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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SFX has announced the winners for its first SFX Blog Awards, presented to the best fan-driven and developed internet activity. The winners were determined by popular vote of fans on the SFX website.
- Best SF Podcast: Doctor Who Podshock
- Best Fan Community: Whedonesque
- Best SF News Blog: The Doctor Who News Page
- Best Literary Blog: SF Signal
- Best Franchise Specific Site: Supernatural Wiki
- Best Celebrity Blog: John Scalzi
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SFX has announced the finalists for its first SFX Blog Awards, presented to the best fan-driven and developed internet activity. The nominations were taken from SFX Form, team members, and bloggers. Anyone can vote at their website.
Best SF Podcast
- The Geek Syndicate
- Small Press Big Mouth
- Escape Pod
- Doctor Who Podshock
Best Fan Community
- Gallifrey Base
- The Trek BBS
- Whedonesque
- GateWorld
Best SF News Blog
- Bid Dumb Object
- Down the Tubes
- The Doctor Who News Page
- SFcrowsnest
Best Literary Blog
- The Wertzone
- Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
- Ansible
- SF Signal
Best Franchise Specific Site
- Supernatural Wiki
- ChuckTV
- The One Ring
- The Leaky Cauldron
- Life, Doctor Who and Combom
- Who Fix
Best Celebrity Blog
- Paul Cornell
- James Moran
- Neil Gaiman
- Wil Wheaton
- Jane Espenson
- Warren Ellis
- John Scalzi
- Kate Griffin
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