Sunday Best: Final Oscar Game Reminder

Just a final reminder for any of you readers to participate in my annual Oscar Game.

For those who have played before, I have made important changes.
-I have re-adjusted the point values
-I have divided the awards into different categories
     -MAJOR AWARDS (the awards that the casual viewer cares about)
     -TECHNICAL AWARDS (awards for technical achievements)
     -MINOR AWARDS  (the awards that most people don't care and haven't seen the movies)

Just click this link.

The game goes like this:

OBJECT: Get the most points!

HOW TO PLAY:  Fill out a score sheet for each category with your choice (who you want to win) and your prediction (who you think WILL win).


CATEGORIES

1.  MAJOR AWARDS
-Best Picture
-Best Director
-Best Actor
-Best Actress
-Best Supporting Actor
-Best Supporting Actress
-Best Original Screenplay
-Best Adapted Screenplay
-Best Original Score
-Best Original Song
-Best Animate Feature


On the night of the Oscars, give yourself 1 point for each correct guess in MY PREDICTIONS.  If you get a prediction wrong, subtract 1 point.  Give yourself 1 point for each correct guess in MY CHOICE.  There is no penalty for incorrect guesses for MY CHOICE.

For example:

Category
BEST DIRECTOR
-MY CHOICE = • "Mad Max: Fury Road," George Miller
-MY PREDICTION = • "The Revenant," Alejandro G. Iñárritu

BEST ACTOR
-MY CHOICE = Matt Damon in "The Martian"
-MY PREDICTION = Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant"

BEST ACTRESS
-MY CHOICE = • Jennifer Lawrence in "Joy"
-MY PREDICTION = • Jennifer Lawrence in "Joy"


If Alejandro G. Iñárritu wins Best Director, gain 1 point for a correct guess in MY PREDICTIONS, but no points for an incorrect MY CHOICE  (total points = 1)

If Matt Damon wins Best Actor, gain 1 point, for a correct MY CHOICE, but subtract 1 point for an incorrect MY PREDICTION (total points = 0)

If Jennifer Lawrence wins Best Actress, gain 1 points for correct MY CHOICE and 1 correct MY PREDICTION.  (total points =2)

You may NOT make a guess for a MY CHOICE in a category if you have not seen any of the films in the category.  You may, however, make a blind guess for the MY PREDICTION section even if you have not seen any of the nominees.


2.  TECHNICAL AWARDS
-Best Editing
-Best Cinematography
-Best Visual Effects
-Best Sound Editing
-Best Sound Mixing
-Best Makeup
-Best Costumes
-Best Production Design

For these, give yourself 1 point for each correct guess in MY PREDICTIONS.   Give yourself 1 points each correct guess in MY CHOICE.  There is no penalty for incorrect guesses for MY PREDICTIONS or MY CHOICE.



3.  MINOR AWARDS
-Best Documentary Feature
-Best Documentary Short
-Best Animated Short
-Best Live Action Short
-Best Foreign Language Film

For these, give yourself 1 point for each correct guess in MY PREDICTIONS.   Since so few people have seen these, there is no MY CHOICE section.  There is no penalty for incorrect guesses for MY PREDICTIONS.

PARTICIPATION:

Fill out the below score sheet and send it to me.  I will be the designated score-keeper.  You may change any choice up until the broadcast begins.

The winner will receive bragging rights and recognition on this blog.

You can change your answers up until the broadcast.  Here is my ballot:

Name	Catholic Skywalker
BEST PICTURE - MY CHOICE	Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST PICTURE - MY PREDICTION	The Revenant
BEST DIRECTOR - MY CHOICE	• "Mad Max: Fury Road," George Miller
BEST DIRECTOR - MY PREDICTION	• "The Revenant," Alejandro G. Iñárritu
BEST ACTOR - MY CHOICE	Matt Damon in "The Martian"
BEST ACTOR - MY PREDICTION	Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant"
BEST ACTRESS - MY CHOICE	• Jennifer Lawrence in "Joy"
BEST ACTRESS - MY PREDICTION	• Brie Larson in "Room"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - MY CHOICE	• Christian Bale in "The Big Short"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - MY PREDICTION	• Sylvester Stallone in "Creed"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - MY CHOICE	• Jennifer Jason Leigh in "The Hateful Eight"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - MY PREDICTION	• Jennifer Jason Leigh in "The Hateful Eight"
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - MY CHOICE	• "The Martian," screenplay by Drew Goddard
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - MY PREDICTION	• "The Big Short," screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - MY CHOICE	• "Inside Out," screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley; original story by Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - MY PREDICTION	• "Inside Out," screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley; original story by Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - MY CHOICE	• "Mad Max: Fury Road," John Seale
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - MY PREDICTION	• "The Revenant," Emmanuel Lubezki
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - MY CHOICE	• "Mad Max: Fury Road," Jenny Beavan
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - MY PREDICTION	• "Carol," Sandy Powell
BEST FILM EDITING - MY CHOICE	• "Mad Max: Fury Road," Margaret Sixel
BEST FILM EDITING - MY PREDICTION	• "Mad Max: Fury Road," Margaret Sixel
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING - MY CHOICE	• "Mad Max: Fury Road," Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING - MY PREDICTION	• "Mad Max: Fury Road," Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MY CHOICE	• "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," John Williams
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MY PREDICTION	• "The Hateful Eight," Ennio Morricone
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MY CHOICE	• "Writing's on the Wall" from "Spectre"
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MY PREDICTION	• "Writing's on the Wall" from "Spectre"
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - MY CHOICE	• "Mad Max: Fury Road," production design: Colin Gibson; set decoration: Lisa Thompson
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - MY PREDICTION	• "The Martian," production design: Arthur Max; set decoration: Celia Bobak
BEST SOUND EDITING - MY CHOICE	• "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Matthew Wood and David Acord
BEST SOUND EDITING - MY PREDICTION	• "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Matthew Wood and David Acord
BEST SOUND MIXING - MY CHOICE	• "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson
BEST SOUND MIXING - MY PREDICTION	• "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - MY CHOICE	• "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - MY PREDICTION	• "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM - MY PREDICTION	• "Son of Saul," Hungary
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM - MY PREDICTION	• "Inside Out," Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM - MY PREDICTION	• "Inside Out," Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - MY PREDICTION	• "Amy," Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - MY PREDICTION	• "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness," Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM- MY PREDICTION	• "World of Tomorrow," Don Hertzfeldt
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM- MY PREDICTION	• "Ave Maria," Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont

When guessing for MY PREDICTION, my rule of thumb is to choose the most pretentious title.

So I invite all of you to join in the fun!

http://goo.gl/forms/N5Ti39RLna

I will try to live tweet the Oscars tonight, but that will depend on out outside factors.