The Constellation Awards are Canada’s three-year-old “annual science fiction awards, focused on rewarding excellence in science fiction film and television.” The Constellations “celebrate and honour the actors, writers, and technical artists behind the best of today’s science fiction film and TV works—with an added focus on Canadian contributions to science fiction film and television.” The winners will be announced at Polaris 23, the weekend of 10-12 July 2009 in Toronto, Ontario. Voting is open to all Canadian citizens, as well as attendees of last year’s and this year’s Polaris. To cast a vote, see this page.
This year’s nominees are:
Best Male Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Television Episode:
Jensen Ackles in the Supernatural episode “In the Beginning”
Robin Dunne in the Sanctuary episode “Requiem”
David Hewlett in the Stargate Atlantis episode “The Shrine”
Michael Hogan in the Battlestar Galactica episode “Revelations”
John Noble in the Fringe Pilot episode
David Tennant in the Doctor Who episode “Midnight”
Best Female Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Television Episode:
Summer Glau in the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles episode “Allison from Palmdale”
Allison Mack in the Smallville episode “Bride”
Eve Myles in the Torchwood episode “Something Borrowed”
Amanda Tapping in the Sanctuary episode “Requiem”
Catherine Tate in the Doctor Who episode “Turn Left”
Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2008:
Battlestar Galactica
Doctor Who
Sanctuary
Stargate: Atlantis
Supernatural
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Best Male Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Film, TV-Movie, or Mini-Series:
Richard Dean Anderson in Stargate: Continuum
Robert Downey, Jr. in Iron Man
Neil Patrick Harris in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
Ron Perlman in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Best Female Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Film, TV-Movie, or Mini-Series:
Gillian Anderson in The X-Files: I Want To Believe
Rachel Bilson in Jumper
Selma Blair in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Claudia Black in Stargate: Continuum
Lina Leandersson in Let the Right One In
Gwyneth Paltrow in Iron Man
Amanda Tapping in Stargate: Continuum
Best Science Fiction Film, TV-Movie, or Mini-Series of 2008:
The Dark Knight
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Iron Man
Let the Right One In
Stargate: Continuum
WALL-E
Best Technical Accomplishment in a 2008 Science Fiction Film or Television Production:
Doctor Who: Music (Murray Gold)
Sanctuary: Special Effects (Anthem Visual Effects)
Stargate: Continuum: Special Effects (Rainmaker Digital Pictures)
Supernatural: Cinematography of the episode “Monster Movie” (Serge Ladouceur)
WALL-E: Animation (Pixar Animation Studios)
Best Overall 2008 Science Fiction Film or Television Script:
Doctor Who “Silence in the Library” (Steven Moffat)
Stargate: Continuum (Brad Wright)
Supernatural “In the Beginning (Jeremy Carver)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles “Queen’s Gambit” (Natalie Chaidez)
WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, and Pete Docter)
Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2008:
Sanctuary
The Stargate franchise
Supernatural
Amanda Tapping
The awards are presented and organized by the TCON Promotional Society, the not-for-profit corporation who organize the annual Polaris science fiction event (which used to be known as Toronto Trek).