Well folks, it’s that time of year again, time for voting for the very prestigious Eleventh Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. For those of you unfamiliar with the Rondo Awards, they are the only classic horror awards presentation. We here at Horror Society are honored to be among the nominees for Best Website! Read on for all the categories and voting information.
The Rondos honor classic horror recognizing the best in monster research, creativity and film preservation in the year 2012. The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards were created by David Colton and Kerry Gammill at the Classic Horror Film Boards in 2002. The awards are fan-based, and have no connection to any commercial sponsor. Anyone in fandom can vote or propose nominees.
For 2012, there are 35 different categories, check out all the categories below:
-Best Movie of 2012
-Best Television Presentation
-Best Classic DVD
-Best Classic DVD Collection
-Best Restoration
-Best Commentary
-Best DVD Extra
-Best Independent Film
-Best Short Film
-Best Documentary
-Book of the Year
-Best Magazine of 2012
-Best Article
-Best Interview
-Best Magazine Column
-Best Themed Issue of 2012
-Best Magazine Cover
-Best Website
-Best Blog of 2012
-Best Convention of 2012
-Best Fan Event of 2012
-Favorite Horror Host of 2012
-Best Horror Comic
-Best Horror Multimedia (Audio or Videocast)
-Best Soundtrack or Horror CD
-Best Toy, Model, or Collectible
Write In Categories
-Classic Most In Need of Restoration
-Writer of the Year (for 2012)
-Reviewer of the Year (for 2012)
-Artist of the Year (Pro)
-Linda Miller Fan Artist of the Year (Fan)
-Henry Alvarez Award for Artistic Design
-International Monster Fan
-‘Monster Kid’ of the Year
-Monster Kid Hall of Fame nominations
So there you have it folks, all the categories. For a complete list of the nominees and to vote, follow this link to the Rondo Awards Ballot, the deadline is Midnight, April 7th, 2013, be sure to vote.
I’ve been nominated for a Rondo in 2005, 2011 and this year–all associated with Dark Shadows!