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