It’s almost time to bid a fond farewell to 2015 but our festivities just wouldn’t be complete without revealing the winners of our Doctor Who Awards.

All this month you’ve been supporting your Stars of Series 9 and now, on New Year’s Eve, your votes (over 2,500 of ‘em – thanks to everyone who voted!) have been counted and verified and we’re very excited to bring you the all-important results.

So, without much further ado, here are your Stars of Series 9.

BEST ACTOR: Peter Capaldi – The Doctor (85%)

Well, this one was basically a given. Series 9 boasted a glistening line up of guest actors but there’s only one man calling the shots whenever the Twelfth Doctor is in town. Hint: He’s Scottish and looks great in a pair of Sonic Sunglasses. And it’s not Steven Moffat. Soz.

In fact, a landslide 85% of your votes have named the titular Time Lord himself as 2015’s Best Actor, thanks to his praised portrayal of everybody’s favourite mad man in a box which he has well and truly made his own since his first televised outing in Deep Breath. And even a bit before that, after he made a blink and you’ll miss it appearance in the 50th anniversary special. It’s all about the eyebrows, folks. And don’t you ever forget it, ok?

SECOND PLACE: Julian Bleach (Davros) – 5%
THIRD PLACE: Rufus Hound (Sam Swift) – 3% 

BEST ACTRESS: Bethany Black – 474 (33%)

It was all about the girls in Series 9 as Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams made her highly anticipated debut as the mysterious Ashildr, while Michelle Gomez was also back – and, it has to be said, with an almighty vengeance – as everybody’s favourite renegade Time Lady, Missy.

Let’s not forget Jenna Coleman, of course, who faced her final curtain call when her alter ego, Clara Oswald, bid her last adieu with the Doctor after four incredible years. The impossible girl just missed out on your pick for this year’s Best Actress (seriously, it was incredibly close!) which means that congratulations are in order for Bethany Black who guest starred as 474 in Mark Gatiss’ terrifying ‘found footage’ episode Sleep No More. Bring me a dream, indeed.

SECOND PLACE: Jenna Coleman – Clara Oswald (32%)
THIRD PLACE: Michelle Gomez – Missy (22%)

BEST OVERALL EPISODE: Heaven Sent (41%)

No surprises there, then! Steven Moffat had reservations that he’d set himself a “ludicrous challenge” in Series 9’s penultimate episode, but your votes suggest that it was one that ultimately paid off. Phew.

The premise of Heaven Sent sounded exciting enough on paper, but seeing it realised under the distinctive direction of Rachel Talalay was like nothing we’d ever seen before. The Doctor was trapped in a world unlike any he had seen and, as he faced one final test, what followed made for the most exhilarating 55 minutes in Doctor Who history. Seriously. It got real tense, real quick.

In fact, it’s a shame that every episode can’t be a one hander with Peter Capaldi, but even the grand old man from time and space deserves a break from the spotlight sometimes. We’ll let him off… this time.

SECOND PLACE: Hell Bent (17%)
THIRD PLACE: Face the Raven (8%)

BEST WRITER: Steven Moffat (57%)

Steven Moffat gets some stick (OK, he gets a lot of stick!), but he’s clearly doing something right because 57% of you have chosen him as the Best Writer of 2015.

One of his main duties as Doctor Who’s showrunner is kicking off each series – which he did spectacularly in this year’s two-part premiere, The Magician’s Apprentice and The Witch’s Familiar – and ensuring that it all ends in one cataclysmic showcase of timey-wimey chaos and confusion. Again, that’s pretty much Heaven Sent and Hell Bent in a nutshell. We needed to lie down.

Oh, he’s also responsible for plotting out the rest of the series, too, which means that he literally has the fate of the Doctor Who universe in his hands. No pressure. So, love him or hate him, you can’t deny that the Moff’s got style. An award from WhovianNet isn’t exactly the BAFTA he’s used to, but (hopefully) it’s the next best thing. Oh, who are we kidding? It’s totally better. You’re welcome.

SECOND PLACE: Peter Harness (13%)
THIRD PLACE: Sarah Dollard (11%)

BEST DIRECTOR: Rachel Talalay (70%)

Directing Doctor Who is no mean feat, but helming two of its most eagerly anticipated episodes is sure to keep you up at night. Thankfully, your best director has got it more than covered.

After making her Whoniversal debut with last year’s series finale, Dark Water and Death in Heaven, in which Missy’s true identity was finally revealed, Rachel Talalay returned with bells on to call the shots for Series 9’s climactic conclusion, the first part of which took place in a secluded castle and starred only Peter Capaldi, and the second part of which was set on… well, Gallifrey itself. Just another day in the office, then.

Rachel more than delivered, of course, as she effortlessly transported viewers from the claustrophobic confines of Heaven Sent to the intergalactic spectacle of Hell Bent (the long way round), making her more than deserving of this year’s Best Director title. And cut.

SECOND PLACE: Hettie Macdonald (10%)
THIRD PLACE: Justin Molotnikov (7%)

BEST VILLAIN: Davros (58%)

Series 9 boasted its fair share of formidable foes but, as it turns out, it’s the familiar ones that got your Whovian hearts into an unprecedented fluster.

Let’s face it, though, the concept of a new Doctor coming face to face with Davros – Lord Creator of the Daleks – is always an exciting one, and his shock return in the opening moments of the two-part premiere would’ve come as a complete surprise if it hadn’t been ruined by the Daily Star a few months earlier. Damn you and the paper you’re printed on.

Sometimes tabloids do get stuff right (who knew?), and they were right about The Magician’s Apprentice/The Witch’s Familiar being one of the show’s “darkest plots ever”, too, as the Doctor’s past came back to haunt him and cataclysmic repercussions awaited him in the sinister shadows of Skaro itself. The old ones are the best.

SECOND PLACE: The Veil (15%)
THIRD PLACE: The Zygons (13%)

BEST CLIFFHANGER: Heaven Sent (46%)

One of the most exciting/frustrating things about Doctor Who is that you never really know what’s coming next, and this was taken to the next level throughout Series 9 with pretty much every single episode ending on a climactic cliffhanger. It was all fun and games in retrospect, but at the time it just left us all wondering how on Earth we were going to get through the next 7 days without knowing how the hell the Doctor was going to get out of that one. Like Under the Lake, for example. That was just plain cruel.

There were plenty of ‘doof doof’ moments (sorry, that’s EastEnders, isn’t it?) to choose from when it came to voting for 2015’s Best Cliffhanger, but once again you’ve backed Series 9’s penultimate episode which is sure to stand the test of time, not only for it’s innovate premise, but for it’s final scene, too. Gallifrey had returned, the Doctor was back, and this time… it was personal. It took him billions of years, but he got there in the end. There’s no place like home.

SECOND PLACE: Face the Raven (18%)
THIRD PLACE: Under the Lake (13%)

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