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Sbil
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Six sample voter ballots
This is totally anecdotal and not particularly relevant, but I thought it was fun. Awards Circuit got a look at six Oscar ballots from voters: Quote: VOTER #1 – MALE Best Picture (Full Preferential Ballot) Argo Silver Linings Playbook Beasts of the Southern Wild Life of Pi Lincoln Django Unchained Amour Les Miserables Zero Dark Thirty “I am so upset that I cannot vote for Ben Affleck in Director. I think it’s incredibly stupid that if a film wins Best Picture and loses Director, that the Director is not on that ticket. I know that Ben is listed as a Producer but I’m thinking when Gladiator won Best Picture. How can Ridley Scott sit there while these guys go up there and collect Oscars for MY movie. Doesn’t make sense.” Best Director – David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook “Only because I can’t vote for Ben Affleck, David O. Russell is the next best thing of any director this year.” Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln “He IS Lincoln. How can you not pick him?” Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook “Jennifer was just terrific. Everything about Silver Linings Playbook that works is because of her.” Best Supporting Actor – Alan Arkin for Argo “I picked Alan Arkin…I thought he was absolutely hilarious.” Best Supporting Actress – Sally Field for Lincoln “I have a hard time with the Hathaway thing. I thought she wasn’t in it long enough to warrant an Oscar. What Sally had with Daniel was very special…” Best Original Screenplay – John Latins for Flight “No comment.” Best Adapted Screenplay – David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook “David O. Russell for sure.” Best Film Editing – William Goldenberg for Argo “Simply the best.” Best Original Score – Thomas Newman for Skyfall “I thought his work was superb. Stuck out and was one of his best music compositions yet.”
VOTER #2 – MALE (didn’t want to give any reasoning to protect identity.) Best Picture – Life of Pi Best Director – Ang Lee for Life of Pi Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln Best Actress – Emmanuelle Riva for Amour Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained Best Supporting Actress – Amy Adams for The Master Best Original Screenplay – Michael Haneke for Amour Best Adapted Screenplay – Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar for Beasts of the Southern Wild Best Film Editing – Life of Pi Best Original Score – Mychael Danna for Life of Pi
VOTER #3 – FEMALE Best Picture (Preferential ballot order) Silver Linings Playbook Django Unchained Argo Life of Pi Beasts of the Southern Wild Amour Zero Dark Thirty Les Miserables Lincoln “Is it going to be bad if I say I still haven’t made it through Lincoln yet? (laughs) It’s soooo boring and soooo long and Day-Lewis’ voice bothered me.” Best Director – David O. Russell “How funny was that movie? Wait…nevermind, how sad was that movie? I cried like a baby…” (when I asked what does Russell have to do with it) “He directed the movie. Gotta give the guy some credit.” Best Actor – Bradley Cooper “He was so good. How could you not give it to him?” Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence “That scene in the diner (in a shrieky voice) oh my god!” Best Supporting Actor – Robert DeNiro “He’s my favorite guy of all-time and I’ve never been able to vote for him before because I wasn’t a voter when he won last time. No contest.” Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver “I hated Les Miz so there ain’t no way I’m voting for Hathaway so she’s out. Sally’s in a boring movie so she’s out. And you know what, I wasn’t really impressed with Helen Hunt or Amy Adams. Jacki Weaver’s in my favorite movie so I’m going to throw it her way.” (asked if there’s someone else she would have put in the lineup that she would vote for over Jacki Weaver) “Oh my God! YES! I absolutely loved Judi Dench in the Best Exotic movie. I wanted her to win.” Best Original Screenplay – Moonrise Kingdom “So cute and I love Wes Anderson.” Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook “Are you really surprised Clayton? Haha…Come on. How weird would it be if here I was like ‘oh no let me give it to someone else.” Best Film Editing – Silver Linings Playbook “Are you really asking? You know what it is.” Best Original Score – Anna Karenina “I loved Anna Karenina. I couldn’t believe it didn’t get nominated for Best Picture. I had to give it a little love somewhere.”
VOTER #4 – MALE Best Picture – Silver Linings Playbook “I don’t remember what I put #2 but I think it was Argo if I’m not mistaken.” Best Director – Michael Haneke Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence Best Supporting Actor – Robert DeNiro Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver Best Original Screenplay – Amour Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook (on why SLP was on so many of his categories) “It was the feel good movie of the year. I loved every second of it and if it wasn’t for Daniel Day-Lewis becoming Lincoln the way he did then Bradley Cooper would have had my vote too.”
VOTER #5 – FEMALE (no reasons given, just the major categories and what was last on her ballot) Best Picture – Silver Linings Playbook (Beasts of the Southern Wild was #9) Best Director – David O. Russell Best Actor – Bradley Cooper Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence Best Supporting Actor – Robert DeNiro Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver Best Original Screenplay – Django Unchained Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook
VOTER #6 – MALE (off the bat, she HATED Argo) Best Picture Django Unchained Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty Beasts of the Southern Wild Amour Les Miserables Lincoln Life of Pi Argo Best Director – David O. Russell Best Actor – Bradley Cooper Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz Best Supporting Actress – Sally Field “She was so funny. I think it’s great she’s doing things like this again.” Best Original Screenplay – Django Unchained Best Adapted Screenplay – Silver Linings Playbook Best Film Editing – Silver Linings Playbook Best Original Score – Skyfall Best Cinematography – Skyfall (asked him if he knew who Roger Deakins was) “Yeah. Doesn’t everybody?“ http://www.awardscircuit.com/2013/02/13 ... r-ballots/
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publicenemy#1
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 18937 Location: San Diego
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
Wow, none for Hathaway. And I want to know who #3 is, lol
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Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:07 pm |
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BJ
Killing With Kindness
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:57 pm Posts: 25020 Location: Anchorage,Alaska
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
Like the lack of Argo love, hopefully this translates well.
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Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:15 pm |
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Julius Pepperwood
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Joined: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:47 pm Posts: 370
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
publicenemy#1 wrote: Wow, none for Hathaway. And I want to know who #3 is, lol She sounds fun. So someone who joined the Academy or was nominated for an Oscar sometime after De Niro's Raging Bull win but had been working prior that.
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Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:23 pm |
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jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm Posts: 12333
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
It would be secretly awesome if SLP ended up winning all 4 acting awards.
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Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:55 pm |
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Libs
Sbil
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:38 pm Posts: 48626 Location: Arlington, VA
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
Jacki Weaver winning an upset Oscar would be the funniest thing ever. Crabby snacks and homemades! Hathaway would probably be in mourning for 5 years.
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Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:19 pm |
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movies35
Forum General
Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:53 pm Posts: 8626 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
These come out every year and they are nothing like what usually wins. BUT say SLP won Picture, Director and all 4 acting categories? OMG! I would DIE!
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Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:25 pm |
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
I would enjoy that.
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Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:28 pm |
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Mister Ecks
New Server, Same X
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:07 pm Posts: 28295 Location: ... siiiigh...
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
Quote: Lincoln “Is it going to be bad if I say I still haven’t made it through Lincoln yet? (laughs) It’s soooo boring and soooo long and Day-Lewis’ voice bothered me.” Mau?
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Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:52 am |
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trixster
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Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
These always depress the shit out of me.
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Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:19 am |
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Mau
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Joined: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:42 pm Posts: 16901 Location: Monterrey, Mexico
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
Mister Ecks wrote: Quote: Lincoln “Is it going to be bad if I say I still haven’t made it through Lincoln yet? (laughs) It’s soooo boring and soooo long and Day-Lewis’ voice bothered me.” Mau? Yes I was bored with Lincoln.
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Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:41 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
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Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
Who the hell is #3?! Sounds like an 18-year-old.
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Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:58 pm |
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jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm Posts: 12333
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
Dr. Lecter wrote: Who the hell is #3?! Sounds like an 18-year-old. Maybe it's Dakota Fanning.
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Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:30 pm |
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Julius Pepperwood
Ex-Cop, Ex-Marine
Joined: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:47 pm Posts: 370
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
jmovies wrote: Dr. Lecter wrote: Who the hell is #3?! Sounds like an 18-year-old. Maybe it's Dakota Fanning. It's probably Cher
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Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:43 pm |
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
She definitely sounds young. Maybe Saoirse Ronan.
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Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:02 pm |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:43 pm Posts: 11071 Location: Wouldn't you like to know
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
Yeah it sounds like these voters put very little thought into their voting process.
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Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:33 pm |
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Alex Y.
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Joined: Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:47 pm Posts: 5708
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
Even though small sample size, these could be kind of accurate; I remember there was some article of sample ballots 7 years ago where Crash votes outnumbered Brokeback Mountain.
hoping for SLP to pull the upset in either BP and/or BD, even if it is influenced by Weinstein's campaigning.
happy that Lincoln is doing poorly across the board (since I was also bored out of my mind by it). I no longer think Jones is the favorite. I think voters after checking off Day-Lewis for his 3rd Lead Oscar will want to let DeNiro get his 3rd Oscar as well (and first in more than 20 years).
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
_________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:34 pm |
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Libs
Sbil
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:38 pm Posts: 48626 Location: Arlington, VA
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
trixster wrote: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-voters-brutally-honest-ballot-422546 I kinda hate this guy, whoever he is.
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Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:39 pm |
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Julius Pepperwood
Ex-Cop, Ex-Marine
Joined: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:47 pm Posts: 370
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
I kinda hate this commenter too: Michael Chase Walker wrote: Y' know this is not only brutally honest, but it is a professional assessment made by a professional. I don't agree with all of his choices necessarily, but I agree with his method, logic, breakdown and argumentation. This is a great article because it really gives you insight into how most of the Hollywood players I know think and not the pabulum the idiots over at Entertainment Tonight or Good Morning American spew out. I had to laugh the other night when that nasal bag of blasé Nancy O'Dell referred to herself as an " entertainment news journalist". Say what? ^It's probably the director too, heh. Seriously. What logic? Method? Professional? Argumentation? He'd make Socrates drink 138 cups of hemlock with his reasonings. The guy had inconsistent views on the same set of movies and politicizes the passion system. Ok, granted, we all know that voters do that to some extent but... sheesh. Praising the guy for "honesty" is one thing. Saying he has some sort of logic is absurd.
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Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:46 pm |
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
My favourite line: Quote: I also don’t vote for anyone whose name I can’t pronounce.
_________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:02 pm |
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movies35
Forum General
Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:53 pm Posts: 8626 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
That was kind of a great, hysterical read. Obviously he's a moron, but c'mon.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:23 am |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:43 pm Posts: 11071 Location: Wouldn't you like to know
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
movies35 wrote: That was kind of a great, hysterical read. Obviously he's a moron, but c'mon. He sounds more like a wanna-be film buff who posts on imdb than a thought-inspired artist of the film medium.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:32 am |
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David
Pure Phase
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
_________________1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:36 am |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:43 pm Posts: 11071 Location: Wouldn't you like to know
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Re: Six sample voter ballots
Is that Chris Penn?
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Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:40 am |
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