Ultimate Disney Movie Awards 2007 - VOTING

[AwallaceUNC]

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Hi, and welcome back to the 2007 3rd Annual UltimateDisney.com Movie Awards! Many of you submitted nominations via the message board, which were tabulated and resulted in the finalists below. Of the nominees that follow, one in each category will be elected by you, the UD community, as a winner.

You may vote for one and only of the following finalists in each category. Please submit all votes to awallaceunc@gmail.com. Please make the subject of your email "UD MOVIE VOTES 2007". Any votes submitted on the message board or through PM will NOT be accepted.

You have until 11:59pm (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, February 20 to submit your votes. A thread for assigning presenters in the awards ceremony will be started soon.

And the nominees are...

Best Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Cars
Dreamgirls
Superman Returns
X-Men: The Last Stand

Best Drama
Superman Returns
The Departed
Dreamgirls
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Casino Royale

Best Comedy
Night at the Museum
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Devil Wears Prada
Cars
Little Miss Sunshine

Best Animated Feature
Cars
Over the Hedge
Happy Feet
Monster House

Best Director
Martin Scorcese (The Departed)
Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Bryan Singer (Superman Returns)
Martin Campbell (Casino Royale)
John Lasseter (Cars)

Best Actor
Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed)
Daniel Craig (Casino Royale)
Hugh Jackman (X-Men: The Last Stand)

Best Actress
Emma Thompson (Nanny McPhee)
Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns)
Audrey Tautou (The Da Vinci Code)
Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada)
Natalie Portman (V For Vendetta)
Kirsten Dunst (Marie Antoinette)

Best Supporting Actor
Jack Nicholson (The Departed)
Dick Van Dyke (Night at the Museum)
Bill Nighy (Pirates)
Mickey Rooney (Night at the Museum)
Eddie Murphy (Dreamgirls)

Best Supporting Actress
Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)
Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)
Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada)

Best Original Screenplay
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Cars
Little Miss Sunshine
Stranger than Fiction

Best Adapted Screenplay
Nanny McPhee
The Departed
Dreamgirls
Casino Royale
The Da Vinci Code
Night at the Museum
The Devil Wears Prada

Best Cinematography
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
X-Men: The Last Stand
Superman Returns
Casino Royale
The Da Vinci Code

Best Costumes
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
The Devil Wears Prada
Marie Antoinette

Best Make-Up
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Best Set Design
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
X-Men: The Last Stand
Casino Royale
Marie Antoinette
Superman Returns

Best Original Score
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Superman Returns
X-Men: The Last Stand
Cars

Best Original Song
"Listen" - Beyoncé Knowles (Dreamgirls)
"Real Gone" - Sheryl Crow (Cars)
"You Know My Name" - Chris Cornell (Casino Royale)

Best Visual Effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
X-Men: The Last Stand
Superman Returns
Night at the Museum
Cars

Best Sound
Cars
Superman Returns
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
X-Men: The Last Stand

Best Sound Effects
Superman Returns
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
X-Men: The Last Stand
Casino Royale
Cars

Best Editing
Superman Returns
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Departed

Best Sequel
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Superman Returns
Casino Royale
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Best Book-to-Film Adaptation
The Da Vinci Code
Casino Royal
Eragon
The Devil Wears Prada

Best Villain
Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Lex Luthor (Superman Returns)
Jack Frost (The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause)
Cecil (Night at the Museum)
Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada)

Best Fat Guy in a Movie
Santa Claus/Scott Calvin (The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause)
Mr. Gibbs (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Dwayne (Over the Hedge)
Nacho (Nacho Libre)
Michael Newman (Click)

Best Opening and/or Closing Credits
Cars
Casino Royale
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Night at the Museum

Best DVD Release of a Film
The Little Mermaid: Platinum Edition
Lady and the Tramp: Platinum Edition
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe - Four-Disc Extended Edition
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - 2-Disc Special Edition
Superman: Ultimate Collector's Edition

Thanks!

The number of nominees in a given category was determined by the number of nominations submitted for that category, so that each category had 3-6 finalists, with 5 being the preferable number (in the event that either 4 or 6 had to be chosen, 4 were chosen for lesser categories, and 6 were chosen for the major categories). In the event that either 2 or 8+ nominees had to be chosen, only 2 were selected. Results of either one or zero nominees were avoided wherever possible.

-Aaron

[Luke]

Thanks for tallying the votes so quickly, Aaron. As usual, I'm stoked to be able to participate in these. I'm glad that with the exception of one category, I have at least seen one of the nominees (and often, more than one), so I can feel qualified to vote.

<u>Nominations by Movie</u>:
Pirates of the Caribbean - 22 (Film, Drama, Comedy, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Costumes, Make-Up, Set Design, Score, Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Effects, Editing, Sequel, Villain, Fat Guy, DVD)
Superman Returns - 13 (Film, Drama, Director, Actress, Cinematography, Set Design, Score, Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Effects, Editing, Sequel, Villain)
Cars - 11 (Film, Comedy, Animated Feature, Director, Original Screenplay, Score, Song, Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Effects, Credits)
Casino Royale - 11 (Drama, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Set Design, Song, Sound Effects, Sequel, Book-to-Film, Credits)
X-Men: The Last Stand - 11 (Film, Actor, Cinematography, Costumes, Make-Up, Set Design, Score, Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Effects, Sequel)
The Devil Wears Prada - 7 (Comedy, Actress, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Costumes, Book-to-Film, Villain)
Night at the Museum - 7 (Comedy, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Visual Effects, Villain, Credits)
The Departed - 6 (Drama, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Editing)
Dreamgirls - 6 (Film, Drama, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Song)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - 6 (Costumes, Make-Up, Sequel, Villain, Fat Guy, Credits)
The Da Vinci Code - 4 (Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Book-to-Film)
Little Miss Sunshine - 3 (Comedy, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay)
Marie Antoinette - 3 (Actress, Costumes, Set Design)
Nanny McPhee - 2 (Actress, Adapted Screenplay)
Over the Hedge - 2 (Animated Feature, Fat Guy)
Click - 1 (Fat Guy)
Eragon - 1 (Book-to-Film)
Happy Feet - 1 (Animated Feature)
Monster House - 1 (Animated Feature)
Nacho Libre - 1 (Fat Guy)
Stranger Than Fiction - 1 (Original Screenplay)
V for Vendetta - 1 (Actress)
Superman: The Ultimate Collection - 1 (DVD)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - Four-Disc Extended Edition - 1 (DVD)
Lady and the Tramp: Platinum Edition - 1 (DVD)
The Little Mermaid: Platinum Edition - 1 (DVD)

[lord-of-sith]

Awesome Aaron! Sent in my votes!

[dvdjunkie]

You really outdid yourself this year Aaron. What a stellar choice of films. My votes are officially in.

[AwallaceUNC]

You really outdid yourself this year Aaron. What a stellar choice of films. My votes are officially in.

Thanks, but I can't take the credit for the nominees. That's all you (and the rest of the UDers who nominated). I must say I'm quite pleased with this year's nominees, though.

Awesome break-down, Luke! Whodda thought that Pirates would get so much support here?

-Aaron

[MickeyMousePal]

I already send my votes in.

[Just Myself]

Q: Who will be doing the presenting for the awards? If it's open like it was last year, I'd like to present Best Fat Guy.

Oh, and sending my votes in as we speak.

Cheers,
JM

[castleinthesky]

I'm rather exited about this year's awards, howver I still have my reservations. I'm going to predict that Pirates sweeps, even though it was not anywhere near the best film of last year. It was good, but not great, and it will steal most of the awards, just based of it's popularity.

[numba1lostboy]

Sent in my votes! This is my first time to participate in these!!

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Well, my only big complaint this year is that there are too many nominations for "Best Actress" and "Best Adapted Screenplay". But then again, that's an incredibly small nit-pick considering how much fun the awards ceremony is!

I haven't seen a couple and disagree with a few, but overall great choices this year! Almost all of my favorites are up there!

That's all I have to say. Sent my choices earlier today.

[Escapay]

I'm rather exited about this year's awards, howver I still have my reservations. I'm going to predict that Pirates sweeps, even though it was not anywhere near the best film of last year. It was good, but not great, and it will steal most of the awards, just based of it's popularity.

Well, this *is* a mostly-fannish forum and not some high-brow council of film industry personnel and critics. I mean...come on, we have Kate Bosworth nominated as best actress!

Escapay

[castleinthesky]

I'm rather exited about this year's awards, howver I still have my reservations. I'm going to predict that Pirates sweeps, even though it was not anywhere near the best film of last year. It was good, but not great, and it will steal most of the awards, just based of it's popularity.

Well, this *is* a mostly-fannish forum and not some high-brow council of film industry personnel and critics. I mean...come on, we have Kate Bosworth nominated as best actress!

Escapay

I don't care the level of the nominations, however Pirates of the Carribbean is getting nominated based off favoritism not quality.

[Escapay]

Well, this *is* a mostly-fannish forum and not some high-brow council of film industry personnel and critics. I mean...come on, we have Kate Bosworth nominated as best actress!

Escapay

I don't care the level of the nominations, however Pirates of the Carribbean is getting nominated based off favoritism not quality.

Like I said, it is a fan-based forum. Many people have also said that there were quite a few faults with the movie, but it didn't keep them from nominating it as what they felt was the best movie of 2006, regardless of favoritism. And of course, this is a Disney-based board, so naturally there'd be favoritism towards some of the Disney movies.

Escapay

[AwallaceUNC]

Q: Who will be doing the presenting for the awards? If it's open like it was last year, I'd like to present Best Fat Guy.

There will be a thread for those sign-ups posted soon. Keep an eye out for it.

-Aaron

[Disneykid]

Sent my nominations in. I think I've seen more of the nominees this year than I have in previous ones thanks to the new theater that opened five minutes away from my house back in April. I'll be eagerly waiting the sign-up thread for presenters.

[castleinthesky]

Like I said, it is a fan-based forum. Many people have also said that there were quite a few faults with the movie, but it didn't keep them from nominating it as what they felt was the best movie of 2006, regardless of favoritism. And of course, this is a Disney-based board, so naturally there'd be favoritism towards some of the Disney movies.

Escapay

Just because it is a fan based forum, dosn't mean the members don't have taste, which apparently not many on this forum do. The best movie by no way in hell that Pirates, X Men, or Superman Returns are anywhere near the best 15 films of the year. These films were nominated based on popularity, not because they were good. Besides Superman and X-Men were mediocre and stale, while Pirates meandered with some of the worst acting of the year. Naomie Harris was putrid in the film, and her acting was worse than a barbie doll's. Why was Pirates allowed for best drama and comedy. The film is a comedy and should have been banned in entering drama. Hmmm, I see the favoritism now. It befuddles me how Bill Nighy gets nominated for his poor performance in Pirates of the Caribbean, but gets udderly overshawdowed in his performance in Notes on a Scandal. Hugh Jackman gives a pathetic performance in X Men, and his performances in the Fountain and the Prestige are actually of quality. X Men by no way had good costumes, and the score of XMen and Superman were forgettable at most. The films with the best score should actually be good. Some of the best films, were, as I should have guessed, overshawdoed. Those would include Pan's Labyrinth and Babel. It is unfathomable. At least these awards are better than last year. But I can already predict which films are receiving nominations next year. Those would include Pirates of the Carribbean 3 (what a shock!), Ratatouille, and Harry Potter (another huge shocker!!!!).

Films are getting nominated because people found them "suspenseful" and "exiting", however the films that hold the best quality, plot, acting, characterization, direction, dialogue, and the thousands of other important aspects were utterly forgotten.

At least Kirsten Dunst got a nomination.

[ichabod]

I'm quite surprised at how the majority of categories seem limited to only a few titles.

Anyway, my votes are in.

[2099net]

Come on, CastleintheSky, it's just a bit of fun. The sort of films you mention will never be in the running because most people simply haven't seen them.

Besides, everyone knows the best film of 2006 was Silent Hill. (It's flaws only made it all the more perfect. So there).

[Just Myself]

At least Kirsten Dunst got a nomination.

Disgusting, I know.

Cheers,
JM

[pinkrenata]

Mine have been sent!