Best American Idol Knockoff

Rock Idol
British Bulldog

Best Actor in a Black-Hearted Comedy

Gene Gillette
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Curious Theatre Company

Best Actor in a Drama

Chris Reid
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Aurora Fox Arts Center

Best Actor in a Light Comedy

Vincent C. Robinson Soul Survivor Shadow Theatre Company

Best Actor in a Musical

Brandon Dill
Little Shop of Horrors
Boulder's Dinner Theatre

Best Actor in a Wry Comedy

Jim Hunt
The Gin Game
Paragon Theatre Company

Best Actress in a Comedy

Patty Mintz Figel
My Old Lady
Miners Alley Playhouse

Best Actress in a Drama

Karen LaMoureaux
Squall
Modern Muse Theatre Company

Best Actress in a Musical

Gina Schuh-Turner
John and Jen
Nonesuch Theater

Best All-Ages Venue

Marquis Theater

Best Art Gallery Near the Denver Art Museum

Denver Public Library

Best Art History Lesson

Marecak Diptych
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art

Best Arts Community Builder

Kim Harrell
East End Applied Arts

Best Assault With a Deadly Rhythm

Best Back-to-Nature Songwriter

John Common

Best Band Name

Abracastabya

Best Band to Fall in Love To/With

Paper Bird

Best Band With the Worst Name

We Are! We Are!

Best Band-Friendly Bar

3 Kings Tavern

Best Bar Band

The Informants

Best Barista

Heidi Bickelhaudt

Best Bet to Break Out Nationally

Flobots

Best Blast From the Past

Christie Front Drive, Crestfallen and the Volts Reunion
Denverfest 3
Marquis Theater
September 1, 2007

Best Blues Jam

The Hornbuckle Jam
Bushwacker's Saloon

Best Bondage Till Dawn

Masters & Servants After-Hours Party
The Sanctuary

Best Book About Animals by a Local Author

Animals Matter
Marc Bekoff

Best Cameo

Steven J. Burge
Contrived Ending
Conundrum Productions

Best Ceramics Show — Group

Masters in Clay
Sandra Phillips Gallery

Best Ceramics Show — Solo

Kim Dickey
Cold Pastoral
Rule Gallery

Best Change of Pace

Homare Ikeda
Sandy Carson Gallery

Best Children's Book by a Local Author

The Long Gone Lonesome History of Country Music
Bret Bertholf

Best Club Comeback

Sutra

Best Club Expansion

Hiccups III

Best Club Happy Hour

Larimer Lounge

Best Club Makeover

Toad Tavern

Best Club Night

Night of the Living Shred
Bender's Tavern

Best Club Revitalization

Lion's Lair

Best Coming Attraction

El Centro Su Teatro

Best Conceptual Show

Muniz Remastered
Museo de las Américas

Best Concert

The Swell Season
Ogden Theatre
November 13, 2007

Best Contemporary Asian Art Show

Face East
Robischon Gallery

Best Dance-Music DJ

DJ Ivy

Best Depiction of Virtue

Terry Ann Watts
Dead Man Walking
Denver Victorian Playhouse

Best Depiction of What It's Like to Be a Struggling Musician

Everyone But You

Best Design Show — Group

Substance: Diverse Practices From the Periphery Metro State Center for Visual Art

Best Design Show — Solo

Eames 100: This Is the Trick
Emmanuel Gallery

Best Display of Theatrical Integrity

My Name Is Rachel Corrie
Countdown to Zero

Best Dive Bar

Brown Barrel

Best Do-It-Yourself First Friday Event

Mini-Shops
EvB Studio Collection

Best Double Bill

LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 17, 2007

Best Dramatization of a Novel

Eric Schmiedl
Plainsong
Denver Center Theatre Company

Best Engineer/Producer

Best Farewell Show

Planes Mistaken for Stars
Marquis Theater
February 16, 2008

Best Film Festival

ArgusFest

Best First Friday Outgrowth

Babes Around Denver

Best Forward-Thinking DJ/Promoter

Peter Black

Best Free Drinks for Smarties

Geeks Who Drink

Best Free Entertainment

Cinco de Mayo on Federal Boulevard

Best Free Monthly Downloads

Oskar Blues Downlow'd Music Club

Best Friday Night Pre-Party

Untitled
Denver Art Museum

Best Frontman

Chris Adolf

Best Frontwoman

Best Funk Night

1st School of FunkJazz@Jack's

Best Gallery Show — Group

Current
Robischon Gallery

Best Gallery Show — Solo

William Stockman
Nothing Is Hiding
Singer Gallery

Best GLBT Anthology

Focus on the Fabulous: Colorado GLBT Voices

Best Grace Under Pressure

Trina Magness
Macbeth and Red Herring

Best Graciousness From a Big Deal Band

The Fray

Best Graphics Acquisition

Psychedelic rock posters
Denver Art Museum

Best High Culture for the Cool Crowd

Telling Stories

Best Hip-Hop Crew

Boostwell

Best Hip-Hop DJ

Cysko Rokwel

Best Hip-Hop DJ Hustlers

DJ Bedz and DJ Quote the Beatmaker

Best Hip-Hop Label

Jewell Tyme Music

Best Hip-Hop Night

The Solution
Funky Buddha Lounge

Best Hip-Hop Teamwork

Dojo

Best House Concerts

Highlands House Concert Series

Best Installation Show

David Altmejd
Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver

Best Instrumental Rock Record

Get Three Coffins Ready
Get Three Coffins Ready

Best Intimate Performance Space

The Meadowlark

Best Intro to Spanking

Friday Munch 'n' Mixers
The Enclave

Best Jazz Club

Dazzle

Best Jazz Jam

Chapultepec Too

Best Jukebox

Continental Club

Best Karaoke Effects

Cosmic YouTube Karaoke
Electric Cowboy

Best Kick in the Balls of the Music Scene

"Denver Music and Other Anomalies"
FM Magazine

Best Literary Blog

Best Live Band

d.biddle

Best Local Concert

Eric Bachmann, Ian Cooke, Elin & Frieda
hi-dive
January 12, 2008

Best Local Music Exporter

Carmen Allgood

Best Loving Sendoff

Tribute to Antonette Rosato
CU Art Museum

Best Low-Key Show From a Kiwi Rock Legend

David Kilgour
hi-dive
November 3, 2007

Best Manga Comic by a Local Author

Fool's Gold
Amy Reeder Hadley

Best MC

Spoke in Wordz

Best Metal Band — Still

Cephalic Carnage

Best Metal/Hardcore Advocate

Uncle Nasty

Best Moonlighter

Carrie Beeder

Best Movie Theater -- Food

Neighborhood Flix Cinema & Cafe

Best Movie Theater — Comfort

Landmark Theatre Greenwood Village

Best Movie Theater — Drink

Aurora Movie Tavern

Best Movie Theater — Programming

Starz FilmCenter

Best Museum Exhibit

Color as Field
Denver Art Museum

Best Music Evangelist

Best Musical — Local

Ragtime Boulder's Dinner Theatre

Best Musical — Touring

The Light in the Piazza
Denver Center Attractions

Best New Band

Widowers

Best New Bar

Continental Club

Best New Bar From a Musician

Crown Hill Taphouse

Best New Club

Below

Best New Production/Promotion Company

Uddermadness

Best New Public Art

"Mustang," by Luis Jimenez
Denver International Airport

Best New Public Art — South

"Continuum," by William Burgess
Colorado Springs

Best New Public Art — Suburbs

"Ghost Trolley," by Lawrence Argent
Aurora

Best New Theater Space

Crossroads Theater at Five Points

Best New Venue

The Falcon

Best Non-Conventional Venue

Brooks Center Arts

Best On-Again, Off-Again Band

Drag the River

Best One-Man Avant-Pop Act

Dugout Canoe

Best One-Man Grunge Covers Show

Littles Paia Rhinoceropolis June 22, 2007

Best One-Off That Deserves to Become a Permanent Fixture

Stand By Your Band

Best Online Advertising

Swallow Hill Sounds

Best Opportunity to Dress Like a Schoolgirl

School Girls Gone Bad
La Bohème Gentlemen's Cabaret

Best Original Script

Ellen K. Graham
How We May Know Him
Paragon Theatre Company

Best Performance by a Coloradan in a Film

John Elway
Resurrecting the Champ

Best Performance by Colorado in a Film

Blades of Glory

Best Performance in a Musical Number

Alicia Dunfee
Midlife! The Crisis Musical
Boulder's Dinner Theatre

Best Performance in a One-Man Play

Erik Tieze
Thom Paine: based on nothing
Modern Muse Theatre Company

Best Performance in a One-Woman Play

Julie Rada
My Name Is Rachel Corrie
Countdown to Zero

Best Photography Show — Duet

Kevin O'Connell and Richard Van Pelt
O'Sullivan Art Gallery

Best Photography Show — Group

Collections/Selections I
Edge Gallery

Best Photography Show — Solo

Collier SchorrJens F.Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver

Best Pirates

Rogues of Colorado

Best Place for a Kid to Be a Rock Star

Paul Green School of Rock

Best Place to Get All Touchy-Feely With a Needle and Thread

TACtile Textile Arts Center

Best Place to Get Your Geek On

Cafe Scientifique

Best Place to Have a Panic Attack

Widespread Wednesdays Moon Time Bar & Grill

Best Place to Watch Girls Shakin' What Their Mamas Gave 'Em

Pink Elephant Room

Best Poetry Exchange

PotLatch Poetry

Best Political Show

Weather Report
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art

Best PowerPoint Presentations for Hipsters

Pecha Kucha Night

Best Prologue

Erik Edborg
Moby Dick Unread
Buntport Theater Company

Best Purveyor of Artsy Rock

Best Purveyor of Electro-Pop

Jen Pumo

Best Reason to Go to Boulder for a Show — Still

Fox Theatre

Best Reason to Go to the Springs for a Show

Piano Warehouse

Best Reason to Stop Smoking and Start Exercising

Monolith Music Festival

Best Record Label

Rope Swing Cities

Best Recording

Ian Cooke
The Fall I Fell

Best Reinvention of Theater

Heritage Square Music Hall

Best Remount

Titus Andronicus! Buntport Theater Company

Best Research Project

Eight Painters & Sculptors
Victoria H. Myhren Gallery

Best Riff on Animal Sculptures

Walk in the Park
Plus Gallery

Best Riff on Flower Paintings

Position and Drift William Havu Gallery

Best Rock Club

hi-dive

Best Romper Room

Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver

Best Scene Enthusiast

Best Season for a Director

Warren Sherrill
Paragon Theatre Company

Best Secret Show

3OH!3
Oriental Theater
January 9, 2008

Best Shakespeare Production

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Colorado Shakespeare Festival

Best Shakespearean Leading Lady

Sarah Fallon
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Colorado Shakespeare Festival

Best Short-Lived Band

Games for May

Best Show About Letters

A Retrospective: 20 Years of Roland Bernier
Walker Fine Art

Best Show About Numbers

Quasi-Symmetries
Rule Gallery

Best Show to Rip the Still-Beating Heart Right Out of Your Chest

Vaux
Bluebird Theater
July 28, 2007

Best Singer-Songwriter

Best Soundmen

Devon Rogers and Xandy Whitesel
hi-dive

Best Spot for Free Shots and a Rose for the Ladies

P.S. Lounge

Best Suggestion for the Cricket on the Hill Space

Reopen Cricket on the Hill

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Sean Tarrant
All's Well That Ends Well
Colorado Shakespeare Festival

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama

Richard Thieriot
Julius Caesar
Colorado Shakespeare Festival

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical

Milton Craig Nealy
La Cage Aux Folles
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

Laura Norman A Body of Water Modern Muse Theatre Company

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical

Kathleen M. Brady
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Denver Center Theatre Company

Best Sympathetic Portrayal of a Pederast

Paul Borrillo
How I Learned to Drive
Curious Theatre Company

Best Tastemaking DJ Duo

Tyler Jacobson and Michael Trundle

Best Teaser

Clyfford Still Unveiled
Denver Art Museum

Best Theater Production

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Paragon Theatre Company

Best Theater Season

Curious Theatre Company

Best Theater Trend

Beverages!

Best Undiscovered Film Festival

Independence Film Festival

Best Unexpected Swan Song

Bright Channel Red Rocks August 6, 2007

Best Unorthodox DJ Night/Jam Session

JINXED!Rockbar

Best Unwitting Double Bills

3 Kings Tavern and hi-dive

Best Video

"Electroshock"
3OH!3

Best Way for Drummers to Get Their Groove On

Po' Boy Drums

Best Way to Watch a Bad Movie

Mile High Sci Fi
Starz FilmCenter

Best Western Film Exhibit

Reel West: Cliché and Character at the Saturday Matinee
Buffalo Bill Museum

Best Western Painting Show — Group

Masterpieces of Colorado Landscape
Foothills Art Center and the Denver Public Library

Best Western Painting Show — Solo

Don Coen
William Havu Gallery

Best Wizard-in-Residence

Lonnie Hanzon
Museum of Outdoor Arts

Best World-Music Artist

Wu Fei

Best All-in-One Date Destination

The Lowenstein Theater Development

Best Bags With a Mission

Mission Wear

Best Beer Package

Microbrew Walking Tour Package
Grand Hyatt Denver

Best Boutique Hotel — Downtown

Hotel Monaco

Best Boutique Hotel — Near Downtown

The Burnsley

Best Boutique With a Split Personality

Fancy Tiger

Best Catch-All Slogan

"Bagpipes: Married or Buried, We'll Be There!"Michael Collins Pipes and Drums

Best Coffee-Cup Sleeves

Marilyn Wells's Cup Cozees

Best Colorado Souvenir

"I See What You Mean"

Best Conscientious Cupcakes

Lovely Confections Bakery

Best Cupcakes on the Run

YumYums Delights

Best Custom Cupcakes

The Shoppe

Best Daily Cupcakes

Happy Cakes Bakeshop

Best Dress-Up Coach

Valerie GriffinTime Travel Outfitters

Best Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

MoonDance Botanicals

Best Eco-Friendly Coffee

Solar Roast Coffee

Best Expensive-Looking Cheap Clothes

Banana Republic Factory Store

Best First-Date Destination

Cook Street School of Fine Cooking

Best Flea Market

Punk Rock Flea Market

Best Free Access to Tonka Toys

Denver Toy LibrarySmiley Branch Library

Best Glasses

DisRespectacles

Best Green Boutique

Unity

Best Green Dry Cleaning

Revolution Cleaners

Best Green Lawn Care

Clean Air Lawn Care

Best Grocery Store for People Who Hate to Shop

SuperTarget 7930 E. 49th Ave.

Best Growing Boutique Enclave

East Colfax Avenue between Fillmore and Steele streets

Best Handmade Paper

Kozo Fine Art Materials

Best Help for Bringing Up Baby

MommyMixer

Best Hole-in-the-Wall Boutique

Jil Cappuccio, One of a Kinds, Limited Lines

Best Ladies' Night

Ladies Only Sample Tours
Downtown Littleton

Best Late-Night Taxi Service

Freedom Cab

Best Makeover for a Problem Pooch

Humane Society of Boulder Valley Training and Behavior Center

Best Mammogram

Porter Breast Care CenterPorter Adventist Hospital

Best Mommy Grapevine

Highlands Mommies

Best Neighborhood Florist

Moss Pink

Best New Shoe Store

Sous le Lit Shoes and Accessories

Best New Store on Broadway

Goodwill Industries of Denver

Best New Store on Colfax Avenue

Bixa

Best Online Thrifting

Thriftonista

Best Parking Amenity

Denver International Airport

Best Place to Buy a Piñata and a Divorce

La Piñata Loca

Best Place to Buy a Sportcoat and a Bong

The Gift Shop

Best Place to Catch a Cougar

Cherry Creek North Cougars

Best Place to Draw Naked Ladies

Rene Farkass's Open Studio Art Class

Best Place to Embarrass Yourself While Dressing Up

Casa Bonita

Best Place to Fix an After-Hours Toothache

Dental 911

Best Place to Get a Taxi Downtown

Grand Hyatt Denver

Best Place to Get Coffee and a Tattoo

Smokey Banana Tattoo/Bananelope Coffee

Best Place to Get Collared

Mass Dog Wedding
Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center

Best Place to Get Custom Clothes

Made: A Custom Boutique

Best Place to Get Your Goat

Destiny's Dairy

Best Place to Hook a He-Man

Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World

Best Place to Loiter

On a Lark

Best Place to Score a Fashion Find — the Hard Way

Ross Dress for Less

Best Place to See MILFs

SuperTarget

Best Pop-Culture Hotel

The Curtis

Best Recycled Furniture

Cluttered Corner

Best Resource for Parents, Period

Zwaggle

Best Return Engagement by a Store

Nepali Bazaar

Best Secret Store off the 16th Street Mall

Santa Fe Cookie Co.

Best Security System

Freaky's Tattoo and Body Piercing

Best Shoe Repair

Cobbler's Corner

Best Souvenir Store off the 16th Street Mall

Rockmount Ranchwear

Best Souvenir Store on the 16th Street Mall

Where the Buffalo Roam

Best Store at Northfield Stapleton

Sephora in J.C. Penney

Best Store in Belmar

Gimme Gimme Pillow Toast

Best Store in Cherry Creek

The Container Store

Best Store in Downtown Golden

Paprika

Best Store in Olde Town Arvada

Rheinlander Bakery

Best Store in Park Meadows

Sundance

Best Store in the Platte Valley

Wen Chocolates

Best Store on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall

Common Era

Best Store on Littleton's Main Street

Willow - An Artisan's Market

Best Store on North Tennyson Street

Tennyson Hardware

Best Store on Old South Gaylord Street

Pome

Best Store on Old South Pearl Street

5 Green Boxes

Best Store on the 16th Street Mall

Tattered Cover LoDo

Best Store on West 32nd Avenue

Mondo Vino

Best Thrift Store

Safari Seconds Thrift Store

Best Urban Looks for Kids

Stylelicious

Best Use for an Old Shirt

BaggyShirts

Best Vegan Shoes

Ahimsa Footwear

Best Vintage Electronics

Vintage Voltage Expo

Best Vintage Martini Gear

Lee Alex Decor

Best Way to Fix a Feral Cat

Divine Feline

Best Way to Make Recycling a Game

Canland Recycling Center

Best Way to Time-Travel Without a DeLorean

Digital Image Catalogue
Denver Public Library

Best Weekend Night Bathroom Service

Colorado Convention Center/Hyatt Regency Denver

Best Workout Togs for Real Women

VivaDiva Sports

Best $19 Sandwich

Ship Tavern

Best African Restaurant

Arada Ethiopian Restaurant

Best American Chinese Restaurant

Szechuan Chinese Restaurant

Best American Restaurant

Duo

Best Asian Sandwich

Ba Le Sandwich

Best Bacon Steaks

Oceanaire Seafood Room

Best Bar Burger

My Brother's Bar

Best Barbecued Bacon

Han Kang

Best BBQ

Big Hoss Bar-B-Q

Best Beef Steak

Elway's

Best Beer List

Falling Rock Tap House

Best Booze and Bellies

Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace

Best Bourbon List

West End Tavern

Best Bread

Bluepoint Bakery

Best Breakfast Burrito

Señor Burrito

Best Breakfast for Hippies

Mercury Cafe

Best Breakfast for Hipsters

City, O' City

Best Breakfast on the Go

Waffle Brothers

Best Breakfast Pastries

Les Delices de Paris

Best Brewpub

Bull & Bush

Best Brewpub

Bull & Bush

Best Brunch

Lola

Best Brunch Booze

Dixons

Best Brunch Bubbly

Prima Ristorante

Best Burger

Bud's Cafe & Bar

Best Burger Bar

Cherry Cricket

Best Caribbean Restaurant

8 Rivers Cafe

Best Central/South American Restaurant

Los Cabos II

Best Champagne Bar

Corridor 44

Best Champagne List

French 250

Best Cheap Breakfast

Rosie's Diner

Best Cheap Dinner

Club 404

Best Cheap Lunch

Johnny's Diner

Best Chef

Frank Bonanno

Best Chicken and Waffles

The Corner Office

Best Chicken Rice

Isle of Singapore

Best Chicken-Fried Steak

Davies Chuck Wagon Diner

Best Chinese Barbecue

Pacific Ocean International Supermarket

Best Chinese Restaurant

Chopsticks China Bistro

Best Chinese Restaurant for Kids

Ling & Louie's

Best Chips and Salsa — Non-Traditional

Tibet's

Best Chips and Salsa — Traditional

Reiver's

Best Colorado-Style Mexican Restaurant

La Fiesta

Best Contemporary Cocktail

Jax Fish House

Best Crepes

Crepes 'n Crepes

Best Deli

The Bagel Deli & Restaurant

Best Deli for Breakfast

Zaidy's Deli

Best Deli for Lunch

Fisher Clark Urban Delicatessen

Best Dim Sum

Super Star Asian

Best Diner

Rosie's Diner

Best Doughnuts in a Barbecue Restaurant

Tin Star Cafe & Donuts

Best Everyday French Restaurant

Le Central

Best Everyday Italian Restaurant

Patsy's Inn

Best Expense-Account Dinner

Oceanaire Seafood Room

Best Expense-Account Lunch

Elway's

Best First-Date Dinner

9th Door

Best Food and Bellies

Marrakesh

Best Free Chips and Salsa

Taquería Patzcuaro

Best French Breakfast

Bistro Vendôme

Best French Breakfast in an Italian Restaurant

Radda Trattoria

Best French Fries

Encore Restaurant

Best French Restaurant

French 250

Best Fried Bananas

Tropical Grill

Best Fried Cheese

Big Hoss Bar-B-Q

Best Fried Chicken

Rocky Mountain Diner

Best Fried Pickles and Samosa

British Bulldog

Best Fried Plantains

Red Tango

Best Fried Pumpkin

Cebiche

Best Fusion Restaurant

Izakaya Den

Best Gourmet Pizza

Sazza

Best Greek BBQ

Yanni's Greek Taverna

Best Green Chile

Jack-n-Grill

Best Green-Chile Cheeseburger

Steuben's

Best Hangover Breakfast

El Taco de México

Best Happy-Hour Tacos

Kiva

Best High-End Italian Restaurant

Venice Ristorante & Winebar

Best High-End Steakhouse

Capital Grille

Best Hole-in-the-Wall

Tacos D.F.

Best Hot Dog

Old Fashioned Italian Deli

Best Hot-Dog Cart

Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs

Best Indian Atmosphere

India's Restaurant

Best Indian Restaurant

Royal Peacock

Best International Kosher Deli

East Side Kosher Deli

Best Irish Barbecue

Cabin Creek Smokehouse Barbeque

Best Italian Restaurant in the Last Place You'd Expect It

Osteria Marco

Best Japanese Fast Food

Kokoro

Best Japanese Restaurant

Domo Restaurant

Best Korean BBQ

Sae Jong Kwan

Best Last Taste of Colorado

Mesa Verde Lounge

Best Last-Date Dinner

Osteria Marco

Best Late-Night American Menu

Steuben's

Best Late-Night Breakfast

The Corner Office

Best Late-Night Menu

Izakaya Den

Best Late-Night Mexican Restaurant

Tambien

Best Late-Night Tacos

Mezcal

Best Lobster

Cherry Crest Seafood Market

Best Locally Based Chain

Smashburger

Best Low-End Steakhouse

Bastien's

Best Lunch for Those With No Bread

SAME Cafe

Best Margarita

Tambien

Best Mariachi Brunch

El Tejado

Best Martini

Churchill Bar

Best Meal in a Bun

Kolache Factory

Best Melting-Pot Dinner

Cowbobas

Best Mid-Range Italian Restaurant

San Lorenzo Ristorante

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

Ya Hala Grill

Best Neighborhood Italian Restaurant

Radda Trattoria

Best Neighborhood Sushi Restaurant

Osaka Sushi

Best New American Restaurant

Fruition

Best New Neighborhood Restaurant

Big Hoss Bar-B-Q

Best New Restaurant

Izakaya Den

Best New Restaurant Neighborhood

Lower level, 250 Steele Street

Best New York-Style Pizza

Big Bill's

Best Nouvelle Peruvian Restaurant

Limón

Best Nouvelle Vietnamese Restaurant

Parallel 17

Best Occasional Tamales

Phil's Place

Best Pancakes

Toast

Best Pho

Pho 79

Best Pie After the Opera

Sam's No. 3

Best Pizza

The Oven

Best Pizza for Poets and Rockers

D Note

Best Place to Make a Pig of Yourself

Los Carboncitos

Best Place to Pick Up a Slice

Famous Pizza

Best Place to Pick Up a Taste of Colorado

Karl's Farm Dairy

Best Place to Pick Up an Off-Duty Chef

Izakaya Den

Best Place to Pick Up an Off-Duty Line Cook

Dixons

Best Place to Pick Up BBQ

Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q

Best Place to Pick Up Sandwich Fixin's

The Truffle

Best Place to Pick Up Seafood to Go

Cherry Crest Seafood Market

Best Place to Pick Up Thai

Thai Pepper II

Best Place to Pick Up the Sushi Habit

Japon

Best Place to Pick Up the Tab — Dinner

Wazee Supper Club

Best Place to Pick Up the Tab — Lunch

Capital Grille

Best Place to Pick Up Your Brunch Booze

Wynkoop Brewing Company

Best Pulled Pork

Yazoo Barbeque Company

Best Ramen

Oshima Ramen

Best Restaurant for Eating Your Vegetables

Masalaa

Best Roasted Green Chiles

Nick's Garden Center & Farm Market

Best Salsa

Los Carboncitos

Best Sandwiches in a Pancake House

Toast

Best Seafood Restaurant

Oceanaire Seafood Room

Best Second-Date Dinner

Fruition

Best Strip-Mall Burger

Smashburger

Best Sushi

Sushi Den

Best Sushi in the Last Place You'd Expect It

Mori Sushi Bar

Best Sushi Restaurant

Sushi Sasa

Best Tacos

Tacos y Salsas

Best Tamales

Agave Grill

Best Tap Room

Great Divide Brewing Company

Best Taste of Colorado

Frasca Food and Wine

Best Taste of the Future

L'Atelier

Best Tasting Menu

O's Steak & Seafood

Best Tequila/Mezcal List

Mezcal

Best Thai Curry Soup, Korean Beef and Sushi

Uoki

Best Thai Restaurant

US Thai Cafe

Best Tibetan Restaurant

Tibet's

Best Torta

Tacos D.F.

Best Traditional Vietnamese Restaurant

Ha Noi Pho

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

WaterCourse Foods

Best Vietnamese Breakfast

Ha Noi Pho

Best Vietnamese Restaurant

Kim Ba

Best Whiskey List

Pints Pub

Best Wine Bar

Z Cuisine À Côté

Best Wine List

Frasca Food and Wine

Best Wine List — Classic

Palace Arms

Best Addition to a Historic Building

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Best Appearance by Britney Spears in Colorado

"Britney's New Look"
South Park

Best Bus for Eavesdropping

The B Route

Best Bus for People-Watching

RTD's #15

Best Denver Celebrity to Almost Inherit an English Castle

Isaac Slade

Best Denver Street-Fashion Blogger

Renee Mudd, The-Intersection

Best Dressed Politician

John Hickenlooper

Best Environment for the Enviro-Friendly

Alliance Center

Best Facelift of an Ugly Building

Pura Vida

Best Fight to Save a Light

Morrison Holiday Bar

Best Freshman in the Colorado Legislature

Joe Rice

Best Hair on a TV Personality — Female

Bazi Kanani
Channel 9

Best Hair on a TV Personality — Male

Leland VittertChannel 31

Best Historic Best of Denver Award

Best Future
Best of Denver 1984

Best Improvement to a Toxic Dump

Commerce City Civic and Justice Center

Best Legal Graffiti Wall

CIA Wall

Best Legislative Entertainment

Douglas Bruce

Best New Accolade for Denver

"Most Lustful City in America"

Best New Building

Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver

Best New Colorado Mascot

Western Painted Turtle

Best New Motto for Colorado

"Hip to Be Square"

Best New State Position

State Enologist

Best New Street-Art Crew

Ladies Fancywork Society

Best Outcome of a Preservation Battle

Colorado History Museum

Best Place for Barack Obama to Visit During the Democratic Convention

Continental Divide

Best Place for Hillary Clinton to Visit During the Democratic Convention

Tolland

Best Political Blog

Best Political Spinner — Left

Best Political Spinner — Right

Dick Wadhams

Best Radio DJ

Nerf
KTCL

Best Radio Station

Radio 1190

Best Radio Talk-Show Host

Sandy Clough
The Fan

Best Reason to Toast the Legislature

SB 08-082

Best Route Between Downtown and North Denver — After 11 P.M.

20th Street

Best Route Between Downtown and North Denver — Before 11 P.M.

Highland Pedestrian Bridge

Best Save of a Historic Building

Hangar #61

Best Show of Dignity From a Newly Convicted Felon

Don Vito Margera

Best Soundtrack for the Democratic National Convention

"Voice of My Beautiful Country"

Best Term-Limited Veteran in the Legislature

Ken Gordon

Best TV Anchor

Alan Gionet
Channel 4

Best TV Eye in the Sky

Jayson Luber
Channel 7

Best TV Newscast — Morning

Channel 2

Best TV Newscast — Night

Channel 9

Best TV Sportscaster

Eric Goodman
Channel 31

Best TV Weathercaster

Ashton Altieri
Channel 9

Best Use of Metaphors by a Denver City Council Member

Chris Nevitt

Best Way to Watch the Legislature

Colorado Open House