Author Archives: Kit Hawkins

Composer Robert Sherman Dies

Composer Robert Sherman (1925-2012) was half of a brotherly songwriting duo responsible for It's a Small World, two Academy Awards, and a Grammy, as well as a slew of Disney films... Read more [...]

Artist Ralph McQuarrie Dies

Artist Ralph McQuarrie (1929-2012) was instrumental in the look of the Star Wars films, and won an Academy Award... Read more [...]

38th Annual Saturn Award Nominees

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Films has announced the nominees for its 38th Annual Saturn Awards (in more than 30 categories)... Read more [...]

84th Annual Oscar Winners Announced

Movies won awards. A decent number of them were sf/f/h films. The winners... Read more [...]

2011 Razzie Award Nominees Announced

The Razzie Awards, honoring the worst in film, have announced this year's nominees. They include... Read more [...]

Actor David Kelly Dies

Irish actor David Kelly (1929-2012) won a lifetime achievement honor at the Irish Film and Television Awards, and co-starred in the recent Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... Read more [...]

2012 BAFTA Film Award Winners

A much poorer showing for sf/f/h films in this year's BAFTA film awards versus last year, as The Artist took pretty much every award it was up for... Read more [...]

Actor/Cameraman Bill Hinzman Dies

Horror film mainstay Bill Hinzman (1936-2012) appeared in front of and behind the cameras in horror films ranging from Night of the Living Dead to last year's River of Darkness... Read more [...]

Director/Producer/Actor Zalman King Dies

Director, producer, and sometime actor Zalman King (1942-2012) was nominated for an acting Golden Globe and a writing Razzie... Read more [...]

2012 SAG Award winners announced

A surprise, as speculative fiction wins a couple of awards... Read more [...]

Actor Ian Abercrombie Dies

British-born character and voice actor Ian Abercrombie (1934-2012) had recurring roles on Seinfeld and Wizards of Waverly Place, and played key roles in Birds of Prey and the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars... Read more [...]

Designer Eiko Ishioka Dies

Japanese designer Eiko Ishioka (1938-2012) won an Oscar, a Saturn, a Grammy, and worldwide acclaim for her work in costuming, set design, graphic design, and much more... Read more [...]

Actor Nicol Williamson Dies

Scottish-born actor Nicol Williamson (1936-2011) was nominated for a Saturn Award for playing Merlin in Excalibur... Read more [...]

Actor James Farentino Dies

Actor James Farentino (1938-2012) won a Golden Globe, was nominated for an Emmy, and co-starred in The Final Countdown... Read more [...]

Actor Dick Tufeld Dies

Voice actor Dick Tufeld (1926-2012) was the voice of the robot in Lost in Space, both the 1960s television series and the 1998 movie reboot... Read more [...]