MATCH CUT AWARDS 2013 -- THE SHOW

[Ezee E]

The ballots are still coming in, and you still have until tomorrow, but don't you worry, some votes are getting exposed! @MatchCut1 reveals confidential info:

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[B-side]

Alrighty-then.

[Ezee E]

This Match Cut poster's ballot has been fully released. Have a look at the meaningless of voting:


BEST ANIMATED FILM:
This was an embarrassingly weak year for animated films. Match Cut should be ashamed to have nominated Brave. It has to be one of the year's most disappointing films based on its potential. But ah well, at least it wasn't Frankenweenie. Arriety is posing here as the 'thinking man's' choice. But good lord, I'd rather sit through Cars 2 than be subjected to that pseudo-Miyazaki snoozefest again. Paranorman had its moments and Laika is definitely a studio I root for, but it was more well-intentioned than successfully entertaining. It's Such a Beautiful Day seems like it might have promise, but I prefer to wait for the 3D version. What I saw from this didn't seem finished somehow. That leaves me with a film that wasn't exactly a mind blower, but still one that I have no trouble supporting because of its thoughtfulness and excellent voice over performances.

Wreck-It Ralph

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
I didn't see a single one of these, but I take my voting responsibilities seriously, so I will do what I can. I can eliminate This is Not a Film right off the bat for its cutesy title. Clearly, you are a film. Stop messing around with me. I don't really believe that The Invisible War happened. Seeing is believing, guys. It's like when I tell my bank I made the 'The Invisible Money Transfer'. Trust me! It's there! How to Survive a Plague doesn't seem very topical since we haven't had the plague since the Middle Ages. I had Searching for Sugar Man described to me by my dad, so now I don't even feel like I need to see it and I probably won't. Never heard of The Imposter, but I'm pretty sure Queen of Versailles is on Netflix Instant. I'll vote for that and hope that I have access to the winner.

Queen of Versailles

BEST SONG:
This category is stupid. Everyone knows it's stupid. But this time I feel good about voting for the song that was an oasis in an otherwise intolerable and tedious experience. Thank you, Kylie!

"Who Were We" - Holy Motors

BEST SCORE:
I'm going to use the same logic to vote in this category. Scores are something I rarely remember. But I'm going to vote for the one that elevated an otherwise exhausting and forgettable experience.

Beasts of the Southern Wild (Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin)

BEST MAKEUP:
I didn't see Cloud Atlas, but I remember being put off by Asian Hugo Weaving. That just doesn't seem right. Didn't see Prometheus either, but I did have the Netflix disc at my home for about a week before remembering it was a Ridley Scott film and I could probably save 2 hours of my life. I have no idea what Holy Motors is doing in this category aside from the fact that it's one film where we actually saw someone apply makeup. Les Miserables is mostly dirt, isn't it? Just strategically applied dirt? I assume the nomination for Lincoln is really just about the lead character, but it did also include some impressive sideburns work. Good enough.

Lincoln

BEST COSTUMES:
None of these really stand out to me. Again, I didn't see Cloud Atlas. Sorry. I'll vote for the one that best expressed character rather than effectively replicated realism.

Moonrise Kingdom

BEST ART DIRECTION:
Cloud Atlas again! Damn it, you are making me look bad. I nominated Lincoln in this category and now, for the life of me, I can't remember why. The Art Direction for Les Miserables is probably its weakest element not named Russell. Django Unchained is mostly just a really nice house, right? I could do that. Hey, here's a nice house I found. Which leaves me with ... oh, fuck it, I'm not voting for Wes Anderson twice.

Lincoln

BEST SOUND EFFECTS:
I have no idea what Haywire is. Haywire? That's a movie? That's gotta have Denzel Washington in it, right? Sounds like Denzel Washington is a divorced dad with a gun. And things just got a little out of control. I am always reluctant to vote for superhero movies in these categories. I don't know why. Maybe because you can just make up any sound you want for your magical fantasy device and how am I supposed to know if that sounds right? Sure, yeah. Sounds like an enchanted +2 Halberd of Giant Slaying to me. My favorite sound in Looper was the sound of Paul Dano in misery. Zero Dark Thirty was startling and immersing.

Zero Dark Thirty

[amberlita]

:lol: That was amazing.

"Never heard of The Imposter, but I'm pretty sure Queen of Versailles is on Netflix Instant. I'll vote for that and hope that I have access to the winner."
"Sounds like Denzel Washington is a divorced dad with a gun".
"Django Unchained is mostly just a really nice house, right? I could do that. Hey, here's a nice house I found."

Holy god I can't breathe. I have to know who did that. Either admit it publicly or PM me. You must be repped. Are we getting the rest of the categories? Please?

[Ezee E]

Votes are still rolling in, but here's part two of a certain poster's picks

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Two of these are films I did not see. Two of these are Joss Whedon films. One of these has a completely realistic TIGER ON A BOAT.

Life of Pi

BEST EDITING:
Ugh, this is the snobbiest fucking category. No matter what I pick, some asshole's going to call me out and call me stupid. "Uh, actually, that film has the most obvious editing, so I can see why the untrained eye might think it's actually good editing." Screw it, I'm just voting for the film I like most and calling it good.

Zero Dark Thirty

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Anna Karenina belongs in here. What the hell? Did people not see it? Freaking uninformed voting. Ruins everything. Oh wait, I've only seen two of these. Shit.

Life of Pi (Claudio Miranda)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
This is a case of men vs. boys. Kushner is without question on another level in terms of sophistication, intelligence and wit. Amazing screenplay. Oh crap, am I going to vote for Lincoln again? Guess I have to.

Lincoln (Tony Kushner)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
I'm tempted to throw Looper a bone here, because I feel like it deserves something. Time travel movies are tough and I think Johnson takes us on an extraordinary journey. Django is contender, but it's also far from Tarantino's best work. Whedon is self-congratulatory enough. I don't need to give him anything else. Moonrise Kingdom has its moments but really goes off the rails at the end. I am a complete and utter idiot for not seeing The Master. I know it. So, so, so sorry, Paul Thomas. You're one of the best. But I feel comfortable voting for a remarkably well-crafted, intelligent script that had a high level of difficulty and even found some humor in a dark, dark situation.

Zero Dark Thirty (Mark Boal)

BEST ENSEMBLE:
Since you won't give me an opportunity to vote for Juno Temple directly, I'm going to have to vote for her indirectly in this category. This film could have been a disaster without the right cast.

Killer Joe

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
I love, love, love the nomination of Blunt here. Her plea to her son at the end of Looper was one of the year's highlights to me. Sally Field playing an emotional train wreck ... yeah, that's a stretch. I have to give it to what it unquestionably one of the year's standout performances. Hathaway not only excelled. She justified Hooper's sound experiment by leading the way and showing what a live-sung film musical could look like if you got the proper actors working on it.

Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
I'm a big fan of Hoffman and have a feeling I probably would have liked his performance best. But ... didn't get to see it. I also gave up on male stripper movies after The Full Monty. I can't imagine a topic that interest me less. DiCaprio and Jackson were just fine, but have produced much better work throughout their career. I'm voting for the performance that was unexpected and nuanced.

Jason Clarke, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACTRESS:
Nominations for children in acting categories drive me nuts. They aren't really making acting choices, as much as they are being captured in honest moments. If that's all you want from a film actor, then by all means, continue to nominate them for being themselves. Wallis is an engaging, sweet personality. But she is not an actor. She is not playing a character.

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACTOR:
Only saw three of these. Joaquin Phoenix quit acting, so I quit voting for him in acting categories. Waltz is excellent, but truthfully, he is excellent in the same way that he is excellent in Inglourious Basterds. It's a great performance, but I like to reward an actor at their best. I am not voting for Lavant because I do not want to see Ezee E post another goddamn picture of him and his gamey eyeball. Gross. Day-Lewis is on another level. His Lincoln ignored past caricatures and redefined an historical figure with insight, honestly and clarity.

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

BEST DIRECTOR:
I could make a case for Ang Lee here. He took a kind-of dopey story and turned it into an event. The fantastical elements of the film were truly extraordinary and memorable. Tarantino and Anderson are two of the best, but have been better elsewhere. I didn't see Tabu, but I'm offended that anyone would have the nerve to remake Murnau. Seriously, guys? I'm voting for Bigelow because I'm sick of people giving her shit about the torture thing.

Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST PICTURE:
Two decent efforts from directors who typically take us to higher heights. Two masturbatory, self-referential, navel gazers. One film I will likely never see. And the one truly great film I saw last year.

Zero Dark Thirty

[elixir]

I'm pretty positive I know who this is. Tabu isn't a remake.

[DavidSeven]

Pretty obvious if you've followed the 2012 threads.

Great stuff. Topped faux-Friedkin. Documentary blurb is full of win. :lol:

[ledfloyd]

http://sunsetgun.typepad.com/sunsetgun/2013/02/do-you-remember-the-song-youll-be-in-my-heart-by-phil-collins-it-was-from-tarzan-and-it-won-the-oscar-for-best-original-song.html Something to consider for 2014?

Tabu is a remake.

[Mysterious Dude]

Tabu is a remake.
A remake of what?

[ledfloyd]

A remake of what?

The Murnau film Tabu.

[Derek]

The Murnau film Tabu.

Yeah, no it's not.

[ledfloyd]

I suppose it depends on how you define remake. It is very similar thematically, narratively, structurally, and uses the title.

[Ezee E]

IT BEGINS!!!!

Tomorrow...

Be ready for surprises.

[baby doll]

I suppose it depends on how you define remake. It is very similar thematically, narratively, structurally, and uses the title.Tabu uses Murnau's film as a historical reference point, not a source to be plundered; the differences between the two films, and between Murnau's era and the present, are far more important than the similarities. To call it a remake is simply inaccurate.

[Irish]

Yesh. My totally biased opinons:

= Looking forward to the show.

= Baby Doll should be Master of Ceremonies. Of like, everything. In the universe. He's just that good, goddamit.

[baby doll]

= Baby Doll should be Master of Ceremonies. Of like, everything. In the universe. He's just that good, goddamit.After what Tom Shales wrote about Seth McFarlane (http://blogs.suntimes.com/shales/2013/02/captain_kirk_was_right.html), I don't know if I want to subject myself to that kind of scrutiny.

[Irish]

After what Tom Shales wrote about Seth McFarlane (http://blogs.suntimes.com/shales/2013/02/captain_kirk_was_right.html), I don't know if I want to subject myself to that kind of scrutiny.

Tom Shales is a fucking tool. And Seth is no Baby Doll, frankly.

[transmogrifier]

After what Tom Shales wrote about Seth McFarlane (http://blogs.suntimes.com/shales/2013/02/captain_kirk_was_right.html), I don't know if I want to subject myself to that kind of scrutiny.

How someone could possibly get that worked up over an awards show (a fucking awards show!) is beyond me. Isn't life short enough as it is to bother with multiparagraph screeds on something insignificant that you didn't even like?

[Boner M]

Wait... Spinal'll never see The Kid With a Bike??

I don't think he ended up seeing A Separation either, which is weird.

[Dukefrukem]

IT BEGINS!!!!

Tomorrow...

Be ready for surprises.

When do we get the results?

[Ezee E]

FROM THE CITY THAT HATES FUN, we bring you…


THE MATCHIES


Don't worry, we shall try and end this as quickly as possible so that citizens do not complain of the noise.


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And… we'll get working on fixing that stage as quick as possible. So, no dance routines just yet.


Making sure that their city is represented well, we see Jenniferofthejungle and Megladon8 stroll in first. What a lovely couple:


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Kurosawa Fan's reserved his seat…


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No one dares try to take it.


Over there! It's Thirdmango trying to sneak in:


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Everyone is seated, still arguing and confused over the lack of The Master being voted. But it was a great year. Let's take a look at the previous winners:


2012 - Tree of Life
2011 - Black Swan
2010 - Inglorious Basterds
2009 - The Dark Knight
2008 - No Country For Old Men
2007 - Children of Men
2006 - A History Of Violence


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Eternity is bored. Let's get this thing moving. Everyone has been notified of the winners. Look for results throughout the day!

[Mysterious Dude]

For our first award, please give a big welcome to the legendary Werner Herzog!

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Thank you for inviting me to your award ceremony. I am Werner Herzog. As you may know, when I was twenty-eight years old, I directed a film called Aguirre: The Wrath of God. I would like it now for you to compare your twenty-eighth year to mine and please commit suicide in shame. I will give you a few minutes.

...

If you are still with us, I will now present the award for Best Art Direction. Here are the nominees.

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Cloud Atlas

When we see the painting behind them and behold its artificiality, its falseness, we come to understand that the falseness we see is reflected back into the faces of the actors sitting in the room. Their lives are a fraud, a lie. Especially for the man who is not really Asian.

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Django Unchained

What drove this man to kill? Could we find the answer here, in this house? No mercy was given to him in this place, nor to his wife, nor to his mentor. To avenge them and to preserve his own existence, he would have to withhold mercy as well. I now believe, in that room where so many lives ended, that his own life ended also.

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Les Misérables

There is an elephant in our room, it is always there, and no one speaks about it. Why do we ignore the elephant when we should be facing it head-on? The elephant is trapped in an arch, which symbolizes its failure to move and the failure of the French people to move forward. The elephant in the room is the death of the French people.

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Lincoln

The man spent so much of his life in small rooms, where the dark walls close around him. Although he tried to put on a strong face, on the inside he found the rooms stifling and confining. Although he found himself in a position of great power, he was a prisoner of these rooms. A prison of his own making. It was in a small room like this where the man would meet his end.

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Moonrise Kingdom

They want to live their lives in perfect symmetry, but they can only accomplish that on the surface. They cannot bring order to this world, for in this world there is only chaos, hostility and madness. The symmetry of the outside is betrayed by the chaos on the inside. The symmetry is a fraud.

[Mysterious Dude]

And the winner for Best Art Direction goes to...

Moonrise Kingdom

You may now commence with the celebrations.


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[Dukefrukem]

Solid noms and solid choice. I would have been fine with any of these winning.

[Spinal]

Tabu isn't a remake.

Yeah, this 'anonymous poster' is either an idiot or a troll.

[dreamdead]

Welcome to the Best Documentary category, Match-Cut . I am space.

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I embody learning. So do documentaries. They uniformly teach you important lesson. You learn, for example, that the U.S. military mismanages and silences over 2,000 cases of rape a year, that the gay community mobilized to affect change and push for better scientific studies and funding, that Sugar is not just a grain but also a Man and that the hide-and-seek game he executed took slightly longer than expected.

Wasn’t that exciting and valuable to learn? There are others, naturally. And they all sing of me. Listen to this song:

“The atmosphere is not a perfume—it has no taste of the distillation—it is odorless;
It is for my mouth forever—I am in love with it;
I will go to the bank by the wood, and become undisguised and naked;
I am mad for it to be in contact with me.�

...

I’m sorry. Sometimes I get to waxing a little too poetic. But everyone appreciates learning, right? Nothing is more powerful than the pursuit of learning, right?

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Sorry. Space will read the nominees.

How to Survive a Plague

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The Imposter

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The Invisible War



Queen of Versailles


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Searching for Sugar Man

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This Is Not a Film

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And the WINNER is:

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Who is naturally enough, part of me. Because he could not be here, I accept this award on his behalf.

[NickGlass]

Everyone is seated, still arguing and confused over the lack of The Master being voted. But it was a great year. Let's take a look at the previous winners:

2009 - The Dark Knight



Gross. We let that happen? I didn't recall; repressed memory, I guess.

[NickGlass]

Two worthy winners so far, though.

[Dead & Messed Up]

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[Ezee E]

BEST MAKEUP

Without makeup, we never would have seen Tom Hanks as a gangster or Viggo Mortenson as an Asian. We would never have made Spinal squirm at an eyeball. Or Viggo Mortenson as a lady. Anne Hathaway wouldn't be able to even dream a dream, see what Guy Pearce would look like in Montgomery Burns age. Or Viggo Mortenson as a devil of sorts. We wouldn't be allowed to see Daniel-Day Lewis to actually BE Abraham Lincoln. Or Viggo Mortenson to be whatever we left out...

-- THE NOMINEES:

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THE WINNER:

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[Raiders]

Did you intentionally mistake Hugo Weaving for Viggo Mortensen?

[Stay Puft]

Gross. We let that happen? I didn't recall; repressed memory, I guess.

That's my reaction to pretty much every one of those films. And every year I forget and am then reminded and silently go "oh god I can't believe we did that" in my head.

The Tree of Life is a c-c-c-combo breaker, though. I was happy with that win.

[Ezee E]

Just damn good makeup, because that WAS Viggo Mortenson!

Woops.
...

[Watashi]

That's my reaction to pretty much every one of those films. And every year I forget and am then reminded and silently go "oh god I can't believe we did that" in my head.

The Tree of Life is a c-c-c-combo breaker, though. I was happy with that win.

Just look at my signature folks.

[Spinal]

THE WINNER:

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:evil:

[Dukefrukem]

How??

[Ezee E]

How??

How what? How did it win?

[The Bad Guy]

How what? How did it win?

I imagine it received the most votes, right?

[Ezee E]

I imagine it received the most votes, right?

Case closed!

[Lucky]

Ah yes...it is time for the category that Match-Cut is raving about...plenty of buzz for the BEST SONG category this year!!


This category is stupid. Everyone knows it's stupid.


I'm not sure why we bother with the "original song" category.


If we just drop Best Song entirely, any hurt feelings?


Drop it next year. I'm working on a ballot and currently have two songs nominated.

The field is stacked with ...four... nominees. Come on, can't even get pity votes for a 5th?

...anyway, here are the nominees this year:

"Abraham's Daughter" - Arcade Fire (The Hunger Games)
"Skyfall" - Adele (Skyfall)
"Who Did That to You" - John Legend (Django Unchained)
"Who Were We" - Kylie Minogue (Holy Motors)

Now quick, watch the medley of songs before YouTube figures out it's copyrighted material to find out the winner...

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EDIT: In case the video gets deleted...THE WINNER
TIE! "SKYFALL" & "WHO DID THAT TO YOU"

[Dukefrukem]

Nice work Lucky!~

[Gizmo]

Next up is the Matchie for BEST COSTUME

Strangely enough, none of these guys who actually wear costumes were nominated:

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Without further ado, the nominees for Best Costume, who only partially look like they're wearing one:

Cloud Atlas

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Django Unchained

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Les Miserables

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Lincoln

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Moonrise Kingdom

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And the Matchie goes to:


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topless Bill Murray

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and 2 kids dancing in their underwear in Moonrise Kingdom.
What the hell, Match-cut?

[Ezee E]

To Match Cut's respect, we picked pretty good songs at least.

Costumes don't make sense to me much. Moonrise Kingdom blew it out of the water too... COmpare that to the bold differences in Django Unchained, whether it be the high class sophisticated wear, the terrifying zoo-like treatment of the slaves, and the overall selection for Django himself is the most impressive to me. Cloud Atlas' complete summation of every genre is something admirable too.

[Fezzik]

Yeah, I liked Moonrise Kingdom well enough, but Costumes? Really?

[ledfloyd]

I voted for Moonrise and refuse to apologize.

[Gizmo]

I didn't mean to start a thing, I think I may have voted for Moonrise too, though actually looking for images, I'm not sure why. Nearly every image I found was 'boyscout' uniforms, a girl in a dress, or the 2 kids in varous states of undress, definately not a whole lot of showiness in the costumes like the other nominees. Just thought I'd make a witty observation on our winning pick.

[The Bad Guy]

I have to admit that I'm probably further apart on critic consensus with This Is Not A Film than any movie I saw in 2012. The point of the film is apparent within minutes, but then the execution just drags and drags... I'm really not sure what there is to appreciate with it outside of its concept and one or two interesting recollections. I understand that this is an extremely unconventional view on this site, since it beat some of the best docs I've seen in years to win top honors.

I'm liking the awards for best song and makeup.

Not sure how Moonrise won for costumes, but apparently people saw something there that I didn't? I loved the movie, though.

[Lucky]

To close out the musical awards, the BEST SCORE nominees...

We had an eclectic bunch of scores here from what I sampled: ambient and moody electronica, darkly percussive and sharp, hypnotically rhythmic and dissonant, whimsical and fairytalesque, cheerfully brassy and anthemic, and a heavy stingladen epic.

Your nominees:
Beyond the Black Rainbow (Sinoia Caves)
Zero Dark Thirty (Alexandre Desplat)
The Master (Jonny Greenwood)
Moonrise Kingdom (Alexandre Desplat)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin)
Cloud Atlas (Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, and Reinhold Heil)

Only one can win (no tie this time, I promise)...

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In case the video gets deleted eventually....THE WINNER...CLOUD ATLAS

[Watashi]

Finally, Match Cut gets Best Score right.

Also, Moonrise Kingdom for Best Costume? Are you guys high?

[Ivan Drago]

WOOOO CLOUD ATLAS FOR SCORE!!!

[ledfloyd]

Moonrise had fun costumes, from the Khaki Scout uniforms, to Bruce Willis' uniform, to whatever Bob Balaban was wearing. More apparent were the animal costumes in the Noah's Ark pageant. Also, Kara Hayward's dresses had a faintly nostalgic feel to them that appealed to me.

I tend to look at Best Costume differently though, it's less what is the most impressive sartorial creation and more how things suit the characters and the mood of the film. I nominated Flight of the Red Balloon one year because I loved what Juliette Binoche was wearing. *shrug*

I'm surprised Holy Motors didn't get nominated; I would've voted for that in a heartbeat.

[Mysterious Dude]

Costume design was an easy choice for me. I found the slightly-exaggerated 60's attire of Moonrise Kingdom a lot more interesting and fun than the usual 19th century stuff from most of the other movies. Haven't seen Cloud Atlas.

[Derek]

Here to present the award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, it's everyone's favorite Russian-loving curmudgeon, QRAZY! Fresh off the death of cinematic giant Alexei German, Qrazy looks like he's having a tough time. Are you sure you're okay to present Q?

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"Alexei German is dead. The cinema is dead. Well, aside from Alexei German, Jr., but fuck the rest of that horrible shit they try passing for movies these days.

Apparently, there were a bunch of actors in non-Russian films that you guys liked and I guess I'm supposed to present them or announce them or something.

http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/2008_The_Human_Contract/008THC_Jason_Clarke_002.jpg

Some Brit doing an accent in Zero Dark Who Gives A Shit
Jason Clarke, Zero Dark Thirty

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Leo DiCaprio in What's Eating the Mandingo Fighting Connoisseur?
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained

http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/27200000/Hunger-michael-fassbender-27205387-1280-545.jpg

Hunger dude in That Shit Smeared on the Wall Has More Artistic Value Than This Ridley Scott Turd
Michael Fassbender, Prometheus

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Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master (of Sharting)
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

"Yes Phil, so did I when I saw every movie you've ever been in."

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Samuel L. Jackson in Django Unchained
C'mon, no one fucks with Sam Jackson.

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That Guy from Contact Who Never Went Away in That Soderbergh Movie With That Guy From Step Up Who Also Never Went Away
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike


AND THE WINNER IS.....

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Ok, it's Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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[The Bad Guy]

Yay! The forum got supporting actor right, in my opinion.

[Watashi]

Is that really Qrazy?

[baby doll]

Is that really Qrazy?Yes, Qrazy is Vladimir Putin.

[B-side]

I wanna do something a little showy, or at least moderately funny, for my category, so it may be another day or so.

[transmogrifier]

Usually Best Costume is just a euphemism for Most Costumes, so I'm glad that people looked beyond that...but Moonrise Kingdom? Really?

Bunch of Scoutophiles.

[ThePlashyBubbler]

Great winners so far. Thought the costumes in Moonrise just had that sort of iconic, out-of-time quality of most Wes Anderson stuff. That of-its-own-world quality always gets more points from me than recreating actual historical wardrobe, however impressive that may be.

[Ezee E]

I guess Moonrise kingdom has iconic costumes in that they'd make great action figures. After all, I was gonna be the kid for Halloween last year.

[Watashi]

The Hunger Games should have won for Best Makeup based on Wes Bentley's beard alone.

[amberlita]

That screenshot Giz put up of Lincoln is actually from NatGeo's made for TV movie Killing Lincoln. This has no relevance. I just wanted everyone to know I watched that.

Also, you guys picked the worst score.

Good job presenting, though, everyone.

[Gizmo]

meh, all Lincoln's look the same.... I'll swap it hehe.

Now it's got Gale.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Also, Chrome's telling me the first page has malware.

If anybody's linking from other sites, it's generally a good idea to save pictures to your hard drive and upload them to a host site like Photobucket.

[Dukefrukem]

Also, Chrome's telling me the first page has malware.

If anybody's linking from other sites, it's generally a good idea to save pictures to your hard drive and upload them to a host site like Photobucket.

Same here.

[Ezee E]

Fixed. Thanks guys. It was from the Invisible War screencap. Can't you do anything right, DREAMDEAD???

[Ezee E]

Wow, we are a day into the awards, but Ottawa hasn't shut us down since we've been quiet.

TO PRESENT BEST SOUND EFFECTS...

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

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...

...

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The Avengers

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The Dark Knight Rises

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Haywire

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Looper

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Zero Dark Thirty

THE WINNER:
http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/12/03/zerodarkthirty_620x350.jpg ZERO DARK THIRTY

[Ezee E]

AND TIME FOR ANOTHER BRUTALLY HONEST BALLOT:


ANIMATED FILM: This was an easy choice because Arrietty the Borrower is awesome, and I haven't seen the other nominated films.

DOCUMENTARY: Also a no brainer, as I've only seen Searching for Sugar Man.

SONG: I didn't vote in this category because I couldn't be bothered to sit down and listen to all four songs.

SCORE: I can't really remember the music in either Beasts of the Southern Wild or Moonrise Kingdom, but I gave it to Anderson's film anyway just because I liked the movie more overall.

MAKEUP and VISUAL EFFECTS: I've only seen Prometheus and didn't like it enough to vote for it. In any case, I couldn't tell you what was makeup and what was done on computers (in 3D it all looked murky to me), and what's more, the Chinese censors snipped out the alien abortion bit, which I gather was the movie's big money shot--regarding which, I'm reminded of my ex-girlfriend's reaction to the censored version of Shortbus that was released in South Korea: "Personally, I'm okay with not seeing all that."

COSTUMES, ART DIRECTION, and EDITING: I've just seen Moonrise Kingdom in these categories. Guess which film I voted for.

SOUND EFFECTS: I've actually seen three of the films in this category (The Dark Knight Rises, Haywire, Looper), but I wasn't consciously aware of the sound design while I was watching them. I sort of liked both Haywire (for its terse narration) and Looper (for the clever plotting), but both struck me as rather disposable. Meanwhile, The Dark Knight Rises is an entertainingly silly movie, so at least in that regard it's an improvement on the two previous films which were merely silly. In the end, I didn't vote for any of them.

CINEMATOGRAPHY: This was a bit of a coin-flip; I liked both The Deep Blue Sea and Moonrise Kingdom a great deal and both films look great, cinematography-wise and everything else-wise, so I could've gone either way. I went with The Deep Blue Sea because I vaguely recall the lighting being slightly more important to setting the film's emotional tenor or something. In other words, I just went with my gut on this one.

[Raiders]

AND THE WINNER IS...

MOONRISE KINGDOM

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2012/05/23/moonrise-kingdom-review_510.jpg

....

AND THE NOMINEES ARE...

THE AVENGERS

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qIyxVGSavWI/T07BBrOJVNI/AAAAAAAAAJs/ZIloohEiSxI/s1600/Avengers%2BMovie.jpg

CLOUD ATLAS

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/CLOUD-ATLAS.jpg

LIFE OF PI

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MOONRISE KINGDOM

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and ZERO DARK THIRTY

http://cdn1.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/Zero-Dark-Thirty-Trailer.jpeg

...

Up next is the award for BEST EDITING.

[Gizmo]

I see it,
What you did there.

[Irish]

I see it,
What you did there.

Ach, slow on the uptake today. I didn't pick up on it until you pointed it out.

V.clever, Raiders.

[Derek]

Here to present the award for Best Director...it's Ooooooooooprah!!!!!

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"Thank you, thank you. I apologize for the lack of ostentatiousness. I was going to swing in from the rafters as fireworks were set off, but our experiments led to, well, certain issues...

k8WhbyO0qyM

But now...ff you'll all look under your seats, you'll find YOUR VERY OWN OSCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!

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In the interest of time, I'm not going to tell you all how much the following directors mean to me and how meaningful it is that their meaningful films bring meaning to our lives.

Here are the nominees:

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Ang Lee, Life of Pi

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Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty

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Miguel Gomes, Tabu

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Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

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Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom


And the winner is...what....IT'S A TIE!!!!!

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Wes A. and K-Bigs

[Ezee E]

PRESENTING BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY is last year's Best Adapted Screenplay winner, Pedro Almodovar.

http://globalartscentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pedro-almodvar.jpeg

Tengo un Oscar, y Matchie a. Estoy más impresionante entonces la mayorÃ*a de los demás.

Me siento muy honrado de presentar mejor guión original en los Matchies.

Si usted no puede entender lo que estoy diciendo. Bueno, lol, su pérdida. AquÃ* están los nominados

Cabin in the Woods

Django Unchained

Looper

Moonrise Kingdom

The Master

Zero Dark Thirty

Un aplauso de golf para los nominados por favor.

http://guanabee.com/media/uploads/pedro_almodovar_veronica_castr o_small.jpg

Y el ganador de guión más original es

Salida de la luna Unido!!!

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[Spinal]

Too much Moonrise Kingdom.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Too much Moonrise Kingdom.

Completely agree, and I liked the film. I'm sort of speechless with these results thus far.

[Ezee E]

And now... Presenting BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY is last year's Best Original Screenplay winner, Ashgar Farhadi!

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"I too, have an Oscar and a Matchie. I can also speak English!"

ولكن أنا أحب أن ننظر للغة العربية. --- But I like the look of Arabic.

JK. Lolz.

THE NOMINEES:

http://www.hellonearth.com/movies/avengers/wynterkiss.jpg
LOL! WTF, you guys? No wonder Best Original Screenplay is so much better.

http://filmplakater.files.wordpress.c om/2012/09/deep-blue-sea.jpg
LOL! Wow. Adapted is so stupid!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Fried-Chicken-Leg.jpg
You got to be kidding me? THIS???

http://www.wallchan.com/images/sandbox/6512-george-washington-fighting-a-bengal-tiger-on-a-sinking-boat-during-a-hurricane-full.jpg
Okay... That's kind of cool. But what is 3.14 all about?

http://aidyreviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Abraham-Lincoln-Vampire-Hunter.jpg
Hmm...

http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/asghar_farhadi.jpg

Look what else I got!

Eat that Pedro!

ANyways... the winner is....

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Killer Joe!

[DavidSeven]

I really liked Moonrise Kingdom, but this is disappointing. Editing and screenplay? Third act was too lifeless to merit those.

Cool win for Killer Joe, though.

[transmogrifier]

Too much Moonrise Kingdom.

Far, far, far too much. It's close to Anderson's worst.

[transmogrifier]

I really liked Moonrise Kingdom, but this is disappointing. Editing and screenplay? Third act was too lifeless to merit those.

Cool win for Killer Joe, though.

Killer Joe is just lucky Moonrise Kingdom wasn't eligible.

[B-side]

Most of 2012's best films didn't get US theatrical releases, so that would explain Moonrise Kingdom winning everything. Granted, Moonrise Kingdom is still among the 5 or 6 best films of the year.

[Rowland]

I predicted that Moonrise Kingdom would sweep our awards weeks ago. Granted, it was my favorite of all the films we nominated (that weren't animated or a "documentary"), so I'm not opposed to the results, but they are hardly interesting. The adapted screenplay win for Killer Joe was a pleasant surprise however.

[B-side]

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Hi. My name is Marco Rubio, and it's my honor to present the Match-Cut Award for Token Minority-- err, I mean, Best Cinematography. These awards are what makes America so great. That a young, Cuban-American-- *ahem*

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A young, Cuban-American man like myself can, through nothing but sheer will, become the republican frontrunner for pres-- *cough*

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Let me just sit this down way over here, off to the side of the frame...

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*ahem* The frontrunner for the republican nomination for president of the United States of Amer-- *licks lips*

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The United States of America. The greatest nation on earth.

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Here at Match-Cut, we know government isn't the solution. Government is the reason Irish is allowed to have an opinion. How effective could government possibly be if he's still around? I rest my ca--

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*cough* So, without further ado, here are the liberal media's nominees for Best Cinematography:

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Lemme just sit this water bottle down, then I'll read the winner you Hollywood elites chose:

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[Watashi]

Wait. Moonrise Kingdom won Best Editing over Cloud Atlas? Are you fucking kidding me?

[eternity]

I just want you all to know that there are only two categories where the film I voted for didn't win. You should feel bad about yourselves.

[Fezzik]

Up next is the award for BEST EDITING.

:lol: *slow clap*

[Fezzik]

http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz70/SalvadorDali_2010/Miscellaneous/themastercinbanner.png

At least it wasn't Moonrise Kingdom again, but I still think Skyfall should've won. Poor Deakins. No respect at all ;)

[Dukefrukem]

At least it wasn't Moonrise Kingdom again, but I still think Skyfall should've won. Poor Deakins. No respect at all ;)


And now to present the Oscar for best BEST ENSEMBLE, please welcome the cast of the Avengers (minus Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston and Clark Gregg


http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/avengers-oscars-2013.jpg


RDJ: So let me get this straight, biggest box office of the year and no best film nomination?


CE: Yes Robert and by the way you're short.


Ruffalo: I'm the unfunny guy here so I'll just say the ensemble cast of a movie is important to chemistry


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JR: Haha check out Sam's faces... he look old


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SLJ: Fuck this shit here are the nominations for BEST ENSEMBLE....

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SLJ: And the motha fucking Matchie goes to....


Moonrise Kingdom

[baby doll]

Clearly Focus Features' aggressive Matchie campaign is paying dividends. Harvey Weinstein must feel like he's wasted his life.

[NickGlass]

I think Ensemble is possibly the most earned award for Moonrise Kingdom; it's fairly dynamic. It's not just a collection of good performances--it's full of clever and understanding character interplay.

[dreamdead]

Yeah, I can see best Ensemble for Wes Anderson films quite easily. The number of awards that it's been awarded so far make me want to revisit it, though, since it felt like a solid Anderson effort but little more.

It's tricky since the film plays so much like a cinephile's dream of his (emphasis on the gender) ideal childhood, replete with adorable girlfriend. It walks a fine line with regard to overly sexualizing Hayward, and I think the film's more asexual than anything, but I can't help but wonder how it'll look in five years in the Anderson oeuvre.

[ledfloyd]

I think Moonrise Kingdom is Wes's best and the best American film of the year, so I'm happy with the way things are going, but I voted for The Master for Best Ensemble. Which is only the second of my votes that didn't win (the first was the Moonrise score, just to further anger Wats).

[transmogrifier]

What actually constitutes an ensemble? Because to me The Master is basically the two leads with Amy Adams trotted in now and then.

[Dukefrukem]

I guess I'm alone when I think that MK is the weakest Anderson film to date and Life Aquatic being his best. That's of course not to say I didn't enjoy every film he's ever made... but I felt MK was the weakest comically, the weakest story arch and the weakest creatively.

[amberlita]

It's bad when the Match-cut awards are more predictable and dull in their results than the actual Oscars.

[Ezee E]

Moonrise Kingdom is definitely my favorite from Wes Anderson, and certainly deserving of many of its awards.

Can't really complain about The Master being left out of ensemble as its two leads (who probably have over 50% of their dialog) each won.

[Raiders]

Best Actor wasn't announced yet, no?

[DavidSeven]

I think Killer Joe, performance-for-performance, dominates Moonrise Kingdom in the ensemble category. Django also seems like a better pick, if we're talking ensembles. MK just doesn't strike me as a performance-driven movie.

As for predictability, I really thought Zero Dark Thirty had a shot at the big prize. Odds lookin' mighty remote now.

[TGM]

Best Actor wasn't announced yet, no?

Whelp, it was now!

[ThePlashyBubbler]

:lol:

[Dukefrukem]

Worst Matchie host ever.

[Derek]

Worst Matchie host ever.

Must be from Ottawa.

[B-side]

Not even a titter for my Marco Rubio bit? :(

I'm insecure, y'know.

[transmogrifier]

What actually constitutes an ensemble? Because to me The Master is basically the two leads with Amy Adams trotted in now and then.

Still wondering this, by the way.

[Spinal]

It's bad when the Match-cut awards are more predictable and dull in their results than the actual Oscars.

Yeah, I was thinking the same.

[Spinal]

I think Killer Joe, performance-for-performance, dominates Moonrise Kingdom in the ensemble category.

Very true. I voted for it.

[baby doll]

Also, what's with the Matchies ignoring The Avengers? It was the highest grossing movie of last year, and therefore the most popular. I think the Matchies have an obligation to honor the tastes of average moviegoers.

[Derek]

Also, what's with the Matchies ignoring The Avengers? It was the highest grossing movie of last year, and therefore the most popular. I think the Matchies have an obligation to honor the tastes of average moviegoers.

MatchCut also ignored Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, the 4th and 13th highest grossing films of all-time. These poor genre films that only dominate the box office, make up a measly 80% of the conversations about films I come across IRL and online and continue to be to released en masse on a weekly basis. Why can't these poor movies also get all the Oscars and Matchies too!? *hurumph*

[Watashi]

The Avengers should have been nominated for Best Ensemble.

[The Bad Guy]

How in the hell did Moonrise Kingdom win for best editing over Cloud Atlas? That makes no sense.

I loved MK but some of these awards are completely undeserved.

I personally voted Cloud Atlas for editing and Skyfall for cinematography.

[Irish]

Surprised at your surprise. This is Match-Cut. Of course everyone is going to stumble over themselves to vote for "Moonrise."

It's like you guys are coming into this thread and exclaiming, "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling voting is going on in here!"

[transmogrifier]

Part of the problem is obviously a lot of people haven't seen stuff that is "worthy", whatever that means, so when a category comes up where they've seen like two films, they'll just choose the film they liked best overall.

I'm guessing.
I don't vote in these things, because I haven't seen enough. I'm almost caught up on 2007 if you want to give that a go.

[Gizmo]

Part of the problem is obviously a lot of people haven't seen stuff that is "worthy", whatever that means, so when a category comes up where they've seen like two films, they'll just choose the film they liked best overall.

I'm guessing.
I don't vote in these things, because I haven't seen enough. I'm almost caught up on 2007 if you want to give that a go.

I abstained from categories that I didn't see more than 50% of the films (i.e. 3 of 5 in most categories, and 4 of 6 in the couple that went that far).

[Dukefrukem]

Surprised at your surprise. This is Match-Cut. Of course everyone is going to stumble over themselves to vote for "Moonrise."

It's like you guys are coming into this thread and exclaiming, "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling voting is going on in here!"

Cloud Atlas was also in theaters for two seconds compared to Moonrise.

[Raiders]

Surprised at your surprise. This is Match-Cut. Of course everyone is going to stumble over themselves to vote for "Moonrise."

It's like you guys are coming into this thread and exclaiming, "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling voting is going on in here!"

It was among the most widely-seen and loved films here. If you are trying to make a different point, then I don't get it.

[Irish]

It was among the most widely-seen and loved films here. If you are trying to make a different point, then I don't get it.

Mostly that the forum's love of Anderson might be disproportionate with his actual value. (I wasn't particularly surprised at the original reception of "Moonrise" either.)

But I am a bit taken aback that some folks reacted with dismay at the movie winning a contest with open votes. (I mean, seriously, guys, what did you really expect?).

Hope that makes more sense.

[Raiders]

Mostly that the forum's love of Anderson might be disproportionate with his actual value. (I wasn't particularly surprised at the original reception of "Moonrise" either.)

But I am a bit taken aback that some folks reacted with dismay at the movie winning a contest with open votes. (I mean, seriously, guys, what did you really expect?).

Hope that makes more sense.

He's not as widely-loved as you are making out. I remember back when Life Aquatic and Darjeeling came out, there was much derision and underwhelmed reactions. In general, yeah, he's pretty well liked/loved around here, but I think MR winning this much so far is a little more of a phenomenon than symptomatic of the forum's general devotion to Wes Anderson.

[transmogrifier]

Man, Aquatic and Darjeeling are great. Take out the nice little montage with the two kids camping together and Kingdom is pure meh.

[ThePlashyBubbler]

Think the problem with lack of variety somewhat stems from a lot of us forgetting or neglecting to nominate in time. With a lot of choices that I and others might have voted for not on the ballot, a lot of those categories went to Moonrise.

[Dukefrukem]

Man, Aquatic and Darjeeling are great. Take out the nice little montage with the two kids camping together and Kingdom is pure meh.

Wow. I never knew Darjeeling existed until today.

[ledfloyd]

Still wondering this, by the way.
I generally vote for the film in which the acting impressed me most across the board. Perhaps The Master's cast isn't diverse enough to deserve the award, but with Phoenix, Hoffman, and Adams there was more great acting per capita than in any other film this year.


How in the hell did Moonrise Kingdom win for best editing over Cloud Atlas? That makes no sense.
I guess it depends on what you think the value of editing is. I nominated The Turin Horse for the award. Sometimes good editing is knowing when not to cut. Why do you think Cloud Atlas was more impressive than Moonrise?

[Ezee E]

http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2013124/cmt-medium.gif

It's been revealed. And Joaquin Phoenix didn't come all the way to Ottawa to find out by accident.

OFFICIALLY, the winner of BEST ACTOR GOES TO:

JOAQUIN PHOENIX

What do you say Joaquin?

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b274/cheesemeister05/thumbsdown.jpg


Sorry y'all

[Ezee E]

Thirdmango's doing Animated Film
NickGlass is doing Supporting Actress
Isaac's doing Actress.

AND THEN THE MATCHIE FOR BEST PICTURE!

Who's it going to be?

[baby doll]

I've been to Ottawa. It's no Montreal but it's alright.

[Mysterious Dude]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/Isaac3159/ryan-gosling-in-crazy-stupid-love_zpse5368704.jpg

Hello, ladies. I'm here to present the award for Best Actress,
because I won last year's Matchie for Best Actor. We don't
know why we do this, but I'll be damned if I'm going to be
the one to back out of a tradition.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/Isaac3159/jean-dujardin-05_zps234d9a37.jpg

Zis is an outrage! I won zat award, aussi! I should also be ze presenteur!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/Isaac3159/PaymanMaadi_zps90f0469e.jpg

من نمی دانم که در آن من. به من کمک کن

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/Isaac3159/ryan-gosling-in-crazy-stupid-love_zpse5368704.jpg

I'm sorry, guys. I can't hear you over the sound of how sexy I am.

And the nominees are...

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Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

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Greta Gerwig, Damsels in Distress

http://www.booooooom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/wesandersonmoonrisekingdom.jpg

Kara Hayward, Moonrise Kingdom

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02448/amour-riva_2448292b.jpg

Emmanuelle Riva, Amour

http://o2filmes.com/_images/thumbnails/indomavelsonhadora_o2indica002-crop.jpg

Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

And the Matchie goes to...


It's another tie!

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Emmanuelle Riva and Jessica Chastain

[Dukefrukem]

Ugh you suck MC

[Ezee E]

Maybe a weighted scale next year so there aren't as many ties?

Although a ton of people voted. This just happened to be a year where every category was off by 1-2 votes it seemed.

[Dukefrukem]

Yes this will need to be addressed next year.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I didn't vote at all - hadn't seen nearly enough movies.

So if you guys and gals like, you can blame any and all debacles on me.

[Fezzik]

I didn't vote at all - hadn't seen nearly enough movies.

So if you guys and gals like, you can blame any and all debacles on me.

Dishonor! Dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow...!

[Thirdmango]

"In the near future Doc Terror, and his cyborg companion, Hacker, unleash their forces to conquer Earth! Only one force can stop this evil: a handful of brave men. In specially created Exo-Frames, they can be transported anywhere to fuse with incredible assault weapon systems, beamed down from the space station Skyvault, becoming man and machine, Power Xtreme!

Max Ray, brilliant Sea Operations commander.
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Jake Rockwell, rugged Land Operations specialist.
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Ace McCloud, daring Air Operations expert.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/thirdmango/Ace_McCloud_zpsfcb40ee5.jpg
Whatever the challenge, they are ready—the Centurions!"

"Wait, so you're saying that because we've been off the air for so many years that now all we're doing is telling people the nominees and the winners for something called Best Animated Film at the Matchies? Wow. Our 15 minutes are up."

Wreck It Ralph
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/thirdmango/wreck-it-ralph-game-coming-from-activision-and-disney-interactive_zps13337387.jpg

The Secret World Of Arrietty
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ParaNorman
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/thirdmango/paranorman-image-3_zpsa3ea8545.jpg

It's Such a Beautiful Day
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/thirdmango/Beautifulday1_zpsa8faa706.jpg

Brave
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/thirdmango/-Brave-brave-31719356-1920-1200_zpsadf5a8d5.jpg

and the winner is

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/thirdmango/Its-Such-a-Beautiful-Day_zps5bb4c97a.jpg

[NickGlass]

Here to introduce the award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, please welcome Matchie nominee Matthew McConaughey.

http://0.tqn.com/d/movies/1/0/M/-/Z/magic-mike-matthew-mcconaughey2.jpg

"Hello ladies and gentlemen. You may ask why I'm present this award; let's just say I've enjoyed the company of all these lovely ladies. Whereas two years ago I may have made a churlish grin and expected that to mean I've slept with all of them, I've now somehow gained the dignity that Rick Linklater always wanted me to have. I can honestly say the only thing I've done with all these ladies is enjoy a cocktail and discuss Susan Sontag and Michael Foucault."

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6PgqOfIEzO0/T_WpKfGjOxI/AAAAAAAAFCM/MYXwP8Aal_Y/s1600/McConaughey+Magic+Mike.jpeg

Here are the nominees for Best Supporting Actress...


Amy Adams, The Master
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Emily Blunt, Looper
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Cécile de France, The Kid With the Bike
http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Movies/G_L/Ki_Kp/Kid_with_a_Bike_The/1/kid-with-bike1.jpg


Sally Field, Lincoln
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Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6HPH-nWCRbA/TpHqnN8cE9I/AAAAAAAAAb4/LxVuBuzBYv4/s1600/the_scream1-450x495.jpg


And the Matchie goes to...


Cécile de France, The Kid With the Bike
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"Mon Dieu! Merci, le Match-Cut."



...Alright, alright, alright
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[ledfloyd]

Wow. That's who I voted for, but I'm kind of shocked by the win. Good job, match-cut.

[Derek]

Wow. That's who I voted for, but I'm kind of shocked by the win. Good job, match-cut.

Ditto. An even nicer surprise than Killer Joe's screenplay win.

[Ezee E]

AND THE FINAL AWARD FOR THE SHOW...

BEST PICTURE

Cabin in the Woods - 62 viewers. 54 yays. 3.9 average

Django Unchained - 51 viewers. 44 yays. 3.7 average.

Holy Motors - 32 viewers. 24 yays. 3.6 average.

Kid with the Bike - 26 viewers. 26 yays. 4.2 average

Moonrise Kingdom - 59 viewers. 55 likes. 4.2 average

Zero Dark Thirty - 43 viewers. 42 likes. 4.3 average

TOP TEN AVERAGES (minimum of ten viewers):
1. It's Such a Beautiful Day
2. Tabu
3. Zero Dark Thirty
4. Oslo, August 31st
5. Moonrise Kingdom
6. Girl Walk // All Day
7. The Kid with the Bike
8. The Day He Arrives
9. The Turin Horse
10. The Avengers


AND THE WINNER FOR 2012's MATCH CUT'S BEST FILM:


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[Winston*]

I think I voted for Holy Motors, but I liked all of the BP nominees. I'm fine with that win.

[Ezee E]

Moonrise Kingdom - 6
Zero Dark Thirty - 4
The Master - 3
Amour - 1
Cloud Atlas - 1
Django Unchained - 1
Holy Motors - 1
It's Such a Beautiful Day - 1
The Kid with the Bike - 1
Killer Joe - 1
Life of Pi - 1
Skyfall - 1
This is Not a Film - 1

BEST PICTURE: Moonrise Kingdom, Django Unchained, and Holy Motors all missed out by one vote. It was a 4-way tie until the last ballot.
BEST DIRECTOR: Miguel Tomes and Ang Lee missed by one vote.
BEST ENSEMBLE: Django missed by one
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Avengers and Deep Blue Sea missed by one.
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Deep Blue Sea missed by one.
Visual Effects, Sound Effects, Art Direction, and Costumes were all DOMINATED by their winners.
ANIMATED: ParaNorman missed by one.

[DavidSeven]

Wow. We got it right in the end and a couple nice surprises along the way.

Good results and great presentations.

[Thirdmango]

wow, if ParaNorman had won I would have gone insane. :D

[Lazlo]

The Anne Hathaway/Scream thing got the biggest laugh of the thread from me.

Happy with the BP result. ZDT was my second favorite film of the year after Cloud Atlas.

[dreamdead]

E, would it be possible to get all of the winners listed with their respective category for easy archiving/reflecting purposes?

Ultimately, I like the ZDT win, though there's almost a dozen films from this year that I seemingly need to see before feeling all that confident about that feeling. I wonder, though, how this film works for those that disputed the need to make/watch United 93? Does it work in a different register because it has a deeper consciousness about the sociopolitical reality of the 9/11 era rather than being caught in a of-the-moment vacuum, as U93 is?

[Ezee E]

Best Picture: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director: Wes Anderson (Moonrise Kingdom) and Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty)
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) and Emmanuelle Riva (Amour)
Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
Best Supporting Actress: Cecile de France (The Kid with the Bike)
Best Ensemble: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Original Screenplay: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Adapted Screenplay: Killer Joe
Best Cinematography: The Master
Best Score: Cloud Atlas
Best Costumes: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Art Direction: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi
Best Sound Effects: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Editing: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Makeup: Holy Motors
Best Song: "Skyfall" - Skyfall and "What Did You Do To Her" - Django Unchained
Best Documentary: This is Not a Film
Best Animated Film: It's Such a Beautiful Day

[Stay Puft]

http://www.topofarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/im-ok-with-this.jpg

[ledfloyd]

I voted for Holy Motors, but I'll live with ZDT.

[baby doll]

I voted for Holy Motors, but I'll live with ZDT.I won't. I won't!

*Grabs razor*

[Ivan Drago]

I voted for Django. I got absolutely nothing out of Zero Dark Thirty.

[Spinal]

Just want to state for the record that I knew Tabu was not a remake. Self-satire is a delicate and imprecise business.

[Derek]

I got absolutely nothing out of Zero Dark Thirty.


Zero Dark Thirty (Bigelow, 2012) 8

Is confused.

[NickGlass]

BEST DIRECTOR: Miguel Tomes...missed by one vote.

That's pretty astonishing considering how little have seen it. If only one more voting poster had seen Tabu...

Nonetheless, here's the release schedule for it, as it is still opening in a few cities soon:
http://adoptfilms.net/tabu

[Ivan Drago]

Is confused.

It's a very low, underwhelming 8.

[Winston*]

It's a very low, underwhelming 8.

So, a 7?

[Ivan Drago]

So, a 7?

Pretty much.