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The Oscars Pool 2012 Champion is...Bogey! Again! Thrice in Four Years! Make him prizes!

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  • Baroque And RollBaroque And Roll Every spark of friendship and love Will die without a homeRegistered User regular
    Pharezon wrote:
    Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor got snubbed.

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    I like my women like I like my 9/11 Oscar bait
    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    Kochikens wrote:
    I don't get why people are shitting all over this year. I saw a lot of fucking good movies. Last year and the year before that I could only think of a few, but this year I'm struggling to catch up on everything.

    There is literally a dozen movies I want to see playing right now in the city next to me. I think that's a first.

    I saw a lot of bloody amazing movies
    Just
    None of them got nominated for Oscars.

    The

    fucking

    Guard

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    hey, the muppets got nominated, so hooray

  • KochikensKochikens Registered User regular
    hey, the muppets got nominated, so hooray

    The Muppets (2011) 96%
    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012) 48%

    But not for best picture.

  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    hey, the muppets got nominated, so hooray

    I hope they perform the song and beat whatever that Rio song is - it'll make up (only a little) for "The Rainbow Connection" losing the Oscar.

  • SabreMauSabreMau ネトゲしよう 판다리아Registered User regular
    Sorting the Best Picture nominees by RT score:

    (97%) The Artist
    (95%) Moneyball
    (94%) Hugo
    (93%) Midnight in Paris
    (89%) The Descendants
    (84%) The Tree of Life
    (78%) War Horse
    (76%) The Help
    (48%) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • dbrock270dbrock270 Registered User regular
    maybe i would've been more kind to extremely loud & incredibly close if it wasn't such obvious oscar bait.

  • AneurhythmiaAneurhythmia Registered User regular
    SabreMau wrote:
    Sorting the Best Picture nominees by RT score:

    (97%) The Artist
    (95%) Moneyball
    (94%) Hugo
    (93%) Midnight in Paris
    (89%) The Descendants
    (84%) The Tree of Life
    (78%) War Horse
    (76%) The Help
    (48%) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Now weight those by number of reviews.

  • SabreMauSabreMau ネトゲしよう 판다리아Registered User regular
    edited January 2012
    236 (84%) [199+ 37-] The Tree of Life
    214 (95%) [203+ 11-] Moneyball
    196 (76%) [149+ 47-] The Help
    193 (93%) [179+ 14-] Midnight in Paris
    192 (78%) [149+ 43-] War Horse
    190 (89%) [169+ 21-] The Descendants
    187 (94%) [176+ 11-] Hugo
    175 (97%) [170+ 5-] The Artist
    119 (48%) [57+ 62-] Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    Moneybaaaaaaaaallllll!!

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  • nateknatek unh unh Registered User regular
    my prize got yaya banned(?) for a few months last year

    I want to get two people banned with this year's prize

  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    How did you get Yaya banned? You get me banned I'm banning your FACE.

  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    natek wrote:
    my prize got yaya banned(?) for a few months last year

    I want to get two people banned with this year's prize

    That was hilarious

  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    edited January 2012
    Goose! wrote:
    How did you get Yaya banned? You get me banned I'm banning your FACE.

    Something about an extremely NSFW comic celebrating Natek's win, featuring dicks aplenty, that Yaya posted, and was promptly banned for

    At least I think that's what happened, it was a year ago so I can't exactly remember it

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  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    Oh wait, nevermind, that comic. Damn that was great.

  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    Goose! wrote:
    How did you get Yaya banned? You get me banned I'm banning your FACE.

    his prize was..

    provocative

  • SabreMauSabreMau ネトゲしよう 판다리아Registered User regular
  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    That drawing of Clooney is fantastic.

  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    A censored version is in the OP from the results thread.

  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    oh god the reaction posts are easily the best part

    I regret nothing

  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    The reaction posts are almost better than the comic itself

  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    Almost

  • nateknatek unh unh Registered User regular
    nah, they are better than the drawing for sure

  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    Holy shit this guy is in the Descendants

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYQQtxb8wv0

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  • 2 Marcus 2 Ravens2 Marcus 2 Ravens CanadaRegistered User regular
    Kochikens wrote:
    hey, the muppets got nominated, so hooray

    The Muppets (2011) 96%
    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012) 48%

    But not for best picture.

    Rotten Tomatoes scores have nothing to do with the Academy Awards.

    That being said, The Muppets is much more deserving than Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

    So is Drive, Take Shelter, Melancholia, Terri, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Meek's Cutoff, Beginners, Rango, Tyrannosaur, The Mill & The Cross, Bridesmaids, Young Adult, A Dangerous Method and probably a lot of other movies I can't think of off the top of my head.

    The point is, there were a lot of great movies this year and only ten can be picked. No matter what, movies will be snubbed. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close getting the best picture nomination is bullshit, but everything else makes sense. Is it the list I would have made? No. But no list would satisfy everyone.

    And hey, the Academy is entitled to their opinions like everyone else. I think it's a mostly fine list this year.

  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    Albert Brooks was robbed.

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  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    Melancholia should have been nominated for something.

    Same for The Skin I Live In.

  • 2 Marcus 2 Ravens2 Marcus 2 Ravens CanadaRegistered User regular
    The exclusion of Albert Brooks and Michael Fassbender is fucking criminal.

    But like I said, there were a ton of great movies and performances this year and not everything can get nominated. With only a few exceptions, most of the nominations are quite deserving. That's good enough for me. I'll keep on loving those movies that didn't get any recognition, and I'll enjoy getting to indulge in a little guessing game with the ones that did.

    And besides, even if all the other awesome movies that came out this year got nominated, I'd bet money that one of the ones listed would win it anyway. The Artist, Hugo and The Descendants are already on that list. I doubt they could be trumped.

  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    Ugh, I'm not happy about all of these picks; way too many guesses, and way too many movies I didn't see or care about.

    Quit being so stodgy about your choices, Academy.
    Best Picture:
    Hugo

    Best Actor, Leading Role:
    Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jonah Hill, Moneyball

    Best Actress, Leading Role:
    Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

    Best Animated Film:
    Kung Fu Panda 2

    Best Art Direction:
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

    Best Cinematography:
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Best Costume Design:
    The Artist

    Best Director:
    Martin Scorsese, Hugo

    Best Documentary Feature:
    Hell and Back Again

    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

    Best Film Editing:
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Best Foreign Language Film:
    A Separation, Iran

    Best Makeup:
    Albert Nobbs

    Best Original Score:
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Best Original Song:
    Man or Muppet, The Muppets

    Best Short Animated Film:
    Wild Life

    Best Short Live-Action Film:
    Time Freak

    Best Sound Editing:
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Best Sound Mixing:
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Best Visual Effects:
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

    Best Adapted Screenplay:
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Best Original Screenplay:
    Bridesmaids

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    I don't think I'm even gonna make picks this year.

    It's just to aggravating. I just keep thinking about the shafts

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  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    The exclusion of Albert Brooks and Michael Fassbender is fucking criminal.

    But like I said, there were a ton of great movies and performances this year and not everything can get nominated. With only a few exceptions, most of the nominations are quite deserving. That's good enough for me. I'll keep on loving those movies that didn't get any recognition, and I'll enjoy getting to indulge in a little guessing game with the ones that did.

    And besides, even if all the other awesome movies that came out this year got nominated, I'd bet money that one of the ones listed would win it anyway. The Artist, Hugo and The Descendants are already on that list. I doubt they could be trumped.

    Eh, I can't disagree about some snubs being inevitable, but I do wonder about some of the Academy's choices, and the motives behind them.

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  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    edited January 2012
    Basically, the Academy sucks, and there should be an award show exclusively dedicated to viewer's choices, because I can guarantee you those will be a lot more honest.

    EDIT: I'm dumb. Though I think the point about the Academy has some degree of merit.

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    you mean the uhhh

    Viewer's Choice awards?

    No I'm pretty sure allowing the public to vote on these things is a horrible idea

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    I'm in. Partly realism, partly wishful thinking.
    Best Picture:
    The Artist

    Best Actor, Leading Role:
    Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Christopher Plummer, Beginners

    Best Actress, Leading Role
    Viola Davis, The Help


    Best Supporting Actress:
    Jessica Chastain, The Help

    Best Animated Film
    Rango


    Best Art Direction
    The Artist

    Best Cinematography:

    The Artist

    Best Costume Design:
    The Artist


    Best Director
    Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist


    Best Documentary Feature
    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front


    Best Documentary Short Subject
    The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom


    Best Film Editing
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Best Foreign Language Film
    In Darkness, Poland


    Best Makeup:
    Albert Nobbs

    Best Original Score
    The Artist


    Best Original Song
    Man or Muppet, The Muppets


    Best Short Animated Film:
    La Luna

    Best Short Live-Action Film:
    Raju


    Best Sound Editing
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon


    Best Sound Mixing
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    Best Visual Effects
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon


    Best Adapted Screenplay
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy


    Best Original Screenplay
    Bridesmaids

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  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    edited January 2012
    Penny Arcade Viewers Choice Awards

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  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    edited January 2012
    Staleghoti wrote:
    you mean the uhhh

    Viewer's Choice awards?

    No I'm pretty sure allowing the public to vote on these things is a horrible idea

    Herp derp, it's me, I'm the dumb.

    I don't know, even if the Viewer's Choice would be dumb, at least it there wouldn't be a bunch of snubs "for the sake of art and the theater."

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  • KochikensKochikens Registered User regular
    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close got in for the same reason as The Blind Side, they wanted to honour a particular actor or actress. It makes sense and I can kind of respect it, but it's still shitty and I get to be mad because I wanted a Fassbender movie to get in.

  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    Penny Arcade Viewers Choice Awards

    Can I change my suggestion to this?

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  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    Kochikens wrote:
    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close got in for the same reason as The Blind Side, they wanted to honour a particular actor or actress. It makes sense and I can kind of respect it, but it's still shitty and I get to be mad because I wanted a Fassbender movie to get in.

    I thought The Blind Side got in because that was the first year that the Academy upped the amount of movies nominated for Best Picture from 5 to 10

    That was the only reason Up got nominated

    I thought Up was fantastic, yes, even best animated film of that year, but best film of that year?

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