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Well, the Alternative Awards ceremony/party has happened, and the winners have been declared. Winners are noted on the Nominations page. Thanks to Kirsten for being my partner in making this happen, and thanks to those of you who came to our party, watched online, sent in nominations and/or votes, or otherwise took an interest in […]

Watch. Vote. Party. Anyone can vote for our Alternative Awards! The only requirement is to have seen everything in the category for which you are voting. This is a deliberate sidestepping of the Oscars-style voting, where any Academy member can vote in all categories (after the nominations are announced), regardless of whether they have seen […]

A lot of things start small. Film academies are no different, I suppose. With these Alternative Awards, Kirsten and I want to address some specific weaknesses of existing award structures. Primarily this is a response to the sidelining of television and film works by marginalized people, but it’s also intended as a remedy to the […]

Here, for everyone’s reference, is the text of the initial email message sent out with details on January 19th.  A corresponding Facebook post was made on January 22nd.   Hi media-consuming friends! Each year we get more frustrated with the Academy Awards and Golden Globes.  We’re not ready to give up on them just yet, […]

Kirsten and Mike are movie and TV fans, but are aware that the media spotlight shines more brightly on some titles, and not so much on others.  The purpose of the Alternative Awards is to engage with our friends and colleagues to bring to light other shows and films that we might not otherwise know […]