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Monday, July 27, 2015

The All-Time Oscars: First Preliminaries

Here we are! The first installment of The All-Time Oscars begins now. If you remember how last year's voting worked, I picked candidates (based on my own interests and Academy Awards history) for each category (only certain categories at a time) with a varying amount and then asked you to vote for what you considered worthy of advancing to the next round. Today, our three categories are Best Visual Effects, Best Original Song, and Best Original Score. I am going to have fifty candidates in each and I hope you would please, if you feel up to it, pick the twenty-five best from each category. I know it might be difficult, but it'll be so worth it to really whittle down to the best. Here are the initial nominees!

Best Visual Effects

The Jazz Singer, The Wizard of Oz, Swiss Family Robinson, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Ben-Hur, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Mary Poppins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Poseidon Adventure, King Kong, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Alien, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Empire Strikes Back, Tron, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Poltergeist, Return of the Jedi, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, Back to the Future, Hook, Jurassic Park, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman Returns, Forrest Gump, The Mask, Apollo 13, Independence Day, Titanic, The Matrix, Pearl Harbor, Spider-Man 2, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Avatar, Inception, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, Life of Pi, The Avengers, Gravity, Interstellar

Best Original Song

Pennies from Heaven (Pennies from Heaven), The Way You Look Tonight (Swing Time), Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz), Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie), When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio), Baby Mine (Dumbo), White Christmas (Holiday Inn), Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South), Baby, It's Cold Outside (Neptune's Daughter), That's Amore (The Caddy), Que Sera, Sera (The Man Who Knew Too Much), High Hopes (A Hole in the Head), Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's), Feed the Birds (Mary Poppins), The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book), Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), Ben (Ben), Live and Let Die (Live and Let Die), 9 to 5 (9 to 5), On the Road Again (Honeysuckle Rose), Endless Love (Endless Love), Footloose (Footloose), Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters), Somewhere Out There (An American Tail), I've Had the Time of My Life (Dirty Dancing), Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid), Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast), When the River Meets the Sea (Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas), Prince Ali (Aladdin), Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King), Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride (Lilo and Stitch), You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story), My Heart Will Go On (Titanic), When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2), Lose Yourself (8 Mile), I See the Light (Tangled), We Belong Together (Toy Story 3), Man or Muppet (The Muppets), Skyfall (Skyfall), Let It Go (Frozen), Ordinary Love (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), Everything Is Awesome (The LEGO Movie), You'll Be in My Heart (Tarzan), Let's Go Fly a Kite (Mary Poppins), Christmas Vacation (Christmas Vacation), If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out (Harold and Maude), Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), Higher and Higher (Wet Hot American Summer), Miracles (Unbroken), Singin' in the Rain (Singin' in the Rain)

Best Original Score

Jurassic Park, Birdman, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Citizen Kane, Holiday Inn, Casablanca, Saludos Amigos, Dumbo, The Wizard of Oz, The Three Caballeros, Song of the South, Easter Parade, A Streetcar Named Desire, Singin' in the Rain, Guys and Dolls, Damn Yankees, Ben-Hur, The Magnificent Seven, Breakfast at Tiffany's, West Side Story, Babes in Toyland, To Kill a Mockingbird, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Mary Poppins, The Pink Panther, Doctor Zhivago, The Sound of Music, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Poseidon Adventure, Star Wars, Jaws, The Godfather Part II, The Great Gatsby, The Muppet Movie, Chariots of Fire, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Annie, The Right Stuff, The Little Mermaid, Home Alone, Elf, Aladdin, The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Ratatouille, Saving Mr. Banks, Tower Heist, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Hope you are satisfied with all of the nominees. Happy voting!

4 comments:

  1. Best Visual Effects
    The Wizard of Oz, The Invisible Man, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Ben-Hur, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Mary Poppins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Poseidon Adventure, King Kong, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Alien, The Empire Strikes Back, Tron, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Poltergeist, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Titanic, The Matrix, The Mask, Avatar

    Best Original Song

    Pennies from Heaven (Pennies from Heaven), Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz), Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie), When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio), White Christmas (Holiday Inn), Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South), Baby, It's Cold Outside (Neptune's Daughter), Que Sera, Sera (The Man Who Knew Too Much), Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's), The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book), Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), Live and Let Die (Live and Let Die), 9 to 5 (9 to 5), Somewhere Out There (An American Tail), I've Had the Time of My Life (Dirty Dancing), Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid), Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast), When the River Meets the Sea (Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas), Prince Ali (Aladdin), Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King), Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride (Lilo and Stitch), You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story), When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2), Christmas Vacation (Christmas Vacation), Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)

    Best Original Score

    Jurassic Park, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Citizen Kane, Holiday Inn, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, The Three Caballeros, Song of the South, Easter Parade, Singin' in the Rain, Breakfast at Tiffany's, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Star Wars, Jaws, The Muppet Movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Annie, The Little Mermaid, Home Alone, Elf, Aladdin, The Lion King

    This was NOT easy. :(

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  2. Best Visual Effects - 25 for sure!

    The Wizard of Oz, The Invisible Man, Mary Poppins, The Poseidon Adventure, King Kong, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Alien, The Empire Strikes Back, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Poltergeist, Return of the Jedi, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Batman Returns, Forrest Gump, Independence Day, Titanic, Spider-Man 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, The Avengers

    Only 21 on this one - sorry!
    Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz), Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie), When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio), White Christmas (Holiday Inn), Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South), Que Sera, Sera (The Man Who Knew Too Much), The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book), Ben (Ben), Live and Let Die (Live and Let Die), 9 to 5 (9 to 5), I've Had the Time of My Life (Dirty Dancing), Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid), Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast), Prince Ali (Aladdin), Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King), You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story), Man or Muppet (The Muppets), Skyfall (Skyfall), Christmas Vacation (Christmas Vacation), Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), Singin' in the Rain (Singin' in the Rain)

    25 here though!
    Best Original Score

    Jurassic Park, The Wizard of Oz, Song of the South, Singin' in the Rain, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, To Kill a Mockingbird, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Mary Poppins, The Pink Panther, The Sound of Music, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Star Wars, Jaws, The Muppet Movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Annie, The Little Mermaid, Home Alone, Elf, Aladdin, The Lion King, Tower Heist, The Grand Budapest Hotel

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  3. Best Visual Effects
    The Wizard of Oz, Swiss Family Robinson, Mary Poppins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Return of the Jedi, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Independence Day, Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Life of Pi

    Best Original Song
    The Way You Look Tonight (Swing Time), Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz), Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie), When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio), White Christmas (Holiday Inn), Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South), Baby, It's Cold Outside (Neptune's Daughter), That's Amore (The Caddy), Que Sera, Sera (The Man Who Knew Too Much), Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), Ben (Ben), 9 to 5 (9 to 5), Footloose (Footloose), Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters), Somewhere Out There (An American Tail), I've Had the Time of My Life (Dirty Dancing), Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid), Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast), Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King), You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story), My Heart Will Go On (Titanic), Lose Yourself (8 Mile), Skyfall (Skyfall), Everything Is Awesome (The LEGO Movie), Higher and Higher (Wet Hot American Summer), Singin' in the Rain (Singin' in the Rain)

    Best Original Score
    Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, Babes in Toyland, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Star Wars, Jaws, The Godfather Part II, The Great Gatsby, The Muppet Movie, Chariots of Fire, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Annie, The Right Stuff, The Little Mermaid, Home Alone, Aladdin, The Lion King,

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  4. Best Visual Effects

    The Invisible Man, Mary Poppins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 2001: A Space Odyssey, King Kong, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Ghostbusters, Jurassic Park, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman Returns, Independence Day, Titanic, The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Avatar, Inception, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, The Avengers, Gravity, Interstellar

    Best Original Song

    The Way You Look Tonight (Swing Time), Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz), Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie), When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio), Que Sera, Sera (The Man Who Knew Too Much), 9 to 5 (9 to 5), Footloose (Footloose), Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters), Somewhere Out There (An American Tail), I've Had the Time of My Life (Dirty Dancing), Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid), Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast), When the River Meets the Sea (Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas), Prince Ali (Aladdin), Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King), Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride (Lilo and Stitch), You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story), My Heart Will Go On (Titanic), When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2), I See the Light (Tangled), We Belong Together (Toy Story 3), Skyfall (Skyfall), Let It Go (Frozen), Everything Is Awesome (The LEGO Movie), You'll Be in My Heart (Tarzan), Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)

    Best Original Score

    Jurassic Park, Birdman, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Holiday Inn, The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Star Wars, Jaws, The Great Gatsby, The Muppet Movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Annie, The Right Stuff, The Little Mermaid, Home Alone, Elf, Aladdin, The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Grand Budapest Hotel

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