EWB Entertainment Awards 2005

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Music

Best Band: Fall Out Boy

Best Solo Artist: Keith Urban

Best Album: From Under The Cork Tree / Fall Out Boy

Best Single: Sugar We're Going Down / Fall Out Boy

Best Live Act: Fall Out Boy

Best Newcomer: Fall Out Boy

Worst Band: Simple Plan

Worst Single: Black Eyed Peas / My Humps

Next Big Thing: Fall Out Boy

Hall of Fame Entrant: Fleetwood Mac

Film

Best Overall Film: Star Wars Episode III

Best Comedy: Wedding Crashers

Best Drama: Walk The Line

Best Non-Fiction/Fact Based Film: Terry

Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix

Best Plot Line: Star Wars Episode III

Worst Film: War Of The Worlds

Most Anticipated Release: Star Wars Episode III

Best Soundtrack: Star Wars Episode III

Hall Of Fame Entrant: Kevin Smith

Television

Best Comedy Show: Arrested Development

Best Drama: Law And Order: Special Victims Unit

Best Sitcom: Arrested Development

Best Storyline: Arrested Development

Best Channel: FOX

Best Reality Show: The Ultimate Fighter 2

Worst Show: Housewives

Games

Best Game: Total Extreme Warfare 2005

Best Game Character: King Of All Cosmos

Best System: Playstation 2

Most Anticipated Release: TEW 2005

Best Soundtrack: We Love Katamari

Edited December 9, 2005 by Apple Shampoo

[TAFKA Castroneves]

Music

Best Band: System of a Down

Best Solo Artist: Gwen Stefani

Best Album: System of a Down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize

Best Single: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

Best Live Act: Rammstein

Best Newcomer: Kaiser Chiefs

Worst Band: Trivium

Worst Single: Trivium - Pull Harder...

Next Big Thing: Kaiser Chiefs

Hall of Fame Entrant: Korn

Film

Best Overall Film: 40 Year Old Virgin

Best Horror/Thriller Film: SAW II

Best Comedy: 40 Year Old Virgin

Best Drama: Batman Begins

Best Non-Fiction/Fact Based Film:

Best Actor: Steve Carroll

Best Actress: Jessica Alba

Best Plot Line (Regardless of film quality): Sin City

Best Director: Steven Spielberg

Worst Film: The Cave

Most Anticipated Release: Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Best Soundtrack: SAW II

Hall Of Fame Entrant (Actor, Actress or Director):

Television

Best Comedy Show: The Friday Night Project

Best Drama: Nip/Tuck

Best Sitcom:

Best Storyline:

Best Channel: Channel 4

Best Reality Show:

Best Quiz/Gameshow: Deal/No Deal

Worst Show:

Games

Best Game: Football Manager 2006

Worst Game:

Best Game Character:

Best System: Playstation 2

Most Anticipated Release: Metal Gear Solid 3 - Snake Eater

Best Soundtrack:

Best Developer:

Sports

Best Team: Liverpool

Best Sportsperson: Jose Mourinho

Best Sporting Event: England Win The Ashes

Best/Favourite Match: AC Milan vs. Liverpool - Champion's League Final

Most Overrated: Manchester United

Hall Of Fame:

[Sir Alan LCSugar]

Music

Best Band: Gorrilaz

Best Solo Artist: Robbie Williams

Best Album: Stars of CCTV by Hard-fi

Best Single: DARE by Gorrilaz

Best Live Act: Coldplay

Best Newcomer: Hard-Fi

Worst Band: Son of Dork

Worst Single: Ticket out of LoserVille by Son of Dork

Next Big Thing: Arctic Monkeys?

Hall of Fame Entrant: John Lennon (as its the 25th Anniversary of his death)

Film

Best Overall Film: Sin City

Best Horror/Thriller Film:Sin City

Best Comedy: The Wedding Crashers

Best Drama: Mr and Mrs Smith

Best Non-Fiction/Fact Based Film: March of the Penguins

Best Actor:

Best Actress: Rachel McAdams

Best Plot Line (Regardless of film quality):

Best Director: Mike Newell

Worst Film: Creep

Most Anticipated Release: Harry Potter

Best Soundtrack: Sin City

Hall Of Fame Entrant (Actor, Actress or Director): Sean Connery

Television

Best Comedy Show: Scrubs

Best Drama: Lost

Best Sitcom: Scrubs

Best Storyline: Who killed Den(cant think of anything else)

Best Channel: Channel 4

Best Reality Show: Big Brother

Best Quiz/Gameshow: Deal or no Deal

Worst Show: X factor

Games

Best Game: Pro Evolution Soccer 5

Worst Game: Bratz

Best Game Character:

Best System: PS2

Most Anticipated Release: Call of Duty 2

Best Soundtrack:

Best Developer:Konami

Sports

Best Team:England Cricket Team

Best Sportsperson: Andrew Flintoff

Best Sporting Event: Ashes

Best/Favourite Match: Second Test Edgbaston (The Ashes)

Most Overrated: Jose Mourinho

Hall Of Fame: Ian Botham

[Steeb]

To clarify: Best Newcomer = Best act that has broken through this year, and as such is a newcomer to the mainstream/semi-mainstream.

[Guest Ringo Masterson]

Music

Best Band: Elliot The Letter Ostrich

Best Solo Artist: Tie: Sufjan Stevens/ Destroyer

Best Album: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Best Single: Destroyer - Notorious Lightning

Best Live Act: The New Pornographers

Best Newcomer: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Worst Band: Nickelback

Worst Single: that frog song

Next Big Thing: Sufjan Stevens

Hall of Fame Entrant: Meh

Film

Best Overall Film: Serenity

Best Horror/Thriller Film: Devil's Rejects

Best Comedy: 40 Year Old Virgin

Best Drama: Batman Begins

Best Non-Fiction/Fact Based Film: Good Night and Good Luck

Best Actor: Nathan Fillion

Best Actress: Rachel McAdams

Best Plot Line (Regardless of film quality): Serenity

Best Director: Joss Whedon

Worst Film: Alone in the Dark

Most Anticipated Release: Forthcoming? Mmh... Clerks probably. Of the past year, Serenity

Best Soundtrack: Devil's Rejects

Hall Of Fame Entrant (Actor, Actress or Director): Vincent Price

Television

Best Comedy Show: Scrubs

Best Drama: Veronica Mars

Best Sitcom: How I Met Your Mother

Best Storyline: Who killed Lilly on Veronica Mars, although that's the whole season, so I'll go for the deaths on Six Feet Under

Best Channel: Fox

Best Reality Show:Ha, oxymoron

Best Quiz/Gameshow: Did you run out of categories?

Worst Show: The Apprentice/The OC

Games

Best Game: GTASA, GTALCS or FM2006

Worst Game: N/A

Best Game Character: The Truth

Best System: PS2

Most Anticipated Release: N/A

Best Soundtrack: GTA, all of them

Best Developer: Rockstar

Sports

Best Team: Chelsea

Best Sportsperson: ... Roy Keane >_>

Best Sporting Event: Champions League

Best/Favourite Match: Liverpool vs AC Milan

Most Overrated: Ronaldinho

Hall Of Fame: Martin Jol >_>

[Farmer Reil]

Music

(aka, the category where my opinion counts for shit ¬_¬)

Best Band: Edguy

Best Solo Artist: *shrugs* Justin Hawkins, since he's the only solo artist I've liked anything by this year.

Best Album: Battlelore - The Third Age of the Sun

Best Single: Singles are a waste of money.

Best Live Act: Dragonforce

Best Newcomer: James Blunt. Anyone who can get that popular with that little talent deserves an award. Besides, he didn't have to buy this one.

Worst Band: My Chemical fucking Romance.

Worst Single: Greenday - Wake Me Up When September Ends (How long, drawn out and monotous can a song be? Surely this pushes the boundaries past even SOAD levels?)

Next Big Thing: I would've given this to Nightwish before Tarja left. But without her...hmm... Caliban? They're not big yet... I don't think. Don't really pay much attention to who likes what.

Hall of Fame Entrant: Wouldn't this require, ya know, a Hall of Fame? How are we supposed to know who's in it already? My vote would go to Judas Priest.

Film

(Bearing in mind I've only seen a handful).

Best Overall Film: Kingdom of Heaven

Best Horror/Thriller Film: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Wererabbit ¬_¬

Best Comedy: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Wererabbit ¬_¬

Best Drama: Kingdom of Heaven

Best Non-Fiction/Fact Based Film: Haven't seen any (I'm assuming Kingdom of Heaven doesn't quite count? ¬_¬)

Best Actor: David Tennant (also wins the award for "Person Who Looks Most Like Chris Barrie". Beating Chris Barrie himself).

Best Actress: No vote. Haven't seen enough movies with standout performances from female stars to nominate.

Best Plot Line (Regardless of film quality): Doom ¬_¬ Err..seriously, Kingdom of Heaven. Again. You can tell I liked that movie can't you.

Best Director: Ridley Scott (¬_¬ I have seen more than two movies. Honest).

Worst Film: The Brothers Grimm (see...)

Most Anticipated Release: I'm going to be crucified for saying this, but... Narnia.

Best Soundtrack: No vote.

Hall Of Fame Entrant (Actor, Actress or Director): Again..there needs to actually be a hall of fame to add people TO, but Christopher Lee deserves to be in any HoF.

Television

Best Comedy Show: Mock the Week

Best Drama: Lost! Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost!

Best Sitcom: Scrubs

Best Storyline: The whole of the main Lost storyline.

Best Channel: BBC3

Best Reality Show: Bit of an oxymoron there, as Ringy said...

Best Quiz/Gameshow: QI!

Worst Show: Little Britain. It's just not funny :/ It has it's moments with Lou and Andy, but even they're few and far between because every show is exactly the same.

Games

Best Game: Since World of Warcraft was released in 2004, I'm guessing it doesn't count? If it does, then that. If not, Chaos League: Sudden Death.

(For those saying GTA:SA...what are you ON? That was released last OCTOBER! It's nowhere near 2005... Unlike WoW which was early December and therefore almost makes it. Besides which, they're still releasing content patches, some of which most games companies would try to pass off as expansion packs and make you pay for, so...)

Worst Game: Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without A Pulse. It's an ok game, but you can finish it before you can finish saying the title, and it's replay value is...limited.

Best Game Character: There aren't any good characters anymore Bring back the old days. Or the new Metal Gear game. Seriously, what the hell happened to a good story? Nowadays it's all first-person shooters, War games, or MMORPG's. Or games like Fable that try to be offline MMORPG's because it's easier than actually trying.

Best System: PSP, because it's better than the DS and I don't own any others.

Most Anticipated Release: The Burning Crusade expansion for World of Warcraft. Even though Blizzard are slowly destroying the WoW universe in the persuit of more money, it's still the most exciting thing on the horizon. Which says a lot.

Best Soundtrack: World of Warcraft. Mainly because I haven't played many others that had decent soundtracks at all this year.

Best Developer: Blizzard, although their crown is slipping.

Sports

Best Team: Chelsea

Best Sportsperson: Frank Lampard

Best Sporting Event: England's Ashes win.

Best/Favourite Match: Chelsea vs Bolton, October 2005.

Most Overrated: Team: Arsenal. Player: Peter Crouch.

Hall Of Fame: Again, you can't put people in a hall of fame that's not there. But if we're assuming nobody is there, then you can't go wrong with Muhammed Ali.

(YI - a 'Comedy Show' is any show which is supposed to be funny, such as Not the Nine O'Clock News, Little Britain, Mock The Week, the Fast Show, etc. A Sitcom is a more soap-like show, which is funny. Like Friends, Two Guys and a Girl, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (by far the best sitcom EVAR!), Only Fools And Horses, etc). A show that has storylines and characters and stuff, rather than just sketches or comedians being funny).

[Gabriel]

Music

Best Band: HIM

Best Solo Artist: Michale Graves

Best Album: Him - Dark Light

Best Single: Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds

Best Live Act: Nine Inch Nails

Best Newcomer: Trivium

Worst Band: Coheed and Cambria

Worst Single: Good Charlotte - We Believe

Next Big Thing: Crowned King

Hall of Fame Entrant: King Diamond

Film

Best Overall Film: Finding Neverland

Best Horror/Thriller Film: Amityville Horror

Best Comedy: The Wedding Crashers

Best Drama: Finding Neverland

Best Non-Fiction/Fact Based Film: Motorcycle Diaries

Best Actor: Johnny Depp

Best Actress: Rachel McAdams

Best Plot Line (Regardless of film quality): Corpse Bride

Best Director: Tim Burton

Worst Film: Stealth

Most Anticipated Release: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Best Soundtrack: Star Wars

Hall Of Fame Entrant (Actor, Actress or Director): Johnny Depp

Television

Best Comedy Show: American Dad

Best Drama: n/a

Best Sitcom: n/a

Best Storyline: n/a

Best Channel: Fox

Best Reality Show: The Ultimate Fighter

Best Quiz/Gameshow: n/a

Worst Show: n/a

Games

Best Game: n/a

Worst Game: n/a

Best Game Character: n/a

Best System: PlayStation 2

Most Anticipated Release: Resident Evil 4

Best Soundtrack: n/a

Best Developer: n/a

Sports

Best Team: n/a

Best Sportsperson: n/a

Best Sporting Event: Opening Day in the NHL

Best/Favourite Match: n/a

Most Overrated: New York Yankees

Hall Of Fame: n/a

Sorry about not being able to fill out a few of these, but I don't have a game system anymore, don't watch television and because of that, do not get to watch sports.

[FLiam]

Music

Best Band: The Killers

Best Solo Artist: Eminem

Best Album: The Killers - Hot Fuss

Best Single: Gorillaz - Dare

Best Live Act: Green Day

Best Newcomer: The Killers

Worst Band: Girls Aloud

Worst Single: Scissor Sisters - Laura

Next Big Thing: Audioslave

Hall of Fame Entrant: Dunno.

Film

Best Overall Film: 40 Year Old Virgin

Best Horror/Thriller Film: Dunno

Best Comedy: 40 Year Old Virgin

Best Drama: Dark Water

Best Non-Fiction/Fact Based Film: Dunno

Best Actor: Steve Carell

Best Actress: Jennifer Connely

Best Plot Line (Regardless of film quality): Dunno

Best Director: Dunno

Worst Film: Legend of Zorro

Most Anticipated Release: King Kong

Best Soundtrack: Sin City

Hall Of Fame Entrant (Actor, Actress or Director): Johnny Depp

Television

Best Comedy Show: Family Guy, what else.

Best Drama: Lost

Best Sitcom: Friends (that ended this year I think)

Best Storyline: Lost

Best Channel: Sky Sports

Best Reality Show: None, they all suck ass.

Best Quiz/Gameshow: Question of Sport

Worst Show: Big Brother

Games

Best Game: PES5 (PS2 one, Xbox version sucks)

Worst Game: Shrek Superslam or whatever it is called

Best Game Character: Jack Carver in Farcry.

Best System: XBox

Most Anticipated Release: SmackDown vs. RAw '06

Best Soundtrack: Smackdown vs. Raw '06

Best Developer: Konami

Sports

Best Team: Arsenal/Barcelona

Best Sportsperson: Ronaldinho/Henry

Best Sporting Event: Champion's League Final

Best/Favourite Match: Champion's League Final

Most Overrated: Andy Johnson

Hall Of Fame: Roger Federer

[Enter Blue Guy]

Music

Best Band: System of a Down

Best Solo Artist: Kanye West

Best Album: System of a Down's Mezmerize

Best Single: BYOB

Best Live Act: N/A

Best Newcomer: N/A

Worst Band: The Killers

Worst Single: Good Charlotte's We Believe

Next Big Thing: N/A

Hall of Fame Entrant: Jimi Hendrix

Film (I haven't seen that many movies this year)

Best Overall Film: Sin City

Best Horror/Thriller Film: The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Best Comedy: Wedding Crashers

Best Drama: N/A

Best Non-Fiction/Fact Based Film: N/A

Best Actor: Mickey Rouke

Best Actress: Keira Knightley

Best Plot Line (Regardless of film quality): N/A

Best Director: N/A

Worst Film: N/A

Most Anticipated Release: Batman Begins

Best Soundtrack: N/A

Hall Of Fame Entrant (Actor, Actress or Director): Robert De Niro

Television

Best Comedy Show: Trailer Park Boys

Best Drama: CSI LV

Best Sitcom: War at Home (terrible year for sitcoms, really)

Best Storyline: the hash driveway from Trailer Park Boys

Best Channel: TSN (Canada)

Best Reality Show: Ultimate Fighter season 1

Best Quiz/Gameshow: Fear Factor

Worst Show: The OC (wishes it was Dawson's Creek)

Games

Best Game: Fight Night Round 2 (it's your DUTY to own this game)

Worst Game: Final Fantasy.... whatever roman numeral it was this year

Best Game Character: Jake LaMotta from Fight Night Round 2... fight the him on the highest difficulty setting and welcome to hell

Best System: PS2

Most Anticipated Release: Madden 06

Best Soundtrack: N/A

Best Developer: EA (fucking right)

Sports

Best Team: Pittsburgh Steelers

Best Sportsperson: Ben Roethlisberger

Best Sporting Event: NCAA Men's Basketball tournament.... MARCH MADNESSSSSS!

Best/Favourite Match: West Virginia vs. Wake Forest, NCAA Men's B-ball tourny, 2nd Round aka the double overtime game

Most Overrated: New England Patriots

Hall Of Fame: Bobby Orr

[The_Icon]

Music

Best Band: Broken Social Scene

Best Solo Artist: Martha Wainwright

Best Album: Martha Wainwright - I Will Internalize

Best Single: K-os - "Love Song" Go 2004 songs getting released as singles in 2005 and thus being eligible!

Best Live Act: Ack, tough. I've seen about 100 concerts this year. Bob Dylan, Sigur Ros, and Martha Wainwright all rank high, but I'll go with Keren Ann.

Best Newcomer: Hrm. Martha has been in the "business" for some years now, and I don't really want her sweeping the awards. So, I'll go with Wolf Parade.

Worst Band: My Chemical Romance/Green Day/Simple Plan/The Killers/Coheed and Cambria/Death Cab for Cutie/etc...

Worst Single: Green Day - "Wake Me Up When September Ends."

Next Big Thing: Uh... hrm. Tough. I'll say Black Mountain, but I don't really see them "exploding" like other Canadian artists of late. I really wish Les George Leningrad would get more recognition, though.

EDIT:

Ah, I thought it was the next next big thing. Probably The Arcade Fire, as they've gone from playing clubs with a capacity of 800-ish to selling out 4000 seaters, sharing a stage with David Bowie, and opening with U2. But if you're looking for a break-through artist who released their album this year (The Arcade Fire, while releasing Funeral last year, got much if their press this year) I'll go with one of the following: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sufjan Stevens, The New Pornographers, Art Brut, Bloc Party, or Martha Wainwright. With the big winner being M.I.A.

Hall of Fame Entrant: Bob Dylan.

Film

Best Overall Film: Water.

Best Comedy: It's All Gone, Pete Tong.

Best Drama: You, Me, and Everyone We Know.

Best Non-Fiction/Fact Based Film: Born into Brothels, although I think that's 2004. So, I'll go with Good Night... and Good Luck, because I can't think of the name of the name for that grizzly bear movie.

Best Actor: Matt Murphy (The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico)

Best Actress: Agnieszka Grochowska (Warsaw)

Best Plot Line (Regardless of film quality): Water

Best Director: Deepa Mehta (Water)

Worst Film: Uh. Jarhead, I guess. I'd like to say Brokeback Mountain, but it's not bad, just incredibly overrated.

Most Anticipated Release: The Man With the Screaming Brain.

Best Soundtrack: Drawing Restraint 9/No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Hall Of Fame Entrant (Actor, Actress or Director): Ray Liota, just because.

Television

Best Comedy Show: The Tournament

Best Drama: Gilmore Girls

Best Sitcom: Arrested Development

Best Storyline: Doctor Who/Rescue Me

Best Channel: CBC

Best Reality Show: The Apprentice

Worst Show: Prison Break

Games

Best Game: Shadow of the Colossus

Worst Game: Fable: The Lost Chapters

Best Game Character: The King of All Cosmos

Best System: Nintendo DS, hands down.

Most Anticipated Release: Shadow of the Colossus/NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005

Best Soundtrack: We <3 Katamari

Best Developer: Namco

Sports

Best Team: The Vancouver Whitecaps

Best Sportsperson: Don Taylor

Best Sporting Event: 2005 World Junior Hockey Championship

Best/Favourite Match: Edmonton Eskimos vs. Montreal Als in the 93rd Annual Grey Cup

Most Overrated: Overrated what? I'll go A-Rod.

Hall Of Fame: Mark Messier

Edited December 28, 2005 by The_Icon