The 14th Annual Oscar Party

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February 26, 2017 the Annual Oscar Party celebrated 14 years.  It was a great bash.  Approximately 60 attended to socialize with each other and cheer on their favorite films.    Twenty one trivia games and three prediction contests for a grand total of twenty four prizes were taking home by various guests during the night.  Each basket was individually themed as part of a whole theme.  It seemed like everyone enjoyed themselves.  

A Trivia game in progress

During the night I presented the twenty one trivia games and their respective baskets.  The games consisted of films from 2016, North Carolina, and many more.  The trivia games consist of five questions and a bonus round to break a tie.  This is done as a free for all with the guest with the best of five winning.  Everyone yells out the answer and first I hear with the correct answer gets the point.  I enjoy seeing everyone compete in a friendly manner and after claiming a prize helping others win baskets.

The three prediction contests were for predicting the Oscar winners, what I say should of been nominated in selected Oscar categories, and at the movies.  At the movies is a variety of categories that include worst film, best one liner, best kiss, and many more.  Ballots were filled out as guests caught up with one another and grabbed a bite to eat.  The one with the most in each respective category wins the corresponding prize.  For Shoulda/Woulda/Coulda the winning ballot got 5 out of 11, At the movies got 9 out of 24, and for predicting the actual Oscars it was 11 out of 24.  I select the nominees for the at the movies categories.  The shoulda/woulda/coulda nominees are filled out Oscar morning based on what was snubbed by the Oscars.  I fill this in as I see the movies during the year and decide the winners leading up to the Oscars.  It’s always great to hear guests discuss what think will win especially the categories I decide.

As for the actual telecast I really enjoyed seeing Jimmy Kimmel host.  I thought he brought a lot of charm to the role of Oscar host.

Discussing the movies

For the most part the winners were the cookie cutter predicted winners.  That’s until La La Land won best picture.  Excuse me Moonlight won best picture.  I loved seeing Moonlight eventually win the big award.  I was a huge fan of the movie.  The mix up in the envelopes was an embarrassment but everybody is human.  It also means the right film won the award.

The nominees for shoulda/woulda/coulda and at the movies are below and winners are bolded and in red.

THE SHOULDA/WOULDA/COULDA NOMINEES

PICTURE: 20th Century Women, Jackie, Miss Sloane,  Loving, Nocturnal Animals, Live by Night, Sully
ACTOR: Don Cheadle Miles Ahead, Joel Edgerton Loving, Tom Hanks Sully, Chris Pine Hell or High Water

ACTRESS: Amy Adams Arrival, Annette Bening 20th Century Women, Jessica Chastain Miss Sloane,  Helen Mirren Eye in the Sky

DIRECTOR: Garth Davis Lion, Clint Eastwood Sully, Jeff Nichols Loving, Denzel Washington Fences

SUPP. ACTOR: Aaron Eckhart Sully, Alan Rickman Eye in the Sky, Jeremy Renner Arrival

SUPP ACTRESS: Elle Fanning 20th Century Women,  Laura Linney Sully, Gugu Mbatha Raw Free State of Jones

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Eye in the Sky, Free State of Jones, Loving, Miss Sloane, Sing Street
ADAPT. SCREENPLAY: Billy Lynn’s Long Half Time Walk, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Nocturnal Animals, Sully

DOCUMENTARY:Author: JT Leroy Story, Harry & Snowman, Last Man on the Moon, Peter&the Farm, The Witness

ANIMATED FEATURE: The Angry Birds Movie, April & The Extraordinary World, Finding Dory, Sing, Storks

FOREIGN FILM: April & the Extraordinary World, The People V Fritz Bauer, Rams, Shin Godzilla, The Wave

THE 2016 @ THE MOVIES NOMINEES

WORST FILM: Demolition, Hello My Name is Doris, Light Between the Oceans, Rachet & Clank, Warcraft

SEQUEL: 10 Cloverfield Lane, Captain America 3, Jack Reacher 2, Jason Bourne, Star Trek: Beyond

DRAMA:Denial, Fences, Finest Hours, Hidden Figures, Live by Night, Loving, Miss Sloane, Moonlight, Sully   

COMEDY:Ghostbusters, Hunt for the Wilder People, Nice Guys, Sausage Party, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

SCI-FI/FANTASY:Arrival, Fantastic Beasts.., Kubo & the 2 Strings, Midnight Special, Rogue One, Star Trek: Beyond

ACTION: Deadpool, Hardcore Henry, Jack Reacher 2, Jason Bourne, London Has Fallen,  Magnificent 7

HORROR/THRILLER: The Boy, The Conjuring 2, Don’t Breathe, Eye in the Sky, Girl on the Train, Green Room, The Witch

INDY FILM: 20th Century Women, Eye in the Sky, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Moonlight, Southside with You

FAMILY FLICK:The BFG, Fantastic Beasts.., Finest Hours, Hidden Figures, A Monster Calls, Queen of Katwe, Zootopia

ENSEMBLE: Arrival, Hidden Figures, Live By Night, Magnificent Seven, Sully, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

FIGHT: Escape from 10 Cloverfield Lane, Bravo Squads Iraq Battle Billy Lynn’s Long Half Time Walk, New York Subway battle Fantastic Beasts.., Recuse of the President London Has Fallen, Gun Control Battle Miss Sloane

HERO: Tom Hanks Sully, Felicity Jones Rogue One, Chris Pine Finest Hours, Denzel Washington Magnificent 7

COMICBOOK HERO:Benedict Cumberbatch Dr Strange, Chris Evans Captain America 3, Ryan Reynolds Deadpool

SIDEKICK: Aaron Eckhart Sully, Chiwetel Ejiofor Doctor Strange, Hugh Jackman Eddie the Eagle
BADGUY: Idris Elba Star Trek: Beyond, John Goodman 10 Cloverfield Lane, Patrick Stewart Green Room

KISS: Marion Cotillard/Brad Pitt Allied, Ewan McGregor/Naomie Harris Our Kind of Traitor, Tika Sumpter/Parker Sawyers Southside with You, Tina Fey/Martin Freeman Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

VOICEOVER: Alex Jennings Lady in the Van, Emily Blunt Girl on the Train, Liam Neeson A Monster Calls

MUSICIAN: Don Cheadle Miles Ahead, Ethan Hawke Born to be Blue, Michael Shannon Elvis & Nixon

PRESIDENT:Aaron Eckhart London Has Fallen, Kevin Spacey Elvis & Nixon, Parker Sawyers Southside With You

TRUE LIFE PERFORMANCE:Casey Affleck Finest Hours, Warren Beatty Rules Don’t Apply, Tom Hanks Sully, Taraji Henson Hidden Figures, Matthew McConaughey Free State of Jones, Ruth Negga Loving, Natalie Portman Jackie

CAMEO: Johnny Depp Fantastic Beasts..., James Earl Jones Rogue One, Bill Murray Ghostbusters

LINE:‘Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war’Eye in the Sky ‘Faith is twenty four hours of doubt and one minute of hope’The Innocents ‘We may loose the small battles but we will win the big war’Loving

CGI CHARACTER:Aliens10 Cloverfield Lane, BFG The BFG, DoryFinding Dory, Monster A Monster Calls

REVIVAL:The Big Lebowski, Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, The Polar Express, Princess Bride, Third Man