Stranger Things dominates TV categories at the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2017

With almost half a million votes cast, the TV categories at the Digital Spy Reader Awards showed very clearly that you guys have a favourite.

Stranger Things triumphed in every award it was up for, leaving the likes of long-term favourites Sherlock, Doctor Who and Game of Thrones clutching at straws.

Here are the results in full:

Best TV Drama

Winner: Stranger Things

With 15 nominees you'd expect this to be an evenly contested category, but that was definitely not the case as Stranger Things romped home with over 70% of the votes – a pattern that was repeated throughout.

Results:

1. Stranger Things - 72.7%
2. Game of Thrones - 5.6%
3. Doctor Who - 4.2%
4. Sherlock - 3.1%
5. Peaky Blinders - 2.7%
6. Line of Duty - 2.3%
7. The Handmaid's Tale - 1.8%
8. Broadchurch - 1.7%
9. Big Little Lies - 1.5%
10. Star Trek: Discovery - 1.5%
11. Twin Peaks - 1.3%
12. Mindhunter - 0.5%
13. The Leftovers - 0.4%
14. Fargo - 0.4%
15. Power - 0.3%

Best TV Actor

Winner: Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things

Will was back in Hawkins in Stranger Things season two and Noah Schnapp quickly won the hearts of every viewer, delivering a performance beyond his years that was enough to see him past the likes of Tom Hardy and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Results:

1. Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things - 78.1%
2. Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock - 3.7%
3. Peter Capaldi, Doctor Who - 3.7%
4. Evan Peters, American Horror Story: Cult - 2.9%
5. Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones - 2.8%
6. Cillian Murphy, Peaky Blinders - 2.6%
7. Tom Hardy, Taboo - 1.9%
8. Martin Compston, Line of Duty - 1.4%
9. Shazad Latif, Star Trek: Discovery - 1%
10. Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks - 0.9%
11. Cameron Britton, Mindhunter - 0.7%
12. Omari Hardwick, Power - 0.4%

Best Breakthrough TV Hit

Winner: The Good Doctor

One of the biggest TV hits of the year in the US is now your pick for the best new show this year, with The Good Doctor overcoming stiff competition from The Good Place, The Handmaid's Tale, Big Little Lies and Mindhunter.

Results:

1. The Good Doctor - 25.3%
2. The Good Place - 16.3%
3. Big Little Lies - 14.6%
4. Mindhunter - 12%
5. The Handmaid's Tale - 11.7%
6. Liar - 7.9%
7. Taboo - 6.3%
8. The Replacement - 3%
9. Strike - 2.9%

Best TV Actress

Winner: Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things

Achieving the highest win percentage of ANY winner in this year's Reader Awards, Millie Bobby Brown scored a whopping 80% of the vote to defeat the likes of Elisabeth Moss, Pearl Mackie and Lena Headey.

Results:

1. Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things - 80%
2. Lena Headey, Game of Thrones - 3.6%
3. Pearl Mackie, Doctor Who - 3.5%
4. Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black - 2.2%
5. Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale - 2.1%
6. Thandie Newton, Line of Duty - 2.1%
7. Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies - 1.8%
8. Vicky McClure, The Replacement - 1.2%
9. Gillian Anderson, American Gods - 1.2%
10. Aubrey Plaza, Legion - 1.1%
11. Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - 0.7%
12. Carrie Coon, The Leftovers - 0.5%

Most Incredible TV Twist

Winner: American Horror Story: Cult, Ally and Ivy's dinner date

The closest-run race in the TV categories came down to just 0.1% as American Horror Story: Cult's killer dinner topped the big shocker of Game of Thrones season seven. Arguably a surprise winner, but it is an astonishing scene.

Results:

1. American Horror Story: Cult, Ally and Ivy's dinner date - 28.2%
2. Game of Thrones, Viserion's fate - 28.1%
3. Doctor Who, Bill's Cyberman encounter - 17.5%
4. The Good Place, the last-minute reveal - 15.3%
5. Liar, Andrew cliffhanger - 5.5%
6. Line of Duty, Steve Arnott attacked - 5.4%

Best TV Character

Winner: Eleven, Stranger Things

That Eleven-centric episode of Stranger Things season two might have proved to be divisive, but that didn't prevent another convincing win for the Netflix hit.

Results:

1. Eleven, Stranger Things - 74.1%
2. Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock - 6.6%
3. Daenerys, Game of Thrones - 5.2%
4. Daryl, The Walking Dead - 4%
5. Bill, Doctor Who - 3%
6. Kai Anderson, American Horror Story: Cult - 2.5%
7. Lt Paul Stamets, Star Trek: Discover - 1.9%
8. Janet, The Good Place - 1.7%
9. Offred, The Handmaid's Tale - 1.3%

Best TV Comedy

Winner: The Big Bang Theory

Rick and Morty ran it close, but there was nothing to stop The Big Bang Theory winning for the sixth year in a row. Next year maybe, next year...

Results:

1. The Big Bang Theory - 37.3%
2. Rick and Morty - 31.6%
3. The Good Place - 10.9%
4. Peter Kay's Car Share - 7.2%
5. Red Dwarf - 3.4%
6. Master of None - 2.7%
7. BoJack Horseman - 2.7%
8. Veep - 2.3%
9. Catastrophe - 1.8%

Best TV Comedy Star

Winner: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

So it'll be no surprise that Jim Parsons has been crowned your Best TV Comedy Star yet again, either, but Kristen Bell gave it a good shot, meaning that next year might be a closer-run thing than ever before.

Results:

1. Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory - 55.2%
2. Kristen Bell, The Good Place - 25.1%
3. Sian Gibson, Peter Kay's Car Share - 8.8%
4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep - 5.1%
5. Hugh Bonneville, W1A - 3.5%
6. Rob Delaney, Catastrophe - 2.4%

Most Devastating TV Death

Winner: Bob, Stranger Things

The Barb of season two, Bob's time on Stranger Things may have been brief, but Sean Astin's endearing performance was enough to make you lot openly weep when he was torn apart by a demodog.

Results:

1. Bob, Stranger Things - 75.9%
2. Viserion, Game of Thrones - 5.9%
3. Mary Watson, Sherlock - 5.8%
4. Sasha, The Walking Dead - 4.2%
5. John Shelby, Peaky Blinders - 3%
6. William, This is Us - 2.2%
7. Peter Quinn, Homeland - 1.4%
8. Rayna Jaymes, Nashville - 1.1%
9. Raina, Power - 0.6%

Most Evil TV Villain

Winner: Negan, The Walking Dead

Season eight might have been hit-and-miss so far, but that hasn't stopped Negan from topping The Night King as the leading villain we love to hate.

Results:

1. Negan, The Walking Dead - 36.3%
2. The Night King, Game of Thrones - 32.2%
3. Officer Piscatella, Orange is the New Black - 12.6%
4. Andrew Earlham, Liar - 8.3%
5. Aunt Lydia, The Handmaid's Tale - 6.6%
6. Hector Salamanca, Better Call Saul - 4%

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