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One of the mainstays at BlizzCon is the machinima contest – talented artists submit their movie ahead of the convention in hopes of winning fame and prizes. This year's BlizzCon is no different, and we're sure to see some great videos during the largest gathering of WoW players outside of Azeroth. Over the next few days let's take a look back at some of the winners and runner ups of last year's movie competition.

The Grand Prize winner for last year's Machinima contest, and also the winner in the Drama/Romance category was Snacky's Journal, Episode 4. I can definitely see why it won. It has a great story, voice acting, editing -- it's just an all around, well done piece of movie fun.

You see, Snacky is coerced (bribed) to go on a blind double date with his friend, only to find out that things are far more complicated... and profitable. I love the settings in Gadgetzan and the Darkmoon Faire, which are particularly appropriate considering the date is crossfaction. There is also an explanation in there as to why Murlocs have cash on them (though where the money is kept is still a mystery).

I hope you enjoy it as much as The Spawn and I did. She's insisting on a replay. AFK.

Although the BlizzCon movie contest was hardly publicized at all -- no press releases about the contest or the winners -- it yielded the cream of the WoW machinima crop so we will be featuring the winning movies here at WoW Moviewatch for the next few days. The winner in each category, as well as the Grand Prize winner, received the newly minted Oswald award to put on their shelves. (I hereby dub thee The Ozzie!)

Today we feature the Grand Prize winner, Snacky's Journal - Episode 4 by the typically brilliant Stone Falcon Productions. This film also won the Drama/Romance category (see below), even though I think it is better suited for the Comedy category. It's good, Snackish fun, with high quality film-making and acting, as all the Snackys are. I like the new fem gnome and I hope she continues in the series because she's a cute character and could make for a good foil for Snacky.

Here's a list of the other winners, along with links to ones that have been already featured on WoW Insider. We'll feature and comment on some of the others this week.

Action/Adventure Category

• Runner-up: The Future Soon by Spiffworld
• Runner-up: Mercy of the Sea by Sleeping Dog Productions
• Winner: Divided Soul by Falch Productions

Comedy Category

• Runner-up: Fruit of Elune by Myndflame
• Runner-up: The Dead Murloc by KILH Machinima
• Winner: The Rumpus Machine by Oblivious Films

Drama/Romance Category

• Runner-up: Dead Rain 2 by Bear on a Trampoline
• Runner-up: Redshift by Slashdance
• Winner: Snacky's Journal - Episode 4 by Stone Falcon Productions

If you have any suggestions for WoW Moviewatch, you can mail them to us at machinima AT wowinsider DOT com.