1 She & Him

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2 M. Ward, Zooey Deschanel

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3 The Ting Tings

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4 Bon Iver

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5 Kaitlin Olson of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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6 Glenn Howerton of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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7 Nicole Balch of Pink Loves Brown

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VZ's 2008 Hottt List: The Results Are In   Issue #38

By Venus Zine Staff
Published: December 1st, 2008 | 12:00am

Thousands of readers logged onto VenusZine.com to vote for the best music, film, TV shows, comedians, designers, activists, and DIY companies of 2008. Works released between October 2007 through October 2008 were nominated by Venus Zine editors, and the ones you loved best topped our 2008 Hottt List.

Best Band

1. She & Him

2. Portishead

3. Vampire Weekend

4. The Ting Tings

5. The Kills

Best Female Solo

1. Cat Power

2. Jenny Lewis

3. Santogold

4. Duffy

5. Rihanna

Best Hip-Hop/Rap Album

1. The Roots, Rising Down

2. The Cool Kids, Bake Sale

3. Jay-Z, American Gangster

4. Lil Wayne, The Carter III

5. Yo! Majesty, Futuristically Speaking: Never Be Afraid

Best Record Label

1. Sub Pop

2. Kill Rock Stars

3. Matador

4. Arts & Crafts

5. Secretly Canadian

Best Activist

1. Girls Rock!

2. Moveon.org

3. Amnesty International

4. Slow Food International

5. Code Pink

Best Dance/Electronic Album

1. The Ting Tings, We Started Nothing

2. Santogold, Santogold

3. Ladytron, Velocifero

4. Girl Talk, Feed the Animals

5. CSS, Donkey

Best Male Solo

1. Bon Iver

2. Conor Oberst

3. Girl Talk

4. Brendan Canning

5. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

Best Rock Album

1. The Kills, Midnight Bloom

2. Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes

3. The Walkmen, You & Me

4. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago

5. Vivian Girls, Vivian Girls

Best Book

1. David Sedaris, When You Are Engulfed in Flames

2. Stephanie Kuehnert, I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone

3. Chelsea Handler, Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

4. Sloane Crosley, I Was Told There'd Be Cake

5. Sarah Vowell, The Wordy Shipmates

Best TV Show (Comedy)

1. The Office

2. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

3. 30 Rock

4. Flight of the Conchords

5. Weeds

Best TV Show (Drama)

1. Mad Men

2. Lost (Write-in Winner!)

3. Dexter

4. Gossip Girl

5. The Wire

Best TV Show (Overall)

Project Runway

Best Comedian (Female)

1. Tina Fey

2. Amy Sedaris

3. Margaret Cho

4. Sarah Silverman

5. Amy Poehler

Best Comedian (Male)

1. Stephen Colbert

2. John Stewart

3. Steve Carrell

4. Bret McKenzie + Jemaine Clement

5. Ricky Gervais

Best Film

1. Juno

2. The Dark Knight

3. Persepolis

4. No Country For Old Men

5. Lars and the Real Girl

Best Actress

1. Tina Fey

2. Zooey Deschanel

3. Ellen Page

4. Mary-Louise Parker

5. Elisabeth Moss

Best Actor

1. Heath Ledger

2. Johnny Depp

3. Michael Cera

4. Javier Bardem

5. Robert Downey, Jr.

Best DIY Business

1. Pink Loves Brown

2. Moop

3. Sublime Stitching

4. Art School Dropout

5. Tie: Jill Bliss; My Favorite Mirror

Best Fashion Designer

1. Marc Jacobs

2. Stella McCartney

3. Christian V. Siriano

4. Charlotte Ronson

5. Proenza Schouler

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What do you think of our list? Let us know by leaving a comment below!

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aynsleykarps (about 1 month)
Good call on Santogold -- the girl's awesome!

EricaPhillips (about 1 month)
Yay for Sub-Pop. Also, was super glad to see Sarah Vowell get some cred - I love her!

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