This week it’s the first of the big categories in the Ion Sci-Fi Awards: Best Television. 

This category is open to any made-for-TV sci-fi series, miniseries or movie (including animation) that was commercially available to Australian audiences during 2021 on broadcast, pay T-V, subscription or other online service. 

And the nominations are: 

• For All Mankind season 2 (Apple TV Plus) 
• Foundation (Apple TV Plus) 
• Star Trek Discovery season 4 (Paramount Plus) 
• Star Trek Lower Decks (Amazon Prime) 
• And Invasion (Apple TV Plus) 

To be eligible, an episode from a TV series (including miniseries or made-for-TV feature) must have screened to Australian audiences in 2021. TV categories include free-to-air, pay TV, subscription and other online services.

Nominations are made by the awards expert panel which includes Ion Sci-Fi editorial staff and regular contributors to the show. A different category is presented for audience voting each week, with the results combined equally with the experts’ vote to determine the winner.

A special edition of Ion Sci-Fi will announce the winners at the end of the current series.

The Ion Sci-Fi Awards are presented in partnership with the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival.