IT triumphs over superheroes in the movies categories at the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2017

A huge hit at the box office and with critics this summer, Andy Muschietti's IT was also your leading favourite in the movie categories at the Digital Spy Reader Awards.

With almost 150,000 votes cast, the horror remake walked away with three wins, including the big one, with Spider-Man: Homecoming scooping two awards, part of Marvel's dominance over DC.

Here are the results in full:

Best Movie

Winner: IT

Move over Marvel, the only thing you wanted at the cinema this year was to be scared. IT was a clear winner in the big category, as Pennywise scared off the likes of Dunkirk, Thor: Ragnarok and Wonder Woman.

Results:

1. IT – 26.2%
2. Thor: Ragnarok – 14%
3. Wonder Woman – 13%
4. Dunkirk – 11.1%
5. Logan – 7.3%
6. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 – 7.2%
7. La La Land – 6.8%
8. Get Out – 4%
9. Paddington 2 – 3.3%
10. War for the Planet of the Apes – 2.7%
11. Blade Runner 2049 – 2.4%
12. Moonlight – 2.1%

Best British Movie

Winner: Dunkirk

Christopher Nolan's intense World War II blockbuster might not have won Best Movie, but it managed to get the next best thing as it fought off a surprising amount of love for Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

Results:

1. Dunkirk – 38.1%
2. Kingsman: The Golden Circle – 29.6%
3. Paddington 2 – 22.4%
4. T2 Trainspotting – 6.2%
5. The Death of Stalin – 2.8%
6. Prevenge – 1%

Best Actor

Winner: Tom Holland, Spider-Man: Homecoming

Turns out no-one could resist Tom Holland's charm in his first solo outing for Marvel as he was a clear winner in a tough category. Even James McAvoy playing multiple roles couldn't get close to him.

Results:

1. Tom Holland, Spider-Man: Homecoming – 35.1%
2. James McAvoy, Split – 11.9%
3. Hugh Jackman, Logan – 10.3%
4. Chris Hemsworth, Thor: Ragnarok – 9.4%
5. Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out – 6.6%
6. Chris Pine, Wonder Woman – 5.7%
7. Andy Serkis, War for the Planet of the Apes – 4.6%
8. Ryan Gosling, Blade Runner 2049 – 3.2%
9. Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name – 2.5%
10. Michael Fassbender, Alien: Covenant – 2.5%

Best Action Movie

Winner: Spider-Man: Homecoming

Wonder Woman was no match for Spider-Man: Homecoming in the action stakes, as Marvel's first Spider-Man solo outing proved to be the crowdpleaser of the summer blockbuster season.

Results:

1. Spider-Man: Homecoming – 35.1%
2. Wonder Woman – 22.2%
3. Logan – 10.9%
4. Baby Driver – 9.2%
5. Fast & Furious 8 – 6.8%
6. War for the Planet of the Apes – 5.1%
7. Justice League – 4.3%
8. Blade Runner 2049 – 3.4%
9. John Wick: Chapter 2 – 3%

Best Actress

Winner: Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman

The closest-run race of the movies categories was between Gal Gadot and Emma Watson, with Gadot just edging past Watson to deliver DC's sole win in this year's awards.

Results:

1. Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman – 28.2%
2. Emma Watson, Beauty and the Beast – 28.1%
3. Taraji P Henson, Hidden Figures – 12.6%
4. Dafne Keen, Logan – 8.8%
5. Jennifer Lawrence, mother! – 8.7%
6. Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes – 3.8%
7. Lily James, Baby Driver – 3.3%
8. Charlize Theron, Atomic Blonde – 2.6%
9. Sofia Boutella, The Mummy – 1.4%
10. Katherine Waterston, Alien: Covenant – 1.2%
11. Zoe Kazan, The Big Sick – 0.7%
12. Danielle Macdonald, Patti Cake$ – 0.7%

Best Comedy

Winner: Thor: Ragnarok

In the battle of the Marvel Chris's, Chris Hemsworth proved to be funnier than Chris Pratt as Thor: Ragnarok defeated its Marvel rival Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 to be your funniest film of 2017.

Results:

1. Thor: Ragnarok – 37.7%
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 – 30%
3. Paddington 2 – 14.2%
4. The LEGO Batman Movie – 11.9%
5. The Big Sick – 5.1%
6. Colossal – 1.3%

Best Rising Star

Winner: Bill Skarsgård, IT

Tim Curry wasn't an easy act to follow, yet Bill Skarsgård did it in style, terrifying audiences throughout the summer and getting his dues with this Rising Star award. Best Actor in 2019 when It: Chapter 2 comes around?

Results:

1. Bill Skarsgård, IT – 34.6%
2. Zendaya, Spider-Man: Homecoming – 24%
3. Fionn Whitehead, Dunkirk – 10.3%
4. Dafne Keen, Logan – 9.4%
5. Tessa Thompson, Thor: Ragnarok – 8.7%
6. Pom Klementieff, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 – 4.8%
7. Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name – 4.4%
8. Ray Fisher, Justice League – 2.5%
9. Barry Keoghan, The Killing of a Sacred Deer – 1.3%

Best Horror

Winner: IT

After its wins for Best Movie and Rising Star, this won't be a surprise at all as IT was a huge winner with over 70% of the vote, some way ahead of its closest contender, Get Out.

Results:

1. IT – 74.8%
2. Get Out – 16.2%
3. Happy Death Day – 5.9%
4. It Comes at Night – 1.7%
5. Prevenge – 0.8%
6. The Ritual – 0.7%

Best Movie Couple

Winner: Belle and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast

A tale as old as time delivered a romance that was as fresh in 2017 for you as it was when Disney first brought their version of Belle and the Beast to the screen, dancing to the win ahead of Star-Lord and Gamora.

Results:

1. Belle and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast – 30.4%
2. Star-Lord and Gamora, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 – 18.9%
3. Diana Prince and Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman – 17.6%
4. Mia and Sebastian, La La Land – 16.4%
5. Elio and Oliver, Call Me By Your Name – 11.3%
6. Anastasia and Christian, Fifty Shades Darker – 5.3%

Most Anticipated Movie of 2018

Winner: Avengers: Infinity War

Superhero fatigue? Not for you lot as Avengers: Infinity War was the clear winner of the movie you're most looking forward to next year, so we reckon Marvel has another box office smash on their hands.

Results:

1. Avengers: Infinity War – 39.9%
2. The Incredibles 2 – 15.2%
3. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – 9.9%
4. Deadpool 2 – 8.7%
5. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – 7.1%
6. Solo: A Star Wars Story – 4.4%
7. X-Men: Dark Phoenix – 4%
8. Black Panther – 3.3%
9. Mission: Impossible 6 – 1.4%
10. Venom – 1.4%
11. Tomb Raider – 1.3%
12. Aquaman – 1.1%
13. Ready Player One – 1%
14. The New Mutants – 0.8%
15. Ant-Man and the Wasp – 0.6%

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