The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announced the IFMCA Award 2022 nominees on February 9. Musical scores from genre films and television appear up and down the ballot, and composer Bear McCreary leads the field with eight nominations. McCreary’s nominations are … Continue reading
The Writers Guild announced nominations for the 2023 Writers Guild Awards on January 11. The awards for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2022 will be presented on March 5. Andor and Severance are … Continue reading
(1) FANTASTIC FICTION AT KGB FUNDRAISER. Fantastic Fiction at KGB is a monthly speculative-fiction reading series held on the second Wednesday of every month at the KGB Bar in Manhattan, hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel. Admission is always free. To cover the … Continue reading
(1) DELANY’S STATEMENT. David Lubkin’s Facebook page has become one of the centers for discussing the Mercedes Lackey controversy because Samuel Delany – whose work Lackey reportedly was praising when she used the slur – reacted to the issue in … Continue reading
(1) BANDFORMER ROBOT. Daði Freyr’s (Daði & Gagnamagnið) song “10 Years” finished fourth in the 2021 Eurovision contest. The official video is entertainingly science fictional. (2) POWELL BOOKS. Emily Inkpen was able to have “A Conversation with Gareth L. Powell”, … Continue reading
The Motion Picture Sound Editors released the nominees for the 68th annual Golden Reel Awards on March 1. Half of the films up for the marquee award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore category are genre: The Invisible Man, … Continue reading
Finalists in 25 competitive categories for the 2021 Audie Awards, including the Audiobook of the Year, were announced by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) on February 23. The Audie Awards® recognize excellence in audiobook and spoken word entertainment,. The finalists were … Continue reading
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the editors of more than 1,000 short form works published for the first time in 2020. Note that all of the works labeled “novella”, “novelette”, and “short story” are eligible in … Continue reading
The 72nd annual Emmy Awards nominees were revealed July 28. HBO’s Watchmen gathered 26 nominations, the most for any series. The Mandalorian scored 15. The Emmy Awards will be presented September 20. The categories with nominees of genre interest follow … Continue reading
(1) DOCTOR’S ORDERS. Mark Oshiro is winding down his Mark Reads videos for medical reasons: vocal cord damage. He’ll still be doing the reviews, just not the live readings. Oshiro is a two-time Best Fan Writer Hugo nominee (2013, 2014). … Continue reading