And the 2010 CiMBA Winners are....

The Classic Movie Blog Association (CMBA) is proud to announce its winners for the 2010 CiMBA, an award given in seven categories to recognize excellence in classic movie blogging among the CMBA's thirty members.

Over the last two months, CMBA members had an opportunity to self-nominate their best blog posts in each category. If the number of nominees exceeded five in a category, a screening vote was held to reduce the number (although there were still ties, creating six nominations in two categories). Click here to vote the full list of nominees.

The members then voted to select the best of the best. Unlike some web awards, only CMBA members can vote for the CiMBA--making it an award given by one's peers. The voting was close in many of the categories, which is indicative of the outstanding quality of all the nominees.

Congratulations to the 2010 CiMBA winners! We strongly encouragely all classic movie lovers to check out their outstanding posts below:

Best Film Review (Drama)
Boris Karloff Blogathon, Day 7: “You know what they call my films today? Camp! High camp!” (A review of Targets) by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr., Thrilling Days of Yesteryear, http://thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogspot.com/2009/11/boris-karloff-blogathon-day-7-you-know.html

Best Film Review (Musical or Comedy)
Love Me Tonight (1932) by R.D. Finch, The Movie Projector, http://themovieprojector.blogspot.com/2010/06/love-me-tonight-1932.html

Best Classic Movie Article
The Best Fred Astaire Musicals Without Ginger Rogers by R.D. Finch, The Movie Projector, http://themovieprojector.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-fred-astaire-musicals-without.html

Best Profile of a Classic Movie Performer or Filmmaker
About John Gilbert...An Interview with Leatrice Gilbert Fountain by TheLadyEve, Classic Film & TV Cafe, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2010/08/about-john-gilbertan-interview-with.html

Best Classic Movie Blog Event
Trivia Time by Paul2, Classic Film & TV Cafe, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2010/01/trivia-time-part-17.html (this is a link to just one of the quizzes).

Best Classic Movie Discussion
10 Questions with John Stangeland, author of Warren William: Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood by Cliff Aliperti, Warren-Wiliam.com, http://warren-william.com/2010/06/21/interview-john-stangeland/

Best Classic Movie Blog Design
Classicfilmboy’s Movie Paradise, http://www.classicfilmboy.com/

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Nominees for the 2010 CiMBA - The CMBA's Awards for Excellence in Classic Movie Blogging

Below is the complete list of official nominees for the 2010 CiMBA awards.

Best Film Review (Drama)

America by SilentFilmFanatic, Noir and Chick Flicks, http://dawnschickflicks.blogspot.com/2010/08/america-1924-dw-griffith.html

The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston) by John Greco, Twenty Four Frames, http://twentyfourframes.wordpress.com/2010/07/03/the-asphalt-jungle-1950-john-huston/

Boris Karloff Blogathon, Day 7: “You know what they call my films today? Camp! High camp!” (A review of Targets) by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr., Thrilling Days of Yesteryear, http://thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogspot.com/2009/11/boris-karloff-blogathon-day-7-you-know.html

The Clock by Brian, Classicfilmboy’s Movie Paradise, http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2010/05/clock-timeless-romance.html

Richard III -- A Villain for the Ages by ClassicBecky, ClassicBecky’s Film and Literary Review, http://classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com/2010/08/richard-iii-villain-for-ages.html

The Whisperers (1967): Are You There by Rupert, Classic Movies Digest, http://classicmoviesdigest.blogspot.com/2010/02/whisperers-1967-are-you-there.html

Best Film Review (Musical or Comedy)

Ball of Fire (Howard Hawks) by John Greco, Twenty Four Frames, http://twentyfourframes.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/ball-of-fire-1941-howard-hawks-2/

Feel Good Movies: I Hope You're Going My Way Too by ClassicBecky, Classic Film & TV Cafe, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/search/label/going%20my%20way

Love Me Tonight (1932) by R.D. Finch, The Movie Projector, http://themovieprojector.blogspot.com/2010/06/love-me-tonight-1932.html

Margie (1946): The Roaring 20's, High School Style by Rupert, Classic Movies Digest, http://classicmoviesdigest.blogspot.com/2010/01/margie-1946-roaring-20s-high-school.html

Movies I’ve stared at recently on TCM #48 (“They’ve taken the last of the canteens” edition) by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr., Thrilling Days of Yesteryear, http://thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogspot.com/2009/12/movies-ive-stared-at-recently-on-tcm-48.html

The Smiling Lieutenant by Brian, Classicfilmboy’s Movie Paradise, http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2010/04/smile-smile-smile.html

Best Classic Movie Article

“Because he lived and wrote and acted here, this land will always be a saner place to live. That fact is his true monument.” – Herman Wouk by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr., Thrilling Days of Yesteryear, http://thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogspot.com/2010/02/because-he-lived-and-wrote-and-acted.html

The Best Fred Astaire Musicals Without Ginger Rogers by R.D. Finch, The Movie Projector, http://themovieprojector.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-fred-astaire-musicals-without.html

Ernest Borgnine Said What? The TCM Classic Film Festival by Sazball, Classic Film & TV Cafe, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2010/05/ernest-borgnine-said-what-tcm-classic.html

In Defense of Scarlett O'Hara by Brandie, True Classics: The ABCs of Classic Film http://trueclassics.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/in-defense-of-scarlett-ohara/

My Top 10 Introduction to Warren William Recommendations by Cliff Aliperti, Warren-William.com, http://warren-william.com/2009/12/09/my-top-10-introduction-to-warren-william-recommendations/

Best Profile of a Classic Movie Performer or Filmmaker

About John Gilbert...An Interview with Leatrice Gilbert Fountain by TheLadyEve, Classic Film & TV Cafe, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2010/08/about-john-gilbertan-interview-with.html

Jennifer Jones by Brian, Classicfilmboy’s Movie Paradise, http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2009/12/my-favorite-40s-actresses-11.html

Katharine Hepburn Starring in Box-Office Poison by Rupert, Classic Movies Digest, http://classicmoviesdigest.blogspot.com/2010/05/katharine-hepburn-starring-in-box.html

Mantan the Funnyman by Kevin Deany, Kevin’s Movie Corner, http://kevinsmoviecorner.blogspot.com/2010/02/mantan-funnyman.html

Too Marvelous for Words by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr., Thrilling Days of Yesteryear, http://thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogspot.com/2009/11/too-marvelous-for-words.html

Best Classic Movie Blog Event

Dawn and Monty’s Summer Movies at the Beach by Dawn and Monty, Noir and Chick Flicks, http://dawnschickflicks.blogspot.com/search/label/summer%20beach%20movies. Surfing was big, dancing was all part of a day at the beach and some cool songs made their way onto our favorite beach films.  

The Oscars 1944 (consisting of five posts, a poll and feedback from readers) by Brian, Classicfilmboy’s Movie Paradise:
-- http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2010/02/oscars-1944.html
-- http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2010/03/1944-and-then-there-were-five.html
-- http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2010/03/1944-and-nominees-are_03.html
-- http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2010/03/1944-and-my-winner-is.html
-- http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2010/03/and-real-winners-from-1944-are.html

Trivia Time by Paul2, Classic Film & TV Cafe, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2010/01/trivia-time-part-17.html  (this is a link to just one of the quizzes). This weekly quiz may be the most challenging classic movie trivia game on the web! Some installments of Trivia Time have been viewed by over 400 readers and generated up to 30 comments.

Best Classic Movie Discussion

1962: Hollywood’s Second Greatest Year Part 3 by R.D. Finch, The Movie Projector, http://movieprojector.blogspot.com/2009/11/1962-hollywoods-second-greatest-year.html

10 Questions with John Stangeland, author of Warren William: Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood by Cliff Aliperti, Warren-Wlliam.com, http://warren-william.com/2010/06/21/interview-john-stangeland/

Everybody’s Got One by ClassicBecky, ClassicBecky’s Film and Literary Review, http://classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com/2010/05/everybody-has-favorite-or-two.html

Sark and Rick Discuss Brian De Palma's "Body Double" by Sarkoffagus and Rick29, Classic Film & TV Cafe, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2009/11/sark-and-rick-discuss-brian-de-palmas.html

A “Tale” Worth Enjoying by Brian, Classicfilmboy’s Movie Paradise, http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2010/06/tale-worth-enjoying.html

Best Classic Movie Blog Design

ClassicBecky's Film and Literary Review, http://www.classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com/

Classicfilmboy’s Movie Paradise, http://www.classicfilmboy.com/

Java’s Journey, http://javabeanrush.blogspot.com/

Noir and Chick Flicks, http://dawnschickflicks.blogspot.com/

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