Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Yes, okay, I got 9 points. But I also didn’t copy-and-paste everyone else’s choices and decided (for the Globes, at least, since like who cares it’s the Globes) to choose some “no guts no glory” picks.

I won this thing in 2005, I believe, so I’m fine with a dead-last finish this year.

Thanks for adding an historical note to my tally!

Thanks. I really am surprised I won.

I was really trying to figure out with my selections what kind of group the organization wanted to be. In the end, they did what I expected them to do. The more members, the less outside-the-box they tend to be. It's why I think people who rag on the 300-member-plus Critics Choice Association as being so milquetoast must consider the fact that the larger the body, the less obscure they tend to be. It's why the Hawaii Film Critics Society can be so idiosyncratic (one year, they had only four members).

Oscar Guy lives up to his name! Congratulations, indeed.

Congratulations to all who played. This one was tougher to get right than it looked. The bonus question was what helped me. I knew there would be no political speeches from the winners. Surprisingly, there was just one from the actors presenting the writing prize which was excellently done.

Congrats Wes!

anonymous1980 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 11:33 pm THE RESULTS!

Only two people, dws1982 and Oscar Guy predicted Cillian Murphy in Best Drama Actor, earning them double points. The answer to the optional bonus question is ZERO so anyone who answered that gets an additional five points. Okay, here are the results! Please do let me know if there are any errors in my calculations.

9 points - flipp525 (I believe this is the first time anyone got single digit points in any of these contests)
15 points - Okri
26 points - Sabin
27 points - CalWilliam, Aceisgreat
29 points - Big Magilla
30 points - dws1982
31 points - Reza
33 points - anonymous1980, mlrg and Mister Tee
35 points - Jefforey Smith

and our 2024 Golden Globes predictions winner with 39 points is...

Oscar Guy!

Take a bow!

Congratulations Wes!!

THE RESULTS!

Only two people, dws1982 and Oscar Guy predicted Cillian Murphy in Best Drama Actor, earning them double points. The answer to the optional bonus question is ZERO so anyone who answered that gets an additional five points. Okay, here are the results! Please do let me know if there are any errors in my calculations.

9 points - flipp525 (I believe this is the first time anyone got single digit points in any of these contests)
15 points - Okri
26 points - Sabin
27 points - CalWilliam, Aceisgreat
29 points - Big Magilla
30 points - dws1982
31 points - Reza
33 points - anonymous1980, mlrg and Mister Tee
35 points - Jefforey Smith

and our 2024 Golden Globes predictions winner with 39 points is...

Oscar Guy!

Take a bow!

It was my runner-up (in our site predictions), but my fault for not going with any for these predictions. I hate being penalized for naming runners-up.

No one got Best Screenplay - Justine Triet for Anatomy of a Fall.

Best Motion Picture Drama: Oppenheimer
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: Barbie
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Actor, Drama: Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Actress, Drama: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Actress, Musical or Comedy: Emma Stone, Poor Things
Actor, Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Supporting Actor: Robert Downey, Jr., Oppenheimer (ru: Ryan Gosling, Barbie)
Supporting Actress: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Screenplay: Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Original Score: Ludwig Goransson, Oppenheimer
Original Song: "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, Barbie
Non-English Picture: Anatomy of a Fall, France
Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Oppenheimer

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Barbie

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Emma Stone, Poor Things

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Ryan Gosling, Barbie

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

BEST DIRECTOR FOR A MOTION PICTURE
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

BEST SCREENPLAY FOR A MOTION PICTURE
Killers of the Flower Moon

BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MOTION PICTURE
Past Lives

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Boy and The Heron

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A MOTION PICTURE
Ludwig Göransson,Oppenheimer

BEST ORIGINAL SONG FOR A MOTION PICTURE
“What Was I Made For”, Barbie

CINEMATIC BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

BONUS QUESTION: 3

I almost forgot to join my own contest.

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Oppenheimer

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Barbie

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Bradley Cooper, Maestro

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL or COMEDY
Emma Stone, Poor Things
(RU: Margot Robbie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

BEST DIRECTOR FOR A MOTION PICTURE
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

BEST SCREENPLAY FOR A MOTION PICTURE
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
(RU: Past Lives)

BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MOTION PICTURE
Past Lives
(RU: Anatomy of a Fall)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Boy and The Heron

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A MOTION PICTURE
Ludwig Göransson,Oppenheimer

BEST ORIGINAL SONG FOR A MOTION PICTURE
“What Was I Made For”, Barbie

CINEMATIC BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
Barbie

BONUS QUESTION: 2.

Best Picture – Drama: Oppenheimer

Best Picture – Musical/Comedy: Barbie

Best Female Actor – Motion Picture – Drama: Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Male Actor – Motion Picture – Drama: Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers

Best Female Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy: Margot Robbie, Barbie

Best Male Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy: Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Best Supporting Female Actor – Motion Picture: Rosamund Pike, Saltburn

Best Supporting Male Actor – Motion Picture: Ryan Gosling, Barbie

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Tony McNamara, Poor Things

Best Picture – Non-English Language: The Zone of Interest

Best Picture – Animated: Spider-Man - Into the Spider-verse

Best Score – Motion Picture: Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things

Best Song – Motion Picture: “I’m Just Ken” — Barbie

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie

Bonus question: 5

I keep forgetting to post these. I'm going with a list that's both populist and elitist. The group group in size and the larger a group grows, the more populist it becomes. That said, I think they'll try to make a few statements with their selections, so mine are genuinely all over the place. While I did runner-up predictions on Awards Landscape, I'm going only with winners here.

Drama: Oppenheimer
Comedy/Musical: Barbie
Animated: The Boy and the Heron
Director: Christopher Nolan
Drama Actor: Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
Comedy/Musical Actor: Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction
Drama Actress: Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon
Comedy/Musical Actress: Emma Stone - Poor Things
Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr. - Oppenheimer
Supporting Actress: Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers
Screenplay: Poor Things
Song: "What Was I Made For? - Barbie
Score: Oppenheimer
Non-English Language Film: Anatomy of a Fall
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie

Bonus Question: 6

Best Picture – Drama: Oppenheimer

Best Picture – Musical/Comedy: Poor Things

Best Female Actor – Motion Picture – Drama: Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Male Actor – Motion Picture – Drama: Bradley Cooper, Maestro

Best Female Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy: Margot Robbie, Barbie

Best Male Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy: Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Best Supporting Female Actor – Motion Picture: Danielle Brookes, The Color Purple

Best Supporting Male Actor – Motion Picture: Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer

Best Director: Greta Gerwig, Barbie

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Tony McNamara, Poor Things

Best Picture – Non-English Language: Fallen Leaves

Best Picture – Animated: Spider-Man - Into the Spider-verse

Best Score – Motion Picture: Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things

Best Song – Motion Picture: “What Was I Made For” — Barbie

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie

Mister Tee wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:44 pm

mlrg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:50 pm Best Picture – Drama:
• OPPENHEIMER
...

My friend, you seem to have omitted a best director pick (probably because you, like me, worked from the initial post of nominations here, which left the category out).

Thanks a lot for pointing that out. Fixed.