The Votes Are In – Cherry Grrl’s Readers’ Choice Awards

You nominated, you voted, and now we present to you your winners for the first annual Cherry Grrl Readers’ Choice Awards.

From music and comedy to advocacy and events, we asked our readers to tell us who they wanted to see awarded for their efforts in 2009 and the below came out on top.

Ellen was definitely an expected and deserving favorite and clearly we all still love the L Word but newcomers represented in the land of the webseries and Lady Gaga has your support from her albums to her activism.

Check out all the winners below and thank you to all who voted!

Audio

Artist of the Year: Lady Gaga

Album of the Year: The Fame Monster (Lady Gaga)

Song of the Year: “Bad Romance” (Lady Gaga)

Favorite DJ: DJ Samantha Ronson

Band or Musical Group of the Year: Uh Huh Her

Rapper/MC of the Year: Lady Sovereign

Best Podcast/Radio Show: The Lesbian Mafia

Video

Best Actress: Katherine Moennig (The L Word, Three Rivers)

Best Film: I Can’t Think Straight

Best Web Series: The Beaver Bunch

Best Actress in a Web Series: Nicole Pacent (Anyone But Me)

Favorite TV Personality: Ellen Degeneres

Favorite Reality TV Woman: Dani Campbell

Best Grrl-on-Grrl Kiss: Jennifer Beals & Laurel Holloman (The L Word)

Favorite Lesbian Storyline on TV: Tina & Bette (The L Word)

Comedy

Best Comedian/Comedy Team: Liz Feldman

Best Comedy Special: Ellen’s Bigger, Longer & Wider Show

Books

Best Fiction: The Little Stranger (by Sarah Waters)

Best Graphic Novel/Comic: Dykes To Watch Out For (by Alison Bechdel)

Best Non-Fiction: I Told You So (by Kate Clinton)

Best Guide Book: Time Out Gay & Lesbian London (by Editors of Time Out)

Events

Event of the Year: Club Skirts’ The Dinah

Event Producer of the Year: Pandora Events

Best Weekly Women’s Event: Truckstop (Fridays, Los Angeles)

Sports

Female Athlete of the Year: Natasha Kai

Activism

Advocate of the Year: Lady Gaga

LGBT Campaign of the Year: The NOH8 Campaign

Overall

Sexiest Woman of the Year: Megan Fox

Woman of the Year: Ellen Degeneres