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
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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] |
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2009[4] |
District 9 by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell[5] |
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2010[6] |
Inception by Christopher Nolan (director), Christopher Nolan (screenplay) (Warner) |
- Despicable Me, by Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud (directors), Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul (screenplay), Sergio Pablos (story) (Illumination Entertainment)
- Doctor Who: Vincent and the Doctor by Richard Curtis (writer), Jonny Campbell (director)
- How To Train Your Dragon by Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders (directors), William Davies, Dean DeBlois, & Chris Sanders (screenplay) (DreamWorks Animation)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World by Edgar Wright (director), Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright (screenplay) (Universal)
- Toy Story 3 by Lee Unkrich (director), Michael Arndt (screenplay), John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, & Lee Unkrich (story) (Pixar/Disney)
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External links
References
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Nebula Awards |
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Retrospective awards |
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Other SFWA awards |
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