Help needed --- Oscars

[NastyWoman]

I have accepted an invitation to an Oscar party with a great group of friends. I'm looking forward to it, made my appetizer contribution (can't have a party without food) and now I'm having a real problem. There will be a ballot we need to fill out where we forecast the winners. And I gave seen exactly one (1) movie this year. And  ithat one is not even nominated.

So someone please provide me with some prediction so I won't look like a complete dolt! I was going to at least look these movies/actors/etc. up but I ran out of time...

[Deleted]

Well, one would assume they've been narrowed down to the point where 'its all good'... and hopefully not totally predictable.

But this could be fun! Lets make predictions and see who is close.

Mine:

Best Picture: The Revenant

Actor Leading: Leonardo for The Revenant

Actress Leading: Brie Larson for Room

Actor Supporting: Tom Hardy or Christian Bale...

Actress Supporting: I only saw Hateful Eight? ... I'm guessing, cold, Alicia Vikander

Animated: ?

Cinematography... so hard. Mad Max.  Or Hateful Eight. Or Revenant. I'm going with Mad Max

Costumes: Mad Max

Directing: The Room

Documentary: Cartel Land

Documentary Short: ?

Film Editing: Star Wars

Foreign Language: ?

Makeup... ?

Music: Bridge of Spies or Star Wars

Music: Writings On the Wall

I don't know anything about the rest... Actually I don't know anything about anything, but I do like movies

[Opti]

I googled Oscar predictions and it appears the Reveant has good odds of taking best picture, best director and best actor (DiCaprio).

I haven't seen any of them, all the movies I watch come from the library.

[Tennesseer]

Feb 21, 2016 17:37:10 GMT -5 NastyWoman said:

I have accepted an invitation to an Oscar party with a great group of friends. I'm looking forward to it, made my appetizer contribution (can't have a party without food) and now I'm having a real problem. There will be a ballot we need to fill out where we forecast the winners. And I gave seen exactly one (1) movie this year. And  ithat one is not even nominated.

So someone please provide me with some prediction so I won't look like a complete dolt! I was going to at least look these movies/actors/etc. up but I ran out of time...

Cheat sheet (as good as any)?

Oscars 2016 predictions: And the winners in all 24 Academy Award categories will be ...

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Umm, don't you have a week to guess?

They're not till next Sunday.

You can see a couple movies a day until then and make it a personally informed guess. :-)

[NoNamePerson]

It's multiple choice. Just pick one. Unless big bucks are involved I would just throw a dart at each category just for fun. Bet you get as many right as people who saw the movies

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

I do know that all of the nominees are white, so that narrows your choices significantly.

[NastyWoman]

So my ballots are in and we had a great afternoon party. Now on to next week's results party. Thank you for your help   

[Deleted]

Oh well... Was going to say 538 picks are in too late fivethirtyeight.com/features/fivethirtyeights-final-oscar-picks/

[NastyWoman]

Feb 22, 2016 20:24:33 GMT -5 oped said:

Oh well... Was going to say 538 picks are in too late fivethirtyeight.com/features/fivethirtyeights-final-oscar-picks/

I followed most of your recommendations  and had a great time handing that in. So really thank you for your help... Second party (never do anything by halves right) will be even more fun since some of my friends who moved to be closer to the grandkids in the last year, mailed their ballots in. But they will come for the actual awards show. It may not be Hollywood, it may not be glamourous, but it will be  fun 

[techguy]

Feb 21, 2016 22:04:25 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

I do know that all of the nominees are white, so that narrows your choices significantly.

Typical entitled attitude.

[chiver78]

I'm totally not a huge movie fan, but I intend to see "Spotlight" and soon. I remember when the story was unfolding in real time, right in my backyard. There's been some coverage of the Oscars leadup, and I've been link jumping this morning. This was an interesting read, thought some of y'all might be interested as well.

How "Spotlight" is a master class in the art of visual nuance

[Deleted]

I keep waiting for Spotlight to turn rent instead of own