All Entries Tagged With: "ballot"

Rant: Is Expanding the Best Picture Category a Good Thing?

A few months ago when I first heard that next year’s Academy Awards was expanding the ‘Best Picture’ category from five nominees to 10 nominees there’s been one question lingering in my head ever since. Why? The obvious explanation is that a majority of the Academy for Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (or whichever association [...]

Gemini Nominations Announced

Just wanted to do a quick post congratulating all of the science fiction television shows nominated for this year’s Gemini Award. As much American television is filmed in what many dub “Hollywood North” (Battlestar Galactica is a testament to this as much of Caprica City looks a lot like downtown Vancouver) it is no surprise [...]

2009 World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Winners Announced

According to a recent post on Locus Online, the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award winners for 2009 are Jane Yolen and Ellen Asher. The award is presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field. Lifetime Achievement winners are announced in advance; other winners will be announced at this year’s World [...]

Best Graphic Story Category Added to Hugo Awards Ballot

It seems the motion to remove the Best Semiprozine category from the Hugo Awards Ballot (which was not ratified and therefore still remains a viable category) wasn’t the only matter discussed at this year’s annual Business Meeting at Worldcon. It has also been brought to my attention that the Best Graphic Story will also be [...]

2009 Hugo Winners Announced

What better way to cap off another great Worldcon than with the Hugo Awards. For those that don’t already know, the Hugo Awards are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction [...]

2009 World Fantasy Awards List Announced

I was about to write a post on the Science Fiction Writers of America’s (SFWA) new website when I noticed the nominees for this year’s World Fantasy Award were listed there as well, and I couldn’t help but do a quick post on the nominees that made the list. They are listed below.

The World Fantasy [...]

2009 Emmy Awards Nominations Announced

Well, it seems that in my over-zealousness to report the 2009 Emmy Award nominations I appeared to have posted the wrong set of nominees. Sufficed to say the previous post outlining the accidentally placed 2008 nominees has been removed and I apologize for any confusion that may have arisen as a result.

What I’m not sorry [...]

Aurora Award Banquet Tickets on Sale Now!

The Aurora Awards is building on its success in Winnipeg last year, and promises to be a badge of pride for Canada on the Worldcon stage. The Awards presentation banquet will have Canada’s best and brightest authors presenting the Awards, and also some surprise guests from outside the literary community, who are appearing nowhere else [...]

2009 Chesley Award Nominations Announced

The nominees for the 2009 Chesley Award were recently announced and the list is impressive. For those unaware of this award, the Chelseys are given for excellence in science fiction and fantasy art or illustration. The award began in 1985 and is run by the Association for Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA). The award [...]

Sturgeon Award Finalists Announced

While I don’t keep up to date with the latest in short fiction by science fiction/fantasy authors I realize that a lot of my readers do. I also know the painstakingly arduous task that comes with writing short fiction, so when the annual Sturgeon Award Finalists are announced, you can be sure I’ll write a [...]