From Brian:<\/p>\n
Well, it’s that time of year again – The magical season when people
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are compelled to do crazy things like wager 5$ on whether that one
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movie they never saw gets more votes than that other movie they never
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saw. I hope you will all forgive me for copying and pasting last
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year’s instructions pretty much exactly (although there are a few bits
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of new information, so I recommend reading it again). And even though
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I say it down below, let me reiterate preemptively: Feel free to pass
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this message on to anyone who might be interested. More entries =
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more money for the winner.<\/p>\n
So here’s how it works. Select a winner in each category. Remember
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to pick who you think will win, not who you think should win. Get the
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ballot to me (Brian) along with $5 by midnight, February 26 (The night
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before the Oscars). If you are planning to come over to the
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Superhouse to watch the Oscars, you can email the ballot by midnight,
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Feb. 26 and bring the cash when you come to watch the show. Either
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way, I’ll need the money before the ceremony starts.<\/p>\n
As you can see, each category has been assigned a certain number of
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points. If you guess the winner in a given category correctly, you
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will receive that number of points. At the end of the night,
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everyone’s total points, along with the tiebreaker question, if
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necessary, will be used to determine who gets to take home what part
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of the pot. The money will be divided as follows:<\/p>\n
60% to the first place winner
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30% to the second place winner
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10% to the third place winner.<\/p>\n
If, even after the tiebreaker question is taken into account, there is
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a tie for first place, the breakdown will be 45\/45\/10. If there is a
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tie for second place, the breakdown will be 60\/20\/20. If there is a
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tie for both, the breakdown will be 45\/45\/5\/5. If there’s an even
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more complicated tie, we’ll figure it out later.<\/p>\n
If you’re going to email a ballot, send it to (Rachel’s e-mail).<\/p>\n
Feel free to pass this message on to anyone you think may be
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interested. . . remember, the more people that enter, the more money
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you can win.<\/p>\n
So, without further ado, here’s the ballot:<\/p>\n
NAME:
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PHONE:
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EMAIL:<\/p>\n
Picture \u2013 5 Points
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__A The Aviator
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__B Finding Neverland
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__C Million Dollar Baby
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__D Ray
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__E Sideways<\/p>\n
Actor \u2013 4 Points
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__A Don Cheadle \u2013 Hotel Rwanda
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__B Johnny Depp \u2013 Finding Neverland
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__C Leonardo DiCaprio \u2013 The Aviator
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__D Clint Eastwood \u2013 Million Dollar Baby
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__E Jamie Foxx \u2013 Ray<\/p>\n
Actress \u2013 4 Points
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__A Annette Bening \u2013 Being Julia
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__B Catalina Sandina Moreno \u2013 Maria Full of Grace
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__C Imelda Staunton \u2013 Vera Drake
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__D Hillary Swank \u2013 Million Dollar Baby
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__E Kate Winslet \u2013 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/p>\n
Supporting Actor \u2013 4 Points
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__A Alan Alda \u2013 The Aviator
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__B Thomas Haden Church \u2013 Sideways
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__C Jamie Foxx \u2013 Collateral
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__D Morgan Freeman \u2013 Million Dollar Baby
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__E Clive Owen \u2013 Closer<\/p>\n
Supporting Actress \u2013 4 Points
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__A Cate Blanchett \u2013 The Aviator
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__B Laura Linney \u2013 Kinsey
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__C Virginia Madsen \u2013 Sideways
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__D Sophie Okonedo \u2013 Hotel Rwanda
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__E Natalie Portman \u2013 Closer<\/p>\n
Director \u2013 4 Points
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__A Martin Scorsese \u2013 The Aviator
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__B Clint Eastwood \u2013 Million Dollar Baby
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__C Taylor Hackford \u2013 Ray
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__D Alexander Payne \u2013 Sideways
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__E Mike Leigh \u2013 Vera Drake<\/p>\n
Original Screenplay \u2013 4 Points
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__A The Aviator
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__B Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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__C Hotel Rwanda
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__D The Incredibles
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__E Vera Drake<\/p>\n
Adapted Screenplay \u2013 4 Points
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__A Before Sunset
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__B Finding Neverland
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__C Million Dollar Baby
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__D The Motorcycle Diaries
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__E Sideways<\/p>\n
Art Direction \u2013 3 Points
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__A The Aviator
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__B Finding Neverland
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__C Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
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__D The Phantom of the Opera
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__E A Very Long Engagement<\/p>\n
Cinematography \u2013 3 Points
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__A The Aviator
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__B House of Flying Daggers
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__C The Passion of the Christ
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__D The Phantom of the Opera
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__E A Very Long Engagement<\/p>\n
Editing \u2013 3 Points
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__A The Aviator
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__B Collateral
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__C Finding Neverland
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__D Million Dollar Baby
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__E Ray<\/p>\n
Score \u2013 3 Points
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__A Finding Neverland
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__B Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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__C Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
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__D The Passion of the Christ
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__E The Village<\/p>\n
Foreign Language Film \u2013 2 Points
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__A As it is in Heaven
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__B The Chorus
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__C Downfall
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__D The Sea Inside
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__E Yesterday<\/p>\n
Documentary Feature \u2013 2 Points
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__A Born into Brothels
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__B The Story of the Weeping Camel
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__C Super Size Me
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__D Tupac: Resurrection
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__E Twist of Fate<\/p>\n
Costume Design \u2013 2 Points
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__A The Aviator
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__B Finding Neverland
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__C Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
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__D Ray
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__E Troy<\/p>\n
Sound Mixing\u2013 2 Points
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__A The Aviator
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__B The Incredibles
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__C The Polar Express
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__D Ray
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__E Spider-Man 2<\/p>\n
Original Song \u2013 2 Points
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__A “Accidentally in Love” \u2013 Shrek 2
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__B “Al Otro Lado Del Rio” \u2013 The Motorcycle Diaries
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__C “Believe” \u2013 The Polar Express
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__D “Learn to be Lonely” \u2013 The Phantom of the Opera
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__E “Look to Your Path” \u2013 The Chorus<\/p>\n
Live Action Short \u2013 1 Point
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__A Everything in This Country Mist
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__B Little Terrorist
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__C 7:35 in the Morning
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__D Two Cars, One Night
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__E Wasp<\/p>\n
Animated Short \u2013 1 Point
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__A Birthday Boy
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__B Gopher Broke
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__C Guard Dog
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__D Lorenzo
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__E Ryan<\/p>\n
Documentary Short Subject \u2013 1 Point
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__A Autism is a World
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__B The Children of Leningradsky
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__C Hardwood
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__D Mighty Times: The Children’s March
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__E Sister Rose’s Passion<\/p>\n
Animated Feature -1 Point
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__A The Incredibles
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__B Shark Tale
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__C Shrek 2<\/p>\n
Makeup \u2013 1 Point
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__A Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
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__B The Passion of the Christ
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__C The Sea Inside<\/p>\n
Visual Effects \u2013 1 Point
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__A Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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__B I, Robot
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__C Spider-Man 2<\/p>\n
Sound Editing \u2013 1 Point
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__A The Incredibles
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__B The Polar Express
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__C Spider-Man 2<\/p>\n
Tiebreaker \u2013 How many commercial breaks will there be during the show?
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(between the “77th Annual Academy Awards” title card and the end
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credits, not including commercials that play during the credits)
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