Mail-Order Zombie-- 3rd Annual Dead Letter Award

Mail Order Zombie announced the winners of the the 3rd Annual Mail Order Zombie Dead Letter Awards on March 10, 2011.  Since 2009, the Dead Letter Awards have honored the previous year's best in zombie movies and media, and this year's list of nominees reflect the best in zombie entertainment from around the world.  Nominated movies like La Horde (The Horde), Rammbock (Siege of the Dead) and E'gad, Zombies! join films like Zombieland, Death of the Dead and ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction in the movie categories highlight ingthe worldwide diversity of zombie cinema.  In addition to film, the Dead Letter Awards also honors books, videogames, comics and zombie-specific websites, as well as individual achievement in zombie media by presenting The Shambler, a lifetime achievement award (previous Shambler recipients are George A. Romero and Tom Savini).  The Fresh Meat Award is awarded to the best newcomer to the subgenre (previous Fresh Meat Award winners include Patrick Devaney, creator of the Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead television program, and Wes Young & Ryan Goff, directors of the short film Dead Exit).  Winners were determined by voting open to the public (a complete list of nominees can be found at http://tinyurl.com/dla2010).

The complete list of winners:
Best Book, Anthology - "The Living Dead 2" edited by John Joseph Adams
Best Book, Fiction - "Rot & Ruin" by Jonathan Maberry ; "The G.O.R.E. Score: A Review Guide to All Things Zombie" by Tony Schaab
Best Score in a Zombie Movie - "Resident Evil: Afterlife" music by Tomandandy
Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Zombie Movie - "Zombieland"
Best Screenplay of a Zombie Movie - "Death of the Dead" written by Bo Buckley
Best Zombie - Derek Graf ("Zombieland")
Best Cameo or Surprise Appearance in a Zombie Movie - Bill Murray ("Zombieland")
Best Actress in a Zombie Movie - Milla Jovovich ("Resident Evil: Afterlife")
Best Actor in a Zombie Movie - Boris Kodjoe ("Resident Evil: Afterlife")
Best One-Liner in a Zombie Movie - "Time to nut up or shut up." - "Zombieland"
Best Death Scene in a Zombie Movie - Bill Murray being mistaken for a zombie and getting shot in "Zombieland"
Best Director of a Zombie Movie - George A. Romero ("Survival of the Dead")
Best Zombie Movie - "Death of the Dead"
Best Documentary - "Zombie Girl: The Movie"
Best Webcomic - Zombie Roomie (http://www.zombieroomie.com)
Best Soundtrack Release - They Won't Stay Dead! Music from the soundtrack of Night of the Living Dead
Best Musical - "Cupcake - A Zombie Lesbian Musical"
Best Online Release - "Stag Night of the Dead"
Best Zombie Audiodrama - We're Alive
Best Zombie Comic Book - The Walking Dead
Best Zombie Videogame - Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Best Zombie Website - The G.O.R.E. Score (http://thegorescore.com)
The Shambler - Lifetime Achievement Award - Lucio Fulci and Jonathan Maberry
Fresh Meat - Most Promising Newcomer Award - Tony Schaab

Mail Order Zombie is available at http://www.mailorderzombie.com or through iTunes and other podcast directories.  The 3rd Annual Mail Order Zombie Dead Letter Awards took place in Episode 158 which can be found at http://tinyurl.com/mozep158.

About Mail Order Zombie
Mail Order Zombie is the award-winning zombie movie podcast produced and co-hosted by Derek M. Koch, aka Brother D.  Since 2008, Mail Order Zombie, or MOZ, has reviewed over 280 zombie movies, as well as zombie books, comics, videogames and even a zombie opera.  Based in the Pacific Northwest, Mail Order Zombie has listeners and contributors around the world, and is a member of the Palavr Family of podcasting.
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