Oscar Contest 2009
Announcing the third annual CT Oscar contest! This year's Academy Awards show airs live on Sunday, February 22, and our contest runs during the two weeks leading up to it. We here at CT would be thrilled if you played along. If you'd like to check out the two previous events we've run, here are links to the 2007 CT Oscar contest and the 2008 contest.
Here's how to play: This post contains photos showing food and drink that appeared in the five movies nominated for Best Picture by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Your mission is to match each photo with the movie it represents.
And the nominees for Best Picture are . . .
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
Photo #1:
Photo #2:
Photo #3:
Photo #4:
Photo #5:
If you'd like to enter the contest—and we hope you will—please E-MAIL US YOUR GUESSES, DON'T LEAVE THEM IN THE COMMENTS. (E-mail to champaigntaste AT gmail DOT com.) You're very welcome to leave other notes in the comments section of this post; I just want to keep the guesses private, for obvious reasons.
On Oscar night, I'll blindfold Keith or he'll blindfold me (ooh, la la) and we'll draw a winner's name from among the names of the people who correctly matched all five foods and/or drinks with the movies they appeared in.
We must receive your guesses by February 22 at 5:00 p.m. U.S. Central Standard Time. We plan to announce the results and the winner by 6:00 p.m. Then you can relax and enjoy the insane extravaganza that is the Academy Awards show.
What's the payoff, you ask? If we pick your name out of the hat, you'll receive a $50 gift certificate to the food establishment of your choice. If you're in the C-U area, we're hoping you'll choose a local restaurant or other foodie business. If you win and you're not local, you'll receive a $50 gift certificate to either a foodie spot in your area or online.
So, what are you waiting for? Rack your brain to try and remember the food and drink that appeared in the Oscar-nominated movies, or start seeing movies ASAP and think FOOD. To get you in the mood, here's the classic clip from All About Eve, nominated for a whopping 14 Academy Awards in 1950 and winner of Best Picture that year.
Remember: E-MAIL US YOUR GUESSES, DON'T LEAVE THEM IN THE COMMENTS. (E-mail guesses to champaigntaste AT gmail DOT com by February 22 at 5:00 p.m. U.S. Central Standard Time. Please use "Oscar contest" as the e-mail's subject line.)
Good luck, and we hope to hear from you soon!
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posted by Lisa at 2:02 PM
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6 Comments:
Lisa-what a fun post! I am not familiar with some of the movies that are nominated, but I can guess a couple of them.
Will I get at least an honorable mention for managing to miss ALL of them? I'm off to my email.
Once again, I didn't see a single one of the nominees. Some of them were on my "to see" list, and I will probably see them on DVD.
Genkitummy: Thanks. And—you might as well enter; you have nothing to lose and a gift certificate to gain!
Simona: Thanks for entering, and I don't think you'll get that mention, in point of fact. ;)
Leighann: I thought they were all very worth seeing, all of the Best Picture nominees. If I had to vote for just one, I'd be hard pressed, for sure.
I'm glad you ran this contest again. I was the winner last year. I had a great time playing it and enjoyed the "Chocolat" movie. Good luck to everyone playing.
Hi Anon, I'm glad you played along again this year. As you can see, we upped the ante on the prize quite a bit!
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