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UPDATE: The night is gone, a drunk Jared Leto along with an over-dosed Jim Carrey and a still on-pizza-chewing Ellen DeGeneres are somehow still in my bed. The winners have been decided, some as expected, some surprising our esteemed 'The Krautics'-critics along with some other experts, as they try to tell me. Hoping that everyone as everyone from us had a blast during the ceremony which was again hosted by the funny Ellen DeGeneres (maybe again soon as third time's the charm around, eh?) and that fed us with some delicious pizza so we wouldn't starve in what some considered the prestigious Hunger Games under President Oscar.
But let's cut to the chase: How well did I fare with my picks? Well, I assume, surprisingly. Following is an updated version of my original post with a conclusion at the very end. See you there, pizza lovers!
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Original Post:
So, it's that time of the year again when millions of people gather together to watch some dudes and girls break out some crocodile tears and keep thanking people we never ever heard of for hours for something they weren't even nominated for in the first place. Attention: It's the OSCARS again.
All jokes aside: We're thrilled for this night as the nominees and nominated motion pictures make this year's race one of the closest in the history of this ceremony. And who is not sharing the tears of joy when, ah sorry, if, say, J-Law would win again (was that a calculated guess or do we actually know who's going to win what - think about that) or if Barkhad Abdi will indeed take home that little golden man we all came to know as Oscar (though he never gave us his surname apparently, mysterious)? Anyone except Meryl Streep, we'd say. No, don't get us wrong - we love Meryl and we love simply everyone but you gotta admit: it fit.
Have a blast watching the OSCARS tonight (hosted by the funny Ellen DeGeneres!) and may luck (not) strike you, while trying to beat our picks for this year's race.
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EagleLeaf's picks:
BEST PICTURE - 12 Years A Slave
(I would literally have guessed a tie for the first time (I think, at least) but since this is highly unlikely I give '12 Years A Slave' the slight advantage over 'American Hustle' just because, well, the movie was about slavery. Do you need another reason if you're part of the academy?)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - Matthew McCounaghey
(Beating out on Leonardo DiCaprio by mere chance.)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - Cate Blanchett
(Blanchett has always been a favorite for the academy but a recent political controversy surrounding Woody Allen gives a slight chance to Amy Adams to snoop that one away just from under her nose. Still, I'm going for Blanchett as the Golden Globes backed me up on this already.)
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -
(This is one of the toughest choices of the night as Lupita Nyong'o has the same 50%-chance to get honoured tonight for her tremendous work in '12 Years A Slave' - but even though, admittedly, Jennifer Lawrence already received an oscar last year, I'm going for her over Lupita Nyong'o out of pure feeling. If I get this one wrong I would most certainly not be upset. (Update: I wasn't.) )
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM - Frozen
CINEMATOGRAPHY - Gravity
COSTUME DESIGN -
DIRECTING -
(Since I've gone with 'American Hustle' now, I'm extremely sure that 'Gravity will win but if I'd go with that, 'Hustle' then would surely win just to upset me of not picking the right one. Academy, I know you're behind this conspiracy! ;) - UPDATE: There is a conspiracy under way! I knew it.)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE -
UPDATE: This is without doubt the most irritating choice of the night and I don't think anyone understood how this could have happened. I'm going with a technical error or bad printing in the envelope. Though, I still want to congratulate the winner as of course even being nominated notes that one is worthy of an award. Therefore, enjoy it. :)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT - The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
(or "Facing Fear", I actually cannot decide here, but it will probably be 'The Lady in Number 6', so let's see)
FILM EDITING - Gravity
(This is actually a pretty close call and with my heart tearing apart because this would not be my choice, I will have to take 'Gravity' over 'Captain Phillips' here.)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM - The Great Beauty (Italy)
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING - Dallas Buyers Club
ORIGINAL SCORE - Gravity
ORIGINAL SONG - Let It Go (Frozen)
PRODUCTION DESIGN -
(Slight edge over 'The Great Gatsby' here as 'Gatsby' is not nominated for best picture like the rest. - UPDATE: Oh, well...)
ANIMATED SHORT FILM -
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM -
SOUND EDITING -
(Actually, this reads 'Gravity' on my personal Oscars sheet but somehow I have a weird feeling about this category and therefore will go for 'Captain Phillips', exclusively for 'The Krautics'. - UPDATE: A weird feeling that cost 'The Krautics' a category. Well, personally I had it right, take that, weird feeling.)
SOUND MIXING - Gravity
VISUAL EFFECTS - Gravity
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - 12 Years A Slave
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - Her
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FAVORITE MOMENT ON STAGE - Jennifer Lawrence
If there would be an award, I'd say it's a pretty safe bet she would win this. (UPDATE: The moment was backstage, I admit, but it was her moment when she tried to steal Lupita's Oscar from her, almost getting away with it. ;) )
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So, these are my picks for the night.
MarXus, however, has not (yet) felt the importance this holds for the world (remember, some say a butterfly can cause a tsnuami, we say, one good post by 'The Krautics' can change the wolrd forever) and has therefore not made his picks public. If he still does, we shall see who wins this year's challenge to get the most wins right. If not, well, I won. Duh.
Update: I won. But let's see how I do later.
Again, have a blast watching and see you here later on for a game-changing analysis of this year's picks. Or maybe just someone crying in the shadow of the room next to you.
'And the award goes to...'
EagleLeaf & MarXus
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UPDATE:
So, the scores are in and let's see how I did.
RIGHT - 15
WRONG - 6
50/50 - 3
This translates to the following: As last year, there is 1 credit awarded for a right choice, 0 credits for a wrong pick, and 0,5 credits for a 50/50-shot.
The 50/50-shot only counts as such when I stated that this was an even as or more likely choice and if I picked another one than stated here. Same as last year, basically.
Therefore, out of 24 possible credits I get... 16,5 credits.
Which is a cool 68,75%-quote!
Adding the fun category with 1,25% (= 0,3 credits) to it since that was a correct guess after all, and for mathematical reasons as I did the same thing last year and only that way a fair comparison can be drawn, this adds up to a very very cool 70%-quote for the night! 'Alright, alright, alright.'
Another challenge won. Thank you for your support, I hope you had blast as well and got some picks right as well, see you soon for more content coming up - after this pizza break.
EagleLeaf & MarXus
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