The Sci-fi and Fantasy categories are often some of the most voted on, but its usually with clear run away winners in each one. This year, looks like that wont be happening.

The Sci-fi/fantasy program category, which last year was dominated by The Walking Dead after the shows star Norman Reedus told fans to vote, seems to have some real competition this year.

Lost Girl lead round 1 voting with 8941 votes. Continuum was 2nd & for most of the time till the last few hours, was continually leapfrogging LG for 1st. Haven rounded out the top 3 not too far behind either.

Rounding out the top 5, the 2010 & 2011 winner Supernatural & 2011 New Show winner Once Upon A Time.

The rest of the semi-finalists include Doctor Who, 2012 Winner The Walking Dead, Fringe, Game Of Thrones, Warehouse 13, Falling Skies, The Vampire Diaries, Grimm, Teen Wolf & Primeval New World.

All of last years finalists made the semi-finals this year.

The Sci-fi/fantasy actor category might not go to last years winner, OR the 2 time winner Jensen Ackles, neither of which even snagged a top 3 spot.

Robert Carlyle "Once Upon A Time" had a dominating 16,588 1st round votes for a commanding lead. Well back, with 5817 was Misha Collins "Supernatural", rounding out the top 3 was Michael Raymond James "Once Upon A Time"

The top 5 is filled out with 2011 winner & 2010 Best Actor winner Jensen Ackles "Supernatura; & Victor Webster "Continuum".

The rest of the semi-finalists include Jared Padalecki, 2011 Recurring actor winner Mark Sheppard "Supernatural", Stephen Lobo "Continuum", Noah Wyle "Falling Skies", Eric Balfour "Haven", Dylan O'Brien, Tyler Posey "Teen Wolf", PauL Wesley, Ian Somerhalder "The Vampire Diaries", Clark Gregg "Agents of SHIELD", Kris Holden-Ried "Lost Girl", Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington "Game Of Thrones", Colin O'Donoghue, Josh Dallas "Once Upon A Time", Tom Mison "Sleepy Hollow", Norman Reedus, Andrew Lincoln "The Walking Dead"

Only finalist from last year not in this year is John Noble "Fringe" as he is in the recurring actor category.

The actress category again, like it did last year, has "Lost Girl" star Zoie Palmer leading in round 1 with 15,601 votes. Not far behind in 2nd was "Continuum" star Rachel Nichols with 14,295. Rounding out the top 3 was Emilie de Ravin "Once Upon A Time"

The rest of the top 5 had another Lost Girl star, Anna Silk, and Continuum star, Jennifer Spence.

The rest of the semi-finalists include Lexa Doig "Continuum", Emily Rose "Haven", Ksenia Solo "Lost Girl" Lana Parrilla, last years winner Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin "Once Upon A Time". Tatiana Maslany "Orphan Black", Nicole Beharie "Sleepy Hollow", Emilia Clarke "Game Of Thrones", Nina Dobrev "The Vampire Diaries", Joanna Kelly, Allison Scagliotti "Warehouse 13", Lauren Cohan, Dania Gurira "The Walking Dead".

The only finalist to not make this years semi-finals was Anna Torv "Fringe" who is in this years recurring actress category.

The final two categories. Best Episode, Best Guest Star. There will be a second vote that will be happening in the upcoming weeks to give late season episodes/guest stars a chance to make the finals as voting for these categories closed well before mid-season finales aired. These categories will be the last categories voted on this round, after the secondary vote has taken place, those votes will garner 1 to 5 semi-finalists.

Till those categories are officially done, here is CURRENT list of semi-finalists for these categories.

Best Episode. With much, much more competition this year, the 2 time winners of the award, Supernatural will be in for a fight this year to three-peat. But with FOUR semi-finalists, they will have lots of horses in the race.

Leading vote getter in round 1 "Second Time"
(Continuum) with 1578 votes. "Dark Hollow" (Once Upon A Time) was 2nd & "Sacrifice" (Supernatural) was 3rd.

The top 5 was rounded out by "Fallout" (Haven) & "LARP And The Real Girl" (Supernatural)

The rest of the semi-finalists include "As Time Goes By" & "Devil May Care" (Supernatural), "Sacrifice", "Crucible" (Arrow), "The Quarterback" (Glee), "Get Behind The Mule", "The Game", "Searchers", "One Less Mule" (Hell On Wheels), "Time Will Tell" (Castle), "The Replicator" (Criminal Minds), "The Rains Of Castemere" (Game Of Thrones), "Six Minutes", "Try" (The Killing), "PS I Love You" (How I Met Your Mother), "Heroine" (Elementary), "No Country For Two Old Men", "Right Turn Or Left For Dead" (Psych) & "An Enemy Of Fate" (Fringe)

As stated, another 1 to 5 will be added to this list once the "late additions" vote happens. When the secondary vote happens, important to remember, ONLY shows who aired AFTER November 17, 2013 will be eligible.

The Guest Star Category is also going to be having a secondary vote, but the 1st round of voting is over & here are the current semi-finalists.

Christian JKane "King & Maxwell" took the top vote total in round 1 with 4593 votes. Second was "Supernatural" 2012 recurring finalist Ty Olsson, 3rd was Robert Knepper "The Blacklist"

Rounding out the top 5. 2012 Recurring Actress winner Rachel Miner "Supernatural", David Richmond-Peck "Lost Girl"

The rest of the semi-finalists currently are. Kristy Swanson "Psych", Christopher Heyerdahl "Castle", "Falling Skies", "Vegas", "CSI", "Nikita", Gil McKenney, Andrea Brooks, Kaniehtiio Horn, Liane Balaban, Don Thompson "Supernatural", Jerry O'Connell, Catherine Bell "King & Maxwell", John Noble "Sleepy Hollow", Joshua Gomez "Castle", Seth Gabel "Arrow" "Fringe", Ellen Muth "Hannibal"

Just like the episode vote, 1 to 5 new additions will be added after the vote. Just like that vote, only nominees in episodes AFTER November 17, 2013 will be eligible.

Voting on some Round 2 categories starts TODAY!

The 4th annual "Best Of TV Awards" will be taking place soon, but first, we need to know who you think should be nominated.

ALL FINALISTS FROM 2012 that are still eligible this year in their category are already automatically nominated.
All finalists from 2012 who have too many or too few credits to meet the requirements of the category this year, may have been re-assigned to the category they now qualify for.
All 2013 Peoples Choice, Golden Globes & Emmy Awards finalists have also been automatically nominated in their category of choice, or, if credit requirements are not met, re-assigned to the proper category.

**PUBLIC NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED**

Guidelines for nominations
Best Actor/Actress categories - Minimum 8 appearances in 2013 (for actors/actresses of new shows, please nominate them in Recurring or Guest Star category, if by the time of voting they have met the requirements, they will be promoted to the Actor/Actress categories) on the show they are being nominated for.
Best Recurring categories - (formerly "supporting") Minimum 3 - Maximum 7 episodes in 2013 (nominees may be upgraded to the main category if they get past 7 episodes between the time of their nomination & the voting starts) on the show they are being nominated for.
Best Guest Star category - Minimum 1 - Maximum 2 episodes in 2013 (nominees may be promoted to Recurring, or even to main categories if their episode totals exceed 2 after the time of their nomination 7 before the time of voting) on the show they are being nominated for.
Best Show categories - For shows who aired PRIOR to 2013 (even if only 1 episode) and still airing IN 2013 (even if only 1 episode)
Best New Show Category - Premiere date was in the year 2013. Shows not yet aired, but have a definitive 2013 airing date can be nominated.
Favorite categories - Any show or actor on TV in 2013 can be eligible in their assigned categories.
Best Talk Show Host - Any person who interviews guests for a talk show format. Day time or Night time.
Best Director - For directing an episode in the year 2013 that aired prior to the start of the voting process.
Best Episode - For an episode with an original airing date in the year 2013 that aired prior to the start of the voting process.
Best Couple - Must have shared some romantic element (married, dating, 1 night hook up, a kiss with clear romantic tone) on the show in the year of 2013.
Sexiest actor/actress - Any actor or actress, on TV or in Movies over the age of 18.
Best Non-Human Character or Prop - Any character or prop NOT PLAYED by a human.
Best Youth Actor/Actress - Minimum 3 episodes on a TV program in the year 2013, under the age of 20 years at the start of the 2013 calendar year.
Best Newcomer - Actor/actress who has never had a recurring or lead TV role, or lead movie role prior to a role they started in 2013 that they have played at least 3 episodes of. 

To be eligible, a show, character, actor or other, must have met the guidelines for inclusion in the year 2013 ONLY. No shows that ended in 2012 or prior are eligible for any nominations.

Here are the current 2013 BOTVA Nominees

REVISED - includes public selected nominees up till October 29, 2013

Below is the preliminary nominees list - some late additions will be added before voting begins November 5, 2013

Best Action Or Drama Program
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Burn Notice (USA)
Castle (ABC)
Criminal Minds (CBS)
Dexter (Showtime)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Game Of Thrones (HBO)
Greys Anatomy (ABC)
Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
Homeland (Showtime)
House Of Cards (Netflix)
Mad Men (AMC)
Person Of Interest (CBS)
Revenge (ABC)
The Mentalist (CBS)
The Newsroom (HBO)
White Collar (USA)
Elementary (CBS)
Hell On Wheels (AMC)
The Killing (AMC)
Rookie Blue (ABC)
Arrow (CW)
Justified (FX)
Suits (USA)
Sons Of Anarchy (FX)
Chicago Fire (NBC)
Scandal (ABC)
Pretty Little Liars (ABC)


Best Sci-Fi Or Fantasy Program
Doctor Who (BBC)
Fringe (FOX)
Grimm (NBC)
Lost Girl (Showcase)
Once Upon A Time (ABC)
Supernatural (CW)
The Vampire Diaries (CW)
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Warehouse 13 (Syfy)
Continuum (Showcase)
Haven (Syfy)
Futurama (Comedy Central)
Falling Skies (TNT)
True Blood (HBO)
Teen Wolf (MTV)

Best Comedy Program
30 Rock (NBC)
Awkward (MTV)
Community (NBC)
Episodes (Showtime)
Girls (HBO)
Hot In Cleveland (TV Land)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (FX)
Louie (FX)
Melissa & Joey (ABC Family)
Modern Family (ABC)
Psych (USA)
Smash (NBC) 
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Veep (HBO)
Parks & Recreation (NBC) 
Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim) 
Glee (FOX)
2 Broke Girls (CBS)

Best New Program
The Blacklist (NBC)
Motive (CTV)
Under The Dome (CBS)
We Are Men (CBS)
Hannibal (NBC)
Bates Motel (A&E)
Orphan Black (Space)
Ray Donovan (Showtime)
The Goldbergs (ABC)
Ironside (NBC)
Davinci's Demons (Starz)
Sleepy Hollow (FOX)
The Crazy Ones (CBS)
Back In The Game (ABC)
Dracula (NBC)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)

Best Actor in an Action Or Drama Program
Steve Buscemi "Boardwalk Empire"
Aaron Paul "Breaking Bad"
Bryan Cranston "Breaking Bad"
Bruce Campbell "Burn Notice"
Nathan Fillion "Castle"
Hugh Bonneville "Downton Abbey"
Jim Carter "Downton Abbey"
Peter Dinklage "Game Of Thrones"
Alex O'Loughin "Hawaii Five'O"
Damian Lewis "Homeland"
Mandy Patinkin "Homeland" 
Kevin Spacey "House Of Cards"
Jon Hamm "Mad Men" 
Harry Hamlin "Mad Men"
Robert Morse "Mad Men"
Jeff Daniels "The Newsroom"
Jim Caviezel "Person Of Interest"
Michael Emerson "Person Of Interest"
Dan Bucatinsky "Scandal"
John Barrowman "Arrow"
Stephen Amell "Arrow"
Chris O'Donnell "NCIS Los Angeles"
Joel Kinnaman "The Killing"
Peter Sarsgaard "The Killing"
Anson Mount "Hell On Wheels"
Jonny Lee Miller "Elementary"
Shemar Moore "Criminal Minds"
Thomas Gibson "Criminal Minds"
Timothy Olyphant "Justified"
Walter Goggins "Justified"
Gabriel Macht "Suits"
Charlie Hunnam "Sons Of Anarchy"
Kim Coates "Sons Of Anarchy"
Tom Riley "Davinci's Demons"
Simon Baker "The Mentalist"
Jesse Spencer "Chicago Fire"
Taylor Kinney "Chicago Fire"
Ian Harding "Pretty Little Liars"
 
Best Actor in a Sci-Fi Or Fantasy Program
Jensen Ackles "Supernatural"
Jared Padalecki "Supernatural"
Misha Collins "Supernatural"
Mark Sheppard "Supernatural"
Paul Wesley "The Vampire Diaries"
Ian Somerhalder "The Vampire Diaries"
Norman Reedus "The Walking Dead"
Eddie McClintock "Warehouse 13"
Stephen Lobo "Continuum"
Andrew Lincoln "The Walking Dead"
Robert Carlyle "Once Upon A Time"
Eric Balfour "Haven"
Rory McCann "Game Of Thrones"
Peter Dinklage "Game Of Thrones"
Noah Wyle "Falling Skies"
Colin Cunningham "Falling Skies"
Stephen Moyer "True Blood"
Ryan Kwanten "True Blood"
Alexander Skarsgard "True Blood"
Tyler Posey "Teen Wolf"
Dylan O'Brien "Teen Wolf"
 
Best Actor in a Comedy Program 
Jason Bateman "Arrested Development"
Danny Pudi "Community"
Matt LeBlanc "Episodes"
Cory Monteith "Glee"
Chris Colfer "Glee"
Don Cheadle "House Of Lies"
Neil Patrick Harris "How I Met Your Mother" 
Louie C.K. "Louis"
Ty Burrell "Modern Family"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson "Modern Family"
Ed O'Neill "Modern Family"
Timothy Omundson "Psych"
Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory"
Tony Hale "Veep"
James Roday "Psych"
Dule Hill "Psych"
Simon Helberg "The Big Bang Theory"
Jason Segel "How I Met Your Mother"
Joel McHale "Community"
Aziz Ansari "Parks & Recreation"
Chris Pratt "Parks & Recreation)
Nick Offerman "Parks & Recreation"
Rob Corddry "Childrens Hospital"
Jonathan Kite "2 Broke Girls"
James Caan "Back In The Game"
Robin Williams "The Crazy Ones"

Best Actress in an Action or Drama Program
Vera Farmiga "Bates Motel"
Emily Deschanel "Bones"
Anna Gunn "Breaking Bad"
Stana Katic "Castle"
Jennifer Carpenter "Dexter"
Michelle Dockery "Downton Abbey"
Maggie Smith "Downton Abbey"
Emilia Clarke "Game Of Thrones"
Ellen Pompeo "Grey's Anatomy"
Michelle Borth "Hawaii Five-O"
Claire Danes "Homeland"
Morena Baccarin "Homeland"
Robin Wright "House Of Cards"
Elizabeth Moss "Mad Men"
Christina Hendricks "Mad Men"
Linda Cardellini "Mad Men"
Connie Briton "Nashville"
Kerry Washington "Scandal"
Joan Cusack "Shameless"
Margo Martindale "The Americans"
Julianna Margulies "The Good Wife"
Christine Baranski "The Good Wife"
Mireille Enos "The Killing"
Katie Cassidy "Arrow"
Emily Bett Rickards "Arrow"
Robin McLeavey "Hell On Wheels"
Lucy Liu "Elementary"
Maggie Siff "Sons Of Anarchy"
Gina Torres "Suits"
Sarah Rafferty "Suits"
Kelly MacDonald "Boardwalk Empire"
Lauren Graham "Parenthood"
Elisabeth Shue "CSI"
Monica Raymund "Chicago Fire"
Shay Mitchell "Pretty Little Liars"
Ashley Benson "Pretty Little Liars"

Best Actress in a Sci-Fi Or Fantasy Program
Anna Silk "Lost Girl" 
Zoie Palmer "Lost Girl"
Ksenia Solo "Lost Girl"
Jennifer Morrison "Once Upon A Time"
Lana Parrilla "Once Upon A Time"
Ginnifer Goodwin "Once Upon A Time"
Nina Dobrev "The Vampire Diaries"
Allison Scagliotti "Warehouse 13"
Joanna Kelly "Warehouse 13"
Rachel Nichols "Continuum"
Dania Gurura "The Walking Dead"
Tatiana Maslany "Orphan Black"
Emily Rose "Haven"
Sarah Carter "Falling Skies"
Moon Bloodgood "Falling Skies"
Anna Paquin "True Blood"
Crystal Reed "Teen Wolf"

Best Actress in a Comedy Program
Laura Dern "Enlightened"
Lena Dunham "Girls"
Lea Michele "Glee"
Jane Lynch "Glee"
Julie Bowen "Modern Family"
Sophia Vergara "Modern Family"
Zooey Deschanel "New Girl"
Edie Falco "Nurse Jackie"
Merritt Weaver "Nurse Jackie" 
Amy Poehler "Parks & Recreation"
Maggie Lawson "Psych"
Mayim Bialik "The Big Bang Theory"
Kaley Cuoco "The Big Bang Theory" 
Julia Louis Dreyfus "Veep"
Anna Chlumsky "Veep"
Melissa McCarthy "Mike & Molly"
Alison Brie "Community"
Gillian Jacobs "Community"
Rashida Jones "Parks & Recreation"
Kat Dennings "2 Broke Girls"
Beth Behr "2 Broke Girls"
Alyson Hannigan "How I Met Your Mother"
Cobie Smulders "How I Met Your Mother"
Sarah Michelle Gellar "The Crazy Ones"

Best Recurring Actor (3 to 7 appearances)
Alec Baldwin "30 Rock" 
John Noble "Fringe"
Michael Cerveris "Fringe"
Adam Driver "Girls"
Peter Quinn "Homeland"
Osric Chau "Supernatural"
Sage Brocklebank "Psych"
Ben Cotton "The Killing"
William B. Davis "Continuum"
Hugh Dillon "Continuum"
Joshua Jackson "Fringe"
Kevin Sussman "The Big Bang Theory"
Max Topplin "Suits"
Adam Copeland "Haven"
Ryan Robbins "Falling Skies"
Matt Frewer "Falling Skies"
Matt Frewer "Orphan Black"
Christopher Heyerdahl "Hell On Wheels"
Luke Grimes "True Blood"
Wayne Brady "How I Met Your Mother"
Sean Faris "Pretty Little Liars"

Best Recurring Actress (3 to 7 appearances)
Jane Krakowski "30 Rock"
Tina Fey "30 Rock"
Yvonne Strahovski "Dexter"
Molly Shannon "Enlightened"
Anna Torv "Fringe"
Diana Rigg "Game Of Thrones"
Dot-Marie Jones "Glee"
Carrie Preston "The Good Wife"
Jane Fonda "The Newsroom"
Celina Jade "Arrow"
Magda Apanowicz "Continuum"
Keegan Connor Tracy "Once Upon A Time"
Natalie Dormer "Elementary"
Abigail Spencer "Suits"
Amanda Schull "Suits"
Emma Lahana "Haven"
Jessy Schram "Falling Skies"
Laci Mailey "Falling Skies"
Alaina Huffman "Supernatural"
Shiri Appleby "Chicago Fire"
Mena Suvari "Chicago Fire"
Bianca Lawson "Teen Wolf"

Best Guest Star (1 to 2 appearances)
Nathan Lane "Modern Family" 
Bobby Cannavale "Nurse Jackie"
Ty Olsson "Supernatural"
Rachel Miner "Supernatural"
Liane Balaban "Supernatural"
Felicia Day "Supernatural"
Bob Newhart "The Big Bang Theory"
Michael J. Fox "The Good Wife"
Nathan Lane "The Good Wife"
Jeissca De Gouw "Arrow"
Jamey Sheridan "Arrow"
Cybil Shepard "Psych"
Kristy Swanson "Psych"
Missi Pyle "Warehouse 13"
Jaime Murray "Warehouse 13"
Mark Pellegrino "Revolution"
David Costabile "Suits"
Terry O'Quinn "Falling Skies"
Giancarlo Esposito "Community"
Andrew Luck "Parks & Recreation"
Christopher Heyerdahl "Castle" 
Christopher Heyerdahl 'CSI"
Christopher Heyerdahl "Vegas"
Christopher Heyerdahl "Nikita"
Christopher Heyerdahl "Falling Skies"
Henry Ian Cusack "Scandal"

Best Talk Show Host
Chelsea Handler
Conan O'Brien
David Letterman 
Ellen Degeneres
Jon Stewart
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel
Stephen Colbert
James Lipton

Best Director 
Beth McCarthy-Miller "Hogcock" (30 Rock)
Beth McCarthy-Miller "Last Lunch" (30 Rock)
Paris Barclay "Diva" (Glee)
Lena Dunham "On All Fours" (Girls)
David Fincher "Episode 1" (House Of Cards)
Mel Damski "No Country For Two Old Men" (Psych)
David Crabtree "Right Turn Or Left For Dead" (Psych)
Felic Alcala "Restoration" (Criminal Minds)
John Scott "War" (Suits)
Bill Johnson "Ghosts" (Justified)
Michael W. Watkins "Decoy" (Justified)
Shawn Piller "Fallout" (Haven)
John Fawcett "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" (Orphan Black)
Phillip Sgriccia "Sacrifice " (Supernatural)
Guy Norman Bee " Devil May Care" (Supernatural)
Guy Norman Bee "Taxi Driver" (Supernatural)
Neil LaBute "Get Behind The Mule" (Hell On Wheels)
Deran Sarafian  "One Less Mule" (Hell On Wheels)
David Straiton "One Less Mule" (Hell On Wheels) 
Adam Davidson "The Game" (Hell On Wheels)
Neil LaBute "Searchers" (Hell On Wheels)
Pamela Fryman "Something New" (How I Met Your Mother)
Brad Falchuk "The Quarterback" (Glee)

Best Episode
No Country For Two Old Men (Psych)
Right Turn  Or Left For Dead (Psych)
The Truth Hurts (Warehouse 13)
Six Minutes (The Killing)
Try (The Killing)
Heroine (Elementary)
Pilot (The Blacklist)
The Replicator (Criminal Minds)
War (Suits)
Ghosts (Justified)
Decoy (Justified) 
Fallout (Haven) 
Endless Forms Most Beautiful (Orphan Black)
Sacrifice ( Supernatural )
Devil May Care ( Supernatural)
Get Behind The Mule (Hell On Wheels) 
The Game (Hell On Wheels) 
Searchers (Hell On Wheels) 
One Less Mule (Hell On Wheels)
Something New (How I Met Your Mother)
PS I Love You (How I Met Your Mother)
A Is For Alive (Pretty Little Liars)
Let The Maid Go (Pretty Little Liars)
The Quarterback (Glee)

Favorite Show
Arrow (CW)
Castle (ABC)
Dexter (Showtime) 
Fringe (FOX)
Games Of Thrones (HBO)
Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
Lost Girl (Showcase)
Supernatural (CW)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Psych (USA)
NCIS Los Angeles (CBS)
Warehouse 13 (Syfy)
Continuum (Showcase)
The Killing (AMC)
Revolution (NBC)
Hell On Wheels (AMC)
Justified (FX)
Haven (Syfy)
Orphan Black (Space)
Suits (USA)
Futurama (Comedy Central)
Pretty Little Liars (ABC)
Glee (FOX)
Chicago Fire (NBC)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Teen Wolf (MTV)

Favorite Character 
Richard Castle - CASTLE
Dexter Morgan - DEXTER
Peter Bishop - FRINGE 
Bo - LOST GIRL
Dr. Lauren Lewis - LOST GIRL 
Carlton Lassiter - PSYCH
Burton Guster - PSYCH
Castiel - SUPERNATURAL
Dean Winchester - SUPERNATURAL
Felicity Smoak - ARROW
Oliver Queen - ARROW
Shawn Spencer - PSYCH
Pete Lattimer - WAREHOUSE 13
Myka Bering - WAREHOUSE 13
Claudia Donovan - WAREHOUSE 13
Stephen Holder - THE KILLING
Regina Mills/Evil Queen - ONCE UPON A TIME
Derek Morgan - CRIMINAL MINDS
Raylan Givens - JUSTIFIED
Harvey Specter - SUITS
Sarah Manning - ORPHAN BLACK
Tyrion Lannister - GAME OF THRONES
Arya Stark - GAME OF THRONES
Leonardo Davinci - DAVINCI'S DEMONS
Sam Winchester - SUPERNATURAL
The Swede/Thor Gundersen - HELL ON WHEELS
Matthew Casey - CHICAGO FIRE
Hannah Marin - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
Emma Fields - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
Barney Stinson - HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Stiles - TEEN WOLF

Best Couple 
Richard Castle & Kate Beckett "Castle"
Peter Bishop & Olivia Dunham "Fringe"
Dr. Lauren Lewis & Bo "Lost Girl"
Shawn Spencer & Juliet O'Hara "Psych"
Sheldon Cooper & Amy Farrah Fowler "The Big Bang Theory"
Mike Ross & Rachel Zane "Suits"
Robin Scherbatsky & Barney Stinson "How I Met Your Mother"
Kurt Hummel & Blaine Anderson "Glee"
Emily Fields & Paige McCullers "Pretty Little Liars"

Sexiest Actor
Gale Harold 
Henry Cavill
Jared Padalecki  
Jensen Ackles
Johnny Depp 
Joshua Jackson
Kris Holden-Ried  
Misha Collins
Nathan Fillion 
Tom Welling
Shemar Moore
Thomas Gibson
Matthew Gray Gubler
Tom Riley
Christopher Heyerdahl
Dylan O'Brien
Jesse Spencer
Ryan Kwanten
Chris Colfer

Sexiest Actress
Alison Brie
Anna Silk  
Anna Torv
Erica Durance
Jennifer Lawrence 
Jennifer Love Hewitt  
Jennifer Morrison
Olivia Wilde  
Stana Katic
Yvonne Strahovski  
Zoie Palmer
Katie Cassidy
Emily Bett Rickards
Paget Brewster
Katy Mixon
Emily Rose
Sarah Carter
Alaina Huffman
Lauren Graham
Shay Mitchell
Ashley Benson

Best Non-Human Character Or Prop
Annies Boobs "Community"
The Impala "Supernatural"
The Blueberry "Psych"
The Machine "Person Of Interest"
The Pale Horse "Hell On Wheels"

Best Youth Actor (under 20 years at start of 2013 - min. 3 episodes)
Connor Jessup "Falling Skies"
Maxim Knight "Falling Skies"
Robert Naylor "Being Human"
Tayden Marks "Hell On Wheels" 
Max Burkholder "Parenthood"
Jake T. Austin "The Fosters"
Ryan Lee "Trophy Wife"

Best Youth Actress (under 20 years at start of 2013 - min. 3 episodes)
Maisie Williams "Game Of Thrones"
Sophie Turner "Game Of Thrones"
Kaitlyn Dever "Justified"
Nicola Peltz "Bates Motel"
Olivia Cooke "Bates Motel"
Molly C. Quinn "Castle"
Mackenzie Vega "The Good Wife"
Taissa Farmiga "American Horror Story"

Best Newcomer (no previous recurring/lead roles in a TV show or movie - min 3 episodes in 2013)

Nominations will run till late October (exact date TBD), 2013.
Once a candidate has been nominated once, no more nominations are required.... so please don't nominate people already listed above

The Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy series of 2012 as voted by you the fans was.. THE WALKING DEAD (AMC)

Just like the best actor in sci-fi/fantasy category, fans of the AMC hit "The Walking Dead' about a group of survivors in a zombie riddled apocalpytic America flooded this site with votes for their show & actor. Norman Reedus, an actor on the show tweeted to his 200K+ followers to support him & the show in these awards, and they did. The former 2X champion "Supernatural" never stood a chance without support from 1 of their main stars. Critically acclaimed in its 1st season, the 2nd year of the hit show saw fans openly panning The Walking Dead as its pace slowed substantially, but they flocked back this year and have deemed it the best sci-fi/fantasy program this year. In 3rd was the fantasy fairie-tale characters in the real world drama "Once Upon A Time". Showcase Sci-fi hit "Lost Girl" was 4, and FOX brilliant sci-fi cult classic about a family detined to save the world from tyrranical overlords "Fringe" rounded out the finalists.

The Walking Dead beat runner up Supernatural by 2958 votes, back in 3rd was Once Upon A Time 915 votes behind the runner up & 120 votes ahead of 4th place Lost Girl. Rounding out the finalists was Fringe 110 votes behind

The Walking Dead wins its 2nd show award (2010 - Best New Show) & it defeated the 2X defending champion Supernatural. The 4758 votes is the most gained by ANY finalist. The 2958 is a record for margain of victory by any TV program in any year. The 1800 votes for Supernatural is the most by Aany runner up in any category in any year.

Final vote totals
The Walking Dead (AMC) 4758
Supernatural (CW) 1800
Once Upon A Time (ABC) 885
Lost Girl (Showcase) 765
Fringe (FOX) 555

Here are the results for the Semi-finals categories of the Canadagraphs BEST OF TV AWARDS 2012.

This set of categories dealt with Bes tcomedy, sci-fi/fantasy, action/drama & New Program, .

FINALISTS are in BOLD text.

The Best Comedy show category looks to be potentially a 3peat for the gang from CBS nerdy comedy The Big Bang Theory. The defending 2X champs however seem to have more serious contenders than previous years, as NBC college comedy "Community" comes in 2nd after being in 4th in 2010, and 3rd last year. CBS "How I Met Your Mother" last years runner up comes in 3rd, USA Network fake-psychic crime dramedy "Psych" comes in 4th after finishing 5th last year. ABC "Modern Family" rounds out the final 5 this year.

Results for Best Comedy actor Semi-finals voting

The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 113
Community (NBC) 92
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) 86
Psych (USA) 82
Modern Family (ABC) 70
2 Broke Girls (CBS) 65
New Girl (ABC) 52
Parks And Recreation (CBS) 38
Futurama (Comedy) 36
Glee (FOX) 30

Best sci-fi/fantasy Show category has been all Supernatural from day 1. The 2010 & 2011 winner however has a serious challenger this year, as Showcase crime drama "Lost Girl" has stepped up to challenge the 2X winner. "Supernatural" finished a distant 2nd in the semi-finals after finishing a surprisingly average 3rd in the nomination round. The 2011 winner for Best New Show ABC's "Once Upon A Time" came in 3rd, FOX sci-fi cult classic "Fringe" will go into the finals 4th after leading the nomination round. AMC zombie apocalypse drama & 2010 Best New Show winner "The Walking Dead" nabbing the final spot.

Results for Best Sci-fi or Fantasy show Semi-finals voting

Lost Girl (Showcase) 584
Supernatural (CW) 244
Once Upon A Time (ABC) 214
Fringe (FOX) 133
The Walking Dead (AMC) 114
Game Of Thrones (HBO) 92
The Vampire Diaries (CW) 57
Warehouse 13 (Syfy) 46
Grimm (ABC) 40
True Blood (HBO) 31

Best action/drama show category turned from a Person Of Interest VS everyone battle in the nomination round, into a Leverage VS Hawaii Five-O battle in the semi-final round. The recently cancelled TNT series "Leverage" seems to have rallied its fans everywhere, including here, as they went from limping into the semis in 13th to going into the finals as the leaders. CBS crime drama remake "Hawaii Five-O" went from 3rd to 2nd in voting this round. The 2011 winners in this category ABC crime drama "Castle" nabbed 3rd, also 1 spot up from their nomination round spot of 4th. USA Netowork crime drama "White Collar" after nabbing the last spot in the nomination round, goes into the finals in 5th place. The nomination round leaders, Person of Interest & The Mentalist both made the finals, but were down considerably in support finishing 8th & 9th in the semi-finals..

Results for Best Action or Drama Show Semi-finals voting

Leverage (TNT) 423
Hawaii Five-O (CBS) 353
Castle (ABC) 172
Criminal Minds (CBS) 117
White Collar (USA) 102
Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 101
Dexter (Showtime) 100
Person Of Interest (CBS) 99
The Mentalist (CBS) 99
Burn Notice (USA) 97
NCIS (CBS) 75
Homeland (HBO) 73
Revenge (ABC) 63
Downton Abbey (ITV) 47
Sons Of Anarchy (FX) 43

The Best New Program category seems to be a two horse race. The CBS Sherlock Holmes knock off "Elementary" leading the semi-final vote with The CW vigilante crime fighter "Arrow" 2nd, reversing the order of the 2 from the nomination round. Canadian sci-fi series Continuum making a 3rd place showing ahead of recently cancelled ABC political/war thriller Last Resort & another Canadian sci-fi show "Primeval New World".

Results for Best New Program Semi-finals voting

Elementary (CBS) 194
Arrow (CW) 174
Continuum (Showcase) 104
Last Resort (ABC) 99
Primeval: New World (Space) 99
Touch (FOX) 72
Revolution (NBC) 64
The Newsroom (HBO) 61
Scandal (ABC) 47
Nashville (ABC) 36　

FINALS VOTING will start in early January Here
http://canadagraphs.weebly.com/best-of-tv-awards.html Remember.... in the finals multiple voting WILL NOT be allowed... so start campaigning your fan sites now.