryan Gosling for The Blue Max

Best Actress Drama

Jeanne Tripplehorn for Gone Since November
Helena Bohnam Carter for The Red Menace
Holly Hunter for The Jersey Widows
Angela Bassett for Mrs. King
Judith Light for Down in Heaven

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

Daniel The Informer
The Death King
Exposed
Grosse Point
Newport

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Jack Black for Daniel The Informer
Michael Angararo for Tapestry
Tony Shalhoub for Scout's Honor
James Marsden for Newport
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers for One Life Two Live

Best Actress Comedy/Musical

Jacinda Barrett for Exposed
Amy Adams for Grosse Point
Virginia Madsen for Scout's Honor
Ellen Page for Tapestry
Anne Hathaway for Three Uncles and a Bride

Best Supporting Actor

Steve Buscemi for Bandito Express
Mark Ruffalo for Extradition
Alfred Molina for Gone Since November
Samuel L. Jackson for Bandito Express
Daniel Auteuil for Cinematheque
Dennis Hopper for Exposed

Best Supporting Actress

Uma Thurman for Bandito Express
Miranda Richardson for Exposed
Eva Green for Cinematheque
Keira Knightley for One Life Two Live
Michelle Yeoh for Extradition
Gretchen Mol for The Jersey Widows

Best Director

Tim Burton for The Death King
Paul Thomas Anderson for Project Sin
Ridley Scott for To Dwell In Evil
Bernardo Bertolucci for Cherry Blossom
Edward Zwick for Extradition
Quentin Tarantino for Bandito Express

Best Screenplay

Quentin Tarantino for Bandito Express
Christopher Hampton & Gillaume Laurant for Cinematheque
Mark Peploe & Bernardo Bertolucci for Cherry Blossom
Sarah Polley for The Jersey Widows
Richard Curtis for Exposed
David Benioff and John Logan for Extradition

August 2007

Congratulations to our Oscar "Bait" of the Month winner:

"The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson"

Written by Josh P. from Chicago, IL

Top 15 Baits of the Month

1. The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
2. The Winter Sun
3. Quiet Room
4. Deep Secret
5. Bee-Bee's Funhouse
6. Six Days in '67
7. In Between
8. Fallout
9. The Courtroom
10. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
11. Foggy London Nights
12. The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo
13. The Picture of Dorian Gray
14. Rabbit Hole / The Witching Hour
15. Everyday

Honorable Mentions: Equality, The Legend of Zelda: The End of Forever, No More Smiles, Off to Rome, Indigo Prophecy & Cartoon Wars!

OFFICIAL AWARDS (Selected by our Editor & the past Bait of the Month winners)

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Plot / Synopsis

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Deep Secret
The Legend of Zelda: The End of Forever
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Quiet Room
The Winter Sun

Best Awards Campaign

Everyday
Fallout
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Rabbit Hole
The Witching Hour
The Winter Sun

Best Online Awards Campaign

The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Rabbit Hole
Six Days in 67
The Winter Sun
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Best Title

Cartoon Wars!
Diary of an Adopted Child
Foggy London Nights
No More Smiles
Off to Rome
The Truth Lies Within

Best Box-Office Potential

The Courtroom
Fallout
The Legend of Zelda: The End of Forever
Shipwreck'd
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Most Likely Bait to Become a Cult Film

Bat Out of Hell
Blackwater Park
House of a Shattered Soul
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
The Munsters with Yvonne DeCarlo

Most Original Bait

Blackwater Park
Bee-Bee's Funhouse
The Final Days
No More Smiles
Quiet Room
The Winter Sun

Most Original Character

Daniel Etim (Clive Owen) in Blackwater Park
Eileen Kwiasniewski (Grace Zabriskie) in Cocker Spanchovy
Johnny Ringers (Daniel Radcliffe) in Foggy London Nights
Alice (Jennifer Connelly) in Quiet Room
Malcolm Vaughn (Ryan Reynolds) in The Truth Lies Within
Jack Hanson (Tom Hanks) in The Winter Sun

Best Cast

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
The Courtroom
Deep Secret
Grey Gardens
Six Days in 67

Best Casting Choice

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Ike in Fallout
Eddie Jemison as Martin Ziggle in The Lonely Life of Martin Ziggle
Julian McMahon as Rock Hudson in The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Catherine Zeta Jones as Yvonne DeCarlo in The Munsters with Yvonne DeCarlo
Kelsey Grammer as Bob Hope in My Life in Jokes
Chiwetel Ejiofor as LeRoi Jones in Six Days in 67

Best Crew

Friendly Enemies
Foggy London Nights
Indigo Prophecy
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Six Days in 67

Best Tagline

"In a State Run by Man, She Fought for Change"
Equality

"Death is something you cry about. Tragedy is what makes you scream"
Everyday

"Home is wherever you make it, and London is just the place to start it all"
Foggy London Nights

"Time Isn't Always Going To Be There"
The Legend of Zelda: The End of Forever

"There is no truth without belief"
The Truth Lies Within

"The sun is the soul as sorrow is the heart"
The Winter Sun

Funniest Bait

Cocker Spanchovy
The Munsters with Yvonne DeCarlo
No More Smiles
My Life in Jokes
Off to Rome
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Shameless Oscar-Vehicles

The Courtroom
Deep Secret
Grey Gardens
In Between
Like Beauty
Six Days in 67

Best Poster

Blackwater Park
My Life in Jokes
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Quiet Room
The Truth Lies Within
The Winter Sun

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Brian (Bee-Bee's Funhouse)
Josh P. (The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson & Foggy London Nights)
Pat (Everyday & Bat Out of Hell)
Sergio (Quiet Room)
Tony (The Winter Sun & Blackwater Park)
Zgamer (Fallout & Indigo Prophecy)

The Editor's TOP 5

The Courtroom
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Quiet Room
The Winter Sun
The Witching Hour

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Picture

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Deep Secret
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Quiet Room
The Winter Sun

Best Director

Jonathan Demme, Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Ang Lee, The Winter Sun
David Lynch, Quiet Room
Anthony Minghella, Deep Secret
Bryan Singer, The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson

Best Actor

Jeff Bridges, Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Brian Cox, Deep Secret
Tom Hanks, The Winter Sun
Michael Imperioli, The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Thomas Kretschmann, In Between
Will Smith, The Courtroom

Best Actress

Jennifer Connelly, Quiet Room
Virginia Madsen, Everyday
Kerry Washington, Six Days in 67
Sigourney Weaver, Equality
Catherine Zeta Jones, The Munsters with Yvonne DeCarlo

Best Supporting Actor

James Gandolfini, The Winter Sun
Mandy Patinkin, Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Ron Pearlman, Fallout
Daniel Radcliffe, Foggy London Nights
Justin Theroux, Quiet Room

Best Supporting Actress

Kathy Bates, Rabbit Hole
Jill Clayburgh, Grey Gardens
Julie Christie, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Eddie Falco, Everyday
Sara Ramirez, No More Smiles

Best Original Screenplay

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
The Courtroom
Deep Secret
Quiet Room
Six Days in 67
The Winter Sun

Best Adapted Screenplay

Equality
Grey Gardens
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Rabbit Hole
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL

Golden Igloo (Best Picture)

The Courtroom
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Bee-Bee's Fun House
Six Days in ’67

Grand Special Igloo Prize (Forum Favorite)

The Legend of Zelda: The End of Forever
Quiet Room
Fallout
Bat Out Of Hell

Future Best Director

Antoine Fuqua for Six Days in ‘67
Ron Howard for The Courtroom
David Lynch for Quiet Room
David Fincher for Blackwater Park

Future Best Actor

Clive Owen for Blackwater Park
Will Smith for The Courtroom
Michael Imperioli for The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Jeff Bridges for Bee-Bee's Fun House

Future Best Actress

Kerry Washington for Six Days in ’67
Amy Adams for Bee-Bee’s Funhouse
Jennifer Connelly for Quiet Room
Diane Lane for Rabbit Hole

Future Best Supporting Actor

Justin Theroux for Quiet Room
Mandy Patinkin for Bee-Bee’s Funhouse
Daniel Radcliff for Foggy London Nights
Ian McKellen for The Witching Hour

Future Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Hudson Bat Out of Hell
Kathy Bates for Rabbit Hole
Robin Wright Penn for Quiet Room
Uma Thurman for The Witching Hour

Future Best Screenplay

Six Days in ’67
Quiet Room
Bee-Bee's Fun House
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson

Future Best Ensemble

Six Days in ’67
Bee-Bee’s Funhouse
The Courtroom
Deep Secret

Future Best Picture Drama

Six Days in ’67
Bee-Bee’s Funhouse
Quiet Room
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson

Future Best Picture Musical/Comedy

Bat Out of Hell
Foggy London Nights
The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo
Grey Gardens

The Golden Typewriter (Future Best Author)

Tony (Blackwater Park/The Winter Sun)
Zgamer (Fallout/ Indigo Prophecy)
Brian (Bee-Bee's Fun House)
Josh P. (Foggy London Nights/The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson)

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Picture (Drama)

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Fallout
Six Days in 67
Deep Secret

Best Actor Drama

Jeff Bridges for Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Brian Cox for Deep Secret
Michael Imperioli for The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Tom Hanks for The Winter Sun
Chiwetel Ejiofer for Six Days in 67

Best Actress Drama

Julianne Moore for The Witching Hour
Kerry Washington for Six Days in 67
Diane Lane for Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Connelly for Quiet Room
Sigourney Weaver for Equality

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

Bat Out of Hell
No More Smiles
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo
Gray Gardens

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Jared Leto for Bat Out of Hell
Andrew Simpson for Foggy London Nights
Jerry Stiller for The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo
Billy Crudup for No More Smiles
Kelsey Grammer for My Life in Jokes

Best Actress Comedy/Musical

Brittany Murphy for Bat Out of Hell
Christine Ebersole for Grey Gardens
Catherine Zeta Jones for The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo
Christina Applegate for No More Smiles
Gracie Zabriskie for Cocker Spanchovy

Best Supporting Actor

James Gandolfini for The Winter Sun
Mandy Patinkin for Bee-Bee's funhouse
Justin Theroux for Quiet Room
Greg Kinnear for Rabbit Hole
Ron Pearlman for Fallout
Ewan McGregor for Deep Secrets

Best Supporting Actress

Kathy Bates for Rabbit Hole
Edie Falco for Everyday
Robin Wright Penn for Quiet Room
Jill Clayburgh for Grey Gardens
Renee Zellweger for The Winter Sun
Winona Ryder for Shipwreck'd

Best Director

Jonathan Demme for Bee-Bee's Funhouse
David Lynch for Quiet Room
Anthony Minghella for Deep Secret
Ang Lee for The Winter Sun
Jack Bender for Fallout
Antoine Fuqua for Six Days in 67

Best Screenplay

The Courtroom
Fallout
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
The Winter Sun
Deep Secret
Quiet Room

SAG AWARDS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Six Days in '67
The Winter Sun
Foggy London Nights
Rabbit Hole

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Jeff Bridges - Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Will Smith - The Courtroom
Tom Hanks - The Winter Sun
Brian Cox - Deep Secret
Michael Imperioli - The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Sigourney Weaver - Equality
Jennifer Connelly - Quiet Room
Kerry Washington - Six Days in '67
Catherine Zeta Jones - The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo
Christine Ebersole - Grey Gardens

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

James Gandolfini - The Winter Sun
Ron Pearlman - Fallout
Justin Theroux - Quiet Room
Daniel Radcliffe - Foggy London Nights
Greg Kinnear - Rabbit Hole

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Edie Falco - Everyday
Uma Thurman - The Witching Hour
Kathy Bates - Rabbit Hole
Robin Wright Penn - Quiet Room
Jennifer Hudson - Bat Out Of Hell

July 2007

Congratulations to our Oscar "Bait" of the Month winner:

"A New Agenda"

Written by Daniel Crooke from Ohio

Top 15 Baits of the Month

1. A New Agenda
2. The Banality of Evil
3. Border Man
4. The Valley of Ashes
5. Under Fire
6. Dear Mr. President
7. Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
8. Eleven Weeks to Steal November
9. Into Thin Air
10. The Madness of H.P. Lovecraft
11. Gathering Blue
12. Good Morning, Ladies / Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical
13. Kosmopolis / Dr. Death
14. Mad Love
15. Our Father / Dark Ages

Honorable Mentions: Conquistador, Listen and Hear, Audrey's Girls, Divine Poker, AFTER EARTH: The Dark Side of the Sun, Madsen Family Matters, Other World & Crimes Against a City

OFFICIAL AWARDS (Selected by our Editor & the past Bait of the Month winners)

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Plot / Synopsis

The Banality of Evil
Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Border Man
A New Agenda
Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical
Under Fire

Best Awards Campaign

AFTER EARTH: The Dark Side of the Sun
Conquistador
Dear Mr. President
The Madness of H.P. Lovecraft
A New Agenda
The Valley of Ashes

Best Online Awards Campaign

The Banality of Evil
Dark Ages
Good Morning, Ladies
Our Father
Under Fire

Best Title

Crimes against a City
Eleven Weeks to Steal November
The Last Woman Standing
A Spoonful of Sugar
The Valley of Ashes

Most Likely Bait to Become a Box-Office Hit

AFTER EARTH: The Dark Side of the Sun
Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Dark Ages
Final Fantasy X
Into Thin Air
Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical

Most Likely Bait to Become a Cult Film

Divine Poker
Dr. Death
Gathering Blue
Mad Love
The Madness of H.P. Lovecraft
The Urge

Most Original Bait

AFTER EARTH: The Dark Side of the Sun
Can't Stop the Press
Our Father
Kosmopolis
A New Agenda
Other World

Most Original Character

Dennis Fourman, played by Tom Berenger, in Border Man
Bradley Westerman, played by Kevin Bacon, in In the Dead of Night
Bill Fowler, played by George Clooney, in Eleven Weeks to Steal November
Josh Nervitz, played by Justin Long, in Listen and Hear
Edgar Suite, played by Al Pacino, in A New Agenda
Jack Martin, played by Alex Pettyfer, in Pressure

Best Cast

Border Man
Eleven Weeks to Steal November
Good Morning, Ladies
A New Agenda
The Urge

Best Casting Choice

Peter O'Toole as Dr. Jack Kevorkian in Dr. Death
Kristin Chenoweth as Lily Anderson in Good Morning, Ladies
Nicolas Cage as H.P. Lovecraft in The Madness of H.P. Lovecraft
Tommy Lee Jones as Walker Madsen in Madsen Family Matters
Lindsay Lohan as Susan Michaels in Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical

Best Crew

The Banality of Evil
Conquistador
Gathering Blue
Kosmopolis
Our Father
Under Fire

Best Tagline

"Behind every scar is the answer to ones actions"
Batman: Scars of Tomorrow

"In a city doomed by crime, deceit is the only way to stay on top"
Crimes against a City

"In the fight for political office, all the colors run together"
Eleven Weeks to Steal November

"Evil needs love, too"
Mad Love

"And the Best Picture of all time goes to…"
The Ultimate Oscar

Funniest Bait

Divine Poker
Eleven Weeks to Steal November
Good Morning, Ladies
A New Agenda
Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical

Shameless Oscar Vehicles

Audrey's Girls
Dear Mr. President
Dwight-Wuthering Heights
Night
Our Father
A Spoonful of Sugar

Best Poster Design

The Banality of Evil
Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Dark Ages
Kosmopolis
Dr. Death

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Daniel (A New Agenda)
James Somerton (Dear Mr. President & AFTER EARTH: The Dark Side of the Sun)
Josh P. (Eleven Weeks to Steal November & Madsen Family Matters)
Ryne (Under Fire & "Crimes against a City")
Tony (Batman: Scars of Tomorrow and Dr. Death)
Zgamer (Rehab! & The Valley of Ashes)

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Picture

The Banality of Evil
Border Man
A New Agenda
The Valley of Ashes
Under Fire

Best Director

James L. Brooks, A New Agenda
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Border Man
Guillermo Del Toro, Gathering Blue
Roman Polanski, The Valley of Ashes
Oliver Stone, Dear Mr. President

Best Actor

Tom Berenger, Border Man
Billy Crudup, Into Thin Air
Nicolas Cage, The Madness of H.P. Lovecraft
Peter O'Toole, Dr. Death
Carl Reiner, A New Agenda

Best Actress

Juliette Binoche, Audrey's Girls
Ellen Page, Go Ask Alice
Susan Sarandon, Dear Mr. President
Michelle Williams, Under Fire
Evan Rachel Wood, Devil on my Heels

Best Supporting Actor

Jay Hernandez, Our Father
Daniel Day Lewis, Night
Christopher Lloyd, A New Agenda
Gary Oldman, The Banality of Evil
Al Pacino, A New Agenda

Best Supporting Actress

Claire-Hope Ashitey, Audrey's Girls
Helena Bonham Carter, The Banality of Evil
Kristin Chenoweth, Good Morning, Ladies
Bette Midler, Good Morning, Ladies
Maribel Verdu, Border Man

Best Original Screenplay

Border Man
Dr. Death
Madsen Family Matters
A New Agenda
Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical
Under Fire

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Banality of Evil
Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Conquistador
Gathering Blue
Into Thin Air
Night

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL

Golden Igloo (Best Picture)

Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Border Man
A New Agenda
The Valley of Ashes

Grand Special Igloo Prize (Next Forum Favortie)

Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Good Morning, Ladies
A New Agenda
The Valley of Ashes

Future Best Director

James L. Brooks, A New Agenda
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Border Man
Roman Polanski, The Valley of Ashes
Ridley Scott, Under Fire

Future Best Actor

Tom Berenger, Border Man
Nicolas Cage, The Madness of H.P. Lovecraft
Peter O' Toole, Dr. Death
Barry Pepper, The Valley of Ashes

Future Best Actress

Juliette Binoche, Audrey's Girls
Blythe Danner, Good Morning, Ladies
Megan Mullally, Good Morning, Ladies
Ellen Page, Go Ask Alice

Future Best Supporting Actor

Daniel Day Lewis, Night
Benicio Del Toro, Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Ralph Fiennes, Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Al Pacino, A New Agenda

Future Best Supporting Actress

Kate Burton, Border Man
Kristen Chenoweth, Good Morning, Ladies
Claire Hope Ashitey, Audrey's Girls
Sigourney Weaver, Other World

Future Best Screenplay

Border Man
The Valley of Ashes
Good Morning, Ladies
A New Agenda

Future Best Ensemble

Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Border Man
Good Morning, Ladies
A New Agenda

Future Best Picture Drama

Border Man
The Valley of Ashes
Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Audrey’s Girls

Future Best Picture Musical/Comedy

Divine Poker
Good Morning, Ladies
A New Agenda
The Ultimate Oscar

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Picture (Drama)

Into Thin Air
Border Man
The Valley of Ashes
Dear Mr. President
The Banilty of Evil

Best Actor (Drama)

Berry Pepper (The Valley of Ashes)
Tom Berenger (Border Man)
Peter O'Toole (Dr. Death)
Nicolas Cage (The Madness of H.P. Lovecraft)
Billy Crudup (Into Thin Air)

Best Actress (Drama)

Susan Sarandon (Dear Mr. President)
Ellen Page (Go Ask Alice)
Juliette Binoche (Audrey's Girls)
Michelle Williams (Under Fire)
Ivana Baquero (Gathering Blue)
Evan Rachel Wood (Devil on my Heels)

Best Picture (Comedy/Musical)

A New Agenda
Good Morning, Ladies
Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical
Divine Poker
Eleven Weeks to Steal November

Best Actor (Comedy/Musical)

George Clooney (Eleven Weeks to steal November)
Carl Reiner (A New Agenda)
Drake Bell (Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical)
Jeff Goldblum (Divine Poker)
Justin Long (Listen and Hear)

Best Actress (Comedy/Musical)

Blythe Danner (Good Morning, Ladies)
Megan Mullally (Good Morning, Ladies)
Thandie Newton (Eleven Weeks to steal November)
Michelle Pfeiffer (Divine Poker)
Lindsay Lohan (Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical)

Best Supporting Actor

Al Pacino (A New Agenda)
Jay Hernandaz (Our Father)
Chris Bridges (Under Fire)
Ralph Fiennes (Batman: Scars of Tommorow)
Gary Oldman (Banilty of Evil)
Daniel Day Lewis (Night)

Best Supporting Actress

Claire-Hope Ashitey (Audrey's Girls)
Stephanie D'Abbrozzo (Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical)
Kristen Chenoweth (Good Morning, Ladies)
Maribel Verdu (Border Man)
Helana Bonham Carter (The Banilty of Evil)
Bette Midler (Good Morning, Ladies)

Best Director

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Border Man)
James L. Brooks (A New Agenda)
Ridley Scott (Under Fire)
Roman Polanski (The Valley of Ashes)
Oliver Stone (Dear Mr. President)
Robert Zemicks (Into Thin Air)

Best Screenplay

Ronald Harwood (The Valley of Ashes)
Guillermo Arriaga (Border Man)
Mark Andrus (A New Agenda)
Tony Kushner & Billy Ray (Banilty of Evil)
Eric Roth (Into Thin Air)
Oliver Stone (Dear Mr. President)

SAG AWARDS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE

Good Morning, Ladies
Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical
Border Man
Under Fire
A New Agenda

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Peter O'Toole in Dr. Death
Barry Pepper in The Valley of Ashes
Tom Berenger in Border Man
Nicolas Cage in The Madness of H.P. Lovecraft
Carl Reiner in A New Agenda

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Megan Mullally in Good Morning, Ladies
Ellen Page in Go Ask Alice
Ivana Baquero in Gathering Blue
Juliette Binoche in Audrey's Girls
Susan Sarandon in Dear Mr. President

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Al Pacino in A New Agenda
Ralph Fiennes in Batman: Scars of Tomorrow
Patrick Wilson in Under Fire
Gary Oldman in The Banality of Evil
Maximillian Shell in Mad Love

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Kristin Chenoweth in Good Morning, Ladies
Bette Midler - Good Morning, Ladies
Maribel Verdu in Border Man
Claire Hope Ashitey in Audrey's Girls
Helena Bonham Carter in The Banality of Evil