It’s hard to know if this year’s #Worldcon in #NewZealand is going to happen, but we do know that the #Hugo and Retro Hugo finalists have been announced. Sadly, I think I’ve read more of the retro nominees than the works from last year. https://t.co/pKRykDSFli
I’m officially out of touch with today’s #scifi scene. I just went through the list of 2019 Nebula Awards finalists and the only name I recognized was Ted Chiang’s! https://t.co/cRpE6jxHdS
Reading about how the Aurora Awards have been fostering #Canada‘s #scifi community for 40 years. Sad to say that I’ve only read 5 of the best novel winners over those decades. https://t.co/uCiaHUYKfc
The John W. Campbell Award is being renamed because he was a racist, apparently. https://t.co/ePFEyB043K
I wasn’t paying attention, but the 2019 Hugo Awards were handed out on the weekend. https://t.co/AshptFHtij
While catching up on the list of 2019 Nebula Award winners, I wondered when I last read a novel that won the award and see it was as recently as 2012. At least it was within the last decade. https://t.co/G0FHGaMX8u 
Just reading the list of #Hugo Awards finalists for 2019, but am so out of touch with today’s #scifi that I don’t recognize any of them. I think I’m more in tune with the nominees for the 1944 Retro Hugos. 🙁 https://t.co/ApLxefZCVQ
In case you missed the list of this year’s Nebula winners like I did, then here they are. https://t.co/zffOiGazmQ
I can’t remember a time when I was less excited about the release of the list of Hugo Award nominees. https://t.co/yDsgoZxxdT
I was completely wrong about Shape of Water winning the Best Picture Oscar. I guess I was deceived because I thought it so unremarkable.
I have my doubts that ‘The Shape Of Water’ will break the #scifi losing streak for Best Picture #Oscar Sunday night. https://t.co/cmDj65R7En
Lots of people watch the #Emmys, but it turns out most people don’t actually watch Emmy-Nominated Shows. https://t.co/mqvGaDtDGE
Just saw that N.K. Jemisin won the Hugo for best novel again. Book one of the trilogy won last year and book two this year. Will book three win next year? Should the award be only given out to standalone books and series be only eligible for the new best series award?https://t.co/x4uzz047wR
I couldn’t say as I’m not familiar with the author or the series so am no judge of its quality. Given the shenanigans in recent years over the voting process, it’s hard to know.
Speaking of Lois, she was able to win the first “best series” award this year which will be a permanent award moving forward. The rule is the series must have a minimum of 3 books and one of them must have been published in the previous year.
I’m wondering if this is due to the second novel really being “up there” in terms of quality or a fandom large following for the series as could be argued for Lois McMaster Bujold’s Hugo run for the Vorkosigan series way back in the day. Not that they were bad, but “the best”?
Just catching up on this year's 2017 Hugo Award Finalists. Looks like those Rabid puppies are still at it. https://t.co/LXM0Ge7zRz
Are you up to date on your Nebula, Bradbury and Norton Awards nominees for 2016? Here they all are. https://t.co/2gNGzmzUiL
Do science fiction movies actually get snubbed at the Oscars? Maybe they just don't win because other movies are better. https://t.co/J3ilo7lNRZ
Do you agree with this ranking of the 9 science fiction movies that have been nominated for a Best Picture Oscar? https://t.co/5gQgU6nfrs
As you well know, Gattaca should be number 1!
That’s the year that Titanic won for best picture. No way anything was going to beat that movie, although Gattaca did get a nomination that year for art direction.
The link above looks at sci-fi movies that were actually nominated for best picture and ranks them from worst to best. Not really sure about their rankings, though.
Will The 'Arrival' be the first science fiction film to win the Best Picture Oscar? I wouldn't bet a lot of money on it. https://t.co/4ao0E8VeGo
Arrival is this year's science fiction hope for the Best Picture Oscar, just like The Martian, Interstellar and Gravity were in previous years. https://t.co/roUuLAgTAL
These are the reasons science fiction can't win major literary awards. https://t.co/cQA437Cc1y
In case you haven't noticed, Chinese science fiction novels and stories are growing in popularity and winning awards. https://t.co/NmEH0pWFRh
Here's how the Puppies siege of the Hugos is like Donald Trump's own presidential campaign. https://t.co/IHcRznWxlL
Just checking on the list of this year's Hugo Awards winners. As it is the current year, women won big. https://t.co/Pn26LPm3hU
Welcome speculative fiction's latest awards, The Sputniks. Are they aspiring to be the new Hugos? https://t.co/14kbS4wEMi
On the surface, it doesn’t even seem like a ‘serious award.
Hugo rival? Hmmm, probably not. If you read the FAQ it sounds more like someone just having fun.
This year's Nebulas were all won by women. I guess that's what happens when no puppies, sad or rabid, get to vote. https://t.co/3MxofmuFeV
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