Hugo Award Nominees....
Yay! The Hugo nominees are out. Definitely excited to see what's been nominated.
Connie Willis for her Novella, "All Seated on the Ground". A very well done story about Denver, Choruses, Aliens, and Christmas. Even the DGMC gets a mention in there (but not DWC :( ) I gave a signed copy to Ann as part of the DWC basket back in November and bought the hardback for myself a few weeks later from SubPress. Go Connie!
I am really entranced by both the long form and short form dramatic presentations. There are so many good options in both. Like last year, Dr. Who gets 2 nods but has to compete with Torchwood and Battlestar Galactica. As to long form, I saw every movie and loved them all (yes, even Stardust which worked really hard against the banality of Michelle Pfeiffer)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
* Enchanted - Disney doing a relatively good job of spoofing themselves and Amy Adams could give Glinda (Wicked) a run for her money.
* The Golden Compass - Awesome story, shame the movie cut out so many significant things. Overall though the effects were great, especially the daemons.
* Heroes, Season 1 - Unique concept for a TV show, captivating and compelling. I love the character Hiro.
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Umbridge was wickedly awful and I enjoyed the on screen exchange of our main characters. Not my favorite of the HP movies to date but definitely worthy.
* Stardust - I really enjoyed this one. I love the premise and execution onto film. I still prefer the illustrations of Charles Vess, but I am biased like that. Claire Danes makes up for the color Pfeiffer lacks and who can't fall in love with Sir Ian McKellen's voice throughout? Oh and did I mention Rupert Everett is in it? A nice 'fairy tale'-esque story and somewhere along the way, you learn a lesson or 2.
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
* Battlestar Galactica “Razor” (televised version, not DVD) - I did not see this episode yet - its on my netflixx. But I have only heard good things about it
* Doctor Who “Blink” - Wow. This episode was awesome. And now I will always be wary of angelic statues, especially those with hands over their faces.
* Doctor Who “Human Nature’ / “Family of Blood” - I would say this mini story arc was probably my favorite from this season. You really get to see the 'human' side of the Dr in a way that makes you totally sympathetic for his plight while at the same time aware that he has a higher calling that he *must* go back to. Heart wrenching.
* Star Trek New Voyages “World Enough and Time” - have not seen this so I can't comment.
* Torchwood “Captain Jack Harkness” - Oh yes, Captain Jack. LOVE him! and his crazy personality. This the episode where you learn about the multifaceted Jack. John Barrowman is a multifaceted actor and worth watching.
The only nominated artist I am familiar with is Bob Eggleton, who does awesome work. He was the artist GOH in 2004 at Mile Hi Con.
Oh and I forgot to mention that we get to see them handing out the awards this year as World Con is here in Denver this year. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Connie Willis for her Novella, "All Seated on the Ground". A very well done story about Denver, Choruses, Aliens, and Christmas. Even the DGMC gets a mention in there (but not DWC :( ) I gave a signed copy to Ann as part of the DWC basket back in November and bought the hardback for myself a few weeks later from SubPress. Go Connie!
I am really entranced by both the long form and short form dramatic presentations. There are so many good options in both. Like last year, Dr. Who gets 2 nods but has to compete with Torchwood and Battlestar Galactica. As to long form, I saw every movie and loved them all (yes, even Stardust which worked really hard against the banality of Michelle Pfeiffer)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
* Enchanted - Disney doing a relatively good job of spoofing themselves and Amy Adams could give Glinda (Wicked) a run for her money.
* The Golden Compass - Awesome story, shame the movie cut out so many significant things. Overall though the effects were great, especially the daemons.
* Heroes, Season 1 - Unique concept for a TV show, captivating and compelling. I love the character Hiro.
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Umbridge was wickedly awful and I enjoyed the on screen exchange of our main characters. Not my favorite of the HP movies to date but definitely worthy.
* Stardust - I really enjoyed this one. I love the premise and execution onto film. I still prefer the illustrations of Charles Vess, but I am biased like that. Claire Danes makes up for the color Pfeiffer lacks and who can't fall in love with Sir Ian McKellen's voice throughout? Oh and did I mention Rupert Everett is in it? A nice 'fairy tale'-esque story and somewhere along the way, you learn a lesson or 2.
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
* Battlestar Galactica “Razor” (televised version, not DVD) - I did not see this episode yet - its on my netflixx. But I have only heard good things about it
* Doctor Who “Blink” - Wow. This episode was awesome. And now I will always be wary of angelic statues, especially those with hands over their faces.
* Doctor Who “Human Nature’ / “Family of Blood” - I would say this mini story arc was probably my favorite from this season. You really get to see the 'human' side of the Dr in a way that makes you totally sympathetic for his plight while at the same time aware that he has a higher calling that he *must* go back to. Heart wrenching.
* Star Trek New Voyages “World Enough and Time” - have not seen this so I can't comment.
* Torchwood “Captain Jack Harkness” - Oh yes, Captain Jack. LOVE him! and his crazy personality. This the episode where you learn about the multifaceted Jack. John Barrowman is a multifaceted actor and worth watching.
The only nominated artist I am familiar with is Bob Eggleton, who does awesome work. He was the artist GOH in 2004 at Mile Hi Con.
Oh and I forgot to mention that we get to see them handing out the awards this year as World Con is here in Denver this year. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!