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Toronto film critics just named the best movies of the year Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Nomadland, a film described by the TFCA as "a socially evocative film about a community of the 'RV homeless,'" took home the awards for Best Picture, Best Director for Chloé Zhao, and Best Actress for Frances McDormand when the winners were announced Sunday. "Chloé Zhao's sublime road movie, Nomadland, brilliantly speaks to our shared 21st-century examination of our life journeys, which is why we made it our...

2021 Independent Spirit Awards nominations Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Olivia Wilde led the filmmakers announcing the nominees for the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards, with Never Rarely Sometimes Always leading the pack with seven nominations and Minari following close behind with six nods. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Nomadland were also top contenders with five nominations each. The nominations were announced virtually on Tuesday morning by Wilde, Laverne Cox, and Barry Jenkins. 'It is such an honor to be here to help announc...

Nalo Hopkinson Photo Credit: Tania Anderson/Nalo Hopkinson Nalo Hopkinson, a Jamaican-born Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer, has won a prestigious writing award.  Hopkinson was named the 37th Damon Knight Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The award recognizes a “lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.”  Hopkinson, 60, is the first Black woman and the youngest person to win the award. Previous winners include acclaimed science fiction and fantasy writers Ursula K. Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, and Ray Bradbury.  This is not Hopkins...

Encore performance for Skoda Fabia in 2020 carsales Best First Car Award Encore performance for Skoda Fabia in 2020 carsales Best First Car Award December 16, 2020 Czech won two: VW’s junior partner has scored consecutive wins with the Fabia light hatch Seven judges settled on the Fabia for this year’s award, which was decided by a ‘bench test’ rather than a field test due to restrictions on movements during the COVID-19 pandemic. In another change to the modus operandi this year, the eligibility criteria now includes a price cap of $25,000, which is $5000 more than last year. Keeping...

You write under Dave Wolverton for science fiction stories and David Farland for fantasy stories. How did you decide on using two names for your fiction? When would you advise writers to use pseudonyms? “Wolverton” is a cool enough name for a writer, but so often my books ended up on the bottom shelf. I thought only garden gnomes walking through the store were likely to find them. In fact, research done by Campbell’s Soups showed that 92% of people won’t stoop over to get their favorite soup from the bottom shelf. So think about it. Does that mean that 92% of my readers were being los...