Nearly 1,600 Parties Nationwide Are Competing for the ''Party Challenge'' Prize of $5,000
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Feb 17, 2004--The most star-studded evening of the year is fast approaching, and the growing anticipation is evident at Movies.com. Movies.com is hosting ''Oscar(R) Party Challenge 2004,'' through which Academy Award(R) party organizers and attendees can go to www.movies.com to file their predictions using an electronic ballot until the day of the awards. After the Academy Awards(R) ceremony on February 29, the grand-prize winning team will receive $5,000 to throw the Ultimate Academy Awards(R) Party in 2005.
To date with nearly 1,600 party teams registered, ''Lord of the Rings'' is the clear favorite for Best Picture, and if predictions are correct this might be the year for Sean Penn. Following are leading contenders on Movies.com`s Oscar(R) Party Challenge:
What do you think will win Best Picture?
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (80%)
Mystic River (9%)
Seabiscuit (5%)
Lost in Translation (4%)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2%)
Who do you think will win Best Actor?
Sean Penn, Mystic River (38%)
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation (27%)
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean (22%)
Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog (7%)
Jude Law, Cold Mountain (6%)
Who do you think will win Best Actress?
Charlize Theron, Monster (66%)
Diane Keaton, Something`s Gotta Give (20%)
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider (7%)
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams (4%)
Samantha Morton, In America (3%)
Who do you think will win Best Director?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Peter Jackson (67%)
Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola (14%)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Peter Weir (14%)
Mystic River, Clint Eastwood (3%)
City of God, Fernando Meirelles (2%)
About Movies.com
Launched in March 2000, Movies.com provides a broad array of news, original content and services, including show times and ticket sales, to help movie fans make the right choice on movie night. Operated by the Walt Disney Internet Group, its content encompasses films from throughout the film industry and follows films from production through video/DVD releases. It was recently named ''Best Movie Site'' in the 2003 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association (WMA).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Not only can your predictions win you $5,000 at movies.com, but be sure to go to www.collegecritics.com/oscarpicks to enter your school in College Oscar(R) Picks. If your school`s predictions are the most accurate, you could walk away with the grand prize of an on-campus film screening hosted by Ebert and Roeper. Because participation level counts in the awarding of the grand prize, we`re counting on you to get other movie fans at your school to predict!
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