Here's the deal. You think the Academy is bound to get it wrong. They always do.

Well, now it's our turn.

I want you to post up your 5 favorites in ten major categories-- Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Original Score.

**Vote for as many or as few of the categories as you'd like.**

I would also like you to rank these from best to worst-- 5 points for your favorite, 1 point for your 5th favorite. If you don't have 5 you enjoyed in a category, rank the ones you did find praiseworthy (example: Best Supporting Actress isn't the deepest field, so if you have only three performances you dug, give out 5, 4, and 3 points to those three).

************* NOTE: IF YOU VOTE FOR FEWER THAN THREE PEOPLE FOR A PARTICULAR CATEGORY, YOUR VOTES FOR THAT CATEGORY WILL NOT BE CAST! PLEASE VOTE FOR AT LEAST THREE THINGS PER CATEGORY. *************

Sample ballot:

BEST PICTURE
5 points- Moonlight
4 points- Manchester By The Sea
3 points- The Handmaiden
2 points- Silence
1 point- La La Land

BEST ACTOR
5 points- Denzel Washington in Fences
4 points- Casey Affleck in Manchester By The Sea
3 points- Colin Farrell in The Lobster
2 points- Logan Lerman in Indignation
1 point- Ryan Gosling in La La Land

Etc.

I realize many of us live in cities that get limited release films much later, but all of the major players have gone theatrical or VOD by now, so you have up until February 25th (a whole month!) to post your official selections.

I will then add up the votes and post the "nominees" (the top five finishers in voting) shortly after. The official Spilled Latte Awards will be posted right before the actual Oscars, so that we can brag when the Oscars arrive about how much better our list of winners is.

The categories have also been split up TO MAKE VOTING EASIER. You no longer have to compile one massive ballot a la homework. Only have time to figure out two categories? Vote for those and figure out the rest next week! And so on and so forth.

By the way, PLEASE ONLY VOTE ONCE IN EACH CATEGORY! Multiple amendments make it very very difficult for the person keeping track-- me. So wait if you want to, or make your votes now and inbox me your changes so that I can edit them into your post.

I'm gonna be deleting extraneous posts that have nothing to do with rule clarification or declaration of ballot formation. So if the post count suddenly drops, you'll know why, lol. Just clearing out the clutter to make my job easier.

Let's see your votes, people. Choose em, rank em, throw em up.

5 points: Kubo and the Two Strings
4 points: The Handmaiden
3 points: Manchester By The Sea
2 points: The Lobster
1 point: Silence

5 points: Moonlight
4 points: The Nice Guys
3 points: Paterson
2 points: The Handmaiden
1 point: Sing Street

n/m

5 - Moonlight
4 - Don't Think Twice
3 - The Lobster
2 - Arrival
1 - Knight of Cups

5 points- Moonlight
4 points- The Handmaiden
3 points- Fences
2 points- Hidden Figures
1 point- Elle

5-Moonlight
4-The Handmaiden
3-Arrival
2-Fences
1-Hell Or High Water

Moonlight (5 Pts)
Rogue One (4 Pts)
Arrival (3 Pts)
Fences (2 Pts)
Deadpool (1 Pt)

5 points: Moonlight
4 points: OJ Made In America ( they count it as a feature film...lol)
3 points: Fences
2 points: Hidden Figures
1 point: Loving

5 points: Hell or High Water
4 points: Green Room
3 points: The Lobster
2 points: Arrival
1 point: Don't Think Twice

5-Moonlight
4-Hell Or High Water
3-LaLa Land
2-Hidden Figures
1-Arrival

5 pts - Moonlight
4 pts - Embrace of the Serpent
3 pts - Silence
2 pts - Certain Women
1 pt - American Honey

5 - Birth of A Nation
4 - Shallows
3 - Green Room
2 - Hidden Figures
1 -

4 pts. The Handmaiden
3 pts. The Nice Guys
2 pts. Fences
1 pt. La La Land
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5 points Moonlight
4 points The Lobster
3 points Fences
2 points Manchester by the Sea
1 point The Witch

5 points: Issabelle Huppert for Elle
4 points: Natalie Portman for Jackie
3 points: Amy Adams for Arrival
2 points: Ruth Negga for Loving
1 point: Emma Stone for La La Land

5-Annette Benning (20th Century Women)
4- Natalie Portman (Jackie)
3- Ruth Negga (Loving)
2- Amy Adams (Arrival)
1- Isabelle Huppert (Elle)

Taraji Henson - Hidden Figures (5 Pts)
Amy Adams - Arrival (4 Pts)
Ruth Negga - Loving (3 Pts)
Kate Beckinsdale - Love & Friendship (2 Pts)
Felicity Jones - Rogue One (1 Pt)

5 points: Viola Davis
4: Isabelle Huppert
3: Ruth Negga
2: Naomie Harris
1: Octavia Spencer

5- Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch)
4- Amy Adams (Arrival)
3- Rachel Weisz (The Lobster)

5-Viola Davis
4: Amy Adams
3: Taraji
2: Octavia Spencer
1: Michelle Williams

5 - Taraji Henson for Hidden Figures
4 - Ruth Negga
3 - Amy Adams
2 -
1 -

4 pts. Natalie Portman
3 pts. Ruth Negga
2 pts. Taraji P. Henson
1 pt. Emma Stone
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5 points Anya Taylor Joy the witch
4 points Viola Davis Fences
3 points Hailey Steinfeld Edge of Seventeen
2 points Emma Stone La La Land
1 point Amy Adams Arrival

5- Hailee Steinfeld
4- Annette Bening
3- Isabelle Huppert
2- Anya Taylor Joy
1- Blake Lively

Best Actor
5 points: Denzel, Fences
4 points: Casey, Manchester
3 points: Adam Driver, Paterson
2 points: Andrew Garfield, Silence

5-Denzel Washington (Fences)
4-Colin Farrell (The Lobster)
3- Luis Gnecco (Neruda)
2-Jung-woo Ha (Tunnel)
1-Michael Shannon (Midnight Special)

Denzel Washington - Fences (5 Pts)
Casey Affleck - Manchester By the Sea (4 Pts)
Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool (3 Pts)

5: Denzel
4: Mahersha
3: Ryan Gosling

5 points-Michael Shannon (Midnight Special)
4 points-Colin Farrell (The Lobster)
3 point-Chris Pine (Hell or High Water)

5-Mahershala Ali
4-Denzel
3-Jee Bridges
2-Lucas Hedges

5 - Denzel Washington for Fences
4 - Colin Farrel for The Lobster
3 - Nate Parker for Birth of a Nation
2 -
1 -

4 pts. Casey Affleck
3 pts. Andrew Garfield
2 pts. Trevante Rhodes
1 pt. Ryan Gosling
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5 points Colin Farrel The Lobster
4 points Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea
3 points Travante Rhodes - Moonlight
2 points Denzel Washington - Fences
1 point Ryan Gosling La La Land

5- Colin Farrell
4- Adam Driver
3- Casey Affleck
2- Denzel Washington
1- Andrew Garfield, Silence

5 points: Viola Davis, Fences
4 points: Lupita Nyong'o, Queen of Katwe
3 points: Michelle Williams, Manchester By The Sea
2 points: Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
1 point: Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women

Supporting Actress
5 points: Viola Davis, Fences
4 points: Lupita Nyong'o, Queen of Katwe
3 points: Naomi Harris, Moonlight

5- Viola Davis (Fences)
4-Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women)
3- Riley Keough (American Honey)
2-Moon So-ri (The Handmaiden)
1-Doona Bae (Tunnel)

Naomi Harris - Moonlight (5 Pts)
Viola Davis - Fences (4 Pts)
Michelle Williams - Manchester By the Sea (3 Pts)
Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures (2 Pts)
Gillian Jacobs - Don't Think Twice (1 Pt)

5-Naomie Harris
4-Janel Monae
3-Florence Kasumba

5 - Viola Davis, Fences
4 - Lupita, Queen of Katwe
3 - Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
2 -
1 -

4 pts. Naomie Harris
3 pts. Octavia Spencer
2 pts. Angourie Rice (The Nice Guys)
1 pt. Michelle Williams
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5 points Kate Mckinnon Ghostbusters
4 points Kristen Bell Bad Moms
3 points Kathryn Hahn Bad Moms
2 points Chloe Grace Moritz Neighbors 2
1 point Tammy Blanchard the invitation

Supporting Actor
5 points: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
4 points: Donnie Yen, Rogue One
3 points: Sunny Pawar, Lion
2 points: Dev Patel, Lion

n/m

5-Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
4-Ben Foster (Hell or High Water)
3- Sunny Pawar (Lion)
2-Patrick Stewart (Green Room)
1- John Goodman (10 Cloverfield Lane)

Mahershala Ali - Moonlight (5 Pts)
Keegan Michael Key - Don't Think Twice (4 Pts)
Travante Rhodes - Moonlight (2 Pts)
Joel Edgerton - Loving (2 Pts)
Jovan Adepo - Fences (1 Pt)

5-Alex Hibbert
4-Trevante Rhodes
3-Ashton Sanders
2-Ben Foster
1-Gregory Cruz

5 - Mahersala Ali, Moonlight
4 - Colman Domingo, Birth of a Nation
3 - Nick Kroll, Sausage Party
2 -
1 -

4 pts. Michael Shannon
3 pts. Jeff Bridges
2 pts. Ashton Sanders
1 pt. Lucas Hedges
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5 points Hayden Szeto Edge of 17
4 points Patrick Stewart Green Room
3 points John Goodman - 10 Cloverfield Lane
2 points Stephen Lang - Dont' Breathe
1 point Lucas hedges - Manchester by the Sea

5- Hayden Szeto
4- Lucas Hedges
3- Daniel Radcliffe
2- Ralph Fiennes
1- Mahershala Ali

5 points: Barry fucking Jenkins, Moonlight
4 points: Da Gawd Martin Scorsese, Silence
3 points: my nigga Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
2 points: Pablo Larrin, Jackie
1 point: Park Chan-wook, The Handmaiden

5 points: Park Chan-Wook, The Handmaiden
4 points: Martin Scorsese, Silence
3 points: Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster
2 points: Mira Nair, Queen of Katwe
1 point: Robert Eggers, The Witch

n/m

5-Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
4-Chan-wook Park (The Handmaiden)
3- Denis Vileneuve (Arrival)
2-Denzel Washington (Fences)
1- Pablo Larrain (Jackie)

Barry Jenkins - Moonlight (5 Pts)
Tim Miller - Deadpool (4 Pts)
Denis Villenueve - Arrival (3 Pts)
Denzel Washington - Fences (2 Pts)
Gareth Edwards - Rogue One (1 Pt)

5-Barry jenkins
4-Chazelle
3-Denzel Washington
4-Lonergan

5 pts - Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
4 pts - Ciro Guerra (Embrace of the Serpent)
3 pts - Cheang Pou-soi (SPL2: A Time for Consequences)
2 pts - Terence Davies (Sunset Song)
1 pt - Jeff Nichols (Midnight Special)

4 pts. Damien Chazelle
3 pts. Denis Villeneuve
2 pts. Park Chan-Wook
1 pt. David Mackenzie
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5 points Damien Chazelle La La Land
4 points Robert Eggers The Witch
3 points Yorgos Lanthimos The Lobster
2 points Barry jenkins Moonlight
1 point Denzel Washington Fences

5 points: August Wilson, Fences
4 points: Park Chan-Wook and Jeong Seo-Gyeong, The Handmaiden
3 points: James Schamus, Indignation
2 points: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
1 point: Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese, Silence

n/m

In each category for your votes to count.

n/m

Inbox me a few more choices and I'll edit them in so your votes all count.

5-Eric Heisserer (Arrival)
4- Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
3-August Wilson (Fences)
2-Park Chan-wook and Chung Seo-kyung (The Handmaiden)
1- Jeff Nichols (Loving)

5-Barry Jenkins
4-August Wilson
3-Eric Heisserer

4 pts. Fences
3 pts. Hidden Figures
2 pts. Arrival
1 pt. Deadpool
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5 points Moonlight
4 points Fences
3 points Arrival
2 points The BFG
1 point Pete's Dragon

5 points: Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea
4 points: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou, The Lobster
3 points: Kelly Fremon Craig, The Edge of Seventeen
2 points: Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
1 point: Robert Eggers, The Witch

5-Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water)
4- Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou (The Lobster)
3-Mike Mills (20th Century Women)
2- Coen Bros(Hail, Caesar!)
1-Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room)

5-Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou, The Lobster
4-Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
3-Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea
2-Mike Birbiglia-Dont Think Twice

4 pts. The Lobster
3 pts. La La Land
2 pts. 20th Century Women
1 pt. Lion
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5 points The Lobster
4 points La La Land
3 points Manchester by the Sea
2 points Kubo and the Two Strings
1 point Zootopia

5 points: The Handmaiden
4 points: Silence
3 points: Cafe Society
2 points: Doctor Strange
1 point: La La Land

5-James Laxton (Moonlight)
4-Chung Chung-hoon (The Handmaiden)
3-Robbie Ryan (American Honey)
2-Bradfod Young (Arrival)
1- Rodrigo Pieto (Silence)

James Laxton - Moonlight (5 Pts)
Greig Fraser - Rogue One (4 Pts)
Ken Seng - Deadpool (3 Pts)
Adam Stone - Loving (2 Pts)

5-Dr Strange
4-Moonlight
3-Lala Land
2-Cafe Society
1-Hell Or High Water

5 pts - Natasha Braier (Neon Demon)
4 pts - James Laxton (Moonlight)
3 pts - Edward Lachman (Wiener-Dog)
2 pts - Anil Mehta (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)
1 pt - McDonough (Sunset Song)

4 pts. Moonlight
3 pts. La La Land
2 pts. Silence
1 pt. Hacksaw Ridge
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5 points La La Land
4 points Moonlight
3 points Arrival
2 points Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
1 point The Lobster

5 points: Kubo and the Two Strings
4 points: Swiss Army Man
3 points: The Handmaiden
2 points: Hunt For The Wilderpeople
1 point: The Fits

5-Jo Yeong-wook (The Handmaiden)
4-Nicholas Britell (Moonlight)
3-Johann Johansson (Arrival)
2- Mica Levi (Jackie)
1- Michael Giacchino (Zootopia)

5-Johann Johansson (Arrival)
4-Lala Land
3-Nicholas Britell (Moonlight)

5 pts - David Wingo (Midnight Special)
4 pts - Nascuy Linares (Embrace of the Serpent)
3 pts - Mica Levi (Jackie)
2 pts - Danny Bensi, Sauncer Jurriaans (The Fits)
1 pt - Cliff Martinez (Neon Demon)

4 pts. Jackie
3 pts. La La Land
2 pts. Arrival
1 pt. Lion
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5 points La La Land
4 points Moonlight
3 points Kubo and the Two Strings
2 points Moana
1 point The Witch

I have to watch Manchester tonight or early tommorow