OK, you win…but you didn't thank your mother, your agent, the producer, the writers... where are your manners. And you have 30 seconds to tell us  ;D

Where is my Golden statue?  :blownose:

Anywho, it may disappoint you to know, that despite clearly losing the Oscar poll & than having my instinct pulled out from under me with the Oscar torrent bit, tomorrow I will be announcing the fact that I won this Oscar poll & adding that I knew I would by that little bit of Oscar torrent forshadowing with the Wednesday night crew (whose Oscar party I always avoid since making a bit of scene during my arrival & then quick departure once a decade or so ago).  I know it's sad really but as they are not online they can't verify the veracity of my claim & bah ha ha you won, you can't have that cake & eat it as well, it's my birthday and I can, wait , what time is it?  Right, I have to go home to daddy, bring him the money, nighty night.

:blownose:  Oh right and now I am 44. Bah.

Anyway, Happy Birthday  … and being 44 isn't that bad  ;D

groovedware : 4/24
scramer : 12/24
2222 : 19/24

… and I win!  :hehe:

I appreciate your participation. So, both of you will split in half the prize, 500SBP for each one.

groovedware, 500 already sent to your Oscar torrent  and scramer, I sent you a PM 

Congrats all!

Lest count!!!

Motion Picture
Birdman
Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole

Actress, Leading Role
Julianne Moore for Still Alice

Actor, Leading Role
Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything

Directing
Alejandro González Iñárritu for Birdman

Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced/Published
The Imitation Game, Graham Moore

Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Birdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando

Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat

Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Selma, Common, John Legend

Documentary, Feature
Citizenfour, Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky

Editing
Whiplash, Tom Cross

Cinematography
Birdman, Emmanuel Lubezki

Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock

Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6

Short Film, Animated
Feast, Patrick Osborne, Kristina Reed

Visual Effects
Interstellar, Paul J. Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Scott R. Fisher

Actress, Supporting Role
Patricia Arquette for Boyhood

Sound Editing
American Sniper, Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

Sound Mixing
Whiplash, Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, Thomas Curley

Documentary, Short Subject
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Dana Perry

Short Film, Live Action
The Phone Call, Mat Kirkby, James Lucas

Foreign Language Film
Ida, Pawel Pawlikowski

Makeup and Hairstyling
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier

Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Milena Canonero

Actor, Supporting Role
J.K. Simmons for Whiplash

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Birdman (2014): Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything (2014)
(this is gonna be fucking tough, between Keaton and Redmayne)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Julianne Moore for Still Alice (2014)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

J.K. Simmons for Whiplash (2014)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Patricia Arquette for Boyhood (2014/I)

Best Achievement in Directing

Alejandro González Iñárritu for Birdman (2014)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

The Imitation Game (2014): Graham Moore

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Ida (2013): Pawel Pawlikowski

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Birdman (2014): Emmanuel Lubezki

Best Achievement in Editing

Boyhood (2014/I): Sandra Adair

Best Achievement in Production Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock

Best Achievement in Costume Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): Milena Canonero

Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): Alexandre Desplat

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Selma (2014): Common, John Legend(Glory)

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

American Sniper (2014): John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Walt Martin

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

American Sniper (2014): Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Interstellar (2014): Paul J. Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Scott R. Fisher

Best Documentary, Feature

Citizenfour (2014): Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky

Best Documentary, Short Subject

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (2013): Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Dana Perry

Best Short Film, Animated

The Dam Keeper (2014): Robert Kondo, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi

Best Short Film, Live Action

The Phone Call (2013): Mat Kirkby, James Lucas

Come guys, give me your best! Oscar just in few days ahead!
:cheers:

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:

Birdman (2014): Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominees:

Michael Keaton for Birdman (2014)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominees:

Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl (2014)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees:

Edward Norton for Birdman (2014)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominees:

Laura Dern for Wild (2014)

Best Achievement in Directing
Nominees:

Alejandro González Iñárritu for Birdman (2014)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Nominees:

Birdman (2014): Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Nominees:

Whiplash (2014): Damien Chazelle

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Nominees:

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Nominees:

Ida (2013): Pawel Pawlikowski

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Nominees:

Birdman (2014): Emmanuel Lubezki

Best Achievement in Editing
Nominees:

Boyhood (2014/I): Sandra Adair

Best Achievement in Production Design
Nominees:

Interstellar (2014): Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis

Best Achievement in Costume Design
Nominees:

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): Milena Canonero

Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Nominees:

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014): Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Nominees:

The Imitation Game (2014): Alexandre Desplat

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Nominees:

Selma (2014): Common, John Legend(Glory)

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Nominees:

Whiplash (2014): Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, Thomas Curley

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Nominees:

Birdman (2014): Aaron Glascock, Martín Hernández

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Nominees:

Interstellar (2014): Paul J. Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Scott R. Fisher

Best Documentary, Feature
Nominees:

Citizenfour (2014): Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky

Best Documentary, Short Subject
Nominees:

The Reaper (2013/I): Gabriel Serra

Best Short Film, Animated
Nominees:

Feast (2014/I): Patrick Osborne, Kristina Reed

Best Short Film, Live Action
Nominees:

The Phone Call (2013): Mat Kirkby, James Lucas

My official ballot selections are of course what will win, I predict 93% percent of my predictions will be proven accurate, my being a pisces I should almost certainly be excluded from this contest but as there were no rules against using my psychic abilities I did.  Just call me Jeane Dixon.

Honestly, I don't have a horse in the race because as I have said elsewhere and over and over, 2014 was all about television.  With 2015 looking to continue that trend!

I only saw 2 movies in a theatre in 2014 and one of those was Gone With The Wind.  This from a lover of cinema.

I also just noticed I picked a different best movie in my poll vote & my actual choice LOL!

I can see that!  :funny2:
You can actually change your vote, but I already reset the poll, so you can vote again.

@Gcon:

I only saw The Grand Budapest Hotel from the best picture category. It was a very good movie, and I like the style of the director, but I'd never vote for best picture. The best movie I saw in 2014 was Gone Girl and, I question why, it isn't in this category, as well as in others.

The Grand Budapest Hotel is a good movie. I like Gone Girl too, I love the story, I think it will win the for Adapted Screenplay. Tho, its sad, Gone Girl has been snubbed by Oscar for Best Picture this year.

That was the most copy & paste I think I've ever done in one sitting!  Also interesting to note:  I have only seen one (1) of this year's nominees & I didn't pick it in the Visual Effects category!  Being a pisces I just used my psychic abilities