Golden Globe Winners

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the winners of the Golden Globe Awards Awards on January 15. Categories with winnersof genre interest are listed below.

Movies

Kitchies Shortlist Announced

The Kraken Rum has announced the nominees for the 2011 Kitschies, presented for the most progressive, intelligent, and entertaining works of genre fiction. Winners will receive a cash prize, a trophy, and a bottle of Kraken Rum. The winners will be announced on February 3 at the SFX Weekender 3.

Red Tentacle (Novel)

• The Enterprise of Death, by Jesse Bullington
• Embassytown, by China Miéville
• A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd
• The Testament of Jessie Lamb, by Jane Rogers
• Osama: A Novel, by Lavie Tidhar

Golden Tentacle (Debut)

• Among Thieves, by Douglas Hulick
• God’s War, by Kameron Hurley
• The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern
• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
• The Samaritan, by Fred Venturini

Inky Tentacle (Cover art)

• Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch; illustration by Stephen Walter, design by Patrick Knowles
• The Last Werewolf, by Glen Duncan; design by Peter Mendelsund
• The Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco; design by Suzanne Dean, illustration by John Spencer
• Equations of Life, by Simon Morden; design by Lauren Panepinto
• A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd; illustration by Jim Kay

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Critics Choice Awards

The Critics Choice Awards were presented on January 12 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Although The Artist and The Help dominated the awards, four films of genre interest did receive awards.

• Best Animated Feature: Rango
• Best Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris
• Best Makeup: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Best Sound: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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Ursa Major Nominations Open

Nominations are open for the Ursa Major Awards, presented to recognize the best works published in the field of anthropomorphics in 2011. Fans may nominate up to five works in each category until the nomination deadline of February 29. Voting will run from March 15-May 4 with the awards presented at CaliFur VIII in Irvine, CA the weekend of June 1 – 3, 2012.

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People’s Choice Awards

Genre shows and films, as well as actors who often appear in genre works, were very successful at the People’s Choice Awards on January 11. Below is a listing of winners of genre interest.

• Favorite Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Favorite Movie Actor: Johnny Depp
• Favorite Movie Icon: Morgan Freeman
• Favorite Action Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Favorite Action Movie Star: Hugh Jackman
• Favorite Movie Stars Under Age 25: Chloe Moretz
• Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Favorite Animated Movie Voice: Johnny Depp as Rango in Rango
• Favorite Movie Superhero: Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern
• Favorite Book Adaptation: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Favorite Network TV Drama: Supernatural
• Favorite Network TV Drama Actor: Nathan Fillion
• Favorite Network TV Drama Actress: Nina Dobrev
• Favorite TV Comedy Actor: Neil Patrick Harris
• Favorite SF/Fantasy Show: Supernatural

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World Fantasy Award Judges Names

The judges for this year’s World Fantasy Awards have been announced. The World Fantasy Awards are presented at World Fantasy Con on November 4 in Toronto, Canada. This year’s judges include John Berlyne, James P. Blaylock, Stephen Gallagher, Mary Kay Kare, and Jacques Post.

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Philip K. Dick Nominees

The nominees for the Philip K. Dick Award, presented annually for best paperback original book by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the Philip K. Dick Trust, have been announced. The winner will be announced on Friday, April 6 at Norwescon 35 in Seatac, WA.

• A Soldier’s Duty, by Jean Johnson
• After the Apocalypse, by Maureen F. McHugh
• Deadline, by Mira Grant
• The Company Man, by Robert Jackson Bennett
• The Other, by Matthew Hughes
• The Postmortal, by Drew Magary
• The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy, by Simon Morden

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Gene Wolfe Honored

The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame will be presenting Gene Wolfe with the first Fuller Award for lifetime achievement in literature on March 17 at an Evening to Honor Gene Wolfe. The event will take place at the Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington Hills, IL and will be hosted by Gary K. Wolfe. Authors scheduled to pay tribute to Wolfe include Neil Gaiman, Luis Urrea, Michael Swanwick, Audrey Niffenegger, Jody Lynn Nye, and Patrick O’Leary with a performance of an adaptation of Wolfe’s story “The Toy Theatre” by Lawrence Santoro. Tickets begin at $65.

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Golden Globe Nominees

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the nominees for the Golden Globe Awards Awards. Categories with nominees of genre interest are listed below.

Movies
Best Picture: Drama

• The Descendants
• The Help
• Hugo
• The Ides of March
• Moneyball
• War Horse

Best Picture: Comedy or Musical

• 50/50
• The Artist
• Bridesmaids
• Midnight in Paris
• My Week With Marilyn

Best Director

• Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
• George Clooney The Ides of March
• Michel Hazanavicius The Artist
• Alexander Payne The Descendants
• Martin Scorsese Hugo

Best Actor: Comedy or Musical

• Jean Dujardin in The Artist
• Brendan Gleeson in The Guard
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 50/50
• Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid, Love
• Owen Wilson in Midnight in Paris

Best Animated Film

• The Adventures of Tintin
• Arthur Christmas
• Cars 2
• Puss in Boots
• Rango

Best Screenplay

• The Artist
• The Descendants
• The Ides of March
• Midnight in Paris
• Moneyball

Television
Best Supporting Actor, TV Series, Mini-Series, or Movie

• Peter Dinklange in Game of Thrones
• Paul Giamatti in Too Big to Fail
• Guy Pearce in Mildred Pierce
• Tim Robbins in Cinema Verite
• Eric Stonestreet in Modern Family

Best Supporting Actress, TV Series, Mini-Series, or Movie

• Jessica Lange in American Horror Story
• Kelly Macdonald in Boardwalk Empire
• Maggie Smith in Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)
• Sofia Vergara in Modern Family
• Evan Rachel Wood in Mildred Pierce

Best Actor, TV Comedy

• Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock
• David Duchovny in Californication
• Johnny Galecki in The Big Bang Theory
• Thomas Jane in Hung
• Matt LeBlanc in Episodes

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SAG Award Nominations

The Screen Actor’s Guild has announced the nominees for the SAG Awards. Science fiction and fantasy have been mostly overlooked this year, but categories with nominees of genre interest are listed below.

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

• The Artist
• Bridesmaids
• The Descendants
• Midnight in Paris
• The Help

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

• Kathy Bates in Harry’s Law
• Glenn Close in Damages
• Jessica Lange in American Horror Story
• Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife
• Kyra Sedgwick in The Closer

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

• Breaking Bad
• Boardwalk Empire
• Dexter
• Game of Thrones
• The Good Wife

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

• 30 Rock
• The Big Bang Theory
• Glee
• Modern Family
• The Office

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