Movie of the Year: New Moon

As with Twilight in this category last year, New Moon won by a landslide in our Movie of the Year category again this time around, winning 47% of the 28 800+ votes. If we thought the Twilight saga mania last year was massive, it certainly stepped up a level in 2009! Fans fiercely debated the merits of Team Edward vs Team Jacob (Taylor Lautner, who plays Jacob even poked fun at this fangirl debate when he hosted an episode of SNL (Saturday Night Live last month!), and also expressed passionate opinions about new characters such as the Volturis and the Wolfpack. The cast were constantly hounded by papparazzis and endlessly gracing covers of magazines, so is it any surprise that they kicked major butt to take out the Movie of the Year title in our Portrait Choice Awards? We think not!

Runners Up: What Goes Up, 17 Again.

Best Male Movie Performance:
Robert Pattison in New Moon

Taking out the title for Best Performance (Movie & TV) in last year’s awards, Robert Pattison has shown he still has what it takes, taking out 29% of the 23 500+ votes in this year’s Best Male Movie Performance category! And let’s face it – it takes a talented actor to bring a much loved novel character to life on the big screen and induce fangirl hysteria, and Rob’s portrayal of sparkling, brooding vampire Edward Cullen who sacrifices happiness to protect his one true love, does exactly that!

Runners Up: Taylor Lautner in New Moon, Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Best Female Movie Performance:
Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

It was big year in cinema with much anticipated films such as the latest instalments of Harry Potter and Twilight hitting the big screen in 2009. There was some stiff competition between the two when deciding what exactly were the favourites when it came down to these two films. In the case of Best Female Performance in a Movie, while New Moon managed to dominate many of the other categories in the Portrait Choice Awards, in the end Harry Potter’s Emma Watson managed to hold out on her own, winning with 34% of the 23 500+ votes for her magical portrayal of Hermione Granger!

Runners Up: Hilary Duff in What Goes Up, Selena Gomez in Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.

Best Teen TV Show: Gossip Girl

It was close and ratings may have fallen a bit this year, but you guys have shown you know you still love them, with Gossip Girl taking out the Best Teen TV Show title in the Portrait Choice Awards and winning 18% of the almost 25 500+ votes! Let’s face it; we’re suckers when it comes to the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s Elite - whether it be their personal troubles, frenemy feuds, or relationship tangles. After all, you’re nobody until you’re talked about, and you guys have certainly showed that you love talking about Gossip Girl by voting it as your Best Teen TV Show!

Runners Up: The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural.

Best Female TV Performance:
Leighton Meester in Gossip Girl

Everyone likes a good girl, but let’s face it – the more edgier and slightly more nastier girls always make for interesting characters! Case and point – how Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf overtook golden girl Serena Van Der Woodsen to become the show’s leading female. Yes everyone likes an edgier and not so wholesome character, but that being said, people prefer if she still had some redeeming and sympathetic qualities about her. Blair Waldorf is all that and more! She’s witty, smart, yet sassy and calculating. She’s hilarious when she’s hysterical, yet sympathetic when vulrenable, and it takes a lot to make all that work in just one character! It’s for that reason that Blair Waldorf’s portrayer, Leighton Meester, has taken out our Best Female TV Performance title in this year’s Portrait Choice Awards, winning with 19% of the 22 000+ votes!

Runners Up: Selena Gomez in Wizards of Waverly Place, Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana.

Best Male TV Performance:
Ed Westwick in Gossip Girl

Who would have thought after watching the Gossip Girl pilot that Chuck Bass would be the character that all the girls would fall in love with? It seemed impossible considering all the devious behaviour we witnessed from this spoilt little rich boy! Yet as the series grew up on, we began to fall for this smooth talking yet manipulative ‘bad boy’ and soon grew fond of his inappropriate comments. But let’s face it – it wasn’t the bad boy antics that drew us in, but the rare softer side that Chuck Bass showed when he truly cared about someone in his life. Who wasn’t swooning when he was being all sweet and tender to Blair? But that didn’t mean Chuck Bass lost his edge – he still showed that he was as narcissistic as ever at times. It is the ability to make us laugh one moment then want to cry the next, or to make us want to yell at him one moment and hug him the next, that shows just why Ed Westwick has won Best Male TV Performance in this year’s poll, taking out 24% of the 19 200+ votes!

Runners Up: Ian Somerhalder in The Vampire Diaries, Jensen Ackles in Supernatural.

Breakthrough Female:
Nicole Anderson in JONAS

Your favourite new female face for 2009 was JONAS’s Nicole Anderson with only 1% separating her and 2nd place! In the end, Nicole won with 22% of the 13 900+ votes. Fans of Nicole may recognize her from guest roles on shows such as i-Carly, Hannah Montana, Zoe 101, and Unfabulous, but it was her role as the hilarious Macy on JONAS that really had viewers sit up and pay attention! Considering she has a few projects outside of JONAS up her sleeve, we’d say that the Breakthrough Female title is well deserved!

Runners Up: Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries, Lea Michele in Glee .

Breakthrough Male:
Paul Wesley in The Vampire Diaries

Your favourite new male face for 2009 was The Vampire Diaries’s Paul Wesley, and as with the female category, there was only 1% separating Paul and 2nd place! Paul won with 26% of the 12 800+ votes. Believe it or not, but Paul has been in the industry for quite some time now, having guest starred in an extensive list of shows such as Everwood, Smallville, and The O.C., so it’s great to finally see Paul break out on his own! And if his passionate fans are any indication, this talented actor won’t be going anywhere any time soon!
Runners Up: Sterling Knight in 17 Again and Sonny With a Chance, Sam Witwer in Smallville .

Best Kiss in a TV Show or Film:
Chuck and Blair in Gossip Girl

Boy, are Chuck and Blair/ Ed and Leighton dominating in a lot of our categories in this year’s Portrait Choice Awards! Kissing and making up in the season two finale of Gossip Girl is what you guys have deemed as your favourite kiss from a film or TV show, with this kiss taking out 33% of the 12 000+ votes, and after all the angst and tension of season two, it’s not hard to see why so many of you favoured this sweet and tender moment between Chuck and Blair. Plus, it was quite fitting to have Shiny Toy Guns’ “Seasons of Love” playing in the background as the kiss happened! Awww!

Runners Up: Lois and Clark in Smallville, Greta and Julie in Greta.

Best Scene in a TV Show or Film:
Jacob in the rain in New Moon

Oh that infamous scene that made fangirls go wild when they saw the trailer! It also signalled just why the Twilight fanbase are so divided between Team Edward and Team Jacob! ;) Was there really any competition in this category - Jacob silently emerging in the rain took out 41% of 15 500+ votes and won by a landslide! Much like the lack of words from Jacob in that moment, we can’t think of any more words to express your love for this scene, so that pretty much sums it all up too!

Runners Up: Lois and Clark kiss in Smallville, Damon and Caroline talk about Twilight in The Vampire Diaries.

Best Female Character [TV/Film/Book]: Jane in New Moon

It may come as a surprise for some to see Jane take out the top spot with 22% of the 16 500 votes, but with her fierceness is it really any wonder? She may have had minimal scenes in New Moon, but the small amount of screen time she had, Jane and her coldness and piercing red eyes certainly made an impression on you all, and it was an impression that was enough to see her win Best Female Character!
Runners Up: Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl, Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place .

Best Male Character [TV/Film/Book]:
Jacob Black in New Moon

Move over Edward Cullen! Jacob Black has won the hearts of many to take out the title of Best Male Character from a TV Show, Book, or Film, with 34% of the 16 600 votes! We’re sure Team Jacob could spend hours listing why Team Jacob pawns Team Edward, but in risk of inciting a riot, we’ll keep this short and sweet and instead you can watch the following Team Jacob video that pretty much sums it up!

Runners Up: Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl .

Best Dressed Male Character: Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl

Over the years we’ve seen Chuck Bass wear many outfits that only Chuck Bass could pull off – bright purple suits, bright orange suit jackets – how many guys can pull that off without looking ridiculous? Of course it probably helps that all of Chuck Bass’ wardrobe is high end designer fashion, but hey all the more reason why he is the Best Dressed Male Character according to you guys! It was a close call with 1% separating each of the top 5 positions for this category, but in the end your love for Chuck Bass saw him take out the competition with 17% of the 12 900+ votes!

Runners Up: Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries, Clark Kent in Smallville.

Best Dressed Female Character: Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl

She may have just lost out in the Best Female Character category, but Blair Waldorf has shown she is the style queen, taking out 24% of the 12 700+ votes. While so many females out there seemed to be scantily clad, Blair’s classical and sophisticated yet young fashion sense is much appreciated, and it seems many of you agree. Blair has also shown that it’s not just outfits that make you stylish but also accessories. Since Blair Waldorf hit our screens, headbands and bows have made their comeback – who would have thought?
Runners Up: Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, Lois Lane in Smallville.

Best Dressed Female Celebrity: Hilary Duff

Whether it be sophisticated and elegant, gypsy like and boho, edgy rocker chick, or fun and casual, there’s no doubt that Hilary is quite the fashionista! Over the years, we’ve seen her fashion style evolve, and she even shared this fashion style by producing her own fashion line! Not only is she a role model, but also a fashion icon, winning Best Dressed Female Celebrity with 30% of the 18 800+ votes!

Runners Up: Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus.

Best Dressed Male Celebrity: Bill Kaulitz

Proving why he won with 28% of the 21 600+ votes to take out the Best Dressed Male Celebrity, Tokio Hotel’s Bill Kaulitz goes beyond the staple jeans and t shirt rocker wardrobe. Bill is quite the male fashion icon, dressing up t shirt and jeans with blazers and other cool jackets. He’s also not afraid to wear a splash of colour and go outside the typical rocker black palette! And let’s not forget about that hair and the extensive accessory collection!

Runners Up: Taylor Lautner, Tom Fletcher.

Book of the Year: Miles To Go by Miley Cyrus

Miles to Go has won our Book of the Year category with a whopping 41% of the 9600+ votes, and with good reason! Miles to Go was a humourous yet heartfelt look into Miley’s life, written by Miley herself. Miley mania didn’t stop there, with the novel of her upcoming film The Last Song, taking 2nd place for Book of the Year!

Runners Up: The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, Being Nikki by Meg Cabot.

Song of the Year: “Automatic” by Tokio Hotel

2008 was a breakout year for Tokio Hotel, and in 2009 they proved that they had the talent and staying power to continue to rise to the top. So of course when the song “Automatic” – the first single off their new album Humanoid - was released, we knew that fans would quickly embrace it. We certainly weren’t wrong, with 21% of the 29 500+ votes, deeming “Automatic” as Song of the Year in the 2009 Portrait Choice Awards! Not bad for a song that only took two hours to write!

Runners Up: “Falling in Love” by McFly, “Any Other Day” by Hilary Duff.

Album of the Year: Humanoid by Tokio Hotel

Showing that their 2008 success was not just a fluke, these German rockers have taken out the Album of the Year title for the 2nd year in a row - but with a new album! With the guys winning 33% of the 17 000+ votes, Tokio Hotel showed that they mean business and have the talent to stay on top!

Runners Up: Brand New Eyes by Paramore, Here We Go Again by Demi Lovato .

Best Soundtrack: New Moon

New Moon are certainly kicking butt in this year’s Portait Choice Awards! They also kicked butt in this category, taking out 47% of the 15 700+ votes! Featuring the likes of Death Cab For Cutie, Thom York, The Killers and many more, the soundtrack has an array of tracks eliciting different moods and emotions that fits right along with the film, so we’re not surprised you guys have voted it as your Best Soundtrack!

Runners Up: What Goes Up, Hannah Montana: The Movie.

Best New Music Act: Justin Bieber

Young Justin Bieber was the surprise music hit of 2009 – the teen You-Tube sensation who made it big and ended up with a music career, as well as a legion of dedicated fans! With respected music stars Justin Timberlake and Usher battling to sign up this bright star, Justin Bieber proved that anything is possible when you have a dream. It was close but Justin managed to take out our Best New Music Act category by 1%, winning 21% of the 13 300+ votes.

Runners Up: Selena Gomez & The Scene, Leighton Meester.

Coolest YouTube Channel: Tom McFly

Tom McFly and his awesome You-Tube channel has won our Coolest YouTube Channel category 35% of the 15 700+ votes! This is an impressive feat considering the channel was only launched in August 2009! With all the McFly behind the scenes insider goodness that this channel holds, it is certainly an award well won!

Runners Up: Paramore Channel, Jonas Brothers Music.

Fansite of the Year: Taylorswiftweb.net

Go Taylor! Taking out 24% of the 10 300+ votes, this fantastic website dedicated to America’s sweetheart is a well deserved recognition! Known as TaySwift.Com or TaylorSwiftWeb.net, fans are impressed by its daily updates and comprehensive guide to all things Swifty!

Runners Up: Hduff.org, ashleytisdale.org.

Fave Female Celeb Twitter: Demi Lovato (@ddlovato)

It was close, but Demi managed to beat 2nd place Taylor Swift by 1%, winning 27% of the 11 400+ votes! With her 1 219 000+ followers on Twitter that is continually expanding, it’s not hard to see why Demi has come on top as your favourite female twitter! Demi’s Twitter isn’t too extravagant and often Demi just tweets whatever comes to mind just like an ordinary Twitter, yet it is because of this that fans feel more connected to Demi and have a chance to catch a glimpse of Demi’s ordinary life and it just makes us love her tweets even more!

Runners Up: Taylor Swift: @taylorswift13, Hayley Williams: @yelyahwilliams.

Fave Male Celeb Twitter: Tom McFly (@tommcfly)

There was no contest with Tom winning 35% of 12 500+ votes for Fave Male Celeb Twitter! With his 181 000+ followers on Twitter that is continually expanding, we’re not surprised that Tom has come out on top! Fans enjoy connecting with Tom on Twitter, and some lucky fans even get tweets back! For those who haven’t been quite as lucky, they still enjoy checking it out to catch a glimpse of what’s going on with McFly on a less formal basis.

Runners Up: Tom Felton: @tomfelton, David Henrie: @david_henrie.