In today’s Georgia Straight is my latest feature, detailing the troubles faced by the Elan Awards in its short four-year history.

They used to be called the Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts, but the awards program never really did the Canadian industries justice.

Judging by the luminosity of its hosts, the Elan Awards show would appear to have been a hit. William Shatner, Seth MacFarlane (the creator of Family Guy), and Tom Kenny (the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants) have all served as master of ceremonies for the formerly Vancouver-based awards ceremony that recognizes outstanding achievement in video-game development and animation.