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Aurealis Awards announced
Congratulations to Sean Williams, who won the Aurealis Award for best Adult Fantasy novel for The Storm Weaver and the Sand, and to A.L. McCann, winner of the best Horror Novel with The White Body of Evening.

Click here for a full list of nominees.

The Oscars
You already know that our Nicole scooped Best Actress for The Hours, but did you know that The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers took home the awards for Visual Effects and Sound Editing? LotR was nominated for a total of 6 awards this year. Click here for a complete list of winners.

Andy Serkis sans motion capture suit
Andy Serkis (who provided the human element in The Lord of the Rings' Gollum) has been cast in an upcoming female version of Big. It's called 13 Going On 30 and will star Jennifer Garner (Alias). Full story at Cinescape.

Movie News
Read an interview on SciFiWire with Steve Johnson (prosthetic and animatronic effects for The Amazing Spider-Man).

Read an interview at ComingSoon.net with Kirsten Dunst on Levity and The Amazing Spider-Man.

ComingSoon.net also alerts us to the fact that Quidditch in the movie version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is unlikely. Seems that in this the producers are sticking to the novel.

The Saturns
The nominees for the Saturns were announced last week (including a nomination for Andy Serkis as best supporting actor in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers!) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Minority Report were tied in first place for most nominations with 10 each. See the full list on AICN or read an article about the awards on People.com (with special thanks to Zoid for the People link).

The Matrix
Over on CHUD Jack Ruby interviews Joel Silver about his upcoming projects including the latest on The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions. Check out the interview here for much action movie fun.

Riddick Trilogy
Filming of the first of a proposed trilogy starring Vin Diesel's character from Pitch Black is set to go ahead in just a couple of weeks. Full scoop on SciFiWire.

Movie Round Up
StarTrek.com reports that 7 deleted scenes will be included in the DVD of Nemesis.
Comingsoon.net reports that Brendan Fraser may well NOT be involved in The Mummy 3.
SciFiWire reports that Nathan Fillion (Firefly) will feature prominently as Buffy's evil foil in the series' final five episodes.
Comingsoon.net has a scooper who claims to have seen the Return of the King trailer.
Terminator3.com has the latest trailer available for download.

4th March, 2003

Overdosed on SciFi lately?
Take a walk on the wild side over at AboutSciFi. Guide Julia Houston has created a list of "The Oddest Paranoias I Have Developed From Watching Too Much Sci-Fi". Strange stuff, but then again you just might spot yourself!

Troy
According to TheHollywoodReporter.com Garrett Hedlund, a newcomer to Hollywood, is confirmed to play Patroclus in Troy. While you're over there take a peek at the latest on the Battlestar Galactica remake. Click here for full details.

Elektra Spin-off
Daredevil may not have opened here yet but that doesn't mean that Fox and Regency don't have plans for an Elektra spin-off. Check it out at Yahoo.

Bye Buffy
As reported earlier on the message board Buffy will conclude this year. Details at Cinescape, Entertainment Weekly, BuffyDownUnder, NYPost and Reuters.com. A particular thank you to Phantophile Faraday for the link to Entertainment Weekly.

Our Hero Joss
Benbella Books is publishing a Joss Whedon biography a little later in the year and has set up a website for the project. Explore Joss' brain and take the Joss quiz. Click here to be frightened.