May 2008 Winners

May 2008 Winners

Top 10 Baits of May

1. Darwin Discovered
2. 11-M / Her Journal
3. Ashes of Elmwood
4. The Great Affair
5. Angela's Path
6. POZ
7. Dementia Ascending
8. The Latent Promise
9. Red Head
10. New York, Illinois

Honorable Mentions: Sweet Charity, A Final Prayer, The Price of Prejudice & Cut

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Online Awards Campaign

Ashes of Elmwood
Dementia Ascending
The Great Affair*
New York, Illinois
POZ

Best Title

Dementia Ascending*
A Final Prayer
In a Flash
The Great Affair
The Latent Promise

Best Box-Office Potential

Dementia Ascending
The Thousand
Red Head
Sweet Charity*
System Shock

Best Cult Bait

Cut*
A Final Prayer
Sunday in the Park with George
System Shock
Wade Will Return

Best Original Bait

Ashes of Elmwood*
A Final Prayer
In a Flash
New York, Illinois
The Witch

Best Original Character

Paul LaGrange, played by Ed Harris, in The Latent Promise
Paul Jones, played by Liev Schreiber, in New York, Illinois*
Robert Pyke. played by Jeffrey Wright, in POZ
Farrah Bashir, played by Shohreh Aghdashloo, in The Price of Prejudice
Alice Browning, played by Abigail Breslin, in The Witch

Best Cast

11-M
Angela's Path
Ashes of Elmwood
Darwin Discovered*
The Latent Promise

Best Casting Choice

Benicio Del Toro as Luis Garza in 11-M
Ed Harris as Eugene Debs in Treason
Anthony Hopkins as Charles Darwin in Darwin Discovered*
Debra Messing as Lucille Ball in Red Head
Charlie Ray as Callie in Cut

Best Crew

Angela's Path
Ashes of Elmwood
Darwin Discovered*
The Great Affair
Red Head

Best Tagline

"A man of evolution. A life of revolution"
Darwin Discovered

"In the Dark Beauty of Emptiness, Who can see the light?"
Dementia Ascending

"When happiness is reached, so is tragedy"
A Final Prayer*

"Their lives were all but a scene"
The Great Affair

"A promise is a sacrifice. To fulfill it can be a condemnation"
The Latent Promise

Best Poster

Angela's Path
The Latent Promise*
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Shameless Oscar-Vehicle

Angela's Path*
Ashes of Elmwood
The Children of the Heart
The Price of Prejudice
Treason

Best Plot/Synopsis

11-M
Angela's Path
Ashes of Elmwood
Dementia Ascending
Red Head*

Best Awards Campaign

Darwin Discovered*
A Final Prayer
The Great Affair
Her Journal
POZ

Best Author

Brian (Ashes of Elmwood)
Chris Perkins (The Great Affair)
D.W. Dillon (Her Journal)*
James Somerton (POZ)
Maia (Darwin Discovered)

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud, Darwin Discovered
Jane Campion, Angela’s Path
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, 11-M*
Sidney Lumet, Ashes of Elmwood
Tim Van Patten, POZ

Best Actor

Ed Harris, The Latent Promise
Anthony Hopkins, Darwin Discovered*
Clive Owen, The Great Affair
Liev Schreiber, New York, Illinois
Jeffrey Wright, POZ

Best Actress

Shohreh Aghdashloo, The Price of Prejudice
Ellen Burstyn, Ashes of Elmwood
Penelope Cruz, Angela’s Path
Jacqueline McKenzie, Her Journal*
Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Great Affair

Best Supporting Actor

Chris Cooper, The Price of Prejudice
Ewan McGregor, Dementia Ascending
Benicio Del Toro, 11-M*
Sam Shepard, The Latent Promise
Kiefer Sutherland, Her Journal

Best Supporting Actress

Bjork, Ashes of Elmwood*
Catherine Deneuve, Angela's Path
Kathleen Quinlan, Her Journal
Chandra Wilson, POZ
Penelope Wilton, Darwin Discovered

Best Original Screenplay

11-M
Ashes of Elmwood
The Great Affair
POZ*
Red Head

Best Adapted Screenplay

Cut
Darwin Discovered
Dementia Ascending
Her Journal*
Treason

Best Picture

11-M
Angela's Path
Ashes of Elmwood
Darwin Discovered*
The Great Affair
Her Journal

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)
11-M
Ashes of Elmwood*
Angela's Path
POZ
System Shock

Grand Special Igloo (Future Forum Favorite)
11-M
System Shock*
Ashes of Elmwood
Angela's Path

Anwar Memorial of Excellence Award
T.D. (11-M)
Brian (Ashes of Elmwood)
Harry and Stefano (Angela's Path)*
zGamer and Ryan (System Shock)

Future Best Director
Danny Boyle (System Shock)*
Sidney Lumet (Ashes of Elmwood)
Jane Campion (Angela's Path)
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (11-M)

Future Best Actor
Jeffrey Wright (POZ)*
Don Cheadle (Ashes of Elmwood)
Lee Pace (System Shock)
Sergi Lopez (11-M)

Future Best Actress
Joley Richardson (Tasty Chocolate)
Reese Witherspoon (Sweet Charity)
Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Price of Prejudice)
Penelope Cruz (Angela's Path)*

Future Best Supporting Actor
Ewan McGregor (Dementia Ascending)
Benicio Del Toro (11-M)*
Sebastian Koch (Angela's Path)
James McAvoy (Dementia Ascending)

Future Best Supporting Actress
Carrie Ann Moss (Cut)
Virginie Ledoyen (Angela's Path)
Bjork (Ashes of Elmwood)*
Catherine Deneuve (Angela's Path)

Future Best Screenplay
POZ*
11-M
System Shock
Ashes of Elmwood

National Board of Review Winners

BEST PICTURE:
*Ashes of Elmwood
Her Journal
11-M
Angela's Path
The Great Affair
POZ
Darwin Discovered
A Final Prayer
Dementia Ascending
The Latent Promise

BEST DIRECTOR:
*Alejandro González Iñárritu for 11-M = 16pts
Runners Up:
Jean-Jacques Annaud for Darwin Discovered = 15pts
Jane Campion for Angela's Path = 14pts

BEST ACTOR:
*Jeffrey Wright for POZ = 17pts
Runners Up:
Anthony Hopkins for Darwin Discovered = 10pts
Liev Schrieber for New York, Illinois = 10pts
Clive Owen for The Great Affair = 10pts

BEST ACTRESS
*Jacqueline McKenzie for Her Journal = 16pts
Runners Up:
Penelope Cruz for Angela's Path = 14pts
Shohreh Aghdashloo for The Price of Prejudice = 13pts

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
*Ewan McGregor for Dementia Ascending = 16pts
Runners Up:
Benicio Del Toro for 11-M = 15pts
Sam Shepard for Latent Promises = 9pts

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
*Björk for Ashes of Elmwood = 17pts
Catherine Deneuve for Angela’s Path = 16pts
Ivana Baquero for 11-M = 10pts

BEST SCREEN PLAY:
*Tom Stoppard for the Great Affair = 16pts
Runners Up:
Robin Swicord for Her Journal = 14pts
Jane Campion and Ronald Harwood for Angela’s Path = 13pts

Golden Globe Winners

Best Picture Drama
Angela's Path
Darwin Discovered*
Her Journal
POZ
11-M

Best Actor Drama
Anthony Hopkins (Darwin Discovered)
Jeffrey Wright (POZ)*
Ed Harris (The Latent Promise)
Liev Schreiber (New York, Illinois)
Sergi Lopez (11-M)

Best Actress Drama
Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Price of Prejudice)
Penelope Cruz (Angela's Path)
Jacquelin McKenzie (Her Journal)*
Charlie Ray (Cut)
Ellen Burstyn (Ashes of Elmwood)

Best Comedy/Musical
Red Head
Sweet Charity*
Sunday in the Park With George

Best Actor comedy/Musical
Javier Bardem (Red Head)
Will Ferrell (Sweet charity)
James Marsden (Sweet Charity)*
Burt Reynolds (Red Head)
Richard Schiff (Sunday in the Park with George)

Best Actress Comedy/Musical
Debra Messing (Red Head)*
Amy Ryan (Sweet Charity)
Elizabeth Shue (Sunday in the Park with George)
Reese Witherspoon (Sweet Charity)
Olivia Thirlby (Red Head)

Best Supporting Actor
Chris Cooper (The Price of Prejudice)
James McAvoy (Dementia Ascending)
Ewan McGregor (Dementia Ascending)
Mark Ruffalo (Her Journal)
Benicio Del Toro (11-M)*
Sam Shepard (The Latent Promise)

Best Supporting Actress
Bjork (Ashes of Elmwood)*
Catherine Deneuve (Angela's Path)
Penelope Wilton (Darwin Discovered)
Marcia Gay Harden (A final Prayer)
Chandra Wilson (POZ)
Kathleen Quinlan (Her Journal)

Best Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud (Darwin Discovered)
Jane Campion (Angela's Path)
Sidney Lumet (Ashes of Elmwood)
Sean Penn (Dementia Ascending)
Tim Van Patten (POZ)
Alejandro González Iñárritu (11-M)*

Best Screenplay
Jane Campion and Ronald Harwood (Angela's Path)
Brian Helgeland (Ashes of Elmwood)
Matt Greenhalgh (Darwin Discovered)
Robin Swicord (Her Journal)
Steven Knight (POZ)*
Tony Gilroy (The Price of Prejudice)

::SCREEN ACTORS GUILD::

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE
11-M*
Angela’s Path
Ashes of Elmwood
Dementia Ascending
POZ

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Ed Harris for The Latent Promise
Anthony Hopkins for Darwin Discovered*
Clive Owen for The Great Affair
Liev Schreiber for New York, Illinois
Jeffrey Wright for POZ

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Shohreh Aghdashloo for The Price of Prejudice
Ellen Burstyn for Ashes of Elmwood
Penelope Cruz for Angela’s Path
Jacqueline McKenzie for Her Journal*
Radha Mitchell for New York, Illinois

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Chris Cooper for The Price of Prejudice
Sebastian Koch for Angela’s Path
Ewan McGregor for Dementia Ascending
Sam Shepard for The Latent Promise
Benicio Del Toro for 11-M*

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Björk for Ashes of Elmwood*
Catherine Deneuve for Angela’s Path
Kathleen Quinlan for Her Journal
Chandra Wilson for POZ
Penelope Wilton for Darwin Discovered

::WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA::

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Guillermo Arriaga for 11-M
Jane Campion and Ronald Harwood for Angela’s Path
Brian Helgeland for Ashes of Elmwood
Steve Knight for POZ*
Tom Stoppard for The Great Affair

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Matt Greenhalgh for Darwin Discovered
Patricia McCormick for Cut
Jonathan Nolan, J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof for The Thousand
Sean Penn for Dementia Ascending
Robin Swicord for Her Journal*

:: DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA::

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOTION PICTURE

Jean-Jacques Annaud for Darwin Discovered
Jane Campion for Angela’s Path
Alejandro González Iñárritu for 11-M*
Sidney Lumet for Ashes of Elmwood
Tim Van Patten for POZ

April 2008 Winners

April 2008 Winners

TOP 10 BAITS OF APRIL

1. Book
2. The Great Ordeal
3. Convention
4. Lord of the Flies
5. Here We Are Now
6. Owner of a Lonely Heart
7. The Elysium Dream / John Milton's Paradise Lost
8. The Boy from Oz
9. The Blood Countess
10. High / The Character of Marcia

Honorable Mentions: Our Family Exactly, The Night Shift, I Love Mammy, Cloth, The Thin Rope, The Passion in Pain, Sunburn

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Online Awards Campaign

The Boy from Oz
Convention*
Golden Gate
Here We Are Now
Paradise Lost

Best Title

African Falls
An Incestuous Story
Our Family Exactly
Owner of a Lonely Heart
The Passion in Pain*

Best Box-Office Potential

The Boy from Oz
Gypsy
I Love Mammy
Our Family Exactly
John Milton's Paradise Lost*

Best Cult Bait

The Blood Countess
Dark Blue
The Elysium Dream
No Talking Necessary
Sunburn*

Best Original Bait

Book
Convention
The Elysium Dream*
High
Learriving at Dawn
Sunburn

Best Original Character

Professor Highsmith, played by Bill Murray, in High
Charlie Olson, played by Sean Penn, in An Incestuous Story
Kyle Jones, played by Jim Carrey, in Learriving at Dawn
Megumi Yokota, played by Suzuka Ohgo & Do-Yeon Jeon, in Owner of a Lonely Heart*
Kevin Mirk, played by John Cusack, in The Passion in Pain
Thomas, played by Elias Koteas, in Sunburn

Best Cast

African Falls
Convention*
The Great Ordeal
High
The Night Shift

Best Casting Choice

Liam Neeson as Dr. Thomas Vexler in The Elysium Dream*
Michelle Pfeiffer as Mama Rose in Gypsy
Joe Anderson as Kurt Cobain in Here We Are Now
Freddie Highmore as Ralph in Lord of the Flies
Kathy Bates as Deborah Harris in Our Family Exactly

Best Crew

The Blood Countess*
The Great Ordeal
Lord of the Flies
The Night Shift
Paradise Lost

Best Tagline

“The best character of your life might by yourself”
The Character of Marcia*

“Some events are far more than advertised”
Convention

“Romance was her work… Heartbreak was her life”
Golden Gate

“Life is a constant failed examination”
High

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional”
The Passion in Pain

Best Comedy

Convention*
High
Our Family Exactly

Best Poster

High
The Night Shift
Our Family Exactly*

Shameless Oscar-Vehicle

African Falls
The Character of Marcia
Golden Gate
Gypsy
An Incestuous Story*

The Editor's Top 5

The Blood Countess
Book
I Love Mammy
Owner of a Lonely Heart
The Thin Rope

Best Plot/Synopsis

The Blood Countess
Book*
Cloth
Convention
Lord of the Flies
The Thin Rope

Best Awards Campaign

The Boy from Oz
The Great Ordeal
Here We Are Now
The Night Shift
Owner of a Lonely Heart*
Paradise Lost

Best Author (Award given to the writer, not to the bait)

AJ Bell (Here We Are Now)
Connor Campbell (Book)*
Hugo (The Character of Marcia)
Josh P. (Paradise Lost)
Maia (Convention)


THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Darren Aronofsky, The Elysium Dream
Marc Forster, Lord of the Flies
Spike Jonze, Book*
Takeshi Kitano, Owner of a Lonely Heart
Ang Lee, Paradise Lost

Best Actor

Joe Anderson, Here We Are Now
Sean Bean, The Great Ordeal
Tom Cruise, The Thin Rope
Hugh Jackman, The Boy from Oz*
Cillian Murphy, The Elysium Dream
Bill Murray, High

Best Actress

Melinda Dillon, Book
Naomie Harris, The Night Shift*
Alexandra Maria Lara, The Blood Countess
Kelly MacDonald, Dark Blue
Queen Latifah, I Love Mammy

Best Supporting Actor

Vincent Cassel, The Great Ordeal*
James Franco, Our Family Exactly
Edward Furlong, The Thin Rope
Ricky Gervais, Convention
Jeremy Irons, Paradise Lost
Liam Neeson, The Elysium Dream

Best Supporting Actress

Kathy Bates, Our Family Exactly
Suzuka Ohgo, Owner of a Lonely Heart
Ellen Page, Cloth
Winona Ryder, The Character of Marcia
Elisabeth Shue, The Passion in Pain
Meryl Streep, Book*

Best Original Screenplay

The Blood Countess
Book
Convention
High*
The Night Shift

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Boy from Oz
The Great Ordeal
Gypsy
Lord of the Flies*
Paradise Lost

BEST PICTURE

Convention
Book*
The Great Ordeal
Lord of the Flies
Here We Are Now

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)
Book
The Elysium Dream*
Owner of a Lonely Heart
The Character of Marcia

Grand Special Igloo (Future Forum Favorite)
The Elysium Dream
Here We Are Now
John Milton's Paradise Lost*
Gypsy

Anwar Memorial of Excellence Award
Hugo Manso (The Character of Marcia)
Tony (The Elysium Dream)*
Douglas Reese (Bruised Boys: Final Cut)
Jeffrey (Owner of a Lonely Heart)

Future Best Director
Todd Haynes (Here We Are Now)*
Darren Aronofsky (The Elysium Dream)
Takeshi Kitano (Owner of a lonely Heart)
Rob Marshall (Gypsy)

Future Best Actor
Eric Bana (John Milton's Paradise Lost)
Cillian Murphy (The Elysium Dream)
Joe Anderson (Here We Are Now)*
Bill Murray (High)

Future Best Actress
Lisa Kudrow (The Character of Marcia)
Queen Latifah (I Love Mammy)*
Michelle Pfeiffer (Gypsy)
Melinda Dillon (Book)

Future Best Supporting Actor
Jeremy Irons (John Milton's Paradise Lost)
Liam Neeson (The Elysium Dream)
Freddie Highmore (Book)
Sung-ki Ahn (Owner of a Lonely Heart)*

Future Best Supporting Actress
Winona Ryder (The Character of Marcia)*
Meryl Streep (Book)
Suzuka Ohgo (Owner of a Lonely Heart)
Frances McDormand (The Sunnyside Manor)

Future Best Screenplay
Book
Owner of a Lonely Heart
The Elysium Dream*
High

National Board of Review

Best Picture:
*Lord of the Flies*
The Great Ordeal
Convention
Book
The Thin Rope
Cloth
Owner of a Lonely Heart
The Night Shift
The Character of Marcia
The Elysium Dream

Best Director:
*Spike Jonze “Book”*
Runners Up:
Marc Forster “Lord of the Flies”
Todd Haynes “Here We Are Now”

Best Actor:
*Hugh Jackman “The Boy from Oz”*
Runners Up:
Sean Bean “The Great Ordeal”
Tom Cruise “The Thin Rope”

Best Actress:
*Naomie Harris “The Night Shift”*
Runners Up:
Queen Latifah “I Love Mammy”
Kelly McDonald “Dark Blue”

Best Supporting Actor:
*Ricky Gervais “Convention”*
Runners Up:
Edward Furlong “The Thin Rope”
Vincent Cassel “The Great Ordeal”

Best Supporting Actress:
*Winona Ryder- The Character of Marcia*
Runners Up:
Meryl Streep – Book
Kathy Bates – Our Family Exactly

Best Screenplay:
*Andrew Niccol “Book” 25pts*
Runners Up:
Steven Knight “Lord of the Flies” 20pts
Richard Shepard “Convention” 11pts

Golden Globes Winners

Best Picture Drama
Book*
Cloth
The Elysium Dream
Lord of the Flies
Owner of a Lonely Heart

Best Actor Drama
Sean Bean for The Great Ordeal*
Elias Koteas for Sunburn
Cillian Murphy for The Elysium Dream
Sean Penn for An Incestuous Story
Jeffrey Wright for Cloth

Best Actress Drama
Melinda Dillon for Book
Naomie Harris for The Night Shift*
Do-yeon Jeon for Owner of a Lonely Heart
Alexandra Maria Lara for The Blood Countess
Charlize Theron for Golden Gate

Best Picture Comedy/Musical:
The Boy From Oz
Convention*
Here We Are Now
High
Our Family Exactly

Best Actor Comedy/Musical:
Joe Anderson for Here We Are Now
Josh Hartnett for Our Family Exactly
Hugh Jackman for The Boy From Oz
Bill Murray for High*
Jon Voight for Convention

Best Actress Comedy/Musical:
Queen Latifah for I Love Mammy*
Scarlett Johansson for Here We Are Now
Ashley Judd for The Boy From Oz
Frances McDormand for High
Michelle Pfeiffer for Gypsy

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin for I Love Mammy
James Franco for Our Family Exactly*
Ricky Gervais for Convention
Jeremy Irons for John Milton’s Paradise Lost
Liam Neeson for The Elysium Dream
Edward Norton for Cloth

Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt for The Elysium Dream
Suzuka Ohgo for Owner of a Lonely Heart*
Ellen Page for Cloth
Winona Ryder for The Character of Marcia
Elizabeth Shue for The Passion in Pain
Meryl Streep for Book

Best Director
Marc Forster for Lord of the Flies
Todd Haynes for Here We Are Now
Spike Jonze for Book*
Takeshi Kitano for Owner of a Lonely Heart
Ang Lee for John Milton’s Paradise Lost
Paul Weitz for High

Best Screenplay
Darren Aronofsky for The Elysium Dream
Steven Knight for Lord of the Flies
Andrew Niccol for Book
James Schamus and Dan Futterman for John Milton's Paradise Lost
Richard Shepard for Convention
Peter Wedges and Chris Weitz for High*

Screen Actors Guild

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE
Paradise Lost
Convention*
Book
The Elysium Dream
Owner of a Lonely Heart

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Hugh Jackman for The Boy From Oz*
Bill Murray for High
Joe Anderson in Here We Are Now
Cillian Murphy in The Elysium Dream
Jeffrey Wright in Cloth

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Naomie Harris for The Night Shift*
Melinda Dillon for Book
Kelly McDonald for Dark Blue
Alexandra Maria Lara in The Blood Countess
Do-Yeon Jeon - Owner of a Lonely Heart

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Vincent Cassell for The Great Ordeal*
Lewis McGibbon - Lord of the Flies
Liam Neeson for The Elysium Dream
James Franco in Our Family Exactly
Jeremy Irons - Paradise Lost

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sazuka Ohgo for Owner of a Lonely Heart
Emily Blunt in THe Elysium Dream
Ellen Page in Cloth
Meryl Streep in Book*
Winona Ryder- The Character of Marcia

March 2008 Winners

March 2008 Winners

TOP 15 OF MARCH

1. Judas Iscariot
2. Mario Puzo's The Family & The Hussein Room
3. The Secret Identity of the Heart
4. Broken Pieces
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
6. Death Inside Her & The Thirteenth Tale
7. Filial Pety
8. Condemnation
9. Don't Ask, Don't Tell
10. Middlesex
11. Only the Weak Survive
12. The Hot Zone
13. Buddy!
14. The Beauty Queen of Leenane
15. A Call for Blood

Honorary Mentions: Batman: Doomsayer, Springwood, I Want to Have Your Babies, The Last Night & Seven Days to the Weekend

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Online Awards Campaign

Broken Pieces
Broken Triangles
Mario Puzo's The Family
The Hussein Room
Only the Weak Survive*

Best Title

By the End of Time
Condemnation
I Want to Have Your Babies
The Lost One
Seven Days to the Weekend*

Best Box-Office Potential

Batman: Doomsayer*
Die Hard: Viva Las Vegas
The Hot Zone
The Hussein Room
Judas Iscariot

Best Cult Bait

1984
The Curious Incident Of the Dog In The Night-Time
Middlesex*
The Ninth Symphony
Springwood

Best Original Bait

A Call for Blood
Condemnation
Death Inside Her*
Filial Pety
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon

Best Original Character

Gabrielle Ferguson, played by Michael Cera, in Broken Triangles
Rodrigo, played by Javier Bardem, in Condemnation*
Kendra Childe, played by Naomi Watts, in Death Inside Her
Colonel Angela Benton, played by Laura Linney, in Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Angela Corbis, played by Sandra Oh, in Filial Pety

Best Cast

Buddy!
Don't Ask, Don't Tell*
Mario Puzo's The Family
The Last Night
The Secret Identity of the Heart

Best Casting Choice

Alan Rickman as Big Brother in 1984
Jeff Daniels as Timothy Treadwell in Alaskan Calling
Jeremy Davies as Judas Iscariot in Judas Iscariot*
Rita Moreno as Consuelo Valrubio in Once in California
Alexis Bledel as Penelope “Precious” Peña in Waterfalls

Best Crew

Buddy!
Condemnation
Mario Puzo's The Family*
Main Street
The Ninth Symphony

Best Tagline

"The break of defeat calls for the most desperate times"
Batman: Doomsayer

"Love can hide our demons. Desperation can reveal our true nature"
The Beauty Queen of Leenane

"When love is lost, it's always hard to gather back the pieces"
Broken Pieces*

"Everyone has skeletons in their closets, the question is: How do you get rid of them?"
The Cost of Brilliance

"Bringing pleasure to the world means more than a selfish taste of success"
The Ninth Symphony

Best Comedy

Broken Triangles
The Curious Incident Of the Dog In The Night-Time
Filial Pety*
Our Feature Presentation
SHRINK!

Best Poster

Broken Pieces*
A Call for Blood
Condemnation
Mario Puzo's The Family
Seven Days to the Weekend

Shameless Oscar-Vehicle

Boys Will Be Boys
Buddy!*
The Last Night
The Thirteenth Tale
Waterfalls

Best Author (Award given to the writer, not the bait)

Alex S. (Mario Puzo's The Family)*
Brian (The Hussein Room)
Chris P. (Broken Pieces)
George (Judas Iscariot)
Jeffrey (Filial Pety)
Ryne (The Secret Identify of the Heart)

The Editor's Top 10

A Call for Blood
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Mario Puzo's The Family
The Hot Zone
The Hussein Room
Judas Iscariot
The Last Night
The Ninth Symphony
The Secret Identity of the Heart
The Thirteenth Tale

Best Plot/Synopsis

A Call for Blood
Judas Iscariot*
Death Inside Her
Mario Puzo's The Family
Middlesex
The Secret Identity of the Heart

Best Awards Campaign

Broken Pieces
Mario Puzo's The Family*
The Hussein Room
The Secret Identity of the Heart
Springwood
The Thirteenth Tale

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Robert Benton, Broken Pieces
Milos Forman, Judas Iscariot*
Stephen Frears, Mario Puzo's The Family
Stephen Gaghan, The Hussein Room
Paul Haggis, The Secret Identity of the Heart
Julian Schnabel, Middlesex

Best Actor

Casey Affleck, Only the Weak Survive
Jeremy Davies, Judas Iscariot*
Michael Gambon, Mario Puzo's The Family
Joseph Gordon Levitt, Broken Pieces
Mads Mikkelsen, The Secret Identity of the Heart

Best Actress

Laura Linney, Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Charlize Theron, I Want to Have Your Babies
Emily Watson, The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Naomi Watts, Death Inside Her
Kate Winslet, The Thirteenth Tale*

Best Supporting Actor

Mathieu Amalric, The Hot Zone
Eh Harris, Death Inside Her
John Malkovich, The Secret Identity of the Heart
Armin Mueller-Stahl, The Hussein Room*
Alex Pettyfer, Mario Puzo's The Family

Best Supporting Actress

Julie Andrews, The Last Night
Cher, Seven Days to the Weekend
Brenda Fricker, The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Vanessa Redgrave, The Thirteenth Tale
Tilda Swinton, The Curious Incident Of the Dog In The Night-Time*

Best Original Screenplay

Broken Pieces
Condemnation
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Filial Pety
The Secret Identity of the Heart*

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Curious Incident Of the Dog In The Night-Time
Mario Puzo's The Family*
The Hot Zone
The Hussein Room
Middlesex

BEST PICTURE

BEST PICTURE
BROKEN PIECES
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
MARIO PUZO'S THE FAMILY
THE HUSSEIN ROOM
JUDAS ISCARIOT*
THE SECRET IDENTITY OF THE HEART

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)
The Secret Identity of the Heart*
The Hussein Room
Filial Piety
I Want To Have Your Babies
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

Grand Special Igloo Prize (Future Forum Favorite)
The Hussein Room*
I Want to Have Your Babies
The Secret Identity of the Heart
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Broken Pieces

Anwar Memorial of Excellence Award
Ryne (The Secret Identity of the Heart)*
Bryce (Middlesex)
Brian (The Hussein Room)
Jeffrey (Filial Piety)
Ryan (I Want to Have Your Babies)

Future Best Director
Paul Haggis (The Secret Identity of the Heart)*
Ridley Scott (The Hot Zone)
Stephen Gaghan (The Hussein Room)
Jodie Foster (Don't Ask, Don't Tell)
Alexander Payne (Filial Piety)

Future Best Actor
Mads Mikkelsen (The Secret Identity of the Heart)*
Javier Bardem (Condemnation)
Jeremy Davis (Judas Iscariot)
Owen Kline (The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night Time)
Matt Dillion (The Hussein Room)

Future Best Actress
Charlize Theron (I Want To Have Your Babies)*
Sandrah Oh (Filial Piety)
Marcia Gay Harden (Medea)
Laura Linney (Don't Ask, Don't Tell)
Emily Watson (The Beauty Queen of Leenae)

Future Best Supporting Actor
Amin Mueller-Stahl (The Hussein Room)*
Colin Farrell (The Beauty Queen of Leenae)
John Malkovich (The Secret Identity of the Heart)
Jamie Bell (Broken Triangles)
Alan Rickman (1984)

Future Best Supporting Actress
Cher (Seven Days to the Weekend)
Diane Kruger (The Secret Identity of the Heart)*
Saoirse Ronan (Middlesex)
Sophie Okonedo (The Hot Zone)
Glenn Close (Don't Ask, Don't Tell)

Future Best Screenplay
The Hussein Room*
Filial Piety
I Want to Have Your Babies
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The Secret Identity of the Heart

National Board of Review Winners

Best Picture:
*Mario Puzo’s The Family*
The Hussein Room
Judas Iscariot
Broken Pieces
Middlesex
Springwood
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Seven Days to the Weekend
A Call for Blood
Condemnation

Best Director:
*Stephen Frears – Mario Puzo's the Family 17pts*
Runners Up:
Milos Forman - Judas Iscariot 13 pts
Julian Schnabel - Middlesex 10pts
Wes Craven - Springwood 10pts

Best Actor: (Tie)
*Casey Affleck- Only the Weak Survive 11pts*
*Jeremy Davies - Judas Iscariot 11pts*
Runners Up:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Broken Pieces 10pts
Owen Kline - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 8pts

Best Actress:
*Kate Winslet - The Thirteenth Tale and the Last Night 16pts*
Runners Up:
Naomi Watts - Death Inside Her 11pts
Rachel McAdams - Springwood 8pts

Best Supporting Actor:
*Armin Mueller-Stahl - The Hussein Room 21pts*
Runners up:
Robert Englund – Springwood 16pts
Al Pacino, Mario Puzo’s The Family 8pts

Best Supporting Actress:
*Tilda Swinton - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 22pts*
Runners Up:
Cher - Seven Days to the Weekend 21pts
Julie Andrews - The Last Night 9pts

Best Screenplay:
*Peter Morgan, William Nicholson & David Franzoni - Mario Puzo's The Family 18pts*
Runners Up:
Anthony Manghella and Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 10pts
Stephen Gaghan - The Hussein Room 7pts

Golden Globe Winners

Best Picture Drama
Broken Pieces
The Hussein Room*
Judas Iscariot
Main Street
Mario Puzo’s The Family

Best Actor Drama
Jeremy Davies for Judas Iscariot*
Matt Dillon for The Hussein Room
Michael Gambon for Mario Puzo’s The Family
Joseph Gordon-Levitt for Broken Pieces
Mads Mikkelsen for The Secret Identity of the Heart

Best Actress Drama
Toni Collette for The Lost One
Laura Linney for Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Charlize Theron for I Want to Have Your Babies
Naomi Watts for Death Inside Her
Kate Winslet for The Thirteenth Tale*

Best Picture Comedy/Musical
Broken Triangles
Buddy!
By the End of Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time*
Filial Pety

Best Actor Comedy/Musical
Michael Cera for Broken Triangles
Garrett Dillahunt for Buddy!*
Ethan Hawke for By the End of Time
Owen Kline for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Anton Yelchin for Our Feature Presentation

Best Actress Comedy/Musical
Scarlett Johansson for By the End of Time
Sandra Oh for Filial Pety*
Anna Sophia Robb for Absolutely Normal Chaos
Mary Louise Parker for Small World
Reese Witherspoon for SHRINK!

Best Supporting Actor
Jeremy Davis for Seven Days to the Weekend
Robert Englund for Springwood
James Franco for Judas Iscariot
Al Pacino for Mario Puzo's The Family
Alex Pettyfer for Mario Puzo's The Family
Armin Mueller Stahl for The Hussein Room*

Best Supporting Actress
Julie Andrews for The Last Night*
Cher for Seven Days to the Weekend
Abbie Cornish for Mario Puzo’s The Family
Vanessa Redgrave for The Thirteenth Tale
Dominique Swain for Broken Pieces
Tilda Swinton for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Director
Robert Benton for Broken Pieces
David Lynch for Death Inside Her
Milos Forman for Judas Iscarot*
Stephen Frears for Mario Puzo's The Family
Julian Schnabel for Middlesex
Richard Eyre for The Thirteenth Tale

Best Screenplay
Robert Benton for Broken Pieces*
Alexander Payne for Filial Pety
Stephen Gaghan for The Hussein Room
Milos Forman for Judas Iscariot
Peter Morgan, William Nicholson & David Franzoni for Mario Puzo’s The Family
Susannah Grant & Edward Buchannon for Seven Days to the Weekend

Screen Actors Guild

Cher in Seven Days to the Weekend*
Abbie Cornish in Mario Puzo's: The Family
Brenda Fricker in The Beauty Queen Of Leenane
Vanessa Redgrave in The Thirteenth Tale
Dominique Swain in Broken Pieces
Tilda Swinton in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


-OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE-

Robert Englund in Springwood
James Franco in Judas Iscariot
John Malkovich in Secret Identity of The Heart
Armin Mueller-Stahl in The Hussein Room*
Al Pacino in Mario Puzo's: The Family
Alex Pettyfer in Mario Puzo's: The Family


-OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE-

Laura Linney in Don't Ask, Don't Tell*
Charlize Theron in I Want To Have Your Babies
Naomi Watts in Death Inside Her
Rachel Weisz in Condemnation
Kate Winslet in The Last Night


-OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE-

Cassey Affleck in Only the Weak Survive
Jeremy Davies in Judas Iscariot*
Michael Gambon in Mario Puzo's: The Family
Joseph Gorden Levitt in Broken Pieces
Mads Mikkelsen in The Secret Identity of the Heart


-OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE-

Broken Pieces
A Call For Blood
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mario Puzo's: The Family*
The Secret Identity of the Heart

February 2008 Winners

February 2008 Winners

TOP 10 BAITS OF FEBRUARY

1. Hillview
2. Realm of the Bird
3. The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
4. COBRA
5. Revenant Dreams
6. Fruit of the Poison Tree / Forlorn / Mame
7. Offshore
8. Confessions of an Economic Hitman
9. Spanish Fields
10. The Man and the Window
11. From the Ground Up
12. Once a Queen
13. Rapture
14. A Statistic
15. The Lovers' Empire

Honorable Mentions: The Judgement, Cassidy Blake, The Almost Moon & A Unanimous Verdict

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Online Awards Campaign

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
COBRA*
From the Ritz to the Rubble
Offshore
Realm of the Bird
Spanish Fields

Best Title

From the Ground Up
Fruit of the Poison Tree*
Once a Queen
Realm of the Bird
A Unanimous Verdict

Best Box-Office Potential

Bag of Bones
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
From the Ground Up
Mame*
Rapture

Best Cult Bait

Bag of Bones
COBRA*
Fruit of the Poison Tree
The Great Victoria
A Unanimous Verdict

Best Original Bait

Forlorn
From the Ground Up*
Offshore
Realm of the Bird
A Statistic
A Unanimous Verdict

Best Original Character

Cassidy Blake, played by Rosario Dawson, in Cassidy Blake
Shamus Mallory, played by Colin Farrell, in From the Ground Up
Kelly Eilers, played by Michael Angarano, in Hillview
Caoimhe Gallagher, played by Helena Bonham Carter, in Revenant Dreams*
Stuart Rowlands, played by Wes Bentley, in Spanish Fields
The Jury, played by the ensemble of A Unanimous Verdict, in A Unanimous Verdict

Best Cast

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher*
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Fruit of the Poison Tree
The Judgement
The Mousetrap

Best Casting Choice

Adrien Brody as Pete Townshend in Realm of the Bird*
Marion Cotillard as Catherine of Aragon in Once a Queen
Zac Efron as Sean Lockhart in COBRA
Freddie Highmore as Nate in The Cloud Chamber
Miranda Richardson as Margaret Thatcher in The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher

Best Crew

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Mame
The Naked and the Dead
Spanish Fields
Realm of the Bird*

Best Tagline

"Everything. On A Silver Platter. Now Look Closer"
Cobra

"The Best Piece of Evidence is the One that Can Never Be Used"
Fruit of the Poison Tree

"Where all your bench dreams won't come true"
Hillview*

"The monarch lost her crown, the woman lost more..."
Once a Queen

"One man, three families, connected by blood but separated by jealousy"
The Patriarch

Shameless Oscar-Vehicle

The Cloud Chamber
The Lakecliff Scandal*
The Naked and the Dead
Once a Queen
The Patriarch
Revenant Dreams

Funniest Bait

Hillview
Mame
A Unanimous Verdict*

Best Poster

Bag of Bones*
COBRA
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Hillview
Revenant Dreams

The Editor’s Top 5

Forlorn
The Judgement
Mame
The Man and the Window
Offshore

Best Author
(Award given to the author, not the bait)

Chris M. (The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher)
D.W. Dillon (Forlorn)
Douglas Reese (Realm of the Bird)*
James Somerton (COBRA)
Jeffrey (Revenant Dreams)
Tony (Hillview)

Best Plot / Synopsis

Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Forlorn
Hillview*
Offshore
A Statistic
Revenant Dreams

Best Awards Campaign

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
COBRA
Mame
Once a Queen
Rapture*
Realm of the Bird

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Pedro Almodovar, The Lovers' Empire*
Paul Thomas Anderson, Realm of the Bird
Kenneth Branagh, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Mary Harron, Forlorn
Lars von Trier, Revenant Dreams

Best Actor

Wes Bentley, Spanish Fields
Chris Evans, Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Elias Koteas, The Man and the Window
Edward Norton, Forlorn*
Sean Penn, The Judgement

Best Actress

Maria Bello, The Almost Moon
Helena Bonham Carter, Revenant Dreams
Marion Cotillard, Once a Queen*
Samantha Morton, Realm of the Bird
Bernadette Peters, Mame

Best Supporting Actor

Sean Hayes, From the Ground Up
John Malkovich, Forlorn
Paul Newman, Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Edward James Olmos, Spanish Fields
Lance Reddick, The Man and the Window
Mark Wahlberg, COBRA*

Best Supporting Actress

Diane Lane, Fruit of the Poison Tree
Angela Lansbury, Mame
Piper Laurie, The Almost Moon
Michelle Pfeiffer, Hillview
Miranda Richardson, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher*
Imelda Staunton, Once a Queen

Best Original Screenplay

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Fruit of the Poison Tree
Hillview
Realm of the Bird*
Revenant Dreams

Best Adapted Screenplay

Confessions of an Economic Hitman*
The Judgement
Mame
The Mousetrap
Night Fall

Best Picture

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
COBRA
Hillview*
Realm of the Bird
Revenant Dreams

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)
Realm of the Bird
Spanish Fields
Revenant Dreams*
Cobra

Grand Special Igloo (Future Forum Favorite)
A Statistic
Rapture*
The Lover's Empire
Cobra

Anwar Memorial of Excellence Award
Ryan (Fruit of the Poison Tree)*
Jeffrey (Revenant Dreams)*
James Somerton (Cobra)
Douglas Reese (Realm of the Bird)

Future Best Director
Andrew Dominik (A Statistic)
Pedro Almodvar (The Lover's Empire)*
Paul Thomas Anderson (Realm of the Bird)
Lars Von Trier (Revenant Dreams)

Future Best Actor
Wes Bentley (Spanish Fields)
Edward Norton (Forlorn)*
Daniel Day-Lewis (Revenant Dreams)
Peter Krause (Rapture)

Future Best Actress
Samantha Morton (Realm of the Bird)
Bernadette Peters (Mame)
Helena Bonham Carter (Revenant Dreams)*
Maribel Verdu (The Lover's Empire)

Future Best Supporting Actor
Freddie Rodriguez (The Lakecliff Scandal)
John Malkovich (Forlorn)*
Richard Gere (Mame)
Stellan Skarsgard (Revenant Dreams)

Future Best Supporting Actress
Adriana Barraza (Spanish Fields)
Diane Lane (Fruits of the Poison Tree)*
Ellen Page (Realm of the Bird)
Emma Bolger (Revenant Dreams)

Best Screenplay
Realm of the Bird
Spanish Fields
Revenant Dreams*
Cobra

National Board of Review Winners

BEST PICTURE:
*Realm of the Bird

TOP TEN of FEBRUARY:
Realm of the Bird
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Hillview
Fruit of the Poison Tree
The Lover's Empire
Once a Queen
Offshore
Spanish Fields
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Mame

BEST DIRECTOR:
Paul Thomas Anderson “Realm of the Bird” (26 points)*
Runners Up:
Pedro Almodovar- “The Lover's Empire” (25 points)
Quentin Tarantino – “Cassidy Blake” (11 points)

BEST ACTOR:
Sean Penn – “The Judgment” (21 points)*
Runners Up:
Christian Bale – “The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher” (16 points)
Chris Evans – “Confession of an Economic Hitman” (16 points)
Edward Norton – “Forlorn” (16 points)


BEST ACTRESS:
Marion Cotillard- “Once a Queen” (30 points)*
Runners Up:
Bernadette Peters – “Mame” (24 points)
Maria Bello – “The Almost Moon” (20 points)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Mark Wahlberg – “COBRA” (23 points)*
Runners Up:
Edward James Olmos – “Spanish Fields” (19 points)
Cillian Murphy – “The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher” (13 points)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Miranda Richardson – “The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher” (24 points)*
Runners Up:
Diane Lane – “Fruits of the Poison Tree” (20 points)
Angela Lansbury- “Mame” (12 points)

BEST SCREENPLAY:
Paul Thomas Anderson – “Realm of the Bird” (29 points)*
Runners Up:
Todd Solondz – “Hillview” (18 points)
Lars Von Trier – “Revenant Dreams” (16 points)

Golden Globe Winners

Best Actor Drama
Wes Bentley for Spanish Fields
Edward Norton for Forlorn
Elias Koteas for The Man and the Window
Sean Penn for The Judgment
Chris Evans for Confessions of an Economic Hitman*

Best Actress Drama
Maria Bello for The Almost Moon
Maribel Verdu for The Lovers' Empire
Marion Cotillard for Once a Queen*
Helena Bonham Carter for Revenant Dreams
Meeghan Henry for A Statistic

Best Picture Comedy/Musical:
Cassidy Blake
Realm of the Bird*
Hillview
Mame
A Unanimous Verdict

Best Actor Comedy/Musical:
Michael Angarano for Hillview*
Adrien Brody for Realm of the Bird
Tim Roth for Cassidy Blake
Colin Farrell for From the Ground Up
Ed Sanders for Mame

Best Actress Comedy/Musical:
Bernadette Peters for Mame*
Rosario Dawson for Cassidy Blake
Samantha Morton for Realm of the Bird
Catherine O’Hara for A Unanimous Verdict
Liv Tyler for From the Ground Up

Best Supporting Actor
Emile Hirsch for Realm of the Bird
Edward James Olmos for Spanish Fields
Lance Reddick for The Man and the Window
Luke Wilson for Realm of the Bird
Richard Gere for Mame
Mark Wahlberg for Cobra*

Best Supporting Actress
Piper Laurie for The Almost Moon
Michelle Pfieffer for Hillview
Miranda Richardson for The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher*
Parker Posey for A Unanimous Verdict
Imelda Staunton for Once A Queen
Samantha Morton for Revenant Dreams

Best Screenplay
Joel and Ethan Coen for Confession of an Economic Hitman
Todd Solondz for Hillview
Paul Thomas Anderson for Realm of the Bird*
Alfonso Cuaron for Spanish Fields
Christopher Hampton for A Statistic
Mike Leigh for Once a Queen

Best Director
Pedro Almodovar for The Lovers' Empire*
Joel & Ethan Coen for Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Paul Thomas Anderson for Realm of the Bird
Alfonso Cuaron for Spanish Fields
Kenneth Branagh for The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Lars Von Trier for Revenant Dreams

Best Picture Drama
Fruit of the Poison Tree
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher*
Cobra
Spanish Fields
A Statistic
Revenant Dreams

Screen Actors Guild Winners

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Diane Lane for Fruits of the Poison Tree
Piper Laurie for The Almost Moon
Michelle Pfeiffer for Hillview*
Miranda Richardson for The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Imelda Staunton for Once a Queen

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Edward James Olmos for Spanish Fields*
John Malkovich for Forlorn
Paul Newman for Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Mark Wahlberg for Cobra
Luke Wilson for Realm of the Bird

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Maria Bello for The Almost Moon
Helena Bonham Carter for Revenant Dreams
Marion Cotillard for Once a Queen
Samantha Morton for Realm of the Bird
Bernadette Peters for Mame*
Maribel Verdu for The Lover's Empire

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Wes Bentley for Spanish Fields
Adrien Brody for Realm of the Bird
Zac Efron for Cobra
Chris Evans for Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Elias Koteas for The Man and the Window
Edward Norton for Forlorn*

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE
Cobra
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Mame*
Offshore
Realm of the Bird
Revenant Dreams

January 2008 Winners

January 2008 Winners

Top 10 Baits of January 08

1. Magic Lantern
2. The Bluest Eye
3. A Life of Death
4. Masterpiece
5. Brooks and Kane
6. Their Grace / Finding Death
7. Kubrick Unfinished
8. A Corner of the Universe
9. All Quiet on the Western Front
10. Between the Line of Life and Death

Honorable Mentions: Angels Weep in Pakistan, The Dark Tower, TENTPOLE! & WeekEnd

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Online Awards Campaign

The Bluest Eye
A Corner of the Universe*
Killer Queen
Magic Lantern
Monsieur Verdoux
WeekEnd

Best Title

Angels Weep in Pakistan
Blood Harmony
Death Whispered a Lullaby*
Kubrick Unfinished
A Life of Death
Primary Concerns

Best Box-Office Potential

Brooks and Kane
Finding Death
A Life of Death
Primary Concerns
TENTPOLE!*

Best Cult Bait

Between the Line of Life and Death
Kubrick Unfinished
Monsieur Verdoux*
Problem Solver
The Trial of Alice Adams

Most Original Bait

Angels Weep in Pakistan
Brooks and Kane
Between the Line of Life and Death
Masterpiece
Problem Solver*

Most Original Character

Terrence Washington, played by Brandon Mychal Smith, in Between the Line of Life and Death*
Shinigami, played by Gary Oldman, in Finding Death
William Lynx, played by Trevor Morgan, in Problem Solver
Janet Pascal, played by Sigourney Weaver, in TENTPOLE!
Rudolph Adams, played by Matt Damon, in The Trial of Alice Adams

Best Cast

Between the Line of Life and Death
The Bluest Eye
Finding Death*
Masterpiece
Their Grace

Best Casting Choice

Terry O'Quinn as Roger Starx in Death Whispered a Lullaby
Casey Affleck as Freddie Mercury in Killer Queen*
Paul Dano as Mark Bristan in Masterpiece
Cate Blanchett as Annabbela Bonheur in Monsieur Verdoux
Nick Stahl as Bob McCoy in WeekEnd

Best Crew

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Bluest Eye
The Elusive Flame
Magic Lantern*
Monsieur Verdoux
Pine Terrace

Best Tagline

"Color Meant Everything"
The Bluest Eye*

"Keep your eyes wide open"
Kubrick Unfinished

"How can one live when all there is around them is death?"
A Life of Death

"The greatest beauty is the thing that you’ll never find"
Masterpiece

"They want the most important job in the world. He’s here to tell you why they shouldn’t get it"
Primary Concerns

Best Poster

Death Whispered a Lullaby
Kubrick Unfinished*
Magic Lantern

Shameless Oscar-Vehicle

Angels Weep in Pakistan*
The Elusive Flame
Magic Lantern
Pine Terrace
Their Grace
The Trial of Alice Adams

Best Author
Oustanding Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Chris Perkins & D.W. Dillon (The Bluest Eye)
Evan D. (A Corner of the Universe)
Harry (Magic Lantern)
Michael (A Life of Death)*
Pat (Masterpiece)
Zgamer (Brooks and Kane)

The Editor's Top 5

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Dark Tower
Finding Death
A Life of Death
Masterpiece

Best Plot/Synopsis

Between the Line of Life and Death
The Bluest Eye*
Brooks and Kane
A Life of Death
Magic Lantern
Masterpiece

Best Awards Campaign

The Bluest Eye
Finding Death
A Life of Death
Magic Lantern
Masterpiece
Their Grace*

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Bernardo Bertolucci, Magic Lantern*
Tim Burton, A Life of Death
Terry George, Death Whispered a Lullaby
Carl Franklin, The Bluest Eye
Stephen Frears, Kubrick Unfinished

Best Actor

Don Cheadle, The Bluest Eye*
James Marsden, Brooks and Kane
Viggo Mortensen, The Dark Tower
Brad Pitt, Finding Death
Stellan Skarsgård, Magic Lantern
Max Von Sydow, Masterpiece

Best Actress

Kate Hudson, Angels Weep in Pakistan
Keke Palmer, The Bluest Eye
Anna Sophia Robb, A Corner of the Universe
Sigourney Weaver, TENTPOLE!
Michelle Williams, Their Grace*

Best Supporting Actor

Paul Dano, Masterpiece*
Frank Langella, Their Grace
Philip Seymour Hoffman, All Quiet on the Western Front
Gary Oldman, Finding Death
Terry O'Quinn, Death Whispered a Lullaby

Best Supporting Actress

Lauren Bacall, Masterpiece*
Julie Delpy, Magic Lantern
Catherine Keener, Kubrick Unfinished
Frances McDormand, Their Grace
Maggie Smith, A Life of Death

Best Original Screenplay

Between the Line of Life and Death
Brooks and Kane*
Finding Death
Kubrick Unfinished
A Life of Death
Masterpiece

Best Adapted Screenplay

All Quiet on the Western Front*
The Bluest Eye
A Corner Of The Universe
The Dark Tower
Magic Lantern
Their Grace

Best Picture
The Bluest Eye
Brooks and Kane
A Life of Death
Magic Lantern*
Masterpiece

Congratulations!

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

The Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)
Masterpiece
Magic Lantern*
The Bluest Eye
Quiet of the Heart

Grand Special Igloo (Future Forum Favorite)
Monsieur Verdoux
A Corner of the Universe
Masterpiece*
Magic Lantern

Anwar Memorial of Excellence Award
Ryne for "Between the line of Life and Death
zGamer for "Brooks and Kane"
Douglas Hall for "Quiet of the Heart"
Harry for "Magic Lantern"*

Future Best Director
Mike Nichols (Brooks and Kane)
Bernardo Bertolucci (Magic Lantern)
Marc Foster (Masterpiece)
Jay Russel (A Corner of the Universe)

Future Best Actor
Stellan Skarsgard (Magic Lantern)*
Ryan Gosling (A Corner of the Universe)
Derek Luke (Quiet of the Heart)
Max Von Sydow (Masterpiece)

Future Best Actress
Kate Hudson (Angels Weep in Pakistan)*
Thandie Newton (Between the Line of life and death)
Jennifer Ehle (Pine Terrace)
Anna Sophia Robb (A Corner of the Universe)

Future Best Supporting Actor
Lee Pace (Inferno)
Paul Dano (Masterpiece)*
Laurence Fishburne (The Bluest Eye)
Mads Mikkelsen (Magic Lantern)

Future Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett (Monsieur Verdoux)
Julie Delpy (Magic Lantern)
Lauren Bacall (Masterpiece)*
Queen Latifah (Quiet of the Heart)

Future Best Screenplay
Masterpiece*
Magic Lantern
Monsieur Verdoux
Between the Line of life and death

Panelist Pick
Bryce's favorite was "Magic Lantern"
Alex S. favorite was "Magic Lantern"
Hugo's favorite was "Quiet of the Heart"
Chris p.'s favorite was "Magic Lantern"

National Board of Review Winners

Best Picture
*The Bluest Eye*
Masterpiece
Brooks and Kane
WeekEnd
A Corner of the Universe
Magic Lantern
Their Grace
Death Whispered a Lullaby
Finding Death
Angels in Pakistan

Best Director
*Bernardo Bertolucci - Magic Lantern*

Runners Up
Todd Feild – WeekEnd (14pts)
Marc Forster – Masterpiece (13pts)

Best Actor
*Casey Affleck - Death Whispered a Lullaby & Killer Queen*

Runners up
Ryan Gosling - A Corner of the Universe 11pts
Viggo Mortensen- The Dark Tower 10pts

Best Actress
*Michelle Williams - Their Grace*

Runners Up
Kate Hudson - Angels Weep In Pakistan 17pts
Kate Winslet – WeekEnd 14pts

Best Supporting Actor
*Paul Dano - Masterpiece*

Runners Up
Frank Langella - Their Grace 16pts
Stephen Fry - Kubrick Unfinished 14pts

Best Supporting Actress
*Lauren Bacall – Masterpiece*

Runners Up
Catherine Keener - Kubrick Unfinished 15pts
Frances McDormand - Their Grace 14pts

Best Screenplay
*Brooks and Kane Written by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan (15pts)*

Runners Up
Masterpiece Written by Ronald Harwood and Andrea Berloff (12pts)
Their Grace Written by Deepa Mehta (12pts)

Golden Globes

Best Picture Drama
Finding Death
Masterpiece
Their Grace*
A Life of Death
Magic Latern

Best Actor Drama
Viggo Mortensen for The Dark Tower
Brad Pitt for Finding Death*
Johnny Depp for A Life of Death
Max Von Sydow for Masterpiece
Stellan Skarsgard for Magic Lantern

Best Actress Drama
Kate Hudson for Angels Weep In Pakistan
Thandie Newton for Between the Line of Life and Death
Jennifer Connelly for The Trial of Alice Adams
Michelle Williams for Their Grace*
Keke Palmer for The Bluest Eye

Best Picture Comedy/Musical
Brooks and Kane*
A Corner of the Universe
Monsieur Verdoux
The Elusive Flame
Killer Queen

Best Actor Comedy/Musical
James Marsden for Brooks and Kane
Ryan Gosling for A Corner of the Universe*
Bill Nighy for Monsieur Verdoux
John Tartaglia for Brooks and Kane
Casey Affleck for Killer Queen

Best Actress Comedy/Musical
Anna Sophia Robb for A Corner of The Universe
Cate Blanchett for Monseiur Verdoux
Sigourney Weaver for Tentpole!*
Alexandra Holden for The Elusive Flame
Rachel McAdams for A Corner of the Universe

Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano for Masterpiece*
Frank Langella for Their Grace
Ray Liotta for Finding Death
Gary Oldman for Finding Death
Tim Robbins for Angels Weep in Pakistan
Phillip Seymour Hoffman for All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Supporting Actress
Julie Deply for Magic Lantern
Lauren Bacall for Masterpiece*
Frances McDormand for Their Grace
Jennifer Connelly for Problem Solver
Catherine Keener for Kubrick Unfinished
Maggie Smith for A Life of Death

Best Director
Marc Forster for Masterpiece
Tim Burton for A Life of Death
Bernardo Bertollucci for Magic Lantern*
David Lynch for The Dark Tower
Mike Nichols for Brooks and Kane
Carl Franklin for The Bluest Eye

Best Screenplay
Steven Zaillian for All Quiet on the Western Front
Anne M. Martin and Anthony Minghella for A Corner of the Universe
Francis Ford Coppola for Finding Death
Ronald Harwood and Andrea Berloff for Masterpiece
Deepa Mehta for Their Grace*
Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan for Brooks and Kane

Screen Actors Guild

Best Supporting Actress

Lauren Bacall - Masterpiece*
Catherine Keener - Kubrick Unfinished
Julie Deply - Magic Lantern
Maggie Smith - A Life of Death
Frances McDormand - Their Grace

Best Supporting Actor

Ray Liotta - Finding Death
Frank Langella - Their Grace
Paul Dano - Masterpiece*
Laurence Fishburne - The Bluest Eye
Gary Oldman - Finding Death

Best Actress

Kate Hudson - Angels Weep in Pakistan*
Michelle Williams - Their Grace
Anna Sophia Robb - A Corner of the Universe
Sigourney Weaver - TENTPOLE!
Keke Palmer - The Bluest Eye

Best Actor

Casey Affleck - Death Whispered a Lullaby
Max Van Sydow - Masterpiece
Ryan Gosling - A Corner of the Universe
Brad Pitt - Finding Death
Stellan Skarsgaard - Magic Lantern*

Best Cast

Angels Weep in Pakistan*
Masterpiece
A Corner of the Universe
The Bluest Eyes
Magic Lantern

December 2007 Winners

DECEMBER WINNERS

Congratulations to our Oscar "Bait" of the Month winner:

"The Killer Eagles"

Written by Pat from NY

Top 10 Baits of the Month

1. The Killer Eagles
2. Day of the Jackal
3. Reminiscence
4. The Playground Factory
5. Norjak
6. Fire of the Sun
7. The Devil in Austria
8. Into the Woods
9. Booth
10. The Gift of Life

Honorable Mention: Modern Warfare, A Brother's Cry, Aida & The Hunt and The Slaughter

OFFICIAL AWARDS (Selected by our Editor & the past Bait of the Month winners)

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Online Awards Campaign

Aida
Booth
Day of the Jackal
Fire of the Sun
Through the Monsoon*

Best Title

A Brother’s Cry
Camp Destiny, Vermont
The Devil in Austria*
The Hunt and the Slaughter
A Simple Murder Trial

Best Box-Office Potential

Day of the Jackal*
The Devil in Austria
The Killer Eagles
Les Miserables
Modern Warfare

Best Cult Bait

The Coldest Winter Ever
The Hunt and the Slaughter
The Lieutenant Of Inishmore
Norjak*
Songs for a New World

Most Original Bait

A Brother’s Cry
The Gift of Life
Norjak
Reminiscence*
Through the Monsoon

Most Original Character

Jimmy Coleman, played by Ryan Reynolds, in A Brother’s Cry
Carrie Blanchard, played by Susan Sarandon, in The Gift of Life
The Eagle Brothers, played by Jeff Bridges/Kevin Bacon/Sam Rockwell/Jared Leto, in The Killer Eagles*
Daniel Travis, played by Stellan Skarsgard, in The Playground Factory
Gaspard, played by Paddy Considine, in Reminiscence

Best Cast

Booth*
Day of the Jackal
The Killer Eagles
Norjak
Reminiscence

Best Casting Choice

Daniel Craig as The Jackal in Day of the Jackal
Daniel Craig as Adolf Eichmann in The Devil in Austria
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Solomon Tessema in Fire of the Sun*
Clint Eastwood as Harris Whitmore in The Killer Eagles
Amy Adams as Rapunzel in Into the Woods

Best Crew

Aida*
Into the Woods
Modern Warfare
Norjak
Reminiscence

Best Tagline

"One man aims to kill the president. The other aims to stop him"
Day of the Jackal

"Under the fire of the sun, temptation brought a nation together"
Fire of the Sun

"If you could give the gift of life… would you take it away?"
The Gift of Life

"When faced with disaster, family is the only thing you stand by"
The Killer Eagles*

"Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man"
Reminiscence

Shameless Oscar-Vehicles
(Winner to be announced for the first time)

Aida
Follies
The Devil in Austria
The Gift of Life*
A Simple Murder Trial
Through the Monsoon

Best Author
Oustanding Achievement on Writing and Creativity
(Award given to the author, not the bait)

Adam (Day of the Jackal)
James Somerton (The Devil in Austria)
Joshua (Booth)
Pat (The Killer Eagles)*
Tony (Reminiscence)

The Editor's Top 6

Booth
Day of the Jackal
The Devil in Austria
The Killer Eagles
Norjak
Reminiscence

Best Plot/Synopsis

Fire of the Sun
The Hunt and the Slaughter
The Killer Eagles*
Modern Warfare
Norjak
Reminiscence

Best Awards Campaign

Aida
Booth
Day of the Jackal
The Devil in Austria
Into the Woods
The Playground Factory*

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Martin Campbell, Day of the Jackal*
Clint Eastwood, The Killer Eagles
Mel Gibson, Reminiscence
Paul Haggis, Fire of the Sun
Bryan Singer, Norjak

Best Actor

Paddy Considine, Reminiscence
Clint Eastwood, The Killer Eagles
Ben Foster, Booth*
Nick Nolte, Norjak
Daniel Craig, Day of the Jackal
Skellan Skarsgard, The Playground Factory

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett, The Killer Eagles*
Lisa Kudrow, Through the Monsoon
Sharon Leal, Aida
Susan Sarandon, The Gift of Life
Renee Zellweger, Into the Woods

Best Supporting Actor

George Clooney, Norjak
Jackie Earle Haley, Booth
Djimon Hounsou, The Playground Factory*
Elias Koteas, A Simple Murder Trial
Paul Bettany, Reminiscence
Jeff Bridges, The Killer Eagles

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, Into the Woods
Senait Ashenafi, Fire of the Sun*
Lorraine Bracco, The Playground Factory
Taraji P. Henson, Silent Running
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, The Killer Eagles
Kate Winslet, Les Miserables

Best Original Screenplay

The Devil in Austria
Fire of the Sun
The Killer Eagles
Norjak
Reminiscence*

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aida
Day of the Jackal
Follies
Into the Woods*
Les Miserables

Best Picture

Day of the Jackal
The Killer Eagles*
Norjak
The Playground Factory
Reminiscence

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

The Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)

Day of the Jackal
The Killer Eagles*
The Playground Factory
Reminiscence

Grand Special Igloo (Future Forum Favorite)

Day of the Jackal
The Killer Eagles*
Modern Warfare
Reminiscence

Future Best Director

Clint Eastwood (The Killer Eagles)*
Steven Spielberg (The Devil in Austria)
Paul Greengrass (Modern Warfare)
Roland Joffe (The Playground Factory)

Future Best Actor

Daniel Craig (Day of the Jackal)
Clint Eastwood (The Killer Eagles)*
Stellan Skarsgard (The Playground Factory)
Paddy Considine (Reminiscence)

Future Best Actress

Amy Adams (Through The Monsoon)
Susan Sarandon (The Gift of Life)
Meryl Streep (Through the Monsoon)
Cate Blanchett (The Killer Eagles)*

Future Best Supporting Actor

Djimon Honsou (The Playground Factory)
Paul Bettany (Reminiscence)
Jeff Bridges (The Killer Eagles)*
Kevin Bacon (The Killer Eagles)

Future Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett (Day of the Jackal)*
Hilary Swank (The Gift of Life)
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (The Killer Eagles)
Virginie Ledoyen (Reminiscence)

Future Best Screenplay

Day of the Jackal
The Killer Eagles*
The Playground Factory
Reminiscence

Panelist Pick (The Panel's favorite bait)

Anwar's Pick: "The Killer Eagles", written by Pat
Chris P.'s pick: "The Killer Eagles", written by Pat
Bryce's Pick: "Reminiscence", written by Tony

NBR AWARDS

Best Picture:
The Killer Eagles*

Top 10 Films of December 2007:

Booth
Day of the Jackal
Devil in Austria
The Gift of Life
Into the Woods
The Killer Eagles
Modern Warfare
Norjak
The Playground Factory
Reminiscence

Best Director:
Clint Eastwood – The Killer Eagles*

Best Actor:
Daniel Craig – Day of the Jackal & Devil in Austria*

Best Actress:
Cate Blanchet – The Killer Eagles*

Best Supporting Actor: (*Tie)
Hugh Jackman – Into the Woods*
Djimon Hounsou - The Playground Factory*

Best Supporting Actress:
Patricia Neal – Norjak*

Best Screenplay:
The Killer Eagles*

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Supporting Actress

Hilary Swank for The Gift of Life
Amy Adams for Into the Woods
Patrica Neal for Norjak
Virginie Ledoyen for Reminiscence
Taraji O. Henson for Silent Running
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio for The Killer Eagles*
Lorraine Bracco for The Playground Factory

Best Supporting Actor

Hugh Jackman for Into the Woods
Jeff Bridges for The Killer Eagles
George Clooney for Norjak
Djimon Hounsou for The Playground Factory
Paul Bettany for Reminiscence
Kevin Bacon for The Killer Eagles*

Best Actress (Comedy/Musical)

Sharon Leal for Aida*
Michelle Pfeiffer for Follies
Meryl Streep for Follies
Renee Zellweger for Into the Woods
Patti Lupone for Songs for a New World

Best Actress Drama

Meryl Streep for Through the Monsoon
Susan Sarandon for The Gift of Life
Cate Blanchett for The Killer Eagles*
Amy Adams for Through The Monsoon
Lisa Tucker for The Coldest Winter Ever

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Johnathan Rhys Meyers for Aida
Kevin Spacey for Follies
Matthew Broderick for Into the Woods*
Victor Garber for Follies
Alec Baldwin for Silent Running

Best Actor Drama

Ben Foster for Booth*
Daniel Craig for Day of the Jackal
Clint Eastwood for The Killer Eagles
Nick Nolte for Norjak
Stellan Skarsgard for The Playground Factory

Best Screenplay

Norjak, written by Christopher McQuarrie*
Booth, written by Andrew McDominik
Day of the Jackal, written by Tony Gilroy
The Killer Eagles, written by David Benioff
Reminiscence, written by Mel Gibson and Keir Pearson
The Gift of Life, written by Todd Field

Best Director

Clint Eastwood for The Killer Eagles*
Mel Gibson for Reminiscence
Todd Field for The Gift of Life
Martin Campbell for Day of the Jackal
Bryan Singer for Norjak
Rob Marshall for Into the Woods

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

Aida
Follies
Into the Woods*
Songs for a New World
Silent Running

Best Picture Drama

Day of the Jackal
The Gift of Life
The Killer Eagles*
Norjak
Reminiscence

SAG AWARDS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Amy Adams for Into the Woods
Lorraine Bracco for The Playground Factory
Taraji P. Henson for Silent Running
Virginie Ledoyen for Reminiscence
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio for The Killer Eagles*

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Paul Bettany for Reminiscence
Jeff Bridges for The Killer Eagles
George Clooney for Norjak
Djimon Hounsou for The Playground Factory*
Hugh Jackman for Into the Woods

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Cate Blanchett for The Killer Eagles*
Sharon Leal for Aida
Susan Sarandon for The Gift of Life
Meryl Streep for Through the Monsoon
Lisa Tucker for The Coldest Winter Ever

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Paddy Considine for Reminiscence*
Daniel Craig for Day of the Jackal
Clint Eastwood for The Killer Eagles
Ben Foster for Booth
Nick Nolte for Norjak

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE

Booth
Into the Woods
The Killer Eagles*
Norjak
Reminiscence

November 2007 Winners

NOVEMBER WINNERS

Congratulations to our Oscar "Bait" of the Month winner:

"Buzzed"

Written by Chris Perkins from IL & Zgamer from ID

Top 15 Baits of the Month

1. Buzzed
2. Cartel
3. Dubai
4. Warner Girls
5. The Madness of Lady Macbeth
6. The Cabin / The Nights that Roll Over White
7. The Kings of Baghdad
8. The Unseen War
9. Havana Dreams
10. Ike
11. The Killers
12. The Abstinence Teacher
13. The Lead
14. Fiddler on the Roof
15. Sex Advice

Honorable Mention: Dark Tower III, The Winter War, The Maldonado Mansion, Under the Banner of Heaven, Rainbow Six & Batman: End of Al Hope

OFFICIAL AWARDS (Selected by our Editor & the past Bait of the Month winners)

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Online Awards Campaign

Batman: End of All Hope
Buzzed*
Dubai
Havana Dreams
The Killers
Under God

Best Title

Conceiving the Truth
The Kings of Baghdad*
The Nights that Roll Over White
On Her Laurels
Recreating Jonah
The Unseen War

Best Box-Office Potential

Batman: End of All Hope
Cartel*
Fiddler on the Roof
The Lead
Rainbow Six
Sex Advice

Best Cult Bait

840 Maple Street
Before She Sleeps
The Cabin*
The Dark Tower III: The WasteLands
Under God
Warner Girls

Most Original Bait

Dubai*
Earshot
The Kings of Baghdad
The Maldonado Mansion
Sex Advice
The Unseen War

Most Original Character

Patrick Layton, played by Jason Bateman, in Buzzed
Trevor Bartley. played by Gerard Butler, in Dubai
Ike Fraley, played by Steve Buscemi, in Ike
Jean Burrows, played by Emma Thompson, in The Lead*
Richard Sampson, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, in The Resurrection of Groucho Marx
Victoria & Adrienne Warner, played by Emily Blunt, in Warner Girls

Best Cast

Buzzed
The Cabin
Ike
The Madness of Lady Macbeth*
Under the Banner of Heaven
The Unseen War

Best Casting Choice

J.K. Simmons as Brad Eastbrook in Buzzed
Michael Peña as Juan Rosolindo in Cartel
Cameron Diaz as Amanda Matheson in Dubai
Reese Witherspoon as Cassie Andrews in The Kings of Baghdad
Kelly Macdonald as Lady Macbeth in The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Emily Blunt as Adrienne and Victoria Warner in Warner Girls*

Best Crew

The Killers*
Havana Dreams
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
The Nights that Roll Over White
Rainbow Six
Warner Girls

Best Tagline

"No empire lasts forever"
Cartel

"Welcome to Paradise (Right of Admission Reserved)"
Dubai

"What if you could press "restart" on a life?"
Recreating Jonah

"The best sex advice will come from a virgin"
Sex Advice

"The Girls We Love to Hate. The Women We Know Nothing About"
Warner Girls*

"As Invasion Looked Them in the Eyes, They Stood Strong"
The Winter War

Funniest Bait

The Abstinence Teacher*
Across the River
Buzzed
The Maldonado Mansion
Sex Advice
Welcome Thy Neighbor

Shameless Oscar-Vehicles

Cartel
A Density of Souls
Havana Dreams
The Nights that Roll Over white
Under God
The Winter War

Best Poster

Batman: End of All Hope
The Dark Tower III: The WasteLands
Ike*

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Adam (Cartel & The Maldonado Mansion)
Anwar (Warner Girls)
Chris M. (The Cabin, The Abstinence Teacher & Across the River)*
D.W. (The Nights that Roll Over White)
Zgamer (Buzzed & Under God)

The Editor's Top 10

The Abstinence Teacher
Buzzed
Cartel
Dubai
Earshot
The Nights that Roll Over White
Recreating Jonah
Under the Banner of Heaven
The Unseen War
Warner Girls

Best Plot/Synopsis

Batman: End of All Hope
Dubai*
Havana Dreams
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
The Scarlet Ibis
The Unseen War

Best Awards Campaign

Buzzed
The Cabin
Cartel
The Kings of Baghdad
The Nights that Roll Over White*
Warner Girls

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Kenneth Branagh, The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Curtis Hanson, The Abstinence Teacher
Christopher Nolan, The Cabin*
Philip Noyce, Cartel
Steven Spielberg, The Nights that Roll Over White

Best Actor

Steve Buscemi, Ike
Gerard Butler, Dubai
Daniel Day Lewis, The Killers
Ethan Hawke, Earshot
Michael Peña, Cartel*

Best Actress

Emily Blunt, Warner Girls
Cameron Diaz, Dubai
Kelly MacDonald, The Madness of Lady Macbeth*
Emma Thompson, The Lead
Naomi Watts, The Winter War

Best Supporting Actor

Oded Fehr, Dubai*
Cuba Gooding Jr, The Unseen War
Andy Griffit, Buzzed
Greg Kinnear, Ike
J.K. Simmons, Buzzed

Best Supporting Actress

Sandra Bullock, The Cabin
Emilia Fox, The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Cloris Leachman, Buzzed
Julianne Moore, Before She Sleeps
Rita Moreno, Havana Dreams*

Best Original Screenplay

Buzzed*
Cartel
Dubai
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
The Nights that Roll Over White

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Abstinence Teacher
A Density of Souls
Fiddler on the Roof
The Killers
Under the Banner of Heaven*

Best Picture

Buzzed*
Cartel
Dubai
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Warner Girls

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)

Buzzed
Cartel*
Ike
Rainbow Six

Grand Special Igloo Prize (Future Forum Favorite)

Rainbow Six*
Ike
Buzzed
The Cabin

Future Best Director

Kenneth Branagh (The Madness of Macbeth)
Spike Lee (Conceiving The Truth)
Philip Noyce (Cartel)*
Martin Scorsese (The Killers)

Future Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio (The Lead)
Daniel Day Lewis (The Killers)
Steve Buscemi (Ike)*
Michael Pena (Cartel)

Future Best Actress

Kelly Macdonald (The Madness of Lady Macbeth)*
Maggie Gyllenhaal (840 Maple Street)
Jurnee Smollett (Conceiving The Truth)
Emma Thompson (The Lead)

Future Best Supporting Actor

Ruben Blades (Cartel)*
Greg Kinnear (Ike)
Peter Fonda (The Killers)
Danny Trejo (Rainbow Six)

Future Best Supporting Actress

Cloris Leachman (Buzzed)
Mia Maestro (Cartel)*
Emilia Fox (The Madness of Lady Macbeth)
Zoey Deschanel (Before She Sleeps)

Future Best Screenplay

The Lead*
Ike
Cartel
Rainbow Six

Panelist Pick (The Panelist's Favorite Bait)

Bryce (Ike)
Chris P. (Cartel)
Alfredo (The Madness of Lady Macbeth)
Maia (Buzzed)

NBR AWARDS

Best Picture

Dubai*
Ike
Cartel
The Abstinence Teacher
The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Buzzed
The Kings of Baghdad
Warner Girls
The Cabin
Batman End of all Hope

Best Director

Christopher Nolan - The Cabin*
Runners Up:
( Kenneth Branagh- The Madness of Lady Macbeth )
( Jason Reitman – Buzzed )

Best Actor

Steve Buscemi - Ike*
Runners Up:
( Michael Pena – Cartel )
( Leonardo DiCaprio - The Lead )

Best Actress

Kelly Macdonald - The Madness of Lady Macbeth*
Runners Up:
(Mary Louise Parker - The Abstinence Teacher )
(Emily Blunt - Warner Girls )

Best Supporting Actor

Andy Griffith - Buzzed*
Runners Up:
( Robert Downey Jr. – Ike )
( Ruben Blades – Cartel )

Best Supporting Actress

Rita Moreno - Havana Dreams*
Runners Up:
(Cloris Leachman – Buzzed )
(Leslie Man - Sex Advice )
(Sandra Bullock - The Cabin )

Best Screenplay

Jason Reitman – Buzzed*
Runners Up:
(Michael Winterbottom – Dubai )
(Eric Roth – The Lead )
(Judd Apatow – Sex Advice )

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Screenplay

Curtis Hanson and Tom Perotta for The Abstinence Teacher*
Michael Winterbottom for Dubai
Partick Marber for Under God
Jason Reitman for Buzzed
Joshua Marston for Cartel
Cameron Crowe for Ike

Best Director

Judd Apatow for Sex Advice
Jason Reitman for Buzzed
Michael Winterbottom for Dubai
David Fincher for The Lead
Philip Noyce for Cartel
Christopher Nolan for The Cabin*

Best Supporting Actress

Rita Moreno for Havana Dreams
Kathy Bates for The Cabin
Cloris Leachman for Buzzed
Sandra Bullock for The Cabin
Julianne Moore for Before She Sleeps*
Chloe Sevigny for Warner Girls

Best Supporting Actor

Oded Fehr for Dubai
Andy Griffith for Buzzed*
Alan Rickman for Dubai
J.K. Simmons for Buzzed
Robert Downey Jr. for Ike
Ruben Blades for Cartel

Best Actress Comedy/Musical

Kathy Bates for Fiddler on the Roof
Maggie Gyllenhaal for 840 Maple Street
Diane Lane for On Her Laurels
Mary Louise-Parker for The Abstinence Teacher*
Emma Thompson for Across the River

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Mandy Patinkin for Fiddler on the Roof*
Jason Bateman for Buzzed
Rainn Wilson for Sex Advice
Steve Buscemi for Ike
Steve Carell for The Abstinence Teacher

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

Buzzed*
Ike
Sex Advice
840 Maple Street
The Abstinence Teacher

Best Actress Drama

Cameron Diaz for Dubai
Emily Blunt for Warner Girls*
Naomi Watts for The Winter War
Kelly Macdonald for The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Emma Thompson for The Lead

Best Actor Drama

Michael Pena for Cartel
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Lead*
Gerard Butler for Dubai
Carlos Bernard for Rainbow Six
Ethan Hawke for Earshot

Best Picture Drama

Cartel
Dubai
The Kings of Baghdad
Rainbow Six
The Cabin*

SAG AWARDS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Emilia Fox for The Madness of Lady Macbeth
Cloris Leachman for Buzzed
Sandra Bullock for The Cabin
Rita Moreno for Havana Dreams*
Rosemary Harris for The Unseen War

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Robert Downey Jr. for Ike
Alan Rickman for Dubai
Andy Griffith for Buzzed*
Michael Biehn for The Kings of Baghdad
Christian Bale for The Cabin

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Kelly MacDonald for The Madness of Lady Macbeth*
Emily Blunt for Warner Girls
Emma Thompson for The Lead
Mary Louise Parker for The Abstinence Teacher
Diane Lane for On Her Laurels
Naomi Watts for The Winter War

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Steve Buscemi for Ike
Michael Pena for Cartel*
Ethan Hawke for Earshot
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Lead
Daniel Day Lewis for The Killers

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE

Cartel
Ike
Buzzed*
Dubai
The Madness of Lady Macbeth

October 2007 Winners

OCTOBER WINNERS

Congratulations to our Oscar "Bait" of the Month winner:

"The Dead President"

Written by Pat from NY

Top 15 Baits of the Month

1. The Dead President
2. Behind Closed Doors
3. For Pay
4. Field of Desire
5. The Gold of Cajamarca
6. Criminal Origins
7. Tabula Rasa
8. The Cloud
9. Thoroughly Modern Millie
10. The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
11. Stanford' Prisons
12. Zeppelin 2020
13. Catastrophe-astrophe
14. The Ice Princess
15. Switching Time

Honorable Mentions: Harvey Black., Kathy's Desire, Welcome Back, The Witch of Portobello, A Modern Tale, The Good Guy & The Road We Traveled

OFFICIAL AWARDS (Selected by our Editor & the past Bait of the Month winners)

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Plot / Synopsis

Behind Closed Doors
The Dead President*
Field of Desire
For Pay
The Gold of Cajamarca
Tabula Rasa

Best Awards Campaign

Behind Closed Doors*
Criminal Origins
The Dead President
For Pay
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Zeppelin 2020

Best Online Awards Campaign

Catastrophe-astrophe*
The Cloud
For Pay
The Ice Princess
Stanford's Prisons

Best Title

Behind Closed Doors
Field of Desire*
If Tomorrow Never Comes...
Needle in the Hay
The Road We Traveled

Best Box-Office Potential

The Curious Savage
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
The Haunting
To Serve Man
Zeppelin 2020*

Best Cult Film

Catastrophe-astrophe
Criminal Origins
Harvey Black.
LD
Switching Time
The Witch of Portobello*

Most Original Bait

The Dead President
For Pay*
Harvey Black.
A Modern Tale
Tabula Rasa
The Road We Traveled

Most Original Character

Danny Roberts, played by Macaulay Culkin, in For Pay
Harvey Black, played by Christopher Walken, in Harvey Black.*
Kevin, played by Michael Cera, in LD
Dolores Sinclair, played by Meryl Streep, in A Modern Tale
The Priest, played by Jude Law, in Tabula Rasa
James Cowry, played by Edward Burns, in Welcome Back
Leyton Hume, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in Zeppelin 2020

Best Cast

The Dead President
Field of Desire
The Gold of Cajamarca
Things We Lost in the Time of War*
Stanford's Prisons

Best Casting Choice

Dennis Haysbert as Detective Alan Handrick in Criminal Origins
Daniel Day Lewis as Francisco Pizarro in The Gold of Cajamarca
Christopher Walken as Harvey Black in Harvey Black.
Lisa Kudrow as Erica Falck in The Ice Princess*
Susan Sarandon as Ann Marie Fowler in Things We Lost in the Time of War

Best Crew

The Cloud*
Criminal Origins
Stanford's Prisons
To Serve Man
Zeppelin 2020

Best Tagline

"It's a dangerous business going out your front door"
Behind Closed Doors

"There are always rays of light over the darkest clouds"
The Cloud

"Look to the Horizon... and Beg For Sunset"
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger*

"Leadership is dying. Justice is hiding. Corruption is growing"
The Dead President

"The most beautiful artists bare the most tormented souls"
Needle in the Hay

"Somewhere along the way to getting the ultimate high, they grew up"
The Road We Traveled

Funniest Bait

The Curious Savage
Mr. & Mrs. Woods
A Modern Tale
The Road We Traveled
Thoroughly Modern Millie*

Shameless Oscar-Vehicles

Field of Desire
The Good Guy
If Tomorrow Never Comes...
Needle in the Hay
Things We Lost in the Time of War
The Witch of Portobello

Best Poster

The Cloud
The Gold of Cajamarca
A Modern Tale
Tabula Rasa*
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Alfredo (For Pay)
Bryce M. (Field of Desire & Welcome Back)
Chris M. (Behind Closed Doors & Switching Time)*
Conrado Falco (The Gold of Cajamarca)
Pat (The Dead President & The Road We Traveled)
Zgamer (Criminal Origins)

The Editor's TOP 5

The Dead President
Field of Desire
For Pay
The Gold of Cajamarca
Welcome Back

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

David Fincher, Criminal Origins*
Marc Forster, The Cloud
Michael Heneke, Behind Closed Doors
Mike Nichols, The Dead President
Gus Van Sant, For Pay

Best Actor

Macaulay Culkin, For Pay*
Jeff Bridges, The Dead President
John Goodman, Behind Closed Doors
Jude Law, Tabula Rasa
Christopher Walken, Harvey Black.

Best Actress

Sutton Foster, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Keira Knightley, The Witch of Portobello
Lisa Kudrow, The Ice Princess
Susan Sarandon, Things We Lost in the Time of War
Meryl Streep, A Modern Tale
Kerry Washington, Field of Desire*

Best Supporting Actor

Gabriel Byrne, Catastrophe-astrophe
Richard Chamberlain, For Pay
Dennis Haysbert, Criminal Origins
Ethan Hawke, Stanford's Prisons*
David Strathairn, The Cloud

Best Supporting Actress

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Behind Closed Doors*
Megan Mullaly, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Elizabeth Reaser, Field of Desire
Eva Marie Saint, Kathy's Desire
Patricia Wettig, The Dead President

Best Original Screenplay

The Dead President
Field of Desire
Harvey Black.
Tabula Rasa*
Welcome Back

Best Adapted Screenplay

Criminal Origins
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Gold of Cajamarca*
Switching Time
Thoroughly Modern Millie
The Witch of Portobello

Best Picture

Behind Closed Doors
The Dead President*
Field of Desire
For Pay
The Gold of Cajamarca

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

NBR AWARDS

BEST PICTURE

For Pay*
Criminal Origins
Tabula Rasa
The Dead President
Field of Desire
Behind Closed Doors
Harvey Black
A Modern Tale
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Zeppelin 2020

BEST DIRECTOR

David Fincher – Criminal Origins (25pts)*
Runners Up
(Gus Van Sant – For Pay) (15pts)
(Mike Nichols - The Dead President) (9pts)

BEST ACTOR

Macaulay Culkin - For Pay (21pts)*
Runners Up
(John Goodman - Behind Closed Doors) (14pts)
(Jude Law - Tabula Rasa, If Tomorrow Never Comes) (10pts)
(Jeff Bridges - The Dead President) (10pts)

BEST ACTRESS

Kerry Washington – Fields of Desire (24pts)*
Runners Up
(Meryl Streep - A Modern Tale) (12pts)
(Lisa Kudrow – The Ice Princess) (11pts)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Richard Chamberlain – For Pay (29pts)*
Runners Up
(Dennis Haysbert – Criminal Origins) (19pts)
(Jeremy Piven - The Dead President) (5pts)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Eva Marie Saint - Kathy's Desire (16pts)*
Runners Up
(Dominique Swain - For Pay) (13pts)
(Megan Mullaly - Thoroughly Modern Millie) (12pts)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Gus Van Sant - For Pay (15pts)*
Runners Up
(David E. Kelley - The Dead President) (9pts)
(James Vanderbilt - Criminal Origins) (7pts)

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Screenplay

Behind Closed Doors, written by Michael Haneke*
Tabula Rasa, written by Randall Wallace
Criminal Origins, written by James Vanderbilt
The Dead President, written by David E. Kelley
For Pay, written by Gus Van Sant
Harvey Black., written by Charlie Kaufman

Best Supporting Actress

Maggie Gyllenhaal for Behind Closed Doors*
Eva Marie Saint for Kathy's Desire
Patrica Wettig for The Dead President
Dominique Swain for For Pay
Megan Mullaly for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Elizabeth Reaser for Field of Desire

Best Supporting Actor

Dennis Haysbert for Criminal Origins
Jeremy Piven for The Dead President*
Richard Chamberlain for For Pay
James Spader for The Dead President
Ethan Hawk for Stanford's Prison
David Strathairn for The Cloud

Best Actress Comedy/Musical

Queen Latifah for The Curious Savage
Reese Witherspoon for If Tomorrow Never Comes...
Meryl Streep for A Modern Tale*
Jennifer Hudson for Mr. & Mrs. Woods
Sutton Foster for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Emily Blunt for The Road We Traveled

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Cillian Murphy for The Good Guy*
Taye Diggs for Mr. & Mrs. Woods
James McAvoy for Needle In The Hay
Matthew Macfayden for The Road We Traveled
Charlie Hunnam for The Road We Traveled

Best Actress Drama

Natalie Portman for The Cloud
Fairuza Balk for Switching Time
Kerry Washington for Field of Desire*
Lisa Kudrow for The Ice Princess
Susan Sarandon for Things We Lost in the Time of War

Best Actor Drama

Jude Law for Tabula Rasa
Jeff Bridges for The Dead President
Macaulay Culkin for For Pay
John Goodman for Behind Closed Doors*
Christopher Walken for Harvey Black.

Best Director

Michael Heneke for Behind Closed Doors
Marc Forster for The Cloud*
Mike Nichols for The Dead President
Gus Van Sant for For Pay
David Fincher for Criminal Origins
Zack Snyder for Tabula Rasa

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

The Good Guy, written by Tony
A Modern Tale, written by Sergio
Needle In The Hay, written by Adam
The Road We Traveled, written by Pat
Thoroughly Modern Millie, written by Michael*

Best Picture Drama

For Pay, written by Alfredo*
The Dead President, written by Pat
Field of Desire, written by Bryce
Criminal Origins, written by Zgamer
Tabula Rasa, written by Tony

SAG AWARDS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE

The Cloud
The Dead President*
Field of Desire
For Pay
Stanford's Prison

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Jeff Bridges for The Dead President
Macaulay Culkin for For Pay
John Goodman for Behind Closed Doors*
Viggo Mortensen for Field of Desire
Jude Law for Tabula Rasa

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Fairuza Balk for Switching Time
Sutton Foster for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Lisa Kudrow for The Ice Princess
Natalie Portman for The Cloud
Kerry Washington for Field of Desire*
Meryl Streep for A Modern Tale

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Tobin Bell for The Dark Tower I
Gabriel Byrne for Catastrophe-astrophe
Richard Chamberlain for For Pay
Dennis Haysbert for Criminal Origins
Jeremy Piven for The Dead President*
David Strathairn for The Cloud

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Maggie Gyllenhaal for Behind Closed Doors*
Elizabeth Reaser for Field of Desire
Eva Marie Saint for Kathy's Desire
Dominique Swain for For Pay
Patricia Wettig for The Dead President

September 2007 Winners

SEPTEMBER WINNERS

Congratulations to our Oscar "Bait" of the Month winner:

"Cinémathèque"

Written by Alex S. from Mexico

Top 15 Baits of the Month

1. Cinémathèque
2. Bandito Express
3. Gone Since November
4. The Jersey Widows
5. To Dwell in Evil
6. Cherry Blossom
7. Project Sin
8. The Red Menace
9. The Second Coming
10. Isaac's Storm
11. Exposed
12. Shamus
13. St. James' Academy
14. Daniel the Informer
15. Knights of the Old Republic

Honorable Mentions: Extradition, Mrs. King, The Blue Max, Shattered City, The Death King, Newport & One Life Two Live

OFFICIAL AWARDS (Selected by our Editor & the past Bait of the Month winners)

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Plot / Synopsis

Bandito Express*
Cinémathèque
Gone Since November
Project Sin
The Red Menace
The Second Coming

Best Awards Campaign

Bandito Express
Cherry Blossom
Cinémathèque*
To Dwell in Evil
The Jersey Widows
Knights of the Old Republic

Best Online Awards Campaign

Cinémathèque
Complete Cycles of One Day
Knights of the Old Republic*
Newport
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Best Title

Bandito Express
The Business of Pain
Gone Since November
To Dwell in Evil*
One Life Two Live

Best Box-Office Potential

Bandito Express
The Death King
Knights of the Old Republic
Newport
Project Sin
Shattered City*

Most Likely Bait to Become a Cult-Film

Cinémathèque
Exposed
The Second Coming
Shamus*
Tapestry
The Vulture

Most Original Bait

Daniel the Informer
Exposed
Extradition
One Life Two Live
Project Sin*
That Girl Was Sweaty!

Most Original Character

Chef Richard James (played by Robert De Niro) in Cherry Blossom
Sean Pendleton (played by Matt Damon) in The Second Coming
"Shamus" Dick Noir (played by Guy Pearce) in Shamus & Shamus II
Gregory Simmons (played by Paul Newman) in St. James' Academy
Linda Beale (played by Kate Winslet) in Sticks and Stones
Crash Benson (played by Mickey Rourke) in Stunt Man*

Best Cast

Bandito Express
The Blue Max
Cinémathèque
Extradition
The Jersey Widows
Isaac's Storm*

Best Casting Choice

Daniel Auteuil as Henri Langlois in Cinémathèque
Shaun Toub & Shohreh Aghdashloo as Ketah & Tari Karimi in Down in Heaven
Jeanne Tripplehorn as Jackie Kennedy Onassis in Gone Since November*
Julian McMahon as Darth Malak in Knights of the Old Republic
Paul Newman as Gregory Simmons in St. James' Academy

Best Crew

The Blue Max*
Cherry Blossom
To Dwell in Evil
Isaac's Storm
Knights of the Old Republic

Best Tagline

"Blood is spilt and man will follow"
To Dwell in Evil

"When the director yells ‘cut’ that’s when the real drama begins"
Grosse Point

"Grief is a journey that must be taken, they took it together"
The Jersey Widows*

"The darkness within the human mind has no outer limits"
Project Sin

"When the law shines a light of evil the good will cast their shadows"
Shadows in the Sun

Funniest Bait

The Death King*
Exposed
Grosse Point
Newport
One Life Two Live
Three Uncles and a Bride

Shameless Oscar-Vehicles

Gone Since November
Isaac's Storm
The Jersey Widows
Mrs. King
The Partner
Shamus II

Best Poster

Cinémathèque
Complete Cycles of One Day
Knights of the Old Republic
Project Sin
To Dwell in Evil*

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Daniel (Bandito Express)
Alex S. (Cinémathèque)
Chris Perkins (Gone Since November)
Maia (The Jersey Widows)*
Tony (To Dwell in Evil & Exposed)

The Editor's TOP 5

Bandito Express
Cinémathèque
Cherry Blossom
The Red Menace
The Second Coming

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Director

Bernardo Bertolucci, Cherry Blossom
James Mangold, Gone Since November
Mike Nichols, The Red Menace
Quentin Tarantino, Bandito Express*
Joe Wright, Cinémathèque

Best Actor

Jack Black, Daniel the Informer
Robert De Niro, Cherry Blossom*
Ben Foster, To Dwell in Evil
Paul Giamatti, Isaac's Storm
Guy Pearce, Shamus

Best Actress

Jacinda Barrett, Exposed
Angela Bassett, Mrs. King
Helena Bonham Carter, The Red Menace
Holly Hunter, The Jersey Widows
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gone Since November*

Best Supporting Actor

Daniel Auteuil, Cinémathèque*
Samuel L. Jackson, Bandito Express
Alfred Molina, Gone Since November
Paul Newman, St. James' Academy
Mark Ruffalo, Extradition

Best Supporting Actress

Eva Green, Cinémathèque
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, The Jersey Widows
Gretchen Mol, The Jersey Widows*
Uma Thurman, Bandito Express
Michelle Yeoh, Extradition

Best Original Screenplay

Bandito Express*
Cinémathèque
The Death King
The Jersey Widows
Newport
Project Sin

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Blue Max
Gone Since November*
Isaac's Storm
Knights of the Old Republic
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Best Picture

Bandito Express
Cinémathèque*
Gone Since November
The Jersey Widows
To Dwell in Evil

PRECURSOR AWARDS (Voted by our contestants in the Bait an Oscar forum)

FILM FESTIVAL

Golden Igloo (Future Best Picture)

Bandito Express*
Cherry Blossom
The Death King
The Red Menace

Grand Special Igloo Prize (Future Forum Favorite)

Bandito Express
Knights of the Old Republic*
Project Sin
The Red Menace

The Golden Typewriter (Future Best Author)

D.W. (Cherry Blossom)
James Somerton (Down in Heaven, The Red Menace)*
Tony (Exposed and To Dwell in Evil)
Zgamer (The Death King and Knights of the Old Republic)

Golden Polar Bear (Lifetime Achievement Award)

D.W. Dillon*

Future Best Director

P.T. Anderson, Project Sin
Tim Burton, The Death King
Mike Nichols, The Red Menace*
Quentin Tarantino, Bandito Express

Future Best Actor

Robert De Niro, Cherry Blossom*
Paul Giamatti, Isaac's Storm
Michael Madsen, Bandito Express
Guy Pearce, Shamus

Future Best Actress

Jacinda Barret, Exposed
Helena Bonham Carter, The Read Menace*
Holly Hunter, The Jersey Windows
Jada Pinkett Smith, Forged by Fire

Future Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey, Jr., The Red Menace
Samuel L. Jackson, Bandito Express
Mark Ruffalo, Extradition
Stanley Tucci, Cherry Blossom*

Future Best Supporting Actress

Shohreh Aghdashloo, Down in Heaven*
Gretchen Mol, The Jeresy Windows
Miranda Richardson, Exposed
Uma Thurman, Bandito Express

Future Best Screenplay

Bandito Express
Cherry Blossom
Exposed
The Red Menace*

Future Best Ensemble

Bandito Express*
Down in Heaven
Exposed
Shamus

Future Best Picture Drama

Bandito Express
Cherry Blossom*
Down in Heaven
The Red Menace

Future Best Picture Musical/Comedy

The Death King*
Grosse Pointe
Scout’s Honor
Tapestry

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Picture Drama

Bandito Express*
Cinematheque
Cherry Blossom
The Jersey Widows
Gone Since November
Extradition

Best Actor Drama

Gaspard Ulliel for Cinematheque
Robert De Niro for Cherry Blossom*
Michael Madsen for Bandito Express
Matt Damon for The Second Coming
Ryan Gosling for The Blue Max

Best Actress Drama

Jeanne Tripplehorn for Gone Since November*
Helena Bohnam Carter for The Red Menace
Holly Hunter for The Jersey Widows
Angela Bassett for Mrs. King
Judith Light for Down in Heaven

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

Daniel The Informer
The Death King
Exposed*
Grosse Point
Newport

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Jack Black for Daniel The Informer*
Michael Angararo for Tapestry
Tony Shalhoub for Scout's Honor
James Marsden for Newport
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers for One Life Two Live

Best Actress Comedy/Musical

Jacinda Barrett for Exposed*
Amy Adams for Grosse Point
Virginia Madsen for Scout's Honor
Ellen Page for Tapestry
Anne Hathaway for Three Uncles and a Bride

Best Supporting Actor

Steve Buscemi for Bandito Express
Mark Ruffalo for Extradition
Alfred Molina for Gone Since November
Samuel L. Jackson for Bandito Express
Daniel Auteuil for Cinematheque*
Dennis Hopper for Exposed

Best Supporting Actress

Uma Thurman for Bandito Express
Miranda Richardson for Exposed
Eva Green for Cinematheque
Keira Knightley for One Life Two Live
Michelle Yeoh for Extradition
Gretchen Mol for The Jersey Widows*

Best Director

Tim Burton for The Death King
Paul Thomas Anderson for Project Sin
Ridley Scott for To Dwell In Evil
Bernardo Bertolucci for Cherry Blossom
Edward Zwick for Extradition
Quentin Tarantino for Bandito Express*

Best Screenplay

Quentin Tarantino for Bandito Express*
Christopher Hampton & Gillaume Laurant for Cinematheque
Mark Peploe & Bernardo Bertolucci for Cherry Blossom
Sarah Polley for The Jersey Widows
Richard Curtis for Exposed
David Benioff and John Logan for Extradition