Coming Soon: The Catholic Skywalker Awards

With 2012 coming to a close it is time for us to choose what the best entertainment of the year was.  And just as the Academy Awards have their "Oscars", so too the Catholic Skywalker Awards have their "Kal-El's"

Now, you may be wondering why a blog called Catholic Skywalker would choose a Superman statue as it's award, and not something from Star Wars.   The reasons are 3-fold:

1.  The Catholic Skywalker Awards will cover movies, television, and comic books.  Superman is an icon for all three.
2.  The pose he has here, revealing his inner hero, is symbolic of the revelation of truth and beauty that we should find in all good art.
3.  It's a statue I actually own, so I can use this photo on my blog.

Later today we will have the Catholic Skywalker Awards in Comic Books.
The categories are:

BEST SERIES:

Nominees

-Green Lantern

-X-Factor

-Fantastic Four

-Justice League

-Aquaman

BEST MINI-SERIES

Nominees

-Locke and Key: Clockworks

-National Comics

-He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

-AvX

BEST WRITER

Nominees

-Geoff Johns

-Mark Waid

-Peter David

-Jonathon Hickman

BEST ARTIST

Nominees

-Alex Ross

-Eddy Barrows

-Gary Frank

-Rags Morales

BEST SINGLE ISSUE

Nominees 

-Justice League #0

-Green Lantern #0

-Fantastic Four #605

-X-Factor #240

BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL

Nominees 

-Superman Earth One: vol 2

-Batman Earth One: vol 1

-All Ghoul's School

Then before the New Year, we will have the Catholic Skywalker Awards for movies and television:

Nominees

BEST PICTURE

Argo

The Dark Knight Rises

The Avengers

Ted

Les Miserables

BEST DIRECTOR

Joss Whedon – The Avengers

Ben Affleck – Argo

Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight Rises

Tom Hooper – Les Miserables

Steven Spielberg - Lincoln

BEST ACTOR

Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln

Kim Kold – Teddy Bear

Mark Duplass – Safety Not Guaranteed

Andy Garcia – For Greater Glory

Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables

BEST ACTRESS

Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises

Emma Stone – The Amazing Spider-Man

Amy Adams – Trouble With the Curve

Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games

Keira Knightly – Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Rhys Ivans – The Amazing Spider-Man

Michael Fassbender - Prometheus

Tom Hardy – The Dark Knight Rises

John Snieder – October Baby

Russel Crowe -Les Miserables

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook

Emily Blunt – Looper

Samantha Barks – Les Miserables

Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables

Elsbeth Steentoft – Teddy Bear

BEST SCREENPLAY

Tony Kushner - Lincoln

Seth McFarland, Alex Sulkin, Wellesly Wild – Ted

Joss Whedon - The Avengers

Rian Johnson - Looper

Derek Connoly - Safety Not Guaranteed

BEST MAKEUP

The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey

The Avengers

Looper
Prometheus

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey

The Avengers

Looper
Prometheus

BEST SCORE

Mark Silvestri - The Avengers
Geoff Zanelli - The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Howard Shore - The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey
James Horner - The Amazing Spider-Man
Sune Martin - Teddy Bear

BEST SONG

“This Gift” - The Odd Life of Timothy Green

"A Thousand Years" - Twilight: Breaking Dawn pt 2
"Big Machine" - Safety Not Guaranteed

BEST COSTUMES

The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
Prometheus
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises

TELEVISION

Best Drama:

-Sherlock

-Castle

-Downton Abbey

-The Walking Dead

Best Comedy

Parks and Recreation

The Big Bang Theory

The Office
Community

Best Actor in a Drama

Nathan Fillion – Castle

Andrew Lincoln – The Walking Dead
Johnny Lee Miller - Elementary

Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock

Best Actress in a Drama

Sutton Foster - Bunheads

Stanna Katic – Castle

Sarah Wayne Callies – The Walking Dead

Emily Van Camp - Revenge

Best Supporting Actor, Drama

Colin Donnell - Arrow

David Morressy – The Walking Dead

Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones

Martin Freeman - Sherlock

Best Supporting Actress, Drama

Lara Pulver - Sherlock

Laurie Holden – The Walking Dead

Lauren Cohan- The Walking Dead

Lena Heady – The Game of Thrones

Danai Gurira – The Walking Dead

Best Actor, Comedy

Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Nick Offerman - Parks and Recreation

Ty Burrell – Modern Family

Joel McHale - Community

Best Actress, Comedy

Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation

Zooey DeChannel – New Girl

Kalee Cuoco – The Big Bang Theory

Patricia Heaton – The Middle

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy

Neil Patrick Harris– How I Met Your Mother

Donald Glover – Community

Nick Offerman – Parks and Recreation

Dany Pudi -Community

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy

Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory

Aubrey Plaza – Parks and Recreation

Yvette Nicole Brown – Community

Alison Brie – Community

Tune in for the awards results and see who takes home a Kal-El!