AfterElton also has thier Visibility Awards Results, but this time with percentages of the votes each nominee received. Fun, fun. Why didn't the girls do that? Results below, full article here.
Man of the Year:
30.3% - All those who joined in public protests after Prop 8 passed
22% - John Barrowman, 19.2% - Matthew Mitcham, 17.8% - Neil Patrick Harris, 10.7% - Van Hansis.
Favorite TV Drama:
34.2 % - Torchwood
29.4% - Brothers and Sisters, 15% - True Blood, 11.4% - Hollyoaks, 10% - As the World Turns.
Favorite TV Comedy:
30.7% - Ugly Betty
22.8% - How I Met Your Mother, 16.9% - Desperate Housewives, 16.7% - 30 Rock, 12.9% - Rick and Steve: the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World.
Favorite Reality Show:
38.8% - Project Runway
20.2% - Top Chef, 17.7% - The Amazing Race, 12.4% - Survivor, 10.9 - Make Me a Supermodel.
Favorite Reality Show Personality:
41.3% - Kathy Griffin
28.8% - Tim Gunn, 13.2% - Christian Siriano, 8.7% Charlie (Survivor), 8% Marcus (Survivor).
Favorite TV Character:
39.1% - Captain Jack Harkness (Torchwood)
20.3% - Scotty Wandell (Brothers & Sisters), 14.7% - Luke Snyder (As the World Turns), 13% - Kevin Walker (Brothers & Sisters), 12.9% - John Paul McQueen (Hollyoaks).
Favorite TV Couple:
33.9% - Captain Jack & Ianto (Torchwood)
25.4% - Kevin & Scotty (Brothers & Sisters), 15.6% Luke & Noah (As the World Turns), 15.3% - Christian & Olli (Verbotene Liebe, a.k.a. Forbidden Love)
Favorite TV Episode:
31.5% - Brothers & Sisters (2.16 - "Prior Commitments") - Kevin & Scotty marry.
28.2% - Grey's Anatomy (4.14 - "The Becoming") - The gay soldier episode, 14.3% - Hollyoaks (9-19-08) - JP & Craig's sunset ending, 14% - Verbotene Liebe (8-01-08) - Christian comes out in the boxing ring, 12% - As the World Turns (7-03-08) - Cyndi Lauper's guest appearance.
Favorite Kiss:
31.5% - Two gay soldiers, Grey's Anatomy Episode 414, "The Becoming"
20.2% - Scotty & Kevin, Brothers & Sisters, Episode 308 (Scotty's promotion celebration), 18.1% - Luke & Noah, As the World Turns, 4-23-08 (first kiss after the long drought), 16.7% - Christian & Olli, Verboten Liebe, 8-01-08 (the boxing ring kiss), 13.5% - John Paul McQueen & Craig Dean, Hollyoaks, 9-19-08 (the sunset ending).
Favorite Straight Ally:
31.5% - Brad Pitt
26.4% - Keith Olbermann, 20.8% - Kathy Griffin, 10.9% - Judith Light, 10.4% - Gavin Newsom.
Favorite Lesbian:
47.4% - Ellen DeGeneres
19% - Wanda Sykes, 18.1% - Rachel Maddow, 10.3% - Jodi Foster, 5.2% - Rosie O'Donnell.
Best Gay Moment:
30.4% - Barack Obabma's election (and inclusion of gays & lesbians in acceptance speech)
21.5% - Matthew Mitcham wins Olympic gold, 20.9% - CA (and CT) Supreme Courts legalize gay marriage, 13.7% - National protests over passage of Prop 8, 13.5% - Keith Olbermann's heartfelt comments on Prop 8.
Worst Gay Moment:
63.3% - Proposition 8 passes
13.6% - Heath Ledger dies, 11.2% - Arkansas bans gay adoption, 6.8% - As the World Turns camera pans from Luke & Noah kissing to mistletoe, 5.1% - Matthew Mitcham's story ignored by NBC Sports.
Favorite Movie:
41.7% - Milk
29.8% - Shelter, 10.5% - Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, 9.2% - Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom, 8.8% - Love Songs (a.k.a. - Chansons d'Amour).
Best Website (other than AfterElton.com):
32.7% - Towleroad
22% - Gays of Daytime, 21.1% - LogoOnline, 13.5 % - GayWired, 10.7% - Queerty.
(But obviously QueerGossip is far superior and merely under appreciated...)
Best Book:
34.7% - Anything Goes (John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman)
22.6% - When You are Engulfed in Flames (David Sedaris), 17.8% - Band Fags (Frank Polito), 15.1% - A Wolf at the Table (Augusten Burroughs), 9.8% - The Distance Between Us (Bart Yates).
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