I was reading Murphy's post on the Critics Society Awards, and it struck me. We should have our own awards. I really think that would be a great idea. Now, I'm not saying that we should award some movie "Best Picture" or anything. I mean, award the scripts on this site.

It would be simple, we nominate a screenplay that we have read (In the year of 2007), and send in it for what category we want it in. When I mean "send it in", I mean PM Don. lol.

Now, the only downfall really is the category awards. I mean, we could do "Best Screenplay" and "Best Screenplay Adaption". But then more of the awards seem a little pointless. But then again, we could do a "Best Screenplay 'Insert Genre Here'". Oh, and also "Best OWC Script". I really think it could work.

Thoughts?

This has been tried many times and ended pretty horribly for each.

Instead we have a "Simply Recommended" script thread as a sticky in one of the discussion boards somewhere.

Not a bad idea but don might disagree as sounds like a lot of work for him.  Also I think there would have to be a voting panel and a shortlist so everyone that votes has actually read the nominations.  Like the categories idea, owc, shorts, horror and so on...the panel's gonna have to read a lot of scripts!

Seriusly, this is not going to happen.  Heres the board I was talking a/b: http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-knowyou/m-1141227828/

Like Higgonaitor said, these things never turn out well.

If you like a script that much, put it in the recommended thread.

You could always do it like the real WGA Awards meaning it's blind and two step.

You figure out your categories, limit the scripts to those first posted in 2007 by people actively involved in Simply Scripts and then offer that list in an online poll that doesn't show results.  Those votes are calculated and then the top five in whatever categories are voted on again.

You could lobby like crazy for your script if it makes it to the top five but you'll never know  who voted for you unless they tell you.

It might be a headache for Don and the moderators to compile the initial lists but after that it's all just the poll counting votes.

But this is coming from someone who voted for the last Resident Evil movie in this years WGA Awards because I got my numbers confused.  So it might be best to ignore me.

Thanks for that link, that is exactly what I have been looking for. I knew that there would be loads of old scripts on here that I should be reading but it was always impossible to know which ones I should read - now I know! Cheers.

Shelton, what about a monthly thread in the shorts section that people can just name their favorite new script they read that month? Just one pick allowed.

Anyway looks like I have got some scripts to catch-up on,

later.

I suppose something like that could be done, but I don't see it as being all that different than the recommended thread.

I like the monthly best script thread. It'll keep things fresh and it'll give the writer a sense of accomplishement. Just my thoughts...

~Zack~

Higgs is right.  Won't happen.  You are wasting your creative energies trying to come up with ways that it might.

They all crash and burn under the weight of egos, agendas, favoritism, and the very, very best of intentions.  They just do.

Quoted from Murphy ...what about a monthly thread in the shorts section that people can just name their favorite new script...

That's what the "SimplyRecommended" thread is for, Murph.  It is not a locked thread -- anybody can add to it at anytime.

If you find something that you think is worthy, go ahead and place it in there.

Quoted from bert Higgs is right.  Won't happen.  You are wasting your creative energies trying to come up with ways that it might. They all crash and burn under the weight of egos, agendas, favoritism, and the very, very best of intentions.  They just do.

Exactly. Now the Oscars on the other hand...  

Sorry.. I didn't know. It would of been a neat idea, eh, oh well. This thread could be closed now.

The awards we had back in 2006 I believe (2 times) were run by Alan (Banned, Hated by me and most others who actually tries to have a conversation with the guy without the name of his series coming up) and they worked to a point.

The biggest problem was nobody voted maybe because Alan was disliked or maybe because your script wasn't on the list.

What he did is take the most "popular" scripts and writers and put them against each other. He added him self quite a few times the last time and won... go figure.

The major problem was votes but it wasn't a Don hosted event which means people didn't take it seriously.

It could/would work if Don was at the helm in my opinion but with all the other stresses and concerns in life it's not worth it.

And usually the popular writer's work won which was unfair to everyone else because it is never based on talent. Just how much ass you can kiss.

Are you telling me that Banana Chan wasn't the best script ever posted on these boards? Get outta here!


Phil

Ah!!!!! You got me Phil! I really wanted to read Bananna Chan....

~Zack~