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more about #awards more comments → TotalFanGirl: I am thrilled to see Princess Frog get so many nominations! Of course, I've only seen previews, but this marks a return of the 2D handdrawn animation... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: You buried the lead. Any award that values the fun "Kung-Fu Panda" over the brilliant "Wall-E" should be disbanded. more » Nivenus: I'll admit to not having seen "Cloudy" (and how can "Princess" get a nom when it's not out yet?) but I'm glad to see Coraline getting nominated. Out o... more » Darklighter: Yeah, after last year's awards, I have trouble giving the Annies a whole lot of credit. more » Whitworthian: He wrote some good X-Men comics a few years back... and they're turning them into motion comics. That's new media, right? more » HappyCthulhu: Dr. Horrible is great, but the only thing he's ever done that I can obsess over is Firefly. [/pout] more » burlybax: New Media? The Internet is new? more » ZenithPuzzle: "And if I'm not, why is he being recognized now for something that's more than a year old! Because the awards are for 2008? more » geesejuggler: Honestly, my only question about this is if this award is for the all of the Whedon family for Dr. Horrible or just Joss for directing it? more » tetracycloide: it's fun watching fans of dollhouse view the world through dollhouse-tinted lenses. hint: everything is not about dollhouse. more » firstanointed: There's a saying among writers that every writer has one story to tell, and he/she attempts to tell that one story in a variety of ways. Like the clic... more » mp15622: "Ninjas can't catch you in the Whedonverse" This is my new motto, if I ever decide to have a motto. more » evildead1971: we'll hold till joss gets back more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: I think by newest technology they are referring to the Imprinting device on Dollhouse. Because if the PGA is gonna give Whedon an award for anything ... more » Kubaker1: You know what finished Dollhouse? Dummy Eliza Dushku Writing On Twitter that She was a socialist. She did. check it out! She put that She was raised ... more » -
#annieawards
Spooky Buttons, Balloons, and Santa Dominate Animation Nominations
Stop-motion animation edged out computer-generated effects in this year's Annie Award nominations, with Coraline topping the list at ten nods. But CGI is nipping at its heels with big nominations for Pixar's Up and Disney's Prep and Landing. More » -
#josswhedon
Producers of America: Congratulations, Joss! Now Leave Television Alone
As if Dollhouse's fate wasn't enough, the Producers Guild of America is also giving Joss Whedon broad hints that his future may not be in broadcast television, by recognizing him for all the good work he's done... in new media. More » -
#books
Have You Read The Best Books Of 2009 According To Amazon.Com?
Amazon.com's editors have released their list of the top ten science fiction and fantasy books of 2009, and it includes some pleasant surprises. More » -
#darkknight
That's SIR Christopher Wonka Dracula Saruman Dooku Lee To You
We're over the moon with the news that genre movie legend Christopher Lee has been Knighted. The 87-year-old, and world's greatest Dracula, has appeared in over 250 films stretching over 61 years. Congratulations. [USA Today] -
#hugoawards
Hugos 2009: The Fashion, The Fervor And The Suspense!
Last night, the 2009 Hugo Awards Ceremony brought together many of the genre's leading lights, and we were there. A few victories surprised us, and a couple of speeches moved us. Here's our gallery of the parties and the glamor. More » -
#battlestargalactica
Battlestar Best TV Show, Say Critics
Battlestar Galactica may have been ignored by the Emmys, but America's television critics aren't afraid to put their awards where their mouths are; they officially named the Syfy show as the program of the year last night. More » -
#eisnerawards
Comics' Oscars Recognize Superheroes, Hellboys And Deja Vu
The 21st Annual Eisner Awards - the comic industry's version of the Oscars - took place last night, with winners including old favorites, new faces, the unexpected and the big names of the mainstream. Here's what you missed. More » -
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#books
What's The Matter With The Hugo Shortlist?
The five books chosen for the 2009 Hugo Awards shortlist are largely mediocre, insists up-and-coming author Adam Roberts. But the interesting part isn't his critiques of Gaiman, Doctorow, Stross, and Scalzi, it's his ideas of what make a great novel. More » -
#awards
How Many Awards Does A Book Have To Win Before It Gets A Book Deal?
Congrats to Ian R. MacLeod and Cory Doctorow for sharing this year's Campbell Award, for Song Of Time and Little Brother respectively. But is it really true that U.S. publishers have been balking at publishing MacLeod's book? More » -
#littlebrother
Cory Doctorow's Little Brother Is The Best Libertarian SF Book Of 2009
Cory Doctorow's Little Brother showed the dangers of a police state run amuck, and showed how public-spirited techies fight back. Now the Libertarian Futurist Society has given Little Brother the 2009 Prometheus Award for libertarian SF. Image by Richard Wilkinson. -
#thedarkknight
Was The Dark Knight The Best-Marketed Movie Of 2008?
Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight swept the board at the 38th annual Key Art Awards on Friday, leading a charge of superhero movies finding that good marketing may be their most useful superpower, after all. More » -
#awards
Read The Story That Helped An SF Book Compete With A Booker Prize-Winning Author
Chris Beckett's story collection The Turing Test has gotten shortlisted for the prestigious Edge Hill Prize, and you can read the title story online. Meanwhile, the alternate-history Sidewise Awards also named their finalists. More » -
#awards
Ursula K. Le Guin, Wall-E, Patrick Ness And Nisi Shawl Sweep SF Awards
Here's Joss Whedon accepting the Ray Bradbury Award at the Nebula Awards ceremony. Also honored: Ursula K. Le Guin, Wall-E and Catherine Asaro. Meanwhile, Nisi Shawl and Patrick Ness scored Tiptree Awards More » -
#books
Our Latest Award-Winners Have A Murder Mystery Theme
This year's Philip K. Dick Award goes to Adam-Troy Castro's detective story Emissaries From The Dead and David Walton's Terminal Mind. And meanwhile, Ken McLeod's intricate murder mystery The Night Sessions won the BSFA Award. -
#afternoonlistening
Listen To Disembodied Alien Voices All Afternoon
Starship Sofa has uploaded all seven Nebula-nominated stories from 2008 as podcasts, including Gwyneth Jones' "Tomb Wife," James Patrick Kelly's "Don't Stop," and Ruth Nestvold's "Mars: A Traveler's Guide." Good way to spend your afternoon. -
#nebulaawards
Final Nebula Awards Ballot Announced!
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Of America just announced the Nebula Awards finalists, and there are a couple of surprising omissions. More »
