Wednesday, June 18, 2008

November 2006

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

"The Wall"

Written by James Somerton from NS, Canada

Top 20 Baits of the Month

1. The Wall
2. The Justices
3. Cannon
4. Freak Show
5. The Rainbow Album
6. Beaumont
7. Available Now
8. Hearts of Age
9. Silence
10. The Family
11. Record Man
12. Gone with a Dream
13. Gangster 101
14. Stonewall
15. Alma / A New Frontier
16. At the Wire
17. Class
18. Insanity in the First Degree
19. Mud City
20. Jackson

Honorary Mentions: La Corrida, An Actress Named Vivian Leigh, Curtain Call, I Am Man, The Polygamist, A Revision of History, The Vampire's Inheritance, Dimensions of Imagination, The Guardian Angel, Ritchie


SAG AWARDS
Chosen by our contestants

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Wayne Brady for Freak Show
Michael C. Hall for Hearts of Age
Kevin Kline for Silence
Hugh Laurie for Freak Show
Peter O'Toole for Cannon

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams for Record Man
Annette Bening for The Family
Keisha Castle-Hughes for Mud City
Sally Field for Cannon
Frances McDormand

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Maria Bello for Jackson
Helena Bonham Carter for The Taming of the Shrew
Toni Collette for NINE: The Musical
Geena Davis for Silence
Allison Janney for The Justices
Naomi Watts for Fetish

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Alan Alda for Cannon
Will Ferrell for Record Man
Danny Huston for Hearts of Age
Mark Ruffalo for Brando
Patrick Wilson for The Rainbow Album

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Alma
Freak Show
Hearts of Age
The Justices
Watts

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
Chosen by our contestants

Best Picture Drama

Cannon
The Justices
The Rainbow Album
Silence
The Wall
Hearts of Ages

Best Picture Comedy

Available Now
Holy Cow
Nine
Record Man
Freakshow

Best Actor (Musical/Comedy)

Will Ferrell for Record Man
Bob Hoskins for A Spot of Brother
Harry Shearer for Available Now
Edward Norton for The Polygamist
Antonio Banderas for Nine: The Musical

Best Actress (Musical/Comedy)


Ellen DeGeneres for Gone With a Dream
Blythe Danner for The Polygamist
Toni Collete for Nine: The Musical
Helena Bonham Carter for The Taming of the Shrew

Best Actor Drama

Mark Ruffalo for Brando.
Matt Dillon for Dimension of Imagination
Patrick Wilson for The Rainbow Album
Cuba Gooding Jr. for Ritchie
Ryan Phillipe for The Wall

Best Actress Drama

Geena Davis for Silence
Scarlet Johansson for The Wall
Naomi Watts for Fetish
Helen Hunt for Obsession
Maria Bello for Jackson

Best Supporting Actor

Peter O’Toole for Cannon
Michael C. Hall for Hearts of Age
Hugh Laurie for Freak Show
Kevin Kline for Silence
Samuel L. Jackson for Watts
Wayne Brady for Freak Show

Best Supporting Actress

Frances McDormand for I am Man
Sally Field for Cannon
Charlize Theron for Brando
Keisha Castle-Hughes for Mud City
Annette Benning for The Family

Best Director

Clint Eastwood for Alma
Jonathan Demme for The Justices
Joel Coen for I Am Man
Milos Forman for The Rainbow Album
Steven Spielberg for The Wall
Bennett Miller for Hearts of Ages

Best Screenplay

Stephen Gaghan for The Justices
Deborah Ellis for Mud City
Milos Forman for The Rainbow Album
James Somerton for Silence
Tony Kushner for The Wall
John August for Record Man

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Plot/Synopsis

Beaumont
A New Frontier
Freak Show
Gone with a Dream
Silence
The Wall

Best Awards Campaign

At the Wire
Cannon
Class
Hearts of Age
The Wall

Most Original Bait

Available Now
Curtain Call
Fetish
Holy Cow!
The Vampire's Inheritance

Best Original Character

Edward Morton, played by Heath Ledger, in Beaumont
Becky, played by Shannyn Sossaman, in Cardboard Palace
Oliver Darwin, played by Steve Buscemi, in I Am Man
Lindsay Paulson, played by Allison Janney, in The Justices
David Barry, played by Edward Norton, in The Polygamist

Best Crew

An Actress Named Vivian Leigh
Cannon
Hearts of Age
The Family
The Wall

Best Cast

Alma
The Film-Mongers
Gangster 101
A New Frontier
The Wall

Best Casting Choice

Kate Beckinsale as Vivian Leigh in An Actress Named Vivian Leigh
Alan Alda as Bishop Cannon in Cannon
Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones as The Smiths in Class
Javier Bardem as Jose Guarez in La Corrida
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Richard Pryor in Ritchie

Best Tagline

"As probably seen on TV"
Available Now

"Money doesn’t determine class, actions do”
Class

"Gunplay. Drug Dealing. 7th Period"
Gangster 101


"One leader, one man, one faith"
Sigma

"Not Even A Wall Could Tear Them Down"
The Wall

Funniest Bait

Available Now
The Film-Mongers
Freak Show
Gangster 101
Gone with a Dream
Holy Cow!

Shameless Oscar Vehicles


An Actress Named Vivian Leigh
Brando
Class
The Family
A New Frontier
The Wall

Best Poster Design

The Family
Freak Show
Record Man
Stonewall
The Wall

Best Author

Deepac (The Guardian Angel, Cannon)
James Somerton (Silence, The Wall)
Pat (Beaumont, Dimensions of Imagination)
Tony (Freak Show, Ritchie)
Zgamer (I Am Man, Available Now)


THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Picture

Cannon
Freak Show
The Justices
The Rainbow Album
The Wall

Best Director

Robert Altman, The Vampire's Inheritance
Warren Beatty, A New Frontier
Sam Mendes, Beaumont
Martin Scorsese, The Family
Steven Spielberg, The Wall

Best Actor

Alan Alda, Cannon
Gael Garcia Bernal, La Corrida
Paul Giamatti, Alma
Danny Huston, Hearts of Age
Patrick Wilson, The Rainbow Album
Ryan Phillipe, The Wall
Joaquin Phoenix, At the Wire

Best Actress

Kate Beckinsale, An Actress Named Vivian Leigh
Maria Bello, Jackson
Helena Bonham Carter, The Taming of the Shrew
Ellen DeGeneres, Gone with a Dream
Helen Hunt, Obsession
Benaf Dadachandji, Mud City
Naomi Watts, Fetish

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin, Gangster 101
Hugh Laurie, Freak Show
Samuel L. Jackson, Watts
Peter O'Toole, Cannon
Ryan Reynolds, Remorse

Best Supporting Actress

Kathy Bates, Stonewall
Annette Bening, The Family
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Mud City
Dakota Fanning, The Guardian Angel
Kate Winslet, A Spot of Bother

Best Original Screenplay

Alma
Available Now
Beaumont
Class
The Film-Mongers
Freak Show
The Wall

Best Adapted Screenplay

Dimensions of Imagination
Hearts of Age
Mud City
NINE: The Musical
The Taming of the Shrew

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