Calling all Sci-Fi Geeks: 2019 Hugo Award Finalists, Part 2
A few weeks ago, we covered the 2019 Hugo Award nominees for the Best Novel and Best Young Adult Fiction categories. Today we conclude our review of the nominees by looking at the finalists for Best Graphic Novel and Best Movie and Television Series.
Graphic Novel Nominees
Abbott written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Sami Kivelä, colours by Jason Wordie, letters by Jim Campbell. While investigating police brutality and corruption in 1970s Detroit, journalist Elena Abbott uncovers supernatural forces being controlled by a secret society of the city's elite. In the uncertain social and political climate of 1972 Detroit, hard-nosed, chain-smoking tabloid reporter Elena Abbott investigates a series of grisly crimes that the police have ignored. Crimes she knows to be the work of dark occult forces. Forces that took her husband from her. Forces she has sworn to destroy. Hugo Award-nominated novelist Saladin Ahmed and artist Sami Kivelä present one woman's search for the truth that destroyed her family amidst an exploration of the systemic societal constructs that haunt our country to this day.
Black Panther: Long Live the King written by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington, art by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino and Tana Ford. As the Black Panther and an Avenger, T'Challa has had to save the world time and again - but those duties pale in comparison to his responsibilities as king of Wakanda.
Monstress, Volume 3: Haven written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda. Maika Halfwolf has begun to unlock the mysteries of her past--but the challenges of the present are only growing. Maika's journey takes her to the neutral city of Pontus, where she hopes to find temporary refuge from her pursuers. Unfortunately, Pontus may not be as safe as Maika and her allies had hoped. As the impending war between humans and Arcanics creeps ever closer, and powerful players fight for the chance to control her future, Maika finds she must work with Zinn, the Monstrum that lives inside her, in order to ensure their mutual survival. But even that alliance might not be enough to prepare Maika for the horrors to come.
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden. In two interwoven timelines, a ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together; and two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love, only to learn the pain of loss.
Paper Girls, Volume 4 written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Cliff Chiang, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher. The continuing story of newspaper deliverers Erin, Mac, KJ and Tiffany, as they time travel from prehistoric times to the year 2000. This is part of a series of graphic novels that follows the story of four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls (Erin, MacKenzie, KJ, and Tiffany) set in Stony Stream, a fictional suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. While out delivering papers on the morning after Halloween, the town is struck by an invasion from a mysterious force from the future. The girls become unwillingly caught up in the conflict between two warring factions of time-travelers. The library owns all published volumes, 1 – 5.
Saga, Volume 9 written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples. After the traumatic events of the War for Phang, Hazel, her parents, and their surviving companions embark on a life-changing adventure at the westernmost edge of the universe. Part of an ongoing series that tells the story of Alana and Marko, from long-warring extraterrestrial races, fleeing authorities from both sides of a galactic war as they struggle to care for their daughter, Hazel, who is born in the beginning of the series and who occasionally narrates the series as an unseen adult. The library owns all published volumes, 1 – 9. Another series authored by Brian K. Vaughan.
Movie and Television Series Nominees
They divide this category into Long Form, films mostly (for our purposes they are DVDs) and Short Form, this includes mostly TV episodes from a series, but it can include music videos. We will include short form finalists for any episodes of TV series we own in DVD format. Here are the finalists!
Dramatic Presentations – Long Form
Annihilation directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer. This film stars Natalie Portman and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Biologist and former soldier Lena is shocked when her missing husband comes home near death from a top-secret mission into The Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone from which no one has ever returned. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth. Rated R; for violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality.
Avengers: Infinity War screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, and so many more! As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Rated for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references.
Black Panther written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, and Andy Serkis. King T'Challa returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from divisions within his own country. When two enemies conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must join forces with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Wakandan Special Forces, to prevent Wakanda from being drawn into a world war. Rated PG-13; for prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture.
A Quiet Place screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski. Starring Emily Blunt & John Krasinski. A family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. Rated PG-13; for terror and some bloody images.
Sorry to Bother You written and directed by Boots Riley. Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson & Jermaine Fowler. In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe. Rated R; for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, and drug use.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman. Starring Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson & Hailee Steinfeld. Animation – Miles Morales becomes the masked superhero of his reality and crosses paths with his counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat to all reality. Rated PG; for frenetic sequences of animated action violence, thematic elements, and mild language.
Dramatic Presentation – Short Form
The Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate” (season 3, episode 13) written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones. Humanity's fate is on the line as Holden and his allies race against time to save the ring by countering the plan Ashford's team is implementing. A new chapter opens for humanity. The library owns all seasons available on DVD, 1 – 3.
Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab” (season 11, episode 6) written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs. Yasmin travels in time to visit her grandmother during her youth in the partition of India, but everyone gets caught up in the tragic bloodshed of that era. The library owns many Doctor Who DVDs.
Doctor Who: “Rosa” (season 11, episode 3) written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai. Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history. The library owns many Doctor Who DVDs.
For more information about the Hugo Awards or to check out the 2019 finalists in other categories just click here to go to the Hugo Award website.
Graphic Novel Nominees
Abbott written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Sami Kivelä, colours by Jason Wordie, letters by Jim Campbell. While investigating police brutality and corruption in 1970s Detroit, journalist Elena Abbott uncovers supernatural forces being controlled by a secret society of the city's elite. In the uncertain social and political climate of 1972 Detroit, hard-nosed, chain-smoking tabloid reporter Elena Abbott investigates a series of grisly crimes that the police have ignored. Crimes she knows to be the work of dark occult forces. Forces that took her husband from her. Forces she has sworn to destroy. Hugo Award-nominated novelist Saladin Ahmed and artist Sami Kivelä present one woman's search for the truth that destroyed her family amidst an exploration of the systemic societal constructs that haunt our country to this day.
Black Panther: Long Live the King written by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington, art by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino and Tana Ford. As the Black Panther and an Avenger, T'Challa has had to save the world time and again - but those duties pale in comparison to his responsibilities as king of Wakanda.
Monstress, Volume 3: Haven written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda. Maika Halfwolf has begun to unlock the mysteries of her past--but the challenges of the present are only growing. Maika's journey takes her to the neutral city of Pontus, where she hopes to find temporary refuge from her pursuers. Unfortunately, Pontus may not be as safe as Maika and her allies had hoped. As the impending war between humans and Arcanics creeps ever closer, and powerful players fight for the chance to control her future, Maika finds she must work with Zinn, the Monstrum that lives inside her, in order to ensure their mutual survival. But even that alliance might not be enough to prepare Maika for the horrors to come.
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden. In two interwoven timelines, a ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together; and two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love, only to learn the pain of loss.
Paper Girls, Volume 4 written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Cliff Chiang, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher. The continuing story of newspaper deliverers Erin, Mac, KJ and Tiffany, as they time travel from prehistoric times to the year 2000. This is part of a series of graphic novels that follows the story of four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls (Erin, MacKenzie, KJ, and Tiffany) set in Stony Stream, a fictional suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. While out delivering papers on the morning after Halloween, the town is struck by an invasion from a mysterious force from the future. The girls become unwillingly caught up in the conflict between two warring factions of time-travelers. The library owns all published volumes, 1 – 5.
Saga, Volume 9 written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples. After the traumatic events of the War for Phang, Hazel, her parents, and their surviving companions embark on a life-changing adventure at the westernmost edge of the universe. Part of an ongoing series that tells the story of Alana and Marko, from long-warring extraterrestrial races, fleeing authorities from both sides of a galactic war as they struggle to care for their daughter, Hazel, who is born in the beginning of the series and who occasionally narrates the series as an unseen adult. The library owns all published volumes, 1 – 9. Another series authored by Brian K. Vaughan.Movie and Television Series Nominees
They divide this category into Long Form, films mostly (for our purposes they are DVDs) and Short Form, this includes mostly TV episodes from a series, but it can include music videos. We will include short form finalists for any episodes of TV series we own in DVD format. Here are the finalists!
Dramatic Presentations – Long Form
Annihilation directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer. This film stars Natalie Portman and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Biologist and former soldier Lena is shocked when her missing husband comes home near death from a top-secret mission into The Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone from which no one has ever returned. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth. Rated R; for violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality.
Avengers: Infinity War screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, and so many more! As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Rated for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references.
Black Panther written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, and Andy Serkis. King T'Challa returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from divisions within his own country. When two enemies conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must join forces with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Wakandan Special Forces, to prevent Wakanda from being drawn into a world war. Rated PG-13; for prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture.
A Quiet Place screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski. Starring Emily Blunt & John Krasinski. A family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. Rated PG-13; for terror and some bloody images.
Sorry to Bother You written and directed by Boots Riley. Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson & Jermaine Fowler. In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe. Rated R; for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, and drug use.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman. Starring Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson & Hailee Steinfeld. Animation – Miles Morales becomes the masked superhero of his reality and crosses paths with his counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat to all reality. Rated PG; for frenetic sequences of animated action violence, thematic elements, and mild language.Dramatic Presentation – Short Form
The Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate” (season 3, episode 13) written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones. Humanity's fate is on the line as Holden and his allies race against time to save the ring by countering the plan Ashford's team is implementing. A new chapter opens for humanity. The library owns all seasons available on DVD, 1 – 3.
Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab” (season 11, episode 6) written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs. Yasmin travels in time to visit her grandmother during her youth in the partition of India, but everyone gets caught up in the tragic bloodshed of that era. The library owns many Doctor Who DVDs.Doctor Who: “Rosa” (season 11, episode 3) written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai. Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history. The library owns many Doctor Who DVDs.
For more information about the Hugo Awards or to check out the 2019 finalists in other categories just click here to go to the Hugo Award website.
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