And the Winners Are…
Yay! It's here! It's the moment we've all been waiting for, when we reveal the winners of the Most Prestigious Arts Awards in Seattle TM: The Teeny Awards!All day long, we've been surprising the winning organizations, busting up boring meetings and rehearsals with an incredible cheer and dance routine, choreographed by Christy McNeil, and performed by the AMAZING Teeny Awards Delivery Squad, Megan, Ivy, and Aeon. Video is forthcoming, but, for now, please enjoy these results and photos. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts to ALL of our participating organizations for making us feel so welcome all year 'round.
Category: Best Date VenueWinner: Seattle Art Museum
1st Runner-up: Pacific Northwest Ballet
2nd Runner-up: three way tie between SIFF, Seattle Opera, and EMP Museum
Category: Best Seats in the House
Winner: Seattle Symphony
1st Runner-up: Pacific Northwest Ballet
2nd Runner-up: ACT Theatre
Category: Best Box Office Experience
Winner: Pacific Northwest Ballet
1st Runner-up: Seattle Art Museum
2nd Runner-up: three-way tie between Seattle Children's Theatre, Taproot Theatre, and ACT Theatre
Category: Best Bathrooms
Winner: McCaw Hall, home of Pacific Northwest Ballet and Seattle Opera
1st Runner-up: Seattle Art Museum
2nd Runner-up: Benaroya Hall, home of Seattle Symphony
Category: Best Group Venue
Winner: Pacific Science Center's IMAX & Laser Dome
1st Runner-up: EMP Museum
2nd Runner-up: Unexpected Productions
1st Runner-up: Pacific Northwest Ballet
2nd Runner-up: three way tie between SIFF, Seattle Opera, and EMP Museum
Category: Best Seats in the House
Winner: Seattle Symphony
1st Runner-up: Pacific Northwest Ballet
2nd Runner-up: ACT Theatre
Category: Best Box Office Experience
Winner: Pacific Northwest Ballet
1st Runner-up: Seattle Art Museum
2nd Runner-up: three-way tie between Seattle Children's Theatre, Taproot Theatre, and ACT Theatre
Category: Best Bathrooms
Winner: McCaw Hall, home of Pacific Northwest Ballet and Seattle Opera
1st Runner-up: Seattle Art Museum
2nd Runner-up: Benaroya Hall, home of Seattle Symphony
Category: Best Group VenueWinner: Pacific Science Center's IMAX & Laser Dome
1st Runner-up: EMP Museum
2nd Runner-up: Unexpected Productions
Category: Venue I Want to Attend More
Winner: ACT Theatre
1st Runner-up: Book-It Repertory Theatre
2nd Runner-up: Henry Art Gallery
Category: Favorite Organization, Large
Winner: Pacific Northwest Ballet
1st Runner-up: Seattle Art Museum
2nd Runner-up: Seattle Symphony
Category: Favorite Organization, Medium
Winner: Seattle Shakespeare Company
1st Runner-up: Book-It Repertory Theatre
2nd Runner-up: tie between Spectrum Dance Theatre and Taproot Theatre
Category: Favorite Organization, Small
Winner: Seattle Musical Theatre
1st Runner-up: Unexpected Productions
2nd Runner-up: Young Americans' Theatre Company
Category: Best Film Organization
Winner: SIFF
1st Runner-up: Pacific Science Center's IMAX
2nd Runner-up: NFFTY, the National Film Festival for Talented Youth
Category: Best Museum or Art Gallery
Winner: Seattle Art Museum
1st Runner-up: EMP Museum
2nd Runner-up: Henry Art Gallery
Category: Best Performing Arts Organization
Winner: Seattle Repertory Theatre
1st Runner-up: Seattle Symphony
2nd Runner-up: Book-It Repertory Theatre
Category: Best Multi-Disciplinary Organization
Winner: Seattle Arts & Lectures
1st Runner-up: Cornish College of the Arts
2nd Runner-up: On the Boards
Category: Best Art Exhibit
Winner: Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth at Seattle Art Museum
1st Runner-up: Battlestar Gallactica, The Exhibit at EMP Museum
2nd Runner-up: Shadows of a Fleeting World at Henry Art Gallery
Category: Best Dance Performance
Winner: A Midsummer Night's Dream at Pacific Northwest Ballet
1st Runner-up: All Tharp at Pacific Northwest Ballet
2nd Runner-up: Cornish Dance Theater Spring 2010 Concert at Cornish College of the Arts
Category: Best Play
Winner: Hamlet at Seattle Shakespeare Company
1st Runner-up: Of Mice and Men at Seattle Repertory Theatre
2nd Runner-up: A Doctor in Spite of Himself at Intiman Theatre
Category: Best Musical or Opera
Winner: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog at Balagan Theatre
1st Runner-up: Chicago at Seattle Musical Theatre
2nd Runner-up: The Magic Flute at Seattle Opera
Category: Best Film or Film Event
Winner: Willy Wonka in Smell-o-Vision at SIFF Cinema
1st Runner-up: NFFTY, the National Film Festival for Talented Youth
2nd Runner-up: Louder Than a Bomb at SIFF Cinema
Category: Best Music Performance
Winner: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at Seattle Symphony
1st Runner-up: SoundOff! 2011 at EMP Museum
2nd Runner-up: The Music Man in 60 Minutes at Seattle Symphony
Category: Best "Other" Show
Winner: TheatreSports at Unexpected Productions
1st Runner-up: Laser Nirvana at Seattle Laser Dome
2nd Runner-up: Joyce Carol Oates at Seattle Arts & Lectures
Winner: ACT Theatre
1st Runner-up: Book-It Repertory Theatre
2nd Runner-up: Henry Art Gallery
Category: Favorite Organization, Large
Winner: Pacific Northwest Ballet
1st Runner-up: Seattle Art Museum
2nd Runner-up: Seattle Symphony
Category: Favorite Organization, MediumWinner: Seattle Shakespeare Company
1st Runner-up: Book-It Repertory Theatre
2nd Runner-up: tie between Spectrum Dance Theatre and Taproot Theatre
Category: Favorite Organization, Small
Winner: Seattle Musical Theatre
1st Runner-up: Unexpected Productions
2nd Runner-up: Young Americans' Theatre Company
Category: Best Film Organization
Winner: SIFF
1st Runner-up: Pacific Science Center's IMAX
2nd Runner-up: NFFTY, the National Film Festival for Talented Youth
Category: Best Museum or Art Gallery
Winner: Seattle Art Museum
1st Runner-up: EMP Museum
2nd Runner-up: Henry Art Gallery
Category: Best Performing Arts OrganizationWinner: Seattle Repertory Theatre
1st Runner-up: Seattle Symphony
2nd Runner-up: Book-It Repertory Theatre
Category: Best Multi-Disciplinary Organization
Winner: Seattle Arts & Lectures
1st Runner-up: Cornish College of the Arts
2nd Runner-up: On the Boards
Category: Best Art Exhibit
Winner: Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth at Seattle Art Museum
1st Runner-up: Battlestar Gallactica, The Exhibit at EMP Museum
2nd Runner-up: Shadows of a Fleeting World at Henry Art Gallery
Category: Best Dance Performance
Winner: A Midsummer Night's Dream at Pacific Northwest Ballet
1st Runner-up: All Tharp at Pacific Northwest Ballet
2nd Runner-up: Cornish Dance Theater Spring 2010 Concert at Cornish College of the Arts
Category: Best PlayWinner: Hamlet at Seattle Shakespeare Company
1st Runner-up: Of Mice and Men at Seattle Repertory Theatre
2nd Runner-up: A Doctor in Spite of Himself at Intiman Theatre
Category: Best Musical or Opera
Winner: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog at Balagan Theatre
1st Runner-up: Chicago at Seattle Musical Theatre
2nd Runner-up: The Magic Flute at Seattle Opera
Category: Best Film or Film Event
Winner: Willy Wonka in Smell-o-Vision at SIFF Cinema
1st Runner-up: NFFTY, the National Film Festival for Talented Youth
2nd Runner-up: Louder Than a Bomb at SIFF Cinema
Category: Best Music PerformanceWinner: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at Seattle Symphony
1st Runner-up: SoundOff! 2011 at EMP Museum
2nd Runner-up: The Music Man in 60 Minutes at Seattle Symphony
Category: Best "Other" Show
Winner: TheatreSports at Unexpected Productions
1st Runner-up: Laser Nirvana at Seattle Laser Dome
2nd Runner-up: Joyce Carol Oates at Seattle Arts & Lectures
And, last but not least, our CRUSH OF THE YEAR, Spectrum Dance Theater's Amber Mayberry!
