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The
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Thirty-three years later, the next generation of fans had the drive, ambition, skills and tools they needed to take their make-believe adventures off the printed page and out of the back yard and create their own live-action videos that they could share with other like-minded fans around the world on the Internet. These independent Star Trek fan films have grown from low-budget, low-tech videos to spectacular productions on par with Hollywood's best. They have emerged as an industry unto itself... an industry that is allowed to exist and thrive solely at the pleasure of the intellectual property owners, but prohibited from earning one red cent from its efforts. Independent Star Trek fan film productions are the very epitome of a labor of love. Over the last eighteen years, these films have increased in both quality and quantity, and we believe it is appropriate to recognize their achievements in excellence by presenting an award devoted exclusively to them. Treklanta introduced the Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards in 2015. A distinguished panel of judges including Diana Dru Botsford, Peter David, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Michael DeMeritt and Susan Sackett reviewed the sixteen fan films released in calendar year 2014 that met the eligibility requirements we established for these awards. Ballots included nine categories, including Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form; Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form; Best Director; Best Actor or Actress; Best Supporting Actor or Actress; Best Original Screenplay; Best Soundtrack; Best Visual Effects; and Best Production Design. Long Form included fan films with a running time of 31 minutes or longer; Short Form fan films ran 30 minutes or less. The winners of these awards were presented at Treklanta in April 2015 and are listed here. The nine original categories were reevaluated following the 2015 awards ceremony and some important changes were made. For 2016, a total of thirteen categories were established, including Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (>30 min.); Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (<30 min.); Best Original Story or Screenplay; Best Director; Best Lead Actor or Actress; Best Supporting Actor or Actress; Best Guest Actor or Actress; Best Production Design; Best Costuming; Best Hairstyling & Makeup; Best Original Music; Best Sound Design, Editing & Mixing; and Best Special & Visual Effects. Judges for the 2016 Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards included Diana Dru Botsford, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Ken Feinberg, Matthew M. Foster, Andrew Greenberg, David Orange, Emmett Plant and Rick Sternbach. Seventeen independent Star Trek fan films released during calendar year 2015 were reviewed by our panel of judges, and the winners of these awards were presented at Treklanta in April 2016 and are listed here. In 2016, Treklanta was privileged to have the iconic Bjo Trimble—champion of the letter-writing campaign that saved the original Star Trek series, author of The Star Trek Concordance and On the Good Ship Enterprise, and she who led the campaign to have NASA's first space orbiter renamed 'USS Enterprise'—and her husband John as Guests of Honor and presenters at the second annual Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards Ceremony. At the end of the ceremony, Mrs. Trimble told Treklanta chairman Eric L. Watts how impressed she was with the awards program and its mission to recognize outstanding achievement in excellence among independent Star Trek fan films, and thanked all those who were involved in their creation, production and presentation. Mr. Watts, in return, asked Mrs. Trimble if she would consider personally endorsing these awards and allowing us to name them after her, in her honor. After a moment of humble modesty, she graciously agreed to lend her name to these awards. We are delighted to have her support and endorsement of these awards and are pleased to be able to add them to her legacy as "The Godmother of Star Trek Fandom." For 2017, the category of Best Production Design was eliminated for two reasons. First, our panel of judges for the 2016 awards expressed their belief that comparing the production design of some series which were nearly exact reproductions of the original Star Trek series with other series who created new, if not derivative, sets and costumes was somewhat unfair; and second, only a handful of the fan films released during 2016 listed one or more production designers in their onscreen and/or IMDb credits, making it difficult, if not impossible, to identify the person(s) responsible for their production design. Accordingly, that category was removed from the awards ballot. The twelve award categories for 2017 were Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (>30 min.); Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (<30 min.); Best Original Story or Screenplay; Best Director; Best Lead Actor or Actress; Best Supporting Actor or Actress; Best Guest Actor or Actress; Best Costuming; Best Hairstyling & Makeup; Best Original Music; Best Sound Design, Editing & Mixing; and Best Special & Visual Effects. Judges for the newly renamed 2017 Bjo Awards included Diana Dru Botsford, Keith R. A. DeCandido, John DeSentis, Matthew M. Foster, Andrew Greenberg, Robert Greenberger, Cheralyn Lambeth and Archie H. Waugh. Thirty-three independent Star Trek fan films released during calendar year 2016 were reviewed by our panel of judges, and the winners of these awards were presented at Treklanta in April 2017 and are listed here. For 2018, all twelve categories were carried over from 2017 with no changes. The twelve award categories for 2018 were Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (>30 min.); Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (<30 min.); Best Original Story or Screenplay; Best Director; Best Lead Actor or Actress; Best Supporting Actor or Actress; Best Guest Actor or Actress; Best Costuming; Best Hairstyling & Makeup; Best Original Music; Best Sound Design, Editing & Mixing; and Best Special & Visual Effects. Judges for the 2018 Bjo Awards included Diana Dru Botsford, Dr. Meldrena Chapin, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Andrew Greenberg, Deborah Stevenson and Geoffrey Thorne. Twenty-one independent Star Trek fan films released during calendar year 2017 were reviewed by our panel of judges, and the winners of these awards were presented at Treklanta in May 2018. |
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| Eligibility Requirements for the 2018 Bjo Awards | ||||||
| To be eligible for consideration in the 2018
Bjo Awards, an independent Star Trek fan film must: 1) Be a live-action dramatic presentation set in the Star Trek universe, not animated or CGI, or a satire or parody of Star Trek 2) Have "Based upon Star Trek, Created by Gene Roddenberry" (or similar) in the title sequence, opening credits or closing credits* 3) Have been released to the Internet (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) during calendar year 2016, and 4) Have an entry on IMDb.com with full cast and crew credits listed** * This requirement may be waived under certain circumstances and at the sole discretion of Treklanta ** For awards presented to individuals, nominees must be listed on those films' IMDb page |
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| Panel of Judges for the 2018 Bjo Awards | ||||||
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The 2018 Bjo Awards
Finalists
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Best
Special & Visual Effects
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Star
Trek Continues
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"Still
Treads the Shadow"
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Marc Bell, Matt Boardman |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part I"
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Marc Bell, Matt Boardman, Stephen Bailey, Michael Struck |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part II"
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Marc Bell, Stephen Bailey, Daniel Dod, Gabriel Koerner, Michael Struck, Matt Boardman, John Knoll, Tom Martinek, Kenneth Thomson, Jr. |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What
Ships Are For"
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Marc Bell, Matt Boardman |
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Survivors
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Matthew Lee Blackburn | |
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Best
Sound Design, Editing & Mixing
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Star
Trek Continues
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"Still
Treads the Shadow"
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Ralph M. Miller |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part I"
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Ralph M. Miller |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part II"
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Stephen Cevallos, Ralph M. Miller, Dan Scanlan, Michelle Sile |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What
Ships Are For"
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Ralph M. Miller, Michelle Siles |
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Starship
Tristan
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"Between
Two Worlds"
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Randall Landers |
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Survivors
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Matthew Lee Blackburn | |
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Best
Original Music
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part I"
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Andy Farber, Vic Mignogna |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What
Ships Are For"
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Vic Mignogna |
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Starship
Intrepid
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"Duty
of Care"
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Jared Cowing |
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Starship
Tristan
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"Departures"
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Anthony Johnson |
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The
Federation Files
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"Walking
Bear, Running Wolf"
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Konora, Dan R. Reynolds |
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Best
Hairstyling & Makeup
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part I"
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Lisa Hansell, Tim Vittetoe, Genie Bolet, Crystal Broedel, Monique Paredes, Matthew Turull, Thomas E. Surprenant, Randilee Warner, Hillary Warren, Amanda Denkler, Aubrey Warner |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part II"
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Genie Bolet, Crystal Broedel, Amanda Denkler, Lisa Hansell, Monique Paredes, Thomas E. Surprenant, Matthew Turull, Tim Vittetoe, Aubrey Warner, Randilee Warner, Hillary Warren |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What
Ships Are For"
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Genie Bolet, Crystal Broedel, Amanda Denkler, Stephanie Hall, Lisa Hansell, Thomas E. Surprenant, Tim Vittetoe, Randilee Warner, Hillary Warren |
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Starship
Intrepid
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"Duty
of Care"
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Laura Adam, Roisin McCallum |
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The
Derelict
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Andrew David | |
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Best
Costuming
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Star
Trek Continues
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"Still
Treads the Shadow"
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Ginger Holley, Hannah Barucky, Angelica Chica, Amanda Costigan |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part II"
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Ginger Holley, Hannah Barucky, Nora Brand, Michelle Brooks, Hiba Faouri, Miguel A. Moreta |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What
Ships Are For"
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Ginger Holley, Hannah Barucky, Hiba Faouri, Miguel A. Moreta |
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Starship
Intrepid
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"Duty
of Care"
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Nicholas J. Cook |
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The
Derelict
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Gina Vanderkley | |
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Best
Guest Actor or Actress
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Nicola
Bryant as Lana
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To Boldly Go, Part II" |
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John
de Lancie as Galisti
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What Ships Are For" |
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Anne
Lockhart as Thaius
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What Ships Are For" |
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Elizabeth
Maxwell as Sekara
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What Ships Are For" |
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Amy
Rydell as Romulan Commander
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To Boldly Go," Parts I & II |
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Best
Supporting Actor or Actress
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Kipleigh
Brown as Smith
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To Boldly Go, Part II" |
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Grant
Imahara as Sulu
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To Boldly Go, Part II" |
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Michele
Specht as McKennah
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What Ships Are For" and "To Boldly Go, Part I" |
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M.
Brooke Wilkins as Kira
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Quark's
Space Station
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"Too Much Traffic" |
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Best
Lead Actor or Actress
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Christopher
Doohan as Mr. Scott
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To Boldly Go, Part I" |
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Todd
Haberkorn as Mr. Spock
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Star
Trek Continues
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"Still Treads the Shadow" and "To Boldly Go, Part II" |
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Roisin
McCallum as Parker
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Starship
Intrepid
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"Duty of Care" |
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Vic
Mignogna as Captain James T. Kirk
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What Ships Are For," "To Boldly Go, Part I" and "To Boldly Go, Part II" |
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Hayward
Morse as Dr. Goode
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Chance
Encounter
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Best
Director
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Matthew
Lee Blackburn
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Survivors
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Nicholas
J. Cook
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Starship
Intrepid
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"Duty of Care" |
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Julian
Higgins
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Star
Trek Continues
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"Still Treads the Shadow" |
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James
Kerwin
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To Boldly Go, Part II" |
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Vic
Mignogna
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What Ships Are For" |
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Aaron
Vanderkley
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The
Derelict
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Best
Original Story or Screenplay
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Chance
Encounter
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Paul Laight, Gary O'Brien | |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part I"
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Robert J. Sawyer, Vic Mignogna, James Kerwin |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part II"
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Robert J. Sawyer, Vic Mignogna, James Kerwin |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What
Ships Are For"
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Kipleigh Brown, Vic Mignogna, James Kerwin |
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The
Derelict
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Aaron Vanderkley | |
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Best
Dramatic Presentation, Short
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Chance
Encounter
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Paul Laight, Gary O'Brien | |
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Star
Trek: The Mirror Frontier
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Arthur Bellfield, David Eaton, Cameron Sullivan, Christian Vasquez | |
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Starship
Deimos
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"The
Archive"
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Randall Landers |
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Starship
Intrepid
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"Duty
of Care"
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Nicholas J. Cook |
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Survivors
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Matthew Lee Blackburn, Daniel McIntyre | |
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The
Derelict
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Aaron Vanderkley | |
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Best
Dramatic Presentation, Long
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Quark's
Space Station
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"Too
Much Traffic"
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Bob Brandys |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part I"
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Vic Mignogna, Steven Dengler |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"To
Boldly Go, Part II"
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Vic Mignogna, Steven Dengler |
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Star
Trek Continues
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"What
Ships Are For"
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Vic Mignogna, Steven Dengler |
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Starship
Tristan
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"Between
Two Worlds"
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Randall Landers |
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The 2018 Bjo Awards
Winners
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CATEGORY
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PRODUCTION/FILM | |
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BEST SPECIAL & VISUAL EFFECTS
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Star
Trek Continues, "To Boldly Go, Part II" Marc Bell, Stephen Bailey, Daniel Dod, Gabriel Koerner, Michael Struck, Matt Boardman, John Knoll, Tom Martinek, Kenneth Thomson, Jr. |
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BEST SOUND DESIGN, EDITING & MIXING
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Star
Trek Continues, "To Boldly Go, Part II" Stephen Cevallos, Ralph M. Miller, Dan Scanlan, Michelle Sile |
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BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
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The
Federation Files, "Walking Bear, Running Wolf" Konora, Dan R. Reynolds |
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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
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Star
Trek Continues, "To Boldly Go, Part II" Genie Bolet, Crystal Broedel, Amanda Denkler, Lisa Hansell, Monique Paredes, Thomas E. Surprenant, Matthew Turull, Tim Vittetoe, Aubrey Warner, Randilee Warner, Hillary Warren |
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BEST COSTUMING
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Star
Trek Continues, "To Boldly Go, Part II" Ginger Holley, Hannah Barucky, Nora Brand, Michelle Brooks, Hiba Faouri, Miguel A. Moreta |
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BEST GUEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
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Amy
Rydell as "Romulan Commander" Star Trek Continues, "To Boldly Go," Parts I & II |
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OR ACTRESS
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Michele
Specht as "Dr. Elise McKennah" Star Trek Continues, "What Ships Are For" and "To Boldly Go, Part I" |
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BEST LEAD ACTOR OR ACTRESS
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Vic
Mignogna as "Captain James T. Kirk" Star Trek Continues, "What Ships Are For," "To Boldly Go, Part I" and "To Boldly Go, Part II" |
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BEST DIRECTOR
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Vic
Mignogna Star Trek Continues, "What Ships Are For" |
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BEST ORIGINAL STORY OR SCREENPLAY
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Star
Trek Continues, "What Ships Are For" Kipleigh Brown, Vic Mignogna, James Kerwin |
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BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION,
SHORT FORM (30 minutes or less) |
The
Derelict Aaron Vanderkley |
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BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION,
LONG FORM (31 minutes or more) |
Star
Trek Continues, "To Boldly Go, Part II" Vic Mignogna, Steven Dengler |
| Summary Star Trek Continues won ten of twelve awards (Best Special & Visual Effects; Best Sound Design, Editing & Mixing; Best Makeup & Hairstyling; Best Costuming; Best Guest Actor or Actress; Best Supporting Actor or Actress; Best Lead Actor or Actress; Best Director; Best Original Story or Screenplay and Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form), The Federation Files won one award (Best Original Music) and The Derelict won one award (Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form). The ten awards won by Star Trek Continues were accepted by costume designer Ginger Holley, cast member Donald Hustón and script supervisor Kade Wilson at the awards ceremony. Dan R. Reynolds, sound designer/supervising sound editor for The Federation Files, accepted his award in person at the awards ceremony. The award won by The Derelict was shipped to executive producer Aaron Vanderkley in Australia. This year's award plaques were sponsored by Mr. Lawrence L. Fleming. |
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The
2018 Bjo Awards Ceremony
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Left to right: Treklanta
Chairman, Bjo Awards creator/producer and Master of Ceremonies Eric
L. Watts, Star Trek Continues costume designer Ginger
Holley, Star Trek Continues cast member Donald Hustón,
Star Trek Continues script supervisor Kade Wilson, Treklanta
Main Programming Track Operations Director and Master of Ceremonies
Brian Holloway, Best Original Music award winner Dan R.
Reynolds, and Guest of Honor and awards presenter Robert O'Reilly.
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