Best of 2012 Awards Winners

It’s time to reveal the results of our annual awards poll celebrating the very best of Doctor Who. These were voted for by the readers of Doctor Who TV over January.

Best Episode

1. The Snowmen 32%
2. The Angels Take Manhattan 29%
3. Asylum of the Daleks 24%
4. A Town Called Mercy 8%
5. The Power of Three 4%
6. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship 3%

Best Mini-Episode

1. Pond Life 45%
2. P.S. 26%
3. The Great Detective11%
4. Asylum of the Daleks Prequel 9%
5. Vastra Investigates 5%
6. The Making of The Gunslinger 3%
7. Good as Gold 1%

Best New Monster or villain

1. The Gunslinger 32%
2. Dalek Puppet 16%
3. Snowmen 14%
4. Doctor Simeon 12%
5. Solomon 9%
6. Ice Governess 7%
7. Shakri 6%
8. Robots 3%
9. Orderlies 0.5%
10. Grayle 0.5%

Best Returning Monster or Villain

1. The Weeping Angels 46%
2. The Daleks 34%
3. The Great Intelligence 17%
4. Dinosaurs 3%

Best Male

1. Matt Smith 80%
2. Arthur Darvill 20%

Best Female

1. Jenna-Louise Coleman 58%
2. Karen Gillan 42%

Best Supporting Female

1. Alex Kingston (River Song) 53%
2. Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart) 25%
3. Neve McIntosh (Vastra) 15%
4. Catrin Stewart (Jenny) 4%
5. Riann Steele (Queen Nefertiti) 3%

Best Supporting Male

1. Mark Williams (Brian Williams) 60%
2. Dan Starkey (Strax) 16%
3. Ben Browder (Isaac) 7%
4. Richard E Grant (Dr Simeon) 6%
5. Rupert Graves (Riddell) 4%
6. Adrian Scarborough (Kahler-Jex) 4%
7. David Bradley (Solomon) 2%

Best Director

1. Nick Hurran (Asylum of the Daleks, The Angels Take Manhattan) 52%
2. Saul Metzstein (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, A Town Called Mercy, The Snowmen) 39%
3. Douglas Mackinnon (The Power of Three) 9%

Best Writer

1. Steven Moffat (Asylum of the Daleks, The Angels Take Manhattan, The Snowmen) 76%
2. Chris Chibnall (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, The Power of Three) 13%
3. Toby Whithouse (A Town Called Mercy) 12%

Best Surprise

1. Jenna-Louise Coleman in Asylum of the Daleks 46%
2. Oswin is a Dalek (Asylum of the Daleks) 24%
3. Clara dies (The Snowmen) 15%
4. The demise of the Ponds (The Angels Take Manhattan) 6%
5. Kate is the Brigadier’s daughter (The Power of Three) 3%
6. The Great Intelligence (The Snowmen) 3%
7. The Doctor sends Solomon to his doom (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship) 2%
8. The Doctor considers killing Jex (A Town Called Mercy) 1%

Best Tear Jerker

1. Amy’s final goodbye (The Angels Take Manhattan) 46%
2. Rory and Amy jump (The Angels Take Manhattan) 27%
3. Clara learns her true Dalek nature (Asylum of the Daleks) 9%
4. Clara’s death (The Snowmen) 5%
5. Solomon kills Tricey (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship) 4%
6. “You were the first” (The Power of Three) 3%
7. Amy reveals she can’t have children (Asylum of the Daleks) 3%
8. Isaac’s death (A Town Called Mercy) 2%
9. A kiss from a Lethbridge (The Power of Three) 1%