TN's Best of 2011

A new year is upon us, and as is my yearly tradition I have compiled a list of the best things that impacted, influenced and entertained me this year. Not everything listed was released this year but were merely found and enjoyed this year.List for entertainment purposes only, your results may vary.

 List after the jump.

Movies!

Best Domestic Film:

Winner- The Artist (2011)

Runner Up- The Conspirator(2011)
Honorable Mention: A Dangerous Method(2011)

Best Foreign Film:

Winner- Troll Hunter (2010)
Runner Up- Brighton Rock (2010)

Best Animated Film:

Winner- Rango (2011)

Best Documentary:

Winner- Waiting for Superman (2011)

Honorable Mention- Magic Trip (2011)

TV Series!

Live Action Series:

Winner- Community (NBC)
Runner Up- The New Girl (FOX)

Animated Series:

Winner- Thundercats (Cartoon Network)

Runner Up: Young Justice (Cartoon Network)

Music!

Artist of the Year:

Winner- Gregory Alan Isakov

Runner Up- Florence and the Machine

Album of the Year:

Winner- A Book Like This - Angus and Julia Stone

Runner Up- Give Up the Ghost - Brandi Carlile

Honorable Mention- Junk of the Heart - The Kooks

Books!

Fiction:
Winner- In Her Name - Michael R Hicks
Runner Up- The Beach - Alex Garland
Honorable Mention-  Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami

Non-fiction:
Winner-  Honeymoon With My Brother - Franz Wisner

Runner Up- Heart of the Revolution - Noah Levine
Honorable Mention- The Snow Leopard - Peter Matthiessen



Comics:
Winner- All Nighter (Image Comics)

Runner Up- Locke and Key (IDW)

TN will be on a brief hiatus until after the New Year.
Have a wonderful New Year one and all.

~Jeff Powers