3rd ASPEYA 2009 # 1: THE READER’S VOTE!
With plenty of notice given in advance of this year’s vote taking place, I was expecting a mass influx of submissions to the reader’s vote section of this year’s ASPEYAs – an amount to rival last year’s heady number of 68. This year we got… ready for it… Well, let’s not disclose that, huh? It’s just embarrassing – but as a result, it was incredibly easy to correlate, however none the less frustrating to see the final results. They are not, I am forcing myself to believe, to be a fair reflection of the type of reader we have here on Stale Popcorn but… well, without further ado…
I just want to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to send in your submissions and I hope that the eventual correlation of results is representative of what you suggested in your vote – you sick, sick, tasteless bastards… and I do not say that lightly, rest assured. Over the next few days you’ll get both mine and Kristina’s opinions on the same category in our ‘Best & Worst’ articles, and then we’ll finish up with our individual TOP 25 pieces!
Anyway, without further ado, here’s The Annual State Popcorn End of Year Awards 2009: Reader’s Vote as voted for by YOU:
PS – don’t shoot the messenger, eh? 
TOP FIVE MOVIES OF THE YEAR
5. The Hangover
4. Watchmen
3. Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen
2. Paranormal Activity
1. Twilight: New Moon
BEST SCENE
5. Katie Jumps At The Screen – Paranormal Activity
4. The Forest Battle – Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen
3. Carl’s House Sets Sail – Up
2. The Opening Attack – Star Trek
1. [quote, unquote] “Edward’s First Appearance – Twilight: New Moon
BEST ACTOR
5. Brad Pitt – Inglourious Basterds
4. Bradley Cooper – The Hangover
3. Robert Pattinson – Twlight: New Moon
2. Chris Pine – Star Trek
1. Taylor Lautner – Twlight: New Moon
BEST ACTRESS
5. Cate Blanchett – The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons
4. Dakota Fanning – Twilight: New Moon
3. Rachel McAdams – The Time Traveller’s Wife
2. Kristen Stewart – Twilight: New Moon
1. Megan Fox – Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen
BEST DIRECTOR
5. Michael Bay – Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen
4. Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
3. David Yates – Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince
2. Zack Snyder – Watchmen
1. Chris Weitz – Twilight: New Moon
BEST WRITER
5. Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman – Star Trek
4. Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman – Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen
3. Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
2. Bruce Joel Rubin – The Time Traveller’s Wife
1. Melissa Rosenberg – Twilight: New Moon
TOP FIVE WORST MOVIES OF THE YEAR
5. Angels & Demons
4. 2012
3. Jennifer’s Body
2. The Spirit
1. Terminator: Salvation
WORST SCENE
5. Ryder’s Death – The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3
4. The Return of “Arnie” – Terminator: Salvation
3. Sam’s Near-Death Dream – Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen
2. The “Toilet” Fight – The Spirit
1. Dumbledore’s Death – Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince
WORST ACTOR
5. Robert Pattinson – Twilight: New Moon
4. Zachary Quinto – Star Trek
3. Brad Pitt – Inglourious Basterds
2. Woody Harrelson – 2012
1. Samuel L. Jackson – The Spirit
WORST ACTRESS
5. Zooey Deschanel – (500) Days of Summer
4. Anna Faris – Observe and Report
3. Amanda Seyfried – Jennifer’s Body
2. Kristen Stewart – Twilight: New Moon
1. Megan Fox – Jennifer’s Body
WORST DIRECTOR
5. Ron Howard – Angels and Demons
4. Chris Weitz – Twilight: New Moon
3. McG – Terminator: Salvation
2. Roland Emmerich – 2012
1. Frank Miller – The Spirit
WORST WRITER(S)
5. John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris – Terminator: Salvation
4. Roland Emmerich and Harold Kloser – 2012
3. Frank Miller – The Spirit
2. Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman – Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen
1. David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman – Angels and Demons
See what I mean about “tasteless bastards”. Scrutiny will be shown to those that grumble in the talkbacks below, because if you’re going to slate the fact that these results are representative of you the reader — and you didn’t take the time to vote? Well, then you’re just a total daft bint then aren’t you?
Hmm…. Well, I’ll be back tomorrow with my own set of thoughts and Top 5 countdowns so… see you then!
5 Responses to “3rd ASPEYA 2009 # 1: THE READER’S VOTE!”
What the **** is this.
Indeed.
They’ve been counted, double-counted and verified. Even on the votes where I could see without a shadow of a doubt that they’d come from “block voting”, and tried to discount them as best as possible, THIS is what we end up with.
*sigh*
Did you guys fake this or did the readers really do that?
I think theres ONE asshole out there with 400 different screennames and he sent you guys at SP this, thus ruining your voting system. Maybe you shoudl do like a poll that doesnt let people vote twice… or something
I’ve got to say Hazmat, I’ve got better things to do with my time then fake this.
And, quite frankly, if I DID fake it I think I’d be doing it to a standard that makes our readership look a little better then this!
No i know you didnt fake it, The accusation was mostly a joke to show my disbelief towards these picks, but i can tell you im 100% sure at least 4 people voted 8 times, and its a shame.
Because in this site i dont really recall a huge number of readers that like twilight, its pretty much me and some other few. So when i see that most of the readers named New Moon the best movie, i call bullshit. Unless theres 5000000 Twihards but they just dont decide to comment yet they take the time to do your voting for the ASPEYA
They did, however, get the worse actress pic correct.
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