The 2007 Xixax Awards: NOMINATE!

Started by modage, February 01, 2007, 08:05:18 AM

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modage

February 01, 2007, 08:05:18 AM


WELCOME TO THE 2007 XIXAX AWARDS. It's time to nominate!

Send your votes in through PM, following all the rules. The deadline is Thursday February 15th, two weeks from today.

You will notice we have added 2 new categories this year: Best Animated Feature and Best Trailer.  Any trailer released in 2006 is eligible for Best Trailer even if the film has not yet been released.  You should also try to specify Teaser or Trailer if there were several different versions released. 

THE RULES:

YOU HAVE TO
1. vote privately:
. . . .If your username begins begins with A-F (or #), send your ballot to MacGuffin
. . . .If your username begins begins with G-K, send your ballot to modage
. . . .If your username begins begins with L-P, send your ballot to picolas
. . . .If your username begins begins with Q-Z, send your ballot to RegularKarate
2. copy the form provided below and paste it into your PM
3. only list the movie in each category, not the person who would win (unless it's an acting category)
4. specify the actor and movie (for the acting categories), like this: Actor - "Movie"
5. use the most common title with foreign films (ask if you're not sure)
6. use full titles ("Mission: Impossible III" instead of "MI:III")
7. (for the DVD category) specify the original theatrical release date if there are different versions or remakes
8. nominate titles in alphabetical order
9. title your PM "nominations" (please!)

YOU SHOULD
1. be honest
2. vote from personal opinion (not strategically or by consensus)

YOU CAN'T
1. nominate more than 5 movies per category
2. send more than one ballot
3. vote from different memberships
4. write your nominations with caps lock on
5. nominate publicly
6. change your ballot after February 15

YOU CAN
1. nominate fewer than 5 per category (whatever you're comfortable with)
2. leave whole categories blank
3. nominate box sets in the Best DVD Release category

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BEST FILM
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BEST DIRECTOR
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BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
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BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
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BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE
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BEST SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
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BEST SCREENPLAY
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
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BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
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BEST EDITING
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BEST SOUND
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
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BEST DEBUT FILM
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
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BEST DVD RELEASE
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BEST TRAILER
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Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

I Don't Believe in Beatles

#1
February 01, 2007, 09:03:05 AM
Should we use IMDB's release dates, first theatrical release dates, or something else?

For example, The Devil and Daniel Johnston was first shown in January '05 at Sundance, but didn't receive a theatrical release until March 31, 2006.  Should I count it as a 2005 or a 2006 film?
"A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later." --Stanley Kubrick

modage

#2
February 01, 2007, 09:05:34 AM
Yes, in most cases* use the US Theatrical Release Date.  The Devil & Daniel Johnston is eligible. 

*Army Of Shadows is not eligible.
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

I Don't Believe in Beatles

#3
February 01, 2007, 09:06:05 AM
Quote from: modage on February 01, 2007, 09:05:34 AM
Yes, in most cases* use the US Theatrical Release Date.  Devil & Daniel Johnston is eligible. 

*Army Of Shadows is not eligible.

Hahaha, all right.
"A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later." --Stanley Kubrick

grand theft sparrow

#4
February 01, 2007, 01:29:53 PM
Trailers released in 06 for movies released in 07 are eligible, right?

MacGuffin

#5
February 01, 2007, 01:37:41 PM
Quote from: jacksparrow on February 01, 2007, 01:29:53 PM
Trailers released in 06 for movies released in 07 are eligible, right?

Yes. So if you're thinking of nominating Norbit, you can do so.
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


Skeleton FilmWorks

grand theft sparrow

#6
February 01, 2007, 01:47:40 PM
Get out of my head, MacGuffin!!!

polkablues

#7
February 01, 2007, 02:54:26 PM
"I'm SLIDIN'!"
My house, my rules, my coffee

last days of gerry the elephant

#8
February 01, 2007, 04:44:46 PM
It felt like a test, with all the rules and everything. I really hope I did alright (as in followed the correct procedure).

modage

#9
February 01, 2007, 04:51:37 PM
Quote from: jacksparrow on February 01, 2007, 01:29:53 PM
Trailers released in 06 for movies released in 07 are eligible, right?
if anyone else (like me) needs help remembering which trailers came out last year.  JoBlo posted a list of 100 trailers from 2006 that might help jog your memory.

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=14152
http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=14084
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

polkablues

#10
February 02, 2007, 01:14:34 AM
Brick is eligible, no?  (not the trailer, the movie itself)
My house, my rules, my coffee

MacGuffin

#11
February 02, 2007, 02:15:53 AM Last Edit: February 02, 2007, 01:07:04 PM by MacGuffin
Quote from: polkablues on February 02, 2007, 01:14:34 AM
Brick is eligible, no?  (not the trailer, the movie itself)

Yes. While it ran in some festivals, it had a true theatrical run starting in April 2006.



Also:


Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on March 21, 2006, 01:31:33 PM
Our "performance" and "supporting performance" categories have caused quite a bit of confusion in the past. The Xixax Awards define these categories a little differently. Notice that we don't have a "leading" category. In other words, performances are performances, and "supporting" performances should really truly be supporting. A supporting performance in the Xixax Awards is usually smaller than a supporting performance in the Oscars.
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


Skeleton FilmWorks

modage

#12
February 02, 2007, 08:28:32 AM
a helpful guide...

THE DEPARTED
Leonardo DiCaprio - Performance
Matt Damon - Performance
Jack Nicholson - Performance
Mark Wahlberg - Supporting
Alec Baldwin - Supporting
Martin Sheen - Supporting

THE FOUNTAIN
Hugh Jackman - Performance
Rachel Weisz - Performance
Everyone Else - Supporting

CHILDREN OF MEN
Clive Owen - Performance
Everyone Else - Supporting

BRICK
Joseph Gordon Levitt - Performance
Everyone Else - Supporting

THE PRESTIGE
Christian Bale - Performance
Hugh Jackman - Performance
Everyone Else - Supporting

BORAT
Sasha Baron Cohen - Performance
Everyone Else - Supporting

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Abigail Breslin - Performance
Everyone Else - Supporting

BABEL
Brad Pitt - Performance
Cate Blanchett - Performance
Adriana Barraza - Performance
Rinko Kikuchi - Performance
Gael Garcia Bernal - Supporting

INLAND EMPIRE
Laura Dern - Performance
Everyone Else - Supporting

PANS LABYRINTH
Ivana Baquero - Performance
Everyone Else - Supporting

VOLVER
Penelope Cruz - Performance
Everyone Else - Supporting

LITTLE CHILDREN
Kate Winslet - Performance
Patrick Wilson - Performance
Jackie Earle Haley - Performance
Jennifer Connelly - Supporting

feel free to ask if any other questions arise.
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

MacGuffin

#13
February 02, 2007, 01:08:34 PM
Forgot what movies came out last year and are eligible?


http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/reminder/reminder_list.html
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


Skeleton FilmWorks

picolas

#14
February 02, 2007, 05:23:29 PM
remember Scanner Darkly is eligible for Best Animated.

i think
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