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Here ya' go.

Per usual, I was trying to get everything inputted as quickly as possible, so let me know ASAP if anything looks off or anything does't work.

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Man, this is just a great year. La La Land and Manchester by the Sea are.going to be absolute favorites of mine for years to come.

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This looks like it would be fun. There is only one problem, I haven't seen a single one of these movies. Wow! Not even the $50 Cineplex gift card I have sitting here since Christmas, can motivate me to see any of these in the theatre. Hell or High Water I can wait for. I may see Fences at some point in time. That Andrew Garfield double feature is a bit much, but, I'll eventually watch because of Neeson and Gibson. That's it for me, very little interest and no urgency.

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The Picks Pool is more about guessing right than picking favorites, so that's not a big problem. Just a fun little way to add some competition to the live chat.

Anyway, still a month until the ceremony, and people can make or update their picks any time between now and then.

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Ok, I can guess a few.

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Oh, there is another page? My mistake, I saw 13 Hours.:D

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Done and dusted - completely blind as per :)
Anything above last is a bonus :D

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First thing I looked for was to see if The Witch got costume design or set design. It didn't. This is why the Oscars suck.

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F*CKING WIN MICA LEVIIIIIIIIII

Bump! Got a good number of picks in already, but I'll be bump-de-bumpin' this thread a lot over the next few weeks. And there'll be lots of annoying header notifications and stuff, too, so just give in now and you won't have to see most of it. :devil:

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Bump! Don't forget to make those picks. It's quick and easy, and just guessing is totally fine, too:

http://www.movieforums.com/oscars/picks

Sorry for using the new tagging feature to bug some of you about your Oscar picks, but it just seems like such an effective way to go about it. :D

http://www.movieforums.com/oscars/picks

@cricket @honeykid @Iroquois @The Gunslinger45 @TONGO @gbgoodies @Citizen Rules @Gideon58 @Ðèstîñy @jiraffejustin @Daniel M @Harry Lime @Cobpyth @Golgot @Mr Minio @Gatsby

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Ugh leave me alone ya green toad.

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NEVER. In fact, next week we're going to have a giant reminder on the header of every page. Just give in now and you won't even have to look at it. It's just the easiest way.

Funny! Since I got to know him a bit, I keep thinking that Data would be a better avatar choice.;D

https://memecrunch.com/image/52418b9...5bec000003.jpg

Just so long as you realize that makes you Lore.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...Brothers38.jpg

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Sorry, I know very little about Star Trek. Had to look that one up.

Yeah, I can live with that.:yup:

@Yoda
Cool new feature. Good for mass spamming.

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Excuse me for wanting to wait until the last minute.

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Not a problem, just wasn't sure who was doing that and who had forgotten.

I haven't seen any of the nominees yet, and I doubt I'll have time to watch most of them before the deadline for Oscar picks, but I'll try to make some educated guesses based on what I've read about the movies.

BTW, when is the deadline for Oscar picks?

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About a half-hour before the show.

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The show is the 28th. So, about a half hour before sometime on the 28th February.

The 28th? I thought the Oscars are on the 26th.

26th then

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As usual, I expect to come in 1000000000th place.

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Think i was like 89th out of 172 once. Good year.

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Okay, big annoying banner on the header of each page imploring you to make your picks. Please do it! It's fun and easy, I promise. And that big banner magically vanishes when you do!

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Well that was a lot more fun than I expected, and I love the tracking thingy to keep an eye on my picks because all of mine are blind guesses based on the academy politics so I will forget by monday. Let the games begin.:up:

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Yeah, really looking forward to the chat. Could be a record turnout this year. Hope you'll pop in: it really does make the ceremony a lot more entertaining.

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It's monday morning for us I think so I'll be waxing lyrical, Yods.

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Is there any way to see your picks after you've picked them (in case you want to change)

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Yup. Just click on the big Oscar statue in the header.

More general Oscar stuff here, BTW;

www.movieforums.com/oscars

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Done. Thanks Yoda

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Any insider info from 'reputable sources' on how the academy panel operates?

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Yup, we go all into that in the Oscar preview podcast.

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ah thanks champ. That was the day my computer was whining from the heatwave and I never got around to listening. Will do now.

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Cool, hope you like it. :)

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The intro is very pro, guys.

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Who's the fast talker? I'm guessing Yodels (first guy to talk)

Yeah, everyone loves the intro. Just came out really well, even though I'd never really created anything like that before.

Thanks. :up:

Yep, that's me. I remind myself to talk slower every year, and every year I forget.

Second (going on memory) is Holden Pike, third is mark f.

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No it's great. Very upbeat. Aussies are fast talkers so I like it.

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LOL I'm going to give a running commentary as I listen if I;m not careful. Love the discussion about LLL.

Ok that's enough. I'll stop HJing. Very good speakers, lads.

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Did whatshisface claim his prize last year? I remember I was tied for first but joeblowidontknow submitted his picks faster.

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Yeah. It was cinemajack, and he asked for a copy of Steve Jobs.

Pfft, what a wasted pick!!!!!

Finalized my Oscar picks. For a few of them all three Short Categories, and one or two others i used some random sites predictions coz i didn't have the slightest clue. My results so far have been: 12 in 2013, 13 in 2014, couldn't find what i got last year but i think it was 15 or 16. Hilariously i was looking at last years transcript to see if i had said how much i got last year but gave up quickly, i did find this on the last page however:

OscarBot: Casey Affleck has won Best Picture. 4% of users got it right.
Yoda has joined the chat.
OscarBot: La La Land has won Best Picture. 73% of users got it right.
OscarBot: Denzel Washington has won Best Actor. 20% of users got it right.
OscarBot: Mahershala Ali has won Best Supporting Actor. 71% of users got it right.

http://www.movieforums.com/community...t.php?&page=40

Was that a test or something @Yoda?

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Maybe. :suspicious:

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BTW, you can check your previous scores on each of the leaderboards, found on the main Oscars page.

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Thanks. Last year i got 14 meaning i've improved by one every year, 15 here i come :cool:

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Did mine. Went for the most "predictable" picks possible except some guesswork for the shorts and throwing in "How Far I'll Go" as a possible Best Song even though it could very well go to one of the La La Land songs. Actually kind of hoping I'm wrong about a bunch of them, though not enough to vote for them. I could use another Ex Machina moment or two.

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I have went 8, 17, 9, 16. If I remember my fifth grade pattern building properly, 10 will be my score this year.

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2010 - 14, 2011 - N/A, 2012 - N/A, 2013 - 10, 2014 - 13, 2015 - 12, 2016 - 16.

Yeah, I can't pick out any pattern here. I guess it could be 11 or 15.

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I usually guess on the shorts but I actually looked up the favorites. So, I just edited. We will see if it helps. I hope La La Land does as well as expected or I'm up the creek.

Same here. I have it winning 10, should've probably thrown a few curveballs but i'm just sticking with what i have.

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I had to guess on some since there are a few I haven't seen...

What I am absolutely sure of..

Best picture - Moonlight
Best actor - Andrew Garfield
Best visual effects - Deepwater Horizon

I gave that best sound editing. Cant remember who I gave fx to

No I didnt. I gave it same as you and sound to Arrival

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I'd bet against all three. Least sure about effects, though.

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La La for 8 I say.

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I haven't seen the movie. I could be totally wrong. But my hunch is La La Land won't win Best Picture and maybe not much else.

Tomorrow morning, everyone will go - WTF??? Why didn't La La Land win big?!

Moonlight, Hacksaw Ridge or Manchester by the Sea -- one of those movies wins Best Picture, I think.

You should be... I thought the visual effects on Deepwater Horizon were fantastic and it's not something I normally pick up on.. it really made the film, the scene towards the end when they are all on the boat and the deepwater is ablaze in the background casting an eerie light on everything was beautiful.

Is there a prize again this year?

I could be wrong, but I don't think it is going to win either. My prediction is that it will go to Moonlight. And I think it may win actress (not that I think she deserves it more than Ryan Gosling but he has a tougher competition in his category), director, music (score and song), and, possibly, cinematography.


I am really unsure about Best Actor. I think it might go to Denzel (after all, he also won the Tony for this - forgetting the fact that he won the SAG). I am leaning towards him. I wouldn't mind seeing Casey Affleck win (I still say he should've won for The Assassination of Jesse James). Part of me feels that if Denzel had been nominated for Director, he may have gotten that (an award that I think he would actually prefer) and Casey Affleck would definitely get Actor then.

Yup, same old "I'll buy you a movie of your choice" deal.

Take this as an oscar bribe, Yods - if I win I'm donating my prize to the second place getter. You'll just have to run into nd change my picks before anyone notices.

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If i win i'm getting Yoda to send @Miss Vicky a Wes Anderson film.

Does MissV dislike Wes?

Have we ever done Movie Bets?

There's an idea. Instead of betting with money... the loser has to watch something they wouldn't like.

Sounds like you might be thinking what I've been thinking -- that the black movie and the black actors will get rewarded this time, thanks to the protests of people like Jada Pinkett Smith.

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Hope Denzel doesn't win. I've not seen Fences, i'm sure he was great but he's already won two and Casey was excellent.

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When does the ceremony start and when does the chat open?

Since you're wrong about so many things, I'm not especially worried.

LOL. You two re hilarious.

Stupid A key. I;m going to go postal.

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I think this is the year I get more than 15 right!

Well, i'll just send you an autographed picture of Wes.... autographed by Paul Thomas Anderson of course.





Actually someone really should ask Wes to sign a picture of PTA or vice-versa.

I was right!

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Well, I'll try to check all the data tomorrow, but I think it's probably right as-is. Looks like The UsualSuspect won, after losing last year on a tiebreak. Congrats, Matt!

So was I. :)
I didn't do as well as I thought I would. I thought about changing my Best Actor prediction closer to the award ceremony, but then I just didn't bother. There was always the chance that my original prediction would've gotten it.

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Wait, what? Moonlight won?

Congrats Suspect :up:

I got 16/24, i've did better each year. Really surprised i got that much i was 2/6 at one point and thought this was going to be my worst year yet.

Damn, just remembered i changed Casey to Denzel at the last minute :rolleyes:. Think i just got paranoid with Denzels other wins haha.

Congrats to TUS for winning!

I got every one of the technical awards wrong, except for Best Editing. :cool:

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16/24, though given how the highest total was 19/24 this actually seems like a better result than usual.

No it's not!!! :p

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Congrats to TUS: Had a tough luck tiebreaker loss last year, but took it home this year. Contact me when you know what movie you want, or if you want a mug, or whatnot. Good job! :up:

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I think we need a recount though. La La Land won best pic, didn't you notice?

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That was just the popular vote.

/obvious

#NotMyBestPicture

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La La Land is my best picture!

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A couple stats about last night's winners:

The 10% that correctly predicted Moonlight would win is the lowest total we've ever had for the Best Picture winner. The next-lowest is 25%, which was Spotlight last year.

Justin Hurwitz's win for Best Score, for La La Land, was predicted by 85% of people. That's not a record, but it's close: the record is 88%, by both DiCaprio for The Revenant and Gravity for Best Visual Effects.

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There's been a weird trend in the recent Oscars of Best Director and Best Picture going to different movies. I'm sure Holden has pointed it out before.

First time two black nominees won Best Supporting awards in the same ceremony; in general, first time an Oscar ceremony featured more than 3 black winners
First time in almost twenty years that all acting winners are American
First time in 10 years that the Best Actor nominee who won the SAG did not win the Oscar (Washington/Affleck)
First time a Muslim actor won an Oscar (Ali)
First time in almost 20 years that all acting awards went to people playing fictional people
First time a movie with 14 nominations failed to win Best Picture
First time a Potter movie won an Academy Award
First time a DC Universe movie won an Academy Award
First time a living person was included in the "In Memoriam" Segment
First time Kevin O'Connell won an Oscar after 21 nominations (Hacksaw Ridge, Sound Mixing)
First time the wrong Best Picture winner was announced
First time Netflix (White Helmets) and Amazon (Manchester By the Sea) films won Oscars

-Reddit

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I didn't even know White Helmets was from Netflix. Watching it soon.

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Let me know what you think, Cam. I;m a big fan of docos but would like to know how much raw footage of death and injry. Getting a bit soft these days.