Coming right after the many Leo Awards nominations announcement, the list of the nominees in the 2009 Contellation Awards has been made available! According to their official website, “The Constellation Awards are Canada’s annual science fiction awards focused on rewarding excellence in science fiction film and television. Now in its third year, The Constellation Awards celebrate and honour the actors, writers, and technical artists behind the best of today’s science fiction film and TV works – with an added focus on Canadian contributions to science fiction film and television. The Constellation Awards are also the only Canadian science fiction film and TV awards where YOU, the Canadian viewing public, get to select the nominees and winners in all categories.”
The categories in which Stargate has nominees:
Best Male Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Television Episode: David Hewlett, “The Shrine”
Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2008: Stargate Atlantis
Best Male Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series: Richard Dean Anderson, Stargate: Continuum
Best Female Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series: Amanda Tapping, Stargate: Continuum; Claudia Black, Stargate: Continuum
Best Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series of 2008: Stargate: Continuum
Best Technical Accomplishment in a 2008 Science Fiction Film or Television Production: Digital Effects (Rainmaker Digital Pictures), Stargate: Continuum
Best Overall 2008 Science Fiction Film or Television Script: Brad Wright, Stargate: Continuum
Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2008: Amanda Tapping, Canadian Actress/Producer; The Stargate Franchise, Canadian Produced Series/Films.
Additionally, Tapping’s Sanctuary was also nominated in several of the same categories as Stargate.
The awards will be presented at Polaris 23 on July 11th, 2009. Congratulations to all nominees!
Here are the instructions on voting, which is now open until June 8, 2009:
In order for you to be eligible to vote, at least one of the following must be true:
1) You are either a Canadian citizen (not necessarily living in Canada) or a permanent resident of Canada,
OR
2) You were a member of the TCON Promotional Society during the Polaris 22 convention in July, 2008,
OR
3) You have purchased a membership to the TCON Promotional Society which does not expire before Polaris 23 (July of 2009).
Ballots missing voting information or payment will not be counted. Note that you do not need to vote in all categories.