Best Actor

Terry Burnsed in Tiny Alice

Best Actor — Season

Tyee Tilghman

Best Actress

Jeanne Paulsen in Doubt

Best Actress in a Musical

Nova Y. Payton in 3 Mo' Divas

Best Actress — Season

Emily Paton Davies

Best Album Packaging

Able Archer, EP01

Best Ambient-Music Showcase

Textures

Best Anarchist Ball

Louis Vuitton Night

Best Argument for "Over the River"

Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Prints and Objects

Best Arts and Crafts Marathon

Knitting for Our Troops Project

Best Band Name

Sega Genocide

Best Band Overhaul

Achille Lauro

Best Band Playing Country the Way It Was Meant to Be Played

The Hollyfelds

Best Bar for Dogs

Barker Lounge

Best Bar for Drinking Beam

Stadium Inn

Best Bar Game of Chance

Edgewater Inn

Best Barista

Greg Lefcourt

Best Beefcake Show

Tattoo Detour

Best Beer-and-Coffee Combo

Great Divide Brewing Company and Pablo's Coffee

Best Beer-and-Whiskey Combo

Oskar Blues Brewery and Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey

Best Blackout for Ten Bucks

Bionic Beaver

Best Blog

Donnybrook Writing Academy

Best Blues Jam

Ziggie's

Best Ceramics Show

Paul Soldner Ceramics

Best Cheesecake Show

Jezebel

Best Club Night

Mommy's Little Monster

Best Club Revival

One Eyed Jacks

Best Coffee Beans

Novo Coffee

Best Coffee Table Book by a Local Artist

American Dream: Portraits of ThingsLauri Lynnxe Murphy

Best Combination of Art and Artists

RedLine

Best Comic Production

Love Song

Best Commie Music Project

People's Kazoo Orchestra

Best Companion DVD for local re-release

The VSS, Nervous Circuits

Best Conceptual Show

The Look of Nowhere

Best Concert

Tent State University Music Festival to End the War

Best Confrontational Band

Spellcaster's Rock and Roll Time Travel Committee

Best Dance Club

Beta

Best Dance-Music DJ

DJ Dragon

Best Design Show

Florence Knoll: Defining Modern

Best Dick Jokes for Everybody

Wrist Deep Productions

Best Direction of a Musical

The Producers

Best Direction of a Shakespeare Play

David Ivers, The Merry Wives of Windsor

Best Dive

Nob Hill Inn

Best DIY Book With Local Ties

Day of the Dead Crafts Co-authored by Jerry Vigil

Best DIY DJ Night

Bring Your Own Records Party!

Best DIY Live Recordings

The Flat Response

Best Environmental Staging

The Hot L Baltimore

Best Example of Theatrical Relevance

Mediamockracy

Best Food Fair

Colorado Chocolate Festival

Best Free Entertainment

"Mustang"

Best Gallery Show — Group

Alchemy

Best Gallery Show — Solo

Recent Paintings by Dale Chisman

Best Gay Bar

Charlie's

Best Gay Bar for Straight Men

Hamburger Mary's

Best Guitar Hero

Cole Rudy

Best Hangout for Wiccans

Witches Brew

Best Hellishly Educational Museum

The CELL

Best Hip-Hop Album

3 the Hardway, Set in Stone

Best Hip-Hop Crew

L.I.F.E. Crew

Best Hip-Hop Mixtape

The Pirate Signal, Of Gods and Gangsters, Vol. 1

Best Hip-Hop Producer

Es-Nine

Best History Festival

Celebrate 1908

Best Homegrown Hip-Hop Hitmaker

Frank E

Best Improved Venue

Old Curtis St. Bar

Best Insight Into an Artist's Mind

Open Shelf Library

Best Jazz Club

Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge

Best Jazz Jam

Tuesday session with Dan Schwindt

Best Jukebox

3 Kings Tavern

Best Jukebox for Old-School R&B, Soul, Jazz and Country

The Skylark

Best Karaoke Night

Rockstar Karaoke

Best Label

Bocumast

Best Local Concert

The Fluid

Best Local Film Festival

The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival

Best Local-Music Reissue Bum Kon

Bum Kon Drunken Sex Sucks

Best Midnight Drink Deal

Zephyr Lounge

Best Movie Theater — Drink

Mayan Theatre

Best Movie Theater — Food

Cinema Grill

Best Movie Theater — Programming

Starz FilmCenter

Best Multimedia Musician

Laura Goldhamer

Best Museum Exhibit

Houdon From the Louvre

Best Music Zine

Ground Fuse

Best Musical

Woody Guthrie's American Song

Best Musical Collective

Hot Congress

Best Musical Number

"Come Look at the Freaks," Side Show

Best Mysterious Art Museum

Madden Museum of Art

Best National Nod to a Local Dance Ensemble

Ballet Nouveau ColoradoDance Magazine's 25 to Watch list

Best New Band

Young Coyotes

Best New Bar

Tooey's Off Colfax

Best New Blues Club

Blues on Blake Supper Club

Best New Club

Suite Two Hundred

Best New Gallery Space

Plus Gallery

Best New Hip-Hop Crew

The Food Chain

Best New Music Festival

Mile High Music Festival

Best New Public Art

"National Velvet," by John McEnroe

Best New Recording

Everything Absent or Distorted (A Love Story) The Great Collapse

Best New Recurring Musical Event

The Soul Den

Best New Theater Space

Shadow Theatre

Best New Venue

B.Side Lounge

Best New Venue — Denver

The Loft

Best News for Fans of Western Art

Best Non-Alcoholic Late-Night Spot

The Shoppe

Best Nooners

Denver Art Museum

Best Online Hip-Hop Show

DJ Chonz on UStream.TV

Best Outdoor Stage

The Meadowlark

Best Overseas Experience Without Leaving Home

Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret"A Night In..." series

Best Performance by a Coloradan in a Film

Amy Adams in Doubt

Best Performance by Colorado in a Film

Ink

Best Performance by Colorado in a Hollywood Film the Rest of the Country Will Be Seeing Soon

Imagine That

Best Performance by Colorado in a Homegrown Film the Rest of the Country Will Be Seeing Soon

Skills Like This

Best Place to Celebrate Your Inner Slumdog

Bollywood West

Best Print Show — Contemporary

Shark's Ink

Best Print Show — Historic

Good Impressions

Best Punk-Rock Reunion

The Frantix

Best Rapper East of Colorado Boulevard

F.O.E.

Best Rapper West of Colorado Boulevard

Whygee

Best Re-employed Gallery Director

Ron Judish

Best Resurrectionof a Work of Art

"Electric Fountain" replica

Best Return to the Stage

Lucy Roucis

Best Rock Bar

3 Kings Tavern

Best Save of a Sculpture

"Alto"

Best Shakespeare Performance

Jamie Ann Romero, As You Like It

Best Shows Timed for the DNC

Hijacked and Enough

Best Singer-Songwriter

Danielle Ate the Sandwich

Best Smoking Area — Inside

The Grizzly Rose

Best Smoking Area — Outside

The Fainting Goat

Best Solo by a Local Master

David Yust

Best Solo by an Up-and-Comer

New Works by Lorey Hobbs

Best Straight Bar for Gay Men

Harry's

Best Supergroup

Moonspeed

Best Supporting Actor

Ian Merrill Peakes in Glengarry Glen Ross

Best Supporting Actress

Kim Staunton in Doubt

Best Temporary Museum

Denver Community Museum

Best Textile Show — Contemporary

Magnolia Tapestry Project

Best Textile Show — Modern

Designing Women

Best Theater Fundraiser

Modern Muse Theatre Company

Best Theater Production

Eurydice

Best Theater Season

Buntport Theater Company

Best Unconventional Club Night

New Music Mondays Larimer Lounge

Best Unemployed Museum Director

Cydney Payton

Best Way to Celebrate Your Inner Firefighter

Ricky's Rib Shack

Best Western Two-Step

Walt Kuhn and Edie Winograde

Best Anime Store

Gimme Anime

Best Boulder DIY Boutique

Common Threads

Best Bridal Shop

Anna BÉ

Best Coin Dealer in Uncertain Times

Dave's Gold & Silver Exchange

Best Collection of Photography Books

Camera Obscura Gallery

Best Discount for a Flash

Le Bakery Sensual

Best Do-It-Yourself Book by a Local

Vintage Hairstyling Lauren Rennells

Best Fashion for Babies

Rock the Cradle

Best Fashion for Brats

Babysitter's Nightmare

Best Film/Video Transfer

Home Video Studio

Best Free LoDo Parking

Wewatta Street behind Union Station

Best Free Service

BusinessDecision

Best Green Manicures (With Wine)

Sweet Life Nail Bar and Lounge

Best Hole-in-the-Wall Comics Store

Kilgore Used Books and Comics

Best Home Tours

Denver's Old House Society

Best Indoor Flea Market

Oh, So Charming Cottage

Best Ladies' Bike Accessory

Betty Basket Liners

Best Literary Survivor on the Move

Fahrenheit's Books

Best Literary Survivor Staying Put

The Hermitage Bookshop

Best Masks

ArtsMyths

Best Milliner

Go Go Chapeaux

Best New Store on Broadway

Sweet Action Ice Cream

Best New Store on Colfax Avenue

Blue Sky Collective

Best Over-the-Counter Healer

Bonnie's Balms of Wheat Ridge

Best Paint Store

New Era Paint

Best Pet Boutique and Bar

Mouthfuls

Best Place to Buy a Maxi Coat

Nejashi Textiles and Gifts

Best Place to Buy Re-Ment Miniatures

Talulah Jones

Best Place to Get Whiskey and a Western

Watson's Liquor and Grocery

Best Place to Get Your Holes Drilled

A & B Bowling Supply Co.

Best Place to Shop Local

Caboodle

Best Place to Write Your Wrongs

Scribbles

Best Proper Girl's Birthday Party

Oak and Berries Tea Room

Best Resale for Haute Kids

Couture Kids Consignment Boutique

Best Resale for Real Women

Upscale Plus

Best Rockabilly and Cruising Gear

West Side Sinners

Best Salon for Curly Hair

Shapes Salon and Studio

Best Shop at DIA

New Belgium Hub

Best Shop at Northfield/Stapleton

Bass Pro Shop

Best Shop in Belmar

Composition

Best Store for a Coonskin Cap

The Wizard's Chest

Best Store in Cherry Creek

Pekoe Sip House at Origins

Best Store in Downtown Littleton

Pink Attic Cat

Best Store in Old Towne Arvada

Lovely Boutique

Best Store on North Tennyson Street

Clotheshorse Consignment Boutique

Best Store on Old South Gaylord Street

Pome

Best Store on Old South Pearl Street

Seven Cups

Best Store on the 16th Street Mall

Jerri's Tobacco Shop and Fine Wines

Best Store on the Pearl Street Mall

Two Sole Sisters

Best Store on West 32nd Avenue

Rejuvanest

Best Tea Time in a Bike Shop

Urbanistic Tea and Bike Shop

Best Teas

Teatulia

Best Thrift-Store Deal

Safari Seconds

Best Way to Avoid Parking Tickets

Best Way to Spice Up the Kitchen Like It's 1899

Margaret Husted Culinary Collection

Best Zero-Waste Outlet

Ellie's Eco Home Store

Best 24/7 Restaurant

Breakfast King

Best Really American Menu

O's Steak & Seafood

Best All-Pork Menu

The Berkshire

Best American Indian Restaurant

Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery

Best American Restaurant

Steuben's

Best Authentically Italian Pizza

Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria

Best Bakery

City Bakery

Best Barbecue Shrimp

Big Hoss Bar-B-Q

Best BBQ

Yazoo Barbecue Company

Best BBQ Bacon

Han Kang

Best BBQ in the Last Place You'd Expect It

Jim 'N Nick's

Best BBQ Ribs

Big Papa's

Best Big-Ass Burger With a Side of Rock and Roll

The Counter

Best Breakfast Among the Hippies

WaterCourse Foods

Best Breakfast Among the Hipsters

Snooze

Best Breakfast Burrito

Santiago's

Best Brewpub

Tommyknocker Brewery and Pub

Best Brunch

Beatrice & Woodsley

Best Burger

Bud's Bar

Best Burger in the Last Place You'd Expect It

Jax Fish House

Best Burger With a Side of Classical Music

My Brother's Bar

Best Cart on the 16th Street Mall

Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs

Best Central/South American Restaurant

Los Cabos II

Best Cheap Breakfast

Rosie's Diner

Best Cheap Dinner

Taquería Patzcuaro

Best Cheap Lunch

Ba Le Sandwich

Best Chef

Frank Bonanno

Best Chicken and Waffles

The Corner Office

Best Chinese Duck

Spice China

Best Chinese Restaurant

Super Star Asian

Best Chips and Salsa

Los Carboncitos

Best Classic Cocktail

The Cruise Room at the Oxford Hotel

Best Comfort Food

Table 6

Best Contemporary Cocktail

Root Down

Best Corned Beef Hash

Mona's

Best Croissants

Daniel's of Paris

Best Date-Night Dinner

Osteria Marco

Best Desserts

D Bar Desserts

Best Dim Sum

Star Kitchen

Best Dinner With the Kids

Locanda del Borgo

Best Drive-Thru Burger

Griff's Burger Bar

Best Expense-Account Dinner

Restaurant Kevin Taylor

Best Expense-Account Lunch

Sushi Den

Best Family-Friendly Happy Hour

Red Trolley

Best First-Date Dinner

Le Central

Best Free Dinner

Morrison Holiday Bar

Best Free Sopapilla

Little Anita's

Best French Brunch

Bistro Vendôme

Best French Fries

Encore

Best French Menu

Z Cuisine

Best French Restaurant

Indulge

Best Friday-Night Mexican

Mezcal

Best Fried Chicken

Coleman's Soul Food

Best Fried Fish

GB Fish and Chips

Best Fusion Menu

L'Atelier

Best Fusion Restaurant

Izakaya Den

Best Gourmet Pizza

Buenos Aires Pizzeria

Best Green Chile

Santiago's

Best Grits

Venue

Best Hangover Breakfast

El Noa Noa

Best Happy-Hour Deal

Lancer Lounge

Best Happy-Hour Food

Delite

Best Happy-Hour Menu

Le Central

Best High-End Italian Restaurant

Venice Ristorante

Best High-End Neighborhood Italian Restaurant

Il Posto

Best High-End Neighborhood Restaurant

Frasca Food and Wine

Best High-End Steakhouse

Capital Grille

Best Homegrown Mexican Chain

Tacos y Salsas

Best Hot Dog

Old Fashioned Italian Deli

Best House Margarita

Mezcal and Tambien

Best Indian Restaurant

Royal Peacock

Best International Breakfast

Pho 79

Best Japanese Restaurant

Oshima Ramen

Best Korean BBQ

Sae Jong Kwan

Best Late-Night Menu

Izakaya Den

Best Low-End Steakhouse

Bastien's

Best Martini

Avenue Grill

Best Meat Market

Marczyk Fine Foods

Best Meet Market — Aged

Elway's

Best Meet Market — Raw

The Park Tavern

Best Mexican Happy Hour

La Fiesta

Best Mexican in a Former Chinese Restaurant

El Viva Villa

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

Ya Hala Grill

Best Modern Vietnamese Restaurant

Parallel Seventeen

Best Mostly Mexican Brunch

Lola

Best Nachos

Racines and Dixons

Best Neighborhood Italian Restaurant

Patsy's

Best Neighborhood Restaurant

Venue

Best New American Menu

Duo

Best New American Restaurant

Fruition

Best New Restaurant

Bones

Best Non-Fast-Food Value Meal

Kolache Factory

Best Non-Traditional Eggs Benny

Lucile's

Best Not-So-Traditional Japanese Restaurant

Kokoro

Best Old American Restaurant

Beatrice & Woodsley

Best Pancakes

Toast

Best Pizza

The Oven

Best Quick and Cheap Lunch

Brooklyn MC's

Best Quick Lunch

Viva Burrito

Best Rainy Day Breakfast

Bagel Deli

Best Really Cheap Dinner

Las Tortas

Best Restaurant Neighborhood

Berkeley/Highland

Best Roasted Chicken

Bistro One

Best Rotisserie Chicken

Thai Lotus

Best Sandwiches

Masterpiece Delicatessen

Best Saturday-Night Mexican

SeÑor Burrito

Best Seafood Restaurant

Oceanaire

Best Secret Russian Deli

Solomon's Grocery and European Delicatessen

Best Steak Frites

Brasserie Felix

Best Steakhouse Menu

Elway's

Best Strip-Mall Italian Restaurant

Cafe Jordano

Best Sunday-Morning Mexican

El Taco de México

Best Sushi

Sushi Den

Best Sushi Bar

Sushi Katsuya

Best Sushi Restaurant

Sushi Sasa

Best Taco

Tacos D.F.

Best Tamales

Lime

Best Thai Restaurant

US Thai

Best Traditional Brunch

Ellyngton's at the Brown Palace

Best Traditional Eggs Benny

DJ's Berkeley Cafe

Best Traditional Japanese Restaurant

Domo

Best Vegetarian Indian Restaurant

Masalaa

Best Vietnamese Restaurant

Kim Ba

Best Vietnamese-American Restaurant

Pho Fusion

Best Wine Bar

Lala's Wine Bar + Pizzeria

Best Wine List ? Selection

Solera

Best Wine List — Price

Z Cuisine/À Côté

Best 150th Birthday Present to Denver

Best Addition to LoDo

The SugarCube

Best Candidates for Couples Counseling

Bill Owens and Ward Churchill

Best DJ

Whip

Best DNC Swag

Freewheelin Bikes

Best Hair on a TV Personality — Female

Theresa Marchetta

Best Hair on a TV Personality — Male

Kyle Clark

Best Headline

The Denver Post"Cop Makes Arrest in Bathroom After Smelling Crack"

Best High-Rise on the Horizon

1800 Larimer

Best History Book

Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War Thomas Andrews

Best History Festival

Celebrate 1908

Best Homeless Landmark

Addenbrooke Fireplace

Best Laid-off TV Anchor

Ernie Bjorkman

Best Media Swan Song

The final issue of the Rocky Mountain News

Best Michelle Malkin Moment After the DNC

Michelle meets Swastika Guy

Best Michelle Malkin Moment at the DNC

Michelle meets Alex Jones

Best Moment at the Democratic National Convention

Finally getting into Obama's acceptance speech

Best National Nod to a Local Institution

Mercury Cafe

Best New Law

Colorado ASCENT

Best New Legislator

Joe Miklosi

Best News Catchphrase

Gary Shapiro

Best Political Blog

Face the State

Best Political Reality-Show Star

Jared Polis, Freshman Year on CNN

Best Radio Station — Commercial

Indie 101.5

Best Radio Station — Non-commercial

Radio 1190

Best Rehab Project

Mathews Gotthelf House

Best Republican to Run for Governor in 2010

Tom Tancredo

Best Snow Job

John Hickenlooper "Senior Scooper"

Best Souvenir of the Great Depression

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Best Sportscaster

Rod Mackey

Best Talk-Show Host

Sandy Clough

Best Tenth-Anniversary Present to Denver

Center for Native Ecosystems

Best Tribute to Tablets

Original Vitamin Cottage

Best TV Anchor — Male

Adam Schrager

Best TV Anchor —Female

Natalie Tysdal

Best TV Investigative Report

Channel 7, 33 Minutes to 3-4 Right

Best TV Newscast — Morning

Channel 4

Best TV Newscast — Night

Channel 20

Best TV Weathercaster

Chris Dunn

Best Way to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Rush to the Rockies

Dress panhandlers as gold-panners