FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2005 Dollies Awards
TOP DOLLIE NODS TO FIREFLY AND ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
2005 a Serials Year, Davis Academy Voters Agree
February 14, 2006 (DAVIS) -- The members of the
Davis Academy of Home and Leisure released their
nominations for the Fifth Annual Dollie Awards
today, recognizing exceptional events and
activities of 2005 from twenty-plus different
categories including movies, television, music,
restaurants, and the "Dollie Pardon," an award
given to something that the voting members would
rather forgive and forget.
The recently-cancelled Fox television series
"Arrested Development" received nominations in
three out of five technical categories, the Best
(Entertaining) Series category, and is a contender
for the coveted Dollie Llama award, given to the
nominee with the most votes overall. Another series
cancelled by Fox and making an excellent Dollies
showing this year is the sci-fi Western "Firefly,"
also up for a Dollie Llama as well as receiving
nominations for Best (Entertaining) Series, Best
(Engaging) Series, and Best Performance(s).
The Academy seems to appreciate Johnny Cash more
every year, as this time the iconic singer received
two nominations for Best Music. The President of the
Academy and his wife (who were unavailable for
further comment on the matter), somehow received
three different nominations for Best Outing events.
And, while J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series again
received two nominations in the Best Book category,
Terry Pratchett also picked up two mentions for his
books "Thud" and "Where's My Cow?".
In the feature film categories, Peter Jackson's Lord
of the Rings: The Return of the King again secured
enough votes to be considered for the Dollie Llama,
but somehow received only a single nomination. Both
the French-subtitled Amelie, winner of three Dollies
for 2002, and the Disney fantasy film Chronicles of
Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
received three nods. Last year's darling, Pixar's
animated superheros of The Incredibles, again
garnered three technical awards nominations and also
has a shot at the 2005 Llama.
Because the votes are ranked, it is possible for a
nominee to receive a great many votes but no
nomination in any appropriate category. This year,
the cult film Napoleon Dynamite received no Best
Feature or technical award nominations, yet still
the members of the Academy voted for it often enough
to earn it a Dollie Llama nomination.
Nominees for the fifth annual Dollies, organized
by the Davis Academy of Home and Leisure, were
officially announced Tuesday, February 14, 2006. The
Dollie winners will be revealed on March 11, 2006.
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DAVIS ACADEMY OF HOME AND LEISURE
DOLLIE AWARDS OFFICAL NOMINEES FOR 2005
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FEATURE AWARDS
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Best (Exciting) Feature
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- Batman Begins
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
extended edition
- The Matrix
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl
- Serenity
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Best (Enjoyable) Feature
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- Amelie
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and
the Wardrobe
- Office Space
- The Producers
- Super Size Me
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Best (Artistic) Feature
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- Batman Begins
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- March of the Penguins
- The Seventh Seal
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SERIAL AWARDS
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Best (Engaging) Series
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- CSI
- Firefly
- Fresh Air (with Terry Gross)
- Pride & Prejudice
- Six Feet Under
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Best (Entertaining) Series
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- Arrested Development
- Firefly
- The Muppet Show
- My Name Is Earl
- Six Feet Under
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Best (Informative) Series
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- All Things Considered
- The Daily Show
- Fresh Air (with Terry Gross)
- Mythbusters
- Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!
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OTHER VENUES
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Best Outing
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- The 2004 Dollie Awards
- DunDraCon
- E and J's "Annual" Pirate Party
- hanging out at J and E's house
- Davis Farmer's Market summer music in the park
series / Wednesday Night Farmer's Market in Davis
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Best Music
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- Charlie Brown Christmas, Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Garden State (soundtrack)
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch (soundtrack)
- Hurt, Johnny Cash
- Johnny Cash: American Recordings 4
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Best Book
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- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J. K.
Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.
K. Rowling
- Thud, Terry Pratchett
- To Say Nothing of the Dog, Connie Willis
- Where's My Cow?, Terry Pratchett
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Best Periodical
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- Consumer Reports
- Entertainment Weekly
- The Sacramento Bee
- Time
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Best Food
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- Ciocolat, Davis
- dark chocolate
- Freeport Bakery
- sushi
- Thai green curry / Thai food
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Best Game
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- Ars Magica
- Carcassonne
- Grow Cube, eyezmaze.com
- Scrabble
- Ticket to Ride
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TECHNICAL AWARDS
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Best Performance(s)
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- Amelie
- Arrested Development
- Firefly
- It's a Wonderful Life
- The Maltese Falcon
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Best Direction
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- Arrested Development
- The Incredibles
- The Life Aquatic
- March of the Penguins
- north by northwest
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Best Story
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- Amelie
- Arrested Development
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Carnivale
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and
the Wardrobe
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Best Visuals
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- Brazil
- The Incredibles
- The Life Aquatic
- The Matrix
- Spirited Away
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Best Sound
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- "boing"
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and
the Wardrobe
- The Incredibles
- the iPod/MP3 players
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SPECIAL AWARDS
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The Salvador Dollie
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- digital cameras
- dogs
- fires in a fireplace in winter
- homestarrunner.com
- sleeping through the night
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The Dollie Pardon
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- badly illustrated assembly instructions
- dirty laundry
- erectile dysfunction ads
- J's "trip" to Paris / J's broken arm
- other people's ringing cell phones and cell
phone conversations
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The Dollie Llama
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- Arrested Development
- Firefly
- The Incredibles
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
extended edition
- Napoleon Dynamite
(These are the five nominees who received the
greatest number of votes during the voting and
nomination process.)
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