® Best of Vancouver 2014

Media Arts & Culture winners

Best local TV newscast

  1. Global News
  2. CTV News
  3. CBC News

Best local TV news anchor

  1. Chris Gailus (Global)
  2. Tamara Taggart (CTV)
  3. Sophie Lui (Global)

Best movie-theatre concession

  1. Rio Theatre, 1660 E. Broadway
  2. Cineplex Fifth Avenue Cinemas, 2110 Burrard St.
  3. Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, 900 Burrard

Best local video-game/animation studio

  1. Electronic Arts, 4330 Sanderson Way
  2. United Front Games, 1128 Homer Street, 3rd floor
  3. Radical Entertainment, 369 Terminal Avenue, 7th floor

Best local TV sportscaster

  1. Squire Barnes (Global)
  2. Don Taylor
  3. Jay Janower (Global)

Best public art gallery or museum

  1. Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby

Best local TV weatherperson

  1. Mark Madryga (Global)

Best public art gallery or museum

  1. Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Drive

Best local TV weatherperson

  1. Kristi Gordon (Global)

Best public art gallery or museum

  1. Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street

Best local TV weatherperson

  1. Russ Lacate (CityTV)

Best private art gallery

  1. Rennie Collection at Wing Sang, 51 E. Pender

Best local TV personality

  1. Tamara Taggart (CTV)

Best private art gallery

  1. Ayden Gallery, 2nd floor, 88 W. Pender

Best local TV personality

  1. Fiona Forbes (Shaw)

Best private art gallery

  1. Equinox Gallery, 525 Great Northern Way

Best local TV personality

  1. Erin Cebula (Global)

Best live performing-arts venue

  1. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 650 Hamilton

Best local cable show

  1. The Rush
  2. Breakfast Television

Best live performing-arts venue

  1. Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe

Best local cable show

  1. Love It or List It

Best live performing-arts venue

  1. Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Rd., UBC

Best morning radio host(s)

  1. Kid Carson (SONiC)
  2. Nat and Drew (QM/FM)
  3. Rick Cluff (CBC)

Best afternoon radio host(s)

  1. Stephen Quinn (CBC)

Best live-music venue

  1. Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville
  2. Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe

Best afternoon radio host(s)

  1. James Sutton (The Peak)

Best live-music venue

  1. Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward
  2. Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville

Best afternoon radio host(s)

  1. Barry MacDonald (TSN 1040)

Best late-night radio host(s)

  1. Casey-Jo Loos (The Peak)

Best local music festival

  1. Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Best late-night radio host(s)

  1. Scott Rintoul (TSN 1040)

Best local music festival

  1. TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Best late-night radio host(s)

  1. Laurie Brown (CBC)

Best local music festival

  1. Squamish Valley Music Festival

Best local street/community festival

  1. Car Free Vancouver Day

Best local sports radio host(s)

  1. Barry MacDonald & Don Taylor (TSN 1040)

Best local street/community festival

  1. West 4th Avenue Khatsahlano Street Party

Best local sports radio host(s)

  1. David Pratt (TSN 1040)

Best local street/community festival

  1. Greek Day

Best local sports radio host(s)

  1. Matt Sekeres & Blake Price (TSN 1040)

Best artisan/craft fair

  1. Circle Craft Christmas Market

Best local podcast (person or program)

  1. Stop Podcasting Yourself

Best artisan/craft fair

  1. Make It Vancouver!
  2. Portobello West Fashion + Art Market

Best local podcast (person or program)

  1. Caustic Soda
  2. CBC Vancouver

Best artisan/craft fair

  1. Got Craft?

Best local blog

  1. Miss 604

Best literary event

  1. The Vancouver Writers Fest
  2. Word Vancouver

Best local blog

  1. Vancity Buzz

Best literary event

  1. Vancouver Poetry Slam

Best local blog

  1. Vancouver is Awesome

Best local performing-arts festival

  1. Vancouver Fringe Festival
  2. Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
  3. PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Best local theatre company or theatre production

  1. Arts Club Theatre Company
  2. Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
  3. Vancouver TheatreSports League

Best local professional dance company

  1. Ballet B.C.
  2. Goh Ballet Academy
  3. Kokoro Dance

Best local classical-music ensemble

  1. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  2. Turning Point Ensemble
  3. musica intima

Best local classical vocal ensemble

  1. Chor Leoni Men's Choir
  2. musica intima
  3. Vancouver Chamber Choir

Best local film festival

  1. Vancouver International Film Festival
  2. DOXA Documentary Film Festival
  3. Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Best local band (signed)

  1. Mother Mother
  2. Dan Mangan
  3. Hey Ocean!

Best local band (unsigned)

  1. The Boom Booms
  2. Sons of Granville
  3. Ardent Tribe

Best local dancer

  1. Crystal Pite
  2. Christopher Wong
  3. Brenna McLaud

Best dance/DJ club

  1. Fortune Sound Club, 147 E. Pender
  2. Celebrities Nightclub, 1022 Davie
  3. Venue, 881 Granville
  4. Republic, 958 Granville

Best nightclub

  1. Celebrities Nightclub, 1022 Davie
  2. The Roxy, 932 Granville
  3. Caprice Nightclub, 967 Granville

Best place for karaoke

  1. Fantacity, 1133 Robson Street
  2. Funky Winker Beans, 37 W. Hastings
  3. Mix-2 Karaoke, 6681 MacPherson Avenue

Best multiplex movie theatre

  1. Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, 900 Burrard
  2. Cineplex Odeon International Village, 88 W. Pender
  3. Cineplex Fifth Avenue Cinemas, 2110 Burrard St.

Best single-screen movie theatre

  1. Rio Theatre, 1660 E. Broadway
  2. Cineplex Odeon Park Theatre, 3440 Cambie Street
  3. Dunbar Theatre, 4555 Dunbar

Best comedy club

  1. The Comedy MIX, 1015 Burrard
  2. Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club, 2837 Cambie
  3. The Improv Centre, 1502 Duranleau, Granville Island
  4. Lafflines Comedy Club, 530 Columbia Street

Best party-boat cruise

  1. Salsa Cruises
  2. White Boat Party
  3. Harbour Cruises & Events
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