Ah, it’s that time of year again: The End. A time where we’re apt to look back at the last 365 days and take stock of all that we’ve come through. And for many, it marks the beginning of the dreaded…*bum bum BUUUUM*…Awards Season! While we monkeys are by nature judges and categorizers, we generally eschew the more mainstream means of awarding creators and have instead birthed our own set of awards to present to those we deem worthy.

And unlike some of the more exclusive and elitist awards panels, we’re giving you the reader the chance to cast your vote as well! Because deep down, underneath all the ridicule and tongue-lashings, we really do like you guys. So check out the following categories and weigh in with your votes soon!

Technical Jargon: “This year” includes US films released between January 1 and December 31 2008, and foreign films with releases between January 1 and December 31 in either their home country or the US. (Example: if a film was released in Japan in October 2007, but released in the US in February 2008, count it.) Votes will be tallied at 5:00pm US Central Time on December 31. Here’s a list to get your brain going: Wikipedia’s list of 2008 films.
To cast your vote, simply send in your choices to ladylascivious@cybermonkeydeathsquad.com.

For the Films:

Best Film Overall:
This category is for long-form films only.

Best Short Film:
Generally under 40 minutes.

Best Director:
This may include long-form or short-form films.

Best Debut Film for a Director:
This may include long-form or short-form films that are a director’s first release.

Best Visual Effects:
This category is for overall visual effects, be they CGI or stop-animation or puppeteering or otherwise.

Best Comic Book Adaptation:
“Best” here may pertain to overall quality or faithfulness to the source, or both.

Best Fight Coordination/Choreography:
May be for one scene or for the film overall.

Best Gore:
Quality or quantity, take your pick.

Most Disappointing Film:
What film this year were you hoping would be awesome? Which one did you walk away from feeling cheated?

Best Film You Could Take Your 10-Year Old Cousin To:
This means a normal 10-year-old, not your abnormally disturbed 10-year-old who likes to kick puppies and throw rocks at little old ladies. And it doesn’t have to be a “kids movie”.

Best Movie Sequel:
May include prequels and other various continuations-of-a-series.

For the Individual:

Most Surprising Performance for an Actor/Actress:
Whose performance was way better than you thought it would be? Or way worse?

Biggest Movie Badass:
Who is the guy or girl whose general ass-kicking should be most revered?

Dashing Dude and Lovely Lady:
Which characters would you most like to…*ahem*…have dinner with?

Best Cameo:
Who made the best guest appearance this year?

Worst Casting Choice:
Which character could have been played better by a trained chimp?

Best Casting Choice:
Who this year seemed born to play their part?

Best Comeback:
Who came back from the dead this year?

So get those votes in! One more time . . . send your votes to: ladylascivious@cybermonkeydeathsquad.com.