Category Archives: Film

Some Thoughts on the 2024 Hugo Finalists

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Cora

The 2024 Hugo finalists were announced today – on Good Friday, which is a really terrible time to do this. I thought that John Scalzi had persuaded the powers that be that announcing Hugo finalists on a long holiday weekend … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2023 Nebula Finalists

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Cora

The finalists for the 2023 Nebula Awards were announced today. The video of the live announcement may be found here. Normally, the Nebula finalists are announced shortly before Hugo nominations close, giving people the chance to catch up with works … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Hugo nomination statistics have finally been released – and we have questions

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Cora

The long-awaited nomination statistics for the 2023 Hugo Awards have finally been published – at the last possible moment according to the WSFS constitution (and at a point when I really don’t have time for Hugo neepery). The voting statistics … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Cora

While I have been awarding the Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents for 43 years now, the Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award is a new prize that I only introduced in 2020 … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Cora

It’s almost the end of the year, so it’s time to announce the winner of the coveted (not) 2022 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents. Let’s have a bit of background: I have been informally awarding the … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2023 Hugo Winners

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Cora

The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards were announced today at Worldcon in Chengdu, China. My thoughts on the finalists may be found here. I almost forgot that the Hugos were today, because a) I normally don’t expect Worldcon or … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2023 Dragon Award Winners

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Cora

The winners of the 2023 Dragons Awards were announced today at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. The full list of winners may be found here. Since it seems I’m committed/cursed to cover the Dragon Awards – coverage of previous years … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Dragon Award Finalists: Mostly Good with a Oddities

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Cora

Does anybody except for me and Camestros Felapton and maybe Doris V. Sutherland still care about the Dragon Awards? I don’t know, but the 2023 Dragon Award finalists have been annunced today. The full list of finalists may be found … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2023 Hugo Finalists

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Cora

After taking an inordinately long time to tabulate the nominations, the Chengdu Worldcon finally announced the 2023 Hugo finalists last night – after accidentally posting a not quite correct list on their website a few days ago. Of course, there … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2022 Nebula Award Winners

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Cora

The winners of the 2022 Nebula Awards were announced last night at 5 AM my time, which is why the commentary post is somewhat later than usual. It’s also a bit shorter than usual, because I’m off to Metropol Con … Continue reading →

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