Here They Are...Your 2012 Looney Award Winners!!!

2012 was an amazing year for Asylum movies, a year in which we saw more films than ever, and the level of quality rose to new peaks. As such, this year also saw a record number of Looney votes pour in from all over the world. So, without further adieu, here they are, your 2012 Looney Award Winners for Excellence in Asylum Films:

Best Actor

  Bill Oberst Jr., Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies

Best Actress

Heather Hemmens, Rise of the Zombies

Best Supporting Actor

Christopher Karl Johnson, Nazis at the Center of the Earth

Best Supporting Actress

Monet Mazur, Adopting Terror

Best Performance by a Non-Human

The 2-Headed Shark, 2-Headed Shark Attack

Best Cinematography

Alexander Yellen, Grimm's Snow White

Best Score

Chris Ridenhour, Nazis at the Center of the Earth

Best Visual Effects

Nazis at the Center of the Earth

Best Screenplay

Karl T. Hirsch (story), J. Lauren Proctor (story), 

and Richard Schenkman (screenplay), Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies

Best Asylum Moment of the Year

Zombie Baby Stomp, Rise of the Zombies 

Best Director

Joseph J. Lawson, Nazis at the Center of the Earth

Best Picture

Nazis at the Center of the Earth 

That's a mighty fine crop of winners; interesting that the three films with multiple wins all feature zombies. 

Congratulations to all, thanks to the voters domestic and foreign for making this the biggest Loonies yet, and of course thanks to The Asylum for the fun flicks! Bring on 2013!

It's That Time Again...The 2012 Asylum Looney Awards!!!

That's right, ladies and gentlemen, awards season isn't in full swing until it's time to place your votes for The Looney Awards, Celebrating Excellence in Asylum Films. This will be the Awards' third year, and this time around, things are changing a little bit.

First and foremost, the nominations are gone. To call myself biased would be a laughable understatement: not only did I contribute to three Asylum films this year, I'm acquainted with many of the fine, talented people who worked on most of the others, so for me to decide which films and performances are worth rewarding would be grossly unfair. So here's how were going to work it. At this link, you'll find The Asylum's list of all their 2012 productions. All you have to do is email your ONE winner in each of the below categories, and from there, he(she/they/it) with the most votes, wins. Easy, right? Of course it is. Let's check out those categories...

BEST PICTURE

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A NON-HUMAN*

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST SCORE

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

BEST ASYLUM MOMENT OF THE YEAR

Couple of new categories in there, that's just me keeping it fresh for you. So then, once again, simply email your winners, one per category, to AsylumLoonies@hotmail.com, by THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28th. Winners will be announced right here the very next day. That gives you plenty of time to get your hands on the flicks you haven't seen yet.

So now it's on you, Asylum-fans, not only to get your votes in, but to spread the good word far and wide. With a staggering 19 films released in 2012, there's a lot of greatness to choose from; it was The Asylum's most prolific year to date, so let's show our support and admiration by responding with a record number of votes. The clock is ticking!

* = can be animal, mineral, or meteorlogical