C-C-D Jacks The Oscars... Now Here Are Our Results!!!

It was a big night for Kathryn Bigelow and her movie The Hurt Locker. Last night the film took home 6 Oscars, most notably Best Picture and Best Director. This was the first time a woman won the Best Director award, and I'm pretty sure the first time someone beat out their former spouse for the gold statuette. Sorry James Cameron, guess you will have to dry your eyes on some of the 2 billion plus dollars that Avatar has mae so far... boo hoo. Now lets get to the results of our MikeyJack awards, our staffs picks for the Oscars this year.

Kate Jones - Reality Check writer

Kate started out strong, successfully picking Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor. The she faulted when it came to Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Director. But in a twist, she did name the correct winner in those 3 categories when she gave her opinion on who would win the award. So Kate's final numbers are:

3/6 with 3 secondary correct picks

James West - The Comics Pull List writer

James is our resedential young buck here at C-C-D, and judging from his results... he should pay better attention to the guys and gals with some more experience... just kidding. The kid knows comics, but he knows movies as well, he just had a bad showing last night. Mr. West scored victories in the Best Actor and Best Director category, but failed in the other 4 categories. Only once did he correctly pick a secondary winner. So James's final numbers are:

2/6 with 1 secondary pick

Jeff "Dr. Dharma" Bond - Lost Re-capper Extrordinaire

Jeff is the guy who keeps all of us in the loop when it comes to that crazy show on TV known as Lost. He is the one who brings up the good points and keeps us guessing a what the fuck is really going on back at the island. Jeff is also quite the movie buff, and made the Oscar show even more fun with our ongoing Facebook banter about the stars. Unfortunately, that did not turn in such good results for him last night. I'm kinda scared to pop shit cause he might send Smokey over to my house to start wrecking shit... but I digress. Jeff successfully picked the Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress winners, but failed on the other four categories. He did manage two secondary picks in the Best Actor and Actress categories. Jeff's final numbers are:

2/6 with 2 secondary picks

Mr. Mike D - Editor and Writer

I consider myself to be a huge movie fan, and the Oscars are my favorite award show to watch all year. I really liked this years nominees, and I thought I made some good picks. The categories were tough, but overall I think I did ok. I picked the winners in Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Actress. But even though I missed out on three, I picked up all three secondary picks. So, I really should have went with my gut a bit more. So here goes my final tally:

3/6 with 3 secondary picks

So this years winners of the C-C-D Jacks The Oscars MikeyJack Awards are:

Mr. Mike D. and Kate Jones!!!!!!!

I also wanna give a shout out to one of our followers, Jess, for her picks. She went 2/6 with 3 secondary picks. Thanks for participating. Hope you guys enjoyed the competition... see you next year!!!

C-C-D Jacks The Oscars... The Academy Don't Have Nothing On Us!!!!

Tonight, for the 82nd time the Academy of the Arts and Sciences will hold the Academy Awards at The Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. For the last 2 months, everyone who is anyone has weighed in on the Oscar race. They all have their opinions, and usually they are always wrong. The Academy are a wierd bunch of individuals, and their decisions are often a bit off the reservation. However, there is no greater honor in all of media that can be bestowed on a artist. The Oscars are the original awards show, being around the longest out of the seemingly 100's of other award shows that come and go. I'm sure all of the other awards are meaningful to the recipients, but nothing compares to even being NOMINATED for an Academy Award. Did you ever notice that after someone is nominated or wins a Oscar, they are forever known as "Academy Award Nominee or Academy Award Winner" such and such. Its a title that you have forever. These little gold statues really are a game changer... like Ron Burgundy, they are sort of a big deal.

With that being said, some of my fellow collaborators at C-C-D have decided to jack the Academy Awards and give out our own versions of the awards... we will call them MikeyJacks in honor of the two little guys in my life, my son Mikey and Tara's godson Jack. We will weigh in on all the major categories, and then we will say who we think will win, and then who we think the Academy will pick. Tommorow we will recap the results and see who has the best predictions. It really isn't about being wrong or right, it's about presenting the people you think deserve the honor with the award they might get snubbed for tonight. I can't wait to see Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin hosting the awards tonight. But enough of the highbrow nonsense associated with the Academy Awards... let the jack move begin!!! With no further avail, lets get into the 1st annual MikeyJack Awards at C-C-D.com. Lets get it popping people!!!!

Up first, my sister from another mother, Reality Check writer Kate Jones.

Best Picture:

Should Win: The Hurt Locker

Will Win: The Hurt Locker

*** But, I would love it if District 9 won....

Best Actor:

Should Win: Jeff Bridges

Will Win: George Clloney

Best Supporting Actor:

Should Win: Christoph Waltz

Will Win: Woody Harrelson

Best Actress:

Should Win: Meryll Streep

Will Win: Sandra Bullock

Best Supporting Actress:

Should Win: Maggie Gyllenhal

Will Win: Mo'Nique

Best Director:

Should Win: Quentin Tarantino

Will Win: Kathrine Bigelow

Next up, we have the picks of The Pull List writer... dun dun dun dun... James " Superman" West

Best Picture:

Should Win: Avatar
Will Win: Avatar


Best Actor:

Should Win: Jeremy Renner
Will Win: George Clooney







Best Supporting Actor:

Should Win: Woody Harrelson
Will Win: Matt Damon

Best Actress:

Should Win: Sandra Bullock
Will Win: Meryll Streep

Best Supporting Actress:

Should Win: Anyone thats not Mo'Nique
Will Win: Mo'Nique

Best Director:

Should Win: Katherine Bigelow
Will Win: James Cameron

Next, we have everybodies favorite Dharma scientist, Lost Re-capper Extraordinaire Dr. Jeff Bond

Best Picture:

Should Win: Avatar
Will Win: Avatar

Best Actor:

Should Win: Colin Firth
Will Win: Jeff Bridges

Best Supporting Actor:

Should Win: Chistoph Waltz
Will Win: Christoph Waltz




Best Actress:

Should Win: Gabourey Sidibe
Will Win: Sandra Bullock

Best Supporting Actress:

Should Win: Mo'Nique
Will Win: Mo'Nique

Best Director:

Should Win: Quentin Tarantino
Will Win: James Cameron

And last but not least, the moment has arrived... the picks of the one, the only J. Jonah Jameson of C-C-D, editor, writer, and all around good guy Mr. Mike D ( I wrote this, so I'm bragging a bit. Sue me... if you don't like it, start your own damn blog!!!)

Best Picture:


Should Win: The Hurt Locker
Will Win: Avatar

Best Actor:

Should Win: George Clooney
Will Win: Jeff Bridges

Best Supporting Actor:

Should Win: Chistoph Waltz
Will Win: Christoph Waltz
*** Woody was the man in The Messenger. Excellent!

Best Actress:

Should Win: Sandra Bullock
Will Win: Gabourey Sidibe


Best Supporting Actress:

Should Win: Vera Farmiga
Will Win: Mo'Nique

Best Director:

Should Win: Quentin Tarantino
Will Win: Katherine Bigelow

So there you go... who are your picks for the 1st annual MikeyJack awards??? Please post them in the comments below...and tune in tonight at 8pm on Channel 7. (Sorry Cablevision customers...no channel 7 for you). Good luck to all the people nominated and congrats to all the winners in advance. Tune in tommorow for the results and which one of us got it the most right.