The Horror Writers Association (HWA) today announced the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot. This is not the list of finalists, nor are they called nominees: it is the list which HWA members will choose from when they vote to determine the … Continue reading
The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2024 VES Awards on January 16. Disney’s The Creator and Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse lead the field with seven nominations each; HBO’s The Last of Us tops TV series with six. The VES Awards recognize VFX artistry in … Continue reading
(1) WHAT, ME WORRY? Should we share Jeffrey Davies’ concern about “Is Reimagining History Through Biofiction Ethical?”. His Book Riot post focuses on work that is not marketed as genre, although it arguably is alternate history. …On the other side … Continue reading
The preliminary ballot for the Australian SF (“Ditmar”) Awards for 2023 has been made available for comment and correction before becoming final. The nominees are award-eligible works and persons first nominated by fans and members of the Australian NatCon that have been … Continue reading
(1) GENRE SUPPORT FOR WGA STRIKE. “SFWA Stands in Solidarity with the WGA” the organization announced today. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association supports writers. As such, SFWA stands in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in their … Continue reading
The Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2023 nominations are filled with genre films as always. Everything Everywhere All At Once leads with three Golden Reel nominations, including outstanding achievement in sound editing – feature dialogue / ADR and outstanding achievement … Continue reading
The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2023 VES Awards on January 17. The awards recognize outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in features, animation, television, commercials and video games, and the VFX Supervisors, VFX Producers and hands-on Artists who … Continue reading
The Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2022 nominations are filled with genre films as always – Dune, The Matrix Resurrections, Nightmare Alley and A Quiet Place Part II lead the feature competition with three nominations apiece, in the categories of effects/foley, dialogue/ADR … Continue reading
The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2022 VES Awards on January 18. Warner Bros’ Dune and Disney’s animated Encanto lead the field with six apiece, followed by the Disney+ Marvel series Loki with four nominations, the most of any broadcast series. The VES Awards recognize … Continue reading
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) released the Final Ballot for the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards® on February 20. HWA members have until March 15 to submit their Bram Stoker Awards® final ballots. The winners will be announced during the Annual … Continue reading