The Digital Spy Reader Awards 2018!

We asked and you answered: you voted in your tens of thousands, and the result is the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2018, a snapshot of the very best that the world of entertainment had to offer in 2018.

To begin with, we kick off with a special award for Danny Dyer. Because he's Danny Dyer.

And now let's get down to the nitty-gritty…

TV DRAMA CATEGORIES

To see the TV Drama awards in full, click here.

Best TV Drama

Best TV Drama

1. Bodyguard

BBC

2. Killing Eve

BBC America

3. Doctor Who

BBC

4. Lucifer

Fox

5. The Haunting of Hill House

Netflix

Here's what creator Jed Mercurio had to say:

“Thanks so much to Digital Spy readers. Everyone involved in Bodyguard is grateful for people watching the series and flattered by these accolades.”

Best TV Actor (female)

Best Female TV Actor

1. Jodie Whittaker - Doctor Who

BBC

2. Jodie Comer - Killing Eve

BBC America

3. Keeley Hawes - Bodyguard

BBC

4. Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder

ABC

5. Sarah Paulson - American Horror Story

FX

Best Breakthrough TV Hit

Best Breakthrough TV Hit

1. Bodyguard

BBC

2. Killing Eve

BBC America

3. A Discovery of Witches

Sky One

4. The Haunting of Hill House

Netflix

5. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Netflix

Best TV Actor (male)

Best Male TV Actor

1. Richard Madden - Bodyguard

BBC

2. Benedict Cumberbatch - Patrick Melrose

Showtime/Sky Atlantic

3. Tom Ellis - Lucifer

Fox

4. Andrew Lincoln - The Walking Dead

AMC

5. Hugh Grant - A Very English Scandal

BBC

Best TV Comedy

Best TV Comedy

1. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Fox

2. The Big Bang Theory

CBS

3. The Good Place

NBC

4. Peter Kay's Car Share

BBC

5. Derry Girls

Channel 4

Best TV Comedy Star

Best TV Comedy Star

1. Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

CBS

2. Andy Samberg - Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Fox

3. Peter Kay - Peter Kay’s Car Share

BBC

4. Jameela Jamil - The Good Place

NBC

5. Ted Danson - The Good Place

NBC

Most Devastating TV Death

Most Devastating TV Death

1. Bill - Killing Eve

BBC America

2. Carl - The Walking Dead

AMC

3. Jack - This is Us

NBC

4. Charlotte - Lucifer

Fox

5. Nell - The Haunting of Hill House

Netflix

Most Evil TV Villain

Most Evil TV Villain

1. Villanelle - Killing Eve

BBC America

2. Negan - The Walking Dead

AMC

3. Wilson Fisk/Kingpin - Daredevil

Netflix

4. Jerome Valeska - Gotham

Fox

5. The Commander - The Handmaid’s Tale

Hulu

Most Incredible TV Twist

Most Incredible TV Twist

1. Bodyguard - the shock death

BBC

2. The Haunting of Hill House - Bent-Neck lady’s true identity

Netflix

3. The Walking Dead - Rick's fate

AMC

4. Killing Eve - the CCTV footage

BBC America

5. The Cry - the truth about baby Noah

BBC

Best TV Character

Best TV Character

1. The Doctor - Doctor Who

BBC

2. Villanelle - Killing Eve

BBC America

3. Lucifer - Lucifer

Fox

4. Janet - The Good Place

NBC

5. Julia Montague - Bodyguard

BBC

Most Loyal TV Fanbase

Most Loyal TV Fanbase

1. Doctor Who

BBC

2. Sherlock

BBC

3. Lucifer

Fox

4. The Walking Dead

AMC

5. Shadowhunters

Freeform

Best On-Screen TV Pairing

Best on-screen TV pairing

1. Eve and Villanelle - Killing Eve

BBC America

2. Julia and David - Bodyguard

BBC

3. Oliver and Felicity - Arrow

The CW

4. Rick and Michonne - The Walking Dead

AMC

5. Clarke and Bellamy - The 100

The CW

REALITY TV & FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS

To see the Reality TV/Factual Entertainment results in full, go here.

Best Reality TV Show

Best Reality TV Show

1. I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here

ITV

2. RuPaul’s Drag Race

VH1

3. Strictly Come Dancing

BBC

4. Love Island

ITV

5. The Great British Bake Off

Channel 4

Best Daytime TV Show

Best Daytime TV Show

1. This Morning

ITV

2. BBC Breakfast

BBC

3. Sunday Brunch

Channel 4

4. The Jeremy Kyle Show

ITV

5. Good Morning Britain

ITV

Best TV Presenter

Best TV Presenter

1. Graham Norton - The Graham Norton Show

BBC

2. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield - This Morning

ITV

3. RuPaul - RuPaul's Drag Race

VH1

4. Declan Donnelly and Holly Willoughby - This Morning

ITV

5. Emma Willis, Big Brother

Channel 5

Best TV Documentary

Best TV Documentary

1. Dynasties

BBC

2. Stacey Dooley: The Young and Homeless

BBC

3. Making a Murderer Part 2

Netflix

4. Louis Theroux’s Altered States

BBC

5. The Staircase

Canal+/Netflix

Best TV Judge

Best TV Judge

1. Michelle Visage - RuPaul's Drag Race

VH1

2. Craig Revel Horwood - Strictly Come Dancing

BBC

3. Lord Sugar - The Apprentice

BBC

4. Alesha Dixon - Britain's Got Talent

ITV

5. Louis Tomlinson - The X Factor

ITV

Best TV Quiz Show

Best TV Quiz Show

1. The Chase

ITV

2. Pointless

BBC

3. Taskmaster

Dave

4. The Crystal Maze

Channel 4

5. Tipping Point

ITV

Best Breakthrough Reality Star

Best Breakthrough Reality TV Star

1. Courtney Act - Celebrity Big Brother

Channel 5

2. Dani Dyer - Love Island

ITV

3. Joe Sugg - Strictly Come Dancing

BBC

4. Rahul Mandal - The Great British Bake Off

Channel 4

5. Amy Tapper - Celebs Go Dating

E4

Biggest OMG TV Moment

Biggest OMG TV Moment

1. Celebrity Big Brother - the Roxanne Pallett saga

Channel 5

2. Strictly Come Dancing - Seann and Katya’s kiss

BBC

3. Loose Women - Coleen Nolan vs Kim Woodburn

ITV

4. The Great British Bake Off - no one was sent home

Channel 4

5. Big Brother - Cameron comes out on TV

Channel 5

MOVIES AWARDS

To see the Movie results in full, go here.

Best Movie

Best Movie

1. Avengers: Infinity War

Marvel Studios

2. A Star Is Born

Warner Bros. Pictures

3. Love, Simon

20th Century Fox

4. Black Panther

Marvel Studios

5. Deadpool 2

20th Century Fox

Best Movie Actor (female)

reader awards best actor female movies

1. Lady Gaga, A Star is Born

2. Frances McDormand, Three Billboards…

3. Emily Blunt, A Quiet Place

4. Zoe Saldana, Avengers: Infinity War

5. Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Best British Movie

reader awards best british movie

1. Bohemian Rhapsody

2. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

3. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

4. Widows

5. Johnny English Strikes Again

Best Movie Actor (male)

reader awards best movie actor

1. Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody

2. Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool 2

3. Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born

4. Eddie Redmayne, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

5. Michael B Jordan, Black Panther

Best Action Movie

reader awards best action movie

1. Avengers: Infinity War

2. Black Panther

3. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

4. Mission: Impossible – Fallout

5. Solo: A Star Wars Story

Best Horror Movie

reader awards best horror

1. A Quiet Place

2. Halloween

3. Hereditary

4. Annihilation

5. Cam

Most Mindblowing Movie Moment

reader awards most mindblowing movie moment

1. The Infinity Snap/Decimation, Avengers: Infinity War

2. Live Aid, Bohemian Rhapsody

3. Ally joins Jackson on stage, A Star is Born

4. Credence's identity revealed, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

5. Post-credit sequence, Deadpool 2

Best Comedy Movie

reader awards best comedy movie

1. Deadpool 2

2. Incredibles 2

3. Ant-Man and the Wasp

4. Crazy Rich Asians

5. Game Night

Most Anticipated Movie of 2019

reader awards most anticipated

1. Avengers: Endgame

2. Toy Story 4

3. Star Wars: Episode IX

4. IT: Chapter Two

5. Downton Abbey

Rising Star

reader awards movie rising star

1. Letitia Wright (Black Panther)

2. Nick Robinson (Love, Simon)

3. Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2)

4. Noah Centineo (To All The Boys I've Loved Before)

5. Awkwafina (Ocean's 8, Crazy Rich Asians)

SOAPS AWARDS

To see the Soaps results in full, go here.

Best Soap (evening)

reader awards evening soap

1. Emmerdale

2. Hollyoaks

3. EastEnders

4. Coronation Street

5. Holby City

Best Soap Actor (female)

reader awards soap actor female

1. Lucy Pargeter, Emmerdale

2. Emma Atkins, Emmerdale

3. Nadine Mulkerrin, Hollyoaks

4. Louisa Lytton, EastEnders

5. Bonnie Langford, EastEnders

Best Soap (daytime)

1. Neighbours

2. Doctors

3. Home and Away

Best Soap Actor (male)

reader awards soap actor male

1. Ryan Hawley, Emmerdale

2. Gregory Finnegan, Hollyoaks

3. Jack P Shepherd, Coronation Street

4. Aedan Duckworth, Hollyoaks

5. Shayne Ward, Coronation Street

Best Soap Storyline

best soap storyline

1. Aidan Connor's suicide, Coronation Street

2. Ollie's abuse, Hollyoaks

3. Charity fights for justice against DI Bails, Emmerdale

4. Lachlan's reign of terror, Emmerdale

5. Ruby's consent story, EastEnders

Best Soap Couple

reader awards best soap couple

1. Robert and Aaron, Emmerdale

2. Mick and Linda, EastEnders

3. Prince and Lily, Hollyoaks

4. Vanessa and Charity, Emmerdale

5. Harry and James, Hollyoaks

Best OMG Soap Moment

reader awards OMG soap moment

1. Russ' death/Breda is a serial killer, Hollyoaks

2. Anna returns to kill Phelan, Coronation Street

3. Lachlan White kills his family in the crash, Emmerdale

4. Cain and Graham kill Joe, Emmerdale

5. Alfie is the father of Hayley's baby, EastEnders

Most Devastating Soap Death

reader awards most devastating soap death

1. Gerry Roberts, Emmerdale

2. Aidan Connor, Coronation Street

3. Shakil Kazemi, EastEnders

4. Tegan Lomax, Hollyoaks

5. Dirk Savage, Hollyoaks

Most Bizarre Soap Storyline

reader awards bizarre soap storyline

1. Jim pretends Katie is still alive, Coronation Street

2. Rebecca's death fakeouts, Emmerdale

3. Big Mo pretends Kat is dead, EastEnders

4. Rick Astley's cameo, Hollyoaks

5. Sami and Kyle frame James for murder, Hollyoaks

Best Soap Newcomer

reader awards soap newcomer

1 Owen Warner, Hollyoaks

2. James Moore, Emmerdale

3. Katie Jarvis, EastEnders

4. Ash Palmisciano, Emmerdale

5. Alexandra Mardell, Coronation Street

Best Soap Stunt

reader awards best soap stunt

1. Hollyoaks storm week

2. White family car crash, Emmerdale

3. Phelan's lighthouse "death", Coronation Street

4. Gerry's demise at the B&B, Emmerdale

5. Casualty's ambulance crash

SHOWBIZ AWARDS

To see the Showbiz results in full, go here.

Best Band

reader awards best band

1. Little Mix

2. Spice Girls

3. Take That

4. Busted

5. BTS

Best Singer

reader awards best singer

1. Ariana Grande

2. Michael Bublé

3. Taylor Swift

4. Camila Cabello

5. Lily Allen

Best Song

reader awards best song

1. 'Shallow' - Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

2. 'No Tears left To Cry' - Ariana Grande

3. 'Havana' - Camila Cabello

4. 'Woman Like Me' - Little Mix

5. 'Idol' - BTS

Best WWE Star

reader awards best wwe star

1. John Cena

2. Finn Bálor

3. The Undertaker

4. Becky Lynch

5. Ronda Rousey

Best Fanbase

reader awards best fanbase

1. Little Monsters (Lady Gaga)

2. Mixers (little Mix)

3. Arianators (Ariana Grande)

4. Swifties (Taylor Swift)

5. The Army (BTS)

Best Stand-Up Comedian

reader awards best stand up

1. Katherine Ryan

2. Russell Howard

3. Romesh Ranganathan

4. Jon Richardson

5. James Acaster

Best Live Event

reader awards best live event

1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

2. Hamilton

4. Reading and Leeds Festival

5. British Summer Time, Hyde Park London

TECH AWARDS

To see the Tech results in full, go here.

Best Tech Product

reader awards tech product

1. Apple iPhone XS

2. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

3. Sony Playstation Classic

4. Apple iPad Pro 2018

5. Apple Watch 4 Series

Best Game

reader awards best game

1. God Of War

Sony Interactive Entertainment

2. Red Dead Redemption 2

Rockstar Games

3. Spider-Man

Sony Interactive Entertainment

4. Pokémon Let's Go

The Pokémon Company Nintendo

5. Fortnite: Battle Royale

Epic Games

Best Social Network

reader awards best social network

1. Instagram

2. Facebook

3. Whatsapp

5. Snapchat

Biggest Tech Fail

reader awards biggest tech fail

1. Facebook/Cambridge Analytica data leak

2. Reese Witherspoon's three-legged Vanity Fair shoot

3. This Morning's Mickey Mouse technical glitch

4. Carol Vorderman camera zoom on Good Morning Britain

5. BBC 4K trial crashes during World Cup

Best Emoji

reader awards best emoji

1. Crying Laughing

2. Thinking Face

3. Poo

4. Ginger

5. Fire

Best App

reader awards best app

2. YouTube

4. Apple Music

5. Google Assistant