The 1st Annual Academy Award Movie Challenge (January 25, 2007 to February 25, 2007)

[The Monkees]

With the success of the Horror Movie Challenge and the Holiday Movie Challenge for the last 2 years I thought up this neat new idea for a challenge. With the upcoming Acadmey Awards coming soon (February 25th) we will start up a new challenge.

The object of this new challenge is just like the horror movie challenge. The goal is 100 movies in one month.

Here of the Official Rules:

-The movies can be films that won Academy Awards or were nominated and lost.

-It doesn't matter what the film was nominated for Best Picture or Best Art Direction it will count as long as it was nominated or won.

-A movie can be viewed once normally then with a commentary and you can count that twice.

-NEW RULE You can NO LONGER watch sequels to films that have won Best Picture. I chose to drop this as an allowment because it really doesn't make much sense. Also while going through my own movies I found tons of films that were nominated that I didn't even know about.

The thread is up to put your lists in here:

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=490524

The challenge begins at 12:00 midnight on Thursday January 25, 2007. A new thread will be started to post the lists in again. Everyone is invited!

[Sparrow]

Count me in, I need to get caught up on some of the Academy nominated movies and performances from the last few years....this way I am motivated and in full swing to win this year's office pool :D

Question: Can we count Academy nominated 'performances' in the challenge? I have yet to watch Walk the Line for Reese Witherspoon's performance (in fact, I've not seen most from last year).

[TomOpus]

:D You know this is coming:

What about Best Documentary (feature/short), Short (animated/live), Animated Feature?

[whitetigeress]

Excellent! I am in.

[Bill Geiger]

Shouldn't this be in the Movie forum?

[RobCA]

I hope it stays here; I don't check out the Movie forum very often.

I'm definitely in, looking forward to it!

Rob

[The Monkees]

Question: Can we count Academy nominated 'performances' in the challenge? I have yet to watch Walk the Line for Reese Witherspoon's performance (in fact, I've not seen most from last year).

Of course, ANY film that was nominated for ANYTHING. Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Director, etc.

What about Best Documentary (feature/short), Short (animated/live), Animated Feature?

Absolutely, ANYTHING nominated or winning for ANYTHING.

Shouldn't this be in the Movie forum?

Why? The other 2 challenges were in this forum.

[Sondheim]

With college and two jobs I don't think I could watch 100 films in a month (though I can try,) but this may give me the proper motivation to finally catch up on the 20 or so Best Picture winners I have yet to watch.

[RobCA]

I don't get why this one was moved, when the last two weren't. Oh well...

I came up with 75 DVDs that will qualify for this challenge; I put them in a separate DVDSpot filter (http://www.dvdspot.com/list.php?member=robbroder&list=owned&sortby=title&sortdir=up&filter=1308048956&display=all&page=1), so that I'll know which ones I still need to watch... I doubt I'll be able to watch them all, but my goal is to at least get to 50.

Rob

[FantasticVSDoom]

Ok, lets hope I can last the one out...Since Im watching my spending, going and eating out, I should have no problems :)

[Cameron]

In It

[whitetigeress]

I went through my collection and I have 87 movies that qualify. I am debating if I should watch movies I have already seen, or if I should watch movies that I normally would not watch. I guess I have a little time to think about it.

[mdc3000]

I'm going to start drafting up a list...should be fun.

[LorenzoL]

Count me in.

[bdshort]

Shoot, I only watched 130 or so movies in all of 2006. I doubt I could watch 100 movies all in one month (even if I was inclined to, which I'm not, I have other things I like to do as well!). But have fun all, sounds like a daunting challenge!

[Groucho]

Cool. I'll just watch shorts and rack up a huge number. :thumbsup:

[Drexl]

Yeah, I don't think shorts should count. Make it feature-length films only.

[The Monkees]

Shorts are going to count because they are nominated for Academy Awards

Also I don't know why this was moved either.

[Cameron]

move it back

[InnocentBlood]

i'll play :)

[Dalvin]

If Helen Mirren doesn't win Best Actress for her role in "The Queen" it will be a travesty.

[Muad'Dib]

I'm up for this one. Really looking forward to it.

[Mr. Cinema]

I'm in.

[Sparrow]

If Helen Mirren doesn't win Best Actress for her role in "The Queen" it will be a travesty.

She probably will as I was unable to get away and make time to see this movie in the theatres :(

I'll plan to draft up a list as well, this challenge should be exceedingly fun.

[NoirFan]

-You can watch sequels to films that have WON best picture (i.e. Rocky II, III, IV, V, Balboa).

Why?

[Mondo Kane]

Since Ennio Morricone is recieving the Honorary Award, can I watch bunches & bunches of his scored-movies? :cool:

[The Monkees]

Why?

Why not?

It just gives leeway and more options for people who don't have a crapload of Academy Award winning films.

Since Ennio Morricone is recieving the Honorary Award, can I watch bunches & bunches of his scored-movies?

I guess so, I don't see why not. An honorary Oscar is still an Oscar.

[whitetigeress]

I can't wait to start this challenge. So, is there another challenge on the back burner after this one is done?

[The Monkees]

I can't wait to start this challenge. So, is there another challenge on the back burner after this one is done?

I got nothing else after this one that I can think of.

[Joe Molotov]

I can't wait to start this challenge. So, is there another challenge on the back burner after this one is done?

I think some people were wanting to do a Sci-Fi one.

[RobCA]

I think a sci-fi challenge could be fun, especially if TV shows counted, like they did for the recent holiday challenge. I'm not really a big sci-fi fan, so I don't have a lot of movies that would qualify, but if episodes of The X-Files and The Twilight Zone counted, I'd be able to participate a lot more. :D

Rob

[RobCA]

Also, someone suggested a comedy challenge a while back. I remember because I suggested we have it in April, in honor of April Fool's Day. :D

Rob

[whitetigeress]

I think a foreign movie challenge could be fun and it would make more people aware of great foreign cinema.

I wouldn't be interested in a sci-fi challenge.

[mllefoo]

I've seen most of the sci fi movies out there.
I'm not interested in foreign films if it means I have to get off my butt and rent a bunch of movies to read. Sorry, I just can't stand subtitles. I start to go crosseyed after a while.

[RobCA]

Personally, I wouldn't be interested in a foreign movie challenge, since I only have one, with no plans to buy any more. Not much of a challenge there! :D

Rob

[FantasticVSDoom]

March = Irish movie challenge!!!! :D

[InnocentBlood]

i think a foreign movie challenge is a great idea. we could expose each other to many movies that we would otherwise never have heard of.

[FantasticVSDoom]

Well, a foreign movie challenge would help me in my attempts to get through my unwatched DVD pile...

[ivelostr2]

Im gonna try this...

[The Monkees]

I think I'm done with movie challenges after this one. I love doing them, but I need to wait a few months before I do another one. Three challenges back to back to back like this is quite a lot, but I only have myself to blame (at least for this one and the holiday movie challenge)

[Mondo Kane]

Enough time's gone by for me to recover from the Halloween one. I'm all up for this challenge. However, a bunch of "Oscar" titles in my collection often go into the 3-hour range. This might limit me from reaching 100, but we'll see.

[Drexl]

Enough time's gone by for me to recover from the Halloween one. I'm all up for this challenge. However, a bunch of "Oscar" titles in my collection often go into the 3-hour range. This might limit me from reaching 100, but we'll see.

You'd probably be surprised to find out just how many movies have been nominated for Oscars. The list is far more inclusive than people realize.

[NoirFan]

A Noir month would be great. Or a month for each decade, starting with the 1920s.

[Muad'Dib]

Question: Do the Oscar specials on TV count? Or is this just for movies?

[Mondo Kane]

You'd probably be surprised to find out just how many movies have been nominated for Oscars. The list is far more inclusive than people realize.

Just browed through my Dish Guide for January and yup, there really is a ton of stuff to choose from. There's about at least 5 nominated (Or winning) movies that play on the movie-networks everyday. I'll be fine :)

[whitetigeress]

Question: Do the Oscar specials on TV count? Or is this just for movies?


I am also curious about this.

[DVDMagic]

Also, someone suggested a comedy challenge a while back. I remember because I suggested we have it in April, in honor of April Fool's Day. :D

Rob

I second that for the comedy challenge for April. Just gotta come up with what does and what doesn't count.

[advdfreak]

I do different themes every month on my own anyways. I have so many movies that it helps make me rewatch some that I may have forgotten about. I can honestly say that I love every genre of movie equally. This month I am watching romantic movies, in honor of Valentine's Day next month. February is now Academy Awards month (So that is why I made January romance month) March, I will watch my sports movies in honor of March Madness, baseball about to begin a new season, and football just recently over. April would be great for comedies in honor of April Fools Day. I don't set goals of how many I must watch because for me that takes the fun out of it. I try to watch at least 2 movies a day though.

[lisadoris]

I've set up tags in Profiler so I'm all set. Question: does listening to the commentaries count as "watching?"

[Drexl]

I've set up tags in Profiler so I'm all set. Question: does listening to the commentaries count as "watching?"

It does, as long as you're watching the film at the same time. You can't just have it on in the background while you're doing something else. Also, I think you can only watch each movie once, with or without the commentary, but that may differ here.

I don't see why the Oscar TV specials would count, as they obviously could not be nominated for Oscars. Now, if there is an Emmys challenge, they might be eligible. Again, though, it's not my challege so it's up to The Monkees.

[The Monkees]

Question: Do the Oscar specials on TV count? Or is this just for movies?

I actually thought of that too, and YES if you watch the Acamdey Awards on February 25th they will count as a title. But, you must watch all of them (not including the preshow stuff)

[Muad'Dib]

I actually thought of that too, and YES if you watch the Acamdey Awards on February 25th they will count as a title. But, you must watch all of them (not including the preshow stuff)

Cool, glad that counts. There's also the Barbra Walters special and the Oprah special.

[pdinosaur]

I guess so, I don't see why not. An honorary Oscar is still an Oscar.

So now we can watch any hitchcock movie, any kurosawa, antonioni, felllini movie, any o'toole, redford, poitier .... on and on and on

i mean, this means i can watch transformers the movie because orson welles won an honorary oscar. surely this is not the intention!

[The Monkees]

So now we can watch any hitchcock movie, any kurosawa, antonioni, felllini movie, any o'toole, redford, poitier .... on and on and on

i mean, this means i can watch transformers the movie because orson welles won an honorary oscar. surely this is not the intention!

No, you're right. I never thought of that. Okay, NO HONORARY OSCARS because that does let up too much of a possibility.

[Mondo Kane]

Okay, NO HONORARY OSCARS because that does let up too much of a possibility.

I agree that every honorary Oscar that's been handed out to various people in the field throughout the years can be a stretch, but I thought it would've been neat to go through most of Morricone's body of work in this challenge and be rewarded with the payoff to him on the upcoming telecast.

Aw well, at least I got a few movies he was nominated for.

[LorenzoL]

Count me in.
I'm sorry but I won't be able to participate in this challenge.

[InnocentBlood]

would extended editions count such as LOTR?

[RobCA]

I'm looking forward to starting this tomorrow. I've got 90 movies that qualify, and while I may not be able to get to them all, this should be a great way to finally watch some I haven't gotten around to watching yet.

Rob

[The Monkees]

would extended editions count such as LOTR?

Yes that would count. It makes no difference. But, you can only watch one of them. Meaning you can't watch the theatrical cut then the extended cut of the same movie.

[The Monkees]

Here we go here is the thread to put your lists into:

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?p=7596261

[Mr. Cinema]

This challange will be much more fun than the horror challenge. For one, we won't have a million different people asking if a horror tv show counts as a movie. Plus, lots of genres to pick from, which is nothing but a plus. The only rule I don't agree with is counting sequels to a Best Picture winner. The rule does say only films that have been nominated/won an Oscar. Rocky V did neither. But in all it's going to be fun. I have a huge stack of nominated films I'm ready to start on.

[The Monkees]

This challange will be much more fun than the horror challenge. For one, we won't have a million different people asking if a horror tv show counts as a movie. Plus, lots of genres to pick from, which is nothing but a plus. The only rule I don't agree with is counting sequels to a Best Picture winner. The rule does say only films that have been nominated/won an Oscar. Rocky V did neither. But in all it's going to be fun. I have a huge stack of nominated films I'm ready to start on.

I completely agree. The rule of watching sequels to Best Picture winners is no more. I was thinking about this today and I have decided that is no longer valid.

[RKillgore]

Glad you dropped the sequel rule. I understand you initially suggesting that so that people might have more movies to select, but after looking at all of the categories and nominations, there's plenty from which to choose. You don't think of watching something dreadful like Hollow Man and it being an Oscar nominee (2000 - Visual Effects).

Here's a handy link to academy award lists: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0147913.html

[InnocentBlood]

Yes that would count. It makes no difference. But, you can only watch one of them. Meaning you can't watch the theatrical cut then the extended cut of the same movie.

that's fantastic! :)

[Drexl]

I'm not sure why you would want to though. Those 3 and 1/2 hours could be used for two shorter movies. :)

[InnocentBlood]

my personal target is not really to hit a 100 movies but rather to discover stuff in my collection that i have not seen yet or would like to see again :)

having said that, i was really upset to find that my Godfather Part 2 has died from dvd rot. just found out last night when i unwrapped the box set in preparation for this challenge...

[Giles]

this might have been answered but we count watching a movie (DVD) with the commentary track, right?

[The Monkees]

this might have been answered but we count watching a movie (DVD) with the commentary track, right?

Yes, that rules does apply. You can indeed watch a movie once, then again with a commentary track and count that twice.

I will add this to the rules on the first thread.

[RobCA]

Yes, that rules does apply. You can indeed watch a movie once, then again with a commentary track and count that twice. Oh cool, I didn't know that. :up:

On the off chance I actually get through all 90 of mine before the challenge is over, I can go back and start rewatching some with the commentary on.

Rob

[Giles]

can we also see the shorts and add them to the list - right?

[Mr. Cinema]

So far this has been a much more fun challange than the horror one. I have watched several movies I haven't touched in months. Nice to mix things up.

[Ginwen]

I'll do this, since I'll end up seeing a lot of the nominated movies I didn't get around to earlier since there now all playing near me.

[RobCA]

So far this has been a much more fun challange than the horror one. I have watched several movies I haven't touched in months. Me too, I've watched quite a few I haven't touched since I bought them. I've also rewatched several from the horror and holiday challenges. I'm really enjoying this challenge, and watching a lot more than I thought I would.

Rob

[Mondo Kane]

Me 3!

It's been a wonderful breeze through this challenge (I think I was already feeling the wear-and-tear of the last horror challenge by this point)

I'm actually looking to up my total to (At least) 120 movies.

[Rypro 525]

I was wondering, can we back off on the Forgien language/subtitled movie challenge till later, cause alot of the movies I'm gonna try to watch this month are subtitled and oscar nominees (amilie, virgin spring, twiglight samari, city of god ect)

[Muad'Dib]

Are people doing this challenge? I am suprized that there is only 2 pages of posts in the list thread. Is everyone waiting until the end to post their lists?

[lisadoris]

The lists are in a separate thread:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=490524

[Muad'Dib]

The lists are in a separate thread:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=490524

Ya, I just thought that there would be more people posting their lists.

[whitetigeress]

I was wondering, can we back off on the Forgien language/subtitled movie challenge till later, cause alot of the movies I'm gonna try to watch this month are subtitled and oscar nominees (amilie, virgin spring, twiglight samari, city of god ect)

I agree. I think I would rather do a comedy challenge next for April Fools Day.

[Rypro 525]

I agree. I think I would rather do a comedy challenge next for April Fools Day.
sounds good to me.

If we do decide to do a forgien language challenge, can we do it in may (22 birthday, and was born in korea, although i was adopted at I think a month or 2 old)