Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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

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