Gurus o’ Gold: Time To Open Envelopes

Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Picture |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
12 Years A Slave
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1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
90 |
2 |
2 |
Gravity
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1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
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1 |
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|
1 |
|
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6 |
60 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Actor |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Matthew McConaughey
Dallas Buyers Club |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Actress |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Cate Blanchett
Blue Jasmine |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Supporting Actress |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Lupita Nyong'o
12 Years A Slave |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
130 |
2 |
2 |
Jennifer Lawrence
American Hustle |
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|
1 |
|
|
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|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
20 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Supporting Actor |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Jared Leto
Dallas Buyers Club |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Director |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Alfonso Cuaron
Gravity |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Original Screenplay |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
American Hustle
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
120 |
2 |
2 |
Her
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
30 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
12 Years a Slave
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
140 |
One Vote Wonders |
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|
Before Midnight
|
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|
1 |
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|
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|
|
1 |
10 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Feature Documentary |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
20 Feet From Stardom
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
130 |
|
|
The Act of Killing
|
|
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|
1 |
|
|
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|
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
20 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
The Great Beauty
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
120 |
|
|
The Hunt
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
30 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Animated Feature |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Frozen
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Cinematography |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Gravity
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Costume Design |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
The Great Gatsby
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
9 |
90 |
2 |
2 |
American Hustle
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
6 |
60 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Film Editing |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
2 |
2 |
Captain Phillips
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
9 |
90 |
1 |
1 |
Gravity
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
50 |
One Vote Wonders |
3 |
3 |
American Hustle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
10 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Production Design |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
The Great Gatsby
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
11 |
110 |
2 |
2 |
Gravity
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
30 |
One Vote Wonders |
3 |
4 |
American Hustle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
10 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Make-Up |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Dallas Buyers Club
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Score |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Gravity
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
130 |
2 |
2 |
Philomena
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
20 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Original Song |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Let it Go
Frozen |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Sound Mixing |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Gravity
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
140 |
One Vote Wonders |
|
t3 |
Inside Llewyn Davis
|
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1 |
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|
1 |
10 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Sound Editing |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Gravity
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Visual Effects |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
1 |
Gravity
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Documentary Short |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
|
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Live Action Short |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
|
Helium
|
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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|
8 |
80 |
2 |
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The Voorman Problem
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1 |
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1 |
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|
1 |
1 |
4 |
40 |
3 |
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Just Before Losing Everything
|
1 |
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|
1 |
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1 |
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|
3 |
30 |
Rank |
Last Chart |
Best Animated Short |
Breznican | Ellwood | Hammond | Harris | Howell | Karger | Olsen | Poland | Pond | NathanielR | Stone | Tapley | Thompson | Wloszczyna | Whipp |
Votes |
Total |
1 |
|
Get a Horse!
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
150 |
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After Awards Week One
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I’d post this on my Oscar party Facebook invitation wall, but since everyone agrees about everything, there would be a 10 way tie on the guess-the-winner contest–assuming people went by the experts. Could be a boring night. #hopingforanupset.
Hmmm, weren’t you saying that the race was wide open? This chart certainly says something else…
BEST MOTION PICTURE
Winner: 12 Years a Slave
Runner-up: Gravity
BEST DIRECTING
Winner: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Runner-up: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Runner-up: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Runner-up: Amy Adams, American Hustle
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Runner-up: Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Runner-up: June Squibb, Nebraska
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner: Her, Spike Jonze
Runner-up: American Hustle, David O. Russell & Eric Singer
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winner: 12 Years a Slave, John Ridley
Runner-up: Philomena, Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Winner: The Great Gatsby, Catherine Martin & Beverly Dunn
Runner-up: American Hustle, Judy Becker & Heather Loeffler
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Gravity, Emmanuel Lubezki
Runner-up: Inside Llewyn Davis, Bruno Delbonnel
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Winner: The Great Gatsby, Catherine Martin
Runner-up: American Hustle, Michael Wilkinson
BEST FILM EDITING
Winner: Captain Phillips, Christopher Rouse
Runner-up: Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Winner: Dallas Buyers Club
Runner-up: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Winner: Gravity, Steven Price
Runner-up: Her, William Butler & Owen Pallett
BEST SOUND MIXING
Winner: Gravity
Runner-up: Captain Phillips
BEST SOUND EDITING
Winner: Gravity
Runner-up: Captain Phillips
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner: Gravity
Runner-up: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Winner: “Let It Go”, Frozen
Runner-up: “Ordinary Love”, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Winner: Frozen
Runner-up: The Wind Rises
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: The Great Beauty, Italy
Runner-up: The Broken Circle Breakdown, Belgium
Helium was not the best live action short. It’s a shame if it beats out Just Before Losing Everything, which was far and away the best of them.
BEST DOCUMENTARY, FEATURES
Winner: The Act of Killing
Runner-up: 20 Feet from Stardom
BEST SHORT FILM, ANIMATED
Winner: Get a Horse!
Runner-up: Feral
BEST SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION
Winner: Helium
Runner-up: Just Before Losing Everything
BEST DOCUMENTARY, SHORT SUBJECTS
Winner: The Lady In Number 6
Runner-up: Facing Fear
Why not Invisible Woman for costume design? Highest stitch count. Period piece. Seems like Oscar bait to me.
Also, why wasn’t Amy Adams performance from American Hustle placed in supporting actress category? Supporting seems a more suitable spot for the role, which offered true support, unlike the actual supporting actress front runners, whose roles did not really do much to support either the main character (or ensemble in the case of American Hustle although Christian Bale arguably portrayed the film’s main character) or the story arc.
If you read the reviews of the Live Action Shorts at Rotten Tomatoes, the critical support for Just Before Losing Everything is overwhelming, an opinion I completely agree with. I think the Gurus are overthinking things in opting for the sentimental Helium (or the relatively slight The Voorman Problem).