I's Top 25 Actors of All Time Nominees

*Legend*
O= Oscar Winner
NBR= National Board of Review Winner
GG= Golden Globe Winner
SAG= Screen Actors Guild Winner
F= Festival Winner

Best Actor
Joe Anderson for Here We Are Now (F)
Naveen Andrews for The Arabic Café
Alec Baldwin for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe (O, SAG, F)
Sean Bean for The Great Ordeal (GG)
Tom Berenger for Border Man
Jeff Bridges for The Dead President
Adrien Brody for Crime and Punishment (O)
Steve Buscemi for Ike (NBR, F)
Nicholas Cage for The Madness of H.P. Lovecraft
Michael Caine for Pygmalion (GG)
Jim Carrey for Buster
Don Cheadle for The Bluest Eye (O)
Thomas Hayden Church for Carter
Christian Clemenson for Flowers for Algernon (O, SAG)
George Clooney for River City Blue
Chris Cooper for Bloodshed
Paddy Considine for Reminiscence (SAG)
Brian Cox for Deep Secret
Daniel Craig for Day of the Jackal (NBR)
Macaulay Culkin for For Pay (O, NBR)
Willem Dafoe for The Guy Who Owned the Store
Jeff Daniels for Wackos (GG)
Jeremy Davies for Judas Iscariot (O, NBR, GG, SAG)
Benico Del Toro for La Ventana
Robert DeNiro for Cherry Blossoms (O, GG, F)
Johnny Depp for Dark Side of the Moon (GG)
Clint Eastwood for The Killer Eagles (F)
Aaron Eckhart for Bootleg
Chris Evans for Confessions of an Economic Hitman (GG)
Ben Foster for Booth (O, GG)
Ben Foster for To Dwell in Evil
Brendan Fraiser for Once a Hero
Michael Gambon for Mario Puzo’s The Family
Paul Giamatti for Diary of a Sociopath (GG)
Paul Giamatti for Relentless (NBR, SAG, GG)
John Goodman for Behind Closed Doors (GG, SAG)
Ryan Gosling for As I Lay Dying (O)
Ryan Gosling for Jackrabbit (GG)
Ryan Gosling for The Juke
Topher Grace for Gray Daze (O, GG, SAG, F)
Kelsey Grammer for The Man Behind the Knight
Jake Gyllenhaal for Break Before Bend (F)
Jake Gyllenhaal for Louisa (O, SAG)
Tom Hanks for The Winter Sun
Woddy Harrelson for Fosse (O, GG)
Ed Harris for The Road
Phillip Seymore Hoffman for Captain Fantastic
Phillip Seymore Hoffman for Photograph (O)
Anthony Hopkins for Darwin Discovered (O, SAG)
Terrence Howard for MLK
Michael Imperioli for The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson (O, GG, SAG)
Jeremy Irons for Grand Wizard
Hugh Jackman for The Boy From Oz (O, NBR, SAG)
Nathan Lane for Abbot and Costello Meet Their Biography (SAG)
Jude Law for Tabula Rasa
Heath Ledger for Beaumont
Joseph Gordon Levitt for Broken Pieces
Julian MacMahon for The World’s Longest Suicide (O, GG)
James Marsden for Brooks and Kane
Jonathan Rhys Meyers for Imagine (GG)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers for The Vampire Lestat
Mad Mikkelson for The Secret Identity of the Heart (F)
Viggo Mortensen for The Dark Tower
Cillian Murphy for The Elysium Dream
Bill Murray for High (GG)
Nick Nolte for Norjak
Edward Norton for Flashes (GG)
Edward Norton for Forlorn (O, SAG, F)
Peter O’Toole for Dr. Death (O)
Clive Owen for The Great Affair
Clive Owen for Midnight
Al Pacino for Inside You Out
Michael Pena for Cartel (O, SAG)
Sean Penn for The Judgment (NBR)
Barry Pepper for The Valley of Ashes (GG, SAG, F)
Vincent Perez for The Sun King
Ryan Phillipe for The Wall
Brad Pitt for Finding Death (GG)
Brad Pitt for The People vs. Robert Wheeler (O)
Christopher Plummer for Ralph’s Food and Drug
Kevin Pollack for Live From New York
Dennis Quaid for End of the Alphabet
Jeremy Renner for Dominion
Alan Rickman for Green River
Tim Robbins for Ironic Nonfiction (GG)
Tim Robbins for Contemporary Comedy
Geoffrey Rush for Faded Red (O, GG, SAG, F)
Stellan Skarsgard for Magic Lantern (SAG, F)
Will Smith for The Courtroom
David Straithairn for Steamboat Disney (GG)
Kiefer Sutherland for The Bang-Bang Club
Max Von Sydow for Masterpiece
Billy Bob Thorton for Recoil
John Turturo for Dali
Christopher Walken for Harvey Black.
Robin Williams for Midnight Mass (O)
Owen Wilson for Scarttenow Junction (GG)
Ray Winstone for Rivalry at 6 P.M. (GG)
Jeffrey Wright for POZ (NBR, GG, F)
John Lloyd Young for Jersey Boys (O)

I's Top 100 Baits of All Time Nominees

*Legend*
O= Oscar BOTM Winner
NBR= National Board of Review Winner
GG= Golden Globe BP Winner
SAG= Screen Actors Guild Ensemble Winner
F= Festival Grand Prize Winner

11-M, written by T.D. (SAG)
The 27th Victim, written by Patrick D.
The Abstinence Teacher, written by Chris M.
Angela’s Path, written by Harry and Stefano
Animal Farm, written by Alex and Daniel Crooke
The Arabic Café, written by Maia
As I Lay Dying, written by Brett
Ashes of Elmwood, written by Brian Erickson (NBR, F)
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, written by Chris M. (GG)
Available Now, written by Zgamer (GG)
The Awakening, written by Gabby (GG)
Balton Productions, written by Brian Erickson (GG)
The Banality of Evil, written by Alex S.
Bandito Express, written by Daniel Crooke (GG, F)
The Bang-Bang Club, written by D.W. Dillon
Batman: Scars of Tomorrow, written by Tony
Beaumont, written by Pat
Bee-Bee’s Funhouse, written by Brian Erickson (SAG)
Beeville, TX, written by Jamie Madden (GG)
Behind Closed Doors, written by Chris M.
Bloodshed, written by Daniel Crooke
The Bluest Eye, written by Chris Perkins and D.W. Dillon (NBR)
Book, written by Connor Campbell (O, GG)
Bootleg, written by Maia (O, SAG)
Border Man, written by Pat
The Breadwinner, written by Connor Campbell
Break Before Bend, written by D.W. Dillon (F)
Bright Lights, Sinly City, written by Josh P.
Broken Pieces, written by Chris Perkins
Brooks and Kane, written by Zgamer (GG)
Bruised Boys, written by Douglass Reese
Buzzed, written by Chris Perkins and Zgamer (O, GG, SAG)
The Cabin, written by Chris M. (GG)
Cartel, written by Adam (F)
Carter, written by Jordan
Cherry Blossom, written by D.W. Dillon
Cielo Drive, written by Brett and Dpac (SAG)
Cigarette Burns, written by Ben Miller
Cinematheque, written by Alex S. (O)
A Child of Shame, written by Maia
The Cloud, written by Sergio
Clockwork, written by Douglass Reese
COBRA, written by James Somerton
Confessions of an Economic Hitman, written by Alex S.
Contemporary Comedy, written by Brian Erickson
The Courtroom, written by Bryce
Criminal Origins, written by Zgamer
The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Nighttime, written by Evan (GG)
Cut, Print, written by Ben Miller (GG)
Darwin Discovered, written by Maia (O, GG)
Day of the Jackal, written by Adam
The Dead President, written by Pat (O, SAG)
Dear Andrea, written by Matt
Dear Mr. President, written by James Somerton
Deep Secret, written by Matt
Destiny, written by Harry
Diary of a Sociopath, written by Sergio
Dinah Was…, written by Brian (Minneapolis)
Dominion, written by Tony (GG)
Dr. Death, written by Tony
Dragontown, written by James Somerton
Doubt, written by Brian (Minneapolis)
Dubai, written by Maia (NBR)
E.L., written by Daniel Crooke
The Elysium Dream, written by Tony (F)
The End of the Alphabet, written by Chris M.
Exposed, written by Tony (GG)
Faded Red, written by Brian Erickson (F)
A Faith of One, written by Zgamer
Fallout, written by Zgamer
Mario Puzo’s The Family, written by Alex S. (NBR, SAG)
Fatally Yours, written by D.W. Dillon
Field of Desire, written by Bryce
Flashes, written by Tony
Flowers for Algernon, written by Connor Campbell
Foggy London Nights, written by Josh P.
Foreign Affairs, written by Josh P.
Forlorn, written by D.W. Dillon
For Pay, written by Alfredo (NBR, GG)
Fosse, written by Alex (O, SAG)
Freakshow, written by Tony (SAG)
Fresh Heir Vol. I, written by Brian Erickson
Fresh Heir Vol. III, written by Brian Erickson
Fruit of the Poison Tree, written by Ryan
Ghost Recon, written by Zgamer
The Giver, written by Bryce
Glass, written by Marcus Dennis (GG)
Gone Since November, written by Chris Perkins
Grand Wizard, written by Dpac
Gray Daze, written by Josh P. (F)
The Great Affair, written by Chris Perkins
The Great Fitzgerald, written by Tom Houseman (O)
The Great Ordeal, written by Chris P.
The Guy Who Owned the Store, written by Bryce
Gypsy (07), written by Alex
Harvey Black., written by Al
Hearts of Age, written by Corey
Her Journal, written by D.W. Dillon
Here We Are Now, written by AJ Bell
Hillview, written by Tony (O)
The Hussein Room, written by Brian Erickson (GG)
Ike, written by Tony
iLife, written by Brian Erickson
Imagine, written by Harry (GG)
The Informer, written by D.W. Dillon
Inside You Out, written by James Somerton
Into the Woods, written by Michael (GG)
Ironic Nonfiction, written by Daniel Crooke (O, GG)
Jackrabbit, written by Zgamer (O, GG)
Jersey Boys, written by Pat
The Jersey Widows, written by Maia
Judas Iscariot, written by George (O)
The Jungle, written by Zgamer
The Justices, written by Alex
The Killer Eagles, written by Pat (O, NBR, GG, SAG, F)
Kosmopolis, written by Sergio
La Ventana, written by Brett (O)
The Last Page, written by Maia
Little Miss Murder, written by Matt (SAG)
Live From New York, written by Pat
Livestrong, written by Ryne
Lord of the Flies, written by Zgamer (NBR)
Lost in America, written by James Somerton
Louisa, written by Brian Erickson
Love Now, Laugh Later, written by Brian Erickson
The Lover’s Empire, written by Adam
Lucky Clover, written by Sergio (O)
The Madness of H.P. Lovecraft, written by D.W. Dillon
Magic Lantern, written by Harry (O, F)
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson, written by Josh P. (O, GG, F)
Masterpiece, written by Pat
Middlesex, written by Bryce
Midnight Mass, written by James Somerton (GG)
MLK (06), written by Matt Kanter
Mom is 80, written by Alex (GG)
The Moon and the Rain, written by Pat
Negatives, written by Ben Miller
A New Agenda, written by Daniel Crooke (O, GG, SAG)
The Night Shift, written by Alex S.
NINE: The Musical, written by Brian (Minneapolis)
Norjak, written by D.W. Dillon
Oil, written by James Somerton (GG, SAG)
Once a Hero, written by Matthew LaRusso
Owner of a Lonely Heart, written by Jeffrey
John Milton’s Paradise Lost, written by Josh P.
The People vs. Robert Wheeler, written by Ryne
Photograph, written by Pat (O, GG)
The Picture of Dorian Gray, written by Harry
The Playground Factory, written by Bryce
The Poisonwood Bible, written by Brian Erickson
POZ, written by James Somerton
Pride of Baghdad, written by Alfredo (GG)
Project Sin, written by Bryce
Public Enemy, written by James Somerton
Pygmalion, written by Michael
Quiet Room, written by Sergio
Rabbit Hole, written by Alex
The Rainbow Album, written by Jason
Ralph’s Food and Drug, written by Alex (GG)
Realm of the Bird, written by Douglass Reese (NBR, GG)
Recoil, written by D.W. Dillon
Record Man, written by Sergio
Rehab!: A Contemporary Musical, written by Ryan and Zgamer
Relentless, written by Tony (NBR)
Reminiscence, written by Tony
Rivalry at 6 P.M., written by Patrick D. (O, F)
River City Blue, written by Ross (GG)
The Road, written by Brian Erickson
Rosie, written by Matt
Rush, written by Ross
Sandstorm, written by Al (O)
Scarttenow Junction, written by Pat (GG)
Sex Advice, written by Bryce
Sex in the Oval Office, written by Brett
Silence, written by James Somerton (GG)
Six Days in 67, written by Alfredo
Sixty Days, written by D.W. Dillon
Steamboat Disney, written by Daniel Crooke
The Sun King, written by Harry and Stefano
Sweet Black and Blue, written by D.W. Dillon
Tabula Rasa, written by Tony
Tavistock Place, written by Pat
Then, written by Ian (SAG)
Thoroughly Modern Millie, written by Michael (GG)
To Dwell in Evil, written by Tony
Trois Nouvelles, written by Daniel Crooke
Under Fire, written by Ryne
The Valley of Ashes, written by Zgamer (GG, F)
The Vampire Lestat, written by James Somerton
Wackos, written by Zgamer (GG)
Walden, written by Matt
The Wall, written by James Somerton (O)
Warner Girls, written by Anwar
Wicked (06), written by James Somerton
Wicked (07), written by Al (SAG)
Wildflower, written by Douglass Reese
The Winter Sun, written by Tony
The Wishbones, written by Chris M. (O, NBR, GG, SAG)
The World’s Longest Suicide, written by D.W. Dillon (O)
A Work of Fiction, written by Douglass Reese

Oscar June 2008 Prediction

This is like my first post in a long while lol, but anyways I thought that I'd share my prediction for this month's Best Picture Prediction. I think when it comes down to it, it's going to be Relentless vs. The Wishbones. It seems baiters are starving for a good comedy to crown, and both are worthy contenders. Not to mention both have a tremendous amount of support, even TIE-ing at the NBR awards. Out of the two, I think Wishbones has more going for it, especially since Chris M. is overdue (But then again Tony should of had at least two BOTM titles under his belt). It's going to be interesting seeing what happens. I think the biggest competition that both baits will have to watch for is D.W's Break Before Bend. Also, The Poisonwood Bible is getting some great buzz as well. Then there's Pride of Baghdad. Could this bait that also is gaining a lot of support end up being the first animated bait to get a best picture nod? It's possible, and I'm crazy enough to bet money on it becoming a fact. Anyway, good luck to all in the coming awards.

Best Picture Prediction
The Wishbones***
Relentless
Break Before Bend
The Poisonwood Bible
Pride of Baghdad

I's! 10 Top 10 Lists!

Hey everyone, go on over to the forum in case you haven't heard. I am very excited and this should be a ton of fun!

Michael

May Igloo Winners!

(Andrews Author Award and I! Excellent Award Have Been Added)

Best Picture
**Red Head**

(A Really Close One Guys): POZ

Best Director
**Stephen Frears, The Great Affair**

Runner Up: Stephen Daldry, Red Head

Best Actor
**Jeffrey Wright, POZ**

Runner Up: Mark Ruffalo, A Final Prayer

Best Actress
**Debra Messing, Red Head**

Runner Up: Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Great Affair

Best Supporting Actor
**Christopher Plummer, The Witch**

Runner Up: William H. Macy, POZ

Best Supporting Actress

**Marcia Gay Harden, A Final Prayer**

Runner Up: Chandra Wilson, POZ

Best Original Screenplay

**A Final Prayer**

Runner Up: Red Head

Best Adapted Screenplay

**Sunday in the Park With George**
Runner Up: Darwin Discovered

The Andrews Author Award

**Connor Campbell**

Best Ensemble

**POZ **

Best Performance of the Month

**The Ladies of Red Head**

(Olivia Thirlby, Debra Messing, and Debbie Reynolds)

The Dreamer Award
**Clive Owen/Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Great Affair**

The I! Excellence Award

**A Final Prayer**

The Sunshine Bait

**The Witch**

The I! Hall of Fame Inductee is..
**Tony**

You are always able to take the readers to a different world with your baits and you are one of the most consistent authors ever. You have so many outstanding baits and your career is one that will be hard to beat. Congratulations!

This May...

Hey guys, It's been a really long time since there has been an update here on the blog, and I apologize for that, it's been a busy month and a half for me. This brings me to my next point which is I will not be releasing anything this month. I've scowered my brain and I don't think that there is anything I can really bring justice to in less than 14 hours. I was always puzzled as to what to do for the month of May and it finally took it's toll, so I'll stand by as an outsider and give a completely unbiased opinion.



That said, this month you can expect a lot more awards and possibly reviews, although reviews are not guarenteed. I'll be taking time to relax and hopefully release my most succesful bait yet "Spring Awakening" for the month of June. So later on today or tomorrow expect the Igloo Awards...

To Predict or Not to Predict

This months precursors and Oscars have been all over the map compared to recent months, which makes writing for blogs and predictions quite difficult. With a number of prominent authors gone on vacation, there isn't much buzz circulating about any bait, which leaves a lot of the cateogories this month wide open.

So in just looking at this months SAG nominations, hopefully you'll see why this month has no clear frontrunner in any category.

-OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE-

Cher in Seven Days to the Weekend

Abbie Cornish in Mario Puzo's: The Family

Brenda Fricker in The Beauty Queen Of Leenane

Vanessa Redgrave in The Thirteenth Tale

Dominique Swain in Broken Pieces

Tilda Swinton in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

As far as past contests go, this is probably the most competitive this category has been for quite some time seeing as there are so many fantastical baited actress' in this category. Supporting Actress is actual quite consistent this month (save for Andrews/Fricker who both weren't on both the GG and SAG shortlist), I think there are still a few names you can rule out of winning at the awards shows. Dominique is unfortunately featured in the Joseph Gordon-Levitt show and will probably make the end 5, but will probably not rise to the top. Cornish is featured out of a cast of a ton of talented actors and will probably be overshadowed by bigger names in the category. Fricker will have the toughest time out of the 6 nominated to make it to the Oscars because she was left off the GG's shortlist. Andrews/Redgrave will duke it out for the nomination with Redgrave winning seeing as she has a more buzzed about/praised bait. Swinton and Cher are the only two locks IMO and I think that Swinton will probably come out on top at all the awards ceremonies.

Will Win: Tilda Swinton in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (SAG, GG, and Oscar)

-OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE-

Robert Englund in Springwood

James Franco in Judas Iscariot

John Malkovich in Secret Identity of The Heart

Armin Mueller-Stahl in The Hussein Room

Al Pacino in Mario Puzo's: The Family

Alex Pettyfer in Mario Puzo's: The Family

Much like the previous category, only 2 names differ between the two lists (Malkovich/Davies) and it will difficult for both of them to reach the Oscars this month, but I'm giving the edge to Malkovich. Also like the previous category is that The Family is represented highly once again, but I think just like in the last case, this will hurt the nominees and probably split the vote, unless Pacino rises to the top. ALSO just like the previous category is that it is a two horse race, this time between Mueller-Stahl and Franco. I think in the end the terriorst will win over Jesus though.

Will Win: Armin Mueller-Stahl in The Hussein Room (SAG, Oscar)

James Franco in Judas Iscariot (GG)

-OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE-

Laura Linney in Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Charlize Theron in I Want To Have Your Babies

Naomi Watts in Death Inside Her

Rachel Weisz in Condemnation

Kate Winslet in The Last Night

Best Actress is more of a wide open race then the past few months with no clear frontrunner(s) at all. While, Linney, Theron, and Watts all scored both SAG and GG nominations for their performances, Weisz came out of nowhere and scored one, while Winslet succeds here for The Last Night and not the more acclaimed performance in The Thirteenth Tale whereas she succeded for The Thirteeth Tale at the Golden Globes. I besides Weisz and Winslet, I think Linney is the farthest shot from winning simply because no one has been talking about her bait what so ever. Theron has a baity role, but I think in the end Watts will rise on top because her bait has the most buzz out of all the other nominees. However, I think it will be a shock when Theron ends up walking up to the podium at the Oscars.

Will Win: Naomi Watts in Death Inside Her (SAG and GG)

Charlize Theron in I Want to Have Your Babies (Oscar)

-OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE-

Casey Affleck in Only the Weak Survive

Jeremy Davies in Judas Iscariot

Michael Gambon in Mario Puzo's: The Family

Joseph Gorden Levitt in Broken Pieces

Mads Mikkelsen in The Secret Identity of the Heart

Like many of the other categories, only one name was did not show up on the Globes shortlist and here it was Affleck who was deserving of a nomination in both precursors. I think this will be a situation where the vote will split with the precursors but end up going with the SAG's. I'm predicting a Judas sweep at the Globes and Davies will be included, however, I think the SAG's will go with Gorden Levitt.

Will Win: Joseph Gorden Levitt in Broken Pieces (SAG and Oscar)

Jeremy Davies in Judas Iscariot (GG)

-OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE-

Broken Pieces

A Call For Blood

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mario Puzo's: The Family

The Secret Identity of the Heart

In this case, I'm going to predict Best Picture at the same time I predicting Cast of a Motion Picture which are kind of unrelated, but at the same time, not unrelated at all. I think in this case, what will win Best Picture at the Oscars isn't even nominated here, but I think what will win Cast of a Motion Picture is quite evident.

Will Win: Mario Puzo's: The Family (Screen Actors Guild- Ensemble)

Judas Iscariot (Golden Globe- Best Picture Drama)

The Hussein Room (Academy Awards- Best Picture)