Mao

We have a private group set up at Oscar.com again this year. Only serious players need apply!

The group is "DVD Talk" and the password is "Gold".

The Grand Prize this year includes a batch of new and old DVD screeners and some other DVD surprises! See below!

This year's tie-breaker is whomever correctly predicts the "Best Live Action Short Film" (followed by "Best Documentary Short Subject").

Note: Please join with your screen name from DVD Talk!!!!!!

Come on in! Happy Oscar Sunday!

The Prizes:
Screener: For Your Consideration
Screener: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Screener: Half Nelson
Screener: Shortbus
War Of The Worlds (2005): 3 Time Oscar Nominee!

plus!

Body Mechanics: Superheroes of the Human Body (Movie & DVD Game)
A Gift Of Love From Chicken Soup For The Soul
King Of Kings: Fusion Chinese Action Collection
The Young Avengers: Fusion Chinese Action Collection

JPRaup

I joined under "jpraup"

Mao

Jordan,

Cool! Anonymity is fine, as long as I know who's who.....you may change your name at Oscar.com...it is a private forum.

Daniel-A

Got an error when I tried to join.

Daniel-A

nevermind. case sensitive.

DrRingDing

I'm locked out and I want to change my predictions. I can join again with a different nick (DrRingDing2) with the understanding and agreement that my first selections are considered invalid. Is that okay?

I've put in every password I've used in the past 5 years for anything and none of them is working...
-ringding-

Mao

Your entry is still there....I'll take #2, if you sign up again...

No "Forgot your password" function"?

DrRingDing

It has a forget your password thing, but then it asked me for my birth date. When I registered, I would've put in my real birthday, but I frankly don't remember ever putting my birthday in. I did put in my real birthday and it didn't match up. I don't know where I went wrong, if I went wrong. *shrug*

I'll register as DrRingDing2, please disregard "DrRingDing"

-itr-

AlainDelon

I've been clicking around Oscar.com for 20 minutes and i can't find any groups or forum.Just "nominees,style,oscar night..." and sub headings.Nothing on oscar.org either.Please tell me where the group is.Thanks!

John Galt

How the fuck do I make my selections? When I click on my predictions all it says is "This game is now locked and you can not make/edit any predictions." but the How To Play page clearly says you can make/edit picks up until 8pm EST.

Mao

I do know that the group DVD Talk is now closed.

Since I can't leave the group now, please start a new private group called "DVD Talk2" with a password of "Gold".

I was unaware that the groups were limited to 50.

Please post here if you are able to start or join the new group!

Good luck, everyone!

Mao

AlianDelon,

The pools are listed under the "Sweepstakes" heading.

John Galt

Started a new group, still can't make any selections.

Brent L

I just signed up to the main DVDTalk group and was #50, but yeah, it says "This game is now locked and you can not make/edit any predictions."

Booo.

jus10

I was #50 as well, but left the group when I figured out it was too late to make my picks.

Joe Molotov

Yeah, I made all my picks yesterday, but I was going to go back and change some of them this morning and it was apparently too late.

The Bus

Boo, can't make any picks. I'll just put my picks here. Hopefully that won't DQ me!

For what it's worth:
Pic - Babel
Actor - Whitaker
Supporting Actor - Arkin *
Actress - Mirren
Supporting Actress - Hudson
Animated Film - Cars
Art Direction - Pan's Labyrinth
Cinematography - Children of Men
Costume Design - Dreamgirls
Director - Scorcese
Doc Feature - Deliver Us From Evil *
Doc Short - Rehearsing a Dream
Flim Editing - United 93
Foreign - Pan's Labyrinth
Make-Up - Pan's Labyrinth
Original Score - Babel
Original Song - Listen / Dreamgirls
Short Film Anim - No Time for Nuts
Short Film Live Action - Binta & the Great Idea
Sound Editing - Letters from Iwo Jima
Sound Mixing - Pirates of the Caribbean
Visual Effects - Pirates
Adap Screenplay - Children of Men *
Orig Screenplay - Little Miss Sunshine

* are out-on-a-limb, hope-this-wins picks. If they are right it's out of luck, not calculated guesswork.

John Galt

Pic - The Departed
Actor - Whitaker
Supporting Actor - Arkin
Actress - Mirren
Supporting Actress - Hudson
Animated Film - Cars
Art Direction - Dreamgirls
Cinematography - Pan's Labyrinth
Costume Design - Dreamgirls
Director - Scorcese
Doc Feature - Inconvenient Truth
Doc Short - Rehearsing a Dream
Flim Editing - United 93
Foreign - Pan's Labyrinth
Make-Up - Pan's Labyrinth
Original Score - Babel
Original Song - Patience/ Dreamgirls
Short Film Anim - Lifted
Short Film Live Action - West Bank Story
Sound Editing - Blood Diamond
Sound Mixing - Pirates of the Caribbean
Visual Effects - Pirates of the Caribbean
Adap Screenplay - The Departed
Orig Screenplay - Little Miss Sunshine

beatccr

unless there's some major upset with the last 4 awards..i think i know who's going to win this pool

John Galt

Yeah, it would be really fucking nice if I could view the standings but noooo, the Oscars site sucks big fat donkey dick and gives me an error page.

Mr. Cinema

It's now 26 straight years that the Picture winner has been nominated for Editing. That's why Little Miss Sunshine had no chance of winning.

Congrats to the best film of 2006.

Zodiac_Speaking

finished tied for 4th.

Mr Cinema dethroned.

beatccr

i tied for first!!!!! but jimdrix was the only one who picked west bank story. congrats!

John Galt

Can someone post the final standings since their website sucks?

Jericho

Those damn shorts always do me in. I hate you live action short, aminated short, and documentary short!