THE 2008 NOMINEES ARE...

[Roy Janik]

The nominations for the 2008 AIC Awards have been tallied. Ballots are being emailed out as I type this. If you don't receive your ballot in a few days, email me at AICVOTING AT 23GOE DOT COM or PM me or call me. I can give you a link that will allow you to vote.

Here are the nominees. We tried to shoot for a max of 6 nominees in most categories, though in certain cases that had to be relaxed. As is tradition, we'll be sending out emails to people who were nominated, but didn't make it onto the ballot, so that you can know people out there were thinking about you. Expect that over the next week or so.

The nominees, in pseudo-random order:

Individual Awards:

1. Best Female Improviser
Erika May
Kaci Beeler
Tami Nelson
Shana Merlin
Rachel Madorsky

2. Best Male Improviser
Roy Janik
Kareem Badr
Bob McNichol
Dave Buckman
Shannon McCormick
Michael Jastroch

3. Best Light and Sound Improviser
Jason Vines
Sarah Farr
David Zimmerman

4. Best Realistic Scenes
Kareem Badr
Bob McNichol
Dave Buckman
Rachel Madorsky

5. Best Absurd Scenes
Chris Trew
Chris Allen
Cody Dearing
Arthur Simone
Bryan Roberts

6. Most Fearless Improviser
Chris Allen
Tom Booker
Chris Trew
Cody Dearing

7. Most Playful and Accepting Improviser
Roy Janik
Kaci Beeler
Chris Trew
Chris Allen

8. Most Improved Improviser
Brent Foshee
Michael Williams
Andrew Wesely
Marc Majcher
David Zimmerman

9. Best Characters
Kareem Badr
Josh Krilov
Erika May
Shana Merlin
Arthur Simone
Shannon McCormick

10. Best Show Host
Roy Janik
Chris Trew
John Ratliff
Shannon McCormick
Michael Jastroch

11. Best Musical Improviser
Michael Brockman
John Ratliff
Shana Merlin

12. Most Underrated Improviser
Erin Molson
Chris Allen
Justin York
Valerie Ward
Elizabeth Leader Smith
Eric Heiberg
Matt Pollock
Audrey Samsom

13. Most Likely to win this award (the Robin Goodfellow / Sara Farr award)
Roy Janik
Alex Nixon
Valerie Ward
Topping Haggerty
Noah Voelker
David Zimmerman

14. Hardest Working Individual for the Collective
Mike Mcgill
Chris Trew
Asaf Ronen
Roy Janik

15. Best Teacher/Director/Coach
Michael Jastroch
Shana Merlin
David Buckman
Chris Trew
Asaf Ronen

16. Most Fashionable Improviser
Frank Wilmore
Katie Sicking
Kacey Samiee
Tami Nelson
Kaci Beeler
Kareem Badr

Troupe Awards:

17. Hardest Working Troupe
Midnight Society
Parallelogramophonograph
ColdTowne

18. Best Marketing and Promotional Materials
ColdTowne
Parallelogramophonograph

19. Best Improv Troupe
The Frank Mills
Parallelogramophonograph
Getup
ColdTowne

20. Best Sketch Group
Lovey & Lovey
Backpack Picnic
Midnight Society
Ghetto Sketch Warlock
P! Company
Uptowne

21. Best Ad-hoc Team
Dick Rambuck
Twisted Knickers
Perfect Banana
You're Not My Real Dad
Ramirez and Gilstrap
Girltrap

22. Best New Troupe
You're Not My Real Dad
Girltrap
Skipfield
Snackers
Murphy
No Chaser
Unfurled

Other:

23. Most Enjoyable *New* Format
PGraph's French Farce
Ka-Baam! (Superhero)
PGraph's Some Like it Improvised (Screwball Comedy)
Improv for Evil's Cochise! (70's Cop Show)
PGraph's Villainy
Look Cookie's Dating Game

24. Best Party House
Dinosaur Moonbase (Kaci & Roy's)
Arthur Simone's

25. Best line from a show
"OK, what's the damn deal?" - Bryan Roberts
"I'm afraid to inform you that (flips through charts on clipboard) I have cancer?!?" - Cody Dearing
"I'm not a light bulb, you can't unscrew me." - Dav Wallace
"She talks like everyone to that." Michael Williams
"Fried chicken is a dance of passion and sensuality." -Alex Nixon
"Will Smith is the only thing that we as a nation can agree upon." -Nick Ramirez
"The internet is so slow up here." -Bob McNichol, playing an astronaut
"I'm sorry #3, but Finnegan's Wake is not a type of car, though it is a very long literary vehicle." -Valerie Ward

[Roy Janik]

Also, Congratulations to everyone who was nominated, whether you're on the ballot off it. This community, and the people in it, are awesome. Never forget that.

[Matt]

Also awesome are the people organizing events such as the awards - thank you!

[mpbrockman]

Good heavens - this is a bitch! So many deserving folk.

Plus, even having been around now for a year and a half or so. I realize how many of you I have left to meet and/or see perform. Wow, we're huge!

Congrats to all and special thanks to Roy for tallying and Val for organizing!

[sara farr]

VOTED!

[mpbrockman]

Ditto - but not without some serious, nail-biting internal debate.

[Roy Janik]

46 people (out 186) have already voted. Sweet.

[arthursimone]

24. Best Party House
Dinosaur Moonbase (Kaci & Roy's)
Arthur Simone's

whoa!

in light of this, I hereby declare my house to be....
Creationist Stronghold!!!

[Lants]

I've never been to a party at Arthur Simone's

I've been to a ton of parties at Robin Goodfellow's though and I find it a shame his house wasn't nominated.

[Maggie Maye]

I submitted a write in vote for all of these- Ron Paul, baby. He doesn't get to be president, atleast let him be the best party house.

[Lants]

I submitted a write in vote for all of these- Ron Paul, baby. He doesn't get to be president, atleast let him be the best party house.

No one wants to go to that racist's party

[ChrisTrew.Com]

where do we campaign?

[Roy Janik]

where do we campaign?

In your scenework and your work within and for the improv community.

81 votes so far, or 44% of all eligible voters. Keep 'em coming.

[TexasImprovMassacre]

Hey Roy! I got your emails! You so fine too! (there's no kissy emoticon)

[Roy Janik]

As is tradition, we'll be sending out emails to people who were nominated, but didn't make it onto the ballot, so that you can know people out there were thinking about you. Expect that over the next week or so.

Done and done.