All right. The annual Mojo/Kj Nomiations game will begin with its 3rd host: yours truly.


Guidelines
There are ten items in this game (although there may be more than 10 categories to predict) along with Bonus questions and Deadlines. For each category, predict the films/actors/actresses that you think will end up on the final Oscar ballot. Not all the categories are worth the same amount of points; point values will be specified by category. The only big change I have made is probably the nature of the point values per category. I never understood why we gave so many points to the most discussed and arguably easier categories to predict and less points to the harder (albeit, less prestigious) categories.
For acting nods, please specify for which movie the actor/actress will be nominated for.


Oscar Nominees Prediction Game

1. Predict the 5 Best Picture nominees (6 points each)

2. Predict the 5 Best Director Nominees (6 points each)

3. Predict the 5 Best Actor Nominees (7 points each)

4. Predict the 5 Best Actress Nominees (7 points each)

5. Predict either the 5 Best Supporting Actor Nominees OR the 5 Best Supporting Actress Nominees (7 points each)

6. Predict either the 5 Best Original Screenplay Nominees OR the 5 Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees (7 points each)

7. Predict either the 5 Best Documentary (non-short) Nominees OR the 5 Best Foreign Language Film Nominees (6 points each)

8. Predict either the 5 Best Original Score Nominees OR the 5 Best Original Song Nominees (6 points each)

9. Predict the 3 Best Animated Feature Nominees (5 points each)

10. Predict any other 3 categories of your choice (5 points each)
--- These can include the categories you didn't predict in questions 5-8

Bonus Questions:

1. Which Studio will recieve the most nominations? (3 points)

2. Which film will recieve the most nominations and how many nominations will it recieve?
---I'm looking for a name and a number. It's double or nothing. (10 points)

3. How many of the acting nominees will be first time nominees? (5 points)

Tie Breakers (if there are no exact winners, it's whoever comes the closest to the numbers):

How many nominations will the studio with the most nominations recieve?

How many actors and actresses (lead and supporting) will be nominated for films released before December?

How many different movies will be nominated from the Big 8 categories (Picture, Director, Lead and Supp. Actor, Lead and Supp. Actress, Original and Adapted Screenplay)?

Deadlines

The first deadline is November 20 (Sunday) by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (8:59 p.m. Pacific). And to be fair, not a minute more for anyone. IF this is your last updated or last posted entry for the game, you will recieve 22 Bonus Points

The second deadline is set at December 12 (Monday) by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (8:59 p.m. Pacific). Those whose last updated entry are before the 12th (GG nominations due out on the 13th) then you will recieve 16 Bonus points

The third deadline is January 15 (Sunday) by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (8:59 p.m. Pacific). Those whose last updated entry are before the 15th (GG ceremony is on 16th) then you will recieve 10 Bonus points

The final deadline for entry is January 30 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (8:59 p.m. Pacific).


There is a total possible score of 350 points plus 18 from bonuses and up to 22 from deadlines.
So, if you submit before Nov.20 and are correct in all categories, you can have a score of up to 390!


Please PM or contact me if there seems to be anything wrong or that you don't understand.

want me to pm my noms or what?

Everyone should post their ballots as has been done in the past. That way you can just edit it whenever you feel like changing it. Your last edited date will be the one taken into consideration for the deadline bonuse.

I think I got dead last in this last year.

When's the deadline?

Hehe. I wasn't even in here. The last and only time I joined was for the 2002 game in BOM... I was one of the few people to call Adrien Brody the winner.

Raffiki, when's the actual Oscar noms announced?

Jan 31st

can i predict both supporting cats? and do I have to do either doc or forign film (I can't say I'm an expert on either cat)

Yes, you have to pick one. Well, technically, you dont have to fill out anything you don't want but that kind of defeats the purpose of competing in the game cuz you won't get any points for it.

And about the supp. categories question...
You have to pick one for #5. Then #10 says predict any 3 categories you want. So, you can predict the other category that you didn't choose in #10.

Projected winners in bold

1. Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Cinderella Man (upset!)
Match Point
Munich
Walk the Line

2. Best Director
Woody Allen, Match Point
George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Terrence Malick, The New World
Steven Spielberg, Munich

3. Best Actor
Russell Crowe - Cinderella Man
Ralph Fiennes - The Constant Gardener
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line

4. Best Actress
Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman - Transamerica
Keira Knightley, Pride and Prejudice
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Zhang Ziyi, Memoirs of the Geisha

5. Best Supporting Actress
Diane Keaton - The Family Stone
Scarlett Johansson, Match Point
Gong Li, Memoirs of a Geisha
Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain

6. Best Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain
Cinderella Man
Munich
Syriana
Walk the Line

7. Best Documentary
Murderball
Favela Rising
Mad, Hot Ballroom
March of the Penguins
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

8. Best Original Song
“A Love That Will Never Grow Old” from Brokeback Mountain (Gustavo Santaolalla, Bernie Taupin, & Emmylou Harris)
“There’s Nothing Like a Show on Broadway” from The Producers (Mel Brooks)
“Travelin’ Thru” from Transamerica (Dolly Parton)
“Remains of the Day” from Corpse Bride (Danny Elfmann & John August)
"Wunderkind" from The Chronicles of Narnia (Alanis Morissette)

9. Best Animated Feature
Corpse Bride
Madagascar
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

10. Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney, Syriana
Matt Dillon, Crash
Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
Geoffrey Rush, Munich

10. Best Original Screenplay
Crash
Match Point
Mrs. Henderson Presents
The New World
The Squid and the Whale

10. Best Art Direction
Memoirs of a Geisha
King Kong
Brokeback Mountain
The Chronicles of Narnia
Munich

Bonus Questions:

1. Which Studio will receive the most nominations? (3 points)
Universal

2. Which film will recieve the most nominations and how many nominations will it recieve?
---I'm looking for a name and a number. It's double or nothing. (10 points)
Brokeback Mountain - 9

3. How many of the acting nominees will be first time nominees? (5 points)
15

Tie Breakers (if there are no exact winners, it's whoever comes the closest to the numbers):

How many nominations will the studio with the most nominations recieve?
15

How many actors and actresses (lead and supporting) will be nominated for films released before December?

10

How many different movies will be nominated from the Big 8 categories (Picture, Director, Lead and Supp. Actor, Lead and Supp. Actress, Original and Adapted Screenplay)?
16

1. Picture:
Capote
Memories of a Geisha
Munich
New World
Walk the Line

2. Director:
Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
Steven Speilsburg for Munich
Rob Marshall for Memories of a Geisha
Terrence Malick for New World
? for Walk the Line

3. Actor:
Ralph Fiencess for White Countess
Phillip Seymore Hoffman for Capote
Viggo Morgeston for History of Violence
Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line
David Stratman for Good Night and Good Luck

4. Actress:
Judi Dench for Mrs. Henderson
Q'Orina Kilcher for The New World
Charlize Theron for North Country
Reece Witherspoon for Walk the Line
Zhang Zhi for Memories of a Geisha


I'll do more later

I did have Jar Head but based off of what I've been hearing about it latley (bad reviews, slow war movie) it wont be nominated, I changed it at the last moment with Capote (flipped a coin for that and Brokeback Mountain.)

*bump* (i forgot about the first deadline =( )

1. Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Good Night, and Good Luck.
A History of Violence
Munich
Walk the Line

2. Best Director
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck.
David Cronenberg, A History of Violence
Peter Jackson, King Kong
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Steven Spielberg, Munich

3. Best Actor
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Viggo Mortenson, A History of Violence
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck.

4. Best Actress
Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice
Charlize Theron, North Country
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

5. Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney, Syriana
Matt Dillon, Crash
Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
William Hurt, A History of Violence

6. Best Original Screenplay
Cinderella Man
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Match Point
The Squid and the Whale

7. Best Documentary
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Grizzly Man
Mad Hot Ballroom
March of the Penguins
Murderball

8. Best Original Score
Brokeback Mountain
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Syriana

9. Best Animated Feature
Chicken Little
The Corpse Bride
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

10. Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Junebug
Maria Bello, A History of Violence
Catherine Keener, Capote
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain

Best Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
A History of Violence
Munich
Syriana

Best Visual Effects
King Kong
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
War of the Worlds

Bonus Questions:

1. Which Studio will recieve the most nominations? Universal

2. Which film will recieve the most nominations and how many nominations will it recieve? Brokeback Mountain, 10

3. How many of the acting nominees will be first time nominees? 14

Tie Breakers:

How many nominations will the studio with the most nominations recieve? 30

How many actors and actresses (lead and supporting) will be nominated for films released before December? 12

How many different movies will be nominated from the Big 8 categories (Picture, Director, Lead and Supp. Actor, Lead and Supp. Actress, Original and Adapted Screenplay)? 17

Might as well start slowly like everyone else seems to be...


Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Good Night, and Good Luck
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Walk the Line

Best Actor
Eric Bana, Munich
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Pheonix, Walk the Line
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Actress
Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Charlize Theron, North Country
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Zhang Ziyi, Memoirs of a Geisha

My Best Actress list is very iffy!

It should be stickied.

All praise Loyal

I shall make my predictions closer to the third deadline.

I'll test the water

Best Picture
King Kong
Match Point
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Walk the Line

Best Director
Woody Allen
David Cronenberg
Peter Jackson
Rob Marshall
Steven Spielberg

Best Actor
Eric Bana, Munich
Terrence Howard, Hustle and Flow
Joaquin Pheonix, Walk the Line
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck

Picture:
Brokeback Mountain
Crash (my risky one but I'll take it!)
Munich
New World
Walk the Line

Director:
Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
Woody Allen for Match Point
Steven Speilsburg for Munich
Terrence Malick for New World
James Magnold for Walk the Line

just went to rotton tomatoes and saw that geisha has only a 40%, so I'm changing some of my noms.

Best Picture
Good Night, and Good Luck
King Kong
Memoirs of the Geisha
Munich
Walk the Line

Best Director
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Peter Jackson, King Kong
James Mangold, Walk the Line
Rob Marshall, Memoirs of the Geisha
Steven Spielberg, Munich

Best Actor
Eric Bana, Munich
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Viggo Mortenson, A History of Violence
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Actress
Keira Knightley, Pride and Prejudice
Charlize Theron, North Country
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Zhang Ziyi, Memoirs of the Geisha

Will update later.

I'll just do Best Picture for now, I'll update the rest in later.

Best Picture:
Munich
Memoirs
Brokeback Mountain
The Producers
Good Night, and Good Luck

I'll give this an early go:


[table][col color=#C0C0C0]Best Picture[/table]
Walk the Line
Match Point
Good Night, and Good Luck
Munich
The New World

[table][col color=#C0C0C0]Best Director[/table]
George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck
Woody Allen - Match Point
James Mangold - Walk the Line
Steven Spielberg - Munich
Terrence Malick - The New World

[table][col color=#C0C0C0]Best Actor[/table]
Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line
George Clooney - Syriana
David Strathairn - Good Night, and Good Luck
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain

[table][col color=#C0C0C0]Best Actress[/table]
Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line
Kiera Knightly - Pride and Prejudice
Dame Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents
Zhang Ziyi - Memoirs of the Geisha
Cameron Diaz - In Her Shoes

[table][col color=#C0C0C0]Best Supporting Actor[/table]
Geoffrey Rush - Munich
Matt Damon - Syriana
Matt Dillon - Crash
Don Cheadle - Crash
Christopher Plummer - The New World

[table][col color=#C0C0C0]Best Supporting Actress[/table]
Shirlie MacLaine - In Her Shoes
Uma Thurman - The Producers
Gong Li - Memoirs of a Geisha
Maria Bello - A History of Violence
Scarlett Johanssen - Match Point

1 - Picture
- Brokeback Mountain
- Good Night and Good Luck
- Walk the Line
- Munich
- Crash

2 - Director
- Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
- Steven Spielberg, Munich
- George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck
- Woody Allen, Match Point
- David Cronenberg, A History of Violence

3 - Actor
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
- Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
- Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
- David Strathairn - Good Night, and Good Luck
- Terrence Howard - Hustle and Flow

4 - Actress
- Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
- Keira Knightley, Pride and Prejudice
- Joan Allen, The Upside of Anger
- Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
- Felicity Huffman, Transamerica


5 - Supporting Actress
- Catherine Keener, Capote
- Diane Keaton, The Family Stone
- Scarlett Johansson, Match Point
- Maria Bello, A History of Violence
- Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain

6 - Original Screenplay
- Crash
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (for a shocking nominee )
- Good Night and Good Luck
- Match Point
- The Squid and the Whale

7 - Documentary
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
- Favela Rising
- Mad Hot Ballroom
- March of the Penguins
- Murderball


8 - Original Song
- "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" from "The Producers"
- "Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica"
- "In the Deep" from "Crash"
- "Hustle & Flow (It Ain't Over)" from "Hustle & Flow"
- "Remains of the Day" from "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"

9 - Animated
- Chicken Little
- Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
- Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

10-
Adapted Screenplay
- Brokeback Mountain
- Capote
- Munich
- Pride and Prejudice
- Walk the Line


Supporting Actor
- George Clooney, Syriana
- Matt Dillion, Crash
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
- Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
- Kevin Costner, The Upside of Anger


Editing
- Brokeback Mountain
- Munich
- The Constant Gardener
- Good Night and Good Luck
- Walk the Line


Bonus Questions:

1. Which Studio will recieve the most nominations? Universal.

2. Which film will recieve the most nominations and how many nominations will it recieve? Brokeback Mountain with 9

3. How many of the acting nominees will be first time nominees? 14


Tie Breakers:

How many nominations will the studio with the most nominations recieve? 16

How many actors and actresses (lead and supporting) will be nominated for films released before December? 13

How many different movies will be nominated from the Big 8 categories (Picture, Director, Lead and Supp. Actor, Lead and Supp. Actress, Original and Adapted Screenplay)? 18

I guess I'll give it a shot, although these are nowhere near being complete.

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Good Night, and Good Luck
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Walk the Line

Best Director
Woody Allen, Match Point
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Rob Marshall, Memoirs of a Geisha
James Mangold, Walk the Line
Steven Spielberg, Munich

Best Actor
Eric Bana, Munich
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Actress
Joan Allen, The Upside of Anger
Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Keira Knightley, Pride and Prejudice
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Best Supporting Actor is so jumbled that I can't even begin to predict it.

Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bello, A History of Violence
Scarlett Johansson, Match Point
Diane Keaton, The Family Stone
Gong Li, Memoirs of a Geisha
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain