2010 Robot Panic Oscar Contest
We here at Robot Panic love a little glitz and glamor. Don’t get John started on red carpet fashion, he can talk for hours about some of his favorite dress/handbag combos throughout history. (His favorite was Holly Hunter at the 1988 ceremony, in case you were wondering). So to celebrate the most important film awards of the year, we will be holding another contest. It will be just like last year, but this year we will be offering a prize to the winner!
Now, on to how you enter. The scoring will be familiar to those of you who entered last year, but if you are new, it may be a little bit different than how you are used to doing it. For each category, you will make two picks, rather than just one. The first will be the film that you predict will win the award. If you get that right, you will receive two points. The second pick will be the film that you want to win the award. If you get that right, then you will get one point. For example, let’s say I want Coraline to win for best animated film, but I predict that Up will win. Here is what that will look like on my ballot:
Best Animated Film:
1.) Up
2.) Coraline
Remember, the first pick will be the prediction, and your second will be the pick you want to win. If it helps, you may put a (p) next to your prediction and a (w) next to the one you want to win. Another thing that I should point out is that you must fill in every category. Last year there were several people who would have likely won if they had not put “I don’t know” in several of the categories. To curb that this year, any incomplete entry will be disqualified.
The Prize
As I mentioned earlier, the winner of this year’s contest will be awarded a prize: any one of the ten films nominated for Best Picture on DVD. Considering the quality of the nominees this year, you may have quite the choice on your hands. In the event of a tie, a random name will be chosen from the first-place entries.
How to Enter
So here’s all you have to do:
1. – Copy the below ballot into the word processor/email client of your choice.
2. – Go here for a list of all the nominees.
3. – Fill in each spot on the ballot with your choices for that category.
4. – Send your entry to OscarPanic@gmail.com with the subject “Robot Panic Oscar Ballot: (Your name here)” before 4:00 CST on Sunday.
5. – Join us at 7:00 CST on Sunday at the uStream page (located here) to live chat the awards and see how you’re doing!
Now snag the ballot after the break and get to it!
OSCAR POOL BALLOT
Best Picture
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Director
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Actor
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Actress
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Supporting Actor
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Supporting Actress
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Original Screenplay
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Adapted Screenplay
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Animated Feature
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Cinematography
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win])
Best Art Direction
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Costume Design
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Documentary Feature
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Documentary Short
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Film Editing
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Makeup
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Original Score
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Original Song
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Animated Short
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Live Action Short
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Sound Mixing
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Sound Editing
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Visual Effects
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
Best Foreign Language Film
1.) [Nominee you expect to win]
2.) [Nominee you want to win]
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March 4th, 2010 at 11:14 am
Thanks for doing this Mitch. I think our winner will be the one who can best “Guess” the lesser awards.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
That brings up another point: If you get the chance, everyone NEEDS to see this year’s live action short nominees. The animated ones were somewhat hit and miss, but of the five films nominated for live action short this year, I enjoyed one and LOVED four. “New Tenants” and “Instead of Abracadabra” are both hilarious, “The Door” is heartbreaking, and “Miracle Fish” is terrifying. They should start selling them on iTunes soon, and I can’t recommend them enough.
March 7th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
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