2010 MICF Barry nominees

I'll keep it quick. The shortlist for this year's Barry award are:

Asher Treleaven - Secret Door

Damian Callinan - The Merger: Sportsman’s Night 2

Josh Thomas - Surprise

The List Operators For Kids - More Fun Than A Wii

Sammy J and Randy - Rickett’s Lane

Wil Anderson - Wilful Misconduct

Some interesting facts: the winner(s) will be male and Australian. For the first time ever a kids' show may score the top prize. Or a puppet. None of the nominees are newcomers to the festival. Quite a few are playing relatively small rooms. They're all very worthy of the award.

Golden Gibbo noms are:

Asher Treleaven - Secret Door

Geraldine Quinn - Shut Up And Sing

Sam Simmons and David Quirk - The Incident

Poet Laureate Telia Neville - While I'm Away

Stevn Shefl And His Translator Fatima 

The winner (and winners of Best Newcomer, Age Critics Award, Piece of Wood and Festival Directors' Award) will be announced at some godless hour of Sunday morning next week.