 Best Of TV Awards 2013 Winner Best Action Or Drama Actor JOHN BARROWMAN "Arrow" (Photo Credit - The CW) The Best Of TV Awards 2013 winner in the category of Best Action or Drama Actor is John Barrowman "Arrow". A mild upset in thie castegory as the defending 2-time champion was knocked off by 1st time finalist from "Arrow" John Barrowman. With 566 votes Barrowman, who brings vendetta driven evil mastermind Malcolm Merlyn to life on the CW program came roaring from behind. In the early days, was dead last, but came on strong in the final 4 days & especially the last 2 days when he cut a 27 vote defifict to win to eventual runner up Nathan Fillion "Castle" with 556 votes. In 3rd was the star of "Arrow" Stephen Amell with 474 votes. In 4th was Alex O'Loughlin "Hawaii Five-O". In 5th was Mads Mikkelsen "Hannibal". In 6th was Jonny Lee Miller "Elementary". In 7th was James Spader "The Blacklist". In 8th was Matthew Gray Gubler "Criminal Minds". In 9th was Jim Caviezel "Person Of Interest". In 10th was Hugh Dancy "Hannibal". Day 1 had Mikkelsen with the lead twice, Amell, O'Loughlin & Fillion also held leads. Day 2 had Mikkelsen & Amell switch leads. Day 3 & 4 was Fillion leading. Day 5, 6 & 7 was Fillion & Barrowman flipping leads several times before Barrowman took the lead with about 3 hours left & never gave it back. John Barrowman winning by only 10 votes is a category record for smallest margain of victory. Previous record was 132 held by Nathan Fillion in 2011. RESULTS 1st JOHN BARROWMAN "Arrow" 566 2nd Nathan Fillion "Castle" 556 3rd Stephen Amell "Arrow" 474 4th Alex O'Loughlin "Hawaii Five-O" 302 5th Mads Mikkelsen "Hannibal" 287 6th Jonny Lee Miller "Elementary" 275 7th James Spader "The Blacklist" 271 8th Matthew Gray Gubler "Criminal Minds" 268 9th Jim Caviezel "Person of Interest" 255 10th Hugh Dancy "Hannibal" 221 
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 Best Of TV Awards 2013 Winner Best Action or Drama Actress STANA KATIC "Castle" (Photo Credit - ABC) The Best Of TV Awards 2013 winner in the category of Best Action or Drama Actress is Stana Katic "Castle". Unlike her male co-star Stana Katic "Castle" managed to hold on for the 3-peat in her category. Kate beckett, the character Stana Katic brings to life every week on the ABC crime-drama had an adventurous year that saw her character get engaged. With 564 votes Katic managed to eek out a narrow win over finalist newcomer Emily Bett Rickards "Arrow" wth 560 votes. In 3rd was Lucy Liu "Elementary" with 414 votes. In 4th was Celina Jade "Arrow". In 5th was Amy Acker "Person of Interest". In 6th was Grace Park "Hawaii Five-O". In 7th was Ellen Pompeo "Grey's Anatomy". In 8th was Taraji P. Henson "Person Of Interest". In 9th was Kacey Rohl "Hannibal". In 10th was Kerry Washington "Scandal". Day 1 had Amy Acker, Celina Jade both with short leads, while Stana Katic & Emily Bett Rickards held the leads for longer periods. Day 2 thru 4 Katic held the lead. Day 5 Katic & Rickards. Day 6 Katic had the lead, and never gave it up, despite the race getting as close as 2 votes in the final hour. Stana Katic win by only 4 votes is the smallest margain of victor yin the category. Previous record was 251 by Stana Katic in 2011 RESULTS 1st STANA KATIC "Castle" 564 2nd Emily Bett Rickards "Arrow" 560 3rd Lucy Liu "Elementary" 414 4th Celina Jade "Arrow" 327 5th Amy Acker "Person Of Interest" 296 6th Grace Park "Hawaii Five-O" 270 7th Ellen Pompeo "Grey's Anatomy" 243 8th Taraji P. Henson "Person Of Interest" 195 9th Kacey Rohl "Hannibal" 188 10th Kerry Washington "Scandal" 175 
Best Of TV Awards 2013 - Semi-final results for Best Action Or Drama Actor, Actress & Program1/18/2014 The Best Action Or Drama Program, Actor & Actress categories, previously dominated by Castle, seems to have some new blood this year. Best Action Or Drama Program semi-final voting was led by a 2nd year show, Arrow with 445 votes. The 2X defending champ Castle was 2nd with 257, Hawaii Five-O came in 3rd with 190. Rounding out the top 5 were Person of Interest & Criminal Minds. The rest of the finalists are - Elementary, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist, Breaking Bad & Rooke Blue. Missing the finals - Rizzoli And Isles by 9 votes, White Collar by 14 votes & Downton Abbey by 17 votes. The 2010 champ Dexter, in its final season finished a distant 31 votes back. Former 2X finalist Burn Notice was 36 votes back. Best Action Or Drama Actor semi-final voting had 4 lead changes, but "Arrow" star Stephen Amell led with 373 votes. Mads Mikkelsen "Hannibal" came in 2nd with 281 votes. Another "Arrow" star John Barrowman was 3rd with 262 votes. The 2X Winner in this catgory Nathan Fillion "Castle" was 4th & Hugh Dancy "Hannibal" round out the top 5. The rest of the finalists are - Alex O'Loughlin "Hawaii Five-O", Jim Caviezel "Person of Interest", Jonny Lee Miller "Elementary", Matthew Gray Gubler "Criminal Minds" & James Spader "The Blacklist" Missing the finals - Shemar Moore "Criminal Minds" by 8 votes, Paul Blackthorne "Arrow" by 17 votes. Simon Baker "The Mentalist" 18 votes out & Colton Haynes "Arrow" 19 votes back. Finalist last year Michael Emerson "Person Of Interest" was 43 votes back & Bruce Campbell "Burn Notice" was 74 votes out. Former 2X finalist Jeffrey Donovan "Burn Notice" was 81 votes back. Best Action Or Drama Actress category semi-finals was led by "Arrow" star Emily Bett Rickards with 374 votes. In 2nd is the defending 2X champ Stana Katic "Castle" with 250 votes. Back in 3rd was Ellen Pompeo "Grey's Anatomy" with 193 votes. Rounding out the top 5 were Taraji P. Henson "Person Of Interest" & Lucy Liu "Elementary" The rest of the finalists are - Kacey Rohl "Hannibal", Amy Acker "Person of Interest", Grace Park "Hawaii Five-O", Celina Jade "Arrow" & Kerry Washington "Scandal". Missing the finals - Katie Cassidy "Arrow" by 9 votes. Emily Deschanel "Bones" 11 votes. Finalists last year Jennifer Carpenter "Dexter" was 39 votes back, Mireille Enos "The Killing" was 41 votes back. The finals begin TONIGHT. You can vote HERE The Favorite Character category for 2013 might see a new champion. The 1st 3 years of the award went to "Supernatural" demon slayer Dean Winchester, but this year he has yet to win a round. A sobering 9th in the nomination round, and more modest 3rd in the semi-finals sees the defending 3peat champ in danger of losing his title. Dr. Lauren Lewis "Lost Girl" took the semi-final lead with 395 votes. Castiel from "Supernatural" passed his castmate to take 2nd at 358. Dean Winchester was still a noticable 3rd with 311. Rounding out the top 5 were Bo from "Lost Girl" & Kate Beckett from "Castle" The rest of the finalists are - Kurt Hummel "Glee", Felicity Smoak "Arrow", Sam Winchester "Supernatural", Kenzi "Lost Girl", Richard Castle "Castle", Oliver Queen/The Hood "Arrow", Crowley "Supernatural", Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin "Once Upon A Time", Regina Mills/Evil Queen "Once Upon A Time", Dr. Sheldon Cooper "The Big Bang Theory", Olivia Dunham "Fringe", Arya Stark "Game Of Thrones", Amy Farrah Fowler "The Big Bang Theory", Barney Stinson "How I Met Your Mother", Sherlock Holmes "Elementary", Captain Hook "Once Upon A Time", Dr. Hannibal Lecter "Hannibal", Ichabod Crane "Sleepy Hollow", Tyrion Lannister "Game Of Thrones" Missing the finals - Abbie Mills "Sleepy Hollow" missed by 4 votes, Daenerys Targaryen "Game Of Thrones" by just 5, Emma Swan "Once Upon A Time" by 7 & 2-time finalist Peter Bishop "Fringe" by just 9 votes. Other finalists last year to miss this year Carlton Lassiter "Psych" was 24 behind. Burton Guster "Psych" was 44 votes back. The Finals started January 5, 2014 in 8 categories. Voting on the Favorite Character category begins later today HERE  The Best Recurring Actor And Actress categories for 2013 have been dominated by Supernatural in the past years (both actress & actor titles having gone to them - Maxwell, Sheppard 11 & Miner, Beaver 12) but could there be a new show inning something this year? The recurring actress category looks poised for a non-Supernatural winner this year, if the semi-final voting is any clue. Gillian Anderson "Hannibal" led all actresses in the nomination round, and now in the semi-final voting with 244 votes. Runner up this round was a 2012 Best Guest star finalist Felicia Day "Supernatural" with an even 200 votes. Jamie Chung "Once Upon A Time" came in 3rd at 178 votes. A tie for 4th between Sarah Bolger "Once Upon A Time" & Lisa Edelstein "Castle" round out the top 5. The rest of the finalists are - Amanda Tapping "Supernatural", Anna Torv "Fringe", Alaina Huffman "Supernatural", Bex Taylor-Klaus "Arrow" & Natalie Dormer "Elementary" Missing the finals - Emma Lahana "Haven" by just 4 votes, Summer Glau "Arrow" by just 6 & Caity Lotz "Arrow" 12 back. Finalist last year in the category Yvonne Strahovski "Dexter" was 20 votes out of the finals this year for the same role. Finalist in 2011 in the same category with a different show Magda Apanowicz "Continuum" missed by 37 votes. On the recurring actor side. The Supernatural dominance seems to still be there. Osric Chau "Supernatural" a finalist last year, jumped out to a fast large lead & held on in the semi-finals with 204 votes. Raphael Sbarge "Once Upon A Time" made a late surge from nowhere to take 2nd at 174 votes. John Noble "Fringe" a staple of the best actor category (only 1 of 2 actors to make the finals 4 straight years in a category. Other - Jensen Ackles) in years past, now competing for the recurring role in the shows final season had 109 votes. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau "Game Of Thrones" & David Richmond-Peck "Orphan Black" round out the top 5. The rest of the semi-finalists are - Josh Jackson "Fringe", Richard Madden "Game Of Thrones", James Marsters "Warehouse 13", Adam Copeland "Haven" & Michael Socha "Once Upon A Time In Wonderland". Missing the finals - Matt Frewer "Orphan Black" by just 5 votes, Mark Pelelgrino "The Tomorrow People" by 8 votes & Peter Gadiot "Once Upon A Time In Wonderland" by 11. 2X finalist Michael Cerveris "Fringe" was 20 votes out, finalist last year Sage Brocklebank "Psych" was 37 back. 2011 finalist for a different show Ben Cotton "The Killing" 42 votes back. The finals started January 5, 2014 in some categories. The Recurring categories will open later today. You can vote HERE  Dean Winchester, Crowley, Meg, Bobby Singer, Eve, Sam Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural) Emma Swan, Rumplestiltskin, Captain Hook, Snow White (Once Upon A Time) Dr. Spencer Reid, Penelope Garcia, Derek Morgan (Criminal Minds) Olivia Dunham, Peter Bishop, Dr. Walter Bishop (Fringe) Dr. Lauren Lewis, Bo, Kenzi (Lost Girl) Carlton Lassiter, Shawn Spencer, Burton Guster (Psych) Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Clark Kent (Smallville) Dr. Sheldon Cooper, Penny, Amy Farrah Fowler (The Big Bang Theory) Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak (Arrow) Richard Castle, Kate Beckett (Castle) Georgia Lass, Mason (Dead Like Me) Malcom "Mal" Reynolds, River Tam (Firefly) Tyrion Lannister, Arya Stark (Game Of Thrones) Barney Stinson, Robin Scherbatsky (How I Met Your Mother) Fox Mulder, Dana Scully (The X-Files) Max Black (2 Broke Girls) Gob Bluth (Arrested Develpment) Abed Nadir (Community) Gil Grissom (CSI) Pacey Witter (Dawsons Creek) The Doctor (Doctor Who) Sherlock Holmes (Elementary) Alex P. Keaton (Family Ties) Bender (Futurama) The Fonz (Happy Days) Steve McGarrett (Hawaii Five-O) Dr. Gregory House (House MD) Lucy Ricardo {I Love Lucy) Judge Harold T. Stone (Night Court) Nikita (Nikita) Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock) Stephen Holder (The Killing) Will McAvoy (The Newsroom) Damon Salvatore (The Vampire Diaries) Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead) Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars) 22 Group winners, and 5 highest scoring runner ups were selected to compete in the tournament. A series of run off polls took place, with results set to give those who had the best results in the 1st round of polls the best chance at a spot in the run off votes, while still giving those who didnt do as well in the 1st round of polls a chance still at a spot in the tournament. 15 shows have more than 1 challenger, with Supernatural having 7 & Once Upon A Time having 4. 23 spots are taken by characters that are on shows which have ended, or are currently in limbo. Soon, 32 of these names will be eliminated. Voting has begun, the first group of 8 match ups in TV Shows, and TV characters are here http://canadagraphs.weebly.com/tv-showdowns---show-vs-show-character-vs-character-battle.html for you to vote on. Below are the results from the voting on the nominees that decided the challengers in this tournament that did not get automatic spots (automatic spots were given to all BOTVA award winners & former May Madness winners)  Arrested Development Arrow Blossom Breaking Bad Buffy The Vampire Slayer Burn Notice Cagney And Lacey Castle Chuck Community Corner Gas Criminal Minds Dawsons Creek Dead Like Me Dexter Doctor Who Downton Abbey Elementary ER Eureka Firefly Friends Fringe Game Of Thrones Glee Greys Anatomy Hannibal Hawaii Five-O Homeland House How I Met Your Mother Justified Law And Order SVU Leverage Lost Lost Girl Married With Children Murder She Wrote New Girl Night Court Once Upon A Time Person Of Interest Psych Quantum Leap Sherlock Smallville Supernatural Sons Of Anarchy Stargate SG1 Stargate Universe SGU The Big Bang Theory The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air The Mentalist The Newsroom The Office The Simpsons The Walking Dead The West Wing The Wire The X-Files Torchwood Twin Peaks Veronica Mars Xena Warrior Princess 20 Group winners, and 20 group runner ups were selected to compete in the tournament. A series of run off polls took place, with results set to give those who had the best results in the 1st round of polls the best chance at a spot in the run off votes, while still giving those who didnt do as well in the 1st round of polls a chance still at a spot in the tournament. Soon, 32 of these names will be eliminated. Voting has begun, the first group of 8 match ups in TV Shows, and TV characters are here http://canadagraphs.weebly.com/tv-showdowns---show-vs-show-character-vs-character-battle.html for you to vote on. Below are the results from the voting on the nominees that decided the challengers in this tournament that did not get automatic spots (automatic spots were given to all BOTVA award winners & former May Madness winners) |
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