BBOPTAs - 2011
by solmaquina | created - 14 Jul 2013 | updated - 2 months ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell
Votes: 896,526 | Gross: $176.65M
Favourite Motion Picture of the Year
Runner ups:
Melancholia
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
50/50
Source Code
Take Shelter
X-Men: First Class
Puss in Boots
Rango
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2. Melancholia (2011)
R | 135 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgård
Votes: 195,806 | Gross: $3.03M
Best Film of the Year
Runner ups:
A Separation
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Take Shelter
50/50
Source Code
Untouchable
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Weekend
The Ides of March
3. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.
Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Karin Konoval
Votes: 558,540 | Gross: $176.76M
Best Lead Actor: Andy Serkis
Runner ups:
Michael Shannon in Take Shelter
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 50/50
Omar Sy in Untouchable
Payman Maadi in A Separation
James McAvoy in X-Men: First Class
Charlize Theron in Young Adult
François Cluzet in Untouchable
Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady
Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First Class
4. The Help (2011)
PG-13 | 146 min | Drama
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 492,614 | Gross: $169.71M
Best Supporting Actor: Jessica Chastain
Runner ups:
Mark Strong in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tom Hiddleston in Thor
Christoph Waltz in The Green Hornet
Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark in The Help
Octavia Spencer as Minny Jackson in The Help
George Clooney in The Ides of March
Judy Greer as Julie Speere in The Descendants
Michael Parks as Abin Cooper in Red State
Clive Owen in Trust
5. Melancholia (2011)
R | 135 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgård
Votes: 195,806 | Gross: $3.03M
Best Direction
Runner ups:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
50/50
Source Code
6. 50/50 (2011)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
Director: Jonathan Levine | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 342,859 | Gross: $35.01M
Best Original Screenplay
Runner ups:
Source Code
Take Shelter
Rango
Melancholia
7. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.
Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Karin Konoval
Votes: 558,540 | Gross: $176.76M
Best Adapted Screenplay
Runner ups:
The Lincoln Lawyer
X-Men: First Class
The Ides of March
The Help
8. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong
Votes: 212,447 | Gross: $24.15M
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Runner ups:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Take Shelter
Insidious
The Artist
9. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell
Votes: 896,526 | Gross: $176.65M
Best Art Design
Runner ups:
X-Men: First Class
Thor
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Hugo
10. Thor (2011)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Fantasy
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
Votes: 899,898 | Gross: $181.03M
Best Costume Design
Runner ups:
X-Men: First Class
Captain America: The First Avenger
Sucker Punch
A Dangerous Method
11. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell
Votes: 896,526 | Gross: $176.65M
Best Make-up
Runner ups:
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Thor
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
12. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
R | 158 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 494,663 | Gross: $102.52M
Best Editing
Runner ups:
The Green Hornet
Sucker Punch
Source Code
Melancholia
13. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.
Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Karin Konoval
Votes: 558,540 | Gross: $176.76M
Best Visual Effects
Runner ups:
Captain America: The First Avenger
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
The Thing
14. Hanna (2011)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A sixteen-year-old girl who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, Vicky Krieps
Votes: 206,822 | Gross: $40.26M
Best Original Score
Runner ups:
Attack the Block
Rango
Puss in Boots
Contagion
15. The Muppets (2011)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.
Director: James Bobin | Stars: Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones
Votes: 96,835 | Gross: $88.63M
Best Original Song for "Man or Muppet"
Runner ups:
"Pictures in My Head" from The Muppets
"Life's a Happy Song" from The Muppets
"Rango Theme Song" from Rango
"Star-Spangled Man" from Captain America: The First Avenger
16. Rango (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 292,912 | Gross: $123.48M
Best Animated Film
Runner ups:
Puss in Boots
Winnie the Pooh
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Adventures of Tintin
17. Rango (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 292,912 | Gross: $123.48M
Best Animation
Runner ups:
Winnie the Pooh
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Cars 2
18. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson | Stars: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman
Votes: 320,450 | Gross: $165.25M
Best Voice-Over Performance: Gary Oldman
Runner ups:
Michael Caine in Cars 2
Jim Cummings in Winnie the Pooh
Larry the Cable Guy in Cars 2
Craig Furgeson in Winnie the Pooh
19. A Separation (2011)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Votes: 258,436 | Gross: $7.10M
Best Foreign-Language Film
Runners up:
Untouchable
Sleep Tight
20. X: First Class (2011)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon
Votes: 723,422 | Gross: $146.41M
Best British Film
Runners up:
Weekend
Kill List
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Hugo
21. America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Louis returns to the Phelps family to find that several members have left the cult, and that they are being sued.
Director: Emma Cooper | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Betty Phelps
Votes: 2,708
Best Documentary
Runner ups:
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
Project Nim
Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets
22. Bridesmaids (I) (2011)
R | 125 min | Comedy
Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Terry Crews
Votes: 309,095 | Gross: $169.11M
Funniest Film
Runner ups:
Horrible Bosses
Rango
50/50
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
23. The Green Hornet (2011)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz
Votes: 164,670 | Gross: $98.78M
Best Comedic Performance: Christoph Waltz
Runner ups:
William Fichtner in Drive Angry
James Franco in The Green Hornet
Kevin Spacey in Horrible Bosses
Kristen Wiig in Bridesmaids
24. Contagion (2011)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow
Votes: 315,854 | Gross: $75.66M
Scariest Film
Runner ups:
Insidious
Melancholia
25. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell
Votes: 896,526 | Gross: $176.65M
Best Action Movie
Runner ups:
Puss in Boots
Rango
X-Men: First Class
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
26. Weekend (II) (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.
Director: Andrew Haigh | Stars: Tom Cullen, Chris New, Jonathan Race, Laura Freeman
Votes: 32,832 | Gross: $0.46M
Most Emotional Film
Runner ups:
50/50
Take Shelter
Source Code
Melancholia
27. The Muppets (2011)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.
Director: James Bobin | Stars: Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones
Votes: 96,835 | Gross: $88.63M
Best Musical
Runners up:
Winnie the Pooh
Happy Feet Two
28. Sucker Punch (2011)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone
Votes: 252,695 | Gross: $36.39M
Best Zombie and/or Vampire Movie
Runner ups:
Fright Night
Stake Lane
29. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell
Votes: 896,526 | Gross: $176.65M
Best Superhero Movie
Runner ups:
X-Men: First Class
The Green Hornet
30. The Green Hornet (2011)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz
Votes: 164,670 | Gross: $98.78M
Best Villain: Chudnofsky
Runner ups:
Loki from Thor
The Accountant from Drive Angry
Sebastian Shaw from X-Men: First Class
Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2
31. Melancholia (2011)
R | 135 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgård
Votes: 195,806 | Gross: $3.03M
Best Trailer
Runner ups:
Super
Thor
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Captain America: The First Avenger
32. Melancholia (2011)
R | 135 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgård
Votes: 195,806 | Gross: $3.03M
Best Poster
(Lars character poster)
Runner ups:
Captain America: The First Avenger (1940s style poster)
Tyrannosaur
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
33. Straw Dogs (2011)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods
Votes: 35,816 | Gross: $10.32M
Turd of the Year
Runner ups:
The Theatre Bizarre
Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram
Pokemon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom
Jack and Jill
34. War Horse (2011)
PG-13 | 146 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch
Votes: 165,565 | Gross: $79.88M
The No Excuses Award (for terrible film made by people who I expect more from)
Runner ups:
Cars 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
In Time
The Iron Lady
35.
Animator vs. Animation (2006– )
Episode:
Animator vs. Animation III
(2010)
TV-Y | 8 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Chosen One escapes his imprisonment, so the Animator creates "The Dark Lord" to try to recapture him.
Director: Alan Becker
Votes: 106
Best Short Film
Runner ups:
The Ballad of Nessie
Take This Pill (Health Reminder: Lesson 2)
The Bride of Vernon
See Me
36. The Lonely Island Feat. Michael Bolton: Jack Sparrow (2011 Music Video)
R | 3 min | Comedy, Music
The troupe recorded a music video with Bolton as Jack Sparrow, protagonist of the aforementioned film series. The clip, on which Bolton noted the trio intended to go "above and beyond", was... See full summary »
Director: Akiva Schaffer | Stars: Michael Bolton, The Lonely Island, Kate Bock, Amalie Bruun
Votes: 699
Best Music Video
Runners up:
The Lonely Island: The Creep
The Lonely Island Feat. Lady Gaga & Justin Timberlake: 3-Way (The Golden Rule)
37. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt
Votes: 2,134,299
Best TV Drama (for season 4)
Runner ups:
Black Mirror (series 1)
This is England '88 (series 1)
Dexter (season 6)
The Walking Dead (season 2)
38. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt
Votes: 2,134,299
Best Dramatic Performance (TV): Bryan Cranston (for season 4)
Runner ups:
Joseph Gilgun in This is England '88 (series 1)
Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad (season 4)
Dean Norris in Breaking Bad (season 4)
Bob Odenkirk in Breaking Bad (season 4)
Vicky McClure in This is England '88 (series 1)
Giancarlo Esposito in Breaking Bad (season 4)
Jonathan Banks in Breaking Bad (season 4)
Anna Gunn in Breaking Bad (season 4)
Betsy Brandt in Breaking Bad (season 4)
39. Futurama (1999– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.
Stars: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 260,828
Best TV Comedy (for season 6B)
Runner ups:
Community (seasons 2/3)
The Office (seasons 7/8)
The Life & Times of Tim (season 3)
South Park (season 15)
American Dad! (seasons 6/7)
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (series 2)
Mid-Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (series 1)
An Idiot Abroad (series 2)
30 Rock (season 5)
40. The Office (2005–2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium.
Stars: Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson
Votes: 710,632
Best Comedy Performance (TV): Steve Carell (for season 7)
Runner ups:
Steve Coogan in Mid-Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (series 1)
Rainn Wilson in The Office (seasons 7/8)
Jane Krakowski in 30 Rock (season 5)
Jim Rash in Community (seasons 2/3)
Amy Ryan in The Office (season 7)
Alec Baldin in 30 Rock (season 5)
Dan Skinner in Shooting Stars! (series 8)
Joel McHale in Community (seasons 2/3)
James Spader in The Office (seasons 7/8)
41. Futurama (1999– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.
Stars: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 260,828
Best Animated Comedy Series (for season 6B)
Runner ups:
The Life & Times of Tim (season 3)
South Park (season 15)
American Dad! (seasons 6/7)
Family Guy (seasons 9/10)
42. How TV Ruined Your Life (2011)
30 min | Documentary, Comedy
A comedic documentary series in which Charlie Brooker uses a mix of sketches and jaw-dropping archive footage to explore the gulf between real life and television.
Stars: Charlie Brooker, Liz May Brice, Kevin Eldon, Beth Cordingly
Votes: 1,321
Best Newcomer Comedy Series
Runner ups:
Life's Too Short
Friday Night Dinner
43.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Crawl Space
(2011)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hank asks Walt to drive him to the laundry where the meth lab is hidden. Ted still won't pay the IRS so Skyler asks Saul for help, and Saul sends in his A-Team. Gus and Jesse return from Mexico, and Walt fears he is in trouble with Gus.
Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 40,719
Best Direction in an Individual Episode:
Runner ups:
Breaking Bad: "Face Off"
Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"
Community: "For a Few Paintballs More"
Community: "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps"
44.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Crawl Space
(2011)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hank asks Walt to drive him to the laundry where the meth lab is hidden. Ted still won't pay the IRS so Skyler asks Saul for help, and Saul sends in his A-Team. Gus and Jesse return from Mexico, and Walt fears he is in trouble with Gus.
Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 40,719
Best Writing in an Individual Episode
Runner ups:
Community: "Remedial Chaos Theory"
Breaking Bad: "Face Off"
Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"
Futurama: "Law and Oracle"
45.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Crawl Space
(2011)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hank asks Walt to drive him to the laundry where the meth lab is hidden. Ted still won't pay the IRS so Skyler asks Saul for help, and Saul sends in his A-Team. Gus and Jesse return from Mexico, and Walt fears he is in trouble with Gus.
Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 40,719
Best Individual Drama Series Episode
Runner ups:
Breaking Bad: "Face Off"
Breaking Bad: "End Times"
Breaking Bad: "Box Cutter"
Breaking Bad: "Bug"
Breaking Bad: "Problem Dog"
Breaking Bad: "Salud"
Breaking Bad: "Bullet Points"
Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"
Breaking Bad: "Hermanos"
46.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Remedial Chaos Theory
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
At Abed and Troy's housewarming party, Jeff decides to let the decision on who gets the pizza rest on the roll of the dice, leaving Abed to contemplate six alternate realities.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 13,720
Best Individual Comedy Series Episode
Runner ups:
Futurama: "Law and Oracle"
Community: "For a Few Paintballs More"
Community: "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps"
The Office: "The Search"
The Office: "Garage Sale"
Futurama: "Reincarnation"
Futurama: "Benderama"
The Office: "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager"
Community: "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons"
47.
The Venture Bros. (2003–2018)
Episode:
From the Ladle to the Grave: The Shallow Gravy Story
(2011)
TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
See the Venture Family as you've never seen them before: in an 11 minute documentary-style animated UNCENSORED special. Follow the meteoric rise, the equally meteoric fall, and the ... See full summary »
Directors: Juno John Lee, Christopher McCulloch, Jon Schnepp | Stars: Bill Hader, Doc Hammer, Christopher McCulloch, Kate McKinnon
Votes: 184
Best TV Special
Runner ups:
How Not to Live Your Life: "It's a Don-derful Life"
n/a
48. Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater (2011 TV Special)
63 min | Comedy
Louis jokes about fatherhood, success, and flying first class at the Beacon Theatre in New York.
Director: Louis C.K. | Star: Louis C.K.
Votes: 10,301
Best Stand-up Comedy Recording
Runner ups:
Angelos Epithemiou and Friends
Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup
49. Portal 2 (2011 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Many years after "Portal," Chell reawakens at Aperture Science and tries to stop GLaDOS once again with the help of Wheatley, who has his own plans for the historical facility.
Stars: Ellen McLain, Stephen Merchant, J.K. Simmons, Joe Micheals
Votes: 17,710
Best Video Game
Runner ups:
Batman: Arkham City
Sonic Generations (home console)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Sonic Generations (3DS)
50. Adam & Joe (2008 Podcast Series)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Highlights from Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish's show at the Big British Castle, as broadcast on BBC 6 Music.
Stars: Adam Buxton, Joe Cornish
Votes: 17
Best Podcast (for season 1, cont.)
Runners up:
Real Time with Bill Maher (season 9)
The Infinite Monkey Cage (seasons 4-5)
The Grandma's Virginity Podcast (season 1, cont.)
I Was There Too (season 1, cont.)
Tell Your Friends