Gold Rush: Step right up and win some crap

February 14, 2008

Step right up and win some crap

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If you'll remember back a few weeks, we teased you about some kind of upcoming Oscar sweepstakes in which you could test your awards aptitude and win prizes. Prizes!!

We didn't remember either, honestly, somebody had to remind us. But the time has come, friends, and here's the booty, if you know your Bardems from your Blanchetts.

DVD/Blu-Ray Player

Year-long movie rental subscription

12 DVDs of your choice

Free movie tickets for you and your friends

Popcorn! Botox for life!

We made up that last part -- but not the 'corn. That's yours for the taking.

This is made possible by our corporate overlords (via the chatty and improbably named Hey! Nielsen site), and all you have to do to enter is sacrifice all your vital statistics after which The Company will do god-knows-what with that information.

Kidding. Yeah, kidding. Now go start guessing!

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T.L. I'm sure you meant CRAP as an acronym.
As in:
Chummy Researchers Award Prizes!

Thanks for the plug,

Steve / Hey! Nielsen

Posted by: Steve / Hey! Nielsen | February 15, 2008 at 09:32 AM

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Oscar Contenders

So "The Dark Knight" didn't make it into the final five after all, never mind that critical and popular support. Let's just call the comic-inspired mega-hit "The Biggest Snubee."

Here are the best picture contenders in a race that, two weeks away from the Oscars, seems to be a foregone conclusion ("Slumdog") unless there's a come-from-behind possibility ("The Reader" anyone?)

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett; the politically timely "Milk;" rags-to-riches fairy tale, "Slumdog Millionaire," Holocaust best-seller-based drama "The Reader," and Watergate-era biopic "Frost/Nixon."

Could "Button" and "Slumdog" split the vote, allowing another film to take the prize? Doesn't seem likely. After having clung to "Button" for months as what we thought would be the Academy voters' top vhoice, our money's now on "Slumdog." Momentum can't be ignored.

Watch this blog for updates, ephemera and all manner of postulating.

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Mmmmm, chocolate Oscar. Not every star will walk away from the 81st annual Academy Awards with a trophy, but if they hit the high-profile Governor's Ball they can have pastry chef Sherry Yard's gold-dusted candy version. Also on the menu from celeb chef Wolfgang Puck is tuna tartare in sesame miso cones, chopped Chino Farms vegetable salad with ginger soy vinaigrette, Maine lobster and caviar. Serve it up! (Getty Images)

February 14, 2008

Step right up and win some crap

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