Ladies & Gentlemen, welcome to the first annual Bookish Academy Awards. As this is our first awards ceremony, our esteemed panel of judges considered all books published prior to 2016.
Beginning in 2017, only books published in the previous calendar year will be considered.
As I know you all want to get on with reading, here are the winners:
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Oedipus Rex – Sophocles
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Macbeth – William Shakespeare
Best Visual Effects
Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Sound Mixing
“Beach Orchestra” – Shel Silverstein
Best Sound Editing
Beowulf – Anonymous
Best Production Design
Ulysses – James Joyce
Best Original Song
“Mike Teavee” by Roald Dahl – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Best Original Score
Don Juan Triumphant – Gaston Leroux as Erik – the Phantom of the Opera
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
The Great Gatsby – F.Scott Fitzgerald
Best Live Action Short Film Story
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Washington Irving
Best Foreign Language Film Book
The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri
Best Film Editing
The Divine Comedy – John Ciardi
Best Documentary Short Subject
A Short History of Byzantium – John Julius Norwich
Best Documentary Feature
Hinges of History – Thomas Cahill
Best Costume Design Illustration
The Divine Comedy – Gustave Dore
Best Cinematography
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Animated Short Film Comic Strip
Pearls Before Swine – Stephan Pastis
Best Animated Feature Graphic Novel
Alan Moore – V for Vendetta
Best Actress Female in a Supporting Role
Penelope – The Odyssey – Homer
Best Actress Female in a Leading Role
Mina Harker – Dracula
Best Actor Male in a Supporting Role
Rincewind – Discworld
Best Actor Male in a Leading Role
Dante – the Divine Comedy
Best Director Author
Terry Pratchett – Discworld
Best Picture Book
The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri
Running In My Head 