Trek wins best film award

[Captain_Rogers]

"Star Trek" Defeats "Dark Knight" for Best Film Award*

(airlockalpha.com)

This year's Portal Awards, which were voted on through tens of thousands of votes from readers over a 30-day
period, didn't come without its surprises.

As expected Heath Ledger won Best Actor/Movie for his work as The Joker in "The Dark Knight" while Gillian Anderson from "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" beat out Cate Blanchett from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" for Best Actress/Movie.

The real surprise, however, came for Best Movie. Although "The Dark Knight" -- the second-highest grossing film of all time -- was thought to be a shoe-in, it seemed that more recent films were fresher on voters' minds, and allowed "Star Trek," the latest film from J.J. Abrams and the 10th of the
franchise, to win top honors in that category.

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[MvRojo]

Awesome surprise!

 

[Borgminister]

What--TWOK didn't win?



Was this a poll that allowed multiple voting?

 

[MvRojo]

What--TWOK didn't win?



Was this a poll that allowed multiple voting?

Yup, including by me.

 

[Sector 7]

The good news keeps coming!

 

[M'Sharak]

...was thought to be a shoe-in,

Gah.

I hate when people who presume to be writers do stuff like this. "Shoe-in" doesn't even make sense.

Good about the award, though.

 

[MvRojo]

...was thought to be a shoe-in,

Gah.

I hate when people who presume to be writers do stuff like this. "Shoe-in" doesn't even make sense.

Good about the award, though.

Haha...I didn't even notice that before. It's not even a hard thing to spell.

 

[cooleddie74]

Awesome Uber-PWNage.



TREK in quite a few respects was superior to THE DARK KNIGHT. But even director Kevin Smith said many, many months ago TREK was the best action-adventure film he'd seen since DARK KNIGHT. So I knew it was going to give Bale and Ledger a run for their action dollar.

 

[trampledamage]

Is Dark Knight really the second highest grossing movie ever?

 

[MvRojo]

Is Dark Knight really the second highest grossing movie ever?

Yup. $530+ million, and $1 billion worldwide.

 

[cooleddie74]

Is Dark Knight really the second highest grossing movie ever?

Yup. $530+ million.

In the US, only TITANIC has grossed more. DARK KNIGHT is #2, followed by the original STAR WARS(A NEW HOPE)at $461 million.

 

[LeahBoBo]

Is Dark Knight really the second highest grossing movie ever?

Yup. $530+ million.

In the US, only TITANIC has grossed more. DARK KNIGHT is #2, followed by the original STAR WARS(A NEW HOPE)at $461 million.

Yeah, I remember now. For a while it looked like DK might actually take the title from TITANIC and I was hoping for it, but defeat and disappointment rained again.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Supernatural beat Battlestar Galactica?

I love stuff-the-ballot-box "polls" like this...

 

[RAMA]

wow really?

 

[DevilEyes]

Supernatural beat Battlestar Galactica?

I love stuff-the-ballot-box "polls" like this...

Supernatural always wins everything it's nominated in that involves online voting.

If you want a good laugh, take a look at the list of Best TV actor winners over the years. It's quite hilarious.

 

[cooleddie74]

More than hilarious. It's Monty Python-World's-Funniest-Joke.

 

[Blue_Trek]

Very interesting, but another feather in it's cap, it's in some really good company here.

BEST MOVIE
2009 - Star Trek
2008 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 - 300
2006 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 - The Incredibles
2004 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2001 - X-Men
2000 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 - The Matrix

 

[I am not Spock]

Awesome news! ST beats out freaking the Dark Knight! Who would have ever thought that!

I'm hoping it wins, or is at least nominated for some Oscars or Globes next year. That will prove definitively that Trek is BACK!

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Is this supposed to be an "all time" poll of some kind? Otherwise, what's a 2008 film doing up against a 2009?

 

[PKTrekGirl]

Great news. But then, it is an awesome movie!