Trek wins best film award

Captain_Rogers · August 25 2009, 06:16 PM

"Star Trek" Defeats "Dark Knight" for Best Film Award*

(airlockalpha.com)

This year's Portal Awards, which were voted on through tens of thousands of votes from readers over a 30-day
period, didn't come without its surprises.

As expected Heath Ledger won Best Actor/Movie for his work as The Joker in "The Dark Knight" while Gillian Anderson from "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" beat out Cate Blanchett from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" for Best Actress/Movie.

The real surprise, however, came for Best Movie. Although "The Dark Knight" -- the second-highest grossing film of all time -- was thought to be a shoe-in, it seemed that more recent films were fresher on voters' minds, and allowed "Star Trek," the latest film from J.J. Abrams and the 10th of the
franchise, to win top honors in that category.

Full Press: http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/6648

MvRojo · August 25 2009, 06:27 PM

Awesome surprise!

Borgminister · August 25 2009, 06:32 PM

What--TWOK didn't win?

Was this a poll that allowed multiple voting?

MvRojo · August 25 2009, 06:34 PM

Borgminister wrote:

What--TWOK didn't win?

Was this a poll that allowed multiple voting?

Yup, including by me.

Sector 7 · August 25 2009, 06:50 PM

The good news keeps coming!

M'Sharak · August 25 2009, 08:18 PM

...was thought to be a shoe-in,

Gah.

I hate when people who presume to be writers do stuff like this. "Shoe-in" doesn't even make sense.

Good about the award, though.

MvRojo · August 25 2009, 08:29 PM

M'Sharak wrote:

...was thought to be a shoe-in,

Gah.

I hate when people who presume to be writers do stuff like this. "Shoe-in" doesn't even make sense.

Good about the award, though.

Haha...I didn't even notice that before. It's not even a hard thing to spell.

cooleddie74 · August 25 2009, 08:40 PM

Awesome Uber-PWNage.

TREK in quite a few respects was superior to THE DARK KNIGHT. But even director Kevin Smith said many, many months ago TREK was the best action-adventure film he'd seen since DARK KNIGHT. So I knew it was going to give Bale and Ledger a run for their action dollar.

trampledamage · August 25 2009, 08:47 PM

Is Dark Knight really the second highest grossing movie ever?

MvRojo · August 25 2009, 08:48 PM

trampledamage wrote:

Is Dark Knight really the second highest grossing movie ever?

Yup. $530+ million, and $1 billion worldwide.

cooleddie74 · August 25 2009, 08:49 PM

MvRojo wrote:

trampledamage wrote:

Is Dark Knight really the second highest grossing movie ever?

Yup. $530+ million.

In the US, only TITANIC has grossed more. DARK KNIGHT is #2, followed by the original STAR WARS(A NEW HOPE)at $461 million.

LeahBoBo · August 25 2009, 10:03 PM

cooleddie74 wrote:

MvRojo wrote:

trampledamage wrote:

Is Dark Knight really the second highest grossing movie ever?

Yup. $530+ million.

In the US, only TITANIC has grossed more. DARK KNIGHT is #2, followed by the original STAR WARS(A NEW HOPE)at $461 million.

Yeah, I remember now. For a while it looked like DK might actually take the title from TITANIC and I was hoping for it, but defeat and disappointment rained again.

Temis the Vorta · August 26 2009, 04:32 AM

Supernatural beat Battlestar Galactica?

I love stuff-the-ballot-box "polls" like this...

RAMA · August 26 2009, 06:37 PM

wow really?

DevilEyes · August 26 2009, 06:40 PM

Temis the Vorta wrote:

Supernatural beat Battlestar Galactica?

I love stuff-the-ballot-box "polls" like this...

Supernatural always wins everything it's nominated in that involves online voting.

If you want a good laugh, take a look at the list of Best TV actor winners over the years. It's quite hilarious.

August 25 2009, 06:16 PM	#1
Captain_Rogers Lieutenant Commander	Trek wins best film award "Star Trek" Defeats "Dark Knight" for Best Film Award* (airlockalpha.com) This year's Portal Awards, which were voted on through tens of thousands of votes from readers over a 30-day period, didn't come without its surprises. As expected Heath Ledger won Best Actor/Movie for his work as The Joker in "The Dark Knight" while Gillian Anderson from "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" beat out Cate Blanchett from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" for Best Actress/Movie. The real surprise, however, came for Best Movie. Although "The Dark Knight" -- the second-highest grossing film of all time -- was thought to be a shoe-in, it seemed that more recent films were fresher on voters' minds, and allowed "Star Trek," the latest film from J.J. Abrams and the 10th of the franchise, to win top honors in that category. Full Press: http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/6648

August 25 2009, 06:32 PM	#3
Borgminister Moderator Location: California	Re: Trek wins best film award What--TWOK *didn't win*? Was this a poll that allowed multiple voting?

August 25 2009, 06:50 PM	#5
Sector 7 Rear Admiral Location: Obama's Achievements - http://obamaachievements.org/list	Re: Trek wins best film award The good news keeps coming! __________________ “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” -FDR God gives us what we can handle, even if we don't believe it ourselves.

August 25 2009, 08:40 PM	#8
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Trek wins best film award Awesome Uber-PWNage. TREK in quite a few respects was superior to THE DARK KNIGHT. But even director Kevin Smith said many, many months ago TREK was the best action-adventure film he'd seen since DARK KNIGHT. So I knew it was going to give Bale and Ledger a run for their action dollar. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

August 25 2009, 08:47 PM	#9
trampledamage Clone Location: trampledamage is doing her homework	Re: Trek wins best film award Is Dark Knight really the second highest grossing movie ever? __________________ Space is disease and danger wrapped in darkness and silence - Dr. McCoy And he says that like it's a bad thing...

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August 25 2009, 06:27 PM	#2
MvRojo Vice Admiral Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: Trek wins best film award Awesome surprise!

August 26 2009, 04:32 AM	#13
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Trek wins best film award Supernatural beat Battlestar Galactica? I love stuff-the-ballot-box "polls" like this...

August 26 2009, 06:37 PM	#14
RAMA Vice Admiral Location: NJ, USA	Re: Trek wins best film award wow really? __________________ “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”—Stephen R. Covey