THURSTY AWARDS 2008 NOMINEES
(Winners indicated in boldface)

BEST SONG

1. Me and My Shadow (Parody lyric by Henry Dittman/ original song by Dave Dreyer, Billy Rose and Al Jolson) from BUZZY GROVENOR?S DING DONG
2. The Winds of Change Can Blow "Whale Rider" (Music and Lyrics by Joe Hendrix) from SONGS FROM THE HEART
3. A Little Fall of Rain (Original music by Claude-Michel Shonberg/ lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil) from DARQUE MAGICK
4. You Give Love a Bad Name (original song and lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child) from KABUKI NO NOROI!
5. Just Scream (music and lyrics by Richard Levinson) from THE AFTERSCHOOL SPECIALISTS

Listen to the songs!

BEST NUDITY

1. Jaime Robledo?s naked butt in KABUKI NO NOROI!
2. Brendan Hunt wearing nothing but a sock as ?Beer Wench?
3. Alexandra Billings? nipple tassles in CATHY?S CLOWN
4. Joe Fria's exposed derrier in M-I-S-S-I-S-S-T-E-R-Y
5. The reprise of Jaime Robledo?s naked butt in THE MACHIAVELLIAN?S GUIDE TO WOMANIZING

BEST KISS

1. Rebecca Larsen and Andrew Bentler in CANNIBAL PLANET
2. Bruno Oliver and Klagdor in GIANT ACTING CLASS
3. The ?Fecal? kiss of Kimberly Atkinson and Philip Newby in THE CAPTIVE
4. The three-way kiss of Troy Vincent, Philip Newby and Jaime Andrews in THE CAPTIVE
5. Joe Fria and the headshot of Jennifer Morrison in DARQUE MAGICK

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE

1. The cannibal attack in CANNIBAL PLANET
2. Bruno Oliver smashing Kat Bardot?s head on the table in TRUCKSTOP
3. Derek Mehn and Kevin F. Sherry?s jumping rope/training sequence in RUBY LAKE
4. Ahmed Best?s nunchuck display in BUZZY GROVENOR?S DING DONG
5. Joe Fria?s leglocks in DARQUE MAGICK

THE MICKEY ROONEY AWARD
FOR BEST OFFENSIVE STEREOTYPE

1. KABUKI NO NOROI!
2. Derek Mehn as Monolo Montoya in RUBY LAKE
3. Jaime Robledo as Dickran Arakalakalakian in CRIME FIGHTING CHEERLEADERS
4. Ajredin Elez as Detective Chorizo in SONGS FROM THE HEART
5. Gerald McClanahan as Reginald "Reggie X" Lefton in BUZZY GROVENOR?S DING DONG

BEST VILLAIN

1. Jaime Robledo as Dickran Arakalakalakian in CRIME FIGHTING CHEERLEADERS
2. Matthew Tyler as Phillips in DARQUE MAGICK
3. Christopher Gyre as The Stranger in TRUCKSTOP
4. Outhouse as the Outhouse in OUTHOUSE OF HORROR
5. Alexandra Billings as Taffy in CATHY?S CLOWN

SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT

1. The demonic Possession of the room in MY BLACK HEART
2. Carrier pigeon messages in DEAREST HERSCHEL
3. The key in the egg, the endless tie pull and the flaming hand and coffee cup of TRUCKSTOP
4. The Jack in the Box in CATHY?S CLOWN
5. The Slide show in THE MACHIAVELLIAN?S GUIDE TO WOMANIZING

AVANTE GARDE

1. SILHOUETTES
2. THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF FRANCIS BIGELOW
3. ADVENTURE
4. TRUCKSTOP
5. THE VAJNA MONOLOGUES

BEST DANCE

1. Derek Mehn, Kevin F. Sherry and Barbara King?s ?Journey? tango in RUBY LAKE
2. The Cast of BUZZY GROVENOR?S DING DONG
3. Kelsey Wedeen, Andrew Bentler, Supatra Hanna and Jaime Andrews as ?The Doug Henning Happy Happy Rainbow Unicorn Singers of Imagination and Magical Inspiration!? in DARQUE MAGICK
4. The cast of THE AFTERSCHOOL SPECIALISTS
5. Eva Marie, Molly McDowell, Julia Griswold, Mandi Moss and Jaime Andrews? kickline in BIKINI SHAKESPEARE

BEST MONOLOGUE

1. Scott Leggett?s ?goat man? monologue in TRUCKSTOP
2. Tom Keische, Jim Nieb and Franci Montgomery in THE VAJNA MONOLOGUES
3. Jaime Andrews as Annabelle and Bryan Krasner as Herschel in DEAREST HERSCHEL
4. Joe Fria as Nick Casanova in THE MACHIAVELLIAN?S GUIDE TO WOMANIZING
5. Scott Leggett?s ?Giant? monologue in TRUCKSTOP

BEST COSTUME

1. KABUKI NO NOROI!
2. CANNIBAL PLANET
3. SINK AND BOOKCASE: A LOVE STORY
4. CATHY?S CLOWN
5. SHOOB!

BEST CROSS DRESSING

1. Natasha Norman as Rev. Harris Q. Wadsworthington and Vanessa Edwards as Earnest P. Fopsbury in M-I-S-S-I-S-S-T-E-R-Y
2. The cast of the TWIZONE LIGHT
3. Matt Valle as Britney Spears in PARIS IS PISSED
4. Jaime Andrews as Doug Henning in DARQUE MAGICK
5. Anthony Backman as Suzy Q. in DARQUE MAGICK

BEST CELEBRITY IMPERSONATION

1. The cast of PARIS IS PISSED
2. Jaime Andrews as Doug Henning in DARQUE MAGICK
3. Patrick Duffy as TV?s Patrick Duffy in KABUKI NO NOROI!
4. Christopher Gyre as Charles Manson in HELTER
5. Terry Tocantins as Attorney General Michael Mukasey in THEATRE MOB

BEST USE OF SET

1. SINK AND BOOKCASE: A LOVE STORY
2. OUTHOUSE OF HORROR
3. KABUKI NO NOROI!
4. DARQUE MAGICK
5. THE AFTERSCHOOL SPECIALISTS

BEST DRAMA

1. THE CRATCHIT SYNDROME
2. TRUCKSTOP
3. BATTLESCHOOL
4. EMERGENCE

BEST SOUND DESIGN

1. TRUCKSTOP
2. BUZZY GROVENOR'S DING DONG
3. RUBY LAKE
4. ADVENTURE

BEST TITLE

1. GLASSCOCK: THE DANCICAL!
2. OUTHOUSE OF HORROR
3. M-I-S-S-I-S-S-T-E-R-Y
4. DEMON BABY'S DIRTY DIAPER
5. BIKINI SHAKESPEARE