Our good friends over at Total Film want to award the best of the film blogging community, and it’s no surprise that their list of nominees includes a good number of LAMBs. Show your support and go vote. Details and ballots can be found here: http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-2011-total-film-movie-blog-awards.
Judge your peers! Brag about your standing within the LAMB community! If the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences can recognize its own every year, so can the LAMB. That’s right - it’s time for the 3rd Annual LAMMY Awards! If you’re amongst the many LAMBs that was not yet a member for last year’s awards, be sure to click here for a recap of last year’s events.
The rules:
As with last year’s awards, the voting will be done via a traditional nomination/vote process. The nomination process will last for three weeks, until May 12th. There are the same number of categories as last year (15), though many of the awards themselves have been changed (see full summaries below).
Voting and eligibility is open to current LAMBs only (#1 - 516). One ballot per site; if your site has multiple contributors, you need to consolidate and submit as one ballot. I currently have about 35 more profiles in the hopper, and I would love to have them all be eligible, but it may up to a month before they’re all posted, and I think it’s unfair to include them for this year’s contest. For a list of all eligible LAMBs, in order with their LAMB number, this spreadsheet is available for you to view/save (you’ll likely need it).
Click on the link at the bottom of this post and nominate up to three LAMBs for each award (no ranking necessary), save for Best Blog, where you may nominate up to five sites. There are two sites that you are not allowed to vote for: your own site and the LAMB- votes for either will be discarded. Shortly after the nomination period has closed, I will post a list of the nominees. The final round of voting will then take place for another two week period.
Prizes:
The categories:
Best Blog
The self-explanatory big kahuna.
Best Design
Which site looks the best? This could be one that’s built from scratch or expanded from a template.
Best Blog Name
“Things To Do In Denver While You’re Blogging.” Another self-explanatory award.
Most Prolific
Who makes you wonder how they sleep at night? Time to let them know their never-ending quest is worthwhile.
Best Blog-a-thon/Meme
So addictive you just couldn’t help but take part. So brilliant, so viral that it took over the internet (or maybe just a bunch of film blogs).
Funniest Writer
Who’s the next Richard Pryor? Or Carrot Top, even?
Brainiac Award
AKA, the “Most intelligent/insightful/academic writer.” Who is the Stephen Hawking of film bloggers?
Best Random LAMB Banner
A special award given to those that have made and sent in a banner. The full gallery can be seen here.
Best Overall Post
Could be a review, an interview, a contest, a game, an in-depth analysis, whatever. Yes, I expect this to be a very, very tight race.
Best Horror/Sci-Fi Blog
Best Classic Film Blog
Best Festival/Awards Coverage
Not all do it, but some dedicate months at a time to a festival, the Golden Globes and/or the Academy Awards. This is a chance to honor them.
Best New LAMB
A special award for any LAMB that’s been welcomed to the flock since last year’s LAMMYs. Sites eligible are #283 - 51x.
Best Podcast
Many LAMBs produce their own podcast; which are your favorites? (The LAMBcast is ineligible.)
Best Movie Reviewer
Maybe they just happen to always agree with you. Maybe they write in a way you only wish you could. Maybe you’re in awe of the wide array of films they review. Basically, if you had but a few whose reviews you could read, who would they be?
The All-important Link
http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/482056
Final Thoughts
Though it may take awhile depending on your familiarity, please take the time to visit as many of the LAMBs as you can to give a fair and accurate judging. Use the handy LAMB scroll box to visit them all, use a feed reader, or, again, use this spreadsheet to help you out.
On the poll, I’ll have a question or two about feedback and any suggestions for the 2011 LAMMYS. Please give your thoughts - what’s missing, different and/or better categories, the voting/nomination process, prizes, etc.
Most important - have fun and good luck to you all!
Thanks go out again to our sponsor, RIPE Creative, who created all the countdown pics, banners, etc… for this event.
Can you feel the excitement? One year and over 200 additional LAMBs later, it’s time for the 2nd Annual LAMMYs. If you’re amongst the majority of LAMBs that was not yet a member for last year’s awards, be sure to click here for a recap of last year’s events. It’s a pretty self-explanatory event, and can be summed up in a nutshell like so:
Judge your peers! Brag about your standing within the LAMB community! Win fabulous prizes! If the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences can recognize its own every year, so can the LAMB.
As discussed in the final award post from last year, there are a few changes to this year’s awards. While we had but 78 eligible LAMBs last year, we have 282 (see below) eligible sites this year. As such, I can’t reasonably expect anyone to be even remotely familiar with all of them, much less to go and inspect them for the purpose of an awards ceremony. So, gone is the “vote and tally” method from last year; it is replaced by a traditional nomination/vote process.Also, I’ve excised three awards and added four new ones, so there are 15 this year. Here are the details:
Click on the link below and nominate up to three LAMBs for each award (no need to rank), save for Best Blog, where you may nominate up to five sites. You are not permitted to vote for your own site, as allowing it would likely negate the effect. The nomination period will last for two weeks (until May 4th). Shortly thereafter, I will post a list of the nominees - five for each award. Another round of voting will take place for another two week period.
Prizes:
The categories:
Best Blog
The self-explanatory big kahuna.
Best Theme
This could be anything, from a blog devoted solely to sound editing to a blog devoted to the work of Clint Howard.
Most Prolific
Who makes you wonder how they sleep at night? Time to let them know their never-ending quest is worthwhile.
Best Running Feature
Some people only do reviews. Some people do commentary. Many have running features; who’s got the best one and what is it?
Best Design
Which site looks the best? This could be one that’s built from scratch or expanded from a template.
Best Blog Name
“Things To Do In Denver While You’re Blogging.” Another self-explanatory award.
Funniest Writer
Who’s the next Richard Pryor? Or Carrot Top, even?
Brainiac Award
AKA, the “Most intelligent/insightful/academic writer.” Who is the Stephen Hawking of film bloggers?
Most Ambitious
Who is shooting for the moon? I leave this one open to your interpretation.
Best Use of Widgetology
Anyone can place a number of widgets on their site, but the right mix and placement of widgets can turn a boring site into a great one. Who does it best?
Best Review
Can you think of film review (or three) in the last year that stands above all others? One whose words so perfectly summed up a film or analyzed it so perfectly that you wish you had written it? Yes, I expect this to be a very, very tight race.
Best Blog-a-thon/Meme
So addictive you just couldn’t help but take part. So brilliant, so viral that it took over the internet (or maybe just a bunch of film blogs).
Most Likely to Get Paid for Blogging
Our version of “Most Likely to Succeed.”
Best Rating System
Some use numbers, some use grades, some make their own rules. Whose is most impressive?
Best Random LAMB Banner
A special award given to those that have made and sent in a banner. The full gallery can be seen here.
Final Thoughts
Though it may take awhile depending on your familiarity, please take some time to visit as many of the LAMBs as you can to give a fair and accurate judging. Use the handy LAMB scroll box to visit them all, use a feed reader, or just type them all into your browser one by one if that’s your bag.
On the poll, I’ll have a question or two about feedback and any suggestions for the 2010 LAMMYS. Please give your thoughts - what’s missing, different and/or better categories, the voting/nomination process, prizes, etc.
Most important - have fun and good luck to you all!
Thanks go out again to our sponsor, RIPE Creative, who created all the countdown pics, banners, etc… for this event.
Judge your peers! Brag about your standing within the LAMB community! Win fabulous prizes! If the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences can recognize its own every year, so can the LAMB.
Here we are nearly six months and more than 75 LAMBs into this little project, and it appears to be a hit. Mrs. Fletch and I were discussing potential future LAMB events one day (as we do quite a bit) and she came up with the idea of an awards show for the LAMBs. I loved it immediately, and was ready to put the plan in motion that night, but didn’t want to step on the Sirens’ toes. As a result, I’ve been teasing you for three weeks. Here are the details:
Prizes:
The categories:
Best Blog
The self-explanatory big kahuna.
Best Theme
This could be anything, from a blog devoted solely to sound editing to a blog devoted to the work of Clint Howard.
Most Prolific
Who makes you wonder how they sleep at night? Time to let them know their never-ending quest is worthwhile.
Best Running Feature
Some people only do reviews. Some people do commentary. Many have running features; who’s got the best one and what is it?
Best Design
Which site looks the best? This could be one that’s built from scratch or expanded from a template.
Best Blog Name
“Things To Do In Denver While You’re Blogging.” Another self-explanatory award.
Best Impression of J.D. Salinger
This award goes to the blogger that doesn’t post much, but the few posts that come are well worth the wait.
Best Impression of Bob Dylan
The inverse of the Salinger award, this one goes to the blogger that posts a lot, but maintains the highest quality with each and every post.
Most Ambitious
Who is shooting for the moon - I leave this one open to your interpretation.
Best Use of Widgetology
Anyone can place a number of widgets on their site, but the right mix and placement of widgets can turn a boring site into a great one. Who does it best?
Best Use of Technology (Alternative Media)
This award is for the person who thinks the best outside the literary box, from effective use of video to photo manipulation to…well, you name it.
Most Likely to Get Paid for Blogging
Our version of “Most Likely to Succeed.”
Best Rating System
Some use numbers, some use grades, some make their own rules. Whose is most impressive?
Best Random LAMB Banner
A special award given to those that have made and sent in a banner. The full gallery can be seen here.
Final Thoughts
Though it may take awhile depending on your familiarity, please take some time to visit all the LAMBs and give a fair and accurate judging. Use the handy LAMB scroll box to visit them all, use a feed reader, or just type them all into your browser one by one if that’s your bag.
On the poll, I’ll have a question or two about feedback and any suggestions for the 2009 LAMMYS. Please give your thoughts - what’s missing, different and/or better categories, the voting/nomination process, prizes, etc.
Most important - have fun and good luck to you all!
Thanks go out again to our sponsor, RIPE Creative, who created all the countdown pics, banners, etc… for this event.
