SLAM! Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Welcome to the Y5 Oscar Picks thread! (That's how I'm feeling right now...) But anyways! I'll be giving you a refresher of all the Oscar voting rules and regulations! Here is a list of all of the categories: Best Picture Best Animated Feature Best Director Best Ensemble Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Leading Role Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Score Best Original Song Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Production Design Best Costumes Best Makeup and Hairstyling Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Editing Best Visual Effects Best Use of Action You might be thinking, where in the world is Best Documentary Feature? Well, it's not in that list, because there were only three documentary films released in Y5, meaning that those three films are guaranteed a nomination. Those films are: Spoiler Birds @YourMother the Edgelord Calendars Dolphins (I know, I know, that was the same video from the last Oscar Picks thread...) But anyhoo! Here are some really important ground rules that I'd like to establish before we get into it! 1) In your ballots, please list five choices for each category--and in alphabetical order, too. For these nomination ballots, don't rank them; just a simple alphabetical list will suffice. 2) Any category that deals with the names of certain individuals (Acting categories, Director, and Score) should have the choices listed in alphabetical order by the last names of the individuals. 3) For the song category, all you need is the name of the song and the film it's from. My preference as the tabulator: list your choices by the alphabetical order of the songs. 4) Please refrain from posting your ballots publicly. Send your list to me via Private Message (PM), and title the message "Y5 Oscar Picks [insert username here]." I'll post words of affirmation in the Private Message Chatroom when I've counted the ballot. 5) Only voters who have read all of the Y5 films can participate in the nomination phase--though if you're in this boat and still want to be a part of this year's Oscars, you can vote solely for Best Picture when we're deciding the winners--provided that you've read the nominees. These guidelines are put in place to help the process go smoothly. If you are still curating your ballot or if you still need to read a few films, that's okay--no rush. You may send me your ballot when you've finished writing. I have no set date, but I will say that I would prefer to have the ballots "as soon as possible"-- perhaps by Sunday/Monday. So now that I've finished my spiel... This'll be a great Oscar season! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I'll send my ballot in about an hour or two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just to let everyone know, there's gonna be a period of time where I'm having dinner with my family; I can guarantee that I'll be back at my computer around 8:00-9:00 PM at least. Feel free to send me your ballots anytime you'd like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Sent mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) Edit: Oop, that's what I get for not reading the OP all the way through. Edited April 17, 2019 by cookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I’ll have my ballot in over the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddroast Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 My ballot is coming on Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 More people should really get in on the Documentary game (including me). It's like the third year in a row the nominees are decided by default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, cookie said: More people should really get in on the Documentary game (including me). It's like the third year in a row the nominees are decided by default. I have a few that I've got planned but they'll only come if I get everything else finished. There's one that I've got planned that I was inspired to make after I came across a video on YouTube about the lifespan of the universe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Two ballots so far. Lots of potential candidates in various categories. Some have more films in the race than others. Things are going to get really interesting from the looks of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 My ballot is in. Only made a few small changes to the one I had done a few weeks earlier. I'll try to do more and more documentaries in the future. I have an idea for one narrated by Shuri/Tamara/Antigone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I'll send mine in later tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I have a sports doc in the works for next year. Don’t plan on announcing the subject until it’s posted tho (because honestly it doesn’t need an announcement lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just sent my ballot in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 As a heads up to everyone, both Olive and AWitC are adapted. I saw some confusion earlier that they were original, but nope! Both have source material 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Blankments said: As a heads up to everyone, both Olive and AWitC are adapted. I saw some confusion earlier that they were original, but nope! Both have source material What is A Woman in the Crowd adapted from? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Rorschach said: What is A Woman in the Crowd adapted from? Funny you should ask that! I was waiting to reveal it until I could have fresh opinions from all the 3.0 newbies. It was actually adapted from a My Little Pony fanfiction named "Background Pony" which I read WAY back in high school. Back in 2.0 when I wrote it, I had just read the full fic (which spans about 432k in word count) and wanted to try to adapt the story while removing the obvious fandom and out-there magical elements of the fic. This was mostly done by me focusing on two out of 20 chapters and removing the heavy lore of the original fic. Also, you all thought this ending was depressing; the way AWitC ends is probably the highest point of hope Lyra has in the original fic. I can elaborate on the ending if anyone wants, but yeah, I'd call her ending in the film much more uplifting than in the source material. Edited April 18, 2019 by Blankments 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Just now, Blankments said: Funny you should ask that! It was actually adapted from a My Little Pony fanfiction named "Background Pony" which I read WAY back in high school. Back in 2.0 when I wrote it, I had just read the full fic (which spans about 432k in word count) and wanted to try to adapt the story while removing the obvious fandom and out-there magical elements of the fic. This was mostly done by me focusing on two out of 20 chapters and removing the heavy lore of the original fic. Also, you all thought this ending was depressing; the way AWitC ends is probably the highest point of hope Lyra has in the original fic. I can elaborate on the ending if anyone wants, but yeah, I'd call her ending in the film much more uplifting than in the source material. You have no idea how hard it was for me to keep that a secret all of this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Blankments said: Funny you should ask that! I was waiting to reveal it until I could have fresh opinions from all the 3.0 newbies. It was actually adapted from a My Little Pony fanfiction named "Background Pony" which I read WAY back in high school. Back in 2.0 when I wrote it, I had just read the full fic (which spans about 432k in word count) and wanted to try to adapt the story while removing the obvious fandom and out-there magical elements of the fic. This was mostly done by me focusing on two out of 20 chapters and removing the heavy lore of the original fic. Also, you all thought this ending was depressing; the way AWitC ends is probably the highest point of hope Lyra has in the original fic. I can elaborate on the ending if anyone wants, but yeah, I'd call her ending in the film much more uplifting than in the source material. Finally, I can talk about this being a thing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddroast Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, Blankments said: Funny you should ask that! I was waiting to reveal it until I could have fresh opinions from all the 3.0 newbies. It was actually adapted from a My Little Pony fanfiction named "Background Pony" which I read WAY back in high school. Back in 2.0 when I wrote it, I had just read the full fic (which spans about 432k in word count) and wanted to try to adapt the story while removing the obvious fandom and out-there magical elements of the fic. This was mostly done by me focusing on two out of 20 chapters and removing the heavy lore of the original fic. Also, you all thought this ending was depressing; the way AWitC ends is probably the highest point of hope Lyra has in the original fic. I can elaborate on the ending if anyone wants, but yeah, I'd call her ending in the film much more uplifting than in the source material What was the ending in the source material 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
