Best Advocate for the Arts

When it comes to standing up for the arts in Atlanta, the key is putting your money where your mouth is. No one is in … »more

Best Art Event

We were blown away by the chutzpah of Denise Lira-Ratinoff's AT FIRST SIGHT II – a series of light boxes and videos displayed not in … »more

Best Art Exhibit in a Museum

CINEMA REMIXED AND RELOADED at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art did pretty much everything right. The massive, two-part exhibit brought together a frequently … »more

Best Artist on the Brink of World Domination

Down here south of the 35th parallel, there's no shortage of peach-related imagery. But no one's quite got the angle on it like painter JIHA … »more

Best Book by a Local Author

As the Atlanta bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, Douglas A. Blackmon's no stranger to coverage of the interconnecting issues of race, economy and … »more

Best Changing of the Guard

Though we'll miss former Spruill Art Center exhibitions director Julia Fenton, we're excited to ring in the reign HOPE COHN. We love that she pulled … »more

Best Emerging Visual Artist

The first time we saw CULLEN WASHINGTON JR.'s work, we thought, “Where have you been all our life?” It was in an unassuming corner at … »more

Best Established Visual Artist

Although ROCÍO RODRÍGUEZ has been a fixture in the community for years, there was a definite all-time-high vibe in her March solo show at Fay … »more

Best Film Festival

For sheer variety, quantity and quality of films, the 32-year-old ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL still belongs on the top of the bill of local movie-related events. … »more

Best Film Series

More so than the average big Southern city, we've shown an increasing appreciation for the slasher movie, where buckets of blood bring bundles of entertainment. … »more

Best Gallery

We almost called this the “Speak softly and carry a big stick” award. Brian Holcombe and Christina Caudill's SALTWORKS GALLERY generally steers clear of the … »more

Best Gallery Spotlighting Local Artists

Inside a converted carriage house on Edgewood, Susan Bridges' Inman Park gallery WHITESPACE has been supporting and showcasing local talent since its inception in October … »more

Best Improv Show

Atlanta's had a healthy, lively improv scene for so long that it can support some unusual, creative variations on the off-the-cuff comedy style. THE DOUG … »more

Best Local Actor with a National Platform

Hailing from Macon, JACK MCBRAYER achieves the impossible on a week-by-week basis. As “Kenneth the page” on NBC's “30 Rock,” he routinely has the funniest … »more

Best Local Female Actor

One of the funniest and most effervescent actresses in Atlanta, COURTNEY PATTERSON frequently proves that she has the dramatic chops to match her lighter fare. … »more

Best Local Filmmaker

Giving Tyler Perry all due respect as a phenomenally successful filmmaker, king of all media and coveted employer, is it too much to ask that … »more

Best Local Male Actor

CHRIS KAYSER has long enjoyed a reputation as one of Atlanta's finest leading men, giving a particularly memorable performance in Actor's Express' enigmatic Thom Pain … »more

Best Local Online Visual Arts Writing

JERRY CULLUM started dropping poetic science about art at his blog Counterforces and Other Little Jokes last year. Cullum beats back the darkness of art … »more

Best Local Performing Monsters

What does it say about the Atlanta area that ZOMBIES have become such popular subjects for the arts? The past year saw the national release … »more

Best Locally Produced TV Show

At first glance, WPBA/Channel 30's “THIS IS ATLANTA WITH ALICIA STEELE” might seem like your typical homegrown, community-friendly local TV show, complete with a cheery … »more

Best Opening

We didn't think Fahamu Pecou could go any further over the top, but Vaknin Gallery aided and abetted the painter/performance artist in scaling still higher … »more

Best Passing of the Poet Gene

There's no shortage of appreciation for Alice Lovelace in Atlanta. She first made her mark on the city in the '70s and has received a … »more

Best Place for Author Readings/Signings

The folks at WORDSMITHS BOOKS are rethinking the traditional author-reading-from-a-podium setting. The store recently moved across Decatur Square into a 3,000-square-foot space, making it Georgia's … »more

Best Place to Hear Spoken Word

Some are quibbling that Atlanta's poetry scene is dead. They must not have checked the vibe at JAVA MONKEY lately. Special slams held on the … »more

Best Place to See a Movie

What better way to celebrate the nation's 75th anniversary of the drive-in movie theater than to honor the STARLIGHT SIX DRIVE-IN? Once considered a dinosaur, … »more

Best Public Art Wrangling

Thank goodness artist and curator Stuart Keeler hightailed it out of cold Chicago to land squarely in the center of Atlanta's fitful and fractious public … »more

Best Stage Director

The best stage directors breathe life into material that might seem far removed from the audience's daily experience. Georgia Shakespeare producing artistic director RICHARD GARNER … »more

Best Theater

As Atlanta's largest playhouse, the ALLIANCE THEATRE usually commands such big audiences and so many resources, it doesn't seem to need a boost from anywhere … »more

Best Theater Premiere

For sheer gonzo creativity, combined with an impressive grounding in American literature and Southern culture, AS I LAY DYING revealed a more fertile imagination than … »more

Best Theatrical Closing

It's difficult to envision an Atlanta theater scene without PEACHTREE BATTLE in it. Premiering Sept. 7, 2001, the comedy about a Buckhead socialite's son getting … »more

Best Theatrical Eulogy

When Atlanta playwright/novelist Pearl Cleage paid theatrical tribute to the late Coretta Scott King, she chose to focus on the Civil Rights leader's legacy rather … »more

Best Use of a Screen

PLAZA THEATRE co-owners Jonathan and Gayle Rej often find themselves squeezed out of the market when it comes to booking current top-notch indie films. So … »more

DARK HORSE: Best Gallery Best Poised for a Sneak Attack

With or without the Beijing Olympics, all eyes in the post-American century are destined to turn to China. KIANG GALLERY, with its wide and deep … »more

FAVORITE SON: Best Dance Performance

Before it even hit the stage, the Atlanta Ballet's season-closing production of big, featuring OutKast's Big Boi, was the subject of a New York Times … »more

Best Advocate for the Arts

Best Art Event

Best Art Exhibit in a Gallery

Best Art Exhibit in a Museum

Best Book by a Local Author

Best Book Event

Best Dance Company

Best Dance Performance

Best Emerging Visual Artist

Best Emerging Visual Artist

Best Established Visual Artist

Best Film Festival

Best Film Series

Best Gallery

Best Gallery Spotlighting Local Artists

Best Improv Group

Best Local Actor on the National Scene

Best Local Author

Best Local Female Actor

Best Local Filmmaker

Best Local Male Actor

Best Local Playwright

Best Local Poet

Best Local Spoken Word Artist

Best Local Visual Arts Website/Blog

Best Locally Produced TV Show

Best Museum

Best New Trend in the Arts

Best Opening

Best Photographer

Best Place for Author Reading/Signing

Best Place to Hear Spoken Word

Best Place to See a Movie

Best Play

Best Public Access TV Show

Best Public Art

Best Stage Director

Best Theater Company

Best Theater Premiere

Best Touring Play

Best Underground Art Space

Best Advocate for the Arts

Best Advocate for the Arts

When it comes to standing up for the arts in Atlanta, the key is putting your money where your mouth is. No one is in … »more

Best Art Event

We were blown away by the chutzpah of Denise Lira-Ratinoff's AT FIRST SIGHT II – a series of light boxes and videos displayed not in … »more

Best Art Event

Best Art Exhibit in a Gallery

Best Art Exhibit in a Museum

CINEMA REMIXED AND RELOADED at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art did pretty much everything right. The massive, two-part exhibit brought together a frequently … »more

Best Art Exhibit in a Museum

Best Artist on the Brink of World Domination

Down here south of the 35th parallel, there's no shortage of peach-related imagery. But no one's quite got the angle on it like painter JIHA … »more

Best Book by a Local Author

As the Atlanta bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, Douglas A. Blackmon's no stranger to coverage of the interconnecting issues of race, economy and … »more

Best Book by a Local Author

Best Book Event

Best Changing of the Guard

Though we'll miss former Spruill Art Center exhibitions director Julia Fenton, we're excited to ring in the reign HOPE COHN. We love that she pulled … »more

Best Dance Company

Best Dance Performance

Best Emerging Visual Artist

Best Emerging Visual Artist

The first time we saw CULLEN WASHINGTON JR.'s work, we thought, “Where have you been all our life?” It was in an unassuming corner at … »more

Best Emerging Visual Artist

Best Established Visual Artist

Although ROCÍO RODRÍGUEZ has been a fixture in the community for years, there was a definite all-time-high vibe in her March solo show at Fay … »more

Best Established Visual Artist

Best Film Festival

Best Film Festival

For sheer variety, quantity and quality of films, the 32-year-old ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL still belongs on the top of the bill of local movie-related events. … »more

Best Film Series

Best Film Series

More so than the average big Southern city, we've shown an increasing appreciation for the slasher movie, where buckets of blood bring bundles of entertainment. … »more

Best Gallery

We almost called this the “Speak softly and carry a big stick” award. Brian Holcombe and Christina Caudill's SALTWORKS GALLERY generally steers clear of the … »more

Best Gallery

Best Gallery Spotlighting Local Artists

Inside a converted carriage house on Edgewood, Susan Bridges' Inman Park gallery WHITESPACE has been supporting and showcasing local talent since its inception in October … »more

Best Gallery Spotlighting Local Artists

Best Improv Group

Best Improv Show

Atlanta's had a healthy, lively improv scene for so long that it can support some unusual, creative variations on the off-the-cuff comedy style. THE DOUG … »more

Best Local Actor on the National Scene

Best Local Actor with a National Platform

Hailing from Macon, JACK MCBRAYER achieves the impossible on a week-by-week basis. As “Kenneth the page” on NBC's “30 Rock,” he routinely has the funniest … »more

Best Local Author

Best Local Female Actor

One of the funniest and most effervescent actresses in Atlanta, COURTNEY PATTERSON frequently proves that she has the dramatic chops to match her lighter fare. … »more

Best Local Female Actor

Best Local Filmmaker

Best Local Filmmaker

Giving Tyler Perry all due respect as a phenomenally successful filmmaker, king of all media and coveted employer, is it too much to ask that … »more

Best Local Male Actor

CHRIS KAYSER has long enjoyed a reputation as one of Atlanta's finest leading men, giving a particularly memorable performance in Actor's Express' enigmatic Thom Pain … »more

Best Local Male Actor

Best Local Online Visual Arts Writing

JERRY CULLUM started dropping poetic science about art at his blog Counterforces and Other Little Jokes last year. Cullum beats back the darkness of art … »more

Best Local Performing Monsters

What does it say about the Atlanta area that ZOMBIES have become such popular subjects for the arts? The past year saw the national release … »more

Best Local Playwright

Best Local Poet

Best Local Spoken Word Artist

Best Local Visual Arts Website/Blog

Best Locally Produced TV Show

At first glance, WPBA/Channel 30's “THIS IS ATLANTA WITH ALICIA STEELE” might seem like your typical homegrown, community-friendly local TV show, complete with a cheery … »more

Best Locally Produced TV Show

Best Museum

Best New Trend in the Arts

Best Opening

We didn't think Fahamu Pecou could go any further over the top, but Vaknin Gallery aided and abetted the painter/performance artist in scaling still higher … »more

Best Opening

Best Passing of the Poet Gene

There's no shortage of appreciation for Alice Lovelace in Atlanta. She first made her mark on the city in the '70s and has received a … »more

Best Photographer

Best Place for Author Reading/Signing

Best Place for Author Readings/Signings

The folks at WORDSMITHS BOOKS are rethinking the traditional author-reading-from-a-podium setting. The store recently moved across Decatur Square into a 3,000-square-foot space, making it Georgia's … »more

Best Place to Hear Spoken Word

Best Place to Hear Spoken Word

Some are quibbling that Atlanta's poetry scene is dead. They must not have checked the vibe at JAVA MONKEY lately. Special slams held on the … »more

Best Place to See a Movie

Best Place to See a Movie

What better way to celebrate the nation's 75th anniversary of the drive-in movie theater than to honor the STARLIGHT SIX DRIVE-IN? Once considered a dinosaur, … »more

Best Play

Best Public Access TV Show

Best Public Art

Best Public Art Wrangling

Thank goodness artist and curator Stuart Keeler hightailed it out of cold Chicago to land squarely in the center of Atlanta's fitful and fractious public … »more

Best Stage Director

Best Stage Director

The best stage directors breathe life into material that might seem far removed from the audience's daily experience. Georgia Shakespeare producing artistic director RICHARD GARNER … »more

Best Theater

As Atlanta's largest playhouse, the ALLIANCE THEATRE usually commands such big audiences and so many resources, it doesn't seem to need a boost from anywhere … »more

Best Theater Company

Best Theater Premiere

Best Theater Premiere

For sheer gonzo creativity, combined with an impressive grounding in American literature and Southern culture, AS I LAY DYING revealed a more fertile imagination than … »more

Best Theatrical Closing

It's difficult to envision an Atlanta theater scene without PEACHTREE BATTLE in it. Premiering Sept. 7, 2001, the comedy about a Buckhead socialite's son getting … »more

Best Theatrical Eulogy

When Atlanta playwright/novelist Pearl Cleage paid theatrical tribute to the late Coretta Scott King, she chose to focus on the Civil Rights leader's legacy rather … »more

Best Touring Play

Best Underground Art Space

Best Use of a Screen

PLAZA THEATRE co-owners Jonathan and Gayle Rej often find themselves squeezed out of the market when it comes to booking current top-notch indie films. So … »more

DARK HORSE: Best Gallery Best Poised for a Sneak Attack

With or without the Beijing Olympics, all eyes in the post-American century are destined to turn to China. KIANG GALLERY, with its wide and deep … »more

FAVORITE SON: Best Dance Performance

Before it even hit the stage, the Atlanta Ballet's season-closing production of big, featuring OutKast's Big Boi, was the subject of a New York Times … »more