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Scott: Here are the nominees for Best Actor.

Harper: We only have five categories left. I will gladly take the next one. The nominees for Best Ensemble are...

Scott: Here are the nominees for Best Original Song. Time to contact some agents for performances.

Harper: For Best Original Score, the nominees are...

Scott: Hey, didn't you lose this category last year? Harper: I have a lot of respect for Benicio. Scott: Tell us how you really feel. Harper: Once the cameras are off. Scott: Fine. The nominees for Best Supporting Actor are...

Harper: Now, the five nominees for Best Cinematography have been selected, and....wait a minute.

Scott: While there were five nominees in Best Documentary, Best Animated Feature had only three nominees. They are...

Harper: Now's the time to make up for lost time. See, get it? Scott: Just present the category. Harper: Fine, jeez. The nominees for Best Makeup & Hairstyling are...

Scott: Well, I guess that'll hold Nintendo until Zelda comes out. Here are the nominees for Best Use of Action.

Harper: I think it's time for our first live action acting category of the night. The nominees for Best Supporting Actress are...

Scott: Because of the quality in this genre for the year, there are five nominees for Best Documentary Feature. They are...

Harper: Meanwhile, Best Sound Editing consists of the creation of new sound effects for a film, editing something truly new, if you will. Here are the nominees.

Scott: So here's the difference. Here are the nominees for Best Sound Mixing, the leveling of sounds with recorded dialogue and effects to create a cohesive sound to the film.

Harper: The script wanted us to say we're back to the boring awards, but we're not going to pull that dismissive nonsense, are we? Scott: Fuck no. Harper: And there's our $150,000 fee. Sorry, ABC. She was a damn good Jasmine, at least. Scott: Yeah, I know. Harper: Anyways, the nominees for Best Production Design are...

Scott: And I'll cover Best Original Screenplay. The nominees are...

Harper: Let's shake things up in the schedule a bit. The nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay are...

Scott: Now for what makes films truly shine, at least according to a few voices who really know their stuff, the nominees for Best Film Editing are...

Harper: And for Best Costume Design, we have nominated... Scott: We, collectively, of course.

Harper: Let's see what broke one of the ties. Scott: Again, what do you mean? The nominees for Best Visual Effects are...

Harper: And now for Best Leading Voice Performance, the nominees are...

Harper: Good evening, everyone. We're proud to announce the nominees for the Y8 Academy Awards. Scott: It really is amazing what you can do when people are anxious to seek out validation. Harper: It only took a few hours to finish those ties up. Scott: Those wait? Harper: Never mind. Scott: Anyway, we don't normally present at night. Figured it might be a fun experiment though. Let's give it a try and see what happens. We've even got some nice graphics. Scott: Some what? Harper: I fear we're on the same page more often than not. Please distract us before we spiral into existential horror. Scott: Let's start with Voice Acting. The nominees for Best Supporting Voice Performance are...

William Jackson Harper and Naomi Scott will be live to present the Academy Award nominations for CAYOM's eighth incredible year at 10:00pm EST.

The votes have been cast, and the nominees have been decided. Well, almost all of them. We've got a few tiebreakers to sort out. PM me your pick to break the ties below, ranking 1 for your first choice, 2 for your second, and so on. I will accept ballots up to Sunday, August 29th at 11:59AM EST. However, if I recieve all of them sooner, you'll get nominees sooner! I'll try to give at least 24 hours notice for the nominations announcement, though, so you can know when they're happening for sure. I know you're all excited, so I'll cut the formalities. Here are your Y8 Tiebreakers: If your films are on the cusp....good luck.

The Night House (34 total) Tracking Date Showtime Date Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats % Sold 8/18/2021 8/19/2021 0 2 18 316 5.70% 8/18/2021 8/20/2021 0 8 16 632 2.53% The Protégé (16 total) Tracking Date Showtime Date Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats % Sold 8/18/2021 8/19/2021 0 2 4 316 1.27% 8/18/2021 8/20/2021 0 8 12 632 1.90% Paw Patrol: The Movie Tracking Date Showtime Date Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats % Sold 8/18/2021 8/20/2021 0 13 314 1018 30.84% Reminiscence Tracking Date Showtime Date Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats % Sold 8/18/2021 8/20/2021 0 8 10 1084 0.92% Difference from Monday: The Protege: +220% The Night House: +127% Paw Patrol: +65% Reminiscence: 25% On Wednesday, here are some comps for sales here: Jungle Cruise - 447 In The Heights - 339 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It - 314 The Boss Baby: Family Business - 267 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway - 234 Old - 229 The Green Knight - 149 Spirit Untamed - 141 Snake Eyes - 134 Stillwater - 51 The Forever Purge - 34 Some of these numbers, especially Spirit and Peter Rabbit, definitely imply a bit of overindexing on family films in this area, so maybe don't read too much into those Paw Patrol numbers. The Night House is a bit ahead of The Forever Purge, and The Protege is looking like a nonstarter here. Reminiscence, though....jesus christ, there's no excuse for those numbers. It seemed like the exact kind of film people would watch on streaming, and it's about to pay the price big time.

The Tuesday show sold 45 tickets so far in a 100 seat auditorium.