EWB's 2nd Film Awards

[Laice07]

Welcome back everyone to the 2nd annual EWB Movie Awards, where EWB members pick the best of the best of film. EWB picked the nominees and now choose the best films out of the respective categories. Thanks goes to all who participated in the nominations, and in choosing the winners (and like last year their was a whole bunch voting for their best). The Award year was filled with great films, exciting villains, and thrilling fights, but only one film could win EWB'ers hearts and minds.... Without further a do, let's get started!

BEST ANIMATED FILM

This year, five films made it in, where only three films made it in last year. The nominee's are:

Cars

Over The Hedge

A Scanner Darkly

Monster House

Curious George

And EWB's Best Animated film is......

CARS

Best Visual Effects

Although their are no T-Rex's facing off a big ape, like last years winner, King Kong for visual effects, the magic of special effects continue to wow us, but only one of these nominated films had what it takes to call itself a visual effects powerhouse.

The Nominee's for Best Visual Effects are:

Superman Returns

X-Men III: The Last Stand

Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest

A Scanner Darkly

Pan's Labyrinth

and The EWB Film Award goes to........

X-Men III: The Last Stand

In my opinion, Superman Returns got robbed!!

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

And the nominee's are:

Children Of Men

Pan's Labyrinth

Superman Returns

Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest

The Prestige

The EWB film Award goes to....

Pirates of The Caribbean 2: Dead Mans Chest

Why Children of Men lost, I will never know.

BEST FIGHT(VERBAL/PHYSICAL)

And The nominees for this year's Best Fight are.....

Borat vs. Azamat (Borat)

Will Turner vs. Jack Sparrow vs.Norrington (Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest)

Brendan vs. Brad Bramish (Brick)

Dante vs. Randall (Clerks II)

Bond vs. Cronies in Stairwell (Casino Royale)

And the award for Best Fight goes to......

Dante vs. Randall (Clerks II)

BEST VILLAIN

You know it's a good year for the bad guys when you have 6 nominees! This year ranges from Motherf*cking Snakes to a Facist Captain who's not afraid to kill. This years nominees are:

Captain Vidal (Pan's Labyrinth)

Frank Costello(The Departed)

Davy Jones (Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest)

The Snakes (Snakes on a Plane)

Lex Luther (Superman Returns)

Lance (Clerks II)

And the EWB Film Award for Best Villain goes to.....

The Snakes!

Luther's got nothing on those Snakes!!

Best Supporting Actor

And The Nominees Are:

Jack Nicholson (The Departed)

Mark Wahlberg (The Departed)

Michael Caine (The Prestige)

Jackie Earl Haley (Little Children)

Jason Mewes (Clerks II)

And The EWB Film Award goes to......

Mark Wahlberg

As for the Supporting ladies, the nominees are

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)

Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)

Nora Zehetner (Brick)

Rinko Kikuchi (Babel)

And The EWB Film Award for Best Supporting Actress goes to......

Rinko Kikuchi

Best Actor

The Nominees are....

Leonardo Dicaprio (The Departed)

Matt Damon (The Departed)

Christian Bale (The Prestige)

Johnny Depp (Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Mans Chest)

Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat)

And the EWB Film Award goes to......

Sacha Baron Cohen

Best Actress

The Nominees are...

Ivana Baquero (Pan's Labyrinth)

Helen Mirren (The Queen)

Kate Winslet ( Little Children)

Scarlett Johansson (The Prestige)

Rosario Dawson (Clerks II)

And The EWB Film Award goes to....

Rosario Dawson

The final two awards......

Best Director

And The Nominees are.....

Martin Scorsese (The Departed)

Guillermo del Toro (Pans Labyrinth)

Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men)

Christopher Nolan (The Prestige)

Kevin Smith (Clerks II)

And the Award goes to.....

Martin Scorsese

And Finally, The Nominees for Best Picture.......

The Departed

Children of Men

Clerks II

Borat

The Prestige

And The EWB Film Award for Best Motion Picture of The Year goes to.......

The Departed

Once again, thanks to all who participated, I hope you enjoyed being apart of this, and hopefully some of your picks won something! Last year, it was Serenity, this year, The Departed, who knows what next year will bring. Thanks once again!

Edited February 20, 2007 by Laice07

[zero]

Left out anything I couldn't think of enough answers for. No best comedy!?

Best Film

1.) The Departed

2.) The Prestige

3.) Stranger than Fiction

4.) Clerks II

5.) Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest

Best Director

1.) Martin Scorcese (The Departed)

2.) Christopher Nolan (The Prestige)

3.) Kevin Smith (Clerks II)

4.)

5.)

Best Actor

1.) Christian Bale (The Prestige)

2.) Matt Damon (The Departed)

3.) Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat)

4.) Johnny Depp (Pirates 2)

5.) Jack Nicholson (The Departed)

Best Actress

1.) Scarlett Johannsen (The Prestige)

2.) Maggie Gyllenhaal (Stranger than Fiction)

3.) Julianne Moore (Children of Men)

4.)

Best Visual Effects

1.) A Scanner Darkly

2.) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

3.) Superman Returns

Best Cinematography

1) A Scanner Darkly

2.) Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

3.) Superman Returns

4.) Apocalypto

5.) The Prestige

Best Fight(Verbal or Physical)

1.) Will Turner vs. Jack Sparrow vs. Norrington (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)

2.) Rocky Balboa vs. Mason Dixon (Rocky Balboa)

3.) Borat vs. Azamat (Borat)

Best Villain

1.) Frank Costello(The Departed)

2.) Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)

3.) Alfred Borden (The Prestige)

Edited February 2, 2007 by Zero

[Fitzy]

Best Film

1. The Departed

2. Children Of Men

3. Borat

4. Clerks II

5. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best Director

1. Martin Scorcese (The Departed)

2. Alfonso Cuaron (Children Of Men)

Best Actor

1. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed)

2. Matt Damon (The Departed)

3. Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat)

4. Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Mark Wahlberg (The Departed)

2. Jack Nicholson (The Departed)

Best Visual Effects

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best Cinematography

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best Fight (Verbal or Physical)

1. Borat vs. Azamat (Borat)

Best Villain

1. Frank Costello (The Departed)

Edited February 4, 2007 by Fitzy

[ROC]

Best Film

1. Clerks II

2. Borat

3. Brick

4. The Prestige

5. Smokin' Aces

Best Director

1. Rian Johnson (Brick)

2. Chris Nolan (The Prestige)

3. Joe Carnahan (Smokin' Aces)

Best Actor

1. Christian Bale (The Prestige)

2. Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat)

3. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Brick)

Best Actress

1. Scarlett Johansson (The Prestige)

2. Rosario Dawson (Clerks II)

3. Natalie Portman (V for Vendetta)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Lukas Haas (Brick)

2. Michael Caine (The Prestige)

3. Ben Affleck (Smokin' Aces)

4. Jason Bateman (Smokin' Aces)

5. Jeff Anderson (Clerks II)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Meagan Good (Brick)

2. Emilie de Ravin (Brick)

3. Nora Zehetner (Brick)

4. Piper Perabo (The Prestige)

Best Cinematography

1. The Prestige

2. The Black Dahlia

3. Smokin' Aces

4. Brick

Best Fight

1. Brendan vs. Brad Bramish (Brick)

2. Brendan vs. Tug (Brick)

3. Samuel L. Jackson vs. Snakes (Snakes on a Plane)

4. Borat vs. Azamat (Borat)

5. Ricky Bobby vs. Jean Girard (Talladega Nights)

Best Villain

1. Snakes (Snakes on a Plane)

2. The Pin (Brick)

3. Tug (Brick)

4. Global Warming (An Inconvenient Truth)

5. Jews (Borat) >_>

Best Animated Film

1. Cars

2. Monster House

Edited February 3, 2007 by ROC

[Guest Rabid Wolveringo]

Best Film

1. Children of Men

2. The Departed

3. Half Nelson

4. Borat

5. Brick

Best Director

1. Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men)

2. Rian Johnson (Brick)

3. Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth)

4. Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond)

5. Martin Scorcese (The Departed)

Best Actor

1. Forrest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)

2. Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson)

3. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed)

4. Will Smith (Pursuit of Happiness)

5. Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat)

Best Actress

1. Hellen Mirren (The Queen)

2. Kate Winslet (Little Children)

3. Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine)

4. Meryl Streep (The Devils Wears Prada)

5. Ivana Basquero (Pan's Labyrinth)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children)

2. Mark Wahlberg (The Departed)

3. Michael Caine (Children of Men)

4. Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine)

5. Eddie Murphy (Dreamgirls)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Jennifer Connelly (Little Children)

2. Nora Zehetner (Brick)

3. Reiko Kikuchi (Babel)

4. Angelina Jolie (The Good Shepherd)

5. Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)

Best Cinematography

1. Children of Men

2. Pan's Labyrinth

3. Brick

4. The Good Shepherd

5. Babel

Best Fight (Verbal or Physical)

1. Rocky vs Mason Dixon (Rocky Balboa)

2. Brad Bramish vs. Brendan (Brick)

3. That whole fight at the end of Blood Diamond where Leo fights Colonel Coetzee (Blood Diamonds)

4. Tugger vs. Brendan (Brick)

5. Borat vs. Azamat (Borat)

Best Villain

1. Frank Costello (The Departed)

2. The Pin (Brick)

3. Tugger (Brick)

4. Colonel Coetzee (Blood Diamond)

5. Captain Vidal (Pan's Labyrinth)

Edited February 8, 2007 by Rabid Wolveringo

[TFA]

Best Film

1. Clerks II

2. Borat

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

4. The Prestige

5. The Departed

Best Director

1. Kevin Smith (Clerks II)

2. Joe Carnahan (Smokin' Aces)

3. Martin Scorcese (The Departed)

4. Larry Charles (Borat)

5.

Best Actor

1. Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat)

2. Jeff Anderson (Clerks II)

3. Johnny Depp (POTC)

4. Brian O' Halloran (Clerks II)

5. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed)

Best Actress

1. Scarlett Johannsen (The Prestige)

2. Rosario Dawson (Clerks II)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Jason Mewes (Clerks II)

2. Kevin Smith (Clerks II)

3. Jack Nicholson (The Departed)

4. Trevor Fehrman (Clerks II)

5. Steve Carrell (Little Miss Sunshine)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Wanda Skyes (Clerks II)

2. Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (Clerks II)

Best Visual Effects

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2. Superman Returns

Best Cinematography

1. Superman Returns

2. Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

3. A Scanner Darker

4. Apocalypto

5. The Prestige

Best Fight

1. Dante vs. Randall (Clerks II)

2. Borat vs. Azamat (Borat)

3. Samuel L. Jackson vs. Snakes (Snakes on a Plane)

4. Will Turner vs. Jack Sparrow vs. Norrington (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)

5.

Best Villain

1. Jason Lee (Clerks II)

2. Snakes (Snakes On A Plane)

Best Animated Film

1. Cars

Edited February 1, 2007 by The Fallen Angel 2.0

[Ananas]

Best Film

1. The Departed

2. Borat

3. Children of Men

4. Pan's Labyrinth

5. Little Miss Sunshine

Best Director

1. Martin Scorsese (The Departed)

2. Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth)

3. Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men)

4. Sofia Coppola (Marie Antoinette)

5. Stephen Frears (The Queen)

Best Actor

1. Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness)

2. Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat)

3. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed)

4. Clive Owen (Children of Men)

5. Will Ferrell (Stranger Than Fiction)

Best Actress

1. Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine)

2. Helen Mirren (The Queen)

3. Kate Winslet (Little Children)

4. Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada)

5. Ellen Page (Hard Candy)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children)

2. Mark Wahlberg (The Departed)

3. Eddie Murphy (Dreamgirls)

4. Michael Sheen (The Queen)

5. Sergi Lopez (Pan's Labyrinth)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Rinko Kikuchi (Babel)

2. Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)

3. Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)

4. Emma Thompson (Stranger Than Fiction)

5. Emily Blunt (The Devil Wear's Prada)

Best Visual Effects

1. X-Men: The Last Stand

2. A Scanner Darkly

3. Pirates Of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

4. Pan's Labyrinth

5. Mission Impossible 3

Best Cinematography

1. Children of Men

2. The Black Dahlia

3. Pan's Labyrinth

4. The Da Vinci Code

5. The Queen

Best Fight

1. Rocky vs. Mason "The Line" Dixon (Rocky Balboa)

2. Borat vs. Azamat (Borat)

3. Final Fight (X-Men: The Last Stand)

4. Ward and Bouchard vs. the Tattoo Killer (Bon Cop, Bad Cop)

5. Ricky vs. Michel Gerard (Talladega Nights)

Best Villain

1. Sergi Lopez (Pan's Labyrinth)

2. Jack Nicholson (The Departed)

3. Chiwetel Ejiofor (Children of Men)

4. Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Mission Impossible 3)

5. Global Warming (An Inconvenient Truth)

Best Animated Film

1. A Scanner Darkly

2. Curious George

3. Cars

4. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

5. Over The Hedge

EDIT: Edited for the retarded release date rules.

Edited February 2, 2007 by KouKou And the Moonwalkers

[Rashid]

V For Vendetta misses out by like 9 days. :thumbsdown:

Hard Candy can't be voted for as well I don't believe.

Best Film

1: Clerks II

2: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

3: Saw III

4: Silent Hill

5: Lucky Number Slevin

Best Director

1: Kevin Smith (Clerks II)

Best Actor

1: Johnny Depp (PotCII)

2: Jeff Anderson (Clerks II)

3: Brian O'Haleron (Clerks II)

4: Hugh Jackman (X-Men: Last Stand)

Best Actress

1: Rosario Dawson (Clerks II)

Best Supporting Actor

1: Jason Mewes (Clerks II)

Best Supporting Actress

1: Keira Knightly (sp?) (PotC2)

Best Visual Effects

1: X-Men: The Last Stand

2: Saw III

3: Pirates Of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best Cinematography

1: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best Fight

1: Dante vs Randal (verbal fight, Clerks II)

2: Will Turner vs. Jack Sparrow vs. Norrington (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)

3: Final Fight (X-Men: The Last Stand)

Best Villain

1: Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)

2: Jason Lee's Character (Clerks II)

3: Magneto (X-Men: The Last Stand)

Best Animated Film

1: Over The Hedge

[ACCBiggz]

Best Film

1. The Departed

2. Clerks II

Best Director

1. Martin Scorcese (The Departed)

Best Actor

1. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed)

2. Matt Damon (The Departed)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Mark Wahlberg (The Departed)

2. Jack Nicholson (The Departed)

Best Visual Effects

1. Superman Returns

Best Cinematography

1. The Departed

Best Fight (Verbal or Physical)

1. Randall vs. Dante - Verbal

Best Villain

1. Lex Luther

[Hutch2004]

Best Film

1.) Casino Royale

2.) The Prestige

3.) Borat

4.) Pan's Labyrinth

5.) Superman Returns

Best Director

1.) Christopher Nolan (The Prestige)

2.) Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth)

3.) Martin Campbell (I think) (Casino Royale)

4.) Bryan Singer (Superman Returns)

5.) Larry Charles (Borat)

Best Actor

1.) Daniel Craig (Casino Royale)

2.) Sacha Baron Cohen(Borat)

3.) Sergi Lopez (Pan's Labyrinth)

4.) Hugh Jackman (The Prestige)

Best Actress

1.) Ivana Baquero (Pan's Labyrinth)

Best Supporting Actor

1.) Doug Jones (Pan's Labyrinth)

Best Supporting Actress

1.) Judi Dench (Casino Royale)

Best Visual Effects

1.) Pan's Labyrinth

Best Cinematography

1) The Prestige

2.) Pan's Labyrinth

3.) Superman Returns

Best Fight(Verbal or Physical)

1.) Bond vs the two guys in the stairwell (Casino Royale)

2.) Borat vs his manager (Borat)

Best Villain

1.) Captain Vidal (Pan's Labyrinth)

2.) Lex Luthor- Kevin Spacey (Superman Returns)

3.) Le Chiffre (Casino Royale)

Best Animated Film

Didn't see any.

[Guest mAXi]

Best Film

The Prestige

Little Miss Sunshine

The Departed

Casino Royale

Pan's Labryinth

Best Director

Christopher Nolan (The Prestige)

Martin Scorcese (The Departed)

Best Actor

Christian Bale (The Prestige)

Daniel Craig (Casino Royale)

Hugh Jackman (The Prestige)

Best Actress

Ivano Baquero (Pan's Labryinth)

Hellen Mirren (The Queen)

Best Supporting Actor

Mark Whalberg (The Departed)

Best Supporting Actress

Scarlett Johannson (The Prestige)

Best Visual Effects

Pirates Of The Carribean (The Kracken or whatever the hell it is)

Pan's Labryinth

Best Fight

Bond's Opening Chase (Casino Royale)

Bond's Truck and Plane Chase (Casino Royale)

Bond's Stairwell Fight (Casino Royale)

Best Villain

Christian Bale (The Prestige)

[Laice07]

Nomination deadlines are way overdue, so thanks to all who voted!! Everyone's vote been taken into consideration, and instead of working on my essay, I'll give you the NOMINEE'S!! Once again, thanks to all who contributed in the nominations! Withoout further ado, I give you.........................(Rules on voting down at the end)

The Nominees for The 2nd Annual EWB AWARDS!

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Cars

Over The Hedge

A Scanner Darkly

Monster House

Curious George

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Superman Returns

X-Men III: The Last Stand

Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest

A Scanner Darkly

Pan's Labyrinth

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Children Of Men

Pan's Labyrinth

Superman Returns

Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest

The Prestige

BEST FIGHT(VERBAL/PHYSICAL)

Borat vs. Azamat (Borat)

Will Turner vs. Jack Sparrow vs.Norrington (Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest)

Brendan vs. Brad Bramish (Brick)

Dante vs. Randall (Clerks II)

Bond vs. Cronies in Stairwell (Casino Royale)

BEST VILLAIN

Captain Vidal (Pan's Labyrinth)

Frank Costello(The Departed)

Davy Jones (Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest)

The Snakes (Snakes on a Plane)

Lex Luther (Superman Returns)

Lance (Clerks II)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jack Nicholson (The Departed)

Mark Wahlberg (The Departed)

Michael Caine (The Prestige)

Jackie Earl Haley (Little Children)

Jason Mewes (Clerks II)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)

Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)

Nora Zehetner (Brick)

Rinko Kikuchi (Babel)

BEST ACTOR

Leonardo Dicaprio (The Departed)

Matt Damon (The Departed)

Christian Bale (The Prestige)

Johnny Depp (Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Mans Chest)

Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat)

BEST ACTRESS

Ivana Baquero (Pan's Labyrinth)

Helen Mirren (The Queen)

Kate Winslet ( Little Children)

Scarlett Johansson (The Prestige)

Rosario Dawson (Clerks II)

BEST DIRECTOR

Martin Scorsese (The Departed)

Guillermo del Toro (Pans Labyrinth)

Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men)

Christopher Nolan (The Prestige)

Kevin Smith (Clerks II)

BEST PICTURE

The Departed

Children of Men

Clerks II

Borat

The Prestige

VOTING RULES: PM me your winners please!! Posts on this thread will NOT count! Voting period ends on Friday February 16th 11:59 PM EASTERN TIME!! The winners will be announced on Sunday February 18th....IN THIS THREAD!!

[Ananas]

Those nominees are really good. Possibly better than the Oscars.

[Laice07]

EWB's 2nd annual Film Awards has begun!! The ceremony opens now, and will finish later tonight. I'll be adding more winners to the first post as time goes on.

[Guest mAXi]

Bah! Monster House > Cars.

Easily.