Best of Media, Arts & Culture
- Arts Club
- Bard on the Beach
- Playhouse Theatre Company
EVENT OF THE YEAR
“After the fibreglass bears and orcas—what’s next?”,
“Release of Harry Potter 7”,
“This survey—I’m living the dream right now”
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Monet to Dali at the Vancouver Art Gallery
- Bard on the Beach
PRIVATE ART GALLERY
“My kids’ wall”
- Diane Farris Gallery
1590 West 7th Avenue - Bau Xi Gallery 3045
Granville Street - Equinox Gallery (tie)
2321 Granville Street
Winsor Gallery (tie)
3025 Granville Street
- Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street - Museum of Anthropology
6393 Northwest Marine Drive - Contemporary Art Gallery
555 Nelson Street
MOST TALKED-ABOUT ARTS CLASSICAL-MUSIC ENSEMBLE
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
- Vancouver Opera
- Vancouver Bach Choir
- Ballet BC
- Kokoro Dance
- Goh Ballet
LOCAL ARTS FESTIVAL
“All are awesome.”
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Vancouver International Fringe Festival
- Bard on the Beach
LOCAL TV NEWSCAST
“I prefer having brain cells”,
“I read blogs—why isn’t there a blog category?”
- News Hour, Global
- CTV News at Six, CTV
- CBC News, CBC
LOCAL TV ANCHOR/S
“Is this about who can read the TelePrompTer properly?”
- Tony Parsons, Global
- Bill Good and Pamela Martin, CTV
- Ian Hanomansing and Gloria Macarenko, CBC
NEW LOCAL TV PERSONALITY
“I hadn’t noticed there were any”,
plus a handful of votes for Bill Good, Mike McCardell, and Tony Parsons—all of whom are only new when compared to the mountains and the sea
- Kristi Gordon, Global
- Chris Galius, Global
- Reena Heer, Global
LOCAL TV WEATHERPERSON
“A rhino bit my sister once”
- Tamara Taggart, CTV
- Mark Madryga, Global
- Wayne Cox, Global
LOCAL CABLE SHOW
“I stopped stealing cable”
- Urban Rush, Shaw
- The Express, Shaw
- World Beats, M
LOCAL TV SPORTSCASTER
“Gawd, they’re all annoying prigs”,
“I’d rather watch rhinos vomiting than watch TV”
- Squire Barnes, Global
- Don Taylor, Sportsnet
- Perry Solkowski, CTV
MOST COMFORTABLE MOVIE THEATRE
“Twilight Drive-In”
- Cinemark Tinseltown
3rd floor, 88 West Pender Street - Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
900 Burrard Street - SilverCity cinemas
Various locations
THEATRE TO SEE A FIRST-RUN FILM
- Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
900 Burrard Street - Cinemark Tinseltown
3rd floor, 88 West Pender Street - Fifth Avenue Cinemas
2110 Burrard Street
THEATRE TO SEE A SECOND-RUN FILM
- Hollywood Theatre
3123 West Broadway - Ridge Theatre
3131 Arbutus Street - Denman Place Cinema
1737 Comox Street
MORNING RADIO DJ/S
“Beep beep beep”¦snooze”
- Larry and Willy with Kerry M., Jack FM
- Nat and Drew in the Morning, 95 Crave
- The Kid Carson Show with Nira Arora and Amy, the Beat 94.5
AFTERNOON RADIO DJ/S
“Static between stations”
- Buzz Bishop, 95 Crave
- Todd Hancock and Karen K., CFOX
- Dean and Hatch, Rock 101 (tie)
Dave Pratt and Don Taylor, Team 1040 (tie)
LATE-NIGHT RADIO DJ
“I sleep during this time!”
- Danger, CFOX
- Lana, CFOX
- DJ Flipout, the Beat 94.5
ANNOYING RADIO TALK-SHOW HOST
“Any on the Beat. You’re an adult. Speak like one”
- Charles Adler, CKNW
- Neil McRae, CKNW
- Dr. Laura Schlessinger, CFUN (tie)
Philip Till, CKNW (tie)
- Vancouver International Folk Festival
- Vancouver International Jazz Festival
- MusicWaste (tie)
Under the Volcano (tie)
LOCAL BAND (SIGNED)
“Trooper!”
- The New Pornographers (tie)
Nickelback (tie) - The Be Good Tanyas
- 54-40
- Art of Dying
- Brickhouse
- Japanese Pop Songs
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