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| And the award goes to... |
February 28th 2016, a night that was a year in the making, is now in the rear view mirror. The night was my thirteenth annual Oscar party. During the course of the year I assembled prizes, pieced together the trivia, saw the movies, and created my categories. I also chased the buzz and enjoyed seeing the rise and fall of the movies that now attach Academy Award to their name.
After the announcement of the nominations I collected my thoughts and decided what I think should of been nominated for the Oscars and put them all together and out went the invitation. As RSVP’s arrived, the ballots were designed and printed in massive bulk. Winners and losers for my categories were voted upon a simple majority of me. I rehearsed my trivia rounds and decided on the flow for the evening.
The week of production, with much appreciated help, increased to assembling the prizes in their respective baskets and food was prepared. Then came 2/28/16. Decorations were put up and everything finalized. At 7pm the event started, releasing my anxieties and anticipations of the night. Guests came, filled out ballots, ate, and enjoyed the merriment. The trivia games started just before the telecast began. During the night we rooted for are favorites, cheered the surprises, and mourned the loses. Trivia games were won and lost during commercial breaks with prizes immediately award. After all was said and done things were cleaned up and ballots reviewed. Everything was tabulated and the three remaining prizes awarded and winners notified.
The night was one I looked forward to and looking back smile upon. Thirteen years now have come and gone and this party still remains a big social event of my calendar year.
As for the Oscars themselves, the film I was predicting to win the big award, Spotlight, won tand I was excited to see that happen. It’s an incredible movie that I highly recommend. I’m glad the Bond song won, cause well it’s James Bond. Its win however means the incredibly powerful song from The Hunting Ground had to loose. That disappointed me. The other major surprise in the victory column was the supporting actor trophy being award to Bridge of Spies. I loved the movie and the performance and am excited to see the victory. I enjoy come back stories and wanted frontrunner Creed to win this category but was pleased none the less.
Now then the excitement of the night has crashed into a lull and I look back on the night, and it’s twelve predecessors, with a
smile.
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| The Prize baskets. |
Below you will find the winners for my Shoulda/Woulda/Coulda and @ the movies categories. The winners are marked in red.
THE SHOULDA/WOULDA/COULDA NOMINEES
PICTURE: Danish Girl, Black Mass Sicario, Trumbo, Ex Machina, Hateful Eight, Straight Outta Compton
ACTOR:Tom Hanks Bridge of Spies, Mark Ruffallo Infinitely Polar Bear, Michael Keaton Spotlight
ACTOR:Tom Hanks Bridge of Spies, Mark Ruffallo Infinitely Polar Bear, Michael Keaton Spotlight
ACTRESS: Charlize Theoron Mad Max:Fury Road, Lily Tomlin Grandma, Helen Mirren Woman in Gold
DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott The Martian, Steven Spielberg Bridge of Spies, Quentin Tarintino Hateful 8
SUPP. ACTOR: John Cusack Love & Mercy, Michael Shannon 99 Homes, Benico Del Toro Sicario
SUPP. ACTRESS: Helen Mirren Trumbo, Jessica Chastain The Martian, Alicia Vikander Ex Machina
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Hateful Eight, Sicario, Joy, Mad Max: Fury Road, Love And Mercy
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: End of the Tour, The Revenant, Steve Jobs, Black Mass, Trumbo, Danish Girl
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: End of the Tour, The Revenant, Steve Jobs, Black Mass, Trumbo, Danish Girl
DOCUMENTARY:Batkid Begins, He Named Me Malala, Lambert & Stamp, The Wolfpack, Wrecking Crew
ANIMATED FEATURE: Good Dinosaur, Hotel Transylvania 2, Minions, Peanuts Movie, Strange Magic
FOREIGN FILM:100 Year Old Man(Sweden), Coming Home(China), Phoenix (Germany), When Marnie Was There (Japan)
THE 2015@THE MOVIES NOMINEES
WORST FILM: The D Train, Pan, Perfect Guy, Pixels, Saint Laurent, Selfless, Serena, Wedding Ringer
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| Some of the usual suspects |
SEQUEL: Creed, Jurassic World, Pitch Perfect 2, Mission Impossible V, Spectre, Star Wars Episode 7
DRAMA:Black Mass, Bridge of Spies, Danish Girl, Hateful 8, Mr Holmes, Sicario, Spotlight, Woman in Gold
COMEDY: 100 Year Old Man, The Night Before, Sisters, Spy, Trainwreck, What We Do in the Shadows
SCI-FI: Ex Machina, Jurassic World, The Martian, Star Wars Episode 7: Force Awakens, Terminator: Genisys
HORROR: Crimson Peak, Dig Two Graves, Insidious Chapter 3, It Follows, The Visit, The Woman in Black 2
INDY FILM: 99 Homes, Dope, Jimmy’s Hall, Me &Earl &The Dying Girl, Water Diviner, What We Do in the Shadows
FAMILY FLICK: Age of Adaline, Goosebumps, Inside Out, Mcfarland, Peanuts Movie, Tomorrowland
ESPIONAGE FILM: Bridge of Spies, Kingsman, Man From UNCLE., Mission Impossible V, Spectre, Spy
MUSIC INSPIRED FLICK: Amy, Love & Mercy, Pitch Perfect 2, Straight Outta Compton, Wrecking Crew
FIGHT: Final Shootout Hateful Eight, T-Rex & Raptor V. The Hybrid Jurassic World, The Chase Mad Max: Fury Road, Bond V Mr Hinx on the Train Spectre, 2015 Schwarzenegger v 1984 Schwarzenegger Terminator: Genisys
HERO: Daniel Craig Spectre, Tom Hardy Mad Max: Fury Road, Amy Poehler Inside Out, The Team Avengers 2
SIDEKICK: Viola Davis Blackhat, Naomie Harris Spectre, Jason Statham Spy, Mark Strong Kingsman
VILLAIN: Samuel L. Jackson Kingsman, Adam Driver Star Wars 7, Christoph Waltz Spectre
ENSEMBLE:Big Short, Black Mass, Kingsman, The Hateful Eight,The Martian, Sicario, Spotlight, Spy, Trumbo
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| An eager first time party goer. |
DETECTIVE: Ian McKellan Mr Holmes, The News team Spotlight, Julianne Moore Freeheld
VOICEOVER:Mel Brooks Hotel Transylvania 2, Ryan Gosling Big Short, Tarantino Hateful 8, Mia Wasikowska Crimson Peak
KISS:Tom Hiddleston/Mia Wasikowska Crimson Peak, Eddie Redmayne/Alicia Vikander Danish Girl, Chris Pratt/Bryce Dallas Howard Jurassic World, John Cusack/Elizabeth Banks Love & Mercy, Daniel Craig/Monica Bellucci Spectre
TRUE LIFE PERFORMANCE:Kevin Costner Mcfarland, Tom Hanks Bridge of Spies, Helen Mirren Woman in Gold, Mark Ruffalo Spotlight
CAMEO: Zoe Bell Hateful Eight, Daniel Craig Star Wars Episode 7, Judi Dench Spectre, RL Stine Goosebumps
AI SYSTEM: AVA Ex Machina, The Terminator Terminator Genisys, Ultron Avengers: Age of Ultron
LINE: “Argument is the sugar and the audience are the flies” Best of Enemies, “You’re a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr Bond” Spectre, “We’re werewolves, not swear-wolves” What we do in the Shadows
CGI CHARACTER: The Dinosaurs Jurassic World. Joy Inside Out, Snoke Star Wars Episode 7
REVIVAL:Rosemary’s Baby(68), Diamonds Are Forever(71), The Exorcist(73), Back to the Future(85), Spaceballs(87)
