Awards and nominations

[AgentPat]

Well, it's award's season, so I thought I'd start a thread for the show and its actors. Hopefully, there will be more to add to this list in the coming months. :)


The Fourth Annual Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards announced their nominations last night (1/9/06) and SV was nominated for visual f/x in a series. The VES Awards, which honor visual effects in commercials and videogames as well as features and TV, will be announced 2/15/06 at the Hollywood Palladium.

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
"Invasion" - "Origin of Species" - Armen Kevorkian, Matt Scharf, John Karner, Neil Sopata
"Rome" - Episode 1 - Barrie Hemsley, James Madigan, Duncan Kinnaird, Joe Pavlo
"Smallville" - "Commencement" - Mat Beck, John Wash, John Han, Trent Smith
http://www.variety.com/ac2006_article/VR1117935751?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1


I think they've got a good shot at it! :up:

[Kane]

The effects were generally good, especially for a tv budget.

[BaK]

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
"Invasion" - "Origin of Species" - Armen Kevorkian, Matt Scharf, John Karner, Neil Sopata
"Rome" - Episode 1 - Barrie Hemsley, James Madigan, Duncan Kinnaird, Joe Pavlo
"Smallville" - "Commencement" - Mat Beck, John Wash, John Han, Trent Smith
"Rome" has efects :confused:

[Red X]

The effects were damn good, maybe its just be but the effect in season 5 are a step up from all previous seasons.

[Tron5000]

They only give the award out for a single episode, not the whole season?

[Tron5000]

The effects were damn good, maybe its just be but the effect in season 5 are a step up from all previous seasons.

I agree. Actually, the first full episode of SV I ever watched was this season's premiere; now I've seen 1 and 2 via reruns and a lot of 3 and 4 on DVD. But, the longer a show is on, the more people begin to watch it, the more ad $ they get, the bigger the special effects budget can be. So you can probably expect 6 to go above and beyond this season.

[triplet]

They only give the award out for a single episode, not the whole season?

Most award shows for TV take a sample episode for the nomination committee to vote on. The show selects the episode that is provided, and the F/X in Commencement were awesome.

I can understand them offering up that episode to the committee.

[Tron5000]

Yeah, I guess that makes sense. Couldn't very well make the voters watch every episode. And you're right, they chose a good episode.

[Pickle-El]

Which one was Commencement again?

[Tron5000]

Which one was Commencement again?

Seriously? Season 4 finale, graduation, meteor shower, etc.

[Pickle-El]

Seriously? Season 4 finale, graduation, meteor shower, etc.


Oh yeah, that was a really good one....


I don't keep up with names of the episodes.

[AgentPat]

The American Society of Cinematographers

Nominees for Best Single Episode in a Regular Series:
John Aronson; "Freefall," Without a Trace (CBS)
Nathan Hope, "Who Shot Sherlock," CSI (CBS)
Jeffrey Jur, "Los Moscos," Carnivale (HBO)
John C. Newby, "Everything Old is You Again, " Las Vegas (NBC)
Glen Winter, "Sacred," Smallville (the WB)
The awards will be handed out Feb. 26 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in L.A.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6300281.html?display=Breaking+News



PS: Pickle, Sacred was the Lana-fu China episode. :p :D

[triplet]

The American Society of Cinematographers

Nominees for Best Single Episode in a Regular Series:

John Aronson; "Freefall," Without a Trace (CBS)
Nathan Hope, "Who Shot Sherlock," CSI (CBS)
Jeffrey Jur, "Los Moscos," Carnivale (HBO)
John C. Newby, "Everything Old is You Again, " Las Vegas (NBC)
Glen Winter, "Sacred," Smallville (the WB)The awards will be handed out Feb. 26 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in L.A.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6300281.html?display=Breaking+News



PS: Pickle, Sacred was the Lana-fu China episode. :p :D

Excellent! I thought Sacred was beautifully shot!

I hope he wins... :up:

[avidreader]

Now that one is fantastic, not that the other one wasnt. But the DPs on Smallville do a wonderful job and I'm happy to see them recognised for it.

[Pickle-El]

The American Society of Cinematographers

Nominees for Best Single Episode in a Regular Series:
John Aronson; "Freefall," Without a Trace (CBS)
Nathan Hope, "Who Shot Sherlock," CSI (CBS)
Jeffrey Jur, "Los Moscos," Carnivale (HBO)
John C. Newby, "Everything Old is You Again, " Las Vegas (NBC)
Glen Winter, "Sacred," Smallville (the WB)
The awards will be handed out Feb. 26 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in L.A.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6300281.html?display=Breaking+News



PS: Pickle, Sacred was the Lana-fu China episode. :p :D


That makes me......http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/DaBadGuy82/hump.gif

[The Incredible Hulk]

thats gonna be tough going up against Carnivale (my 2nd favorite show on TV) in that category. The cinematography on that show was unbelievable along with everything else.... God I hope that somehow comes back for a 3rd season...

[Milkman95]

It's nice that SV is getting nominated for secondary awards, but I don't think it's in the same class as some of the other show's it's up against in the "Hollywood political sense"............it's going to be tough.......Good luck to them.

[AgentPat]

WTH? I realize the sci-fi/fantasy genre is often overlooked for award consideration, and we're talking about a show on The WB, not HBO, but SV has WON quite a few awards (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279600/awards) from various industry committees and organizations - some top tier - and not just Hollywood-based. Top TV Series from ASCAP, Saturns for Supporting Actor (Rosenbaum) and DVD Television Programming, Compositing and Matte awards from VES, Leos (BC "Emmys") for Best Visual Effects and Best Make-up, and an Emmy for Sound Editing. This is in addition to the many other awards it was nominated for, which in itself is an accomplishment. So I think its chances are quite good in *any* category it's nominated for.

Compare SV's list of industry organizations it has received or won awards from to those of Gilmore Girls (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238784/awards), 7th Heaven (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115083/awards), and One Tree Hill (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368530/awards). In terms of industry accolades both nominated or won, SV is The WB's flagship. If *any* show on The WB has a chance at winning something for quality programming, it's SV.

[Milkman95]

I wasn't talking specifically about WB's shows only, but the other's that are simply in the top tier of current television shows.........

[AgentPat]

Hmm... I guess I'm just not understanding what you're saying here then, Milkman.

It's nice that SV is getting nominated for secondary awards,What's a "secondary award?" Are you talking about the award itself (Nominees for "Best Use of Left-Handed Widgets on a Rainy Day Award" vs. "Best Drama"), or the recognized prestige of the organization bestowing the honor (Association for Film and Television Janitors vs. The Emmy Awards)?

but I don't think it's in the same class as some of the other show's it's up againstThe fact that it's being nominated alongside those shows kinda puts it in their class, no? Otherwise, some other show would have been nominated in its place, right?

in the "Hollywood political sense"Well that could apply to almost everything, and not just Hollywood. All sorts of factors influence how people vote, and accolades are not necessarily awarded for skill or excellence. So I *think* I got your gist here. But the sci-fi, fantasy and horror genre has come a long way. Up until ROTK, no sci-fi/fantasy film ever won an Academy Award for Best Film, so I think such programming is finally starting to be recognized alongside the more traditionally oriented (read: serious drama) kind of entertainment.

it's going to be tough.......Good luck to them.Indeed! If it were an easy choice, it wouldn't be worth going through the nomination process. ;)

[triplet]

I wasn't talking specifically about WB's shows only, but the other's that are simply in the top tier of current television shows.........


Artistically, the photographers on Smallville are top tier.

They shoot what looks like mini movies every week on an episodic TV budget.

I think Glen Winter is a highly talented DP and has shot some of the more beautiful episodes. He shot both Splinter and Memoria, for example.

He is top tier talent and he shouldn't be dissed because he works for a netlet show instead of for a show on one of the majors.

[RakuMon]

Kristin Kreuk was nominated for OUTSTANDING FEMALE TELEVISION PERFORMANCE along with Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy), Yunjin Kim (Lost), and Parminder Nagra (ER). Kim won.

http://www.axawards.com/images/k_kreuk.jpg

Here's the article:

'Kung Fu Hustle' Top Film at Asian Awards
Thu Jan 19, 11:58 PM ET

"Kung Fu Hustle" was named outstanding film and Daniel Dae Kim and Yunjin Kim, who star on the hit TV show "Lost," were honored for outstanding male and female TV performance at Thursday's 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.

Other winners include Stephen Chow for outstanding film performance in "Kung Fu Hustle" and Lynn Chen who won outstanding newcomer for her performance in the film "Saving Face."

"Kung Fu Hustle" beat out other nominees "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Saving Face" and "2046." In the female TV category, recent Golden Globes winner Sandra Oh of "Grey's Anatomy" and Kristin Kruek of "Smallville" were nominees.

The awards celebrate achievement in the arts and entertainment and individual contributions in advancing the profile of the Asian American community.

Several special honors were awarded during the ceremony. NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson presented the Inspiration Award to AIDS researcher Dr. David Ho; the Building Bridges Award went to writer-director Quentin Tarantino; the Visibility Award was given to actress Lucy Liu; and a lifetime achievement honor was posthumously awarded to producer Ismail Merchant, who died in May. Merchant worked on such films as "Howards End" and "The Remains of the Day."

The show was taped Thursday and will air on AZN Television on Jan. 29 at 8 p.m.


And here's a link to all the nominees:
http://www.axawards.com/nominees.html

[AgentPat]

The nominations for the 32 Annual Saturn Awards (http://www.saturnawards.org/) have been announced. SV got SEVEN noms in SIX categories!!!

Best Network Television Series
Invasion (ABC)
Lost (ABC)
Prison Break (Fox)
Smallville (The WB Network)
Supernatural (The WB Network)
Surface (NBC)
Veronica Mars (UPN)

Best Actor in a Television Series
Ben Browder, Stargate SG-1 (The Sci Fi Channel)
William Fichtner, Invasion (ABC)
Matthew Fox, Lost (ABC)
Julian McMahon, Nip / Tuck (FX)
Wentworth Miller, Prison Break (Fox)
Tom Welling, Smallville (The WB Network)

Best Actress in a Television Series
Patricia Arquette, Medium (NBC)
Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars (UPN)
Jennifer Garner, Alias (ABC)
Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
Kristin Kruek, Smallville (The WB Network)
Evangeline Lily, Lost (ABC)

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Lost (ABC)
Jamie Bamber, Battlestar Galactica (The Sci Fi Channel)
James Callis, Battlestar Galactica (The Sci Fi Channel)
Sam Neill, The Triangle (The Sci Fi Channel)
Terry O'Quinn, Lost (ABC)
Michael Rosenbaum, Smallville (The WB Network)

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series
Catherine Bell, The Triangle (The Sci Fi Channel)
Claudia Black, Stargate SG-1 (The Sci Fi Channel)
Allison Mack, Smallville (The WB Network)
Erica Durance, Smallville (The WB Network)
Michelle Rodriguez, Lost (ABC)
Katee Sackhoff, Battlestar Galactica (The Sci Fi Channel)

Best Television Release on DVD
Battlestar Galactica: Season 1 & 2.0
Frankenstein
House Season 1
Lost Season 1
Smallville: The Complete Fourth Season
Star Trek: Enterprise

Edited to add:
Awards will be handed out May 2, 2006 in Universal City, CA

[NHawk19]

Now if only the emmys would see this

[Kaboom]

i think the acting on the show is taken for granted because of the shows premise.....but the two luthors are by far the best actors on the series...i think anyway.

[Red X]

Shame they don't really stand a chance against Lost.

[AgentPat]

Shame they don't really stand a chance against Lost.Indeed. *sigh*

[Red X]

I could see Erica Durance or Allison Mack winning Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, but thats about it.

[Kaboom]

LOST was my fav show last year...but its getting kind of redudnat in much the same way Alias did.

[avidreader]

Doesnt Lost receive nominations at the GGs and the Emmys.

I thought the Saturn Awards were for shows that didnt fit the usual genre that the other award shows do.

Is Lost really that sci-fi-ish?

[Kal-El 8]

I could see Erica Durance or Allison Mack winning Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, but thats about it.


I agree .

[Red X]

I agree .

Its no offence to the show or the actors and actresses, because i really would want to see Rosenbaum win. But the competition is really high and plus Lost always wins :(

[Kal-El 8]

Its no offence to the show or the actors and actresses, because i really would want to see Rosenbaum win. But the competition is really high and plus Lost always wins :(

Once again I agree with you Red X, I too would like to see Rosenbum win, he deserves it. I really enjoy his preformance as Lex Luthor . He is one of The Stars that really hold's The Show together .

[rumpuso]

How do they determine who qualifies for the Best Actor/Actress category and Best Supporting Actor/Actress category? I thought Smallville had 3 main leads: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk. Yet, only Tom and Kristin are nominated in the Best Actor/Actress category, with a Best Supporting Actor nod going to Michael Rosenbaum. I would have thought on Smallville, the supporting actors were anyone other than the three main leads.

[mellyM]

How do they determine who qualifies for the Best Actor/Actress category and Best Supporting Actor/Actress category? I thought Smallville had 3 main leads: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk. Yet, only Tom and Kristin are nominated in the Best Actor/Actress category, with a Best Supporting Actor nod going to Michael Rosenbaum. I would have thought on Smallville, the supporting actors were anyone other than the three main leads.
Since Smallville isn't really an ensemble cast, there would probably be only one male and one female lead

[Serene]

Well I'm thrilled that they made a mark in all the categories, even if they don't end up winning.

LOST lost me a while ago. I tried to get into it, my husband still watches, but I just find it frustrating. Talk about going in circles with mystery after mystery.. I just couldn't stay interested - despite *two* hot guys. ;)

[Spider-Gamer]

LOST was my fav show last year...but its getting kind of redudnat in much the same way Alias did.
I have to agree.

[triplet]

Lost is losing me... too much of the same ol' same ol' as a friend used to say.

I don't know anything about Nip/Tuck or Stargate SG - 1, but I hope that Lost and BG's waning creativity helps Smallville out. (I've stopped watching BG altogether, it's gotten to be a real bore this season.)

Maybe they will get some awards this time, they're creatively the best they've ever been and Tom has put in his best performances in this year.

:up:

Here's hoping the members will reward Tom and the rest.

[avidreader]

Lost is losing me... too much of the same ol' same ol' as a friend used to say.

I don't know anything about Nip/Tuck or Stargate SG - 1, but I hope that Lost and BG's waning creativity helps Smallville out. (I've stopped watching BG altogether, it's gotten to be a real bore this season.)

Maybe they will get some awards this time, they're creatively the best they've ever been and Tom has put in his best performances in this year.

:up:

Here's hoping the members will reward Tom and the rest.

I watch Stargate and that guy that's been nominated is on his first season with the show, so I'm not sure how well he will go as he hasnt really got his teeth into the role just yet. Richard Dean Anderson left some pretty big shoes to fill.

[Serene]

For some reason, the Saturn awards site seems to be down, but IIRC, this is the awards show that you can buy voting eligibility. Am I remembering the right awards? Last year it came up and I recall looking at who can vote. There are various levels of membership, but the lower rung was not very expensive. You had to be a higher rung to actually attend anything though. I wonder how many of the SV cast, if any, will attend?

Maybe it's in L.A? Avid? Roadtrip? :D

ETA: If these are awards presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.. wth is Prison Break doing in there??? I loooove watching Wentworth growl and mumble as much as the next person, but I wouldn't categorize PB in any of those categories.

Ben Browder, the SG1 guy is awesome. I just loved him in Farscape. He's no Tom though. :)

[avidreader]

For some reason, the Saturn awards site seems to be down, but IIRC, this is the awards show that you can buy voting eligibility. Am I remembering the right awards? Last year it came up and I recall looking at who can vote. There are various levels of membership, but the lower rung was not very expensive. You had to be a higher rung to actually attend anything though. I wonder how many of the SV cast, if any, will attend?

Maybe it's in L.A? Avid? Roadtrip? :D

Sure, why not!

[AgentPat]

Glen Winter WON the CSI (Canadian Society of Cinematographers) award for Best Cinematography in a TV Series for Lexmas!!!

http://www.csc.ca/awards/

:D :up:

[triplet]

Yeah!

That was a beautiful episode! :up:

[avidreader]

Glen Winter WON the CSI (Canadian Society of Cinematographers) award for Best Cinematography in a TV Series for Lexmas!!!

http://www.csc.ca/awards/

:D :up:

Cool! That was beautifully shot that episode.

[Abaddon]

We should make up our own awards.


Most repetitive plot thread: Clark not telling Lana:up:

[Serene]

Glen Winter WON the CSI (Canadian Society of Cinematographers) award for Best Cinematography in a TV Series for Lexmas!!!

http://www.csc.ca/awards/

:D :up:

That's awesome! Thanks for posting that. :up:

[AgentPat]

VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY ANNOUNCES THE 2006 FESTIVAL OF VISUAL EFFECTS AT THE FAMED EGYPTIAN THEATRE

Los Angeles, April 18, 2006 - THE 2006 Festival of Visual Effects has been set for July 7 - 9, 2006 at the famed Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California, it was announced by Visual Effects Society (VES) Executive Director Eric Roth.

"We are thrilled to be presenting our eighth annual Festival at the Egyptian for the first time," say Roth. "Each year the Festival has grown in scope and number of attendees. This venue shows how much the VES has expanded as well as the visual effects industry's continually increasing influence on the business of films, animation, games and television."

The Egyptian Theatre is a major Hollywood landmark of historical significance. Originally built in 1922 for impresario Sid Grauman, it was restored and renovated by the American Cinematheque, which now operates the state-of-the-art showcase Lloyd E. Rigler theatre with 650 seats and the Steven Spielberg theatre with 83 seats. The 2006 Festival of Visual Effects will utilize both theatres during the course of this year's festival activities.

Summer blockbusters such as Superman Returns and Poseidon; Cars, the latest animated feature from Pixar; and television fan favorite Smallville will all be the subjects of presentations at the 2006 Festival of Visual Effects. Panels, special screenings and other events are in the planning phase and a full line-up of activities and participants is expected to be announced by May 15.

The 2006 Festival of Visual Effects will be open to the public. Information on buying festival passes or tickets to individual events will soon be available at the official website for the 2006 Festival of Visual Effects, www.visualeffectssociety.com, or by contacting the VES office at (310) 822-9181 or info@visualeffectssociety.com.

One of Hollywood's youngest organizations, the VES was formed in 1997 in response to the explosive growth in the visual effects industry. It is a professional, honorary society, dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of visual effects and to improving the welfare of its members by providing professional enrichment and education, fostering community, and promoting industry recognition. The VES is the entertainment industry's only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners including artists, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers in all areas of entertainment from film, television and commercials to music videos and games. Comprised of a diverse group of about 1,300 global members, the VES strives to enrich and educate its own members and members of the entertainment community at large through a multitude of domestic and international events, screenings and programs.

http://www.moviecitynews.com/Notepad/2006/060418a_pr.html

[AgentPat]

The eighth annual Canadian Leo Awards - for movies and TV shows shot in B.C. or produced by B.C.-based companies - was held in Vancouver on May 12 and 13.

In the dramatic category, Barry Donley won for cinematography, and David Wilson won for production design, both for their work on Smallville.

http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20060529/leos.html

[TKodami]

Ben Browder, the SG1 guy is awesome. I just loved him in Farscape. He's no Tom though. :)

Ben Browder....::swoon::



Erm, back on topic...:O

Its great to see SV win for its Visual Effects & Cinematography! Lexmas was a beautifully shot episode. :up:

[triplet]

Well, here's an interesting article on recent changes to the Emmy nomination process that might make less popular shows more likely to get nominated.

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/14949468.htm?source=rss&channel=dfw_entertainment

I'm not sure if the writer thinks that realistically any shows not on the four majors, HBO or FX really have a chance but here's what he said about one member of the Smallville cast he thinks should be honored:

Michael Rosenbaum, Smallville: Forget Gene Hackman and Kevin Spacey: Rosenbaum has given us the most interesting portrayal of Superman villain Lex Luthor in the past 30 years. It helps that he’s playing a younger Luthor, whose journey toward pure evil is more fascinating than Clark Kent’s journey toward pure heroism. Rosenbaum has spent five seasons shifting Lex ever so slightly to the wrong side of the moral line, with internal and external forces beating him down. While Hackman played up Lex’s flamboyance and Spacey turns him into a sociopathic clown, Rosenbaum has had to rely on subtle change, a more difficult actor’s trick.

Not that I agree that Tom's portrayal of Clark isn't fascinating, I do agree that Lex has created the best Lex Luthor ever.

:up:

Here's hoping that Smallville will get some Emmy lovin' this year...

[BaK]

Not that I agree that Tom's portrayal of Clark isn't fascinating, I do agree that Lex has created the best Lex Luthor ever.

I don't think he was comparing Tom's ans Mike's portrayals, just their journeys/transformations in the "story writing quality" context..

anyways, I do not agree that Clark's journey towards supes is less fascinating, on the contrary.. :)

[triplet]

Smallville got one Emmy nomination for sound editing:

Smallville • Arrival • WB • Tollin/Robbins Productions,
Millar/Gough Ink and Warner Bros. Television
Producitons, a Division of WB Studio Enterprises Inc.
Sound Editing Team TBA

Supernatural's sole nom was in the same catagory, for the pilot....

Better than nothin', I guess.

http://tv.yahoo.com/feature/emmynominees06.html

[AgentPat]

Smallville got one Emmy nomination for sound editing...In case folks were curious, here's the competition:

Best Sound Editing for a Series:

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: A Bullet Runs Through It, Part 1," CBS
"ER: Two Ships," NBC
"Smallville: Arrival," WB
"Supernatural: Pilot," WB
"24: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM," Fox

Winners for the 58th annual ceremony will be announced live on Sunday, Aug. 27th, on NBC.

:)

[triplet]

Smallville won an emmy!

They won for Best Sound Editing for a series for the episode Arrival.

Congrats!

[rumpuso]

What exactly does sound editing mean? Anyone know?

And YAY for Smallville!

[Spider-Gamer]

Smallville won an emmy!

They won for Best Sound Editing for a series for the episode Arrival.

Congrats!
Wait? When was this revealed? :confused:

[triplet]

I believe sound editors put in extra layers of sound to give the actual recorded sound more depth.

The more action oriented episodes are usually the ones that get nominated because they have to add so much in to give the scene the right sounds. In the Oscars, you'll see the same thing. The action films are the ones that get nominated for this catagory more than other types of films.

[triplet]

Wait? When was this revealed? :confused:

The awards were given out yesterday, but I saw this today:

http://www.wbz.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/CreativeArtsEmmys-Lis_a_a_----- (http://www.wbz.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/CreativeArtsEmmys-Lis_a_a)


Here's another article on the awards:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060820/ap_en_tv/creative_arts_emmys

That one mentions that the full Emmy ceremony won't be until later in the month....

[The Incredible Hulk]

that first link doesnt work for me, it brings me to a blank page for a Boston TV station

[avidreader]

Smallville won an emmy!

They won for Best Sound Editing for a series for the episode Arrival.

Congrats!

That's great news! :up: My WB were running adds with Smallville, a couple of weeks back, congratulating them on their Emmy nomination. I hope they run some more congratulating them on their win. :D

[KalKai]

http://www.emmys.tv./awards/2006pt/awards/soundedit.php

[triplet]

that first link doesnt work for me, it brings me to a blank page for a Boston TV station

Weird, I tried to fix it and couldn't... The hype script for parsing urls is cutting off part of the address. I couldn't even manaully change it.

*shrug*

It's not that big a deal, it just listed the winners...

[Jack O Lantern]

Question about the Saturn awards? Are they important?

I'm only asking because of how Welling acts on the commentary for "Red" in Season 2 about Rosenbaums win.

[AgentPat]

Question about the Saturn awards? Are they important?

I'm only asking because of how Welling acts on the commentary for "Red" in Season 2 about Rosenbaums win.He was yankin' his chain.

The Saturn Awards (http://www.saturnawards.org/) are awarded for excellence in science fiction, fantasy and horror films and television. Members (open to the public) vote on the nominees in each category yearly.

Welling (http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0919991/awards) (for Best Actor) and Rosey (http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0742146/awards) (for Best Supporting Actor) have been nominated five years in a row. Rosey won the first year.

[AgentPat]

Daily Variety
1/8/07

'Pirates' tops f/x nominations
Visual Effects Society announces fifth annual honors
By DAVID S. COHEN

Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" led the field with six noms as the Visual Effects Society announced its nominees for the fifth annual VES Awards.

"Pirates" took noms for visual effects in an f/x-driven motion picture and single visual effect of the year (the only pic to grab noms in both of those categories), as well as animated character in a live-action motion picture, created environment in a live-action motion picture, miniatures and models in a motion picture and compositing.

Continuing the VES' history of disagreeing with the Academy's visual effects branch, the other nominees for vfx in an effects-driven motion picture were Warner Bros.' "The Fountain" and Paramount's "Charlotte's Web." Neither made the Academy's list of seven semifinalists that will compete in the annual "bakeoff."

"Casino Royale" and "Superman Returns," both in the Acad bakeoff, were nominated for special effects, which hails work in in-camera practical effects, where visual effects noms usually salute effects created in post.

"Blood Diamond," "Children of Men," "Flags of Our Fathers" and "The Da Vinci Code" will compete in the supporting visual effects category.

"Children of Men," "Poseidon" and "X-Men: The Last Stand" were nommed along with "Pirates" for single visual effect.

"Charlotte's Web" took two noms for top animated character in a live-action film for its eponymous talking spider and for the talking rat Templeton.

"X-Men" and "Superman Returns" did not fare well at the VES. "Superman" drew only the special effects nom and "X-Men" only the nom for single effect.

By contrast, Warner box office bomb "Poseidon" took three noms.

In television, "Battlestar Galactica," "Prehistoric Park" and "Smallville" took noms for visual effects in a series, while "Alias," "Commander-in-Chief" and "ER" took nominations for supporting effects.

Nominees in all categories will present their work Saturday at the Skirball Cultural Center at the Show & Tell, which is free to VES members and $20 for the general public. Voting will take place online between Jan. 22 and Feb. 6.

Winners of the VES Awards will be announced Feb. 11 at the Kodak Grand Ballroom. Also, visual effects pioneer Dennis Muren will receive the VES lifetime achievement award that night.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117956878.html



Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series"Battlestar Galactica" - Episode 303b "Exodus" - Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Alec McClymont, Brenda Campbell
"Prehistoric Park" - Episode 4 - George Roper, Matt Fox, Laurent Hugueniot, Kevin Spruce
"Smallville" - Season 6, Episode 1 "Zod" - Mat Beck, Brian Harding, Trent Smith, John Wash

[Brainiac 8]

How can you compete with that episode...the effects were just amazing.:woot:

[The Incredible Hulk]

what the heck is "Prehistoric Park?"

[Brainiac 8]

:huh: Never heard of it actually.

[Kaboom]

what the heck is battlestar galactica?

[Brainiac 8]

what the heck is battlestar galactica?


It's one of those obscure shows that noone ever watches...kinda like Star Trek. :p

[Kaboom]

It's one of those obscure shows that noone ever watches...kinda like Star Trek. :p
i always thought it was a show about a coffee house.

HAR HAR....:whatever:

[Brainiac 8]

i always thought it was a show about a coffee house.

HAR HAR....:whatever:

I was just messing with you!:cmad:

[Kaboom]

I was just messing with you!:cmad:
silly brain........Battlestar Galctica....a show about a coffee house...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a384/kaboom43/starbuck.jpg

[Brainiac 8]

silly brain........Battlestar Galctica....a show about a coffee house...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a384/kaboom43/starbuck.jpg


I've been had!:cmad: :cmad: :csad:

[Kaboom]

I've been had!:cmad: :cmad: :csad:

now whos the genius and whos insane?!?!?!?!?!

[Brainiac 8]

now whos the genius and whos insane?!?!?!?!?!

NOT ME!!!!:cmad: :cwink:

http://images1.comstock.com/Imagewarehouse/RF/SITECS/NLWMCompingVersions/0075000/75000-75499/KS75062.JPG

[Jack O Lantern]

what the heck is "Prehistoric Park?"

It's a show about a guy who travels in time to rescue dionsaurs from extintion, each week he travel to just before the meteorite hit and saves a particular breed.

It's like a documentary-fiction teype show trying to show us how dino's lived.

[RakuMon]

Mark Snow's been nominated for a Cesar, France's Oscars, for a French movie he scored. Unfortunately, the PR doesn't mention his work on Smallville. :(

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/31491

“COEURS" COMPOSER

MARK SNOW

NOMINATED FOR

FRENCH CÉSAR AWARD

Awards Presented February 24

(Paris, France) Film composer Mark Snow has been nominated for a César Award, the main national film award in France, for Best Music Written for a Film for "Coeurs" (International Title: "Private Fears in Public Places"). Snow is the only American composer nominated in the category. "Coeurs," adapted from an award-winning play, offers a darkly comedic glimpse into the lives of six lonely characters and the strange circumstances that connect them. It also received recognition in seven other categories including Best Director (Alain Resnais). The award ceremony takes place on February 24.

Snow has received numerous Emmy nominations and ASCAP awards. Last year, he became the first composer to receive ASCAP's prestigious Golden Note Award for lifetime achievement and impact on music culture. Past Golden Note recipients include Elton John, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Stevie Wonder. He has enjoyed great popular success as well. Mark Snow's iconic "X-Files" theme remains a worldwide phenomenon.

Classically trained at Julliard, he continues to blend his orchestral style with electronica influences. His impressive list of over one hundred television and feature film credits includes "Starsky and Hutch," "Crazy in Alabama," "Disturbing Behavior," "Millenium" and "Ghost Whisperer."

[AgentPat]

The 21st Annual American Society of Cinematographers' Outstanding Achievement Awards were handed out last night at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in CA.

David Moxness won the episodic TV award for Arrow.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117959775.html
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iaf4b3145ad2a38c5b247217f6c20c5bf

[avidreader]

The 21st Annual American Society of Cinematographers' Outstanding Achievement Awards were handed out last night at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in CA.

David Moxness won the episodic TV award for Arrow.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117959775.html
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iaf4b3145ad2a38c5b247217f6c20c5bf

Cool. :up:

[triplet]

The 21st Annual American Society of Cinematographers' Outstanding Achievement Awards were handed out last night at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in CA.

David Moxness won the episodic TV award for Arrow.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117959775.html
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iaf4b3145ad2a38c5b247217f6c20c5bf

That was a beautiful episode...

:up:

[triplet]

The 21st Annual American Society of Cinematographers' Outstanding Achievement Awards were handed out last night at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in CA.

David Moxness won the episodic TV award for Arrow.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117959775.html
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iaf4b3145ad2a38c5b247217f6c20c5bf

The other nominees in the catagory were:

...Eagle Egilsson for CSI: MIAMI, Nathan Hope for CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Gale Tattersall for HOUSE M.D., and (Bill) Roe with a second nomination for an episode of DAY BREAK.

All from more mainstream skeins...

:up:

[triplet]

*sigh*

Tom DIDN'T get nominated for a Saturn... Neither did Glover or Rosenbaum, although Mack and the show itself did.

Here's the list:

http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html

:mad:

This year, of all years, Tom really deserved to win for Labyrinth.

[Whiteflag]

I can't believe Tom didn't get nominated this year! He should have been and he should have won! :cmad: :mad: :cmad:

[The Incredible Hulk]

*sigh*

Tom DIDN'T get nominated for a Saturn... Neither did Glover or Rosenbaum, although Mack and the show itself did.

Here's the list:

http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html

:mad:

This year, of all years, Tom really deserved to win for Labyrinth.

I dont think Labyrinth would be in consideration for this year's awards, would it? It only aired 3 weeks ago, and those noms were voted on months ago most likely

[triplet]

I dont think Labyrinth would be in consideration for this year's awards, would it? It only aired 3 weeks ago, and those noms were voted on months ago most likely


True....

Maybe he'll get it for next year.

[thebigtree95]

Do you have to pay to submit something for a nomination, I heard you do for an emmy or an oscar, if I heard correctly. Maybe their people didn't do it this year.

[triplet]

Do you have to pay to submit something for a nomination, I heard you do for an emmy or an oscar, if I heard correctly. Maybe their people didn't do it this year.

Well, TPTB send out screeners (or have screenings) and place ads in the trade papers but they don't actually have to "pay" the nominating committees for being considered.

[Serene]

*sigh*

Tom DIDN'T get nominated for a Saturn... Neither did Glover or Rosenbaum, although Mack and the show itself did.

Here's the list:

http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html

:mad:

This year, of all years, Tom really deserved to win for Labyrinth.

:mad:

Freakin' KYLE XY gets a nom, but Tom doesn't? Riiiight.

[04nbod]

*sigh*

Tom DIDN'T get nominated for a Saturn... Neither did Glover or Rosenbaum, although Mack and the show itself did.

Here's the list:

http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html

:mad:

This year, of all years, Tom really deserved to win for Labyrinth.


awesome-smallville, x men and doctor who. just goes to show 04nbod is on the pulse of modern sci-fi culture:woot::oldrazz:
there are a few actors i would have liked to get acting noms, most better than tom welling, he's wonderful but there are better people in better roles.*waits for the lashing from fellow posters*

[triplet]

*ahem*

Well, maybe After School special/issue episodes aren't every fans' favorite, but they tend to get awards.

For example, "Rage" has been nominated for a Prism award in the Television Drama catagory. The Prism awards are given to movies and tv shows that bring health issues to light, or something...

I didn't actually read this that closely, but "Rage" was nominated (I guess) because of it's dealing with drug addiction... :confused:

http://prweb.com/releases/2007/3/prweb511223.htm

The PRISM Awards are for productions and performances featuring the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction, as well as mental health.

Okay, as much as l like the episode is Ollie getting strung out on a drug that doesn't exist really an accurate depiction of drug addiction?

I dunno, but I guess they thought so...


Crossing Jordan - "The Elephant in the Room"
ER - "Reason to Live"
Falcon Beach - "Pilot"
The O.C. - "The Secrets and Lies"
Smallville - "Rage"

[avidreader]

Okay, as much as l like the episode is Ollie getting strung out on a drug that doesn't exist really an accurate depiction of drug addiction?

I dunno, but I guess they thought so...

I guess its the perception or the idea that all drugs are dangerous, regardless of their chemical compounds.

[triplet]

I guess its the perception or the idea that all drugs are dangerous, regardless of their chemical compounds.

I guess...

I just think it's weird they picked an episode without real drugs in it as being an accurate depiction of drug addiction. I guess, the symptoms are the same as real drug addiction...

*shrug*

[AgentPat]

I guess...

I just think it's weird they picked an episode without real drugs in it as being an accurate depiction of drug addiction. I guess, the symptoms are the same as real drug addiction...

*shrug*"Addiction" can be both a physical and a psycho symptomatic condition. Either the brain is affected or the body, or both. Getting "addicted" to anything - particularly a drug (whether it's real or fictional) is probably not something one wants to do, and there are ways to avoid the predilection and/or break the habit. Sometimes the best way to explain something is through metaphor or fictional accounts. Rage (and Void) are examples of the latter.

<- continuing on to read more threads, completely ignoring family, friends, and chores. LOL :hyper:

[\S/JcDc\S/]

I'm addicted to a weight loss supplement even though I'm in the shape I want to be finally. I still take it. I'm afraid if I don't take it I lose the stomach I worked to define. :( What should I do?

Oh I thought this was dear Agent for a sec. My bad :)

[AgentPat]

Mark Snow won an ASCAP award for SV on 4/17/07 for "Most Performed Underscore" at the 22nd annual Film and Television Music Awards of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, held at the Kodak Theatre.

The award honors the ASCAP composers whose works have earned the highest number of performance credits on television in the category of dramatic underscore for the 2006 survey year.

http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/frontpagenews.php?ArticleID=041807

[AgentPat]

SV WON five Leo Awards last night, June 2, 2007:

Dramatic Series (James Marshall, Jae Marchant, Rob Maier, David Wilson - Producers)
Direction (James Marshall, Zod)
Production Design (James Philpott, Justice)
Costume (Caroline Cranstoun, Arrow)
Makeup (Natalie Cosco, Hypnotic, Wither)

The Leo Awards honor excellence in British Columbia Film and Television
http://www.leoawards.com/

[avidreader]

Beat me to it. I was just doing a search for this thread. :woot:

That's a great effort by Smallville. :up:

[triplet]

The emmy noms were announced just now, Smallville had only one nomination for Sound Editing for Zod.

http://www.emmys.tv/awards/2007pt/59thnominations.php

Smallville • Zod • CW • Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar/Gough Ink, and Warner Bros. Television
Sound Editing, Sound Editing Nominees TBD

btw: that looks like it's the CW's only nomination.

[AgentPat]

The emmy noms were announced just now, Smallville had only one nomination for Sound Editing for Zod.

http://www.emmys.tv/awards/2007pt/59thnominations.php

Smallville • Zod • CW • Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar/Gough Ink, and Warner Bros. Television
Sound Editing, Sound Editing Nominees TBD

btw: that looks like it's the CW's only nomination.
Indeed, and it's come as a bit of a surprise...

"Programs that appeal to younger audiences have also fared poorly, as evidenced by the lone nod to the CW network ("Smallville," for sound editing), after predecessors the WB and UPN combined for six last year."
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117968700"The CW, the newest broadcast network, was no more successful at attracting Emmy nominations than viewers in its disastrous first season: It had just one, for sound editing on its young-Superman series 'Smallville.'"
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/news/article/46162/emmys-give-the-sopranos-a-15-nomination-farewell/"Proving once again that the Emmys are an outdated institution on the edge of irrelevance, the nominations came out today, and outside from a few pleasant surprises, it’s more of the same – the same shows being rewarded, the same shows being snubbed, etc.

'Gilmore Girls' and 'Veronica Mars' – two shows with dedicated (if not small) fanbases that ended this past May, both got zero nominations. In fact, The CW network as a whole only got one – a sound editing nod for 'Smallville.'

'Veronica Mars,' in the estimation of many television critics including myself, was one of the best shows on television during its three year run, and has exactly zero nominations during that time to show for it.

'Battlestar Galactica,' another show destined to be ignored by the Emmys, at least picked up much-deserved directing and writing nominations. Still, no love for the series as a whole, and the outstanding actors like Mary McDonnell and Edward James Olmos are ignored. Plus, it’s on cable (but not HBO), so even less chance it’ll get noticed."
http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/blogs/remotecontrolled/4910/emmy-nom-nom-noms

[AgentPat]

^ There's more...

Daily Variety
7/19/07

CW a low priority for Emmy voters
New network scores only one nomination
By MICHAEL SCHNEIDER

Attention Emmy voters: There's a new broadcast network that you apparently have never heard of. It's called The CW.

Following its inaugural year of broadcasting, the CW scored just one Emmy nom on Thursday. That's less than Animal Planet, Cartoon Network and the History Channel earned, and equal to those procured by Turner Classic Movies, Starz, National Geographic Channel and Hallmark Channel. Hell, even a Cingular commercial scored a nod.

Adding to the insult, the single CW nom was in a less visible category: The sound editing competish, for an episode of "Smallville."

Of course, the CW's execs aren't new to Emmy snubdom. The CW precursors The WB and UPN were notoriously shut out of the major Emmy categories year after year; the best either could do was an occasional nod in some of the craft categories. Like sound editing.

The snub was particularly noteworthy last year, when the TV academy altered its voting structure (putting more of the onus on a blue ribbon panel to pick nominees) in order to encourage more fresh blood. The change was nicknamed the "Lauren Graham rule," using the "Gilmore Girls" star as the poster child for critical faves usually passed over by the Emmy process.

The results were mixed, however -- and Graham wasn't nominated anyway. This year the TV academy altered the process again, bringing more of the overall voting body's voice back into the process. It didn't help Graham or "Gilmore Girls," even though that CW show aired its final hurrah this spring.

Psst, TV academy members -- just FYI, the CW airs locally on KTLA, Channel 5.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117968830

[TwilightPro101]

I'll be surprised if they get one at all. It never fared well for Buffy or Angel with the exception of "Hush" which was an utterly brilliant episode. Brilliant in a silent movie quaility kind of way.

[04nbod]

not the most exciting or prestigious awards but E! has smallville nominated
http://www.eonline.com/polls/full_page_poll.jsp?pollID=6230

justin hartley- best guest star
lana/clark/chloe/lex/- the love shape thing you are totally over

[AgentPat]

SV has been nominated by the ASC for Outstanding Achievement for Episodic Television for Glen Winter's work in "Noir." Winners will be announced Jan. 26.

Variety
11/30/07

ASC announces Achievement nominees
Cinemtography Awards kick off in January
By BYRON PERRY

The American Society of Cinematographers has announced its nominees in the two television categories for the org's 22nd annual Outstanding Achievement Awards.

The nominess for the TV movie/miniseries/pilot category are Oliver Bokelberg for the "Raines" pilot (NBC); David Franco for the telefilm "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (HBO); Ben Nott, for the miniseries "The Company"(TNT); Rene Ohashi, for the telefilm "Jesse Stone: Sea Change" (CBS); and Michael Weaver for the "Pushing Daisies" pilot (ABC).

Nominees for the episodic television category, based on a single episode, are James L. Carter, for "Ending Happy" from "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS); Eagle Egilsson for "Inside Out" from "CSI: Miami" (CBS); Russell Lee Fine for "All of Us Are in the Gutter" from "The Black Donnellys" (NBC); John Fleckenstein for "Welcome to the Club" from "Women's Murder Club" (ABC); and Glen Winter, for "Noir" from "Smallville" (CW).

Kudos will be presented Jan. 26 at the Hollywood and Highland Grand Ballroom.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976844

[triplet]

SV has been nominated by the ASC for Outstanding Achievement for Episodic Television for Glen Winter's work in "Noir." Winners will be announced Jan. 26.

Excellent!

I didn't like the episode much but I LOVED how it looked!

:up:

He should win.

[Serene]

SV has been nominated by the ASC for Outstanding Achievement for Episodic Television for Glen Winter's work in "Noir." Winners will be announced Jan. 26.

Yay! I hope it wins. I loooved Noir.

[triplet]

Smallville's FX have been nominated in three catagories for the VES awards:

Smallville Nominated For Three Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards

Smallville has been nominated for three VES Awards from the Visual Effects Society for the work done in 2007.

The city of Metropolis itself has been nominated for Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial. After that, the show received two nominations for Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial, for the episode "Justice" a well as the flood in the episode "Bizarro."

Congratulations to Smallville's VFX experts on your nominations! Thanks to Brian for the tip.


http://www.kryptonsite.com/news.htm

[The Incredible Hulk]

I've always said that what they're able to do on a TV show budget is pretty damn impressive..

[Cmill216]

I've always said that what they're able to do on a CW TV show budget is pretty damn impressive..

Edited for accuracy.

[triplet]

Edited for accuracy.

LOL!

:D

You crack me up...

;)

[triplet]

My man Glen Winter won for Best Cinematography for Noir at the ASC awards last night..

Others taking home awards from the Hollywood and Highland Ballroom included Ben Nott, who won in the movie/miniseries/pilot category for TNT’s “The Company”; and Glen Winter, who aced the episodic TV award for “Noir,” an episode of CW’s “Smallville.”



:up:

Beautifull episode.... That was well deserved.

http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117979690.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1

[avidreader]

My man Glen Winter won for Best Cinematography for Noir at the ASC awards last night..



:up:

Beautifull episode.... That was well deserved.

http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117979690.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1

Yeah, that was a beautifully shot episode. Well done Glen! :up:

[triplet]

Smallville only got one Emmy nomination, Best Sound Editing for Bizarro:

http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_noms.php

[Webhead2006]

dam that really sucks it always only for sound/sfx noms. Hopefully they win.

[triplet]

dam that really sucks it always only for sound/sfx noms. Hopefully they win.

Interesting thing I just noticed, the SPN and SV sound credits are nearly identical...


Smallville • Bizarro • CW • Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar/Gough Ink and Warner Bros. Television
Michael E. Lawshe, Supervising Sound Editor
Norval 'Charlie' Crutcher III, Supervising ADR Editor
Jessica Dixon, Dialogue Editor
Marc Meyer, Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Timothy Cleveland, Sound Effects Editor
Paul Diller, Sound Effects Editor
Albert Gomez, Sound Effects Editor
Casey Crabtree, Foley Artist
Michael Crabtree, Foley Artist
Chris McGeary, Music Editor

Supernatural • Jus In Bello • CW • Supernatural Films, Inc., and Warner Bros. Television Productions, Inc.
Michael E. Lawshe, Supervising Sound Editor
Norval 'Charlie' Crutcher III, Supervising ADR Editor
Karyn Foster, Dialogue Editor
Marc Meyer, Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Timothy Cleveland, Sound Effects Editor
Paul Diller, Sound Effects Editor
Albert Gomez, Sound Effects Editor
Casey Crabtree, Foley Artist
Michael Crabtree, Foley Artist
Dino Moriana, Music Editor

[Webhead2006]

well probably alot of crew do work on both show on the production end since they do film near by each other. Well i wish smallville best of luck with the emmy.

[triplet]

well probably alot of crew do work on both show on the production end since they do film near by each other. Well i wish smallville best of luck with the emmy.

Well, it'll be almost as good to have SPN win as it would be for Smallville to win.

:up:

Here's hoping they win, but Netlet Sci-Fi/Fantasy shows don't get any love from the academy so it's probably a long shot.

:(

[Webhead2006]

yea scifi stuff tend not to win these kind of awards which suck cause some scifi shows are way better is no reguards then some regular comedies. and dramas out there. Well we can always hope these shows do much better on scifi award shows like saturn awards and others like that. I know smallville has won some of those right? and jules verne awards too right?

[triplet]

Glen Winter got nominated for his terrific work on Fracture:

http://postproduction.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=617725


ASC Reveals TV Nominees

DMN Newswire--2008-12-30--The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced nominees in the two television categories of the 23rd Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards competition. The winner will be announced during the awards gala on February 15, here at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.

Nominees vying for top honors in the TV movie/miniseries/pilot category are Oliver Bokelberg, BVK for "Breakdown," the pilot of My Own Worst Enemy (NBC); Michael Bonvillain, ASC for the Fringe pilot (FOX); Jon Joffin for "Night One" of The Andromeda Strain (A&E); Kramer Morgenthau, ASC for the pilot of Life on Mars (ABC); and David Stockon for "Resurrection," the pilot of Eleventh Hour (CBS).

Nominees in the episodic television category are Nelson Cragg for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation / "For Gedda" (CBS); Ousama Rawi, CSC, BSC for The Tudors / "Episode 2.1" (Showtime); Stephen Reizes, CSC for Flashpoint / "Who's George?" (CBS); Gale Tattersall for House M.D. / "House's Head" (FOX); and Glen Winter, CSC for Smallville / "Fracture" (CW).

[Prison Mike]

"Fracture" felt so long ago...

[Webhead2006]

way to go for glen i love all his work on the show. When was fracture i actually forgotten.

[Prison Mike]

I think "Fracture" aired earlier this year in January or February.

[triplet]

I think "Fracture" aired earlier this year in January or February.

http://www.tv.com/smallville/fracture/episode/1172189/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;ep_title;15

It was in February...

On Valentine's Day, of all dates.

[Webhead2006]

ah last season season 7. I was just blanking on when it was.

[triplet]

Tom Welling won Choice TV Actor Action Adventure at the Teen Choice Awards, or so the AP is reporting here:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gzwwpelzmXR7OGixpNf7x4tyyiVgD99VR9CO0

I've yet to see proof one way or the other if he was there to pick up the surf board, but an earlier tweet from a guy had Tom at the grocery store in Vancouver today so I don't think he was there....

[Whiteflag]

Thanks Triplet!

It's so good to see him winning! He deserves the recognition so much! I'm very happy for him!

[RakuMon]

Ah, the TCAs...

Has it really been five years since Mr. Welling sent the 'net into a tizzy by uttering a couple of coy sentences to a random entertainment reporter?

Those were the days.

[triplet]

Ah, the TCAs...

Has it really been five years since Mr. Welling sent the 'net into a tizzy by uttering a couple of coy sentences to a random entertainment reporter?

Those were the days.

Yeah, I thought about that... the 'something special' comments, right? Or was it 'something big'??

Those were the days.

He's not one to speak out of turn anymore, though, is he?

Sadly, it's true.

[Prison Mike]

it's good to see him winning awards still.

[triplet]

it's good to see him winning awards still.

I was really surprised he won, so I'm glad.

Although, to be honest, I think he was the best pick of the bunch:

Choice TV Actor: Action Adventure
Thomas Dekker, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Matthew Fox, Lost
Josh Holloway, Lost
Milo Ventimiglia, Heroes
Tom Welling, Smallville

[Prison Mike]

I honestly thought it would come down to Milo or Thomas Dekker. Not too many teenagers watch Lost and I always thought Smallville lost its steam to the general public. But I am happy that Tom is still getting awards for a character he's played over 8 years now.

[John Locke]

Ah, the TCAs...

Has it really been five years since Mr. Welling sent the 'net into a tizzy by uttering a couple of coy sentences to a random entertainment reporter?

Those were the days.
I don't remember this what happened.

[triplet]

I honestly thought it would come down to Milo or Thomas Dekker. Not too many teenagers watch Lost and I always thought Smallville lost its steam to the general public. But I am happy that Tom is still getting awards for a character he's played over 8 years now.

Yeah, I thought it would be Milo, but Heroes isn't what it was and no one saw The Sarah Conner Chronicles, so maybe it's not surprising.

Tom is also the best looking guy on that list and, IMO, the best actor of the bunch so he deserves it. I'm glad a bunch of poll crazy teens felt the same way.

I don't remember this what happened.

In 2004 he teased that he'd just signed for a big new project that never came to pass.

Most people think that was just before Superman Returns went south for him. One theory was that he'd tentatively signed but The WB told him he couldn't do it because it would have killed Smallville. The Summer 2004 was when they were in production at the start of the 4th season.

The ending of the 4th Season could very well have acted as a series ender, him throwing the crystal and the FOS forming, but as you know that isn't what it ended up being.

I think they'd planned on that being the end, and he would go onto to doing Superman movies, but it didn't happen. Maybe it's just as well.

Some of Smallville's best episodes happened well after the 4th season and the 5th season is probably one of the best, I was fond of the 8th even though I know it wasn't popular with a lot of people.

I'm looking forward to the 9th season and Tom doing something completely different on the big screen.

[Prison Mike]

I think overall, the 8th season was pretty popular. It introduced a lot of the cool elements we see in the mythos like Clark and Lois working at the DP and Clark starting off as the Red and Blue Blur. The season finale left a bad taste in everyone's mouth and since it was the most recent episode, people are going to act as if season 8 was one of the worst since it's fresh in everyone's minds. But if you look at it objectively and think about the season as a whole, it was definitely one of the best seasons of the series IMO.

[triplet]

I think overall, the 8th season was pretty popular. It introduced a lot of the cool elements we see in the mythos like Clark and Lois working at the DP and Clark starting off as the Red and Blue Blur. The season finale left a bad taste in everyone's mouth and since it was the most recent episode, people are going to act as if season 8 was one of the worst since it's fresh in everyone's minds. But if you look at it objectively and think about the season as a whole, it was definitely one of the best seasons of the series IMO.

I completely agree with you.

Given the grades I'd given it overall, ratings wise: it's the top season I've reviewed.

If you'd taken Power out of the season (it really screwed up the averages), it would have gotten 4.4 on average, instead of the 4.3 it did get.

Even at a 4.3 average, it's still the best rated season.

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/5162/season8ratingschart.jpg

[Webhead2006]

Was just reading about Tom willing teen choice award, nice to hear he/the show won. By chance was he their to pick up award or no?

[Prison Mike]

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/5162/season8ratingschart.jpg

you made a chart?! I love charts and pie graphs. sums up things very nicely. :yay:

[triplet]

Was just reading about Tom willing teen choice award, nice to hear he/the show won. By chance was he their to pick up award or no?

No, I don't believe he was there... Some dude on twitter said he saw him at the grocery store yesterday afternoon and the guy is from Vancouver.

you made a chart?! I love charts and pie graphs. sums up things very nicely. :yay:

You hadn't seen that before?

I keep a spread sheet on my review grades so I can keep track of what rating I've given a particular episode and I like to look at patterns too. I mentioned it last in my review of Beast, since the 20th episode is usually quite sucky and that one wasn't.

(Look at the dip in the charts for most previous 20th episodes.)

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Beast was awesome in comparison to most seasons.

[Webhead2006]

Ah i figured he probably wasnt their. Due probably to shooting/time off from current epsiode shooting and all that.

[SV Fan]

Some of Smallville's best episodes happened well after the 4th season and the 5th season is probably one of the best, I was fond of the 8th even though I know it wasn't popular with a lot of people.

I personally don't get the love for Season 5. I don't there there were any standout bad episodes, but in the same breath I dodn't remember any standout great episodes either. It was a bunch of average to above average episodes for me.

As for Season 8, great first half, terrible second half sums up how I feel about it.

[Webhead2006]

me too but their was still some good moments in second half like hex/stillote, and bits and pieces of rest of the season.

[triplet]

I personally don't get the love for Season 5. I don't there there were any standout bad episodes, but in the same breath I dodn't remember any standout great episodes either. It was a bunch of average to above average episodes for me.

It has probably the best three episode starter of any season in the series: Arrival, Mortal and Hidden. The third episode of the season, historically, usually sucks.

They also did a good job introducing Brainiac that season and the episode where Jonathan died, Reckoning, and the next one where Clark deals with the aftermath, Vengeance, are probably two of the most powerful episodes of the series.

I LOVE the 5th season. It had some stinkers, Aqua, Thirst, but there were so many wonderful episodes and the overall story arc with Brainiac was probably one of the best of the series.

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I love the 5th season.

As for Season 8, great first half, terrible second half sums up how I feel about it.

I would agree that the first half was great, and there was a section in the middle that got the show side-tracked, but there were quite a few episodes after Lana left that were wonderful: Beast, Injustice, and Hex... I even liked Stiletto more than I would have probably otherwise because Erica's Lois was awesome in that, a few picayunish things aside...

I loved the 8th season, even given it's disappointing season finale.

[SV Fan]

They also did a good job introducing Brainiac that season and the episode where Jonathan died, Reckoning, and the next one where Clark deals with the aftermath, Vengeance, are probably two of the most powerful episodes of the series.

The whole Jonathan dies, and Clark blames himself is more of a negative then a positive for me. I personally don't care for storylines that put blame on Clark doing something stupid, which inturn make him depressed(which was indirectly set up in Hidden)

[rowan sjet]

Triplet, I completely agree with you on both season 5 and 8. There was an energy about them that I think 6 and 7 on the whole lacked, despite several good episodes.

[Prison Mike]

I thought season 5 as a whole was pretty good. I thought the season became depressing towards the end but it was still pretty good. Season 6 was the opposite. It started out depressing but eventually became alright.

[Webhead2006]

yea i liked alot of elements from season 5, 6, not ot much from season 7, and good majority of season 8. I hope season 9 is good too. As for stinkers i didnt think aqua was a bad episode from season 5. Their is way wrost episodes out their. Plus wasnt aqua one of the highest rated episodes of the season then? i am pretty sure it was since it sparked the whole interest in doing aquaman spin off which we know ultimately didnt happen do to the dam wb/upn merger.