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Reader’s Choice Awards 2011 – The Final Vote

Submitted by The Arcade on December 6, 2011 – 15:1977 Comments

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Category: Games

Best Video Game 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Video Game 2011

		 Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
		 Batman: Arkham City
		 Portal 2
		 Pokemon Black/White
		 Assassin's Creed: Revelations


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Honourable Mentions: Gears of War 3, Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best Game Developer 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Game Developer 2011

		 Valve
		 BioWare
		 RockSteady Studios
		 Nintendo
		 Epic Games


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Category: Movies

Best Movie 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Movie 2011

		 Thor
		 Sucker Punch
		 The Lion King 3D
		 X-Men: First Class
		 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II


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Honourable Mentions: Fright Night, I am Number Four

Best Performer 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Performer 2011

		 Helen Mirrin
		 Leonardo DiCaprio
		 Neil Patrick Harris
		 James MacAvoy
		 Jim Parsons


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Category: Television

Best TV Show 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Television Show 2011

		 The Walking Dead
		 True Blood
		 Adventure Time
		 Game of Thrones
		 Thunder Cats


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Honourable Mentions: American Horror Story, Downton Abbey

Best Anime 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Anime 2011

		 Naruto Shippuuden
		 Bleach
		 Shakugan no Shan
		 D: Gray Man
		 Kuroshitsuji


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Category: Music

Best Unsigned Act 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Unsigned Act 2011

		 Five Day Forecast
		 Jet Set Radio
		 Seven Days
		 Dem Fools
		 Darren Giles


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Honourable Mentions: Very Angry Girls, Preachers Son

Best Single 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Single 2011

		 Set Fire to the Rain - Adele
		 We Found Love - Rihanna
		 What You Want - Evanescence
		 Who You Are - Jessie J
		 Marry the Night - Lady Gaga


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Honourable Mentions: Judas, Need You Now, Jar of Hearts

Best Album 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Album 2011

		 21 - Adele
		 Reasons to be Quiet - Darren Giles
		 Wasting Light - Foo Fighters
		 Evanescence - Evanescence
		 Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Orchestra


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Honourable Mentions: Electric – Eden

Category: Comics, Books & Art

Best Publication 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Publication 2011

		 Roisin Dubh
		 Arthur Quinn and the World Serpent
		 Detective Comics
		 Inheritance - Eragon
		 The League of Volunteers


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Best Irish Writer 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Irish Writer 2011

		 Robert Curley - The League of Volunteers
		 Alan Early - Arthur Quinn and the World Serpent
		 Maura McHugh - Roisin Dubh
		 Ger Hankey - Short Sharp Shock
		 Stephen Coffey - The Society for the Remarkable Suicide


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Best Irish Artist 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Irish Artist 2011

		 Damien Carey
		 Naomi Bolger
		 Ciaran Lucas
		 Ger Hankey
		 Rob Carey


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Category: General Geekiness

Best Convention (Ireland & UK) 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Convention (Ireland & UK) 2011

		 AkumaKon
		 Eirtakon
		 ArcadeCon
		 GaelCon
		 BroCon


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Honourable Mentions: NomCon, EpicCon, London MCM Expo

Best Cosplayer (Ireland & UK) 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Cosplayer (Ireland & UK) 2011

		 Kyle Marsh - Duke Nukem
		 Jo Lee - Lulu, Final Fantasy X
		 Fiona O Reilly - Mikuru, Haruhi Suzumiya
		 Ray Hurt - Kakashi, Naruto
		 Amy King - C.C., Code Geass


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Honourable Mentions: Sinead Lynch – Flower Card/Eirtakon, The Eevee Group/NomCon, Emma Lawlor – Mystique/Eirtakon

Best Geek Retailer 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Geek Retailer 2011

		 Forbidden Planet Dublin
		 CeX
		 Genki Gear
		 Dublin City Comics
		 Sub City Comics


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Honourable Mentions: GamersWorld Dublin, GameStop, Neon Martian

Best Gadget 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best Gadget 2011

		 Kinect
		 iPhone 4s
		 Nintendo 3DS
		 PlayStation Move
		 iPad


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Best YouTuber 2011 Nominees


	
		
		
		Best YouTuber 2011

		 Phil DeFranco
		 GamerArcade
		 LittleKuriboh
		 Glozell
		 Shane Dawson


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