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2009 Autostraddle Televisionary Awards: Lesbians' Choice

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The Hot Girl of the Year Award

We asked you to vote and you did! Jennifer Beals won with a whopping 42% of the votes. So congratulations, Bette Porter. You have really amazing arms. Sorry that annoying chick died in your pool!

We would also like to give awards to the three ladies who came the closest to kicking Bette Porter's adorable ass: Sara Ramirez, Margaret Cho and Portia De Rossi -- YOU GO GIRLS.

Not to be outdone, we had to do our own picks from the women you did not elect from our list. So here they are, in no particular order:

Carly's Pick: Eliza Dushku in Dollhouse

What can I say? Ms. Dushku's roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and in Bring It On! really had a large impact on me during my sexual awakening of the late 90s/early aughts. She always plays a badass and that is obvs AWESOME.

Honorable Mention: The ladies of HIMYM

Riese's Pick: Sofia Vergara from Modern Family

(or as the dudes down at the bowling alley say, "Sofia Viagra" HAHAH GET IT?!)

"I have a lot of questions for everyone who did not vote for Sofia Vergara. Were none of you paying attention back in 2005 when Carmen De La Pica Morales (not Sarah Shahi, as she is not Latina) told the world what so many of us already knew via cute-orange-t-shirt?

But regardless. Perhaps we should have shown you a photograph of Sofia Vergara's ass:

Look you know how hot Sofia Vergara is? SHE'S SO HOT I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO WATCH THIS SHOW TO KNOW HOW HOT SHE IS. Yeah, I saw the pilot on an airplane a few months back, and it was pretty cute! But FHM and Maxim and all those dudes have taken time out to recognize Sofia and her breasts which are not implants charm & wit, what is wrong with you people?

Is it  because she's dating Al Bundy on that show? I know. That grosses me out too. I wish she'd go lez with a naughty neighbor or something. Played by Kate Moennig or Rosario Dawson or Zoe Saldana.

Sarah's Pick: Rutina Wesley on True Blood

Because of her muscles. That's all I need to say, right? I mean, come on people.

The Best Shows On TV Awards

Drama - Mad Men and True Blood because: duh.
Comedy - 30 Rock. Nothing can beat it (though Nurse Jackie and Parks and Rec are definitely trying).


Reality - RuPaul's Drag Race edged out all of the other reality crap I watch on the regular by being extra fabulous.

Well that's it for me, squirrel friends, I'm spent! Do you agree with my choices? Or do you have a few awards of your own? Sound off in the comments!

'Tron out!

76 responses to “2009 Autostraddle Televisionary Awards: Lesbians' Choice”

  1. Nicole

    I am not ashamed to admit right now that the photo you used for the Award for Nicest Show to Look At Award has been my computer background for the last couple weeks. and I never have stuff outside of landscapes haha … also best new show tie totally spot on. I picked Modern Family & Nurse Jackie in my head for that. …k on to page 3

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  2. Sam

    I would give the award to the show I miss the most being Battlestar Galactica. You are totally correct that Dollhouse is getting really good now. I feel like It peaked too late. The last 6 or so episodes have been fantastic. It makes me sad. I love dark and gritty TV. Olivia Williams playing Adele DeWitt would get my award for being the baddest bitch in the whole wild west.

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  3. that jane

    there is too much to comment on, and this post was filled with too much awesome, so i will just say this:
    when it comes to shows/characters i actually watch/know, i totes agree 100% on everything that was written up there. especially re: nurse jackie (and now that mo-mo’s gone :( the tie is broken and the best secondary character is obviously zoey… tied with dr. o’hara), chuck and nate (duh), sue sylvester (duh squared), true blood/lafayette, and party down.

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  4. taylor

    I WILL BE BACK TOMORROW WITH 15 COMMENTS I AM MENTALLY DOCUMENTING (??)

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  5. Nicole

    does kim z already have a music video for that song? because one time I was walking to dunkin donuts and she was on the side of a building like yelling at someone on the phone about it — I feel like that wasn’t that weirdest thing I saw that day either. I <3 nyc sometimes

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  6. Vashti

    Carly, you get the award for best host of a tv award show on the internet.

    Alex gets the award for best graphic obvs.

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  7. Elizabeth (aka Elli)

    Well, I really need to get caught up on Dollhouse (I just finished season 1 of Bones, I’m a few years behind in tv land… But Kate Capshaw had a part and I was like Calizona! when she walked onto my screen) and BSG just got ruined for me! cuz I’m only in season 3… I’m also just starting How I Met Your Mother, I’ve caught up on most of Glee via Hulu, I’m still in season 1 of 30 Rock, I stopped watching Weeds after season 2… I suck at tv. I also no longer have HBO/Showtime/any good movie channels because I have no money. But I think I might have to find some way to start watching that Party Down show.

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    1. Nicole

      Do you have netflix? I think they have party down streaming on there… I’d check right now but that would involve opening another tab haha

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      1. Elizabeth (aka Elli)

        No netflix because that costs money, but I’m considering it more and more for the streaming content. Just have to decide what else I can give up first to pay for it!

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  8. karmen

    how did mary louise parker not make it??? i demand a recount!!!

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  9. kristin dimarco

    Somewhere on this list Dexter needs to be mentioned… nothing particularly gayish about the show, but it has the chick from Buffy on it, and shes hot.

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    1. ric

      but she’s dead now!

      Dexter was really amazing this year, though.

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      1. Sarah

        Yeah we mentioned the end of this season in the OMFG Moment award. Sorry if that ruined things for you, Carly! It was a helluva twist, and I’m still upset about it.

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  10. Christine

    I enjoyed this. But one thing I don’t get- Is Alice kind of the obvious killer of Jenny Schecter if there’s a whole series planned from her being in Jail?

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    1. riese

      the plan is that Alice was going to be framed. Ilene did not decide who the killer was when she wrote it, which is part of why the story fell apart at the seams and made no sense, Ilene broke a basic rule of writing. I know this for a fact, because I worked for Showtime, and they told me, and I also read the pilot script for The Farm. DONE AND DONE.

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  11. MsNJS

    Riese and I should be friends. Sofia Vergara is definitely the hottest girl on the list. I would also like to honerable mention Cassidy Freeman from Smallville, who is redheaded and BADASS!
    ( http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa275/NJS06/cf.jpg )

    Best new show IS Modern Family!
    Best talk show is CHELSEA F-IN LATELY! Period
    Best reality show is Keeping Up With the Kardashians! IMO (I also watched/liked drag race). Ongina should have won. She’s so cool and pretty!
    Please have sex already award would go to Bill & Eric

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  12. guitarchik138

    yooo i wasn’t aware that Parks & Rec was ever bad!!! the gay penguins episode? complete brilliance!!!

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  13. tex

    Can we talk for a hot second about Skins? I watched a few episodes and whereas when South of Nowhere existed they googly-eyes’d each other, these girls are all “bow chika wow wow”.

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    1. Roxy

      Skins ftw! Can’t wait for season 4…though I hope they can think of some new scenarios. I feel like it’s getting a bit repetitive.

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  14. Jamie

    Omg “Law & Order: Parking Violations Unit” LMFAO – and not the band, i’m really laughing my a** off.
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    . I have so many feelings about this post. I loved it mainly because i agree with you with every single thing you said! i mean Rachel Maddow! Sue Silvester! JB! The please have sex award!
    This post is oozing with awesomness
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    .Its so awesome that i can’t even come up with a witty comment for hey did you see that comment award fridays..i guess that’s the only downside to it..but don’t worry, i’ll live.

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    1. Nicole

      haha it really is oozing with awesomeness… I am just going to leave a bunch of mediocre comments because I have so many thoughts on this post but have nothing witty or clever to say

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  15. ric

    Rutina Wesley is gorgeous! Good call, Sarah.

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    1. Sarah

      I’m glad someone else agrees!

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  16. bcw

    If only the tibetters cared about ACTUAL Tibet! Totes would be free by now!

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    1. riese

      I have actually been saying this since day one! Seriously, for the first two years of recapping you may notice that every time I say the word “Tibette,” I follow it with (Tibette the couple, not the country) and a link to Students for a Free Tibet where they could donate. Surprisingly this was not the most popular outgoing link.

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  17. Robin

    Amazing recap Carly! I agree with 100% of it. I’m getting ideas for people we need to and will interview and photograph for Autostraddle. Margaret Cho!!, Jane Lynch, Rachel Maddow, NPH….

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  18. Robin

    AHHHH, I just saw the graphic with Esmerelda the muppet!! Amazing!!

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  19. nosidam

    So I’m moderately peeved with you right now. I’m still behind on BSG and had managed not to get spoiled up until this point and you just threw in who the last cylon was willy nilly. Oh well. I love you anyway. Great list.

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    1. taylor

      wait…where?! i don’t see it. AM I BLIND. i mean, i have seen it cause i know, but i don’t see a spoiler

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      1. Sam

        oh yea its there. the 5th cylon.

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  20. Emily

    Wowww this is the greatest tv recap post ever! I’m a little confused about why Riese is being eaten by a shark, it’s kind of scary, and someone spelled “worry” incorrectly. NPH ftw. Also, whenever I read your recaps I’m always partially convinced that I should start watching 30 Rock. If I watched more tv I would probs have more opinions but for now I’ll just have to agree with everything you say.

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    1. Daphne

      That would be me, thankyouverymuch. I kinda make it my trademark to spell things incorrectly when I do photoshop while being drunk. I can totally get away with it, I’m a foreigner. And as you know: “Oh yeah, it’s always the foreigner, heh!” (-Fez)

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      1. Emily

        LOL I should’ve known it was you.

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  21. Dawn

    This just needs to be said.
    Best couple? Naomi/Emily on Skins (I refuse to write Naomily ’cause that’s kinda ridiculous).

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  22. Molly

    I know LOST isn’t known for being gay-friendly, (let alone woman-friendly) but you have to give it up to them for giving their viewers a damn stroke every WEEK.

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  24. Hannah

    What about Glee?

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    1. Daphne

      Worst Impregnated Storyline Award

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  25. eric mathew

    i agree with everything here. claps for carly. this was great. ugh amaz.

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  26. Olivia

    I don’t understand how Christina Hendricks did not make it into the top five. Srsly, is there even a hotter woman ALIVE!?

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    1. mon

      this. i mean, hello

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  27. Ami

    Gillyyyy!?!?

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  28. Alice

    LOVEE parks and recreations and modern family, can’t wait for more!

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  29. Jules

    “Dearly departed Mo Mo”
    Did I miss something?? Is Mo Mo off the next season of Nurse Jackie??
    You nailed it with both NJ and Modern Family as top new shows! I don’t even have Showtime and I managed to catch all of NJ.

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    1. Nicole

      ya he is… but for no reason, yet

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  30. DemiArianna

    Law & Order: Parking Violation Unit I’d hilarious! Win win win.

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  31. DemiArianna

    That’s* (somehow autostraddling on my phone makes me eff things up).

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  32. Sapphicsass

    I officially do not want to punch you in the face.

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  33. DemiArianna

    Lol, Kanye making Taylor Swift relevant.

    She bothers me.

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  34. Jess

    I know I’m late and am just catching up on this now, but this was such an entertaining read, Carly! I laughed out loud @ “She handily beat out Barney Stinson, both Blair and Chuck, ….. your mom, my mom, and Angelica’s two moms for this honor.”

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