Scotland 1995 Journal (Part 8)
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annathepiperAdded as a backdated Livejournal entry 5/15/03 -- herein being day 3 of the convention
Sunday, August 27, 1995: The Hugos, or, Star Trek Got Best Dramatic Presentation?!
Sunday night we slated to be the night for our Two Moons MUSH gathering, which turned out to be dinner plans involving Janne, Euan, Niall, his girlfriend Chris, Dar, and me. We met at 5:30 at the voodoo board, and in the process, picked up a couple of tagalongs from the Klingon Language Institute.
Dinner turned out to be at Shenanigan's, a restaurant which reminded me of the local Red Robin's in its fare (hamburgers and other sandwiches, fries - called French fries, as opposed to chips - and such). We talked a lot about Two Moons, as was expected, and a bit about Klingons, trying to help out the non-MUSH folks who were with us. Dinner was good, and we got in enough time for dessert before hastening back to the exhibition center for the Hugos.
At the Hugos, we got our third rendition of the Safety Announcement ("In the event of an evacuation, please leave in an orderly and fast manner"), and a highly entertaining intro by Diane Duane, who read us some, well, Scripture, which was worth it for the line "And the Lord drank beer, and was content."
Robert Silverberg then came out and delivered a short speech about John Brunner, who passed away during the con, and that was touching. A notable exchange between the two which Silverberg mentioned was:
Before the Hugos formally began, though, a couple other awards were handed out, including:
Then the handing out of the Hugos began. I was surprised when they showed the clips for Best Dramatic Presentation before that award was actually handed out; I found that a little jarring and wished that they'd have showed the clips when they were going to give out that award. But other than that, the ceremony went well, and the following awards were handed out:
There were to be fireworks scheduled for after the Hugos, but as it happened, we opted out of these. Dar and I went back to our hotel room - though while there, we could see some of the show from our windows. The finale was impressive, even from our distant vantage point.
After that we went off to the parties once more.
Sunday, August 27, 1995: The Hugos, or, Star Trek Got Best Dramatic Presentation?!
Sunday night we slated to be the night for our Two Moons MUSH gathering, which turned out to be dinner plans involving Janne, Euan, Niall, his girlfriend Chris, Dar, and me. We met at 5:30 at the voodoo board, and in the process, picked up a couple of tagalongs from the Klingon Language Institute.
Dinner turned out to be at Shenanigan's, a restaurant which reminded me of the local Red Robin's in its fare (hamburgers and other sandwiches, fries - called French fries, as opposed to chips - and such). We talked a lot about Two Moons, as was expected, and a bit about Klingons, trying to help out the non-MUSH folks who were with us. Dinner was good, and we got in enough time for dessert before hastening back to the exhibition center for the Hugos.
At the Hugos, we got our third rendition of the Safety Announcement ("In the event of an evacuation, please leave in an orderly and fast manner"), and a highly entertaining intro by Diane Duane, who read us some, well, Scripture, which was worth it for the line "And the Lord drank beer, and was content."
Robert Silverberg then came out and delivered a short speech about John Brunner, who passed away during the con, and that was touching. A notable exchange between the two which Silverberg mentioned was:
Brunner: You must be the American John Brunner.
Silverberg: And you must be the British Robert Silverberg.
Before the Hugos formally began, though, a couple other awards were handed out, including:
Seiun Award (from Japan): Novel - Hyperion by Dan Simmons Short Story - A Planet Named Shayol by Cordwainer Smith First Fandom Hall of Fame: Jack Speer Harry Warner Jr. Big Heart Award: Kenneth F. Slater
Then the handing out of the Hugos began. I was surprised when they showed the clips for Best Dramatic Presentation before that award was actually handed out; I found that a little jarring and wished that they'd have showed the clips when they were going to give out that award. But other than that, the ceremony went well, and the following awards were handed out:
Best Novel - Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold Best Novella - Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge by Mike Resnick Best Novellette - The Martian Child by David Gerrold Best Short Story - None So Blind by Joe Haldeman Best Non-Fiction Book - I, Asimov: A Memoir by Isaac Asimov Best Dramatic Presentation - All Good Things - Star Trek: The Next Generation Best Professional Editor - Gardner Duzois Best Professional Artist - Jim Burns Best Original Artwork - Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book by Brian Froude Best Semi-Prozine - Interzone edited by David Pringle Best Fanzine - Ansible edited by Dave Langford Best Fan Writer - Dave Langold Best Fan Arist - Teddy Harvia John W. Campbell Award - Jeff Noon
There were to be fireworks scheduled for after the Hugos, but as it happened, we opted out of these. Dar and I went back to our hotel room - though while there, we could see some of the show from our windows. The finale was impressive, even from our distant vantage point.
After that we went off to the parties once more.