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Best story: Anything involving The Hubbard's on AMC

Worst story: Skye's death and the aftermath with Sharon on Y&R

Most shocking plot twist: The Tale of Two Todd's

Worst plot twist: Cane is alive, his twin is dead and the insta-reunion with Lily

Most preposterous plot: Gigi/Stacy switch, OLTL

Biggest tearjerker: Angie finding out her baby is dead, AMC

Most entertaining story: Fraternity Row, OLTL

Best couple: Tad and Cara, AMC

Worst couple: Hope/Liam, B&B

Most tortured couple: Angie/Jesse, AMC

Most boring couple: Ryan/Greenlee (AMC), Hope/Liam, Hope/Thomas (B&B)

Best triangle: Steffy/Bill/Katie

Worst triangle: Steffy/Liam/Hope/Thomas (great story until Hope wanted Liam back after how he degraded her)

Best secret: Todd/Victor on OLTL

Worst secret: Avery is Phyllis' sister, Y&R

Best return: Tina, OLTL

Worst return: Patty, Y&R

Best exit: None....

Worst exit: Diane, Y&R

Best villain: Victor, OLTL

Worst villain: Victor, Y&R

Best recast: Tom Degnan, OLTL

Worst recast: Andrew Trishetta, Jack OLTL

Best wedding: Natalie/Brody & Tina/Cord, OLTL

Worst wedding: Sofia/Neil, Y&R

Best sibling rivalry: Natalie/Jessica, Y&R

Worst sibling rivalry: Malcolm/Neil, Adam/Nick/Victoria, Y&R

Biggest waste of male talent: Tom Degnan, the first promising Joey recast wasted in a chemistry-less pairing (with Kelly) and a storyline where he's presented as a total idiot and loser.

Biggest waste of female talent: Jess Walton. Best romantic pairing since Ji Min and like that one, they kill it off once they see it gaining traction with fans.

Best Lead Actor: Vincent Irizarry, AMC; Jerry ver Dorn, OLTL. Both actors carried their show much of the year and gave their characters so many layers and made you root for them even when you know you shouldn't.

Best Lead Actress: Katherine Kelly Lang, B&B. She showed so much range this year and was a brilliant supporting character when she needed to be. Being developed into a very interesting, modern matriach.

Worst Lead Actor: Cameron Mathison (can't act, character sucks), Eric Braeden (character is unwatchable now)

Worst Lead Actress: Sharon Case. This has NOTHING to do with her acting, but the character is simply unwatchable at this point.

Best Supporting Actor: Don Diamont, B&B. Just brilliant and so perfectly cast.

Worst Supporting Actor: Daniel Goddard. Can't act to save his life and so many characters have been ruined to make his character work on the show.

Best Supporting Actress: Ilene Kristen, OLTL. A true supporting actress who infused so much heart and soul into every scene she was in.

Worst Supporting Actress: GIna Tognoni, OLTL. Not sure what happened, but she was dreadful in her return. Just sleepwalking through the entire thing and miscast in a role SHE created. How is that possible?

Most Insufferable Character: Genevieve, Y&R

Most Boring Character: Lily/Cane, Y&R

Funniest Character: Pamela, B&B

Favorite Character: Queen Steffy, B&B

Least Favorite Character: Cane, Y&R

Best New Character: Colin, Y&R

Worst New Character: Genevieve, Y&R

Best location shoot: Every location shoot B&B took, as they were all so well produced. Even Beverly's trip to the hood was well produced.

Worst location shoot: None.

Best social issue: None.

Worst social issue: All of them. Shane's had potential, but of course the story was choppy and fell apart.

Best fantasy: Thomas and Brooke with the berries, B&B

Best special episode: Vickerman Premiere, OLTL

Most disappointing show: Y&R

Most improved show: AMC (hopefully this goes to DAYS next year)

Best show: The Bold and the Beautiful - I know here everybody expects the predictable OLTL choice, but B&B is an unspoken hero I feel. Especially this year it was always entertaining and very consistant in the goals they wanted to achieve. I loved the return of Amber and also Tawny. Brooke as a matriach was great, especially the flirtation with Thomas. Liam, Steffy and Hope are forming a GREAT next generation and Katie and Bill add something different and unique to the show. I'd still like more Forresters, but overal I thought the show was great.

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