2013 Hall Costume Contest
Announcing the winners of the 2013 Hall Costume Contest, the only Dragon Con contest where you, the con-goer, chooses the winner! Click to see a gallery of the winners and honorable mentions:
2013 Fandom Music Award Winners
Announcing the winners of the 2013 Dragon Con Fandom Music Video Award: ANIME Action: Are Ya Ready 4 da Ruffneck Bass Comedy: Fuhrer of Sweden Drama: A Drop of Hope Fun: Don’t stop Arale Now Other: Today’s Gentrification…Failed Fan Favorite: The Mad Scientist In Love Judges Award: Stay Down Best in Show: Shinji did (Not) Have Sex LIVE ACTION Action:… Read more →
2013 Film Festival Award Winners
And the winners of the 2013 Dragon Con Independent Film Festival are: Best Animated Short: The Gold Sparrow Best Short Film: Death of a Shadow Honorable Mention: The Secret Keeper Animated Comedy 1st Place: Little Red Finalists: Create, Shotrocity Animated Fantasy 1st Place: There’s an Octopus in Your Head Finalists: Feral, Transmission Comedy 1st Place: Fists of Jesus Finalists: Karl… Read more →
Stage Presence Marks Masquerade
The hallmark of this year’s masquerade was flair and stage presence. While the quality of the costumes on display was fantastic as always, it was clear that the costumers with the best stage presence had a distinct advantage over the others. We saw Thranduil pull out a pair of light-up glasses and dance and a knight turn into a were-dragon.
2013 Parsec Award Winners Announced
The 2013 Parsec Awards Ceremony was held Sunday at 5:30PM in Hyatt Regency V. The Eighth Annual Celebration of Speculative Fiction Podcasting was presented by Veronica Belmont and Scott Sigler. Here are the winners:
2013 Chesley Award Winners: Todd Lockwood and John Picacio
Dragon Con would like to congratulate guests Todd Lockwood and John Picacio for winning 2013 Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists Chesley Awards! Todd won “Best Cover Illustration: Hardback Book” for The Awakening, which was the cover for the novel The Wild Road by Jennifer Roberson. John won both “Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book” for The Creative Fire, which… Read more →
Page to Stage Contest Winners
This year’s Dragon Con Page to Stage Contest featured some of the best superheroes we have ever seen competing for Best in Show. With 36 entries from all kinds of different comic books spanning so many genres—everything from Poison Ivy to Space Ghost–the judges had a tough time picking from all of the lovely costumes. All of the contestants were… Read more →
Friday Night Costume Contest Winners
Best Use of Materials: Andrea Vander as Platts the Barbarian Best Use of Tech: Frank Puricelli as Steampunk Iron Gentleman Best Makeup: Eva Keck as Asajj Ventress Best Prop: Stephen Taylor as North, Rise of the Guardians Best Youth: Robin Desilets as Lil Pri Princess Best Novice: Andrew Smith as Steampunk Cyberman Best Journeyman: Frank Puricelli as Steampunk Iron Gentleman… Read more →
