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posted on 26th of january, 2013

This is the time of the year my husband and I overdose on movies.

The Academy Award nominations have been announced so there are tons of movies we want to see

– and the kids are all in school so the theaters are free for matinee viewings
(just don’t sit next to the old guy who can’t hear and TALKS LOUDLY through the entire movie).

We try to see all the best picture nominations, and as many of the other nominated films as possible, before the awards ceremony.

Then we sit with our ballots and popcorn on Oscar night to compare our selections to the winners.

That got me thinking about our wonderful community here at dreamstime and all the creative visual images produced by this talent pool every year.

It seems that we should have our own awards night to celebrate and reflect on.

So I’m creating The Dorian (since The Oscar was already taken).

Here’s what I propose:

Anyone can nominate one picture in each of the following categories
– either from yourself or someone else -

Best Picture
Best Costume
Best Make-Up
Best Special Effects
Best Actor/Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Set Design

Of course there is always fine print:
Picture MUST have been taken in 2012

I’ll mark the number of sales for each picture when I add it to the Best of Dreamstime 2012 Nominations .

The winners will be determined by the number of net new sales in that category from nomination until 6 pm EST February 24th , 2013 (when the Academy Awards ceremony begin).

I’ll even go one step further and “sponsor” the Best Picture Award with a 5 credit purchase for the winner
(any takers on sponsoring the remaining awards????)

I'm anxious to see what this community considers The Best of The Best so
Start Your Nominations and Good Luck everyone!

Tags: award best community creativity picture

Comments (27)

	Posted by Clearvista on February 22, 2013 Hello another nomination for best film - "A British summer."
	Posted by Enigmacypher on February 18, 2013 Igor, it is a very nice image. Was it taken from the shore or on a boat?
	Posted by Igordabari on February 11, 2013 For Best Cinematography, I nominate Sunlight Mist Trees by Igor Sokalski Wow! What a surprise! I'm pleasured, thanks a lot!
	Posted by Clearvista on February 11, 2013 Penguin suit is in the cleaners :)
	Posted by Karenfoleyphotography on February 11, 2013 Excellent choices, all added! We still need nominations! Current tally shows: Best Picture - 2 nominations Best Costume 2 nominations Best MakeUp - 2 nominations Best Special Effects - 5 nominations Best Actress/Actor - 6 nominations Best Cinematography - 1 nomination Best Set Design - 3 nominations Still time before the February 24th award announcements .... K-
	Posted by Enigmacypher on February 10, 2013 Here are a few more nominations: Old Vintage Car, by Miraclemoments. This nomination is for Best Picture: For Best Cinematography, I nominate Sunlight Mist Trees by Igor Sokalski For Best Special Effects, I nominate Valentines Couple by Godfer
	Posted by Karenfoleyphotography on February 06, 2013 Cool! I'm going to have to disallow the chameleon (even though I love the picture!) because the image id is in 5043326 which means much older than 2012. Others added. I did not realize this community was so shy/modest. Doesn't EVERYONE have a favorite picture from last year they want to nominate for Best Picture? Come on folks, keep nominating! K-
	Posted by Enigmacypher on February 06, 2013 Okay, here are a few nominations: For Best Costume, I nominate the following image of a chameleon by Cathy Keifer. The only problem is that I do not know if it was made in 2012 or not.... For Best Actress, I nominate the following from my own port: For Best Make-Up I nominate Image Number 25172048 by Ana Maria Tanasescu. This image was the 14,000,000 milestone winner. I am not directly posting it here since the image is supposed to be a nude. However, you cannot tell that it is such except from the description which states that the clothing the model appears to be wearing is body paint.
	Posted by Karenfoleyphotography on February 06, 2013 @enigmacypher - adding a link in the collection is a good idea .. will do. Nominations will be taken up until award announcements (6pm EST on 24th February), but obviously the sooner the nominations are made, the better the chances of earning those valuable net new sales. You can nominate any image - yours or someone else's - only restrictions are one per category, and image must have been created in 2012. Good luck and Happy Nominating! K-
	Posted by Enigmacypher on February 06, 2013 Fun idea! I stumbled upon this while looking through collections and was wondering what the Best of Dreamstime 2012 Nominations collection was all about. It took a bit of back tracing to find this blog. Perhaps a link to this thread in the collection might help others that do the same strange track? What's the deadline for nominations? Can we nominate from anyone's portfolio, or does it have to be our own?
	Posted by Rosedarc on January 28, 2013 Best special effect
	Posted by Rosedarc on January 28, 2013 Best costume
	Posted by Rosedarc on January 28, 2013 Best set Design
	Posted by Positiveflash on January 27, 2013 Best special effects:
	Posted by Georgeskyrillos on January 27, 2013 Ooops sorry, though I told myself to pay attention when I started to post! Nothing else. Thanks :)
	Posted by Clearvista on January 27, 2013 Brilliant suggestion ok - red haired image for best make up or costume please and second for best actor-thank you. :)
	Posted by Karenfoleyphotography on January 27, 2013 @clearvista - while I agree the actor in question is quite exceptional ;-) to keep an even playing field, I need you to submit only one picture per category (one could possibly be best make-up or costume?) @georgeskyrillos - your Cinematography entry was produced in 2011, so unfortunately is not eligible - any other one you want in that category? others added. Keep them coming guys - this is great! K-
	Posted by Clearvista on January 27, 2013 Best Actor - 2 photos but of the same multi-talented actor, he is a great bloke as well. Eat your heart out Brad Pitt.
	Posted by Georgeskyrillos on January 27, 2013 Best Special Effects: Best Cinematography: Best Actress: Best Picture: P.S.: What an idea!
	Posted by Wisconsinart on January 26, 2013 First image above is just "The Movies.": :-) Here is nomination for special effects: Here is nomination for best actor:
	Posted by Chanevy on January 26, 2013 Neat idea. My nomination for best set design:
	Posted by Lejoch on January 26, 2013 Hard to choose... I don't know...keep the actors one.
	Posted by BCritchley on January 26, 2013 Sorry and I'll keep looking :)
	Posted by Karenfoleyphotography on January 26, 2013 @lejoch - both added although technically you should only have one entry per category. so i'll have to remove one, which would you like to keep? @wisconsinart - is this a nomination? I need to know the category, plus expect to see LOTS more from your portfolio ;-) @bcritchley - Set Design added, but your Special Effects nomination was from 2013 so is not eligible Keep them coming guys! Also, just to clarify - photos and illustrations are welcome! K-
	Posted by BCritchley on January 26, 2013 Best set design :)
	Posted by Wisconsinart on January 26, 2013 :-)
	Posted by Lejoch on January 26, 2013 Best actor/actress