Oscar Contest Archive

[ohmahaaha]

Other than placing low in the contest ( ) I thought this year's Oscars were a lot more enjoyable and fun than they have been the last few years prior. Ellen did a pretty damn good job.

[Dacey]

Ellen didn't really do much actual hosting.

[Randall]

Me, I thought Ellen was "off." She flubbed a few line deliveries, and that pizza thing went on too long. The evening threatened to just become "Ellen doing stand-up" or "Ellen being irreverent," rather than "Ellen hosts the Oscars." She did have some funny lines, though.

[Dacey]

Honestly, I would've very much liked to see Seth MacFarlane return...although I understand that the man does need sleep sometimes.

But seriously, he was WAY funnier last year. I still get amused when I think of Flight being re-enacted with sock puppets. The only thing I'm likely to remember about Ellen years from now is...well, the pizza thing.

[James]

Animated Views is giving away $100 worth of movies — your choice of either an Amazon gift card or a Fandango gift card — in our eleventh annual Oscar contest! All you have to do is predict who is going to win at the 87th Annual Academy Awards (to be held on Sunday, February 22nd, and televised on ABC). The person with the most correct picks will win!

Make your prediction in each category using this form. Don't forget to fill in your Animated Views forum username and password (check your profile if you have forgotten and to confirm that your email address is still correct). Not a forum member? Registration is free and easy so why not sign-up now!

Forum registration is required to confirm your email address (so we can contact you if you win) and to weed out spambots — you never have to post anything and other than a message to confirm your email we do not send forum members any emails.

All entries must be received by Friday, February 20, at 11:59pm ET. One entry per person please. If you send more than one entry, only the first one received will be counted. You can view and print your ballot any time on the ballot review page.

And our Oscar Event will continue with live chat during the telecast! We'll talk about the people, the fashions, the story-lines, and the awards. We'll also be keeping track who is winning our contest in real time! Results will also be posted online as the awards are announced.

[James]

Here are a few links that might be useful.

- This is the contest page with the ballot and rules: http://animatedviews.com/contest/oscar2015/

- This is a list of all the people who have entered. On Oscar night this link will keep a live running score of who is winning the contest: http://animatedviews.com/contest/oscar2015/results.php

- This link will allow you to review what you picked and give you the option to download/print a PDF file of all the nominees with your picks highlighted: http://animatedviews.com/contest/oscar2015/review.html

[James]

PREVIOUS WINNERS:
(and the number they predicted right out of the 22 categories we count)

2005 - DarrenBest (18)
2006 - dgaspar (18), Mercury52 (18)
2007 - Jim Figley (14)
2008 - MrDy83 (16)
2009 - MileHighCinephile (20), Bobbleheadbuddha (20)
2010 - Jafar (19), reeg2223 (18)
2011 - rmh (20)
2012 - Bobbleheadbuddha (18), Soraly (18)
2013 - leonorab (20)
2014 - rgross3, brobr6, djp2000, GeorgeMonkey, instlouis, Jafar, leonorab, ripkenkid843, WalkingDisaster, Joe Kenobi (21)

RECORDS:

- Most wins: 2
Bobbleheadbuddha (2009, 2012), Jafar (2010, 2014), leonorab (2013, 2014)

- Most consecutive wins: 2
leonorab (2013, 2014)

- Most correct picks (out of the 22 categories we count): 21
rgross3, brobr6, djp2000, GeorgeMonkey, instlouis, Jafar, leonorab, ripkenkid843, WalkingDisaster, Joe Kenobi (2014)

[Randall]

This year, I'm hoping to finish no worst than third last, and/or at least ahead of James' wife.

[Ben]

Ooohhhhh!

[James]

You just gave her some "locker room material" for this year!

[Randall]

Bring it on.

[Ben]

Let's get ready to ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummbbllllllllllllllleeeeeee!

[Corei7vne]

Bookmark to read later...
Cheers,
Corei7vne

[James]

Just a reminder that Friday is the last day to enter for a chance to win a $100 gift card!

[Ben]

Bombshell drops...

I'm not a hundred percent sure I'm going to be with you guys on Sunday night.

As you may know, the only way to catch the Oscars now in the UK is to subscribe to the Sky Movies channels, the least being to take on a month's worth of the package. Yes, this means we can record a few other movies to our DVR that we've missed recently, but to be honest the cost outweighs the interest I have in any of the major films this year. I am tempted to drop the dough to see NPH hosting, but at this point it's a but much just for three hours of TV.

If only they offered a pay per view option like with their sports events...a fiver for the Oscars would be great, as we keep requesting, but no...it's much more than that for the monthly access and a toss up on whether we go for it this year, considering the films (nothing I have seen this year really comes close to being truly Oscar worthy).

True, it could be a close race, but many of them look quite dead certs too. I'll see how we go nearer to Sunday (or cut-off is Friday evening before we can't get it), but at the mo this looks like the first one I'll miss...