Presenting the 2008 Bricks In Motion Awards
The 2008 Bricks In Motion Awards LIVE has ended, and the winners of each category announced. Though there were some technical difficulties, most of the event went smoothly. Clips of (almost) each category were shown, along with an introductory video. Some guest speakers announced results, announcing winners to many brickfilmers that were able to show up at the event.
Refer to the BiM Award Nominee thread for category descriptions.
And now, the winners of the 2008 Bricks In Motion Awards!
BEST FILM
The nominees for Best Film are:
Gaston’s Odyssey – France & Alex
The New Neighbour – Maxime Marion
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich
802.701 The Time Machine – Go! Le Go!
And the winner of Best Film is
BEST ANIMATION
The nominees for Best Animation are:
Attack of the Second Amendment – Zach Macias
Jane’s Brain – Chris Salt
Moronic – VN
Playback – David Pagano
And the winner of Best Animation is
Attack of the Second Amendment – Zach Macias
BEST SCREENPLAY
The nominees for Best Screenplay are:
Horse – Lego Shark
The New Neighbour – Maxime Marion
Tender Family Moments: Reading is Fun! – James Morr
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich
And the winner of Best Screenplay is
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The nominees for Best Cinematography are:
Bill Carney’s Body – Nikolas Jaeger
Glimpse of a Downfall – Matt Gillan
Pierre & Luigi – Nick Durron
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich
And the winner of Best Cinematography is
Bill Carney’s Body – Nikolas Jaeger
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The nominees for Best Visual Effects are:
Breathing Space – Jordan Harris
Pierre & Luigi – Nick Durron
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich
802.701 The Time Machine – Go! Le Go!
And the winner of Best Visual Effects is
BEST SET DESIGN
The nominees for Best Set Design are:
Playback – David Pagano
Weltraffer – nichtgedreht
30 Years: The Story of the Minifigure – Nathan Wells
802.701 The Time Machine – Go! Le Go!
And the winner of Best Set Design is
802.701 The Time Machine – Go! Le Go!
BEST SOUND DESIGN
The nominees for Best Sound Design are:
Pirates – Doug Vandergrift Jr.
The New Neighbour – Maxime Marion
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich
802.701 The Time Machine – Go! Le Go!
And the winner of Best Sound Design is
The New Neighbour – Maxime Marion
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The nominees for Best Original Score are:
Glimpse of a Downfall – Joseph Frank
The New Neighbour – Maxime Marion
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich
30 Years: The Story of the Minifigure – Nikolas Jaeger
And the winner of Best Original Score is
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE
The nominees for Best Vocal Performance are:
Play Nice – Garrett Barati as Older Brother
Tender Family Moments: Reading is Fun! – Daniel Senn as Ms. Librarian
The New Neighbour – Lilian Ginet as Vladimir
Unrenewable– Philip Heinrich as Jack Darter
And the winner of Best Vocal Performance is
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich as Jack Darter
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
The nominees for Best Vocal Performance are:
Horse
Tender Family Moments: Reading is Fun!
The New Neighbour
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich
And the winner of Best Vocal Performance is
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners, you all did a great job with your films!
Special thanks to SlothPaladin for setting up the Live chat so quickly, Sméagol for bringing the awards idea up again, and to all the judges for sending in ballots. There were a lot of films to watch, and seeing them all and judging them was quite a feat.
Judges:
Sméagol
Nick Durron
Nikolas Jaeger
ManVan
Jordan Harris
VN
Zach Macias
Lego Shark
David Pagano
NXTManiac
Judges were not allowed to vote in a category they were nominated in, to keep bias to a minimum, and keep the BiM Awards fair.
Also, thanks to Sméagol, VN, MindGame, and Yanzl for announcing some winners during the Live session.
Again, the winners were:
Unrenewable – Best Film
Attack of the Second Amendment – Best Animation
Unrenewable – Best Screenplay
Bill Carney’s Body – Best Cinematography
Unrenewable – Best Visual Effects
802.701 The Time Machine – Best Set Design
The New Neighbour– Best Sound Design
Unrenewable – Best Original Score
Unrenewable - Best Vocal Performance (Philip Heinrich as Jack Darter)
Unrenewable - Best Ensemble Cast
Winners of each category have been PMed a banner/banners for their winning films.
A transcript of the chat and a video covering the event will be posted tomorrow as well.
Thus concludes the 2008 Bricks In Motion Awards! Congratulations everyone!
NXTManiac
To join in the discussion, visit the BiM Awards 2008 Results Thread