Tonight, Spike will air their Scream Awards, which were handed out on Saturday night. In case you’d rather watch something else, here is a full list of winners: THE ULTIMATE SCREAM The Dark Knight BEST FANTASY MOVIE Hellboy II: The Golden Army BEST HORROR MOVIE Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street BEST SCIENCE…
The Ignatz Awards were presented last night at the Small Press Expo. Named for George Herriman’s classic comic strip character from Krazy Kat, the festival prize recognizes outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The winners: Outstanding Artist Laura Park, Do Not Disturb My Waking Dream (self-published) Outstanding Anthology or Collection Papercutter #7, edited by Greg…
The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles’ annual juried competition, Illustration West, is the largest illustration competition west of New York worldwide. Throughout the 47 year history of the competition, they honored some of the most accomplished and emerging talent. For the first time ever, they have added a Comic Book/ Graphic Novel category. The…
The 2008 Harvey Awards were given out at the Baltimore Comic-Con this evening. All-Star Superman won for Best Continuing Limited Series, Best Artist, and Best Single Issue or Story, but lost Best Writer to Brian K. Vaughn for Y: The Last Man; while Diary of a Wimpy Kid lost in all seven categories in which…
The Hollywood Post Alliance Awards announced the nominees for the third annual award presentation for excellent in post production work. Iron Man and The Dark Knight among other genre films received multiple nominations. The HPA Awards will be presented Nov. 6 at the Skirball Cultural Center.Nominees for the HPA Awards include: Outstanding Color Grading Feature…
The Sunburst Awards for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic were won by Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet by Joanne Proulx and The New Moon’s Arms by Nalo Hopkinson. Hopkinson’s previously won in 2003. Proulx’s Sunburst is the first winner in the new separate category for young adult speculative fiction. The Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature…
With the Emmy Awards four days away, much so being made of the main event although many awards have already been given out. The 2008 Creative Arts Emmys were presented and among the winners of note include: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More went to the “Imaginationland” special episode of South Park…
Each year, Spike TV airs the Scream Awards, sort of what would happen if the Oscars and the MTV Movie Awards had a baby, and that baby grew up and is now in it’s rebellious teenage phase. The award categories started off in 2006 mostly covering the horror genre, but they now cater too all…
Ever think you’d hear the words "Buffy has been nominated for an Emmy"? Well, that day has come as Buffy The Vampire Slayer has made it into round two of "TV’s Most Memorable Moments (Drama Series)". The moment in question, which you can watch and vote for here, is from the season 5 finale entitled…
Small press efforts are being recognized in 2009 at Canada’s SPACE show. Previously, there had been the Day Awayrd, selected and presented by Dave Sim in recognition of the work done by the late artist Gene Day. Sim withdrew the Award for 2009 and it has been replaced with the SPACE award, with the 2007…
Nickelodeon Magazine recently announced their first-ever awards for kids’ graphic novels, and creators should take note of the open call for submissions. The awards, which will be given out in in spring 2009, are intended to honor "the best comic books and animated novels for kids published across the U.S." Also worth noting is the…
With final third of his "Essex County" trilogy of graphic novels set to hit shelves later this year, creator Jeff Lemire has already had a pretty good 2008. The first two projects in the trilogy, Tales From the Farm and Ghost Stories, have been celebrated by critics and nominated for multiple awards (and won quite a…
