I found a copy of the kids magazine Owl at my local library a few years ago and discovered that every December they run their own movie awards (even though the magazine comes from Canada)! They always have good categories and choices, though I’m a bit bummed this year because there are only 5 categories when there are usually 9. Movies represented this year include “Ratatouille”, “Transformers”, “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” and “Fantastic Four 2.” Vote on the Best Animated Character category on this page in my “Whaddya Think?” poll. And if you get a chance check out Owl magazine. They print the winners in the March issue. Let the awards season begin!!!
Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic in 2006 at the age of 7. To date, Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases and, in total, has seen more than 1,500 films. In 2010, Jackson became the youngest person to win a NY Emmy Award, for his on-air movie reviews on Time Warner TV station, Capital News 9. And in 2011, Jackson was inducted into the Broadcast Film Critics Association as their youngest member. The BFCA’s annual Critics Choice Awards is one of the industry’s most recognized and prestigious awards shows. Jackson is also a member of SAG-AFTRA and votes annually for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Currently, Jackson can be heard every Friday morning on WGNA-FM and his reviews are also posted on his website, YouTube channel and Cultjer.com. He is also a contributor to AnimationScoop.com, run by animation historian Jerry Beck. And Jackson hosts the weekly internet pop culture news show “LCJ LIVE”, along with “The LCJ Q&A Podcast”, on which he interviews celebrities and filmmakers.