Who I Voted For In The 2008 Gummies

With just one more day to vote in the 2008 Gummy Awards (voting ends at 6 tomorrow), I'm taking this space to plug my own worthy choices for Best Movie, Best TV Show, and Best Web Video. (I'll leave the music stuff to the music experts, except to say that my indie rock crush has been and will always be John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats.) Two lucky voters will be chosen to receive, respectively, the 50 Top CD picks and a year's subscription to Netflix (3 at a time -- I asked!) After the jump, my video-related choices, one of which has to definitely win or I'll be very mad.

Best Movie: Slumdog Millionaire
Why It Should Win: It's the movie that made me want to see real movies again, instead of only comedies. Sweeping, soaring, all those words. You'll probably cry, and not in that self-loathing manipulative Crash way. Yes, some parts are cheesy, but it's a fable! Just go with it and you'll love it.

Best TV Show: 30 Rock
Why It Should Win: DUH. This is the one that has to win.

Best Web Video: Drunk History, The One With Jen Kirkman
Why It Should Win: Well, I think we all know that Christian The Lion is going to win, and personally speaking, the rules we imposed leave out most of my favorite videos (because I love the found/nostalgia/commercial shit.) But in the spirit of the contest, no other video specifically created for online viewing delighted me as much as this one did. I'd share two whole bottles of wine with Jen Kirkman and talk about history any time:

So go ahead and vote (for 30 Rock), the prizes are good prizes and if you live in or around New York, there will be a fun (Deerhunter!) concert next Monday celebrating the winners.

Posted by Lindsay at 3:30 PM in Awards
Tags: The Gummy Awards

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I am more partial to the Drunk History - Ben Franklin fucking one, but Jen Kirkman will do, if for no other reason than she's cute and I love the way she says "leave my fah-king kids alone" and also Danny McBride ringing that little bell in anger.

But seriously, Ben Franklin fucking is the best video in online history. To Ben Franks!

Posted by: glass_family at 12/01/08 5:23 PM | Reply
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"You can eat this shit and it ain't butter" has to win best Web Video.

And Lost has to win best show.

Posted by: davistradamus at 12/01/08 5:31 PM | Reply
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'You can eat this shit and it ain't butter'
'Mad Men'. There really wasn't any other show that was good this year. '30 Rock' is funny all the time but more effort to make a show good with a continuous story line and multiple complex characters went into MM.

Posted by: itsthenewjanbrady at 12/01/08 7:32 PM | Reply
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Yup. Mad Men.

Posted by: Smurf Face in reply to Parker's comment at 12/01/08 10:31 PM | Reply
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I voted for The Dark Knight and Lost Season 4. Unfortunately I haven't got to watch Mad Men Season 2 or The Curious Case of Benjamin Button yet, so I could change my mind before the year ends.

Posted by: zach at 12/01/08 8:57 PM | Reply
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I voted for Rockafire Explosion's Usher cover. That was the shit.

Also, The Dark Knight, but if I had a redo, I'd vote for Synecdoche, New York. I saw it after I voted. It was insane good.

Posted by: Smurf Face at 12/01/08 10:29 PM | Reply
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That Drunk History video was AMAZING!!!

Posted by: Laura at 12/02/08 10:01 AM | Reply
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I went with The Dark Knight. But my sure-fire locks are 30 Rock and Bill O'Reilly Flips Out. Although, I almost wanted to vote for Mad Men and Bert and Ernie, "Ante Up."

Posted by: Tony at 12/02/08 10:42 AM | Reply
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i voted for LOST, but man that drunk history shit was genius. GENEEIUS!

Posted by: sammy at 12/02/08 11:58 AM | Reply
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john darnielle ftw!!!!

Posted by: tough titties turkleton at 12/04/08 3:55 AM | Reply
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