Ray Bradbury Award
The Ray Bradbury Award (full name "The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation") is presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to recognize excellence in screenwriting. Originally presented in 1992 and given for specific work, the award was not presented annually and was dormant from 2001 through 2008, when it was presented for a body of work rather than an individual work.
Starting with the 2009 award, the Nebula Award for Best Script was eliminated and the Bradbury Award given in its place. While no longer a Nebula, the award will be presented at the Nebula Awards Ceremony and will follow Nebula rules and procedures.[1]
The award
Named in honor of Ray Bradbury, the physical award was designed by Vincent Villafranca.[2] The cast bronze statuette references Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, while the IBM Selectric type ball used for the figure's head is indicative of Bradbury's stated preference for using an IBM Selectric typewriter.
Winners and other nominees
| Year | Winner | Other nominees |
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| 1992 | James Cameron, Terminator 2[3] |
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| 1999 | J. Michael Straczynski, Babylon 5[3] |
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| 2001 | Yuri Rasovsky and Harlan Ellison, 2000X — Tales of the Next Millennia[3] |
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| 2008 | Joss Whedon[2] | |
| 2009[4] | District 9 by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell[5] |
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External links
- The Nebula Awards
- You Tube of Bradbury Award acceptance video by Joss Whedon 2009
- image of the Bradbury award
References
- ^ "Ray Bradbury Award". Locus Magazine.
- ^ a b Nebula Awards Ceremony 2009. Los Angeles, CA: SFWA. 2009. p. 12.
- ^ a b c "Bradbury Award Information". SFWA Web Site. SFWA. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- ^ "2009 SFWA Final Nebula Awards Ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.
- ^ Winners: 2009 Nebula Awards, SF Signal, accessed May 15, 2010.