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After two weeks of furious voting, the polls were
closed and the counting began. Over 300,000 votes
were cast across the seven categories by visitors
to MI6. Here are the results of who you, the Bond
fans, voted for...
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MI6 Reader Awards 2002 - Results
13th January 2003
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Best New Book
"James Bond - The Legacy"
John Cork and Bruce Scivally
This title chronicles the evolution of the Bond movies
and examines what it is about Bond that changed cinema for
ever. Decade by decade from the 1960s on, the book looks
at Bond in history and history in Bond. With films that
are set "two minutes into the future", they have
both echoed and presaged technological developments as well
as key moments in the Cold War and its aftermath. With over
550 images from the 007 archives and exclusive private collections,
this book celebrates all that is Bond.
Honourable Mentions:
"Die Another Day Novelisation" by Raymond Benson
"The Man With The Red Tattoo" by Raymond Benson
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| Best New Music
"Die Another Day" Soundtrack
David Arnold
Pierce Brosnan's 007 is the very model of a modern secret
agent, but updating his mission's musical accompaniment
has proved altogether more problematic. With Die Another
Day, his third score, David Arnold seems to have found the
answer.
Honourable Mentions:
"Die Another Day" Theme by Madonna
"Bond Vs. Oakenfold" by Paul Oakenfold
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Best Television Programme
"Die Another Day - From Script to Screen"
Documentary charting how Die Another Day, was brought to
the screen. With interviews from Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry,
Rosamund Pike, Toby Stephens, Lee Tamahori, Michael G. Wilson,
Barbara Broccoli, Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, plus other
key members from the production crew.
Honourable Mentions:
"Best Ever Bond" - ITV
"The Bond Essentials" - ITV
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| Best New Merchandise
"1:18th Scale DAD Cars"
The Beanstalk Group commissioned stunning 1:18th scale
models of the three cars from "Die Another Day"
- Bond's Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, Zao's Jaguar XKR and
Jinx's Ford Thunderbird. Special 1:20th scale radio controlled
models of the Vanquish and XKR were also available.
Honourable Mentions:
Ian Fleming novel reprints by Penguin
40th Anniversary collection by Swatch
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Best Event
"Die Another Day" World Royal Premiere
2002 was a very busy year for Bond fans, but one event
stood tall above the others. The world royal premiere held
at the Royal Albert Hall on November 18th was the most exclusive
Bond party for years. Fans queued all day just to see the
stars arriving. It was the most publicised 007 premiere
ever, and rekindled Bond fever across the globe.
Honourable Mentions:
"James Bond Exhibition" - National Science Museum
"Spy's Unlimited Party" - Page's Bar, London
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| Funniest Rumour
"Sean Connery To Cameo in Die Another Day"
Attributed to HotDog magazine
The same movie magazine also reviewed "Die Another
Day" before anyone had seen it, and they went on to
claim Sean Connery's cameo had been apparently cut from
the film. They alleged EON producers only realised Bond's
father died in a climbing accident during the editing process.
We all laughed.
Honourable Mentions:
"Madonna to share on-screen lesbian kiss"
"Catherine Zeta Jones to be the next Bond"
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Q's Wooden Spoon
"Lee Tamahori for the CGI Bond in Die Another Day"
Q's Wooden Spoon goes to the whatever caused the most grief
to Bond fans during the year. And there was a clear winner
in 2002. Director Lee Tamahori made the bold move of introducing
the first ever computer generated Bond to the films, and
it did not go down well with fans, cinema go-ers and movie
critics alike.
Honourable Mentions:
"MGM for clamping down on unofficial Bond sites"
"HotDog magazine for reviewing Die Another Day before
they had seen it"
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