And the 2011 CiMBAs go to...

After two rounds of voting--and reading lots of terrific classic movie posts--the Classic Movie Blog Association is pleased to announce the winners in this year's CiMBA Awards. All the nominees should be proud of what they accomplished. The competition was fierce and it will be hard for next year to top 2011. Congratulations to all the winners!

Best Film Review (Drama)

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The Lady Eve's Reel Life, http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/05/cmba-movies-of-1939-blogathon-private.html

Best Classic Movie Article

Mobsters, Pals and Skirts -- The Golden Age Of Gangster Movies -- 1930-1949 (The Complete Series), ClassicBecky’s Brain Food, http://www.classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com/2011/04/mobsters-pals-and-skirts-golden-age-of.html

Best Classic Movie Blog Event

The Loving Lucy Blogathon, True Classics, http://trueclassics.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/the-loving-lucy-blogathon-entries

Best Film Review (Musical or Comedy)

The Women (1939), My Love of Old Hollywood, http://myloveofoldhollywood.blogspot.com/2011/05/cmba-presents-films-of-1939-blogathon.html

Best Profile of a Classic Movie Performer or Filmmaker

Celebrating Women in Film: The Silent Directors, True Classics, http://trueclassics.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/celebrating-women-female-directors/

Best Classic Movie Discussion (Tie)

The Final Scene of "The Heiress", Backlots,  http://backlots.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/the-final-scene-of-the-heiress-1949/

3 on 3 Panel Discussions: Disney's Animated Films, Gangster Films, Film Noir, and Hammer Films, Classic Film & TV Café, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/search/label/three%20on%20three%20panels

Best Classic Movie Blog Design

Via Margutta 51, www.via-51.blogspot.com/

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The 2011 CiMBA Nominations Have Been Announced!

The Classic Movie Blog Association (CMBA) is proud to announce its 2011 CiMBA nominations. The CiMBA is the CMBA's award for excellence in classic movie blogging. It's a prestigious award because it's given by one's peers in the CMBA.

Online ballots will be mailed to CMBA members this week. The CiMBA winners will be announced on October 17th. Without further ado, here are the nominations for the seven CiMBA categories:

Best Film Review (Drama)

Double Indemnity: The Secret Life of Walter Neff, Tales of the Easily Distracted, http://doriantb.blogspot.com/2011/07/double-indemnity-secret-life-of-walter.html

The Heiress (1949): Her Mother's Presence, Java's Journey, http://javabeanrush.blogspot.com/2011/04/heiress-1949-her-mothers-presence.html

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Via Margutta 51, http://via-51.blogspot.com/2011/05/cmba-movies-of-1939-blogathon-hunchback.html

"I'm an advertising man, not a red herring." True Classics, http://trueclassics.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/im-an-advertising-man-not-a-red-herring

John Huston, Montgomery Clift and "Freud", ClassicBecky’s Brain Food, http://www.classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com/2011/08/john-huston-montgomery-clift-and-freud.html

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The Lady Eve's Reel Life, http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/05/cmba-movies-of-1939-blogathon-private.html

Stagecoach (1939), The Movie Projector, http://themovieprojector.blogspot.com/2011/05/cmba-classic-movies-of-1939-blogathon.html

Best Film Review (Musical or Comedy)

Father of the Bride, The Lady Eve's Reel Life, http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/04/father-of-bride-1950and-reflection-on.html

The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950), Caftan Woman, http://caftanwoman.blogspot.com/2011/06/favourite-movies-happiest-days-of-your.html

The Penultimate French Tearjerker: Les Parapluies De Cherbourg, Classic Film & TV Café, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2010/11/penultimate-french-tearjerker-les.html 

Return of the Firebird -- Blazing with Beauty, ClassicBecky’s Brain Food, http://www.classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com/2011/02/return-of-firebird-blazing-with-beauty.html

The Women (1939), My Love of Old Hollywood, http://myloveofoldhollywood.blogspot.com/2011/05/cmba-presents-films-of-1939-blogathon.html

Top Hat, Classicfilmboy, http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2011/08/fred-and-ginger-top-hat.html

Best Classic Movie Article

Bing Sings the Oscar Songs, Caftan Woman, http://caftanwoman.blogspot.com/2011/05/bing-sings-oscar-songs.html

Censorship and a Streetcar, Part 1 (http://trueclassics.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/censorship-and-a-streetcar-part-one/ ) and Part 2 is http://trueclassics.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/censorship-and-a-streetcar-part-two/ ), True Classics

Free, Female and 21, A Person in the Dark, http://flickchick1953.blogspot.com/2011/03/flappers-free-female-21.html

Mobsters, Pals and Skirts -- The Golden Age Of Gangster Movies -- 1930-1949 (The Complete Series), ClassicBecky’s Brain Food, http://www.classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com/2011/04/mobsters-pals-and-skirts-golden-age-of.html

Three Classic Hitchcock Killers, The Lady Eve's Reel Life, http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/01/cmba-hitchcock-blogathon-three-classic.html

Warren William Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood by John Stangeland, Warren-William.com, http://warren-william.com/2010/11/09/review-warren-william-magnificent-scoundrel-of-pre-code-hollywood-by-john-stangeland/

Best Profile of a Classic Movie Performer or Filmmaker

Celebrating Women in Film: The Silent Directors, True Classics, http://trueclassics.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/celebrating-women-female-directors/

Father and Mother Were Movie Stars, The Lady Eve's Reel Life, http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/08/father-and-mother-were-movie-stars.html

Joan Crawford: I Will Prevail, A Person in the Dark, http://flickchick1953.blogspot.com/2011/02/joan-crawford-i-will-prevail.html

John Dall is the Café’s Underrated Performer of the Month, Classic Film & TV Café, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2011/02/john-dall-is-cafes-underrated-performer.html

Judy Garland vs. Deanna Durbin, Java's Journey, http://javabeanrush.blogspot.com/2010/11/judy-garland-without-oz-vs-deanna.html

Lou Costello and His Tragedy, The Great Entertainers Archive, http://greatentertainersarchives.blogspot.com/2011/05/lou-costello-and-his-tragedy.html

Best Classic Movie Blog Event

Bond Is Forever (Sept 2010 – Aug 2011), Classic Film & TV Café, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/search/label/bond%20is%20forever

The Loving Lucy Blogathon, True Classics, http://trueclassics.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/the-loving-lucy-blogathon-entries

Blogathon: The Oscars -- Best Actress 1963, Classicfilmboy, http://www.classicfilmboy.com/2011/02/blogathon-oscars-best-actress-1963.html

If I Had to Keep 4, Via Margutta 51, http://via-51.blogspot.com/search/label/If%20I%20had%20to%20keep%204

Queer Film Blogathon, Garbo Laughs, http://garbolaughs.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/queer-blogathon/

A Weekend with the Oliviers (Days 1 through 4), Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier, http://www.vivandlarry.com/tag/a-weekend-with-the-oliviers/

 Best Classic Movie Discussion

The Final Scene of "The Heiress", Backlots, http://backlots.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/the-final-scene-of-the-heiress-1949/

Have You Ever Slept With the Lights On, My Love Of Old Hollywood, http://myloveofoldhollywood.blogspot.com/2011/06/have-you-ever-slept-with-lights-on.html

She Wasn't Wearing That A Minute Ago, Was She? ClassicBecky’s Brain Food, http://www.classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com/2011/07/she-wasnt-wearing-that-minute-ago-was.html

3 on 3 Panel Discussions: Disney's Animated Films, Gangster Films, Film Noir, and Hammer Films, Classic Film & TV Café, http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/search/label/three%20on%20three%20panels

We're Diggin' Disney, True Classics, http://trueclassics.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/intro-disney-series/

Best Classic Movie Blog Design

ClassicBecky's Brain Food, http://www.classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com

A Person in the Dark, http://flickchick1953.blogspot.com/

The Scarlett Olive, http://www.thescarlettolive.com/

Via Margutta 51, www.via-51.blogspot.com/

Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier, http://www.vivandlarry.com

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