2014 Best Of TV Awards Winner Best Stunts - ARROW (CW) Photo credit - Canadagraphs
The Winner of the 2014 Best Of TV Award for Best Stunts is.... Arrow The inagural Best Stunts award goes to "Arrow" from The CW. For a show where jumping off roof tops, motorbike chases while shooting arrows & 3 or more person fight sequences is pretty much the norm, it really is no shocker that Arrow was the winner. Early on in voting (day 1) Agents Of SHIELD & Hawaii Five-0 both held short leads before Arrow took over the lead & never looked back. The Arrow stunt team consists of many people in front of & behind the scenes, but of note James Bamford the stunt co-ordinator, Simon Burnett, Curtis Braconnier and Atlin Mitchell as the primary stunt team are responsible for much of what you see on the screen every week. Runner up was Lost Girl. In 3rd was Supernatural. Well back in 4th was Agents Of SHIELD, 5th was Game Of Thrones. Despite a hot start, Hawaii Five-O finished well back in 6th, just ahead of The Flash which went from last to 7th in the last 48 hrs of voting. The Blacklist came in 8th, Person of Interest was 9th & Doctor Who rounded out the finalists in 10th. 1st ARROW (CW) 1,687 2nd LOST GIRL (Showcase) 985 3rd SUPERNATURAL (CW) 718 4th Agents Of SHIELD (ABC) 344 5th Game Of Thrones (HBO) 278 6th Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) 158 7th The Flash (CW) 136 8th The Blacklist (NBC) 130 9th Person of Interest (CBS) 107 10th Doctor Who (BBC One) 78 
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The 2014 Best Of TV Awards Semi-Finals are now Closed. The Finals for the 5th annual BOTVA's will begin in early 2015. But 1st we need candidates to compete in the finals. The results below are for the categories of Best Action or Drama Actor, Actress & Program Best Action or Drama Actor STEPHEN AMELL (Arrow) 633 CHRISTOPHER GORHAM (Covert Affairs) 403 JOHN BARROWMAN (Arrow) 399 MADS MIKKELSEN (Hannibal) 390 NATHAN FILLION (Castle) 361 ALEX O'LOUGHLIN 228 (Hawaii Five-O) 228 HUGH DANCY (Hannibal) 199 PAUL BLACKTHORNE(Arrow) 189 COLTON HAYNES (Arrow) 187 YANNICK BISSON (Murdoch Mysteries) 177 JAMES SPADER (The Blacklist) 150 BEN MCKENZIE (Gotham) 137 JON HUERTAS (Castle) 126, JOHNNY LEE MILLER (Elementary) 119, MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER (Criminal Minds) 116, JIM CAVIEZEL (Person Of Interest) 115, SHEMAR MOORE (Criminal Minds) 112, DAVID TENNANT (Gracepoint) 102, PATRICK DEMPSEY (Grey's Anatomy) 96, ALLAN HAWCO (Republic Of Doyle) 50 Best Action or Drama Actress EMILY BETT RICKARDS (Arrow) 648 STANA KATIC (Castle) 376 SUSANNA THOMPSON (Arrow) 254 CAITY LOTZ (Arrow) 178 WILLA HOLLAND (Arrow) 174 LUCY LIU (Elementary) 173 PAULEY PERRETTE (NCIS) 168 GRACE PARK (Hawaii Five-O) 165 MAGGIE SMITH (Downton Abbey) 154 HELENE JOY (Murdoch Mysteries) 144 AMY ACKER (Person Of Interest) 136 KATIE CASSIDY (Arrow) 133 MOLLY QUINN (Castle) 128, MARISKA HARTIGAY "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) 117, MEGAN BOONE (The Blacklist) 107, ELLEN POMPEO (Grey's Anatomy) 99, KERRY WASHINGTON (Scandal) 93, VERA FARMIGA (Bates Motel) 90, GEORGINA REILLY (Murdoch Mysteries) 67, ERICA DURANCE (Saving Hope) 54, KRYSTIN PELLERIN (Republic Of Doyle) 37, MONICA POTTER (Parenthood) 35 Best Action or Drama Program ARROW 783 CASTLE 396 HANNIBAL 394 COVERT AFFAIRS 344 HAWAII FIVE-O 234 SHERLOCK 226 MURDOCH MYSTERIES 173 CRIMINAL MINDS 157 PERSON OF INTEREST 154 THE BLACKLIST 150 ELEMENTARY 129, RIZZOLI & ISLES 126, GREY'S ANATOMY 105, THE MENTALIST 90, DOWNTON ABBEY 81, CHICAGO FIRE 74, REVENGE 72, THE NEWSROOM 68, REPUBLIC OF DOYLE 51, PARENTHOOD 45, THE KILLING 43 The Best Action or Drama actor category had 1 of the few notable upsets of recent memory last year when secondary star John barrowman of Arrow beat out his own shows lead, and the defending 2 time winner Nathan Fillion from Castle to take the award. This year, those same top 3 finalists from last year are back & in the serious mix for this years honour. Joining them are 1st time finalist Christopher Gorham from Covert Affairs who finished 2nd to Stephen Amell from Arrow for the semi-final vote, and Mads Mikkelsen from hannibal, who finished 4th, a spot higher than he finished in the finals of last years vote. While the top 5 from last year all made the finals this year, the bottom half of last years top 10 was not so lucky, only 7th place James Spader from The Blacklist & 10th place Hugh Dancy from hannibal is returning. Ousted were Johnny Lee Miller of Elementary, Matthew Gray Gubler from Criminal Minds and Jim Caviezel from Person of Interest. New to the party besides Gorham are, Paul Blackthorne and Colton Haynes from Arrow, giving them FOUR finalists. Yannick Bisson from Murdoch Mysteries, and Ben McKenzie from the rookie drama Gotham. The Best Action Or Drama Actress category has been the "Stana Katic Award" since its inception in 2011 as the actress from Castle has won all 3 times, making her the only actor or actress to win her award every year since its existence. But this year, it might not go her way if Emily Bett Rickards from Arrow has any say in it. The leading vote getting in the semi-finals had more than Katic & 3rd place fellow Arrow cast member Susanna Thompson combined. Three more Arrow cast made the finals with Caity Lotz in 4th, Willa Holland in 5th & Katie Cassidy in 12th, giving Arrow FIVE finalists. Surely vote splitting will be a major concern for the finalists there, giving Katic a bit of a chance still as she was the only finalist from Castle with Molly Quinn just missing out by 5 votes. Despite the seemingly lopsided rrow & Stana Katic race, there are other contenders. Lucy Liu from Elementary finished 3rd last year in the finals to Katic & Rickards, and comes in this year in 6th in the semi-finals. Amy Acker of Person Of Interest was also a finalist last year, finishing 5th and narrowly made it in this year in 11th. Grace Park finished 6th last year & finished 8th in this years semi-finals. Other newcomers besides the 4 newcomers from Arrow include Pauley Perrette from NCIS, Maggie Smith from Downton Abbey and Helene Joy from Murdoch Mysteries. Two finalists from last year Ellen Pompeo from Grey's Anatomy & Kerry Washington from Scandal failed to make the finals this year, along with Celina Jade from Arrow & Taraji P. Henson from Person Of Interest who are no longer eligible. The Best Action or Drama Program category will again look like a fight between the defending champion Arrow & the former 2 time champion Castle. Perennial contender Criminal Minds finished 3rd last year and finished 8th in the semi-final voting to make it 5 consecutive years in the finals, the ONLY Drama to have done so. Last years New Program runner up Hannibal finished 3rd in the semi-final vote, cementing itself as a contender this year. In 4th is 1st time finalist Covert Affairs. Joining Covert Affairs on the 1st time finalist list is Sherlock, Murdoch Mysteries & The Blacklist. Only 5 of last years finalists made it to the finals this year. Missing the mark this time were retired Breaking Bad, along with Rookie Blue, Elementary, Grey's Anatomy & The Mentalist. The Finals for these categories will take place in January 2015 HERE The 2014 Best Of TV Awards Semi-Finals are now Closed. The Finals for the 5th annual BOTVA's will begin in early 2015. But 1st we need candidates to compete in the finals. The results below are for the categories of Favorite TV Show & Character. Total votes are in Red Finalists are in BOLD TEXT Favorite TV Show SUPERNATURAL 518 ARROW 408 LOST GIRL 221 CASTLE 200 SHERLOCK 163 MURDOCH MYSTERIES 161 ONCE UPON A TIME 131 DOCTOR WHO 126 THE FLASH 119 THE WALKING DEAD 100 GAME OF THRONES 95 THE BIG BANG THEORY 87 ORPHAN BLACK 84 AGENTS OF SHIELD 81 ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK 74 CRIMINAL MINDS 64, THE BLACKLIST 55, SLEEPY HOLLOW 54, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES 46, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS 35 Favorite TV Character CASTIEL "Supernatural" 407 DEAN WINCHESTER "Supernatural" 401 FELICITY SMOAK "Arrow" 285 SAM WINCHESTER "Supernatural" 217 OLIVER QUEEN/THE HOOD "Arrow" 216 CROWLEY "Supernatural" 208 MALCOLM MERLYN "Arrow" 166 RICHARD CASTLE "Castle" 146 SHERLOCK HOLMES "Sherlock" 142 KATE BECKETT "Castle" 134 BO DENNIS "Lost Girl" 129 DR. HANNIBAL LECTER "Hannibal" 122 WILLIAM MURDOCH "Murdoch Mysteries" 121 KENZI "Lost Girl" 117 JULIA OGDEN "Murdoch Mysteries" 117 REGINA MILLS/EVIL QUEEN "Once Upon A Time" 115 THE DOCTOR "Doctor Who" 105 JOHN WATSON "Sherlock" 94 BARRY ALLEN/THE FLASH "The Flash" 89 SARA LANCE "Arrow" 86 DARYL DIXON "The Walking Dead" 85 ARYA STARK "Game Of Thrones" 66 DR. SHELDON COOPER "The Big Bang Theory" 66 TYRION LANNISTER "Game Of Thrones" 63 NYSSA AL GHUL "Arrow" 61 CLARA OSWALD "Doctor Who" 60 CAPTAIN HOOK "Once Upon A Time" 59 RICK GRIMES "The Walking Dead" 58 SPENCER REID "Criminal Minds" 57 MR. GOLD/RUMPLESTILTSKIN "Once Upon A Time" 57 EMMA SWAN "Once Upon A Time" 55 AMY FARRAH FOWLER "The Big Bang Theory" 53 PHILIP COULSON "Agents Of SHIELD" 52 SKYE "Agents Of SHIELD" 52 CAROL PELETIER "The Big Bang Theory" 50 ICHABOD CRANE "Sleepy Hollow" 49 RAYMOND REDDINGTON "The Blacklist" 47 OSWALD COBBLEPOT "Gotham" 46 KURT HUMMEL "Glee" 45 SAMANTHA GROVES/ROOT "Person Of Interest" 44 MARGARET BRACKENREID "Murdoch Mysteries" 41, MICHONNE "The Walking Dead" 41, SELINA KYLE "Gotham" 40, JOHN REESE "Person Of Interest" 40, JEMMA SIMMONS "Agents Of SHIELD" 39, BARNEY STINSON "How I Met Your MOTHER" 39, KIERA CAMERON "Continuum" 38, JAMES GORDON "Gotham" 38, SHAWN SPENCER "Psych" 38, CARLTON LASSITER "Psych" 36, ELSA "Once Upon A Time" 34, WILL MCAVOY "The Newsroom" 33, CLARKE GRIFFIN "The 100" 33, BRUCE WAYNE "Gotham" 30, MATTHEW KELLOG "Continuum" 26, BEVERLEY GOLDBERG "The Goldbergs" 26, SAMEEN SHAW "Person Of Interest" 24, HAROLD FINCH "Person Of Interest" 24, JASMINE GARZA "Continuum" 23, JAKE DOYLE "Republic Of Doyle" 23, PIPER CHAPMAN "Orange Is The New Black" 22, LESLIE BENNETT "Republic Of Doyle" 22, ADAM GOLDBERG "The Goldbergs" 22, ERICA GOLDBERG "The Goldbergs" 21, STEPHEN HOLDER "The Killing" 21, DORIAN "Almost Human" 20, DR. LAUREN LEWIS "Lost Girl" 19, JAKE PERALTA "Brooklyn 99" 19, CARL ELIAS "Person Of Interest" 19, LIONEL FUSCO "Person Of Interest" 17, BARRY GOLDBERG "The Goldbergs" 16, JOHN KENNEX "Almost Human" 14 The Favorite Show category looks like its poised to be a battle of The CW powerhouses as defending 2 time champion Supernatural goes into the finals as the semi-final leader, with Arrow folling behind in 2nd. Last years runner up Lost Girl took 3rd and is still a threat if their fans decide to try. Only shows that did not make the finals that did last season were Continuum, Hannibal, Hawaii Five-O, Sleepy Hollow & retired Fringe. Newcomers to the finals are Agents Of SHIELD, Murdoch Mysteries, Orange Is The New Black, Sherlock & The Flash. The Favorite Character category again sees the defending 4 time champion Dean Winchester "Supernatural" not going in as the favorite based on the Semi-Final vote. This year however, he has 1 less challenger to threaten his title as the 2012 & 2013 runner up was penalized heavily for her fans refusal to follow rules, and it cost her. Castiel from "Supernatural", last years semi-final runer up & finalist 3rd place competitor goes into the finals as the semi-final leader. 20 of the 25 finalists last year are in again. Only exclusions are the now retired Fringe duo of Walter Bishop & Olivia Dunham, How I Met Your Mother character Barney Stinson in his last run, Sherlock Holmes from Elementary, although should be noted Sherlock Holmes from Sherlock is in this year, and finally Dr. Lauren Lewis of Lost Girl who only failed to make it due to a fan boycott due to the penalties levied....although they had no problem putting their 2 other stars through. Newcomers are plenty, most notable Malcolm Merlyn from Arrow, Sherlock Holmes from Sherlock & William Murdoch & Julia Ogden of Murdoch Mysteries. All of whom passed 100 votes in the semi-finals. The Finals for these categories will take place in January 2015 HERE The 2014 Best Of TV Awards Semi-Finals are now Closed. The Finals for the 5th annual BOTVA's will begin in early 2015. But 1st we need candidates to compete in the finals. The results below are for the categories of Best Stunts & Writing Vote totals are in RED Finalists are in BOLD TEXT Best Stunts LOST GIRL 383 ARROW 218 SUPERNATURAL 182 GAME OF THRONES 177 AGENTS OF SHIELD 139 THE BLACKLIST 103 DOCTOR WHO 101 THE FLASH 77 HAWAII FIVE-O 71 PERSON OF INTEREST 63 CHICAGO FIRE 53, GRIMM 49, NCIS 44, CONTINUUM 40, ALMOST HUMAN 27, PSYCH 26, THE TOMORROW PEOPLE 25, SAM & CAT 6 Best Writing LOST GIRL 413 HANNIBAL 389 CASTLE 190 SUPERNATURAL 167 GAME OF THRONES 156 SHERLOCK 155 ARROW 150 ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK 139 THE WALKING DEAD 119 DOCTOR WHO 100 THE BIG BANG THEORY 94 THE BLACKLIST 87 CRIMINAL MINS 78, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER 71, PERSON OF INTEREST 68, THE KILLING 44, MURDOCH MYSTERIES 34, THE GOLDBERGS 25, REPUBLIC OF DOYLE 14 The two newest categories had the same semi-finals leader. Lost Girl goes into the finals as the favorite in Stunts ahead of Arrow in 2nd, Supernatural in 3rd and Game Of Thrones in 4th. Best Writing also had Lost Girl lead the way in the semi-finals. Hannibal was close behind in 2nd, Castle 3rd, Supernatural 4th and Game Of Thrones, Sherlock & Arrow all tightly bunched in 5th thru 7th. The Finals for these categories will take place in January 2015 HERE  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 
 Best Of TV Awards 2013 Winner Best New TV Program ORPHAN BLACK (Photo credit - BBC America) The Best Of TV Awards 2013 winner in the category of Best New TV Program is Orphan Black. Probably the most contested award this year, the New Program category eventually found its winner in the rookie drama about con-woman Sarah Manning (Tatiana Maslany) & her clones. The drama drew rave reviews this year & even saw Maslany nominated for major awards for her portrayal of various versions of the same person. Orphan Black won with 433 votes. Runner up, "Hannibal" had 405 votes. In 3rd was "Sleepy Hollow" with 399 votes. In 4th "Almost Human". In 5th "Marvel Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D". In 6th "The Blacklist". In 7th "The Originals". In 8th "The Tomorrow People". In 9th "Under The Dome". In 10th "Dracula". Day 1 had over 40 lead changes. mainly among the top 4, but The Originals & Agents of SHIELD also held the lead on day 1. Day 2 was Sleepy Hollow & Hannibal with the leads. Day 3 was Orphan Black & Sleepy Hollow. Day 4 saw all 3 of the top 3 lead again. Day 5 was Hannibal & Orphan Black. Day 6 saw Orphan Black open a small lead & never relinquished the lead again, but did get down to as low as 5 vote lead on the final day before a final push to close it out strong. RESULTS 1st ORPHAN BLACK (BBC America) 433 2nd Hannibal (NBC) 405 3rd Sleepy Hollow (FOX) 399 4th Almost Human (FOX) 334 5th Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) 321 6th The Blacklist (NBC) 241 7th The Originals (CW) 240 8th The Tomorrow People (CW) 187 9th Under The Dome (NBC) 175 10th Dracula (NBC) 114  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 |
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