It wasn't my intention to do what I've done just below. However, circumstances beyond my control have given me reason to think it necessary, or at least a good idea. Surely, there is the potential for someone to think "Hey, my best blogging buddy didn't vote for me!," though I certainly don't think there's much reason to (there's a lot of competition, after all).Either way, below you will find the entire list of votes for best blog, complete with the voter's site. In case you're not up for manually counting, the summary is at the bottom as usual.
As would be expected, this was the most active category, with 80 total votes spread to 28 sites by 33 voters. The winner took the trophy while receiving a vote from 33.3% of the voters, the 6th highest percentage of all the categories.
| Voter's site | Vote 1 | Vote 2 | Vote 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Minute Film Review | DC Girl @ the Movies | Unheralded | Final Girl |
| 1,416 and Counting | Final Girl | Fataculture | This Distracted Globe |
| Anchorwoman In Peril! | The Center Seat | Trash Aesthetics | Evil on Two Legs |
| Blog Cabins | MovieZeal | Lazy Eye Theatre | Getafilm |
| Cinematic Passions | Fataculture | Getafilm | |
| Counting Down the Hours | Blog Cabins | Unheralded | |
| Doodad Kind of Town | Getafilm | MovieZeal | Coosa Creek Mambo |
| Film for the Soul | Final Girl | Coosa Creek Mambo | Ferdy on Films |
| From the Front Row | Fataculture | Joe's Movie Corner | The Movie Fanatic |
| Getafilm | Fataculture | Blog Cabins | Coosa Creek Mambo |
| Insight Into Entertainment | The Center Seat | ||
| Invasion of the B Movies | Blog Cabins | Reel Whore | Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob |
| Joe's Movie Corner | Blog Cabins | Fataculture | From the Front Row |
| Lazy Eye Theatre | Final Girl | Reel Whore | |
| MovieZeal (Evan) | Getafilm | This Distracted Globe | |
| MovieZeal (Luke) | Final Girl | Mrs. Thuro's Movie Rants and Raves | Talking a Lot Without Ever Really Saying Anything |
| Mrs. Thuro's Movie Rants & Raves | Getafilm | Final Girl | Blog Cabins |
| Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob | Blog Cabins | ||
| Reel Ninja | The Film Fiend | ||
| Reel Whore | Lazy Eye Theatre | Joe's Movie Corner | Unheralded |
| Rick's DVD Picks | Getafilm | ||
| scifidrive | Blog Cabins | Bohemian Cinema | Ferdy on Films |
| SizzlingPopcorn.com | The Movie Fanatic | Tricky Movie Trivia | Evil On Two Legs |
| Spaghetti Sauce and Sweet Peas | Blog Cabins | ||
| The Fantastic Adventures of Furious D | Final Girl | Blog Cabins | Karlhungus.com |
| The Flick Chick | The Movie Fanatic | Fataculture | The Reel Ninja |
| The Moon is a Dead World | Final Girl | Karlhungus.com | Evil on Two Legs |
| The Spoon | Unheralded | Final Girl | Ferdy on Films |
| This Distracted Globe | Getafilm | Lazy Eye Theatre | Ferdy on Films |
| Tractor Facts | Evil On Two Legs | ||
| Trash Aesthetics | Blog Cabins | ||
| Tricky Movie Trivia | The Critical Critics | ||
| Watch It | Unheralded | Blog Cabins | Movie Reviews (such as they are) |
The envelope please...
3rd place: Getafilm (7 votes)
Best Blog Runner Up: Final Girl (9 votes)
And the winner, with 11 votes is...
Blog Cabins
(The Best Blog Runner-Up banner will be sent to Final Girl. Congratulations!)
Now, as you might imagine, I've had mixed feelings about being honored with this prize. Thus, the displaying of all of the votes above. I guess, in the end, that you have no one to blame but yourselves. ;) As is stands, I want to thank not only everyone that voted for me, but everyone that participated in the voting for the LAMMYS, period.
Here are some closing notes on the event:
I asked the voters what they thought of the number of awards. 67% thought that the number (14) was just right, 23% thought there were too many, and 8% felt there were not enough. I think that, should we have another LAMMYS in the future, I'll probably trim a few categories, but perhaps add some others. Here's a sampling of the opinions on what to ditch and/or what to add:
"I'd ditch the widgets one. But I'd add in something like "Funniest blog."" (Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob)
"Ditch Best use of widgetology and technology. Go with Best written review and funniest review." (1 Minute Film Review)
"Take out Best Impression of JD Salinger & Bob Dylan" (SizzlingPopcorn.com)
"Most Prolific and Best Impression of Bob Dylan are too similar, I think." (From the Front Row)
"Could lose the widget one and the alternative media and give awards for specific types of blogs. Best reviewer, Best writer, Best taste in movies" (Watch It)
"Add a category for Best Oscar Blog and Best Pen Name" (Spaghetti Sauce and Sweet Peas)
I also asked if you'd like to keep the voting process the same (where voters submit up to three sites per category) or if you'd rather see a nomination-style process like the Academy Awards. 69% said go with nominations, and with there looking to be at least twice as many of the 78 sites that were eligible this time around, I couldn't agree more.
Finally, I'll leave you with another question. I titled this event the 2008 LAMMYS. That said, would you rather see this as a yearly event, or as an every-six-months event? Maybe I'm just impatient...
