I’ve just got back from the Worldcon. A few rather scattergunned observations: Garth Nix was a very suave Hugo host. Expect him to be picked up for next year’s Oscars. Great Hugo Moment #1: Shaun Tan winning the Best Professional Artist award and having the trophy presented to him by Nick Stathopoulos — who designed [...]

Talking Squid has no hesitation in telling others how to vote. In this spirit of generosity, we offer Grant Watson’s guide to the Hugo nominations for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. Was 2009 really this poor a year for SF television? It certainly seems to have been a strange one: the episodes most deserving of [...]

Talking Squid has no hesitation in telling others how they should vote. In this spirit of generosity, we offer the following guide to the Hugo nominations for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. Avatar: Technical brilliance, dramatic but absurd action, cartoon characters, sub-cartoon plotting, and all the originality of a Hong Kong Rolex. Dances with Wolves [...]