The Match Cut Awards for 2007

[Spinal]

The votes are still coming in for the 2007 Match Cut Awards, but already, many familiar faces have made the way onto our red carpet looking their best.

There's dreamdead who's looking happy after finally completing his top 50 list!

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There's iosos and his new bride doing their best to look adorably symmetrical!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/006.jpg

Apparently Kurosawa Fan and katiescarlet have dipped into the alcohol a little early, but by golly, they look great!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/mikevalatweddingbh0.jpg

Looks like some have opted to come in costume! Looking forward to Indy 4, Barty? We are too!

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The stars arrive! The tension mounts! We'll be back later with more from the red carpet including input from our fashion consultant Anton Chigurh!

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[Watashi]

Awesome.

[Spinal]

Looks like Anton has caught up with the recently arrived megladon8! Let's go get a report!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
Who are you wearing?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/momsbday1.jpg
Superman.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
You are wearing Superman?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/momsbday1.jpg
I am.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
Are you super?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/momsbday1.jpg
What?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
Are you a super man?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/momsbday1.jpg
What are we talking about?

Thanks for that, Anton! I'd love to be down there with you rubbing elbows with the STARS! We're excited to hear more from you later!

[dreamdead]

Anton and meg interviews are the fastest way to securing rep from me. Beautiful.

[Barty]

:pritch:

[Mysterious Dude]

I'm pretty sure that is exactly what a conversation between meg and Anton Chigurh would be like.

[Spinal]

Looks like Anton has caught up with Wats, another of Match Cut's unquestioned STARS!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
Who are you wearing?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/measthejokerbe0.jpg
The Joker.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
You are a joker?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/measthejokerbe0.jpg
No. I am THE Joker.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
Heath Ledger is dead.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/measthejokerbe0.jpg
...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/measthejokerbe0.jpg
Uh ... yeah. That was very, very sad.

Thanks, Anton! We're looking forward to many more not-at-all-awkward celebrity interviews! Keep up the good work!

[Boner M]

OMG, this thread is gonna be sooo much fun.

[Spinal]

Let's see who Anton has cornered on the red carpet this time!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
Who are you wearing?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/n634615935_492697_451.jpg
WAAA-HOOO! WAAA-HEEEE! WAAAA-HAHAHAHAHA!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
You must tell me who you are wearing.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/n634615935_492697_451.jpg
HELL IF I KNOW BUT IT FEELS SO GOOOOOOOOOD!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/nocountry_110907_300.jpg
You need to answer. I can't answer for you. It wouldn't be fair.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/n634615935_492697_451.jpg
I FEEL SO FREEEEEEEEEEEE!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/chigurgh.jpg
...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/withstick.jpg
*WHACK!*

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/no_country.jpg
*THUD!*

My goodness! Who WAS that shadowy figure who just averted disaster on the red carpet?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/preening.jpg

Well done, monolith! Well done! Looks like that's the end of our red carpet reports! We'll see you later tonight for the start of the award ceremony!

[Melville]

Awesome. Now, where are the awards? Those of us who can't watch the Oscars demand satisfaction!

[monolith94]

Congrats spinal, you brought the lulz! Seriously, I am so cracking up over here.

[Spinal]

Now that the low-end awards shows (Independent Spirit, Oscars, et al) are out of the way, the true highlight of the awards season can begin. Will this year's Match Cut awards hold as many surprises as the Academy Awards? Or will it once again devolve into a long string of predictable internet poster geekery? We shall see!

These awards will likely be awarded over the course of the next day and a half, so pack a lunch.

In the past, this event has been hosted by consummate actor, Danny Huston. However, the more we consider Danny and what he means, the more clear it is that his totality cannot be summed up by a single message board jpeg. That is why tonight I have recruited six individuals to represent different aspects of Danny Huston, a man who resists definition.

So, ladies and gentlemen, I give you tonight's host ... "Danny Huston".

Debonair Danny
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/clooney-george-photo-george-clooney.jpg

Thespian Danny
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/3c8f01a17509d-8-1.jpg

Comedic Danny
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/SteveCarell47812_400.jpg

Sexy Danny
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/lindsay-lohan-nude-42.jpg

Wacky Icelandic Danny
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/bjork31806_wideweb__470x3330.j pg

and ... Dangerous Danny

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/96.jpg

The first category will be: BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/clooney-george-photo-george-clooney.jpg

And now, to present the award for BEST ANIMATED FEATURE ...

... Bilbo Baggins.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/Bilbo.jpg

Greetings, friends. I am Bilbo Baggins. I am a hobbit. I am a plain, quiet creature. Awards shows make one late for dinner, that's what I say. They distract one from a nice big puff on a nice big pipe. I want no part of such extravagance. So I will waste no time in presenting you with the nominees for ...

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Beowulf
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/Winstone.jpg

Paprika
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/1120paprika.jpg

Persepolis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/h_3_ill_914143_cannes-persepolis.gif

Ratatouille
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/ratatouille_movie_image_pixar_ _1_.jpg

The Simpsons Movie
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/simpsons-movie5.jpg

AND THE WINNER IS ...

[Spinal]

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Paprika
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/1120paprika.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/3c8f01a17509d-8-1.jpg

YOU SHALL NOT PASS ... up the opportunity to hear from our next presenter about another Match Cut Award. Stick around.

[Rowland]

Excellent.

[Stay Puft]

Paprika!

It's all downhill from here.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/lindsay-lohan-nude-42.jpg

The next award will be for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY.

[MacGuffin]

Ha ha Wats! :twisted:

*turned off Paprika, but wants to give it another try*

[transmogrifier]

Match Cut 1, Academy 0

[Watashi]

This will be my last post in this thread.

[ledfloyd]

i guess i need to see paprika.

[eternity]

Is that...Chris Crocker?

*kills myself*

[monolith94]

Woohoo! Upset ftw!

[dreamdead]

And that, my friends, is the sound of inevitability. Paprika represents Kon at the height of his talents. Bird's first two films still feel better to me than his most recent one.

[Rowland]

I'd have been just as happy if Ratatouille had won, which I only like a smidge less than Paprika.

[Melville]

Dancing refrigerators FTW! I would have eaten my hat if Paprika lost to Ratatouille.

[monolith94]

And that, my friends, is the sound of inevitability. Paprika represents Kon at the height of his talents. Bird's first two films still feel better to me than his most recent one.
I don't know - I kind of have to hope that, still, the very best from Kon may be yet to come... Plus, I prefer Millennium Actress to Paprika. Which still got me high.

[Watashi]

Only on Match Cut would something like this happen. The backlash is fucking insane.

*may or not be really last post in thread*

[ledfloyd]

This will be my last post in this thread.


Only on Match Cut would something like this happen. The backlash is fucking insane.

*may or not be really last post in thread*

epic fail.

[chrisnu]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/lindsay-lohan-nude-42.jpg

Here to present the award for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY is... David Lynch!

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/7872/250107lynchmn0.jpg

Y'know, the best ideas were put on film by cinematographers. You don't want to forget those guys. It's their job to make it oh so beautiful! Not to make it look nice on your telephone.

Anyway, the nominees for...

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Roger Deakins for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/chrisnu/PH8lRachq5ZQbd.jpg

Robert Deakins for No Country for Old Men

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/chrisnu/PH2eW332y3ry49.jpg

Robert Elswit for There Will Be Blood

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Edward Lachman for I'm Not There

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Harris Savides for Zodiac

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/chrisnu/PHOXuTTPqOXYTW.jpg

AND THE WINNER IS ...

[Bosco B Thug]

i guess i need to see paprika.
Yeah, ditto. From the stunning snippets I've seen from it, it probably deserves Best Animated Feature... but I'm rooting for Ratatouille for Best Original Screenplay.

[Sxottlan]

Sweet upset for Paprika. A great film.

[transmogrifier]

Yeah, ditto. From the stunning snippets I've seen from it, it probably deserves Best Animated Feature... but I'm rooting for Ratatouille for Best Original Screenplay.

Screenplay was easily the worst thing about Ratatouille. Stunning animation though.

[chrisnu]

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Roger Deakins for No Country for Old Men

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/chrisnu/PH2eW332y3ry49.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/96.jpg

Hang tight for our next Match Cut Award, or you are in for a world of pain.

[Watashi]

I really don't see how Paprika was an upset considered it was nominated for Best Film and Ratatouille was not.

[DavidSeven]

Right winner. Wrong film.

[Melville]

Now I wish that I had watched The Assassination of Jesse James before submitting my ballot.


I really don't see how Paprika was an upset considered it was nominated for Best Film and Ratatouille was not.
Yeah, Paprika is clearly the more-loved movie around here.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/SteveCarell47812_400.jpg

The next award will be for BEST MAKEUP. Sex. That's what she said.

[ledfloyd]

Right winner. Wrong film.
yep. still, we beat the academy.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/SteveCarell47812_400.jpg

Here to present the award for BEST MAKEUP ... Maria Falconetti ...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/Joan-715129.jpg

When I played the role of Jeanne d'Arc, I did not have a need for makeup. To us, makeup was an extravagance that served as a barrier between the artist and the audience, an unnecessary filter that diluted raw, emotional performance.

But, man, I saw Norbit last year and that shit was funny.

The nominees for ...

BEST MAKEUP

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/todd12.jpg

300
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/070307_300movie_hmed_1phlarge. jpg

28 Weeks Later
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/28weeks.jpg

... and the winner is ...

[Sxottlan]

Whoever is making this thread is a master of suspense!

[Spinal]

BEST MAKEUP

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/todd12.jpg

[Duncan]

This thread is death by funniness. More addictive than cigarettes.

[ledfloyd]

This thread is death by funniness. More addictive than cigarettes.

you're telling me, i have to be up early tomorrow and i'm giving up sleep hours to experience it in realtime.

[Ezee E]

Spinal's rep will be impossible to beat after this.

Well deserved though.

Despite Ratatouille not getting nominated for Best Pic, I figured it would've won just by the amount of people that saw it. I underestimated the viewership here I guess. I also say Match Cut was wrong in that case......... But this will not be my last post.

Cinematography... Also wrong. Jesse James is unbelievable. Oh well.

Makeup is kind of a who cares category this time.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/clooney-george-photo-george-clooney.jpg

Here to perform the first nominated song for the Match Cut awards ... Christian Bale as Bob Dylan ...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/bale20dylan20120aug07.jpg

Are you really here or am I dreaming
I can't tell dreams from truth
for it's been so long since I have seen you
I can hardly remember your face anymore

When I get really lonely
and the distance causes our silence
I think of you smiling
with pride in your eyes a lover that sighs

If you want me satisfy me, if you want me satisfy me
If you want me satisfy me, if you want me satisfy me

Are you really sure that you’d believe me
when others say I lie
I wonder if you could ever despise me
when you know I really try
to be a better one to satisfy you
For your everything to me
and I’ll do what you ask me
if you’ll let me be, free

If you want me satisfy me, if you want me satisfy me
If you want me satisfy me, if you want me satisfy me
If you want me satisfy me, if you want me satisfy me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/clooney-george-photo-george-clooney.jpg

If you have no other takers, Christian/Bob, I'm sure I could hook you up with Matt Damon. I know he wants you. I kid, of course. God, I'm charming.

[chrisnu]

300 needed an entirely separate category, Best CGI Abs.

[Bosco B Thug]

Spinal's rep will be impossible to beat after this.

Well deserved though.
The "Suppositions on an Oscars-Hosting of Danny Huston" gag was definitely inspired.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/bjork31806_wideweb__470x3330.j pg

Sometimes I like to dress up in fancy clothes and pretend that in the future I am the President of Venus. Under my rule, all of my subjects must dress like happy, dancing machines. I think that I like toasters best. Next up, BEST COSTUME DESIGN ...

[DavidSeven]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/clooney-george-photo-george-clooney.jpg

I kid, of course. God, I'm charming.

:lol:

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/bjork31806_wideweb__470x3330.j pg

Presenting BEST COSTUME DESIGN will be another me, a self I scarcely remember ...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/38882475_70e64f5c57_o.jpg

Hello. When you make drama, the clothing you wear sends signals out into the minds of all that are able to view your film. Memories are recorded and will be published someday as a collection of recipes. Food will be prepared and starvation will be outlawed.

The nominees for ...

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Atonement
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/atonement-3.jpg

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/todd12.jpg

There Will Be Blood
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/THERE20WILL20BE20BLOOD.jpg

Zodiac
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/zodiac-3.jpg

... and the winner is ...

[Spinal]

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Atonement
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/atonement-3.jpg

[chrisnu]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Sycophant]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/3c8f01a17509d-8-1.jpg
Beware, dear fellows, you are about to encounter more acting talent than it would be wise to shake any number of sticks at. BEST ENSEMBLE is next.

[ledfloyd]

while that is a lovely costume in that particular screenshot, this is the first award that i don't like.

[MacGuffin]

This is a great thread so far.

[Sycophant]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/3c8f01a17509d-8-1.jpg
As an actor who is an ensemble unto himself, it pains and elates me to relenquish presenting rights to Japanese renaissance man, Mr. "Beat" Takeshi Kitano!


http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/takeshi.jpg
I had a couple free hours in between contract negotiations for my new film and a lecture I have to give, so I had to find something to do. So I will be presenting your best ensemble award.


http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/takeshi.jpg
...


BEST ENSEMBLE

The Darjeeling Limited
http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/darjeeling.jpg

I’m Not There
http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/imnotthere.jpg

No Country for Old Men
http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/nocountry.jpg

There Will Be Blood
http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/twbb.jpg
1) Paul Dano
2) Daniel Day-Lewis
3) Daniel Day-Lewis's mustache --ED

This Is England
http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/thisisengland.jpg

Zodiac
http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/zodiac.jpg


http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/takeshi.jpg
...


http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/takeshi.jpg
The winner...

[chrisnu]

There Will Be Blood
http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/twbb.jpg
1) Paul Dano
2) Daniel Day-Lewis
3) Daniel Day-Lewis's mustache --ED
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/chrisnu/smilies/lmao.gif

[ledfloyd]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/chrisnu/smilies/lmao.gif

that nomination still boggles my mind.

[Spinal]

Hilarious.

[Sycophant]

BEST ENSEMBLE

Zodiac
http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/zodiac.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/SteveCarell47812_400.jpg
We'll be right back with more awardy goodness right after these messages!

[Sycophant]

And now a word from our sponsors...

http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/mma07/sponsors.jpg

[ledfloyd]

nice, i would've liked to see i'm not there get it. but you can't argue with some downey ruffalo tag team action.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/96.jpg

The only thing to sooth this savage beast is more music! Rock! Rock! Rock!

The second nominated song for the Match Cut awards ...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/fotc109.jpg

Jermaine:
How does she know you love her?
How does she know she's yours?

Bret:
How does she know that you love her?

Jermaine:
How do you show her you love her?

Both:
How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?
How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you love her?
How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?

Jermaine:
It's not enough to take the one you love for granted
You must remind her, or she'll be inclined to say...
"How do I know he loves me?"
(How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you love her?)
"How do I know he's mine?"
(How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?)

Well does he leave a little note to tell you you are on his mind?
Send you yellow flowers when the sky is grey? Heyy!
He'll find a new way to show you, a little bit everyday
That's how you know, that's how you know!
He's your love...

Bret:
You've got to show her you need her
Don't treat her like a mind reader
Each day do something to need her
To believe you love her

Jermaine:
Everybody wants to live happily ever after
Everybody wants to know their true love is true...
How do you know he loves you?
(How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you need her?)
How do you know he's yours?
(How does she know that you really, really, truely-)

Well does he take you out dancin' just so he can hold you close?
Dedicate a song with words in
Just for you? Ohhh!

Both:
He'll find his own way to tell you
With the little things he'll do
That's how you know
That's how you know!

Jermaine:
He's your love
He's your love...

That's how you know
(la la la la la la la la)
He loves you
(la la la la la la la la)
That's how you know
(la la la la la la la la)
It's true
(la la la la la)

Because he'll wear your favorite color
Just so he can match your eyes
Rent a private picnic
By the fires glow-oohh!

Both:
His heart will be yours forever
Something everyday will show
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know!

Jermaine:
He's your love...

Bret:
That's how she knows that you love her
That's how you show her you love her

Jermaine:
That's how you know...
That's how you know...
He's your love...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/96.jpg

I will devour New Zealand. There will be Kiwi blood!

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/lindsay-lohan-nude-42.jpg

Keep your knickers on. Coming up next is ... BEST SOUND EFFECTS.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/lindsay-lohan-nude-42.jpg

Here to present the award for BEST SOUND EFFECTS is Billy Mitchell ...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/143910288908.jpg

The award for BEST SOUND EFFECTS is a lot like the abortion issue. No matter who wins the award I am about to present, it is bound to be controversial simply because I am the one presenting it.

The nominees for ...

BEST SOUND EFFECTS

The Bourne Ultimatum
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/bourneult460.jpg

No Country for Old Men
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/33798788.jpg

There Will Be Blood
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/THERE20WILL20BE20BLOOD.jpg

Transformers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/425transformers042007.jpg

... and the winner (besides me, of course) is ...

[Spinal]

BEST SOUND EFFECTS

No Country for Old Men
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[Spinal]

That's all I can manage tonight. Helper presenters, feel free to proceed without me. I'll jump back in tomorrow morning.

[Derek]

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Coming up next is Best Documentary, but before we get started, here's that little quiz kid brat from Magnolia to tell us a bit about the award.


http://www.culturesnob.com/images/entries/2007/11/magnolia_stanley.jpg

Documentaries happen. Documentaries are something that happens.


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Ok then, thanks for that. Off you go...


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George? You need to be nicer to me.


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Kid, I don't even know why you're here. You're a 9-year old reference that the crowd could only find dated or completely random.


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Because, what? I'm made to feel like a freak if I answer questions? Or I'm smart? Or I have to go to the bathroom?


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Kid, you're really testing my patience.


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...I peed myself.


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Wonderful.

Well folks, I'm gonna go grab a mop and hand things over Ms. Bjork in a few moments to get us started with the award.

[Derek]

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DOCUMENTARIES!!!!! WOOoooOOOOO!!! Here's my husband!

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Mmmmmmshhhhfffrrrrrrmmrmmrrfhh hhurumph!


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Exactly, love. And the winner is....

Wait, I'm being told no one in the audience understood what the hell you were talking about. What's that? You'd like to list the nominees in the form of interpretive dance? Please do!!


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...


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GENIUS!!!

And NOW, the winner for Best...excuse me...yes...

Ok, Matthew, I'm told there's still no one who understands what you're talking about. No, I'm afraid the goat make-up did not make things clearer...yes, I know it makes perfect sense...ok, ok, wait...yes, we're fired.


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SOD OFF!



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I'd like to apologize for that nonsense. In a return to normalcy, we'd like to invite MatchCut poster Duncan to give us the nominees. Without further ado, here's Duncan and his dog, live from his weekly fireside chat...




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Hi folks, hope the lighting in here suits you nicely. I'd also like to apologize for Matthew. Sometimes he gets a bit carried away, so let's take a second to catch our breath.


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Ok boy, do you want to do the honors?



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...



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Was that a yes?



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...



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Um, I'm gonna go ahead a list the nominations since people are starting to get a little impatient now, ok?



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...



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Ok then, the nominees for Best Documentary are:


The King of Kong

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No End in Sight

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Sicko

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2004/10/31/moore_wideweb__430x340.jpg

Zoo

http://www.risawn.com/blog4/horse.jpg

AND THE WINNER IS ...

[Derek]

The King of Kong!!!

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[Winston*]

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Coming up next, a category three people care the outcome of (you know who you are): BEST VISUAL EFFECTS!!!1! (Note the dramatic emphasis)

[Winston*]

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Hi, I’m Leon Trotsky, famed Bolshevik revolutionary, Marxist theorist, part-time hair model and, until yesterday, full-time corpse. You might ask how any of this qualifies me to present an award for Visual Effects on a small internet movie forum? You might ask that, but let me tell you this; I got stabbed with a fucking ice pick! Did you get stabbed with an ice pick? No? The shut the fuck up! When you get stabbed with a fucking ice pick, that’s when you can tell me what I am and am not qualified to do.

And the nominees are...

Zodiac

http://www.studiodaily.com/images/articles/7847_1174419774.jpg

Production Info!

Zodiac’s photorealistic 1970s San Francisco backdrops were initially planned to be produced by going back in time and shooting the film on location and in period, until Robert Downey Jr. pointed out that shooting a film about the Zodiac murders in the exact time and place of the Zodiac murders might create something of a time paradox and cause the universe to implode on itself. Cheers, Bob!

Sunshine

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2007/04/05/sunshine460.jpg

Production Info!

Cillian Murphy’s cheekbones required no computer assistance to be achieve their razor sharp perfection.

Transformers

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/gimages/microscale_xform.jpg

Production Info!

In producing the elaborate pyrotechnics for Transformers, Michael Bay actually reduced an entire densely populated city to rubble. Don’t worry, it was a crappy city.

Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End

http://www.absolute-playstation.com/gp2a/pirates_of_the_caribbean_world s_end_hr_1.jpg

Production Info!

Production team’s early efforts to secure real pirates as character models was said to be, in hindsight, an unwise decision.

Spider-Man 3

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Production Info!

In addition to it’s state of the special effects, Spider-Man 3 is also the first film in history to be edited entirely by unsupervised computer program.

[Duncan]

My dog is the man.

[Winston*]

Best Visual Effects

http://www.studiodaily.com/images/articles/7847_1174419774.jpg

Zodiac

[Boner M]

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Hi guys, you used to like me! Up next is a category that will be familiar to at least one brave match-cutter; one unafraid of the tedious, mechanical, soulless, mind-numbing side of filmmaking. Please welcome, Buffaluffusaurus!

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Most people only really recognise editing when it's bad. It's one of those invisible arts, where if you spend too much time noticing it, it means the editor's not done his job properly.

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Essentially, an editor has to take all the information presented to him, from the script to the coverage to the director's notes, and assemble them into a form that is coherent, structured and aestethically consistant with the rest of the film. It's about refining everything that has happened so far into a manageable little lump. It's about stitching together the entire fabric of the film, combining all the elements into the final product. It's about troubleshooting and finding creative ways around problems that occured during shooting or the scripting process.

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But most of all, it's about STORYTELLING.

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As an editor, you have to ensure that the film has a certain logic to it, whether it's the logic of a character's actions and motivations, or the logic of structure. Even though cinema has been around for more than 100 years, the basic rules of storytelling have not changed one bit. For some reason, there are ways of structuring a film or a scene that just work, and they work very well. Sometimes editors will find new ways that also work very well, but often sticking to the rules means you will succeed.

So without further ado...

[b]BEST EDITING

Roger Deakins, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford[/i]

http://www.rabbireport.com/archives/2007/10/22/Assassination%20of%20Jesse%20J ames%20by%20the%20Coward%20Rob ert%20Ford%202-500.jpg

Roger Deakins, [b]No Country for Old Men

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Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood

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Edward Lachman, I'm Not There

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Harris Savides, Zodiac

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[Boner M]

[QUOTE=WinstBest Editing

http://www.studiodaily.com/images/articles/7847_1174419774.jpg

Zodiac

[Kurosawa Fan]

Best. Award show. Ever.

[Ezee E]

Boner sucks at pictures.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Boner sucks at pictures.

Wow. Are you serious?

[Velocipedist]

Indeed, this is highly entertaining.

[Fezzik]

The Editing gag is really one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[Ezee E]

Wow. Are you serious?


Yes. I mean no. Yes.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Yes. I mean no. Yes.


Yeah, that was part of the editing joke. Just in case you weren't aware.

[Ezee E]

Yeah, that was part of the editing joke. Just in case you weren't aware.
Right.

[ledfloyd]

roderick jaynes jobbed again!

The Match-Cut Awards. They're longer than the Oscars.

this is awesome.

[monolith94]

I'll admit, I didn't "get" the editing gag at first. But now that I do...

Awesome.

[D_Davis]

Damn, that was meta!

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/clooney-george-photo-george-clooney.jpg

Here to sing the third nominated song, "Guaranteed", is a man who needs no introduction ...






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On bended knee is no way to be free
Lifting up an empty cup, I ask silently
All my destinations will accept the one that's me
So I can breathe

Circles they grow and they swallow people whole
Half their lives they say goodnight to wives they'll never know
A mind full of questions, and a teacher in my soul
And so it goes

Don't come closer or I'll have to go
Holding me like gravity are places that pull
If ever there was someone to keep me at home
It would be you

Everyone I come across, in cages they bought
They think of me and my wandering, but I'm never what they thought
I've got my indignation, but I'm pure in all my thoughts
I'm alive

Wind in my hair, I feel part of everywhere
Underneath my being is a road that disappeared
Late at night I hear the trees, they're singing with the dead
Overhead

Leave it to me as I find a way to be
Consider me a satellite, forever orbiting
I knew all the rules, but the rules did not know me
Guaranteed

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/3c8f01a17509d-8-1.jpg
I'd like to see the results for the category of BEST ART DIRECTION. Hopefully, the producers of this program can make it so!

Oh, wait, I'm not the one who says that.

[Spinal]

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Before I grudgingly present the award for BEST ART DIRECTION, I would like to interject that awards presentations are not an occasion for frivolity and crude humor. In my esteemed opinion, there has been far too much from both columns offered up here thus far. These so-called jokes, or, as they may be more appropriately labelled, "gags", distract us from our grander purpose -- ridiculing the woefully unworthy and rewarding the barely tolerable.

The nominees for ...

BEST ART DIRECTION

Atonement
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Black Book
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/070409_r16096_p465.jpg

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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There Will Be Blood
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/THERE20WILL20BE20BLOOD.jpg

Zodiac
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/zodiac-3.jpg

... and the least unworthy is ...

[Spinal]

BEST ART DIRECTION

Zodiac
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/zodiac-3.jpg

[DavidSeven]

These awards are taking an unexpected turn. Upset in the making?

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/clooney-george-photo-george-clooney.jpg

OK, kid. Go.



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When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

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*WHACK!*

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[Ezee E]

whooooooooo

[dreamdead]

And now, to present Best Adapted Screenplay, please welcome Michael Moore.

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Hi Gang, it’s Michael Moore.

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Thank you. Thank you.

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I want to thank the MC Academy for recognizing my work in Best Documentary Feature—

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…

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Oh, I didn’t win.

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Joaquin. You can stop clapping.

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…

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Huh. That guy creeps me out. Well, I’m here to present the nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay. Here are the nominees. Here they are.

Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood

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Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/33798788.jpg

Andrew Dominik, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

http://www.rabbireport.com/archives/2007/10/22/Assassination%20of%20Jesse%20J ames%20by%20the%20Coward%20Rob ert%20Ford%202-500.jpg


Christopher Hampton, Atonement

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James Vanderbilt, Zodiac

http://www.studiodaily.com/images/articles/7847_1174419774.jpg

[dreamdead]

Best Adapted Screenplay: No Country for Old Men

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No Country for Old Men, which we all know is based off of Dr. Suess' highly controversial anti-Nazi work. Here the Coen brothers continue their trend of adapting Dr. Seuss novels to make movies (an actually rather popular trend, as I know we're all waiting to see "Horton Hears a Hoo.") It’s as they themselves note: "We've only made movies from two books: Homer and Dr. Seuss."

[Sycophant]

I'm seriously snickering every time I see that Atonement picture.

[Watashi]

Damn, I voted Zodiac.

[dreamdead]

I'm seriously snickering every time I see that Atonement picture.

I will own this movie someday because of that shot.

[ledfloyd]

i'm glad zodiac got art direction and visual effects. they really made 70s san francisco come to life. the editing win kinda surprises me. i can't complain though, love that movie so much.


i'm out of rep...

[dreamdead]

And here to present Best Original Screenplay is… Christopher Walken, Oscar-winning actor of such films as Balls of Fury and Kangeroo Jack.

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Good evening. Not every film is gifted. With my presence. These films. It has been said. Often have screenplays. Screenplays that involve smart. Engaging dialogue. Memorable direction. And tonight we’re here. To honor those writers. Incidentally. After you win this award. I hope you let the success. Go to your head. And throw together something. At the last minute. I will. Appear in it. I need to pad. My filmography. For Inside the Actor’s Studio.

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Transplendent.


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Here are. The. Nominees.

Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman, The Darjeeling Limited

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Brad Bird, Ratatouille

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John Carney, Once

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Gerard Soeteman and Paul Verhoeven, Black Book

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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, The Lives of Others

http://www.indiewire.com/people/LivesOfOthers2.jpg

[dreamdead]

Best Original Screenplay: Ratatouille

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Ratatouille was originally scripted in its two organic languages (French and rat) because writer/director Brad Bird felt that the imagery of the film was compelling enough to tell the story (a la "The Passion of the Christ"), but after Disney got into the fray (and with all their corporate concerns about T-shirts and lunch boxes and other blabbity-blab like that), they opted to translate it to English, even forgoing subtitles. To their credit, though, the dubbing was nearly flawless and Rat, my friend, is not an easy language to dub.

[ledfloyd]

wow. i was pulling for once. nice one!

[Spinal]

Entertaining and informative. Well done!

[Watashi]

Uh, indeed. Finally Match Cut comes to their senses.

[Sycophant]

These are going great. Though I thought Ratatouille's screenplay was one of its weakest aspects.

Any chance we could dub these awards the Cutties?

http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/cutty.jpg

[Spinal]

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The BEST SUPPORTING ACTORS are next! You must be ready to cherish them and consume them like breakfast cereal!

[ledfloyd]

These are going great. Though I thought Ratatouille's screenplay was one of its weakest aspects.

Any chance we could dub these awards the Cutties?

http://whatnot.bombdotcom.net/shit/cutty.jpg

YES! i support this idea wholeheartedly.

[lovejuice]

damn damn damn....even though i do not agree with results, this award is freaking entertaining. there's no way i can rep you guys enough. excellent jobs everyone.

[Spinal]

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Hi, I'm Rinko Kikuchi. I've come to ask you to stop freeze-framing my scenes on your Babel DVDs and also to present the award for ...

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

The nominees ...

Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
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Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
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Robert Downey, Jr., Zodiac
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Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/g23old1.jpg

Steve Zahn, Rescue Dawn
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/rescuedawnpic14.jpg

... and the winner is ...

[Stay Puft]

damn damn damn....even though i do not agree with results, this award is freaking entertaining. there's no way i can rep you guys enough. excellent jobs everyone.

Yeah, this is freakin' epic. So awesome.

[Spinal]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/NoCountryForOldMen3.jpg

[Stay Puft]

Although I do want to say, I'm glad we haven't left Zodiac behind. It has been getting a lot of love, deservedly so.

[Spinal]

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The BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSES are coming up next. One of them will win and the rest will be consumed like breakfast cereal.

Aw, who am I kidding? I'm going to eat the winner too.

[Sycophant]

Oh, man! Danny HOSTon is an asshole!

[Spinal]

Oh, man! Danny HOSTon is an asshole!

Remember that it's a metaphor ... *wink, wink* ... *nudge, nudge*.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/fictionprem25.jpg

Cheers, I'm Michael Sheen and I would very much like to know why I wasn't invited to participate in Elizabeth: The Golden Age. I mean, perhaps I'm a bit naive, but I think generally when a film has success, it is proper form to at least extend an invitation to one of the film's stars when you are producing a sequel. But I suppose this is to be expected of that batty old nimwit, Helen Mirren. I'm sure she had something to do with this. Listen, we do hundreds and hundreds of takes! A chap's got to break some wind every once in a while! This is an absurd overreaction to an ordinary bodily function that we all must cope with, even some arrogant, Oscar-winning diva with a stick so far up her arse that it must occasionally jostle her dentures!

Excuse, someone's whispering in my ear.

I'm sorry, what?

Ah. I see.

Errr ... never mind.

The nominees for ...

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
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Charlotte Gainsbourg, I'm Not There
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Kelly MacDonald, No Country for Old Men
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Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/SaoirseRonan_opt_158378b.jpg

Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/11823255_0183_DF-0239820F.jpg

Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/michaelclaytonpubh.jpg

... and the winner is ...

[Spinal]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
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[Ezee E]

Psh. I figured we'd have at least gotten this right with Cate.

[Watashi]

What? We're becoming too much like the Academy.

Fuck this shit.

[ledfloyd]

i have to think gainsbourg and blanchette split the vote.

[Ezee E]

What? We're becoming too much like the Academy.

Fuck this shit.
Yet you're angry that Ratatouille didn't get Animated Feature?

[Spinal]

i have to think gainsbourg and blanchette split the vote.

Gainsbourg did receive significant support. The voting was tight in this category.

[Sycophant]

I am not about to complain about a Swinton win. Though it would have been fun to see a Ronan win.

Not that I did anything to assist Ronan's chances. I wanted a Swinton win.

[DavidSeven]

Yeah, I'm surprised by Swinton's win here and at the Oscars. It's not a bad performance by any means and perfectly serviceable, but the recognition for it seems odd. Maybe being so unremarkable is what's brilliant about it. I don't know.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/3c8f01a17509d-8-1.jpg

This is the portion of the program where we stop and reflect upon those who are no longer with us. I beseech you, let us have solemnity!


















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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/3c8f01a17509d-8-1.jpg
That is all.

[Watashi]

Pritch :sad:

[Rowland]

I still voted for Amy Ryan. I've known people like her character, growing up in a lower working class neighborhood, and I just can't get over how hard she nailed that type.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/lindsay-lohan-nude-42.jpg

And now, the final nominated song for the Match Cut Awards ...








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I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/5854.jpg

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along

[Sycophant]

The song has never had more meaning than it has now. :cry:

[chrisnu]

I'm out of rep. *Applauds*

[Spinal]

A little delay while I'm tending to work stuff. Be with you in a bit.

[Ivan Drago]

Psh. Superbad got the shaft for Best Original Screenplay.

[Barty]

And here to present the award for Best Original Score...

Mozart!

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/01/24/amadeus2501_wideweb__470x354,0 .jpg

Can you believe the score nominees this year? What a group of mediocrities! I'm not even nominated! I mean, I've heard some funny little tunes in my day, but these take the cake!

...oh wait, I'm not supposed to insult the nominees? Well, I guess they aren't by Salieri, so that's a plus. *Annoying laugh*


Here are the nominees....

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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Michael Giacchino, Ratatouille

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Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood

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Susumu Hirasawa, Paprika


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Dario Marianelli, Atonement

http://www.lifeserialblog.com/lifeserial/images/2007/12/13/atonement_soundtrack.jpg


And the winner is.....

[Barty]

WINNER

Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood

http://www.cigarettesandredvines.com/newspictures/1021_news.jpg

[Stay Puft]

Pfffft. Whatever.

Can I get a breakdown of the votes for best score? I want to rep whoever voted for Susumu Hirasawa out of apprecation and love.

[Rowland]

Pfffft. Whatever.

Can I get a breakdown of the votes for best score? I want to rep whoever voted for Susumu Hirasawa out of apprecation and love.I voted for the Paprika soundtrack. :cool:

[Watashi]

I voted for Ratatouille.

[Sycophant]

I voted for Ratatouille.Why, yes. 1 plus 1 is two.

I was torn between Ratatouille and Paprika myself, but my Hirasawa love won out.

[Spinal]

This one was not close. But Paprika did come in second.

[dreamdead]

I voted for the Paprika soundtrack. :cool:

Yep. Same here. That said, I haven't seen TWBB yet. Still, this was the greatest soundtrack I heard this year.

[Stay Puft]

I voted for the Paprika soundtrack. :cool:

:pritch:

[ledfloyd]

Psh. Superbad got the shaft for Best Original Screenplay.
yes!

[DSNT]

Greenwood's score was transcendent. Paprika was a close 2nd.

This thread is the nads. Everyone involved deserves rep but I ran out awhile ago.

[lovejuice]

Greenwood's score was transcendent. Paprika was a close 2nd.

This thread is the nads. Everyone involved deserves rep but I ran out awhile ago.

yep. me 2.

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/clooney-george-photo-george-clooney.jpg

Let's just get this one out of the way. You've seen the nominees and you know who's going to win anyway.



BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Falling Slowly", from Once

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/oncepic2.jpg

[Spinal]

If my final guest presenter would like to go ahead before I get around to the lead acting categories, I think we're far enough along that it would be OK.

[D_Davis]

Great thread guys!

Super fun.

However, did I already miss the best female nudity of 2007 award?

[Rowland]

However, did I already miss the best female nudity of 2007 award?That would go to Exterminating Angels.

[Kurosawa Fan]

At this point in our show we’d like to bring out our wonderful producer for an important message. Please welcome, Spinal.



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Thank you. Thank you very much. Being a show in which we congratulate ourselves in the industry and advertise all our wonderful talents, we’ve decided this year to go one step further. Instead of cutting to a commercial break, we’ve developed our own set of commercials used to promote the services of some of our finest. Without further ado, here’s a word from a few recognizable faces.





























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Hi, I’m Danny Huston. I’m sure most of you recognize me from my supporting performances in many recent films. I’m what some in the industry call a “character actor”, meaning I play a specific type of character quite well, and am thus employed by different directors when they have that character type in their film. My specialty is “douche bag”, with a minor in “smug asshole”. Recall the scene in Birth, when I put young Cameron Bright over my knee and spanked him? Or in Silver City, where I acted with the same facial expression the entire time, no matter the situation I was in? Perhaps you know the face?



http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6913/hustonwm8.jpg


Pretty damn good, eh? I don’t think I need to say any more. If you feel your film needs a little douchiness, a little bit of smug, and your focus isn’t on actual acting ability, I’m available to any and everyone. Thank you for your time.




























































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Hello there. My name is Hayao Miyazaki. Many of you likely don’t recognize my face, but perhaps you’ve seen some of the films I’ve directed: Porco Rosso, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle?

Well, I’m here today to apologize to all of my fans. A while back I announced my retirement from films, and I didn’t live up to it. The fact is, I just couldn’t rest with all of these unique ideas in my head! I thought of a young girl who goes on vacation with her parents, only to discover the little sea town she visits has a window to a wonderful magic world filled with quirky spirits! Eh? Pretty great! Or how about a world where magical spirits help a young boy deal with the divorce of his parents? I mean, c’mon! These are gold! And there’s another one about a young child without any friends who deals with her loneliness by escaping to a fantasy land with dragons and a talking princess animal!

Look, with ideas as original and brilliant as those, you would have had a hard time walking away too, right? So stay tuned for my latest film, Ponyo on the Cliff, where a 5-year-old boy has a relationship with his goldfish princess, who wants to become human. Where do I come up with this stuff?!?















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Thank you Danny and Hayao! Coming right up, our award for Best Director!

[Melville]

Hello there. My name is Hayao Miyazaki. Many of you likely don’t recognize my face, but perhaps you’ve seen some of the films I’ve directed: Porco Rosso, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle?

Well, I’m here today to apologize to all of my fans. A while back I announced my retirement from films, and I didn’t live up to it. The fact is, I just couldn’t rest with all of these unique ideas in my head! I thought of a young girl who goes on vacation with her parents, only to discover the little sea town she visits has a window to a wonderful magic world filled with quirky spirits! Eh? Pretty great! Or how about a world where magical spirits help a young boy deal with the divorce of his parents? I mean, c’mon! These are gold! And there’s another one about a young child without any friends who deals with her loneliness by escaping to a fantasy land with dragons and a talking princess animal!

Look, with ideas as original and brilliant as those, you would have had a hard time walking away too, right? So stay tuned for my latest film, Ponyo on the Cliff, where a 5-year-old boy has a relationship with his goldfish princess, who wants to become human. Where do I come up with this stuff?!?
That might just be the funniest entry in this cavalcade of gold.

[Spinal]

I asked you to present a category, not hurl abuse! :lol:

[Kurosawa Fan]

Before we go any further, let’s give Spinal a round of applause for bringing us such a fantastic show tonight! It’s not just for the rep folks, this guy actually cares. Just look at that enthusiasm!

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And now to present the award for Best Director, Brett Ratner!

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3558/brettratnerkx8.jpg

Thank you. You’re too kind. Some day, I hope to be in the same league as the following nominees. They are the cream of the crop in our profession. But they don’t have a basement like me! Seriously, have you been in my basement? Have you seen my basement? Here’s a picture!

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1328/douchetotheextremegx7.jpg

It’s the coolest looking basement you’ve ever seen. Admit it! That’s so much better than a gold statue. Heck, I have gold stripper poles! Suck on that P.T.! Eat your heart out Coens!

And the nominees are…


Paul Thomas Anderson for There Will Be Blood

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Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men

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Andrew Dominik for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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David Fincher for Zodiac

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1351/davidfincherop1.jpg

Todd Haynes for I’m Not There

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/887/toddhaynesby2.jpg

Satoshi Kon for Paprika

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AND THE WINNER IS…..

[Kurosawa Fan]

BRETT RATNER’S BASEMENT!

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1328/douchetotheextremegx7.jpg

That’s right bitches! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Directing’s about the money baby! THE MONEY!!!

*runs off stage*




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My apologies folks. Anton Chigurh is taking care of the situation. The real winner is THE COEN BROTHERS!

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/1177/coenskf7.jpg


This ought to make up for giving the award to The English Patient, right guys?

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5259/coenbrotherswebzj4.jpg

.......


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Guys?

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5259/coenbrotherswebzj4.jpg

...........


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Yeah, I don't blame you.

[ledfloyd]

nice, would've liked to see todd haynes win. but the coens are pretty much my favorite directors so fair play.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I asked you to present a category, not hurl abuse! :lol:

Yeah, you probably shouldn't have given me free range. :P

[Sycophant]

Well done, KF. Funny. Even though I pray for your soul whenever you bandy about your disregard for Mr. Miyazaki, you still entertain me.

[Watashi]

Most of your pictures aren't working.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Most of your pictures aren't working.

Thank you Imageshack. :|

[Spinal]

Yeah, they were working just a minute ago.

[Kurosawa Fan]

They're back.

[Spinal]

I will get to the final three categories this evening. Though I'm not sure exactly when. I'm about to head home from work.

[chrisnu]

I'm out of rep again. K-Fan, thank you. You were a revelation.

[Spinal]

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Hello, Match Cut. I know what you're thinking. You're wondering why I am squatting next to a wind machine.

But you must try not to intellectualize it, Match Cut. It's all a part of my exotic allure.

The nominees for ...

BEST ACTOR

Josh Brolin, No Country for Old Men
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/33798788.jpg

Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/THERE20WILL20BE20BLOOD.jpg

Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/viggo-mortensen-stars-in-david-cron.jpg

Ulrich Mühe, The Lives of Others
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/ulrichmuehe460.jpg

Gordon Pinsent, Away From Her
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/movie21.jpg

... and the winner is ...

[Duncan]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/PenelopeCruz003.jpg

... and the winner is ...
All of us.

[Spinal]

BEST ACTOR

Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
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[Spinal]

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Hi there, gang. Hugh Jackman here. You may know me as one of the stars of X-Men. I play the super-duper bad-ass, Wolverine. My character ranks among the greatest superheros ever in the history of comics and comic-related cinema. As everyone knows, NOTHING can beat a wolverine!

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/Hugh_Jackman.jpg

Hmm ... OK. Point taken. But I digress. Let me get to the point of why I am here. I am here to present the award for BEST ACTRESS. I have been selected for this task because ...

because ...

Why have I been selected to present this award?

...

I won BEST ACTOR last year?

...

Really? Me?

...

If you say so.

All right. The nominees for ...

BEST ACTRESS

Julie Christie, Away From Her
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Markéta Irglová, Once
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Ellen Page, Juno
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/2584.jpg

Christina Ricci, Black Snake Moan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/black-snake-ricci.jpg

Carice van Houten, Black Book
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/070409_r16096_p465.jpg

... and the winner is ...

[ledfloyd]

Hello, Match Cut. I know what you're thinking. You're wondering why I am squatting next to a wind machine.

i guarantee nobody was thinking that. it's certainly not what i was thinking.

edit: the app state thing is brilliant.

[Spinal]

There is a tie in this category.




BEST ACTRESS

Julie Christie, Away From Her
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/movie21.jpg

Christina Ricci, Black Snake Moan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/black-snake-ricci.jpg

[DavidSeven]

Well, that was unexpected.

[Mysterious Dude]

Why have I been selected to present this award?

...

I won BEST ACTOR last year?

...

Really? Me?Hey, I just realized something. Is this the second annual Match Cut Awards? Have we been around for more than a year already?

[Sycophant]

Really? Wow. That was almost as unexpected as being reminded that Hugh Jackman won last year. Wow.

Haven't seen Ricci's performance yet, but, uh, cool. That Christie and Ricci share best actress honors is one of the reasons I love this nutty little place.

[ledfloyd]

YES! Ricci! I'll take a tie. Although, after Marketa's amazing speech last night I almost want to give her my vote.

[Fezzik]

edit: the app state thing is brilliant.

Agreed. I LOLed.

[DavidSeven]

Hey, I just realized something. Is this the second annual Match Cut Awards? Have we been around for more than a year already?

Two including the old forum.

Match Cut Awards for 2006 (http://matchcut.org/viewtopic.php?t=10167&highlight=awards+2006)

[Spinal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/3c8f01a17509d-8-1.jpg

How do I host so well?

What I do is I pretend to be Danny Huston if he were hosting an awards show.

You're confused? It's perfectly simple, case in point, this Spinal character contacts me through the internet and says to me "Sir Ian, I want you to be Danny Huston" and I said to him "you are aware that I am not really Danny Huston?" And he said "Yes I am aware of that, what I want you to do is to use your acting skills to portray Danny Huston for the duration of the awards show." So I said ok and then I said to myself hmmmm how would I do that?

And this is what I did, I imagined what it would be like to be Danny Huston and then I pretended and acted in that way on the day. And how did I know what to say? The words were typed underneath my picture. How did I know when to appear? People told me. If we were to draw a graph of the process of my method it would go something like this: Sir Ian. Sir Ian. Sir Ian. Action! "THE NEXT AWARD IS FOR BEST CATERING SERVICE!" Cut. Sir Ian. Sir Ian. Sir Ian.

The nominees for ...

BEST PICTURE

The Lives of Others
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No Country for Old Men
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Once
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/oncepic2.jpg

Paprika
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/1120paprika.jpg

There Will Be Blood
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/THERE20WILL20BE20BLOOD.jpg

Zodiac
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/zodiac-3.jpg

... and the winner is ...

[Spinal]

BEST PICTURE

No Country for Old Men
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[ledfloyd]

all the zodiac wins had me thinking zodiac might pull an upset. i'm slightly disappointed that my third favorite film of the year won.

[Barty]

I guess this means Matchcut is happy with the Oscars this year.

[Ivan Drago]

Wait...has the Best Director category been presented yet? I can't seem to find it.

[Mysterious Dude]

Wait...has the Best Director category been presented yet? I can't seem to find it.

Page 6, post 155.

[dreamdead]

Huh. I should see this Black Snake Moan thingy. Rowland and E hold it highly, right?

I remember thinking how darling Ricci looked back in '96. Interesting to see how she's grown into a strong actress, even if I've moved on from her since then. And yes, I did just say darling. Shove off.

[Boner M]

"Ponyo on the Cliff" just made me cackle in public (the library). Way to go, KF.

[ledfloyd]

Huh. I should see this Black Snake Moan thingy. Rowland and E hold it highly, right?
i'm a big fan as well.


"Ponyo on the Cliff" just made me cackle in public (the library). Way to go, KF.
that's the real name of his next film.

[Boner M]

that's the real name of his next film.
I meant the segment of KF's post where he sardonically describes its plot.

[Spinal]

BEST PICTURE: No Country for Old Men

BEST DIRECTOR: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men

BEST ACTOR: Daniel-Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood

BEST ACTRESS: Julie Christie, Away From Her, Christina Ricci, Black Snake Moan

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

BEST ENSEMBLE: Zodiac

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Brad Bird, Ratatouille

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Roger Deakins, No Country for Old Men

BEST EDITING: Angus Wall, Zodiac

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Zodiac

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: No Country for Old Men

BEST ART DIRECTION: Zodiac

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Atonement

BEST MAKEUP: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Falling Slowly", Once

BEST DOCUMENTARY: The King of Kong

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Paprika

[Boner M]

Good work, MC. I'll probably re-read this thread a few times for the LOLs.

[ledfloyd]

I meant the segment of KF's post where he sardonically describes its plot.
my bad. in that case, i LOLed too.

[ledfloyd]

No Country for Old Men - 6
Zodiac - 4
There Will Be Blood - 2
everything else - 1

[dreamdead]

Most of Fincher's wins are on a technical level, too. In terms of film aesthetics, Zodiac is pretty much masterful. Nearly every technical decision aids the film's construction. The scene in the park is hauntingly scary.

My only complaint is that Jake seemed a little too young in his "older" scenes, which limits some of the believability late in the film. That said, I think that's it.

[Kurosawa Fan]

As everyone knows, NOTHING can beat a wolverine!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/joel_harmon/more/appalachian.jpg




----------> Here's my belt.










----------> Here's your joke.

[Spinal]

Guilty as charged.

[Ezee E]

Woot for Christina Ricci. I didn't think she had a chance.

If this were a month or two ago, Carice would've owned. I was positive she'd have won. Hell, I'd have even voted for her until I saw Black Snake Moan a second time.

!!!

[Kurosawa Fan]

"Ponyo on the Cliff" just made me cackle in public (the library). Way to go, KF.

Awesome. I wish I could take credit, but that's honestly the way it's described on IMDB. I wanted it to sound bad, but didn't have to alter it at all.

[Spinal]

The Best Actress category was very, very tight.

The Best Actor category was not. Day-Lewis received 23 votes. His closest competition received 4.

[Rowland]

Hell yeah for Ricci! I thought I was being a maverick with that vote. I didn't like Christie as much as I did Gordon Pinsent, who I voted for with Best Actor. I was probably the lone vote for him, eh Spinal?

[Rowland]

How does everyone's ballot compare to the final results?

5 - 15

[Spinal]

Hell yeah for Ricci! I thought I was being a maverick with that vote. I didn't like Christie as much as I did Gordon Pinsent, who I voted for with Best Actor. I was probably the lone vote for him, eh Spinal?

You had a couple other supporters on your team.

[ledfloyd]

----------> Here's my belt.










----------> Here's your joke.

you did kind of ask for it...

[eternity]

Hooray for Steve Weibe!

[origami_mustache]

I still voted for Amy Ryan. I've known people like her character, growing up in a lower working class neighborhood, and I just can't get over how hard she nailed that type.

I thought Cate Blanchett's performance was something really special, but I just sort of shrugged at Amy Ryan's character that you can see on a daily basis if you watch television drama.

[Eleven]

Hell yeah for Ricci! I thought I was being a maverick with that vote. I didn't like Christie as much as I did Gordon Pinsent, who I voted for with Best Actor. I was probably the lone vote for him, eh Spinal?

Yo! Voted for both Ricci and Pinsent.

6-15, mostly in the overwhelmingly given categories, like Song and Visual Effects.

[Boner M]

I voted for Ricci and Pinsent too.

[Ezee E]

I voted for seven winners.

[ledfloyd]

i voted for nine or ten. i can't remember for sure what i picked for best original screenplay or art direction. without those two it's nine. it could be 11.

[Watashi]

After rewatching The Darjeeling Limited, I'm kinda disappointed that it got zero support in any category. It truly is a terrific film, and with the other Anderson film hogging the spotlight, dare I say it's the most underrated film of last year?

[Spinal]

After rewatching The Darjeeling Limited, I'm kinda disappointed that it got zero support in any category. It truly is a terrific film, and with the other Anderson film hogging the spotlight, dare I say it's the most underrated film of last year?

It received strong support in the Original Screenplay category. But I imagine you don't really want it to have won that.

[Rowland]

It received strong support in the Original Screenplay category. Hmm. As someone whose response to the movie was lukewarm, I'd argue that the screenplay was its weakest link. The actors do wonders with what they're given, and it's pleasant to look at from start to finish. But that screenplay...

[ledfloyd]

It received strong support in the Original Screenplay category. But I imagine you don't really want it to have won that.
had i seen it prior to voting it would've gotten my vote in that category.

[Spinal]

The vote counts:

BEST PICTURE
The Lives of Others 0
No Country for Old Men 13
Once 4
Paprika 2
There Will Be Blood 8
Zodiac 6

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood 9
Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men 12
Andrew Dominik, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 1
David Fincher, Zodiac 4
Todd Haynes, I'm Not There 5
Satoshi Kon, Paprika 2

BEST ACTOR
Josh Brolin, No Country For Old Men 1
Daniel-Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood 23
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises 4
Ulrich Mühe, The Lives of Others 2
Gordon Pinsent, Away From Her 3

BEST ACTRESS
Julie Christie, Away From Her 7
Markéta Irglová, Once 4
Ellen Page, Juno 4
Christina Ricci, Black Snake Moan 7
Carice van Houten, Black Book 6

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 9
Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men 15
Robert Downey Jr., Zodiac 5
Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men 1
Steve Zahn, Rescue Dawn 3

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There 7
Charlotte Gainsbourg, I'm Not There 6
Kelly MacDonald, No Country For Old Men 3
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement 3
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone 6
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton 8

BEST ENSEMBLE
The Darjeeling Limited 4
I’m Not There 5
No Country for Old Men 7
There Will Be Blood 0
This is England 6
Zodiac 10

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman, The Darjeeling Limited 9
Brad Bird, Ratatouille 11
John Carney, Once 2
Gerard Soeteman and Paul Verhoeven, Black Book 3
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, The Lives of Others 6

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood 9
Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men 14
Andrew Dominik, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 1
Christopher Hampton, Atonement 2
James Vanderbilt, Zodiac 7

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 10
Roger Deakins, No Country for Old Men 12
Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood 4
Edward Lachman, I'm Not There 4
Harris Savides, Zodiac 3

BEST EDITING
Roderick Jaynes, No Country for Old Men 7
Angus Wall, Zodiac 12
Jay Rabinowitz, I’m Not There 8
Dylan Tichenor, There Will Be Blood 4
Darren Holmes, Ratatouille 2

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2
Spider-man 3 3
Sunshine 10
Transformers 3
Zodiac 14

BEST SOUND EFFECTS
The Bourne Ultimatum 7
No Country for Old Men 13
There Will Be Blood 9
Transformers 3

BEST ART DIRECTION
Atonement 5
Black Book 2
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 9
There Will Be Blood 6
Zodiac 11

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Atonement 10
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 9
There Will Be Blood 8
Zodiac 6

BEST MAKEUP
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 16
300 5
28 Weeks Later 9

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 0
Michael Giacchino, Ratatouille 5
Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood 17
Susumu Hirasawa, Paprika 6
Dario Marianelli, Atonement 4

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Falling Slowly", Once 20
"Guaranteed", Into the Wild 1
"If You Want Me", Once 5
"That’s How You Know", Enchanted 0
"When Your Mind’s Made Up", Once 2

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The King of Kong 10
No End in Sight 3
Sicko 5
Zoo 1

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Beowulf 1
Paprika 14
Persepolis 5
Ratatouille 11
The Simpsons Movie 0

[Sycophant]

Remind me again why Casey Affleck is a supporting actor?

[Rowland]

Remind me again why Casey Affleck is a supporting actor?Because it's the assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford.

[Spinal]

Remind me again why Casey Affleck is a supporting actor?

It makes absolutely no sense.

[Qrazy]

It makes absolutely no sense.

Same thing with Blanchett in I'm not There. I felt like she had the most screentime.

[Spinal]

Same thing with Blanchett in I'm not There. I felt like she had the most screentime.

That one is debatable. She doesn't really enter the film until well into the film's runtime. Affleck is not debatable.

[Qrazy]

That one is debatable. She doesn't really enter the film until well into the film's runtime. Affleck is not debatable.

It's not debatable. I hate you! You're not my father!

*weeps uncontrollably*

[ledfloyd]

at least swinton and atonement weren't run away wins. nice to see deakins for ass of jesse james was close too.

[Eleven]

at least swinton and atonement weren't run away wins. nice to see deakins for ass of jesse james was close too.

Now, I'm man enough to admit the handsomeness of Mr. Pitt, but really. :P

[Ezee E]

Ellen Page did pretty well. That would've been the most hilarious thing ever to see her win on Match Cut. I didn't even vote for her.

[Spinal]

Ellen Page isn't the problem with that film. As a Juno detractor, I actually thought she was very good. It's the writing that sucks.

[Sycophant]

That we didn't nominate the Juno screenplay does me proud.