'Star Trek: New Voyages' Production Garners Hugo Nomination

[TrekToday]

The 2008 Hugo nominations have been released and Star Trek: New Voyages: World Enough and Time is on the ballot joining Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who and Torchwood stories.

As reported by The Hugo Awards, World Enough and Time, written by Marc Scott Zicree and Michael Reaves was nominated for a 2008 Hugo award, after all four hundred and eighty-three nominating ballots were cast.

World Enough and Time is up for "Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form". It faces competition from: Battlestar Galactica: Razor, written by Michael Taylor; Doctor Who: Human Nature, written by Paul Cornell; Doctor Who: Blink written by Stephen Moffat and Torchwood: Captain Jack Harkness, written by Catherine Treganna.

Voting on the nominees will continue until July 1, 2008. The winners will be announced on Saturday, August 9, with trophies to be awarded at Denvention's Hugo Awards Ceremony in Denver, Colorado.

The Hugo Awards have been given annually since 1955. Star Trek Hugo Awards have included: The Menagerie (Dramatic Presentation 1967), City on the Edge of Forever (Dramatic Presentation 1968), Gene Roddenberry (Special Award for Star Trek 1968), Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Inner Light (Dramatic Presentation 1993) and Star Trek: The Next Generation: All Good Things (Dramatic Presentation 1995). In addition, Rick Sternbach won in both 1977 and 1978 (Professional Artist.)

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[Pioneer]

Congratulations!

[Rick Sternbach]

Wow, I'll be at the Denver WorldCon to see those Hugos being given out. Well, I sort of have to be as the Artist GOH.

Rick
www.spacemodelsystems.com

[ancient]

Hehe, Star Trek just won't stay down. It'd be hilarious if NV won.

[nx1701g]

^ I'm not so certain of that. I remember reading in the Fan Productions forum that CBS/Paramount just ignores them normally but if they start winning awards then they may lose their ability to ignore them.