August 2007 Winners

AUGUST WINNERS

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

"The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson"

Written by Josh P. from Chicago, IL

Top 15 Baits of the Month

1. The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
2. The Winter Sun
3. Quiet Room
4. Deep Secret
5. Bee-Bee's Funhouse
6. Six Days in '67
7. In Between
8. Fallout
9. The Courtroom
10. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
11. Foggy London Nights
12. The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo
13. The Picture of Dorian Gray
14. Rabbit Hole / The Witching Hour
15. Everyday

Honorable Mentions: Equality, The Legend of Zelda: The End of Forever, No More Smiles, Off to Rome, Indigo Prophecy & Cartoon Wars!

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

CREATIVITY AWARDS

Best Plot / Synopsis

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Deep Secret
The Legend of Zelda: The End of Forever
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Quiet Room
The Winter Sun*

Best Awards Campaign

Everyday
Fallout
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson*
Rabbit Hole
The Witching Hour
The Winter Sun

Best Online Awards Campaign

The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Rabbit Hole
Six Days in 67
The Winter Sun
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown*

Best Title

Cartoon Wars!
Diary of an Adopted Child
Foggy London Nights*
No More Smiles
Off to Rome
The Truth Lies Within

Best Box-Office Potential

The Courtroom*
Fallout
The Legend of Zelda: The End of Forever
Shipwreck'd
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Most Likely Bait to Become a Cult Film

Bat Out of Hell*
Blackwater Park
House of a Shattered Soul
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
The Munsters with Yvonne DeCarlo

Most Original Bait

Blackwater Park
Bee-Bee's Funhouse
The Final Days
No More Smiles
Quiet Room*
The Winter Sun

Most Original Character

Daniel Etim (Clive Owen) in Blackwater Park*
Eileen Kwiasniewski (Grace Zabriskie) in Cocker Spanchovy
Johnny Ringers (Daniel Radcliffe) in Foggy London Nights
Alice (Jennifer Connelly) in Quiet Room
Malcolm Vaughn (Ryan Reynolds) in The Truth Lies Within
Jack Hanson (Tom Hanks) in The Winter Sun

Best Cast

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
The Courtroom
Deep Secret
Grey Gardens
Six Days in 67*

Best Casting Choice

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Ike in Fallout
Eddie Jemison as Martin Ziggle in The Lonely Life of Martin Ziggle
Julian McMahon as Rock Hudson in The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Catherine Zeta Jones as Yvonne DeCarlo in The Munsters with Yvonne DeCarlo
Kelsey Grammer as Bob Hope in My Life in Jokes*
Chiwetel Ejiofor as LeRoi Jones in Six Days in 67

Best Crew

Friendly Enemies*
Foggy London Nights
Indigo Prophecy
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Six Days in 67

Best Tagline

"In a State Run by Man, She Fought for Change"
Equality

"Death is something you cry about. Tragedy is what makes you scream"
Everyday

"Home is wherever you make it, and London is just the place to start it all"
Foggy London Nights

"Time Isn't Always Going To Be There"
The Legend of Zelda: The End of Forever*

"There is no truth without belief"
The Truth Lies Within

"The sun is the soul as sorrow is the heart"
The Winter Sun

Funniest Bait

Cocker Spanchovy
The Munsters with Yvonne DeCarlo*
No More Smiles
My Life in Jokes
Off to Rome
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Shameless Oscar-Vehicles

The Courtroom
Deep Secret
Grey Gardens
In Between
Like Beauty
Six Days in 67

Best Poster

Blackwater Park
My Life in Jokes
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Quiet Room*
The Truth Lies Within
The Winter Sun

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Brian (Bee-Bee's Funhouse)
Josh P. (The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson & Foggy London Nights)*
Pat (Everyday & Bat Out of Hell)
Sergio (Quiet Room)
Tony (The Winter Sun & Blackwater Park)
Zgamer (Fallout & Indigo Prophecy)

The Editor's TOP 5

The Courtroom
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Quiet Room
The Winter Sun
The Witching Hour

THE BIG 8 AWARDS

Best Picture

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Deep Secret
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson*
Quiet Room
The Winter Sun

Best Director

Jonathan Demme, Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Ang Lee, The Winter Sun
David Lynch, Quiet Room
Anthony Minghella, Deep Secret*
Bryan Singer, The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson

Best Actor

Jeff Bridges, Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Brian Cox, Deep Secret
Tom Hanks, The Winter Sun
Michael Imperioli, The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson*
Thomas Kretschmann, In Between
Will Smith, The Courtroom

Best Actress

Jennifer Connelly, Quiet Room*
Virginia Madsen, Everyday
Kerry Washington, Six Days in 67
Sigourney Weaver, Equality
Catherine Zeta Jones, The Munsters with Yvonne DeCarlo

Best Supporting Actor

James Gandolfini, The Winter Sun
Mandy Patinkin, Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Ron Pearlman, Fallout
Daniel Radcliffe, Foggy London Nights*
Justin Theroux, Quiet Room

Best Supporting Actress

Kathy Bates, Rabbit Hole*
Jill Clayburgh, Grey Gardens
Julie Christie, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Eddie Falco, Everyday
Sara Ramirez, No More Smiles

Best Original Screenplay

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
The Courtroom
Deep Secret
Quiet Room
Six Days in 67
The Winter Sun*

Best Adapted Screenplay

Equality
Grey Gardens
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson*
Rabbit Hole
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

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

FILM FESTIVAL

Golden Igloo (Best Picture)

The Courtroom
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson*
Bee-Bee's Fun House
Six Days in ’67

Grand Special Igloo Prize (Forum Favorite)

The Legend of Zelda: The End of Forever*
Quiet Room
Fallout
Bat Out Of Hell

Future Best Director

Antoine Fuqua for Six Days in ‘67
Ron Howard for The Courtroom
David Lynch for Quiet Room*
David Fincher for Blackwater Park

Future Best Actor

Clive Owen for Blackwater Park*
Will Smith for The Courtroom
Michael Imperioli for The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
Jeff Bridges for Bee-Bee's Fun House

Future Best Actress

Kerry Washington for Six Days in ’67
Amy Adams for Bee-Bee’s Funhouse
Jennifer Connelly for Quiet Room*
Diane Lane for Rabbit Hole

Future Best Supporting Actor

Justin Theroux for Quiet Room
Mandy Patinkin for Bee-Bee’s Funhouse
Daniel Radcliff for Foggy London Nights*
Ian McKellen for The Witching Hour

Future Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Hudson Bat Out of Hell
Kathy Bates for Rabbit Hole*
Robin Wright Penn for Quiet Room
Uma Thurman for The Witching Hour

Future Best Screenplay

Six Days in ’67
Quiet Room*
Bee-Bee's Fun House
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson

Future Best Ensemble

Six Days in ’67*
Bee-Bee’s Funhouse
The Courtroom
Deep Secret

Future Best Picture Drama

Six Days in ’67
Bee-Bee’s Funhouse*
Quiet Room
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson

Future Best Picture Musical/Comedy

Bat Out of Hell
Foggy London Nights*
The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo
Grey Gardens

The Golden Typewriter (Future Best Author)

Tony (Blackwater Park/The Winter Sun)*
Zgamer (Fallout/ Indigo Prophecy)
Brian (Bee-Bee's Fun House)
Josh P. (Foggy London Nights/The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson)

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Picture (Drama)

Bee-Bee's Funhouse
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson*
Fallout
Six Days in 67
Deep Secret

Best Actor Drama

Jeff Bridges for Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Brian Cox for Deep Secret
Michael Imperioli for The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson*
Tom Hanks for The Winter Sun
Chiwetel Ejiofer for Six Days in 67

Best Actress Drama

Julianne Moore for The Witching Hour
Kerry Washington for Six Days in 67
Diane Lane for Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Connelly for Quiet Room*
Sigourney Weaver for Equality

Best Picture Comedy/Musical

Bat Out of Hell*
No More Smiles
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo
Gray Gardens

Best Actor Comedy/Musical

Jared Leto for Bat Out of Hell
Andrew Simpson for Foggy London Nights
Jerry Stiller for The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo*
Billy Crudup for No More Smiles
Kelsey Grammer for My Life in Jokes

Best Actress Comedy/Musical

Brittany Murphy for Bat Out of Hell
Christine Ebersole for Grey Gardens
Catherine Zeta Jones for The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo*
Christina Applegate for No More Smiles
Gracie Zabriskie for Cocker Spanchovy

Best Supporting Actor

James Gandolfini for The Winter Sun*
Mandy Patinkin for Bee-Bee's funhouse
Justin Theroux for Quiet Room
Greg Kinnear for Rabbit Hole
Ron Pearlman for Fallout
Ewan McGregor for Deep Secrets

Best Supporting Actress

Kathy Bates for Rabbit Hole
Edie Falco for Everyday*
Robin Wright Penn for Quiet Room
Jill Clayburgh for Grey Gardens
Renee Zellweger for The Winter Sun
Winona Ryder for Shipwreck'd

Best Director

Jonathan Demme for Bee-Bee's Funhouse
David Lynch for Quiet Room
Anthony Minghella for Deep Secret
Ang Lee for The Winter Sun*
Jack Bender for Fallout
Antoine Fuqua for Six Days in 67

Best Screenplay

The Courtroom
Fallout
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson
The Winter Sun
Deep Secret*
Quiet Room

SAG AWARDS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE

Bee-Bee's Funhouse*
Six Days in '67
The Winter Sun
Foggy London Nights
Rabbit Hole

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Jeff Bridges - Bee-Bee's Funhouse
Will Smith - The Courtroom
Tom Hanks - The Winter Sun
Brian Cox - Deep Secret
Michael Imperioli - The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson*

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Sigourney Weaver - Equality
Jennifer Connelly - Quiet Room
Kerry Washington - Six Days in '67
Catherine Zeta Jones - The Munsters with Yvonne De Carlo*
Christine Ebersole - Grey Gardens

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

James Gandolfini - The Winter Sun*
Ron Pearlman - Fallout
Justin Theroux - Quiet Room
Daniel Radcliffe - Foggy London Nights
Greg Kinnear - Rabbit Hole

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Edie Falco - Everyday*
Uma Thurman - The Witching Hour
Kathy Bates - Rabbit Hole
Robin Wright Penn - Quiet Room
Jennifer Hudson - Bat Out Of Hell