query: Paranormal pertains to ESP abilities.

pos: Extrasensory perception Extrasensory perception , ESP or Esper , also called sixth sense , includes reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind . The term was adopted by Duke University psychologist J. B. Rhine to denote psychic abilities such as intuition , telepathy , psychometry , clairaudience , and clairvoyance , and their trans-temporal operation as precognition or retrocognition .   Parapsychology is the study of paranormal psychic phenomena , including ESP . Parapsychology has been criticized for continuing investigation despite being unable to provide convincing evidence for the existence of any psychic phenomena after more than a century of research . The scientific community rejects ESP due to the absence of an evidence base , the lack of a theory which would explain ESP , and the lack of experimental techniques which can provide reliably positive results ; and considers ESP to be pseudoscience .

pos: Paranormal Paranormal events are phenomena described in popular culture , folklore , and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge , whose existence within these contexts is described to lie beyond normal experience or scientific explanation .   A paranormal phenomenon is different from hypothetical concepts such as dark matter and dark energy . Unlike paranormal phenomena , these hypothetical concepts are based on empirical observations and experimental data gained through the scientific method .   The most notable paranormal beliefs include those that pertain to ghosts , extraterrestrial life , unidentified flying objects , psychic abilities or extrasensory perception , and cryptids .

neg: Medical explanations of bewitchment Medical explanations of bewitchment , especially as exhibited during the Salem witch trials but in other witch-hunts as well , have emerged because it is not widely believed today that symptoms of those claiming affliction were actually caused by bewitchment . The reported symptoms have been explored by a variety of researchers for possible biological and psychological origins .   Modern academic historians of witch-hunts generally consider medical explanations to explain the phenomenon . Besides , it 's believed that the accusers in Salem were motivated by social factors -- jealousy , spite , or a need for attention -- and that the extreme behaviors exhibited were `` counterfeit , '' as contemporary critics of the trials had suspected .

neg: Intermittent explosive disorder Intermittent explosive disorder ( sometimes abbreviated as IED ) is a behavioral disorder characterized by explosive outbursts of anger and violence , often to the point of rage , that are disproportionate to the situation at hand ( e.g. , impulsive screaming triggered by relatively inconsequential events ) . Impulsive aggression is unpremeditated , and is defined by a disproportionate reaction to any provocation , real or perceived . Some individuals have reported affective changes prior to an outburst ( e.g. , tension , mood changes , energy changes , etc. ) .   The disorder is currently categorized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM-5 ) under the `` Disruptive , Impulse-Control , and Conduct Disorders '' category . The disorder itself is not easily characterized and often exhibits comorbidity with other mood disorders , particularly bipolar disorder . Individuals diagnosed with IED report their outbursts as being brief ( lasting less than an hour ) , with a variety of bodily symptoms ( sweating , stuttering , chest tightness , twitching , palpitations ) reported by a third of one sample . Aggressive acts are frequently reported accompanied by a sensation of relief and in some cases pleasure , but often followed by later remorse .

neg: Psionics Psionics is the study of paranormal phenomena in relation to the application of electronics . The term comes from psi ( ` psyche ' ) and the - onics from electronics ( machine ) . It is closely related to the field of radionics . There is no scientific evidence yet that psionic abilities exist .

neg: False memory syndrome False memory syndrome ( FMS ) describes a condition in which a person 's identity and relationships are affected by memories that are factually incorrect but that they strongly believe . Peter J. Freyd originated the term , which the False Memory Syndrome Foundation ( FMSF ) subsequently popularized . The term is not recognized as a psychiatric illness in any of the medical manuals , such as the ICD-10 or the DSM-5 ; however , the principle that memories can be altered by outside influences is overwhelmingly accepted by scientists .   False memories may be the result of recovered memory therapy , a term also defined by the FMSF in the early 1990s , which describes a range of therapy methods that are prone to creating confabulations . Some of the influential figures in the genesis of the theory are forensic psychologist Ralph Underwager , psychologist Elizabeth Loftus , and sociologist Richard Ofshe .

neg: Phantom eye syndrome The phantom eye syndrome ( PES ) is a phantom pain in the eye and visual hallucinations after the removal of an eye ( enucleation , evisceration ) .

neg: P300 (neuroscience) The P300 ( P3 ) wave is an event related potential ( ERP ) component elicited in the process of decision making . It is considered to be an endogenous potential , as its occurrence links not to the physical attributes of a stimulus , but to a person 's reaction to it . More specifically , the P300 is thought to reflect processes involved in stimulus evaluation or categorization . It is usually elicited using the oddball paradigm , in which low-probability target items are mixed with high-probability non-target ( or `` standard '' ) items .   When recorded by electroencephalography ( EEG ) , it surfaces as a positive deflection in voltage with a latency ( delay between stimulus and response ) of roughly 250 to 500 ms. The signal is typically measured most strongly by the electrodes covering the parietal lobe . The presence , magnitude , topography and timing of this signal are often used as metrics of cognitive function in decision making processes . While the neural substrates of this ERP component still remain hazy , the reproducibility and ubiquity of this signal makes it a common choice for psychological tests in both the clinic and laboratory .

neg: Psychic vampire A psychic vampire is a mythological creature said to feed off the `` life force '' of other living creatures . Psychic vampires are represented in the occult beliefs of various cultures and in fiction .

neg: Input enhancement Input enhancement ( IE ) is a concept in second language acquisition . Mike Sharwood Smith coined the term to cover techniques used by researchers to make salient selected features of a language for students such as word order , parts of words that express tense , agreement and number for example , accents , idioms and slang . These techniques aim to draw attention to aspects of a language that have hitherto seemed to have made insufficient impact on the learner . This need not necessarily involve making learners consciously aware of the researcher 's or teacher 's intentions . Although IE was conceived of as a research tool , the term can also be used to describe techniques deliberately or instinctively used in language teaching and also in the way parents ( again instinctively ) talk to their children as also the way people alter their speech when talking to non-native speakers who seem to have difficulty in communicating . IE may figure as a deliberate strategy in teaching methods but it has always been present implicitly in standard teaching practice .   IE techniques include :   Avoiding vowel reduction typical of rapid or casual speech  Slowing down the rate of speech  Using exaggerated stress and intonation  Extensive repetition of words and phrases  Less pre-verbal and more post-verbal modification  Use of gestures , text enhancement such as boldface  Underlining and other attention-catching textural techniques such as boldface , uppercase letters , colour-coding , etc. .   IE includes use of traditional techniques to teach grammar and usage . Sharwood Smith distinguishes external input enhancement from internal input enhancement with the former referring primarily to techniques used in the deliberate teaching of a language and the latter employing ordinary events or situations .   The term `` input enhancement '' was designed to replace the term ` grammatical consciousness-raising ' ( CR ) because the older term did not allow for enhanced learning that occurs in a natural or accidental setting instead of an academic or purposefully educational setting .

neg: Paraspace The term ` paraspace ' comes from Samuel R. Delany , a ` space ' existing parallel to normal or ordinary space . According to Delany , the para-space is an alternate space that ` exists parallel to the normal space of the diegesis -- a rhetorically heightened  `` other realm ''' ( Bukatman 1993 : 157 ) . Bukatman ( 1993 : 157 ) says `` Cyberspace is clearly a '' paraspace ' . '   `` Delany connects cyberpunk to the mysterious lunar artifact of Algis Budrys ' Rogue Moon and early evocations of outer space , all of which use inflated rhetoric to differentiate `` paraspace '' from mundane dimensions '' Samuel Review Essay .   Paraspace is defined by Barry Malzberg as `` the condition of hyperspace -LSB- that -RSB- is itself insane '' ( as cited by Bukatman , 1993 : 157 ) .   Michael Fisch ( 2004 : 371 , citing Murakami , 2002 : 157 ) comments `` While the para-space is often inaugurated through cognition it is always a ` materially manifested ' and ` linguistically intensified ' space in which ` conflicts that begin in ordinary space are resolved ' ''  ( Murakami 2002 : 157 ) .   Implications   Walter Benjamin ( 1936/1968 ) declare the end of storytelling because of its incapacity to relate traumatic experiences , such as warfare , shell shock in World War I . As work lost its spaces to practice not just storytelling , but storylistening , the skills of interpretation of experience atrophied .   Paraspace is the hyperspace gone insane ( Malzberg , The worker flesh-body is displaced by the corporate ad-inventions , set on the global stage of `` technoorganic reconstructions of the flesh '' ( Bukatman , 1993 : 19 ) .   Walter Benjamin ( 1936 ) declared that the art of storytelling is coming to an end . We can no longer tell a tale of trauma properly . We can no longer exchange our experiences of trauma of war ( PTSD ) , economic collapse sending millions into homelessness , including veterans of the recent wars , the ubiquitousness of sweatshops , and so on . Of relevance to paraspace , the lost art of storytelling has an accumulated effect ( Fisch , 2004 : p. 365 ) ; it gets worth with cyber-real . / When the ` real ' pokes through the cyberspace , it gets quickly displaced by obfuscation . Our ` real ' in hyperspace is not closer to Lacanian Real ( FIsch , p. 372 ) .   Paraspace is invisible , yet has material consequences ( Bukatman , 1992 ) .   Benjamin , W. ( 1936/1968 ) Illuminations , New York : Harcourt Brace & World .   Bukatman , S. ( 1992 ) . Amidst These Fields of Data : Allegory , Rhetoric , and the Paraspace . Critique : Studies in Contemporary Fiction , 33 ( 3 ) , 199-219 .   Bukatman , S. ( 1993 ) Terminal Identity : The Virtual Subject in Postmodern Science Fiction , Durham ,  NC : Duke University Press .   Delany , Samuel R. ( 1988 ) . Some real mothers : An interview with Samuel R. Delany by Takayuki Tatsumi . '' Science Fiction Eye , 1 , # 3 : 5-11 .   Fisch , M. ( 2004 , October ) . In search of the real : technology , shock and language in Murakami Haruki 's Sputnik Sweetheart . In Japan Forum ( Vol . 16 , No. 3 , pp. 361 -- 383 ) . Taylor & Francis .   Murakami , H. ( 2002 ) Sputnik Sweetheart , trans . P. Gabriel , New York : Vintage International .

neg: Alien abduction claimants Alien abduction claimants ( also called abductees and experiencers ) are people who have claimed to have been abducted by aliens . The term `` abduction phenomenon '' describes claims of non-human creatures kidnapping individuals and temporarily removing them from familiar terrestrial surroundings . The abductors , usually interpreted as being extraterrestrial life forms , are said to subject experiencers to a forced medical examination that emphasizes the alleged experiencer 's reproductive system .   The first alien abduction narrative to be widely publicized was the Betty and Barney Hill abduction in 1961 . Since that time , the credibility and mental health of alleged experiencers has taken on great importance to those seeking to determine the veracity of the abduction claims . Mainstream academics and members of the skeptics movement generally doubt that the phenomenon occurs literally as reported , and have proposed a variety of alternate explanations .   Such skeptics often argue that the phenomenon might be a modern-day folk myth or vivid dreams occurring in a state of sleep paralysis . On the contrary ufologists and paranormal researchers hold positions closer to the face-value of abduction claims . The discovery of common psychological traits shared by abductees would have the potential to determine a neurological explanation for the claims , while other commonalities or differences may serve to reinforce that the claims of the experiencers do in fact correspond with objective reality .

neg: Paranormal subgroup In mathematics , in the field of group theory , a paranormal subgroup is a subgroup such that the subgroup generated by it and any conjugate of it , is also generated by it and a conjugate of it within that subgroup .   In symbols , is paranormal in if given any in , the subgroup generated by and is also equal to . Equivalently , a subgroup is paranormal if its weak closure and normal closure coincide in all intermediate subgroups .   Here are some facts relating paranormality to other subgroup properties :   Every pronormal subgroup , and hence , every normal subgroup and every abnormal subgroup , is paranormal .  Every paranormal subgroup is a polynormal subgroup .  In finite solvable groups , every polynormal subgroup is paranormal .

neg: Auditory evoked field Auditory evoked field or AEF is an induced neural activity ( by an auditory stimulus ) that is recorded via magnetoencephalography ( MEG ) , which is an equivalent of Auditory evoked potential ( AEP ) recorded by electroencephalography . The advantage of AEF over AEP is the powerful spatial resolution provided by magnetic field recording , which AEP lacks . Thus , researchers using AEF often deals with the global responses of the whole brain at the cortical level while focusing on the role of the auditory pathway . The common applications of AEF are prenatal and neonatal hearing screening , cortical pitch perception , language comprehension , and attention .

neg: Abnormal psychology Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior , emotion and thought , which may or may not be understood as precipitating a mental disorder . Although many behaviors could be considered as abnormal , this branch of psychology generally deals with behavior in a clinical context . There is a long history of attempts to understand and control behavior deemed to be aberrant or deviant ( statistically , functionally , morally or in some other sense ) , and there is often cultural variation in the approach taken . The field of abnormal psychology identifies multiple causes for different conditions , employing diverse theories from the general field of psychology and elsewhere , and much still hinges on what exactly is meant by `` abnormal '' . There has traditionally been a divide between psychological and biological explanations , reflecting a philosophical dualism in regard to the mind body problem . There have also been different approaches in trying to classify mental disorders . Abnormal includes three different categories ; they are subnormal , supernormal and paranormal .   The science of abnormal psychology studies two types of behaviors : adaptive and maladaptive behaviors . Behaviors that are maladaptive suggest that some problem ( s ) exist , and can also imply that the individual is vulnerable and can not cope with environmental stress , which is leading them to have problems functioning in daily life .  Clinical psychology is the applied field of psychology that seeks to assess , understand and treat psychological conditions in clinical practice . The theoretical field known as ` abnormal psychology ' may form a backdrop to such work , but clinical psychologists in the current field are unlikely to use the term ` abnormal ' in reference to their practice . Psychopathology is a similar term to abnormal psychology but has more of an implication of an underlying pathology ( disease process ) , and as such is a term more commonly used in the medical specialty known as psychiatry .

neg: Occult The occult ( from the Latin word occultus `` clandestine , hidden , secret '' ) is `` knowledge of the hidden . '' In common English usage , occult refers to `` knowledge of the paranormal , '' as opposed to `` knowledge of the measurable , '' usually referred to as science . The term is sometimes taken to mean knowledge that `` is meant only for certain people '' or that `` must be kept hidden '' , but for most practicing occultists it is simply the study of a deeper spiritual reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences . The terms esoteric and arcane can also be used to describe the occult , in addition to their meanings unrelated to the supernatural .   It also describes a number of magical organizations or orders , the teachings and practices taught by them , and to a large body of current and historical literature and spiritual philosophy related to this subject .

neg: Embodied imagination Embodied imagination is a therapeutic and creative form of working with dreams and memories pioneered by Dutch Jungian psychoanalyst Robert Bosnak and based on principles first developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung , especially in his work on alchemy , and on the work of American archetypal psychologist James Hillman , who focused on soul as a simultaneous multiplicity of autonomous states .   The technique of embodied imagination takes dreaming as the paradigm for all work with images . While dreaming , everyone experiences dreams as embodied events in time and space ; that is , the dreamer is convinced that he or she is experiencing a real event in a real environment . Bosnak describes how a dream `` instantaneously presents a total world , so real that you are convinced you are awake . You do n't just think so , you know it in the same way you now know you are awake reading this book . '' So from the perspective of dreaming , the image is a place . Based on this notion , the dreamer can re-enter the landscape of the dream and flash back into its images to more fully and deeply explore and experience them . The dreamer explores the images of the dream while in a hypnagogic state , a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping . While in this state , the dreamer is asked a series of questions that help him or her to re-experience the dream by describing details of its landscape and image .   Once fully immersed in the images that the dream environment presents , the dreamer is then also invited to feel and identify the feelings and sensations manifested in the body from a variety of dream perspectives . Perspectives explored are both that of the dream ego as well any `` others '' that appear in the dream . These `` others '' may be , for example , another person , an animal , or a physical object . Approaching dream figures in this way is consistent with archetypal psychologist James Hillman 's prescription for therapeutic work in regard to the phenomena of psychic multiplicity . Drawing upon Carl Jung 's realization that `` the ego complex is not the only complex in the psyche , '' Hillman described the psyche to be not a singular unified whole defined by the ego point of view , but rather a self-organizing multiplicity of autonomous selves . In the technique of embodied imagination , for each of these `` selves '' or `` states '' representing various perspectives , the dreamer then feels , identifies , and locates the feelings and sensations in his or her body . At the conclusion of the dreamwork session , the dreamer simultaneously holds in conscious awareness these differentiated and complex states of embodied feeling and sensation . The act of holding these multiple disparate states at the same time creates a psychical tension from which a completely new image or feeling state spontaneously emerges from the dreamer 's psyche . This new image or state presents a completely new and previously unknown awareness to the dreamer , one through which the dreamer often feels changed , transformed , or greatly expanded in the ability to embody and feel intensely .   After working with a dream in this way , one dreamer , a woman whose name is Ariel , later reflected , `` That dreamwork warded off my seasonal depression which always starts in the autumn . I could already feel it creeping up at the time of the dream . And with the dreamwork it just stopped and retreated and never came back . I did n't have it all winter . '' Ariel 's transformation is typical of those who practice this method of working with dreams . Using the technique of embodied imagination in dreamwork , the body becomes the theater for a vivid complexity of states , which leads along `` alchemical '' lines to profound psychical transformation .

neg: Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind Parapsychology : Frontier Science of the Mind is a book by Joseph Banks Rhine and Joseph Gaither Pratt , originally published in 1957 . It is a textbook and reference work which provides an introduction to the field of parapsychology , which discusses `` methods for testing , tables for evaluation , reading lists , and other research aids '' .   Parapsychology : Frontier Science of the Mind has been reviewed in The Philosophical Review , Philosophy East and West , and the Southern Medical Journal .   Gregg Dougherty in a review wrote `` the book as a whole is clearly and rather quietly written '' but noted that there is `` no attempt to argue with or convince the extremely skeptical reader . ''

neg: Xenoglossy Xenoglossy ( -LSB- ˌziːnəˈɡlɒsi , _ ˌzɛ - , _ - noʊ - -RSB- ) , also written xenoglossia ( -LSB- ˌziːnəˈɡlɒsiə , _ ˌzɛ - , _ - noʊ - -RSB- ) , sometimes also known as xenolalia , is the putative paranormal phenomenon in which a person is able to speak or write a language he or she could not have acquired by natural means . The words derive from Greek ξένος ( xenos ) , `` foreigner '' and γλῶσσα ( glōssa ) , `` tongue '' or `` language '' . The term xenoglossy was ostensibly coined by French parapsychologist Charles Richet in 1905 . Stories of xenoglossy are found in the Bible , and contemporary claims of xenoglossy have been made by parapsychologists and reincarnation researchers such as Ian Stevenson . There is no scientific evidence that xenoglossy is an actual phenomenon .

neg: Pseudohallucination A pseudohallucination is an involuntary sensory experience vivid enough to be regarded as a hallucination , but recognised by the patient not to be the result of external stimuli . Unlike normal hallucinations , which occurs when one sees , hears , smells , tastes or feels something that is not there , with a compelling feeling or thought that it is real , pseudohallucinations are recognised by the person as unreal .   In other words , it is a hallucination that is recognized as a hallucination , as opposed to a `` normal '' hallucination which would be perceived as real . An example used in psychiatry is the hearing of voices which are `` inside the head '' according to the patient ; in contrast , a hallucination would be indistinguishable to the patient from a real external stimulus , e.g. `` people were talking about me '' .   The term is not widely used in the psychiatric and medical fields , as it is considered ambiguous ; the term nonpsychotic hallucination is preferred . Pseudohallucinations , then , are more likely to happen with a hallucinogenic drug . But `` the current understanding of pseudohallucinations is mostly based on the work of Karl Jaspers '' .   A further distinction is sometimes made between pseudohallucinations and parahallucinations , the latter being a result of damage to the peripheral nervous system .   They are considered a feature of conversion disorder , somatization disorder , and dissociative disorders . Also , pseudohallucinations can occur in people with visual/hearing loss , with the typical such type being Charles Bonnet syndrome .


query: Kathy Bates was nominated for a Tony Award.

pos: Kathy Bates Kathleen Doyle Bates ( born June 28 , 1948 ) is an American actress . Bates began her career on the stage , and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in ` night , Mother . She rose to prominence with her performance in Misery ( 1990 ) , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress . She followed this with major roles in Fried Green Tomatoes ( 1991 ) and Dolores Claiborne ( 1995 ) , before playing a featured role as Molly Brown in Titanic ( 1997 ) , which was at the time the highest grossing film of all time .   Bates ' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations , two of which were for her starring role on the television series Harry 's Law , and most recently a win for her highly praised appearance in the third season of FX horror-thriller series American Horror Story , where she portrayed the real life socialite Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie . She won another Emmy Award in 2012 for her portrayal as the ghost of Charlie Harper on CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men , a role formerly portrayed by Charlie Sheen .

neg: 25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City .   It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center .   A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well .   The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since .   Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards .   Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) .   John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day .   For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .

neg: List of Harry's Law episodes Harry 's Law is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley , which premiered on NBC on January 17 , 2011 . The show revolves around Harriet Korn ( Kathy Bates ) , a recently fired patent lawyer , and her group of associates as they come together to form a unique law practice in a rundown shoe store in Cincinnati .

neg: Theatre Tulsa Theatre Tulsa , Inc. is a community theatre company in Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA .   Theatre Tulsa , the longest running community theatre west of the Mississippi and seventh in the nation , has had a prosperous but sometimes difficult history . The theatre has survived multiple wars , fires , and economic depressions . Theatre Tulsa started as a small community theatre that played shows in a tent , and grew to the largest community theatre in the nation in the 1970s , followed by years of decline and a recent re-invigoration that includes the new creation of a Broadway Series main stage season , a Next Stage series season composed of new works , and a Family Series season for children , families , and arts education programming .   Tulsa Little Theatre was incorporated December . 10 , 1922 by Mrs. Bonnie Reed and Mrs. Hope Holway . Despite the Great Depression , the group managed to raise money to build a theater which was christened with a performance of The Cradle Song in February 1932 . Two years later , the group incorporated as Tulsa Little Theatre . Struggling through the next few years , the theater survived a threatened bank foreclosure in 1935 after a number of donors stepped in , and in 1940 the theater paid off its mortgage . During World War II , it produced shows for military camps and veterans ' hospitals . Tulsa Little Little Theatre prospered , and by 1959 was the largest non-professional theater company in the country . In 1964 , its membership was 8,000 strong . By 1972 it had the largest community theater membership in the nation and had counted 1.5 million members over the past 50 years . In 1974 Tulsa Little Theatre changed its name to Theatre Tulsa , Inc. . Theatre Tulsa remains active today producing 10 productions a year that include modern and classic dramas , comedies , and musicals .   Theatre Tulsa has had many firsts ; it was the first community theater in the country to premiere Our Town ( 1939 ) and All My Sons ( 1947 ) ; the musical Brownstone ( 1985 ) ; `` Miracle on 34th Street : A Musical Adaptation '' ( a 1993 original musical written for Theatre Tulsa ) ; `` I Love You , You 're Perfect , Now Change '' ( 2003 ) ; and the first American production of Pitmen Painters ( 2011 ) . Theatre Tulsa 's production of Forever Plaid sold out more than 400 shows in 1995 and 1996 . Some noted performers , including Jeanne Tripplehorn , Kristin Chenoweth and Sam Harris , received their first stage experience with Theatre Tulsa .

neg: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards .   Until 2015 , the Olivier Awards did not honour supporting musical performances separately and was therefore a unisex category , honouring both male and female actors . Starting with the 2015 ceremony , the awards have been separated into Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

neg: Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Laurence Olivier .   The award was originally entitled Play of the Year but was later renamed in 2001 .

neg: AUDELCO AUDELCO , the Audience Development Committee , Inc. , was established in 1973 by the late Vivian Robinson to honor excellence in New York City African American Theatre through presentation of Vivan Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Awards ( a.k.a. Viv awards ) . The awards were created to promote `` recognition , understanding and awareness of the arts in the African-American community '' .   The AUDELCO Viv awards recognize the following , whether Broadway or off-Broadway :  Productions by Black companies  Shows written or directed by Blacks  Black actors in shows   AUDELCO has an office in Central Harlem , New York City The President is Grace Jones and the board of directors consistsof : A.Curtis Farrow ; Ralph Carter , Toni Peterson , Jacqueline Feffries ; Linda Armstrong ; Honorable Donna M. Mills ; Fred R.Powell ; Mary Seymour ; Dale Richardo Shields ; Terrence Spivey ; Ronald Stone Esq and Mary B. Davis Chair Emeritus . The organization has thousands of members , a newsletter , and a black theater collection of books , photos , slides and scripts as well as an extensive clipping file on black theater companies and productions .   The AUDELCO awards are limited to productions mounted by professional , not-for-profit theater organizations which have been in existence for at least two years and have had a minimum of 500 hours of rehearsal , performance , or training . Additionally , productions have to have been performed over 12 times between September 1 of one year and August 31 of the next . Workshop productions and works-in-progress are not eligible .   The AUDELCO Viv awards allow celebrities and everyday people to get to share their love of theater and their appreciation for the incredible performances , scripts , direction , costumes and sets that have been presented during the last theater season .   Michael O'Hare was the first white actor to win this award presented by the black theater community of New York for his performance in the play `` Shades of Brown '' which examined the effects of apartheid in South Africa .   ( Former AUDELOC awardees included , Kerry Washington ( AUDELCO 's first Rising star ) ; Samuel L. Jackson ; Phylicia Rashad ; Debbie Allen ; Denzel Washington , Barbara Montgomery , Sanaa Lathan and others ) .

neg: Kevin Kline Awards The Kevin Kline Awards were started in 2006 , to recognize outstanding achievement in professional theatre in the Greater St. Louis area . The awards are sponsored by PTAC , the Professional Theatre Awards Council , and were named in honor of Kevin Kline , a St. Louis native who has been the recipient of both Tony and Academy Awards .

neg: Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts Each year since 1988 The Critics ' Circle has presented an award for Distinguished Service to the Arts , voted for by all members of the Circle , embracing Dance , Drama , Film , Music , Visual Arts and Architecture .   This performing arts Award takes the form of an engraved crystal rose bowl , presented at a celebratory luncheon . The recipients were :   1988 Sir Peter Hall  1989 Dame Ninette de Valois  1990 Sir Michael Tippett  1991 Sir David Lean  1992 Sir John Mills  1993 Sir Peter Ustinov  1994 Sir John Drummond  1995 Sir Peter Wright  1996 Sir Richard Eyre  1997 Dame Judi Dench  1998 Sir Edward Downes  1999 Harold Pinter  2000 Dame Alicia Markova  2001 Paul Scofield  2002 Sir Alfred Brendel  2003 Sir Ian McKellen  2004 Mike Leigh  2005 Alan Bennett  2006 Dame Helen Mirren  2007 Sir Tom Stoppard  2008 Peter Brook  2009 Sir Alan Ayckbourn  2010 Ken Loach  2011 Stephen Sondheim  2013 Grayson Perry  2014 Sir Nicholas Hytner  2015 Dame Maggie Smith   Category : Performing arts awards

neg: Claudia Shear Claudia Shear ( born September 12 , 1962 ) is an American actress and playwright . She was nominated for the Tony Award , Best Play and Best Actress for her play Dirty Blonde .

neg: Tony Award for Best Stage Technician The Tony Award for Best Stage Technician was awarded to acknowledge the contributions of stage technicians in both musicals and plays . The award was first given in 1948 and last presented in 1963 .

neg: No Strings No Strings is a musical drama with a book by Samuel A. Taylor and words and music by Richard Rodgers , his only Broadway score for which he wrote both lyrics and music , and the first musical he composed after the death of his long-time collaborator Oscar Hammerstein II . The musical opened on Broadway in 1962 and ran for 580 performances . It received the nomination for Tony Award , Best Musical .

neg: 1986 Laurence Olivier Awards The 1986 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1986 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre .

neg: 17th Tony Awards The 17th Annual Tony Awards took place on April 28 , 1963 , in the Hotel Americana Imperial Ballroom in New York City . The ceremony was broadcast on local television station WWOR-TV ( Channel 9 ) in New York City . The Masters of Ceremonies were Abe Burrows and Robert Morse .

neg: West End Frame Awards The West End Frame Awards are London Theatre awards created by the theatre website West End Frame . The awards are different from other theatre awards as they only open voting for one category at a time . During 2012 theatre fans were invited to vote in seven categories . High profile nominees during the 2012 awards included Kerry Ellis , Jodie Prenger , Rob Brydon and Lee Mead . The winners included Shayne Ward for Best West End Debut and Daniel Buckley for Funniest Performance in a West End Show .   So far the 2013 West End Frame Awards has seen various categories ( some new categories and some returning categories ) including Best Jukebox musical , Best Performance of a Song in a Musical ( the Award was previously won by Rachel Tucker in 2012 ) , Understudy Of The Year and Best West End Debut .   On 15 May 2013 the full list of nominees for West End Frame 's Understudy of the Year Award was announced . Voting then opened on Thursday 16 May for a six-week voting period , noticeably longer than Best Jukebox musical and Best Performance of a Song in a Musical which received two week long voting periods . Ashley Day won the award for understudying Elder Price in The Book of Mormon .   In August 2013 Zrinka Cvitešić won Best West End Debut for her performance in Once and in October Sion Daniel Young won Best Dramatic Performance for his performance in War Horse . Upstairs at the Gatehouse 's production of Avenue Q won London Fringe Production of the Year in December . Finally , two Editor 's Choice West End Frame Awards were introduced . American composer Scott Alan won Theatrical Event of the Year for his concert at the IndigO2 and the Menier Chocolate Factory 's production of The Color Purple picked up Show of the Year .   The 2014 West End Frame Awards began in March when The Book of Mormon was voted Funniest West End Show . The West End production of Les Misérables won its first West End Frame Award in May when cast member Tam Mutu topped the Best Performance of a Song in a Musical category .   Understudy Of The Year returns for its third year as part of the 2014 Awards . Voting opens on Friday , June 6 and closes on Wednesday , July 16 .

neg: The West Side Waltz The West Side Waltz is a play by Ernest Thompson .   The play focuses on Margaret Mary Elderdice , an aging , widowed pianist living in a dreary Upper West Side apartment , and her relationships with a prim , virginal violinist neighbor and the young companion who moves in for an extended stay .   Thompson was prompted to write the piece when screenwriter George Seaton offered him a grant to write a new play following the success of his previous work , On Golden Pond .   The play originally was presented off-Broadway in 1978 . After three previews , the Broadway production , directed by Noel William , opened on November 19 , 1981 , at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre . Despite the presence of screen legend Katharine Hepburn , supported by Dorothy Loudon , Regina Baff , and David Margulies , it ran for only 126 performances . Hepburn was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play , but lost to Zoe Caldwell ( Medea ) .   Thompson wrote the teleplay for and directed a CBS production that originally aired on Thanksgiving night in 1995 . The cast included Shirley MacLaine , Liza Minnelli , Kathy Bates , Jennifer Grey , Estelle Harris , and Robert Pastorelli .

neg: Three Sisters (1970 Olivier film) Three Sisters is a 1970 British drama film starring Alan Bates , Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright , based on the 1900 play by Anton Chekhov . Olivier also directed , with co-director John Sichel . The film was based on a theatre production that Olivier directed at the Royal National Theatre in 1967 . It had its U.S. release as part of the American Film Theatre series in 1974 . It was the final feature film directed by Olivier .

neg: 68th Tony Awards The 68th Annual Tony Awards were held June 8 , 2014 , to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2013 -- 14 season . The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City , and was televised live on CBS . Hugh Jackman was the host , his fourth time hosting . The 15 musical Tony Awards went to seven different musicals , and six plays shared the 11 play Tony Awards .   The nominations were announced on April 29 , 2014 by Jonathan Groff and Lucy Liu . Audra McDonald won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play . In just her ninth Broadway engagement , McDonald established two records as the first actor to win six Tony Awards for acting and the first to win in all four categories , lead and featured in both a play and a musical . In its seventh Broadway incarnation , The Glass Menagerie won its first Tony Award ( Lighting Design ) .   Aladdin 's win made it the fourth franchise to complete EGOT status .

neg: 10th Tony Awards The 10th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Plaza Hotel Grand Ballroom on April 1 , 1956 . The Master of Ceremonies was Jack Carter .

neg: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play The Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards , a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre , to actors for quality leading roles in a Broadway play . The awards are named after Antoinette Perry , an American actress who died in 1946 . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions , a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing , to `` honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year . '' Despite the award first being presented in 1947 , there were no nominees announced until 1956 .

neg: Blairstown Theater Festival The Blairstown Theater Festival operated from December 2006 through November 2007 at historic Roy 's Hall ( also known as Roy 's Theatre ) , a former silent movie theater built in 1913 at 30 Main Street in Blairstown , New Jersey .   On July 13 , 2007 , the company attracted considerable media attention when they presented three screenings of the classic horror film , Friday the 13th , which was shot in and around Blairstown in the fall of 1979 . Roy 's Hall appears in the film shortly after the opening credits .   The company 's January 2007 production of Letters from the Inside was selected by The Star-Ledger as one of the top five new plays of the 2006 -- 2007 New Jersey theater season and actress Kelli Ambrose , who played Mandy in Letters from the Inside , was selected as one of the top five Best Leading Actresses in a Play .   Among the other concerts and productions presented by the Blairstown Theater Festival were Nancy Anderson singing early Broadway songs backed by the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey ( Baroque to Broadway ) , the Still River Band in Concert , Malachy McCourt and Jarlath Conroy in A Couple of Blaguards , Betsy Palmer and Will Hutchins in A.R. Gurney 's Love Letters , the New Jersey premiere of I Am Anne Frank , and concerts by cabaret performers KT Sullivan ( Vienna to Weimar ) , John O'Neil ( ` So Kaye ) , the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble ( Holiday Light ) , Cris Groenendaal ( Music of the Night ) , Jana Robbins ( One Hell of a Ride ! The Songs of Cy Coleman ) and jazz pianist Bill Mays and his Inventions Trio .   The company also presented several film festivals with such classic titles as Gone with the Wind , Casablanca , Seven Samurai , Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein , A Night at the Opera , The Court Jester , -LSB- -LSB- Beauty and the Beast ( 1946 film ) | La Belle et la Bête -RSB- -RSB- , Black Orpheus , Mon Oncle , The Wages of Fear and La Strada .   The Blairstown Theater Festival was not able to continue past its first season for several reasons . Most significantly , Blairstown Township suddenly increased the real estate taxes on the building by more than 680 % ( from $ 1,031.55 to $ 7,032.30 ) and the landlord decided to sell the theatre .   A CD featuring highlights from the Blairstown Theater Festival 's season was released in February 2008 .


query: Jet Li made his debut in 1982.

pos: Jet Li Li Lianjie ( born 26 April 1963 ) , better known by his stage name Jet Li , is a Chinese film actor , film producer , martial artist , and retired Wushu champion who was born in Beijing . He is a naturalized Singaporean citizen .   After three years of training with Wu Bin , Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team . After retiring from Wushu at age 19 , he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple ( 1982 ) . He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films , most notably as the lead in director Zhang Yimou 's 2002 Hero , Fist of Legend which is the best acclaimed Li movie by Rotten Tomatoes , and the Once Upon a Time in China series , in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung .   Li 's first role in a non-Chinese film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 ( 1998 ) , and his first leading role in a Hollywood film was as Han Sing in Romeo Must Die ( 2000 ) . He has gone on to star in many action films , including in French cinema with Luc Besson Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed . He co-starred in The One ( 2001 ) , The Forbidden Kingdom ( 2008 ) with Jackie Chan , all three of The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone , and as the title character villain in The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ( 2008 ) .

neg: Ali Lee Ali Lee Kai-sum ( born 27 November 1982 ) is a Hong Kong actress and television presenter . Lee first received attention as a television presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong 's entertainment and sports channels , having covered popular programmes such as King of Sports and Amazing Spaces . In 2012 , Lee signed with TVB and began appearing on television dramas . She first gained recognition as a villain in the television drama , Overachievers ( 2014 ) and gained further attention after landing her first lead role in the legal drama , Law dis-Order ( 2016 ) .

neg: Elvis Tsui Tsui Kam Kong ( born October 12 , 1961 ) , also known as Elvis Tsui , is a Chinese actor based in Hong Kong .   Tsui is primarily known for his roles in erotic films and martial arts films , where he 's more often cast as villains . Some of the famous characters he has portrayed repeatedly include Oboi , Lu Zhishen , and An Lushan .

neg: Lin Cheng-feng Lin Cheng-feng ( , born December 26 , 1982 ) is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for EDA Rhinos of Chinese Professional Baseball League . He currently serves as a long reliever for the Rhinos , although he does not have any notable achievement yet .

neg: Donnie Yen Donnie Yen ( born 27 July 1963 ) , also known as Yen Chi Tan , is a Hong Kong actor , martial artist , film director , producer , action choreographer , and multiple-time world wushu tournament champion .   Yen is credited by many for contributing to the popularisation of the traditional martial arts style known as Wing Chun . He played Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the 2008 film Ip Man , which was a box office success . This has led to an increase in the number of people taking up Wing Chun , leading to hundreds of new Wing Chun schools being opened up in mainland China and other parts of Asia . Ip Chun , the eldest son of Ip Man , even mentioned that he is grateful to Yen for making his family art popular and allowing his father 's legacy to be remembered .   Yen is considered to be one of Hong Kong 's top action stars ; director Peter Chan mentioned that he `` is the ` it ' action person right now '' and `` has built himself into a bona fide leading man , who happens to be an action star . '' Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts ( MMA ) into the mainstream of Chinese culture by choreographing MMA in many of his recent films . Yen has displayed notable skills in a wide variety of martial arts , being well-versed in Tai chi chuan , boxing , kickboxing , Jeet Kune Do , Hapkido , Taekwondo , karate , Muay Thai , wrestling , Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , Judo , Wing Chun , and Wushu . Seen as one of the most popular film stars in Asia of the early 2000s , Yen was one of the highest paid actors in Asia in 2009 . Yen earned HK$ 220 million ( US$ 28.4 million ) from four films and six advertisements in 2013 .

neg: Li Jie (Go player) Jie Li ( 李捷 , born May 31 , 1981 ) is a strong amateur Go player . He is one of the strongest go players in the United States , playing at an equal level with many of the Asian professionals that have since moved to America .

neg: Return to the 36th Chamber Return to the 36th Chamber ( 少林搭棚大師 , Shao Lin ta peng hsiao tzu , Return of the Master Killer or Master Killer II ) is a 1980 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Gordon Liu . It was directed by Lau Kar-Leung and written by Ni Kuang . The film is the second in a loosely connected trilogy , following The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin ( 1978 ) and preceding Disciples Of The 36th Chamber ( 1985 ) . In the first and third films in the series , Liu portrays the Shaolin monk San Te , but in Return , he portrays an imposter monk .

neg: Li Kai Ming Li Kai Ming ( born 5 July 1991 ) is a Hong Kong cricketer who made his debut for the Hong Kong national team at the 2010 Asian Games . He is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break .   Li Kai Ming made his debut for Hong Kong in the cricket tournament at the 2010 Asian Games , playing in a single match against the Maldives . He was later selected as part of Hong Kong 's fourteen man squad for the World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates , making his Twenty20 debut during the tournament against Afghanistan , where he was n't required to bat and bowled two wicketless overs which conceded 14 runs , with Afghanistan winning the match by 9 wickets . He made a second appearance in the tournament against the United States , where again he was not required to bat , but did take the wicket of Usman Shuja to finish with figures of 1/26 from four overs , with Hong Kong winning by 77 runs . Hong Kong finished the tournament in eleventh place , therefore failing to qualify for the 2012 World Twenty20 .   On 23 November 2015 , the Sydney Sixers announced that they have signed Li as a community rookie for the 2015 -- 16 Big Bash League season .

neg: Zheng Wei Zheng Wei ( born June 13 , 1981 in Qingdao ) is a Chinese football player .

neg: Lai Ka Fai Lai Ka Fai ( ; born 30 May 1983 in Hong Kong ) , is a Hong Kong footballer who last played for Hong Kong First Division League club Biu Chun Rangers as a defender .

neg: Terence Yin Terence Yin Chi-wai born May 19 , 1975 is a Chinese film actor , singer , producer , and media relations specialist . Yin has starred in over 30 movies , released one solo album and resides in Hong Kong .

neg: The Anger The Anger is a 1982 Taiwanese thriller film directed by Chen Yao-chi .   The film was plagiarized by Hong Kong director Godfrey Ho , who filmed some scenes with western actors Richard Harrison , Pierre Trembley and Claire Angela , then spliced his footage with portions of the original film to generate a disjointed English-dubbed `` film '' called Inferno Thunderbolt . It was released in 1985 in the western market .

neg: Han Ji-sang Han Ji-sang ( born July 25 , 1982 ) is a South Korean actor . Han debuted as a stage actor in the musical Grease . In 2013 , Han was one of the busiest actors in Korea 's performing arts scene , starring in a total of seven shows , including Jesus Christ Superstar , Bonnie & Clyde , The Scarlet Pimpernel and Next to Normal . One of the reasons why he could not reject the offers was because he simply could not resist the characters he was given to play . `` I just wanted to play them all . '' he said .   Year 2013 also marked the 10th anniversary of Han 's debut . Though he is now one of the most wanted actors in the musical theatre scene , he only became interested in acting after failing to score well on the Suneung -- the Korean equivalent of the SAT -- for three consecutive years . He found acting almost therapeutic in many ways , especially after his struggles with the competitive education system , and wants to think of acting as his destiny . Calling himself an `` extreme introvert '' , he believes it is the very essence of acting -- becoming someone else -- that liberates him and makes his acting career possible .   On July 25 , 2014 , Han successfully held his concert Han Ji Sang Premium Concert in Tokyo at Tokyo Hall in Tokyo , Japan .

neg: Jet Attack Jet Attack ( also known as Jet Alert and released in the UK as Through Hell to Glory ) is a 1958 American aviation war film set in the Korean War , featuring United States Air Force ( USAF ) aircraft .

neg: Dear Mr. Wonderful Dear Mr. Wonderful ( also known as Ruby 's Dream in some US video releases ) is a 1982 movie starring Joe Pesci .

neg: Liu Yu (footballer) Liu Yu ( ; Pinyin : Liú Yǔ ; born May 12 , 1985 in Chengdu , Sichuan ) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Chongqing Lifan as a Defender in the Chinese Super League .

neg: The Prodigal Son (1981 film) The Prodigal Son is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts film starring Yuen Biao , and also written and directed by Sammo Hung , who also co-stars in the film . The film was released on 22 December 1981 and grossed HK$ 9,150,729 . The Prodigal Son was nominated for two Hong Kong Film Awards and won the award for Best Action Choreography .   The film tells the story of Leung Chang , the son of wealthy man who is half-heartedly studying kung fu . Leung Chang 's lack of expertise forces his father to pay people to lose to him in fights . After Leung Chang discovers that his father has been deceiving him , he becomes inspired to study martial arts more seriously and attempts convince a kung fu expert to take him on as a student .

neg: Maine Jeena Seekh Liya (1982 film) Maine Jeena Seekh Liya is a 1982 Bollywood film . It is a romantic film directed by Bhisham Kohli .

neg: Jia Hongsheng Jia Hongsheng ( ; 19 March 1967 -- 5 July 2010 ) was a Chinese actor who became known in the late 1980s and early 1990s for roles in movies like The Case of the Silver Snake ( 1988 ) , Good Morning , Beijing ( 1991 ) , A Woman from North Shaanxi ( 1993 ) and Weekend Lover ( 1995 ) . His performances were praised by critics and he developed a rebellious image that made him popular among artistic youth and the `` Sixth Generation '' of Chinese directors .   However , he backed away from the limelight in 1995 after becoming addicted to cannabis and eventually heroin . His father , head of the local theatre in Jilin , retired two years before his retirement age , and along with his wife moved to Beijing to try to help Jia . He made a comeback in 2000 , starring in the celebrated Suzhou River . The following year he starred in the film he is best known for to Western audiences , the autobiographical Quitting . It depicts his battle with addiction and his family trying to help him sober up , with all of the cast members being real people playing themselves .

neg: Evening Rain Evening Rain ( Chinese : 巴山夜雨 ) is a 1981 Chinese drama film which reflects the fight between Chinese people and the Gang of Four during the ten years of turmoil in China . It was directed by Wu Yonggang and Wu Yigong with Li Zhiyu , Zhang Yu , Lin Bin playing the leading roles . This movie won the first Golden Rooster Awards for Best Picture in 1981 , a prize it shared with Xie Jin 's Legend of Tianyun Mountain .

neg: Felix Wong Felix Wong Yat-wah ( born September 4 , 1961 ) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his performances in many wuxia television series produced by TVB , such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes ( 1983 ) , in which he played the protagonist Kwok Ching . He is considered to be one of the most popular teen idols of the 1980s .


query: A Gotham award has been given to Michelle Rodriguez.

pos: Michelle Rodriguez Mayte Michelle Rodriguez ( -LSB- rɑːˈdriːgɛz -RSB- born July 12 , 1978 ) is an American actress and screenwriter . Her breakout role was as a troubled boxer in the independent film Girlfight ( 2000 ) , which was met with critical acclaim and earned her several awards , including the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance . The following year , she starred as Letty in the blockbuster film The Fast and the Furious ( 2001 ) , a role she has reprised in four additional films in the Fast and Furious franchise to date . During her career , Rodriguez has played in a number of successful action films , including Resident Evil , S.W.A.T. , and Avatar .   Rodriguez also branched into television , playing Ana Lucia Cortez in the second season of the television series Lost . She has also had numerous voice work appearances in video games such as Call of Duty and Halo , and lent her voice for the 3D animated film Turbo and the television series IGPX . With her films grossing over $ 5 billion ( U.S. ) collectively , a 2013 Entertainment Weekly article described Rodriguez as `` arguably the most iconic actress in the action genre , as well as one of the most visible Latinas in Hollywood '' .

neg: Gina Hiraizumi Gina Hiraizumi is a Juilliard alumni , who has been acting professionally for over 15 years . With over 5 features releasing for 2017 , her career is taking an exciting leap .   Her next theatrical release is with A-List Japan star , MIEKO HARADA in the drama feature , TOKYO NEW YORK as `` Keiko '' - a Japanese girl forced to work in the underground Tokyo hostess club world for survival , while Harada plays the mama-san boss in this Japanese scripted feature . This international drama feature by Award-winning director , Naghmeh Shirkhan is set to release in 2017 .   In the crime/murder TV series , DEADLY SINS ( 2016 / ID Discovery ) Gina was the lead title role of real life Filipina criminal , `` Rosalina Misina Mendoza '' in this full hour biopic tale . She portrays the role of Rosalina in her early 20 's ( she is now in her 60 's , incarcerated in prison without parole in Seattle , WA ) and portrays her character from the start , as the story unfolds from her harsh beginnings in Manila , Philippines to the United States . Her character has stirred a lot of emotions with the fans of the show , as Twitter exploded with comments upon the TV release .   Network television credits include CASTLE and FLASH FORWARD ( ABC ) , SHARK ( CBS ) , QUINTUPLETS ( FOX ) . Gina played the beauty queen wife of martial arts superstar , JASON SCOTT LEE ( `` Dragon : Bruce Lee Story '' ) in the WWII period piece feature , ONLY THE BRAVE and co-starred in DAY OF INDEPENDENCE by Academy Award Winner , director Chris Tashima .   Gina 's past celebrity endorsement deals include KILAUEA FIRE ( Hawaiian Hot Sauce ) as seen in the Hawaiian Airlines ' HANA HOU MAGAZINE and a 2010 CALENDAR by Hilton Hawaiian Village . A calendar signing tour took her around the world and was a massive success .   The eldest of 3 sisters , Gina grew up in Los Angeles , CA while traveling to Tokyo 2-3 times a year , every year of her life . Growing up privileged , her father was a successful entrepreneur - the owner of a global travel agency , which allowed the entire family to live an international lifestyle . Many summers were spent attending Japanese schools in Tokyo , Japan and swimming the beaches in Honolulu , Hawaii .   Gina got her start in acting when her whole family was cast in a Japanese commercial for `` House Curry '' when she was 15 . She enrolled herself in acting training as a teenager with her first acting coach , Aaron Speiser - the coach behind Jennifer Lopez and Will Smith . Upon acceptance to Juilliard , she took off a handful of years mid-career to get formal training in NYC . To this day , the most transformative moment of her career was when she was invited over to the home of fellow Juilliard Alumni , VIOLA DAVIS ( `` How to Get Away with Murder '' ) . Recalling some of the life and business lessons she was mentored with , she still credits that meeting for the most `` lifechanging meeting of my life . ''   Gina recently got married to her husband , Blayne and plans to start a family in the next year .   She lives in Los Angeles , CA .

neg: American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist The American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R & B Female Artist has been awarded since 1974 .   Years reflect the year during which the American Music Awards were presented , for works released in the previous year ( until 2003 onward , when awards were handed out on November of the same year ) .   The all-time winner in this category is Rihanna with 6 wins .

neg: Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society .   The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories .   The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin .   In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .

neg: Michael Akins Michael Akins is a fictional character in DC Comics ' Batman comics series . He is a man of African American descent who was chosen to succeed long-time Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon , who retired shortly after the end of the `` No Man 's Land '' story arc .

neg: Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical New Artist of the Year The Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa New Artist of the Year is an honor presented annually by American network Univision . It was first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music . The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts , with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte . At the present time , the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey . The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef .   The award was first presented to Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique . Puerto-Rican American performer Olga Tañón was a nominee in 1993 and eventually became the most awarded performer in Lo Nuestro Awards history , with 22 accolades . American singer Marc Anthony won the following year and also received the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for the album Contra la Corriente in 1998 . Puerto-Rican American artist Elvis Crespo earned the award in 1999 , the same year that his songs `` Suavemente '' and `` Tu Sonrisa '' peaked at number-one at the Billboard Latin Songs chart . At the 12th Lo Nuestro Awards , Son by Four was named Tropical New Artist of the Year aided by the massive success of their single `` A Puro Dolor '' , which later ranked 1st at the Hot Latin Songs 25th Anniversary chart . Colombian singer-songwriter Fonseca won in 2007 and also earned the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song . In 2013 , the Pop , Regional Mexican and Tropical/Salsa New Artist of the Year categories were merged on a Lo Nuestro Award for Best New Artist category in the General Field ; however , the following year , the Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical New Artist of the Year was reincorporated .

neg: The Theater Offensive The Theater Offensive is a Boston-based theatrical organization dedicated to the production of queer works . The Theater Offensive was founded in 1989 by Abraham Rybeck `` to present the diversity of lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender lives in art so bold it breaks through personal isolation , challenges the status quo , and builds thriving communities . '' The Theater Offensive mounts and produces festivals and individual productions by national and local queer performers , and also serves as a development environment for new theatrical work . In addition , The Theater Offensive works to build community through education , outreach , and political activism .   The Theater Offensive has expanded throughout its history . The True Colors OUT Youth Theater troupe concentrates on producing dramatical works produced by young , queer artists . Up until the summer of 2008 , its `` A Street Theater Named Desire '' , a guerrilla AIDS activist theater troupe , enters gay cruising grounds and presents performances that promote safe sex and AIDS education .   The Theater Offensive produces an annual Out on the Edge Festival of Queer Theater , which showcases new performing arts works by queer artists from around the world . It has been held each fall since its inception in 1992 .   True Colors : Out Youth Theater , a program of The Theater Offensive and the country 's largest and longest-running lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and queer ( LGBTQ ) youth theater program , received the 2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from First Lady Michelle Obama , for its effectiveness in promoting learning and life skills in young people through the arts by engaging them in creative youth development programming . The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award is the nation 's highest honor for youth arts programs , and True Colors , which was established in 1994 , is the first LGBTQ organization in history to receive this award .

neg: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual awards given by the National Society of Film Critics .   This awards was given for the first time in 1967 to Marjorie Rhodes for her role in The Family Way .   Meryl Streep won this award three times ( record ) : in 1978 for The Deer Hunter , in 1979 for Kramer vs. Kramer , for Manhattan and for The Seduction of Joe Tynan and in 2006 for The Devil Wears Prada and for A Prairie Home Companion . Anjelica Huston ( 1985 and 1989 ) , Dianne Wiest ( 1986 and 1994 ) , Patricia Clarkson ( 2002 and 2003 ) and Amy Adams ( 2005 and 2012 ) each won the award two times . In 2009 , Mo'Nique became the first African-American to win in this category for her performance in Precious .

neg: 2006 MTV Movie Awards The 2006 MTV Movie Awards were hosted by Jessica Alba and featured performances by Christina Aguilera , AFI and Gnarls Barkley . In addition to the below awards , MTV gave lifetime achievement awards to Jim Carrey ( The MTV Generation Award ) and Spike Lee ( The Silver Bucket of Excellence , for Do the Right Thing ) .  MTV held its 15th annual movie awards show on Saturday , June 3 , at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City , California . MTV first broadcast the award show on 8 June at 9:00 pm ET . Tenth Planet Productions produced the awards , and Joel Gallen was the executive-producer and director for the 12th consecutive year .   This is also the second MTV Movie Awards show to have a host win an award . The first show was in 2004 with Lindsay Lohan winning an award . The host for the MTV Movie Awards in 2006 was Jessica Alba . Christina Aguilera performed , for the very first time , her lead single of her latest release Back to Basics , `` Ai n't No Other Man '' .  Pre-recorded parodies include The Da Vinci Code , Mission : Impossible III , and King Kong .

neg: 38th Saturn Awards The 38th Saturn Awards , honoring the best in science fiction , fantasy and horror film and television in 2011 , were held on July 26 , 2012 in Burbank , California . The awards are presented by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films .   The six Best Film Award categories were respectively won by Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( Science Fiction ) , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( Fantasy ) , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( Horror or Thriller ) , Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol ( Action or Adventure ) , The Skin I Live In ( International ) and Puss in Boots ( Animated ) . Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Super 8 led the winners with three each .   In the television categories , Breaking Bad won three of its six nominations , including Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series . Fringe , The Walking Dead and Teen Wolf won the other Best Series Awards .   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 became the first Harry Potter film to win Best Fantasy Film , for which the seven previous Harry Potter films were nominated , and only the second film of the series to win a Saturn Award , following The Philosopher 's Stone which won Best Costume in 2001 . Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol also became the first Mission : Impossible film to win Best Action or Adventure Film , following the nominations of the first and third installments .

neg: Wayne of Gotham Wayne of Gotham is a novel by Tracy Hickman and is about the fictional superhero Batman . The book was published on December 4 , 2012 . A GraphicAudio audiobook was recorded in 2013 .

neg: List of The New York Times Manga Best Sellers The New York Times Best Seller list for manga published in the United States was introduced on March 5 , 2009 , along with two additional lists for hardcover and paperback graphic novels . The three lists are grouped under the `` Graphic Books '' category . Deborah Hoffman , an editor for the Best Seller lists , explained that the term `` Graphic Books '' was selected to create an `` inclusive and expansive '' list which can extend to works of both fiction and non-fiction . Journalist George Gustines announced , in his introduction of the new lists , `` Comics have finally joined the mainstream . '' The announcement was made the week the film Watchmen , based on the comic book of the same name , was released in movie theaters throughout the U.S. . The Best Seller lists are printed weekly in The New York Times Book Review magazine , which is published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times and as a stand-alone publication .   Gustines explained the methodology used to determine the rankings :   Rankings reflect sales of graphic novels -LSB- ... -RSB- at many thousands of venues where a wide range of books are sold nationwide . These include hundreds of independent book retailers ( statistically weighted to represent all such outlets ) ; national , regional and local chains ; online and multimedia entertainment retailers ; university , gift , supermarket , discount department stores and newsstands . In addition , these rankings also include unit sales reported by retailers nationwide that specialize in graphic novels and comic books .   On multiple occasions , manga have been listed outside its designated list . Mike Kiley , then-Senior Vice President of the publisher Tokyopop , explained in 2010 that it has become more difficult to draw a distinguishing line between works that are manga and manga-inspired , such as Korean manhwa and American original English language ( OEL ) manga . A Drifting Life , an autobiographical manga by Yoshihiro Tatsumi , appeared on the May 3 , 2009 , Best Seller list for paperback graphic novels , where it ranked third . X-Men : Misfits , an original English manga based on the X-Men comic book franchise , ranked fifth at its debut on the August 30 , 2009 , paperback graphic novels list , and stayed on the chart for five consecutive weeks . The first volume of a manhwa adaptation of the popular vampire-themed Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer remained on the hardcover graphic novels Best Seller list for 27 consecutive weeks in 2010 .   In January 2017 , the Times decided to stop producing the separate manga best seller list .

neg: Sin City (film) Sin City ( also known as Frank Miller 's Sin City ) is a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film written , produced , and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez . It is based on Miller 's graphic novel of the same name .   Much of the film is based on the first , third and fourth books in Miller 's original comic series . The Hard Goodbye is about a man who embarks on a brutal rampage in search of his one-time sweetheart 's killer , killing anyone , even the police , that gets in his way of finding and killing her murderer . The Big Fat Kill focuses on an everyman getting caught in a street war between a group of prostitutes and a group of mercenaries , the police and the mob . That Yellow Bastard follows an aging police officer who protects a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer . The intro and outro of the film are based on the short story `` The Customer is Always Right '' , which is collected in Booze , Broads & Bullets , the sixth book in the comic series .   The film stars an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba , Benicio del Toro , Brittany Murphy , Clive Owen , Mickey Rourke , Bruce Willis , and Elijah Wood , and featuring Alexis Bledel , Michael Clarke Duncan , Rosario Dawson , Carla Gugino , Rutger Hauer , Jaime King , Michael Madsen , and Nick Stahl , among others .   Sin City opened to wide critical and commercial success , gathering particular recognition for the film 's unique color processing , which rendered most of the film in black and white but retained or added coloring for selected objects . The film was screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in competition and won the Technical Grand Prize for the film 's `` visual shaping '' .

neg: Gotham Independent Film Awards 2010 The 20th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were held on November 29 , 2010 . The nominees were announced on October 18 , 2010 . The ceremony was hosted by Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci .

neg: Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress The Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress ( Spanish : Premio Ariel a Mejor Coactuación Femenina ) is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas ( AMACC ) in Mexico . It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Mexican film industry . In 1947 , the 1st and 2nd Ariel Awards were held , with Lilia Michel winning in both ceremonies for the films Un Beso en la Noche and Vértigo , respectively . With the exception of the years 1959 to 1971 , when the Ariel Awards were suspended , the award has been given annually . Nominees and winners are determined by a committee formed every year consisting of academy members ( active and honorary ) , previous winners and individuals with at least two Ariel nominations ; the committee members submit their votes through the official AMACC website .   Since its inception , the award has been given to 47 actresses . Ana Ofelia Murguía and Isela Vega had received the most awards in this category with three Ariels each . Angélica Aragón , Katy Jurado , Ofelia Medina , Lilia Michel , Angelina Peláez , and Eileen Yáñez have been awarded twice ; Jurado was also the first Mexican actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Broken Lance ( 1954 ) . Murguía is the most nominated performer , with eight nominations , followed by Aragón with six .   Nineteen films have featured two nominated performances for Best Supporting Actress , Una Familia de Tantas ( Eugenia Galindo and Martha Roth ) , Fin de Fiesta ( Ana Martín and Helena Rojo ) , Actas de Marusia ( Silvia Mariscal and Patricia Reyes Spíndola ) , Las Poquianchis ( Ana Ofelia Murguía and María Rojo ) , El Lugar Sin Límites ( Ana Martín and Lucha Villa ) , Que Viva Tepito ( Leonor Llausás and Rebeca Silva ) , Vidas Errantes ( Eugenia D'Silva and Josefina González de la Riva ) , Los Motivos de Luz ( Murguía and Dunia Zaldívar ) , Como Agua Para Chocolate ( Pilar Aranda and Claudette Maillé ) , Novia Que Te Vea ( Angélica Aragón and Verónica Langer ) , Dos Crimenes ( Leticia Huijara and Margarita Isabel ) , Mujeres Insumisas ( Regina Orozco and Lourdes Elizarrarás ) , Profundo Carmesí ( Julieta Egurrola and Verónica Merchant , Por Si No Te Vuelvo a Ver ( Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and Angelina Peláez ) , Un Embrujo ( Luisa Huertas and Mayra Sérbulo ) , Mezcal ( Aída López and Sérbulo ) , Fuera del Cielo ( Martha Higareda and Isela Vega ) , Cinco Días Sin Nora ( Langer and Peláez ) , and Las Oscuras Primaveras ( Margarita Sanz and Cecilia Suárez ) ; Roth , Helena Rojo , Reyes Spíndola , María Rojo , Villa , Murguía , Maillé , Aragón , Isabel , Egurrola , Vega , and Peláez won the award . As of the 2016 ceremony , Adriana Paz is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Hilda .

neg: Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015 The 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were held on November 30 , 2015 . The nominees were announced on October 22 , 2015 . The ceremony was hosted by Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer .

neg: 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards The 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards , was the inaugural music award show presented by iHeartMedia 's platform iHeartRadio and NBC . The awards were held on May 1 , 2014 , at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . The awards show was announced on February 26 , 2014 . The nominations were compiled by the results of Mediabase charts , listener feedback and digital straming data from the iHeartRadio platform and announced on March 26 , 2014 . The awards recognized the biggest artists and songs of the year . The show was directed by Hamish Hamilton . The voting took place on iHeartRadio 's official webpage except for the `` Instagram Award '' , where voting took place on social network Instagram .   Rihanna led the nominations with eight and also became the biggest winner of the night with four wins including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year .   NBC 's telecast of the iHeartRadio Music Awards drew 5.4 million viewers overall and a rating of 1.7 in the key 18-to-49-year-old demographic .

neg: Batman: Anarky Batman : Anarky is a 1999 trade paperback published by DC Comics . The book collects prominent appearances of Anarky , a comic book character created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle . Although all of the collected stories were written by Alan Grant , various artists contributed to individual stories . Dual introductions were written by the creatorsboth of whom introduce the character and give insight into their role in Anarky 's creation and development .   Featured as an antagonist in various Batman comics during the '90s , stories based on the character were highly thematic , political , and philosophical in tone . The majority of the collected stories ( `` Anarky in Gotham City '' , `` Anarky : Tomorrow Belongs to Us '' , `` Anarky '' ) are influenced by the philosophy of anarchism , while the final story ( `` Metamorphosis '' ) is influenced by Frank R. Wallace . Although anti-statism is the overarching theme of the collection , other concepts are explored . Anarky 's characterization was expanded throughout the stories to present him first as a libertarian socialist and anarchist , and in the final story as a vehicle for explorations into atheism , rationalism , and bicameralism . Literary references are also utilized throughout the collected stories to stress the philosophical foundations of the character . The collection also tracks the character 's evolution from a petty , street-crime fighting vigilante , to a competent freedom fighter in opposition to powerful forces of evil .   Critics have positively received some of the stories within the collection , analyzing Anarky as a unique force for political commentary and discussion within DC Comics ' storytelling . However , the expansive growth of the character 's unique abilities and characterization has also fueled criticism as having overpowered the character beyond suspension of disbelief .

neg: Mad City: Red Queen `` Mad City : Red Queen '' is the seventh episode of the third season , and 51st episode overall from the Fox series Gotham . The episode was written by Megan Mostyn-Brown and directed by Scott White . It was first broadcast on October 31 , 2016 . In the episode , Tetch manages to get an hallucinogen called `` Red Queen '' that causes damage on people . He pours the hallucinogen on Gordon , sending him on a hallucination trip with Barbara acting as his guide . Tetch is in fact retrieving Alice 's blood to create a virus to give it to the founders in their dinner . Meanwhile , Cobblepot sets off to separate Isabella from Nygma , telling her his real nature .   The episode received generally positive reviews , with critics praising Benjamin McKenzie 's performance but criticizing the pace and Tetch 's plan . CinemaBlend named Gordon 's hallucinations as one of the best TV superhero moments on 2016 .

neg: Aurealis Award for best young adult novel The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to `` recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction , fantasy , horror writers '' . To qualify , a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year ; the presentation ceremony is held the following year . It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people .   Since their creation in 1995 , awards have been given in various categories of speculative fiction . Categories currently include science fiction , fantasy , horror , speculative young adult fiction -- with separate awards for novels and short fiction -- collections , anthologies , illustrative works or graphic novels , children 's books , and an award for excellence in speculative fiction . The awards have attracted the attention of publishers by setting down a benchmark in science fiction and fantasy . The continued sponsorship by publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit has added weight to the honour of the award .   The results are decided by a panel of judges from a list of submitted nominees ; the long-list of nominees is reduced to a short-list of finalists . Ties can occur if the panel decides that both entries show equal merit , however they are encouraged to choose a single winner . The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award 's management team .   This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best young-adult novel category , as well as novels that have been highly commended . Three people have won the award twice -- Isobelle Carmody , Garth Nix and Scott Westerfeld . Westerfeld holds the record for most nominations with eight , and Rory Barnes has the most nominations without winning , having been a losing finalist five times .

neg: Gotham City Impostors Gotham City Impostors is a first-person shooter multiplayer-only video game set in the universe of DC Comics ' Batman . Developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment , the downloadable game is played from the perspective of two teams each trying to kill the other : one with people dressed like Batman and the other with people dressed like his archenemy , The Joker .   Unlike other Batman games , Gotham City Impostors was not physically released . It was released on Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade , PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows via Games for Windows -- Live in February 2012 . The game was re-released on Microsoft Windows as a free-to-play title in August 30 , 2012 via Steam using Steamworks . The game is a six versus six first person shooter multiplayer game featuring customizable characters . Players take on the role of either amateur vigilantes ( the Bats ) or criminals ( the Jokerz ) . The game features a range of both traditional and imagined weapons .