Mike Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 (edited) Oscar Pool! A clean and comfortable Songfacts T-shirt to whoever gets the most points. This thread will serve as the pool. Just post a reply with your choices in the following categories: Best Picture (25 points): “Letters from Iwo Jima†“Babel†“The Departed†“Little Miss Sunshine†“The Queen†Best Actor (15 points): Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond†Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson†Peter O’Toole in “Venus†Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness†Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland†Best Actress (15 points): Penélope Cruz in “Volver†Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal†Helen Mirren in “The Queen†Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada†Kate Winslet in “Little Children†Best Supporting Actor (10 points): Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine†Jackie Earle Haley in “Little Children†Djimon Hounsou in “Blood Diamond†Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls†Mark Wahlberg in “The Departed†Best Supporting Actress (10 points): Adriana Barraza in “Babel†Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal†Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine†Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls†Rinko Kikuchi in “Babel†Best Director (15 points): “Babel†Alejandro González Iñárritu “The Departed†Martin Scorsese “Letters from Iwo Jima†Clint Eastwood “The Queen†Stephen Frears “United 93†Paul Greengrass Best Original Score (15 points): “Babel†Gustavo Santaolalla “The Good German†Thomas Newman “Notes on a Scandal†Philip Glass “Pan’s Labyrinth†Javier Navarrete “The Queen†Alexandre Desplat Best Original Song (25 points): “I Need to Wake Up†from “An Inconvenient Truth†Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge “Listen†from “Dreamgirls†Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler Lyric by Anne Preven “Love You I Do†from “Dreamgirls†Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Siedah Garrett “Our Town†from “Cars†Music and Lyric by Randy Newman “Patience†from “Dreamgirls†Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Willie Reale *Best Song is the first tiebreaker, followed by Best Score. The Oscars are Sunday, February 25th. 2007, so make sure to post your picks by then. Only one entry accepted per person. Good luck! Edited May 8, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Best Picture (25 points): “Little Miss Sunshine†Best Actor (15 points): Peter O’Toole in “Venus†Best Actress (15 points): Helen Mirren in “The Queen†Best Supporting Actor (10 points): Mark Wahlberg in “The Departed†Best Supporting Actress (10 points): Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls†Best Director (15 points): “The Departed†Martin Scorsese Best Original Score (15 points): “Babel†Gustavo Santaolalla Best Original Song (25 points): “I Need to Wake Up†from “An Inconvenient Truth†Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 It's been a few years since my big win in the inaugural Songfacts Oscar Pool - can I play? Best Picture (25 points): “Babel†Best Actor (15 points): Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland†Best Actress (15 points): Helen Mirren in “The Queen†Best Supporting Actor (10 points): Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls†Best Supporting Actress (10 points): Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls†Best Director (15 points): “The Departed†Martin Scorsese Best Original Score (15 points): “Pan’s Labyrinth†Javier Navarrete Best Original Song (25 points): “Love You I Do†from “Dreamgirls†Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Siedah Garrett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Best Picture “Little Miss Sunshine†Best Actor Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland†Best Actress Helen Mirren in “The Queen†Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine†Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls†Best Director “The Departed†Martin Scorsese Best Original Score “Babel†Gustavo Santaolalla Best Original Song “Our Town†from “Cars†Music and Lyric by Randy Newman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Best Picture: “Little Miss Sunshine†Best Actor: Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness†Best Actress: Kate Winslet in “Little Children†Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine†Best Supporting Actress: Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine†Best Director: “Letters from Iwo Jima†Clint Eastwood Best Original Score: “Pan’s Labyrinth†Javier Navarrete Best Original Song: “Love You I Do†from “Dreamgirls†Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Siedah Garrett Yall that was actually pretty darn hard...especially The Best Director and Best Original Song...wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Not to be mistaken for the people I think should win... these are the ones I think will win. Best Picture (25 points): “The Departed†Best Actor (15 points): Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland†Best Actress (15 points): Helen Mirren in “The Queen†Best Supporting Actor (10 points): Djimon Hounsou in “Blood Diamond†Best Supporting Actress (10 points): Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal†Best Director (15 points): "Letters from Iwo Jima†Clint Eastwood Best Original Score (15 points): “Pan’s Labyrinth†Javier Navarrete Best Original Song (25 points): “Listen†from “Dreamgirls†Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler Lyric by Anne Preven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Best Picture - Departed (Scorsese Finally gets regognized) Best Actor - Forest Whitaker Best Actress - Helen Mirren Best Supporting Actor - Alan Arkin Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson Best Director - Martin Scorsese Best Score - The Good German - Thomas Newman Best Song - Listen - Dreamgirls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Best Picture:“Letters from Iwo Jima†Best Actor: Forest Whitaker * Best Actress: Helen Mirren Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson Best Director: Martin Scorsese Best Original Score: “Pan’s Labyrinth†Best Original Song: “Listen†If Forrest Whitaker wins, that will be 2 actors from Fast Times at Ridgemont High to have a best actor oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Best Picture (25 points): “Babel†Best Actor (15 points): Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland†Best Actress (15 points): Helen Mirren in “The Queen†Best Supporting Actor (10 points): Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls†Best Supporting Actress (10 points): Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls†Best Director (15 points): “The Departed†Martin Scorsese Best Original Score (15 points): “The Good German†Thomas Newman Best Original Song (25 points): “Listen†from “Dreamgirls†Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler Lyric by Anne Preven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Best Picture (25 points): “Letters from Iwo Jima†Best Actor (15 points): Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland†Best Actress (15 points): Helen Mirren in “The Queen†Best Supporting Actor (10 points): Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine†Best Supporting Actress (10 points): Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal†Best Director (15 points): “The Departed†Martin Scorsese Best Original Score (15 points): “Notes on a Scandal†Philip Glass Best Original Song (25 points): “Our Town†from “Cars†Music and Lyric by Randy Newman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Best Picture (25 points): “Letters from Iwo Jima†Best Actor (15 points): Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland†Best Actress (15 points): Helen Mirren in “The Queen†Best Supporting Actor (10 points): Mark Wahlberg in “The Departed†Best Supporting Actress (10 points): Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls†Best Director (15 points): “Babel†Alejandro González Iñárritu Best Original Score (15 points): “Notes on a Scandal†Philip Glass Best Original Song (25 points): “I Need to Wake Up†from “An Inconvenient Truth†Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Best Picture (25 points): The Queen Best Actor (15 points): Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland†Best Actress (15 points): Helen Mirren in “The Queen†Best Supporting Actor (10 points): Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls†Best Supporting Actress (10 points): Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls†Best Director (15 points): “The Queen†Stephen Frears Best Original Score (15 points): “Pan’s Labyrinth†Javier Navarrete Best Original Song (25 points): “Love You I Do†from “Dreamgirls†Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Siedah Garrett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Best Picture (25 points): “The Departed†Best Actor (15 points): Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland†Best Actress (15 points): Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada†Best Supporting Actor (10 points): Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls†Best Supporting Actress (10 points): Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls†Best Director (15 points): “The Departed†Martin Scorsese Best Original Score (15 points): “The Queen†Alexandre Desplat Best Original Song (25 points): “I Need to Wake Up†from “An Inconvenient Truth†Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Best Picture (25 points): “Little Miss Sunshine†Best Actor (15 points): Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland†Best Actress (15 points): Kate Winslet in “Little Children†Best Supporting Actor (10 points): Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine†Best Supporting Actress (10 points): Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls†Best Director (15 points): “The Departed†Martin Scorsese Best Original Score (15 points): “Pan’s Labyrinth†Javier Navarrete Best Original Song (25 points): “Listen†from “Dreamgirls†Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler Lyric by Anne Preven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 ...and the winner? I think I see Phil Carl and tied at 90 pts. Me and a few others had 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 The musical questions are tiebreakers...not quite sure how that works... But it looks like Phil got all the major categories correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 I'm sure he cheated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Did Not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 ^ Movie dork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 That does it! I'm taking my spinach dip shaped like an Oscar and I'm going home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 do we get official results or is Phil's winning already a given? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Great job Phil. Send me a note with your address and size, and you'll get the prize. Not quite an Oscar, but not bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Thanks Carl, I will drop you a line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Speech! Speech! Speech! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 This means you like me, you really like me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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