Leaked Screeners On The Decline For 2010 Oscars
December 15, 09 by sharky 16,286 views
Has anyone else noticed that there are far fewer leaked screeners this year? Compared to last year’s rampant leakage of screeners that made it to P2P, many of which were found well in advance of scheduled wide theatrical release dates, it would certainly appear that The Academy has closed some gaps in their security. While still early, trends clearly suggest that late-season predicted Oscar-nominee screeners aren’t ending up on P2P as quickly as anticipated, if at all.
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.
©2007-2010 • 
01 • Thizz Says: 15.12.09 at 2:06 am
Thizz or choke on suffa
02 • w00t Says: 15.12.09 at 2:49 am
December 2009
* The Soloist (2009) - December 15
* Planet 51 - December 17
* Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans - December 17
* Solitary Man - December 17
* The Stepfather (2009) - December 17
January 2010
* Avatar - January 14
* Bandslam - January 21
* Smokin ‘Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball - January 26
* Final Destination, The (2009) - January 26
* City Island - January 26
* Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel - January 28
* This Is It – January
February 2010
* Informant!, The - February 2
* (500) Days of Summer (2009) - February 4
* Whiteout - February 9
* Couples Retreat - February 9
* Time Traveler’s Wife, The - February 9
* Halo Legends - February 9
* Invention of Lying, The - February 16
* Amelia - February 18
* Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant - February 23
* Blind Side, The - February 23
* Tooth Fairy - February 25
March 2010
* Free Willy: Escape from Pirate’s Cove - March 2
* Marine 2, The - March 4
* Ninja Assassin - March 9
* Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - March 11
* Where the Wild Things Are - March 23
* Surviving Evil - March 25
* The Cabin in the Woods - March 25
* Sherlock Holmes - March 30
* Disney’s A Christmas Carol – March
April 2010
* Paranormal Activity - April 6
* Fantastic Mr. Fox Fox - April 15
* It’s Complicated - April 20
May 2010
* Preacher’s Kid - May 4
* Date Night - May 6
* Valentine’s Day - May 18
* Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps - May 20
June 2010
* Lovely Bones, The – June
* Up in the Air – June
* Invictus – June
* Wolfman, The – June
July 2010
* Clash of the Titans (2009) – July
* Green Zone – July
* She’s Out of My League – July
August 2010
* How to Train Your Dragon – August
September 2010
* Despicable Me – September
* Get Me to the Gig – September
* Iron Man 2 – September
* Robin Hood – September
* Sex and the City 2 – September
* Scott Pilgrim vs. the World the World – September
October 2010
* Jonah Hex – October
* Repo Men – October
November 2010
* Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore – November
* Shrek Forever After – November
December 2010
* Inception – December
03 • c Says: 15.12.09 at 2:51 am
that are R5 dates, not SCR @ W00T
04 • W00T Says: 15.12.09 at 4:55 am
@ C
Yeah should have metioned that sorry..just wanted to share it (for the people who aren’t in SCC
)
05 • Duh Says: 15.12.09 at 5:30 am
What does that list have to do with people being or not being in SCC? That list was posted on Filenetworkblogs and has nothing to do with SCC… or anything to do with this post for that matter. Knob
06 • embRace Says: 15.12.09 at 6:25 am
W00T = elite, uh DUH!
07 • Nostradamus Says: 15.12.09 at 8:33 am
Last year was awesome with all the good movies leaked. Looks like the party is over now!!!!!!!!
08 • TehAwesome Says: 15.12.09 at 9:53 am
Zomgz!!!!!! I wish I was on scc so I could see that list, scc is so amazing. It is my dream!
Please send invites to everyone@thepiratesociety.org
09 • DiAMOND Says: 15.12.09 at 10:02 am
Would love to see DVDSCR of:
Avatar, The Lovely Bones, The Road,Up In The Air, Where The Wild Things Are
010 • Akme Says: 15.12.09 at 11:37 am
Where the Wild Things Are has been leaked. “Where The Wild Things Are DVDSCR XviD-NEPTUNE” is the torrent
011 • adam Says: 15.12.09 at 5:23 pm
many of those titiles marked scr or r5 already got BDRip which is actually better in terms of release quality than last year, it’s just a shame for those titles without any releases yet but hopefully it’s just a matter of time.
012 • primo Says: 15.12.09 at 5:27 pm
Quote
“Surely time will tell; we may require to do a major update on this post in a few weeks.”
You”ll surely do an update on this post - have patience and faith
// the 2010 R5 release dates are lame topic…
Thanks to their good connections and pre-retail access p2p groups like ELEKTRI4KA and few other releasers at tRu get the R5 DVDs before official release dates.
013 • FML Says: 15.12.09 at 5:35 pm
“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 is completely misleading and inaccurate. many of these movies are out as retail-sourced rips. the only movies from this list that are not released as such are: An Education, A Serious Man, Bright Star, Nine, The Informant!, The Lovely Bones, The Messenger, Up In The Air, and Whatever Works. Also you are missing quite a few academy screeners that have been sent out. Also it may be important to note the amount of screeners that have been released, but are not necessarily awards screeners.
Here are some releases that you seem to have forgotten about:
5.Dollars.a.Day.2008.LiMiTED.DVDSCR.XviD-NODLABS (2009-11-07)
500.Days.Of.Summer.WORKPRINT.XviD-CAMELOT (2009-09-19)
500.Days.Of.Summer.BDRip.XviD-ARiGOLD (2009-11-03)
500.Days.of.Summer.PROPER.BDRip.XviD-ESPiSE (2009-11-06)
Antichrist.LiMiTED.DVDRip.XviD-DoNE (2009-09-10)
Anvil.The.Story.Of.Anvil.2008.DVDRip.XviD-VoMiT (2009-09-27)
Away.We.Go.720p.BluRay.x264-HUBRIS (2009-09-16)
Away.We.Go.DVDRip.XviD-DiAMOND (2009-09-17)
Black.Dynamite.LIMITED.DVDSCR.XviD-ZOOM (2009-11-05)
The.Blind.Side.DVDScr.XViD-PiratesRUs (2009-12-08)
Broken.Embraces.SUBBED.DVDSCR.XviD-BeStDivX (2009-09-05)
Coco.Before.Chanel.2009.LiMiTED.SUBBED.DVDRip.XviD-NODLABS (2009-11-23)
Collapse.2009.DVDSCR.XviD-DOMiNO (2009-12-14)
Coraline.DVDRip.XviD-ARROW (2009-05-24)
District.9.BDRip.XviD-iMBT (2009-11-13)
District.9.PROPER.DiRFiX.DVDRip.XviD-OSiRiS (2009-12-05)
Drag.Me.To.Hell.WS.DVDSCR.XviD-DELETHiS (2009-08-27)
Drag.Me.To.Hell.DVDRip.XviD-iMBT (2009-09-23)
Food.Inc.LiMiTED.DVDSCR.XviD-ARROW (2009-10-10)
Food.Inc.LIMITED.DVDRip.XviD-ZOOM (2009-10-26)
Funny.People.UNRATED.DVDRip.XviD-DiAMOND (2009-11-12)
Good.Hair.READNFO.DVDSCR.XviD-DOMiNO (2009-11-09)
Harry.Brown.DVDSCR.XviD-NEPTUNE (2009-11-28)
Humpday.LiMiTED.DVDSCR.XviD-DoNE (2009-10-09)
Julie.and.Julia.DVDRip.XviD-iMBT (2009-11-05)
My.One.And.Only.LiMiTED.DVDSCR.XviD-ARROW (2009-10-07)
Paranormal.Activity.2007.LIMITED.DVDSCR.XViD-BLUR (2009-10-21)
Paranormal.Activity.LIMITED.DVDRip.XviD-JUMANJi (2009-12-15)
The.Boat.That.Rocked.DVDRip.XviD-DiAMOND [aka Pirate Radio] (2009-08-11)
Precious.DVDSCR.XviD-DOMiNO (2009-11-26)
Pretty.Ugly.People.2008.LiMiTED.DVDSCR.XviD-NODLABS (2009-10-23)
Star.Trek.DVDRip.XviD-iMBT (2009-09-21)
Taking.Woodstock.DVDRip.XviD-DiAMOND (2009-12-03)
The.Damned.United.LiMiTED.DVDRiP.XviD-ALLiANCE (2009-08-26)
The.Young.Victoria.DVDSCR.XviD-DoNE (2009-05-22)
The.Young.Victoria.DVDRiP.XviD-DoNE (2009-07-02)
Two.Lovers.LIMITED.BDRip.XviD-NeDiVx (2009-05-03)
The.Ugly.Truth.DVDSCR.RERiP.XViD-CAMELOT (2009-10-02)
Up.REPACK.BDRip.XviD-DiAMOND (2009-10-22)
The.Vicious.Kind.2009.FESTiVAL.DVDSCR.XviD-NODLABS (2009-12-05)
Where.The.Wild.Things.Are.DVDSCR.XviD-NEPTUNE (2009-12-15)
The.White.Ribbon.2009.LiMiTED.DVDSCR.SUBBED.XViD-HLS (2009-10-09)
and many more…
014 • Sharky Says: 15.12.09 at 6:08 pm
@ FML — It may seem misleading (to you), and it is not inaccurate. Read over the quoted sentence again
. What you’ve posted are a bunch of scene rls (most of which aren’t even SCRs, and the ones that ARE screeners weren’t ones sent out to academy members during the given date, and/or won’t make it to become Oscar nominees.
I’m quite sure that most readers already know that many of these are already “out” as retail rips; there was no point in dawdling on that (ahem, readers have their own tracker accounts, so they know what’s available).
This was an article on potential Oscar-nominees being leaked as screeners, not as a “total recap of 2009 rls”. I’m fairly sure that Drag Me To Hell, Black Dynamite, Antichrist, Good Hair, etc aren’t going to be winning any awards at the Oscars.
015 • FML Says: 15.12.09 at 6:57 pm
screeners likely won’t leak when there is already a retail rip, that was the point. so including 500 days of summer, away we go, coco before chanel, coraline, district 9, funny people, julie & julia, pirate radio [aka the boat that rocked], star trek, taking woodstock, the damned united, young victoria, two lovers, and up is misleading as retail rips have already been released. the entire premise for this article, that screeners have declined for this year, is based on misinformation.
016 • GodIsAn'Merican Says: 15.12.09 at 7:47 pm
Just an FYI in means of reasons why:
1)The major protection scheme for Oscar screeners (Cinea) was dumped last year during/after the Oscar season. This would lead us to believe that there is a new protection scheme out this year, probably more of a physical protection system instead of a technological one.
2)The major group that pre’d the Oscar screeners and consistently had the Oscar screener source, PUKKA/DREAMLIGHT, got busted up earlier this year, and either the supplier(s) went into hiding, or got caught up in the bus.
Just one person’s opinion.
017 • Sharky Says: 15.12.09 at 9:42 pm
@ FML You said, “screeners likely won’t leak when there is already a retail rip -that is the point” - Really, you’re entire point is dismissible. This is not “likely” as you say, but more like “never” - they just won’t come out at all when there’s already a DVDRip or R5. Anyone that possesses a valuable unreleased screener whereby the DVDRip/R5 is already available has nothing to gain. It’s all about having it “first” - think about CAMs, TS’s - and that whole line. Scene groups won’t touch a screener if a decent R5 or a DVD is already out - the SCR is dead (both these will ‘trump’ a screener). At this time of year, it’s tough to find good suppliers of screeners for these films; and R5s, dvdrips are nil. I’m talking about the Oscar candidates that are vying for the late running to make the cut (not the older 2009 films which are already out there on P2P or at video stores for rental); this is not the comparison I’m trying to make. It’s all about the DVDSCRs that should/could be coming out.
018 • HAIGUIS Says: 15.12.09 at 10:16 pm
What are you on about FML…
This article is purely about leaked screeners that came out before the release date, not whatever the fuck your talking about…
019 • Mack Says: 16.12.09 at 3:55 am
Sharky, this may be inaccurate for some films. As they are already released as DVDRips, pirates may have the DVDSCR but still won’t release it cos its not better than a DVDRip. Or reviewers may not release that so and so film cos its already out on dvdrip and no one’s buying it.
020 • Mikey Says: 19.12.09 at 5:50 am
actually FML has a very credible point
021 • movie123 Says: 26.12.09 at 2:15 am
An Education and The Invention of Lying have been leaked.
022 • movie123 Says: 29.12.09 at 11:21 pm
Brothers has been leaked. So has Adam. Update!
023 • Jim bob Says: 06.01.10 at 7:22 pm
Plus the lovely bones scr has been leaked as well as up in the air.
024 • moomoo Says: 08.01.10 at 9:44 am
its complicated has been leaked also
i might rip it and claim im axxo tho and then make my friend release it on his account.. but wait its actually my fake non staff account
ps im a fucking wanker..i fuck iptorrents other admins in the bumbum
025 • moomoo Says: 08.01.10 at 9:45 am
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah you guessed it im Rok3r baby im a douche bag baby
026 • Shrugfella Says: 16.01.10 at 11:21 am
Sherlock Holmes and The Princess and the Frog dvd oscar screeners were leaked today
027 • Valentin Says: 19.01.10 at 7:00 am
Where the Wild Things Are has been leaked. “Where The Wild Things Are DVDSCR XviD-NEPTUNE” is the torrent
028 • Jamie Says: 04.02.10 at 8:30 pm
‘Avatar’ screener leaked today. It’s not a very good transfer (the picture “sticks”, and the colour looks very bleached in several scenes), but it’s the only one currently online, so enjoy.
029 • Dude Says: 06.02.10 at 6:18 pm
the musical NINE is online.
030 • Dude Says: 18.02.10 at 10:37 am
CRAZY HEART, booyah.
031 • e.c Says: 08.03.10 at 7:25 am
Is there even a POINT to this article besides a bunch of stats?
Stats laid out in this fashion prove nothing. I think FML is right. This article is misleading. I would go back and share the post captures, but the new owner at Zerosec won’t let me until I give him my blood type and social security number.
Anyhoo, If this article is supposed to equal something other than stats, please explain.
Operation Northwoods = 9-11 (40 years later)
and other worthless STATS……ho hum……
032 • Chelsie Blumenthal Says: 07.04.10 at 6:39 am
see iron man 2 streamming at http://movies.neverseen.net
033 • Aldo Cashatt Says: 12.04.10 at 5:19 pm
Awesome post as usual, thank you for posting all this informative stuff on a regular basis.