Fandango Fan Favorite Awards Recognize Memorable Movie Achievements
Moviegoers pick NYC as “Most Cinematic City”; Patrick Dempsey picked as “Movie Dad I’d Most Like to Date”; Johnny Depp wins “Top Screen Psycho.”
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 27, 2007 -– Fandango, the nation’s leading moviegoer destination, has unveiled the results of its first annual Fandango Fan Favorite Awards, honoring the year’s most memorable movie achievements. During a two-week online polling period in December 2007, thousands of Fandango filmgoers were asked to vote for the year’s big-screen moments most deserving of recognition. The results speak to an unusual year at the movies, while honoring winners like John Travolta (“Favorite Drag Performance”), Johnny Depp (“Top Screen Psycho”) and Katherine Heigl (“Movie Mom I’d Most Like to Date”) in a variety of not-quite traditional categories.
The winners of the first annual Fandango Fan Favorite Awards are:
TOP SCREEN PSYCHO (BEST REASON TO BOLT THE DOORS)
WINNER: Johnny Depp in SWEENEY TODD
Runner-Ups:
- Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
- Javier Bardem in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
MOST CINEMATIC CITY (FAVORITE PERFORMANCE BY A CITY)
WINNER: New York City (in ENCHANTED, AUGUST RUSH, AMERICAN GANGSTER, I AM LEGEND, etc.)
Runner-ups:
- Las Vegas (in OCEAN'S 13, RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, and SMOKIN' ACES)
- Paris (in RATATOUILLE, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, & RUSH HOUR 3)
FAVORITE SCENIC MOVIE LOCATION DESTINATION
WINNER: The Scottish Highlands (in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX and STARDUST)
Runner-Ups:
- Guadalupe Dunes (in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END)
- Alaska (in SIMPSONS MOVIE, INTO THE WILD, and 30 DAYS OF NIGHT)
MOST UNLIKELY ROMANTIC PAIRING
WINNER: Nikki Blonsky and Zac Efron in HAIRSPRAY
Runner-Ups:
- Seth Rogen & Katherine Heigl in KNOCKED UP
- Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox in TRANSFORMERS
FAVORITE COMEDIC PAIRING
WINNER: Jonah Hill and Michael Cera in SUPERBAD
Runner-Ups:
- Adam Sandler and Kevin James in I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY
- Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in RUSH HOUR 3
FAVORITE PERFORMANCE BY MAN'S BEST FRIEND (BEST DOG)
WINNER: Abbey the German Shepherd (as “Sam”) in I AM LEGEND
Runner-Ups:
- Shoeshine in UNDERDOG
- Rexx in FIREHOUSE DOG
FAVORITE MOVIE RODENT (BEST REASON NOT TO CALL THE EXTERMINATOR)
WINNER: Remy in RATATOUILLE
Runner-Ups:
- Alvin, Simon, and Theodore in ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS
- Pip in ENCHANTED
FAVORITE DRAG PERFORMANCE
WINNER: John Travolta in HAIRSPRAY
Runner-Ups:
- Cate Blanchett in I’M NOT THERE
- Eddie Murphy in NORBIT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER
WINNER: Matt Damon in THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
Runner-Ups:
- Gerard Butler in 300
- Bruce Willis in LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
MOVIE DAD I'D MOST LIKE TO DATE
WINNER: Patrick Dempsey in ENCHANTED
Runner-Ups:
- Will Smith, I AM LEGEND
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in THE GAME PLAN
MOVIE MOM I’D MOST LIKE TO DATE
WINNER: Katherine Heigl in KNOCKED UP
Runner-Ups:
- Angelina Jolie in BEOWULF
- Halle Berry in THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE
SPOOKIEST SCREEN LODGING
WINNER: 1408
Runner-Ups:
- HOSTEL: PART II
- VACANCY
FAVORITE SURPRISE CAMEO
WINNER: Keith Richards in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END
Runner-ups:
- Tom Hanks in THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
- Ryan Seacrest in KNOCKED UP
FAVORITE REASON TO SING ALONG (BEST SONG SCORE)
WINNER: ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS
Runner-Ups:
- HAIRSPRAY
- ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
FAVORITE GROSS-OUT COMEDY SCENE
WINNER: The baby’s head crowning in KNOCKED UP
Runner-ups:
- Norbit's wife in a bathing suit in NORBIT
- Jonah Hill’s dance partner in SUPERBAD
FAVORITE ENSEMBLE OF TOUGH GUYS
WINNER: AMERICAN GANGSTER
Runner-ups:
- 3:10 TO YUMA
- WE OWN THE NIGHT
TOP CHEF
WINNER: Remy, RATATOUILLE
Runner-ups:
- Keri Russell, WAITRESS
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, NO RESERVATIONS
FAVORITE PERFORMANCE BY A SIX-PACK
WINNER: Gerard Butler's in 300
Runner-ups:
- Nic Cage's in GHOST RIDER
- Chris Evans' in FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
MOST ALARMING WEIGHT LOSS BY AN ACTOR
WINNER: Christian Bale in RESCUE DAWN
Runner-Ups:
- Emile Hirsch in INTO THE WILD
- James McAvoy in ATONEMENT
TOP PERFORMANCE BY A VIRUS
WINNER: I AM LEGEND
Runner-Ups:
- 28 WEEKS LATER
- RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION
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