Thanks to Basil and Pixote for doing all the organizing of the nominating round and Official Ballot. I thought I'd wait to do this until all the official ballots were cast so as not to risk confusion. For the
Alternative Voting Filmspots Official UNOFFICIAL
Ballots are due Monday, February 18th, 8 PM EST, when the Totally Official Filmspot winners will be announced -
please PM me your ballot ASAP.
The way we typically vote and tabulate - simple plurality voting, like we are doing with the Filmspots - is arguably not the best way to measure a group's preference. I am curious to see how the results would come out if we were to use another voting system - weighted preference voting. Chances are we won't have all the same voters, or nearly as many, but that doesn't make it less interesting to me
You all know how this works, a quick comparison with pizza:
You and four friends are ordering a pizza, you are trying to decide what to order. How do you decide?:
Simple Plurality:
Pat - Pepperoni
Chris - Sausage
Alex - Mushroom
Drew - Mushroom
You - Cheese
So you order a mushroom pizza even though 3 of 5 hate mushrooms. In reality, that's not going to happen unless you have two asshole friends that like mushrooms. This voting system ignores the reality of other people's preferences in making a decision that must be lived with by the entire group. Alternatively, there is
Weighted Preference Voting:
Pat - Pepperoni 10, Sausage 8, Mushroom 0, Cheese 6
Chris - Pepperoni 8, Sausage 10, Mushroom 0, Cheese 6
Alex - Pepperoni 0, Sausage 0, Mushroom 10, Cheese 8
Drew - Pepperoni 0, Sausage 0, Mushroom 10, Cheese 8
You - Pepperoni 0, Sausage 0, Mushroom 0, Cheese 10
Now, everyone will eat some pizza
So, for this Alternative Voting Official UNOFFICIAL Filmspot ballot, rank each of the nominees in each category on a scale of 0-10. 0 is negative, 10 is positive. If you have not seen a nominee, you can do one of three things: leave that section blank, put an "x" there, or strike the nominee. Example:
Best Picture
9 Atonement
6 Juno
7 No Country for Old Men
6 Ratatouille
7 There Will Be Blood
ZodiacThanks for you participation, and once again thanks to Basil and Pixote (hopefully you don't think I'm stepping on your toes (if you even have toes)) - have fun
(I did when I filled out my ballot)
Alternative Voting Filmspots 2007 — The Official Nominees of the Unofficial Ballot
Best Picture
Atonement
Juno
No Country for Old Men
Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
David Fincher, Zodiac
Paul Greengrass, The Bourne Ultimatum
Joe Wright, Atonement
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Christian Bale, Rescue Dawn
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Gordon Pinsent, Away from Her
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Amy Adams, Enchanted
Julie Christie, Away from Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Ellen Page, Juno
Keri Russell, Waitress
Naomi Watts, Eastern Promises
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Ben Foster, 3:10 to Yuma
Irfan Khan, The Namesake
Paul Rudd, Knocked Up
Kurt Russell, Grindhouse
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Kelly Macdonald, No Country for Old Men
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Tabu, The Namesake
Best Ensemble Cast
Grindhouse
I’m Not There
Juno
No Country for Old Men
Zodiac
Best Original Screenplay
Brad Bird, Ratatouille
Diablo Cody, Juno
Alex Garland, Sunshine
Todd Haynes and Oren Moverman, I'm Not There
Paul Laverty, The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Adrienne Shelly, Waitress
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Christopher Hampton, Atonement
Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
James Vanderbilt, Zodiac
Best Editing
Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Chris Dickens, Hot Fuzz
Sally Menke, Ethan Maniquis, & Robert Rodriguez, Grindhouse
Jay Rabinowitz, I'm Not There
Christopher Rouse, The Bourne Ultimatum
Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Roger Deakins, No Country for Old Men
Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood
Seamus McGarvey, Atonement
Harris Savides, Zodiac
Best Non-English Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution
Offside
Paris, Je T'aime
La Vie en Rose
Best Documentary
Helvetica
In the Shadow of the Moon
The King of Kong
No End in Sight
Sicko
Best Animated Film
Paprika
Persepolis
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie
Best Score
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood
Dario Marianelli, Atonement
John Murphy & Underworld, Sunshine
Howard Shore, Eastern Promises
Best Soundtrack
Black Snake Moan
The Darjeeling Limited
Grindhouse
Juno
Once
Best Costumes
Colleen Atwood, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Alexandra Byrne, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Jacqueline Durran, Atonement
Patricia Norris, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Gersha Phillips, Talk to Me
Best Art Direction
Ian Bailie, Nick Gottschalk, & Niall Moroney, Atonement
David Crank, There Will Be Blood
Keith P. Cunningham, Zodiac
Gary Freeman, Stephen Morahan, & Denis Schnegg, Sunshine
Aradhana Seth & Adam Stockhausen, The Darjeeling Limited
Best Sound Editing
Ethan Andrus, Christopher Assells, & Paula Fairfield, Grindhouse
Christopher Assells, Karen M. Baker, & Bob Beemer, The Bourne Ultimatum
Craig Berkey, No Country for Old Men
Benjamin Cheah & Robert Jackson, I'm Not There
Paul Hamblin, Danny Hambrook, & Catherine Hodgson, Atonement
Best Makeup
Nicola Buck, Paula Price, & Lesley Smith, The Golden Compass
Nana Fischer & Peter Owen, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tysuela Hill-Scott, Grindhouse
Danielle Lyn Saunders, Rescue Dawn
Christien Tinsley, No Country for Old Men
Jenny Weight, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Best Visual Effects
Chrysta Marie Burton, John Frazier, & James D. Schwalm, Transformers
Richard Conway, Sunshine
Stephen Gilbert, 300
Allen Hall, Mark Hawker, & Jamie J. Silverman, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
John Richardson, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Kick-Ass Scene
Waterloo Station, The Bourne Ultimatum
Bathhouse Fight, Eastern Promises
Beating Up Mike (Final Scene), Grindhouse
Head-On Collision, Grindhouse
Dog Chase in River, No Country for Old Men
Anton Ego Returns to Childhood, Ratatouille
Oil Fire, There Will Be Blood
Best Trailer
American Gangster
Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
Grindhouse
There Will Be Blood
Best Villain
Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell), Grindhouse
Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), No Country for Old Men
Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), There Will Be Blood
The Zodiac (Richmond Arquette, Bob Stephenson, & John Lacy), Zodiac
Surprising Performance
Amy Adams, Enchanted
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Chris Evans, Sunshine
Jennifer Garner, Juno
Keri Russell, Waitress
Molly Shannon, Year of the Dog
Surprising Film
Enchanted
The Namesake
Once
This is England
Superbad
Best Line
"Because if that was true we’d be having this conversation face to face." (The Bourne Ultimatum)
"Juno MacGuff: 'Cause you're, like, the coolest person I've ever met, and you don't even have to try, you know… Paulie Bleeker: I try really hard, actually." (Juno)
"There are five different types of chairs in this hotel room." (Knocked Up)
"Spider-Pig...Spider-Pig…" (The Simpsons Movie)
"I drink your milkshake! I drink it up! … I’m finished." (There Will Be Blood)
Worst Film
300
Epic Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Spider-Man 3
Transformers
Debut or Breakthrough Feature
Away from Her (Sarah Polley)
Gone Baby Gone (Ben Affleck)
The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)
Once (John Carney)
Waitress (Adrienne Shelly)
Breakthrough
Josh Brolin (Performer), Grindhouse & No Country for Old Men
Michael Cera (Performer), Juno & Superbad
Jonny Greenwood (Composer), There Will Be Blood
Emile Hirsch (Performer), Into the Wild
Ellen Page (Performer), Juno
Paul Rudd (Performer), Knocked Up