tommyo (04/06/83)
Time to let you know how the voting came out in this year`s pick the oscars contest. There were a total of 40 votes cast, not too bad. Some peop,le didn`t vote in all categories, with Best Song getting the most NONE votes. In summary, the totals showed: Picture - A three way tie for first! GANDHI, TOOTSIE and E.T. each got 11 votes. Actor - Ben Kingsley fans put on a late surge to defeat Dustin Hoffman 19 - 13. Actress - Meryl Streep won by a landslide, with 24 votes. Jessica Lange and Debra Winger were closest with just 4. Sup Actor - Louis Gossett a hands down victor, 22 votes. James Mason and John Lithgow were 2nd with 5 apiece. Sup Actress - Jessica Lange, in the 3rd runaway, had 23 votes. Teri Garr was 2nd with 5 Director - Richard Attenborough(Gandhi) nosed out Steven Speilberg(E.T) 16-10 Song - Up Where We Belong got a bunch of late votes to get past Eye Of The Tiger 16-12. It Might Be You got 4 votes, its recent appearance on the radio obviously providing some help. Now we`ll just have to wait till Monday night to see how the net does. The winner of the contest will be posted sometime Tuesday. See you at the movies. Tom O`Connor ihuxw!tommyo