Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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

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