June 3, 2011
And the Moby goes to…
by Melville House
Well, it was a hell of a year in book trailers. And last night there was a hell of a party to celebrate them.
The winners for the 2nd Annual Moby Awards were announced before a very finely dressed crowd at powerHouse Arena.
Ron Charles recorded one of his most hilarious videos yet (reportedly his last as the “totally hip video book reviewer,” but I don’t believe it), Gary Shteyngart was on hand to accept the Grand Jury/We’re Giving You This Award Because Otherwise You’d Win Too Many Other Awards award, and Tao Lin presented the Worst Performance by an Author (sorry, JFranz).
For the full list of winners, go to the Moby Awards winner page. Or you can check them out here:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ron Charles
Best Big House: Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
Best Small House: Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer
Grand Jury/We’re Giving You This Award Because Otherwise You’d Win Too Many Other Awards:
–Super Sad True Love Story – Gary Shteyngart
Book Trailer As Stand Alone Art Object:
–How Did You Get This Number? – Sloane Crosley
Worst Big House:
–Savages – Don Winslow
Worst Small / No House:
–Pirates: The Midnight Passage – James R. Hannibal
Worst Performance by an Author:
–Jonathan Franzen – Freedom
Most Celebtastic Performance:
–James Franco - Super Sad True Love Story
What Are We Doing To Our Children?:
–It’s A Book – Lane Smith
General Technical Excellence and Courageous Pursuit of Gloriousness:
–Electric Literature
Most Monkey Sex:
–Bonobo Handshake – Vanessa Woods
Worst Soundtrack:
–GhostGirl
Most Angelic Angel Falling to Earth:
–Torment – Lauren Kate