Originally posted by bildo10: I don't understand why my alternative would get 9 more points then my 11th choice, and so on. Why do all alternatives get 10 points? That seems quite excessive.
That is what I was trying to figure out. Do the 21-25 choices actually get votes as if they were tied for 10th? Because that makes no sense.
I threw in the Alternates feature to spice things up a bit. But I do agree that 10 points is a bit excessive, I'll change it to FIVE.
Also, please bear in mind that the performances on your lists should be 2000-2009 *AMERICAN* RELEASES. Make sure to check IMDb if you aren't sure.
Thanks for the ballots, guys.
"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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I have received Ballots from these people: bocaboy7 Brilliance inmorbid Jake221 jbboy kelemenmarc moviebuff144 puxzkkx Try Again URgirlfriendhatesme
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"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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Originally posted by puxzkkx: Why do I have this feeling that you're insulting me? Thanks for the concern, but implications of crookedness don't sit well with me.
Regardless, send in your ballots!
I'm not the kind of person to rig the votes. The entire point of this poll is to get an accurate portrait of the GD groupthink. If I wanted to make a list of my own personal favorites, I'd just do it myself on Excel!
Sorry, I wasn't trying to insult you. I was just wondering how you were going to come up with the lists if you get all these ballots with all of of these different names... that's all... and then I saw your huge FYC list and was wondering how it was going to work if everyone has a big list with all different names on it... But whatever! This seems exciting and I will try and get my ballot on soon. And again, I'm really sorry, I really wasn't trying to insult you!
As the ballots get sent to me, I place all the listed performances in an excel document with who submitted them and how many points they get. When the 21st rolls around, I'll put the performances in alphabetical order and add up the point tallies, and then unveil the list based on which performances got the most points.
"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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Originally posted by puxzkkx: an alternate candidate.
But what does that mean? Like a runner-up?
Yep
"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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Maybe I'm just really dense (I totally am), but I don't understand why my alternative choices would get more points then 16-20 of my top choices? Shouldn't what I like (and everyone else) get a higher score? It would kind of mess things up, wouldn't it?
Fine, I'll change it to 0.5 points. That's fair. I was just following the rules for other lists like this on other sites, but this will please everyone!
regardless, SEND IN A BALLOT!!!!
"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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I think this is a good game - thanks for this: puxzkkx
I sent my ballot.
FYC: - Felicity Huffman (Transamerica) - Nicole Kidman (The Hours / Moulin Rouge) - Charlize Theron (Monster) - Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road / Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind) - Julianne Moore (The Hours / Far from Heaven) - Cate Blanchett (The Aviator) - Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal / Chocolat) - Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake / Harry Potter and an Order of the Phoenix)
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FYC OSCAR and GOLDEN-GLOBE 2010:
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia Julianne Moore - A Single Man
If you need to switch out some performances on your ballots (eligibility requirements, repeats), I've PMed you. Check your inbox!
I must say I'm surprised at which performances are in the lead so far
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"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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Originally posted by puxzkkx: Fine, I'll change it to 0.5 points. That's fair. I was just following the rules for other lists like this on other sites, but this will please everyone!
regardless, SEND IN A BALLOT!!!!
Hahaha, you are a pushover! Thanks tho, it makes more sense (at least to me). Thanks for doing this, I usually take part in these within the grammy forum.
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose Kate Winslet - ESOTSM/Rev. Road/Reader Amy Adams - Junebug Viola Davis - Doubt Queen Latifah - Chicago Nia Vardalos – My Big Fat Greek Wedding Cate Blanchett – The Aviator Hiam Abbass – The Visitor
AND...
Betty White – The Proposal
2010 Oscars FYC:
Lead Actor - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer Lead Actress - Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Original Screenplay - Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
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Taraji P. Henson- Hustle & Flow Viola Davis- Doubt Halle Berry- Monster's Ball Charlize Theron- Monster Hilary Swank- Million Dollar Baby Sanaa Lathan- Love & Basketball Shareeka Epps- Half Nelson Regina King- Ray Jennifer Hudson- Dreamgirls
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Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal
"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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Eight ballots and already someone is leading by a mile...
"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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Don't forget to consider foreign-language performances, performances by non-white actresses, performances in independent films and non-Oscar-nominated performances!
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"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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By the way, if I sent you a PM asking you to make changes to your ballot (if you have a repeat vote or if you have non-2000s performances in it etc) and you don't make those changes by the deadline for ballots, your ballot will be thrown out - I've replaced the problem inclusions with a "TBD" on my master list and I can't work with incomplete ballots.
"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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Come on guys, make ballots! 493 views and only 9 ballots? That's just sad.
"Notorious was nice, but it’s not in the color purple range" "Angels and Demons may get nominated for cinematography the imagery was profound" "District Nine will definitely win for best foreign film it made money and everyone loved it" ~ 8movies
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