handofg0d Posted:

Think you got what it takes to make the Oscars Predictions? Well put your BP where your mouth is for a chance to win big. This is BP Pool, meaning you pay 1 BP to enter, and the winner takes all the BP. The more who enter, the more you can win. Read on for exact details!

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RULES

Transfer 1 BP (Entry Fee) to me (handofg0d). Then post your predictions in the listed categories and tie-breaker categories.

The person with the most correct predictions will be given the prize of all BP entered into the pool. The house (me) keeps nothing.

Multiple entries are allowed if you want to cover a few different bases with different predictions, but they must be made with a different legal alt, and that alt must also pay the 1 BP entry fee.

Users are limited to 1 entry post, so put all of your predictions in 1 post. If you accidentally forgot a category or something, edit the original post to remove your predictions and make a NEW UNEDITED POST with your complete entry.

ONLY UNEDITED POSTS, POSTED BEFORE THE ENTRY DEADLINE WILL BE COUNTED IF THEY ARE INCOMPLETE THE MISSING PREDICTIONS WILL BE COUNTED AS WRONG PREDICTIONS. IF THERE ARE ANY ENTRIES THAT ARE EDITED THEY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND THE ENTRY FEE WILL NOT BE REFUNDED

TIES

In the event of a tie for all of the main categories (same amount of correct predictions) the scores will then be checked for the tie-breaker categories.

Predictions made in the tie-breaker categories will have no impact on your score, unless there is a tie to be broken.

In the event that there is still a tie, even after the tie-breaker, the BP Prize Pool will be split evenly between the winners. If there is an uneven amount of BP to split, an even amount will be given to the winners with the remainder BP being given randomly to non-winning entrants, at the rate of 1 BP each.

If a winner does not submit any tie-breaker predictions, and there is a tie, they forfeit their tie-breaking entry.

OBVIOUS RULES

Choose 1 entry per category for who you believe will be awarded the winner during the 81st Annual Academy Awards Ceremony.

Correct predictions will be counted as “1 point”, incorrect predicitons, as “0 points”.

The sum of your correct predictions will be your final “score”.

The user with the highest score will win. There are no runners up this is winner takes all.

If there is a tie for highest score, tie-breaker categories will be scored amongst the tied winners only.

DEADLINE

12:00AM Eastern Time Feb 22nd, 2009.

Oscars will air at 5:00PM Eastern Feb 22nd.

Award(s) will be distributed on the 23rd barring any complications with entries.

Please make your selections from the following Nominations:

MAIN CATEGORIES

Best Picture

    * The Curious Case of Benjamin bumon
    * Frost/Nixon
    * Milk
    * The Reader
    * Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director

    * Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
    * Stephen Daldry – The Reader
    * David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin bumon
    * Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
    * Gus Van Sant – Milk

Best Actor

    * Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
    * Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
    * Sean Penn – Milk
    * Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin bumon
    * Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actress

    * Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
    * Angelina Jolie – Changeling
    * Melissa Leo – Frozen River
    * Meryl Streep – Doubt
    * Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Supporting Actor

    * Josh Brolin – Milk
    * Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder
    * Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
    * Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
    * Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress

    * Amy Adams – Doubt
    * Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
    * Viola Davis – Doubt
    * Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin bumon
    * Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler

Best Original Screenplay

    * WALL-E - Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter
    * Happy-Go-Lucky - Mike Leigh
    * Frozen River - Courtney Hunt
    * In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
    * Milk - Dustin Lance Black

Best Adapted Screenplay

    * The Curious Case of Benjamin bumon - Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
    * Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
    * The Reader - David Hare
    * Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy
    * Doubt - John Patrick Shanley

Best Animated Feature

    * Bolt – Chris Williams and Byron Howard
    * Kung Fu Panda – Mark Osborne and John Stevenson
    * WALL-E – Andrew Stanton

Best Foreign Language Film

    * Revanche (Austria) in German - Götz Spielmann
    * The Clbum (France) in French - Laurent Cantet
    * The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany) in German
    * Departures (Japan) in Japanese
    * Waltz with Bashir (Israel) in Hebrew - Ari Folman

TIE-BREAKER CATEGORIES


Best Animated Short

    * La Maison En Pemammary glands Cubes - Kunio Kato
    * Lavatory - Lovestory - Konstantin Bronzit
    * Oktapodi - Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
    * Presto - Doug Sweetland
    * This Way Up - Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

Best Cinematography

    * Changeling – Tom Stern
    * The Curious Case of Benjamin bumon – Claudio Miranda
    * The Dark Knight – Wally Pfister
    * The Reader – Chris Menges, Roger Deakins
    * Slumdog Millionaire – Anthony Dod Mantle

Best Original Score

    * The Curious Case of Benjamin bumon – Alexandre Desplat
    * Defiance – James Newton Howard
    * Milk – Danny Elfman
    * Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman
    * WALL-E – Thomas Newman

TOXX

To get things started, I transfered 5BP to the pool! Enjoy guys.

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Picture
    * Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director
    * Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor
    * Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Best Actress
    * Meryl Streep – Doubt
Best Supporting Actor
    * Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight :: This one is a pretty obvious choice for me, no?
Best Supporting Actress
    * Viola Davis – Doubt
Best Original Screenplay
    * WALL-E - Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter
Best Adapted Screenplay
    * Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy
Best Animated Feature
    * WALL-E – Andrew Stanton
Best Foreign Language Film
    * The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany) in German

TIE-BREAKER CATEGORIES
Best Animated Short
    * Oktapodi - Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
Best Cinematography
    * The Dark Knight – Wally Pfister
Best Original Score
    * WALL-E – Thomas Newman

[The Thought Process]

People are softhearted fools that like sappy third world love stories far too much, hence the Dark Knight getting so little Oscar love to begin with. Slumdog is probably going to enjoy for reasons people don’t even understand. Oh, and I like to randomly pick things, so this is probably a losing ticket but well worth the price of entry.

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Best Picture

* Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director

* Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor

* Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actress

* Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Supporting Actor

* Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (obviously Log in to see images!)

Best Supporting Actress

* Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin bumon

Best Original Screenplay

* WALL-E – Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter

Best Adapted Screenplay

* The Curious Case of Benjamin bumon – Eric Roth and Robin Swicord

Best Animated Feature

* WALL-E – Andrew Stanton

Best Foreign Language Film

* Departures (Japan) in Japanese

TIE-BREAKER CATEGORIES

Best Animated Short

* La Maison En Pemammary glands Cubes – Kunio Kato

Best Cinematography

* The Dark Knight – Wally Pfister

Best Original Score

* WALL-E – Thomas Newman

Best Picture

* Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director

* Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor

* Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actress

* Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Supporting Actor

* Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress

* Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Original Screenplay

* Milk – Dustin Lance Black

Best Adapted Screenplay

* Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy

Best Animated Feature

* WALL-E – Andrew Stanton

Best Foreign Language Film

* Waltz with Bashir (Israel) in Hebrew – Ari Folman

TIE-BREAKER CATEGORIES

Best Animated Short

* Presto – Doug Sweetland

Best Cinematography

* Slumdog Millionaire – Anthony Dod Mantle

Best Original Score

* Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman

BP sent.

BUMP

MAIN CATEGORIES

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire


Best Actor: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actress: Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler

Best Original Screenplay: Milk - Dustin Lance Black

Best Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy
  
Best Animated Feature: WALL-E – Andrew Stanton

Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz with Bashir (Israel) in Hebrew - Ari Folman

TIE-BREAKER CATEGORIES


Best Animated Short: La Maison En Pemammary glands Cubes - Kunio Kato

Best Cinematography: The Curious Case of Benjamin bumon – Claudio Miranda

Best Original Score: WALL-E – Thomas Newman

Moslty guess work, but what the hell.

That brings this up to a hefty 10 BP so far for whoever wins!

11 BP Grand Prize so far… not split up between users (unless there’s a double tie). And the prize pool still has a week left to grow!

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