SFX Awards

SFX announced the winners of the SFX Awards at the SFX Weekender 3 on February 4. The awards are a mix of reader voted awards and awards given by a jury. The Elisabeth Sladen Award is a new category which was added in memory of Elisabeth Sladen. It will be given for contributions to children’s sf/f in any media.

Reader-Voted Awards

• Best Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Best Director: Matthew Vaughn for X-Men: First Class
• Best Comic: The Walking Dead
• Best Novel: A Dance with Dragons, by George R. R. Martin
• Best TV Show: Doctor Who
• Best New Show: Game of Thrones
• Best Actor: Matt Smith for Doctor Who
• Best Actress: Alex Kingston for Doctor Who
• Biggest Disappointment: No cameo for Stan Lee in X-Men: First Class

SFX Team Choice Awards

• Outstanding Literary Contribution: Brian W. Aldiss
• Screenwriting Excellence: Neil Gaiman for Doctor Who “The Doctor’s Wife”
• Breakout: Joe Gilgun for Misfits
• Living Legend: Brian Blessed
• Elisabeth Sladen Award: The Sarah Jane Adventures
• Lifetime Achievement: John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra
• Hope for the Future: Dirk Gently
• Phenomenon: Merlin

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