December 15, 2009 by sharky
Oscar Screeners Sent Out
Screeners sent out between Oct. 8th through Dec. 8th to the full academy include (alphabetically):
(500) Days of Summer, An Education, Anvil, A Serious Man, Away We Go, Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel, Coraline, District 9, Funny People, Julie & Julia, Nine, Pirate Radio, Star Trek, Taking Woodstock, The Damned United, The Informant!, The Lovely Bones, The Messenger, The Young Victoria, Two Lovers, Up, Up In The Air, Whatever Works, Where The Wild Things Are.
From these 25 films, only two have been released as screeners on P2P (Up & Star Trek), and both were leaked far in advance (Sept 2nd and 4th, respectively) of this round of screeners shipped to the academy.
This Year’s List of 2010 Oscar Nominees
Though unofficial, below is a list of just some of the film candidates that could be nominated for an Oscar (source partially from here). An official list of nominees will be announced on February 2nd, 2010.
(500) Days of Summer, An Education, Amelia, A Serious Man, A Single Man, Avatar, Away We Go, Bright Star, Coraline, District 9, Everybody’s Fine, Inglourious Basterds, In The Loop, Invictus, Julie & Julia, Nine, Pirate Radio, Precious, Public Enemies, Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek, The Blind Side, The Boys Are Back, The Brothers Bloom, The Hurt Locker, The Informant!, The Lovely Bones, The Road, The Young Victoria, Up, Up In The Air, Where The Wild Things Are.
Many of the films below have already been released as retail DVDs/Blu-Rays, while a few others are not yet out in wide theatrical release. Of the 40 films listed, only 7 have appeared on P2P available in the form of screeners.
| Film Title: | Theatrical Release: |
Scene (P2P) Release: |
Screener Leaked? |
| (500) Days of Summer | 2009-09-02 (UK) | 2009-11-03 (BDRip) | No |
| An Education | 2009-10-16 (wide) | none | No |
| Amelia | 2009-10-23 | none | No |
| Anvil | 2009-02-20 | 2009-08-01 (BDRip) | No |
| A Serious Man | 2009-10-02 | none | No |
| A Single Man | 2009-12-11 (wide) | none | No |
| Avatar | 2009-12-18 | none | No |
| Away We Go | 2009-06-26 (wide) | 2009-09-16 (DVDRip) | No |
| Bright Star | 2009-09-18 (US) | none | No |
| Coco Before Chanel | 2009-04-22 (Fra) | 2009-11-27 (DVDRip) | No |
| Coraline | 2009-02-06 | 2009-05-24 (DVDRip) | No |
| District 9 | 2009-08-13 | 2009-09-04 (R5) | No |
| Everybody’s Fine | 2009-12-04 | none | No |
| Funny People | 2009-07-31 (US) | 2009-11-12 (DVDRip) | No |
| Inglourious Basterds | 2009-08-21 (US) | 2009-11-12 (SCR) | Yes |
| In The Loop | 2009-04-17 (UK) | 2009-07-06 (DVDRip) | No |
| Invictus | 2009-12-11 | none | No |
| Julie & Julia | 2009-08-07 | 2009-11-05 (DVDRip) | No |
| Nine | 2009-09-09 | 2009-11-10 (DVDRip) | No |
| Pirate Radio | 2009-04-01 (UK) | 2009-08-11 (DVDRip) | No |
| Precious | 2009-11-20 (wide) | 2009-11-26 (SCR) | Yes |
| Public Enemies | 2009-07-01 | 2009-09-04 (SCR) | Yes |
| Sherlock Holmes | 2009-12-25 | none | No |
| Star Trek | 2009-05-08 | 2009-09-04 (SCR) | Yes |
| Taking Woodstock | 2009-08-28 | 2009-12-03 (DVDRip) | No |
| The Blind Side | 2009-11-20 | 2009-12-08 (SCR) | Yes |
| The Boys Are Back | 2009-11-12 (Aus) | none | No |
| The Brothers Bloom | 2009-05-15 (US) | 2009-09-23 (DVDRip) | No |
| The Damned United | 2009-03-27 (UK) | 2009-08-19 (DVDRip) | No |
| The Hurt Locker | 2008-09-04 (limited) | 2009-01-22 (DVDRip) | No |
| The Informant! | 2009-08-18 | 2009-10-26 (CAM) | No |
| The Lovely Bones | 2009-12-10 (limited) | none | No |
| The Messenger | 2009-11-13 | none | No |
| The Road | 2009-11-25 (limited) | none | No |
| The Young Victoria | 2009-03-06 (UK) | 2009-07-02 (DVDRip) | No |
| Two Lovers | 2009-02-13 (limited) | 2009-05-03 (DVDRip) | No |
| Up | 2009-05-29 | 2009-09-02 (SCR) | Yes |
| Up In The Air | 2009-12-25 (wide) | none | No |
| Whatever Works | 2009-06-19 (limited) | 2009-10-08 (DVDRip) | No |
| Where The Wild Things Are |
2009-10-16 | 2009-12-15 (SCR) | Yes |
Updates:
- • The Messenger 2009 LiMiTED DVDSCR XviD-DoNE - Released on 2009-12-20
- • Invictus DVDSCR xViD-xSCR - Released on 2009-12-23
- • An Education DVDSCR xViD-xSCR - Released on 2009-12-25
- • The Lovely Bones LIMITED DVDSCR XviD-FOXNEWS - Released on 2010-01-02
- • Up In The Air DVDSCR XviD-CAMELOT - Released on 2010-01-03
- • A Serious Man 2009 LIMITED DVDRip XviD-ESPiSE - Released on 2010-01-09
- • The Informant! 2009 BDRip XviD-iMBT - Released on 2010-01-23
Stats Compared to Last Year
Not only has the academy (so far) been extremely successful in limiting the number of leaked screeners. Unlike 2009’s Oscar nominees, not a single screener has yet to turn up on P2P that precedes the wide theatrical release date. Most SCR leaks have come months after the movie hit the theatres, with the exception of Precious and The Blind Side which were relatively quick in comparison.
Last year was quite an embarrasment; here’s a sample of 12 Oscar winners from 2009 (9 of which were available on P2P before being released as a "wide" theatrical showing).
| Film Title: | Theatrical Release (wide): |
Screener Leaked: |
| Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 2008-12-25 | 2008-12-28 |
| Frost/Nixon | 2008-12-26 | 2008-12-09 |
| Che: Part One | 2009-01-24 | 2008-12-23 |
| Milk | 2009-01-30 | 2008-12-12 |
| Slumdog Millionaire | 2009-01-23 | 2008-12-24 |
| Revolutionary Road | 2009-01-23 | 2008-12-24 |
| Seven Pounds | 2008-12-19 | 2008-12-17 |
| Gran Torino | 2009-01-09 | 2008-12-12 |
| The Wrestler | 2009-01-30 | 2008-12-28 |
| Defiance | 2009-01-16 | 2008-12-31 |
| The Reader | 2009-01-09 | 2009-01-21 |
| Doubt | 2008-12-25 | 2009-01-20 |
While it’s likely that at least some of this year’s collection will eventually leak out, it may take a little longer due to the Oscars being hosted two weeks later than usual. Then again, it’s entirely possible that the academy has finally figured out an airtight solution for preventing the majority of leaks. Surely time will tell; we may require to do a major update on this post in a few weeks.
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