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Latest News 26 / 02 / 2023 20 / 11 / 2022 13 / 11 / 2022 30 / 10 / 2022 23 / 10 / 2022 09 / 10 / 2022 02 / 10 / 2022 I've slightly changed the weightings of Alfa/Alpine/Haas to reflect their current performance. 11 / 09 / 2022 04 / 09 / 2022 28 / 08 / 2022 31 / 07 / 2022 24 / 07 / 2022 10 / 07 / 2022 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 03 / 07 / 2022 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 20 / 06 / 2022 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 12 / 06 / 2022 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. I've slightly increased the weightings of the Mercedes pair as their woes seem to be continuing. 29 / 05 / 2022 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 22 / 05 / 2022 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 10 / 05 / 2022 24 / 04 / 2022 I've slightly reduced the weightings of Norris / McLaren because they're doing particularly well at the moment. 10 / 04 / 2022 27 / 03 / 2022 I decided not to change the weightings again for now. Let's see how the next couple of races go. 20 / 03 / 2022 I have made some quick changes to the weightings - Haas seem much stronger than I expected and McLaren/Aston much weaker. I might tweak them again after Saudi. 13 / 03 / 2022 12 / 12 / 2021 05 / 12 / 2021 21 / 11 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 14 / 11 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 07 / 11 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 24 / 10 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 26 / 09 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 26 / 09 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 12 / 09 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 05 / 09 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 29 / 08 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 01 / 08 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 18 / 07 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 15 / 07 / 2021 04 / 07 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 27 / 06 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 20 / 06 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 06 / 06 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 23 / 05 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 09 / 05 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed all the previous races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 02 / 05 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed the first three races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 18 / 04 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed the first two races - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. The weightings for Alpine have increased because they've been a bit shit. 28 / 03 / 2021 You can still enter a new team even if you missed the first race - you'll get a late starter bonus to help you get going. 21 / 03 / 2021
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The Oscars 2008 - Sunday 24th FebruaryJust a bit of fun - my tips for the Oscars and who I'd have voted for if I could. I promise I won't change my predictions after the winners are announced! Over the past couple of years my predictions have got progressively worse, and this year looks like the most open year yet, so I could conceivably get them ALL wrong this year! Previous years' tips: 2005, 2006, 2007.
Best PictureNominees: My prediction: No Country For Old Men. My opinion: The Bourne Ultimatum. Was I right? Yay!
Best Leading ActorNominees: My prediction: Virtually impossible to call this year. I think it's between Daniel Day-Lewis and Johnny Depp. Johnny might get it as he hasn't won one yet and was inexplicably beaten by Sean Penn when nominated for the first Pirates movie - but I'll still go with Daniel Day-Lewis. My opinion: I really enjoyed Daniel Day-Lewis's performance so I'll agree. Was I right? Yes! Apparently everyone else thought this was a no-brainer.
Best Leading ActressNominees: My prediction: Hard to be confident as I haven't actually seen most of these - the bookies have Julie Christie, but I reckon the Academy's track record will see it fall on Marion Cotillard. My opinion: Of the movies I've seen, I think Sienna Miller was a big surprise in Interview so I'll leave it with her until I see the rest. Was I right? Yes! Beat the bookies on that one.
Best Supporting ActorNominees: My prediction: I've gone on record saying that Javier Bardem is a shoe-in for this one ... but that was before I saw Casey Affleck's performance. I'll still go with Javier Bardem but my eyes are closed... My opinion: For me, both Casey Affleck and Hal Holbrook were far and away the best of the year, I'll give it jointly to both of them. Was I right? Yep, 4 from 4 so far.
Best Supporting ActressNominees: My prediction: Cate Blanchett. My opinion: Michelle Pfeiffer for Stardust. Was I right? No, it couldn't last. Tilda Swinton picked up this one.
Best DirectorNominees: My prediction: The Coens for No Country For Old Men. My opinion: I was tempted by Francis Lawrence for I Am Legend, but in the end I've veered to Matthew Vaughn for Stardust. Was I right? Yes again.
Best Animated FeatureNominees: My prediction: Ratatouille SURELY - though Persepolis will be close behind. How Surf's Up got in here over Bee Movie I'll never know. My opinion: Ratatouille, without a shadow of a doubt. Was I right? Yes, travesty number one averted.
Best Original ScreenplayNominees: My prediction: Juno is a typical winner in this category so that's my choice, though I'm worried about The Savages even though I haven't seen it yet. My opinion: Hot Fuzz. Yes, that really was less than a year ago. Was I right? Yes!
Best Adapted ScreenplayNominees: My prediction: This one's really hard to pick, any of them could take it. I'll go for No Country For Old Men, though I think Atonement has a great chance too. My opinion: Stardust. How has that movie not got a single nomination? Was I right? Yes.
Best CinematographyNominees: My prediction: This one is so open I don't want to make a prediction - any of these could easily take it. But I have to pick so I'll go for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. My opinion: Tough call, I'll nod to No Country For Old Men. Was I right? No, surprisingly it went to There Will Be Blood.
Best Art DirectionNominees: My prediction: There's a lot of buzz around Sweeney Todd, but I'm going with Atonement. My opinion: 300. Was I right? No, should've gone with the buzz - Sweeney Todd won.
Best Special EffectsNominees: My prediction: This is the one I'm most sure about this year: Transformers, though Pirates was brilliant too, effects-wise. Frankly it's sickening to see The Golden Compass even mentioned in this exalted company. My opinion: Transformers. Best visual effects I've ever seen. Was I right? Aaargh! I do not BELIEVE IT! FIX! FIX! The Golden Compass had EASILY the worst visual effects of these three, and somehow the dozy feckers voted it the winner?!?! What's going on?! This result makes a mockery of the whole process, it's completely ridiculous. You would have to be blind, stupid AND bribed in order to come up with that asinine result. Can you tell I'm not pleased?
Costume DesignNominees: My prediction: Silly to predict as I haven't seen two of them, but I have a hunch on Elizabeth: The Golden Age. My opinion: Couldn't really give a toss to be honest. Was I right? Yes.
The Bernard Matthews AwardWhat was 2007's Turkey of the Year? Well, Death Proof was a major disappointment, as was 30 Days of Night, and National Treasure: Book of Secrets was a predictable lowlight, but they all seem like Citizen Kane compared to the stunning incompetence of Why Did I Get Married, which got the only zero of the year. However, seeing as that isn't getting a UK release, I'm giving it to Rush Hour 3. Chris Tucker is my new favourite rhyming slang.
Highlights of the YearOther than the many quality products already mentioned, other highlights of the year included Judd Apatow's double successes Superbad and Knocked Up, a seemingly endless run of three-quels (Shrek 3, Ocean's Thirteen, Spider-Man 3, Resident Evil: Extinction, Pirates 3 and Bourne 3: As Three as the Wind Blows and, er, Die Hard 4), while the final quarter brought us Rendition, Beowulf, Cloverfield, the surprisingly not-crap-at-all St Trinian's and the Oscar-overlooked Kite Runner. All that and I haven't mentioned The Simpsons Movie, Evan Almighty, Sunshine, Hostel Part 2, Run Fatboy Run and so many more. There certainly were an awful lot of "pretty good" movies this year. let's hope 2008 brings some really great ones.
Overall resultsNine right from thirteen predictions. Pretty good, happy with that. With such random and blatantly corrupt results as giving the Visual Effects to The Golden Shower, I can't really expect to do any better, can I?
Coming up in 2008Robert Downey Jr will be trying on his superhero pants with Iron Man, but surely the only movie we care about is Daniel Craig 2: Quantum of Solace. Could this be the year that Bond's bird finally gets her baps out? |
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