May 2008

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

"Rivalry at 6 P.M."

Written by Patrick D. from Long Island, NY

Top 10 Baits of the Month

1. Rivalry at 6 PM
2. Dominion
3. Rush
4. Beeville, TX
5. The Guy Who Owned the Store
6. Livestrong / Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
7. Fatally Yours
8. Ghost Recon
9. The Legend of Zelda / Assassins
10. Clue

Honorable Mentions: Supernova, Diary of a Sociopath, Cold Welcome, Bright Lights, Sinly City & The Human Hole

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

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Plot / Synopsis

Beeville, TX
Dominion
Fatally Yours
From Here to There
Rivalry at 6 PM
Rush

Best Awards Campaign

Dominion
Ghost Recon
The Guy Who Owned the Store
The Legend of Zelda
Livestrong
Rivalry at 6 PM

Best Online Awards Campaign

Bright Lights, Sinly City
Clue
Diary of a Sociopath
The Guy Who Owned the Store
Rivalry at 6 PM
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Title

Bright Lights, Sinly City
Cold Welcome
The Guy Who Owned the Store
The Human Hole
Rivalry at 6 PM

Most Likely Bait to Become a Box-Office Hit

Assassins
Clue
Dominion
The Legend of Zelda
Livestrong
Rush

Most Likely Bait to Become a Cult Film

Barely Standing
Holy Cow 2!
Diary of a Sociopath
The Guy Who Owned the Store
The Honest Liar
Suburban Hymns

Most Original Bait

Beeville, TX
Dominion
Fatally Yours
From Here to There
Newton's Third

Most Original Character

Sam Aronson, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, in Cold Welcome
Andy Denton, played by Jeremy Renner, in Dominion
"Linda" Johnson, played by Julia Roberts, in Drag Queen
Henry Gray, played by Paul Giamatti, in Diary of a Sociopath
Colin Doherty, played by Jim Carrey, in Late Night
Rémy Gris, played by Mathieu Kassovitz, in Manhattan Life Portrait

Best Cast

Assassins
Clue
From Here to There
The Guy Who Owned the Store
Rush

Best Casting Choice

Evan Rachel Wood as Natasha Corey in The Human Hole
James Denton as Lance Armstrong in Livestrong
Vera Farmiga as Sheryl Crowe in Livestrong
Laura Linney as Brynn Hartman in Supernova
Alec Baldwin as George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Crew

Beeville, TX
Fatally Yours
From Here to There
Ghost Recon
Rush

Best Tagline

"Taking a gamble always has high stakes"
Bright Lights, Sinly City

"When you are on the stage, you are another person"
Drag Queen

"Riding was his life. Survival is his legacy"
Livestrong

"Welcome to the suburbs, where life truly is a movie"
Suburban Hymns

"A Woman Without Sanity. A World Without Mercy"
Supernova

Funniest Bait

Beeville, TX
Clue
From Here to There
Holy Cow 2!
A Stage of Fools

Shameless Oscar Vehicles

Drag Queen
Livestrong
Manhattan Life Portrait
Newton's Third
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Poster

Clue
Diary of a Sociopath
Dominion
Livestrong
The Legend of Zelda

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Tony (Dominion)
D.W. Dillon (Fatally Yours)
Ryne (Livestrong)
Patrick D. (Rivalry at 6 PM)
Ross (Rush)


THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Picture

Beeville, TX
Dominion
The Guy Who Owned the Store
Rivalry at 6 PM
Rush

Best Director

David Fincher, Cold Welcome
M. Night Shyamalan, Dominion
Robert Towne, Fatally Yours
Marc Forster, Rivalry at 6 PM
Michael Mann, Rush

Best Actor

Paul Giamatti, Diary of a Sociopath
Jeremy Renner, Dominion
William Shatner, From Here to There
Willem Dafoe, The Guy Who Owned the Store
Ray Winstone, Rivalry at 6 PM
Alec Baldwin, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Actress

Connie Nielsen, Fatally Yours
Florence Henderson, From Here to There
Felicity Huffman, The Human Hole
Laura Linney, Supernova
Michelle Pfeiffer, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Supporting Actor

Michael Cerveris, Assassins
William Hurt, Bright Lights, Sinly City
Bruce Willis, Dominion
John Turturro, The Guy Who Owned the Store
Ethan Hawke, Rivalry at 6 PM
Heath Ledger, Rush

Best Supporting Actress

Rachel Harris, Clue
Faye Dunaway, Cold Welcome
Toni Collette, Diary of a Sociopath
Vera Farmiga, Livestrong
Zooey Deschanel, Suburban Hymns

Best Original Screenplay

Beeville, TX
Dominion
Fatally Yours
The Guy Who Owned the Store
Rivalry at 6 PM
Rush

Best Adapted Screenplay

Assassins
Clue
Ghost Recon
The Legend of Zelda
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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

FILM FESTIVAL

Golden Igloo (Best Picture)

Bright Lights, Sinly City
Fatally Yours
Ghost Recon
Rivalry at 6 P.M.

Future Best Director

Paul Greengrass, Ghost Recon
David O. Russell, From Here to There
M. Night Shyamalan, Dominion
Robert Towne, Fatally Yours

Future Best Actor

Alec Baldwin, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Paul Giamatti, Diary of a Sociopath
William Shatner, From Here to There
Ray Winstone, Rivalry at 6 p.m.

Future Best Actress

Annette Benning, Beeville, Texas
Florence Henderson, From Here to There
Connie Nelson, Fatally Yours
Sharon Stone, The Guy Who Owned the Store

Future Best Supporting Actor

Eric Bogosian, Rivalry at 6 p.m.
John Turturro, The Guy Who Owned the Store
Ethan Hawke, Rivalry at 6 p.m.
Harry Shearer, Clue

Future Best Supporting Actress

Vera Farmiga, Livestrong
Rachel McAdams, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Catherine O'Hara, Clue
Parker Posey, Clue

Future Best Screenplay

Diary of a Sociopath
Dominion
From Here to There
Rivalry at 6 p.m.

Future Best Ensemble

Diary of a Sociopath
From Here to There
The Guy Who Owned The Store
Rivalry at 6 p.m.

Future Best Picture Drama

Fatally Yours
The Guy Who Owned the Store
Livestrong
Rivalry at 6 p.m.

Future Best Picture Musical/Comedy

Beeville, Texas
Diary of a Sociopath
Drag Queen
Suburban Hymns

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Picture Drama

Rush
Dominion
Rivalry At 6 P.M.
Fatally Yours
Bright Lights, Sinly City
The Guy Who Owned The Store

Best Actor Drama

Ray Winstone for Rivalry At 6 P.M.
Willem Dafoe for The Guy Who Owned The Store
Jake Gyllenhaal for Cold Welcome
James Denton for Livestrong
Jeremy Renner for Dominion

Best Actress Drama

Evan Rachel Wood for The Human Hole
Michelle Pfeiffer Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Sharon Stone for The Guy Who Owned The Store
Laura Linney for Supernova
Connie Nielson for Fatally Yours

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

Clue
From Here to There
Beeville, Texas
Suburban Hymns
Assassins

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Paul Giamatti for Diary of Sociopath
John Cusack for Beeville, Texas
Jason Schwartzman for Suburban Hymns
Hank Azaria for Assassins
John C. Reilly for A Stage Of Fools

Best Actress Comedy/Musical

Julia Roberts for Drag Queen
Annette Benning for Beeville, Texas
Meg Ryan for A Stage of Fools
Bonnie Hurt for A Stage of Fools
Florence Henderson for From Here To There

Best Supporting Actor

Heath Ledger for Rush
Bruce Willis for Dominion
William Hurt for Bright Lights, Sinly City
Jeff Daniels for The Guy Who Owned The Store
John Turturro for The Guy Who Owned The Store
Ethan Hawke for Rivalry At 6 P.M.

Best Supporting Actress

Vera Farmiga for Livestrong
Parkey Posey for Clue
Toni Collette for Diary of Sociopath
Faye Dunaway for Cold Welcome
Winona Ryder for Rivalry at 6 P.M.
Naomi Watts for From Here to There

Best Director

Brian de Palma for Bright Lights, Sinly City
M. Might Shyamalan for Dominion
Paul Greengrass for Ghost Recon
Michael Mann for Rush
Alexander Payne for Diary of a Sociopath
Sam Mendes for The Guy Who Owned the Store

Best Screenplay

Russell Gewirtz for Rush
M. Night Shyamalan for Dominion
Robert Towne and Rian Johnson for Fatally Yours
Quentin Tarantino for Bright Lights, Sinly City
Brian Nelson for Rivalry at 6 P.M.
Scott Frank and Jay Cocks for The Guy Who Owned The Store

SAG AWARDS

Best Ensemble

Assassins
Suburban Hymns
Rush
From Here to There
The Guy Who Owned the Store
Rivalry at 6 PM

Best Actor

Ray Winstone-Rivalry at 6 PM
Jeremy Renner-Dominion
Paul Giamatti-Diary of a Sociopath
Alec Baldwin-Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Willem Dafoe-The Guy Who Owned the Store

Best Actress

Laura Linney-Supernova
Connie Nielson-Fatally Yours
Julia Roberts-Drag Queen
Michelle Pfeiffer-Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Felicity Huffman-The Human Hole

Best Supporting Actor

Bruce Willis-Dominion
Ethan Hawke-Rivalry at 6 PM
Heath Ledger-Rush
Matt Dillion-Livestrong
William Hurt-Bright Lights, Sinly City

Best Supporting Actress

Vera Farmiga-Livestrong
Anjelica Huston-Fatally Yours
Parker Posey-Clue
Winona Ryder-Rivalry at 6 P.M
Rachael Harris-Clue