# The Feud: Academy Award winners by Wheelz \[game over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 25, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564 "2012-01-25T02:04:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/81 "2012-01-27T22:42:38Z")

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1. Bridget Jones Diary
2. The Phantom Menace
3. The Big Lebowski
4. Miss Congeniality
5. Fast Times At Ridgemont High
6. Titanic
7. Last of The Mohicans
8. Inception
9. Panic Room
10. Red

When the Feud Mistress sends ya a private message and says play, ya play. 😃

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**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/82 "2012-01-27T22:57:11Z")

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> [@swampbear](#):
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> When the Feud Mistress sends ya a private message and says play, ya play. 😃

noooooooooooooooooooooo!😃

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/83 "2012-01-27T23:01:33Z")

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> [@Labtrash](#):
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> noooooooooooooooooooooo!😃

I wouldn’t worry dude. I really don’t know from movies or actors. That part of whatever gay gene or genes I have didn’t take apparently. I also hate shoe shoppin’. I will, however, shop for shirts for hours on end. I gots me some weirded out gay genes, I do. 😃

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/84 "2012-01-27T23:23:45Z")

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1. Bridget Jones’s Diary
2. The Phantom Menace
3. The Big Lebowski
4. Speed
5. Fast Times At Ridgemont High
6. Titanic
7. My Left Foot
8. Inception
9. The Crying Game
10. Calendar Girls

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/85 "2012-01-27T23:27:15Z")

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In under the wire!!

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/86 "2012-01-27T23:33:05Z")

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> [@Manduck](#):
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> In under the wire!!

Note sent to mods - we have our 50.

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**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/87 "2012-01-28T05:11:16Z")

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1. A Single Man
2. Garden State
3. The Big Lebowski
4. Speed
5. Mystic River
6. Titanic
7. My Left Foot
8. Inception
9. The Crying Game
10. Red

Edit: Too late!

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**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/88 "2012-01-28T05:15:06Z")

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Well, at least there’s now proof that I don’t cheat at these by reading everyone else’s answers.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/89 "2012-01-28T14:23:03Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> Note sent to mods - we have our 50.

In addition to the forum mods, go ahead and PM me and **Idle Thoughts** as well – we’re both online way too much.

I’ve changed the thread title now.

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/90 "2012-01-28T18:31:51Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> In addition to the forum mods, go ahead and PM me and **Idle Thoughts** as well – we’re both online way too much.
> 
> I’ve changed the thread title now.

Don’t be silly **twicks**! There’s no such thing as online way too much. 😃

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**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/91 "2012-01-29T11:02:27Z")

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> [@Wheelz](#):
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> Using outside resources is not cheating in this game, if that’s what you mean. You’re only cheating if you look at the other posters’ responses first. So come on, play with us!

Oh shoot, I didn’t realize that. Well, I missed this one, but I’ll know for next time.

Looking the thread over, i wouldn’t have done too well anyway. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/92 "2012-01-29T15:10:54Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> His was within 2 minutes of the first post. Forest Whitaker wasn’t even in Forest Gump. I’ll take him at his word that it was a brain fart.
> 
> This has happened before, Rosie.  
> .

Ooh. Didn’t know this was an available option! Should have done this the couple of times I forgot to fill in an answer or whatever. I thought once you posted, that was it.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/93 "2012-01-29T15:45:09Z")

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> [@MsWhatsit](#):
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> Ooh. Didn’t know this was an available option! Should have done this the couple of times I forgot to fill in an answer or whatever. I thought once you posted, that was it.

so did I

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**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/94 "2012-01-29T19:25:01Z")

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> [@MsWhatsit](#):
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> Ooh. Didn’t know this was an available option! Should have done this the couple of times I forgot to fill in an answer or whatever. I thought once you posted, that was it.

I thought this as well.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/95 "2012-01-30T22:15:05Z")

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1. Colin Firth   
**1. Bridget Jones’ Diary 26**

2. Love, Actually 6

3. Mamma Mia 5

4. A Single Man 4

5. Shakespeare in Love 3

6. The English Patient 2

7. Children of Men 1

8. Nanny McPhee 1

9. Pride & Prejudice 1

10. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 1

11. Natalie Portman   
**2. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 35**

12. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 5

13. V for Vendetta 4

14. Leon 3

15. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 1

16. The Professional 1

17. Thor 1

18. Jeff Bridges   
**3. The Big Lebowski 35**

19. True Grit 8

20. Tron 2

21. Gettysburg 1

22. Rancho Deluxe 1

23. Starman 1

24. The Fisher King 1

25. The Wonder Boys 1

26. Sandra Bullock   
**4. Speed 44**

27. Miss Congeniality 4

28. Crash 1

29. The Net 1

30. Sean Penn   
**5. Fast Times at Ridgemont High 30**

31. Dead Man Walking 8

32. Mystic River 7

33. I Am Sam 3

34. Casualty of War 1

35. Colors 1

36. Kate Winslet   
**6. Titanic 48**

37. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 1

38. Holy Smoke 1

39. Daniel Day-Lewis   
**7. The Last of the Mohicans 22**

40. Gangs of New York 15

41. My Left Foot 12

42. My Beautiful Laundrette 1

43. Marion Cotillard   
**8. Inception 39**

44. Contagion 4

45. Big Fish 3

46. Midnight in Paris 2

47. Little White Lies 1

48. Public Enemies 1

49. Forest Whitaker   
**9. The Crying Game 15**

50. Good Morning Vietnam 8

51. Panic Room 6

52. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 4

53. Bird 3

54. Fast Times at Ridgemont High 3

55. Platoon 3

56. Battlefield Earth 2

57. Apocalypse Now 1

58. Phenomenon 1

59. Phone Booth 1

60. Safe Room 1

61. Species 1

62. The Last King of Scotland 1

63. Helen Mirren   
**10. RED 19**

64. Gosford Park 8

65. The Madness of King George 5

66. Calendar Girls 4

67. Caligula 3

68. Excalibur 3

69. Arthur 2

70. The Tempest 2

71. 2010 1

72. Age of Consent 1

73. The Cook The Thief His Wfe and Her Lover 1

74. The Debt 1

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/96 "2012-01-30T22:20:56Z")

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And our winner (who is NOT Swampbear) is … drumroll… **twickster**!!! Good job! ::flings confetti:: **twicks** got 9/10 top answers. Excellent! Perfect score was 626.00.

Thanks, everyone! Thanks, **Wheelz**!  
**1. twickster 612.00**  
2. Maus Magill 598.00  
3. Labtrash 592.00  
4. Hilarity N. Suze 584.00  
5. Hal Briston 582.00  
6. pravnik 580.00  
6. MsWhatsit 580.00  
8. Manduck 576.00  
9. astorian 574.00  
10. muldoonthief 568.00  
11. Enderw24 562.00  
11. emulsified 562.00  
13. Munch 558.00  
13. mkecane 558.00  
15. kenobi 65 548.00  
16. anyrose 538.00  
17. Mahaloth 534.00  
18. The Other Jeffrey Lebowski 528.00  
18. swampbear 528.00  
20. KneadToKnow 522.00  
20. Barkis is Willin’ 522.00  
22. NDP 520.00  
23. Tom Scud 516.00  
24. BomTek 508.00  
25. YogSosoth 502.00  
26. DCnDC 496.00  
27. garygnu 482.00  
27. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 482.00  
27. Snickers 482.00  
30. 42fish 478.00  
31. AuntiePam 474.00  
32. Omniscient 470.00  
33. Larry Borgia 460.00  
34. VanLandry 420.00  
34. Wheelz 420.00  
36. RachelChristine 418.00  
37. Thudlow Boink 412.00  
38. Baker 402.00  
39. kaylasdad99 400.00  
40. Simmerdown 392.00  
41. JohnT 376.00  
41. needscoffee 376.00  
41. Little Nemo 376.00  
44. UncaStuart 370.00  
45. Really Not All That Bright 368.00  
46. Bryan Ekers 358.00  
47. maggenpye 350.00  
48. Fretful Porpentine 308.00  
49. Kitten Mitten 258.00  
50. charmstr 78.00

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/97 "2012-01-30T22:31:54Z")

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Isn’t the unwritten rule that nobody does well on their own fueds? I wouldn’t want to break tradition, I suppose…

Thanks for playing, everybody!

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/98 "2012-01-30T23:52:14Z")

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FWIW I’m pretty sure Leon and The Professional are the same movie.

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**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/99 "2012-01-31T00:03:41Z")

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Back down to the tail end.

Oh well, bring on the next one!

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564/100 "2012-01-31T00:17:40Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> And our winner (who is NOT Swampbear) is … drumroll… **twickster**!!! Good job! ::flings confetti:: **twicks** got 9/10 top answers. Excellent! Perfect score was 626.00.
> 
> Thanks, everyone! Thanks, **Wheelz**!  
> **1. twickster 612.00**  
> …  
> 18. swampbear 528.00

Thanks for making **swampy** play – it made the win all the sweeter. 😉

Fun feud – thanks **Wheelz, Rebo**!

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