# Oscar Ballot - Want To Enter The Contest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 22, 2006, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-want-to-enter-the-contest/345609 "2006-02-22T09:25:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-want-to-enter-the-contest/345609/1 "2006-02-22T09:25:24Z")
Here are the rules for this Oscar ballot. It is more difficult than most. (We used to do it this way when I worked for a film studio.) **You do NOT just pick who you think will win, you have to rank ALL of the nominees.** 1 = the nominee you think has best chances of winning 2 = the nominee you think has the 2nd best chance of winning etc etc Then, once the winners are selected, add up the numbers you put in front of the nominees. **The lowest score will win this contest**. And you even have to rank the catagories you have no idea - for instance, I have not seen any of the animated shorts, or documentaries or foreign films…so ya just have to guess. This is often the make or break in winning this ballot. To start this off, I will offer my ballot (and I will post a “blank ballot” afterwards for you to cut and paste. One thing - unfortunately, I will be on vacation and will not return until March 6th, so if anyone is so inclined, feel free to tally the votes before I return and determine the winner. Remember, using this method, the LOWEST SCORE will win! BEST PICTURE 1 Brokeback Mountain 3 Capote 2 Crash 5 Good Night, and Good Luck. 4 Munich BEST DIRECTOR 5 George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck. 2 Paul Haggis - Crash 1 Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain 3 Bennett Miller - Capote 4 Steven Spielberg - Munich BEST ACTOR 1 Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote 5 Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow 2 Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain 3 Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line 4 David Strathairn - Good Night, and Good Luck. BEST ACTRESS 3 Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents 2 Felicity Huffman - Transamerica 5 Keira Knightley - Pride & Prejudice 4 Charlize Theron - North Country 1 Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 3 Matt Dillon - Crash 2 George Clooney - Syriana 5 Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man 1 Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain 4 William Hurt - A History of Violence BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 4 Amy Adams - Junebug 2 Catherine Keener - Capote 5 Frances McDormand - North Country 3 Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener 1 Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 5 Match Point - Woody Allen 4 The Squid & the Whale - Noah Baumbach 3 Good Night, and Good Luck. - George Clooney & Grant Heslov 2 Syriana - Stephen Gaghan 1 Crash - Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 3 The Constant Gardener - Jeffrey Caine 2 Capote - Dan Futterman 4 Munich - Tony Kushner & Eric Roth 1 Brokeback Mountain - Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana 5 A History of Violence - Josh Olson FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 2 Don’t Tell (La Bestia nel Cuore) - Italy 1 Joyeux Noel - France 4 Paradise Now - Palestine 3 Sophie Scholl - Germany 5 Tsotsi - South Africa DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 4 Darwin’s Nightmare 3 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 1 March of the Penguins 2 Murderball 5 Street Fight ANIMATED FILM 2 Corpse Bride 3 Howl’s Moving Casle 1 Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit ART DIRECTION 1 Good Night, and Good Luck. 5 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2 King Kong 3 Memoirs of a Geisha 4 Pride & Prejudice CINEMATOGRAPHY 5 Batman Begins 1 Brokeback Mountain 3 Good Night, and Good Luck. 4 Memoirs of a Geisha 2 The New World COSTUME DESIGN 3 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1 Memoirs of a Geisha 4 Mrs. Henderson Presents 2 Pride & Prejudice 5 Walk the Line FILM EDITING 5 Cinderella Man 4 The Constant Gardener 1 Crash 2 Munich 3 Walk the Line MAKEUP 1 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 3 Cinderella Man 2 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith SCORE 1 Brokeback Mountain 5 The Constant Gardener 4 Memoirs of a Geisha 3 Munich 2 Pride & Prejudice SONG 1 “In The Deep” - Crash 3 “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” - Hustle & Flow 2 “Travelin’ Thru” - Transamerica SOUND EDITING 1 King Kong 3 Memoirs of a Geisha 2 War of the Worlds SOUND MIXING 3 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1 King Kong 4 Memoirs of a Geisha 2 Walk the Line 5 War of the Worlds VISUAL EFFECTS 2 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1 King Kong 3 War of the Worlds DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT 2 The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of The Bang Bang Club 1 God Sleeps in Rwanda 3 The Mushroom Club 4 A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM 5 Ausreisser (The Runaway) 3Cashback 4 The Last Farm 1 Our Time Is Up 2 Six Shooter ANIMATED SHORT FILM 1 Badgered 2 The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation 3 The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello 4 One Man Band And here is your ballot to cut and paste: BEST PICTURE Brokeback Mountain Capote Crash Good Night, and Good Luck. Munich BEST DIRECTOR George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck. Paul Haggis - Crash Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain Bennett Miller - Capote Steven Spielberg - Munich BEST ACTOR Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line David Strathairn - Good Night, and Good Luck. BEST ACTRESS Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents Felicity Huffman - Transamerica Keira Knightley - Pride & Prejudice Charlize Theron - North Country Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Matt Dillon - Crash George Clooney - Syriana Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain William Hurt - A History of Violence BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Amy Adams - Junebug Catherine Keener - Capote Frances McDormand - North Country Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Match Point - Woody Allen The Squid & the Whale - Noah Baumbach Good Night, and Good Luck. - George Clooney & Grant Heslov Syriana - Stephen Gaghan Crash - Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The Constant Gardener - Jeffrey Caine Capote - Dan Futterman Munich - Tony Kushner & Eric Roth Brokeback Mountain - Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana A History of Violence - Josh Olson FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Don’t Tell (La Bestia nel Cuore) - Italy Joyeux Noel - France Paradise Now - Palestine Sophie Scholl - Germany Tsotsi - South Africa DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Darwin’s Nightmare Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room March of the Penguins Murderball Street Fight ANIMATED FILM Corpse Bride Howl’s Moving Casle Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit ART DIRECTION Good Night, and Good Luck. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire King Kong Memoirs of a Geisha Pride & Prejudice CINEMATOGRAPHY Batman Begins Brokeback Mountain Good Night, and Good Luck. Memoirs of a Geisha The New World COSTUME DESIGN Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Memoirs of a Geisha Mrs. Henderson Presents Pride & Prejudice Walk the Line FILM EDITING Cinderella Man The Constant Gardener Crash Munich Walk the Line MAKEUP The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Cinderella Man Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith SCORE Brokeback Mountain The Constant Gardener Memoirs of a Geisha Munich Pride & Prejudice SONG “In The Deep” - Crash “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” - Hustle & Flow “Travelin’ Thru” - Transamerica SOUND EDITING King Kong Memoirs of a Geisha War of the Worlds SOUND MIXING The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe King Kong Memoirs of a Geisha Walk the Line War of the Worlds VISUAL EFFECTS The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe King Kong War of the Worlds DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of The Bang Bang Club God Sleeps in Rwanda The Mushroom Club A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM Ausreisser (The Runaway) Cashback The Last Farm Our Time Is Up Six Shooter ANIMATED SHORT FILM Badgered The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello One Man Band