Reaction to June 2007 Awards/The Winners

As the July competition kicks off with the Bait Festival, we should look back on this month and see how everyone's hard work paid off. Let me just say this was one of the easiest months to predict for. My only surprises came from the Adapted Screenplay winner and a couple of creativity awards. Though all the Big 8 awards were predicted far and wide, I was surprised to see The End of the Alphabet snag the screenplay award from The Informer. Also, I did not expect Bloodshed to take the press section award. I thought one of the other baits had a better chance. Other than that, the only other surprise was the Most Original Bait winner. It wasn't that it was a bad choice, but I just didn't expect it to win. Congrats to all the winners though. Here are the winners for anyone who haven't seen it yet:

TOP 15 BAITS OF JUNE

1. Lucky Clover
2. Gray Daze / Oil
3. The Informer
4. The End of the Alphabet
5. Bloodshed
6. Mom is 80
7. Glitz
8. The 27th Victim / Standardized Test
9. Behind the Show
10. Tuesdays with Morrie
11. Captain Fantastic
12. It's a Public Life
13. Song and Dance Man
14. The Last Page
15. Running Miles

Honorary Mentions: One Thousand Paper Cranes & Flint

::: CREATIVITY AWARDS :::

Best Plot / Synopsis

Lucky Clover

Best Awards Campaign

Bloodshed

Best Online Awards Campaign

Gray Daze

Best Title

Captain Fantastic

Most Likely Bait to Become a Box-Office Hit

It's a Public Life

Most Likely Bait to Become a Cult Film

Dark Night of the Soul

Most Original Bait

Standardized Test

Most Original Character

Alvin Stevens, played by Topher Grace, in Gray Daze

Best Cast

The Informer

Best Casting Choice

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Sir Elton John in Captain Fantastic

Best Crew

Oil

Best Tagline

"Sometimes, all it takes to bring a family back together is a little slice of Birthday cake"
Mom is 80

Funniest Bait

Mom is 80

Shameless Oscar Vehicles

8
The Beast Within You
Bloodshed
Cooking Class
Tuesdays with Morrie

Best Poster Design

Lucky Clover

Best Author of the Month
Special Achievement on Writing and Creativity

Sergio (Lucky Clover)

::: THE BIG 8 AWARDS :::

Best Picture

Lucky Clover

Best Director

Robert Redford, Gray Daze

Best Actor

Topher Grace, Gray Daze

Best Actress

Glenn Close, The Last Page

Best Supporting Actor

Christopher Plummer, Oil

Best Supporting Actress

Juliette Lewis, Clockwork

Best Original Screenplay

Lucky Clover

Best Adapted Screenplay

The End of the Alphabet