The Oscars aren't the only awards out there...

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Nominations are now open for the 2009 Constellation Awards! The Constellations will again be presented at Polaris in July.

Anyone can submit nominations in any of our nine award categories:
Television Categories:

1) Best Male Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction
Television Episode.
2) Best Female Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction
Television Episode.
3) Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2008.

Film / TV Movie / Mini-Series Categories:

4) Best Male Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction
Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series.
5) Best Female Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction
Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series.
6) Best Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or
Mini-Series of 2008.

Other Categories:

7) Best Technical Accomplishment in a 2008 Science
Fiction Film or Television Production.
8) Best Overall 2008 Science Fiction Film or
Television Script.
9) Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science
Fiction Film or Television in 2008.


You can review the eligibility guidelines for each category and nominate your choices at the website. There is also a list of film and television works that we have identified as being eligible for nomination this year. Nominations must be received (via postal mail, email, or our online nomination form) by MARCH 31st, 2009.

The deadline for nominations for the Aurora Awards is midnight, Saturday February 28th. The Prix Aurora Awards recognize the best in Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy each year. All Canadian citizens or permanent residents are eligible to nominate for free. It only takes a couple of minutes.

Nominations can be submitted on-line here.

To find information about eligible works in both English and French categories, see the Canadian SF Works Database.

As it happens the deadline for the Hugo Awards nominations is also this Saturday. To nominate you have to have attended the World Science Fiction Convention in Denver last year or have a membership for the Worldcon in Montreal this year. For more information, visit the
Anticipation website's Hugo Awards page.

Comments

[elizard100.livejournal.com]

You do realize that this leaves me wondering if you're going to do a song and dance number a la Hugh Jackman. We won't mention the Barbara Walters lapdance because that's just scary.

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

Hee! I could probably be talked into it (after all, I've done musical theatre, and while I've never done it professionally, I have auditioned for a Broadway production ;) ). However, I don't think anyone is going to be making that particular request.

Anyway, as far as I know, the hosts for all three are already set. I may find myself being asked to present an Aurora again, though (having done it twice so far, in 2006 and 2008). I'm planning on packing a suit just in case - the last two times, I was asked while I was already at the con and I hadn't packed any nice clothes, which is why the photos of me on stage from last year show me wearing a Polaris t-shirt.

(As for the Barbara Walters lapdance, I think I'm glad I missed her show this year... *shudder*)

[elizard100.livejournal.com]

If you hold your hand up over the screen to block her out, the rest with Hugh Jackman is really sexy. But unfortunatly if you don't block her out, it looks like he's giving a lapdance to the Crypt Keeper.