The Vampire Diaries Wiki Awards

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The Vampire Diaries Wiki Awards (TVDWA) are the Vampire Diaries Wiki Award show. These awards are fan-based and are decided upon by the the users of The Vampire Diaries Wiki. The official hashtag for the competition is #TVDWA.

The Vampire Diaries

• S1
• S2
• S3
• S4
• S5
• S6
• S7
• S8

(June 2011)

Winners

1. Best Character: Damon Salvatore
2. Best Male Character: Damon Salvatore
3. Best Female Character: Katherine
4. Best Episode: "Founder's Day"
5. Best Kiss: Damon Salvatore and Katherine's kiss (in "Founder's Day")
6. Best Friendship: Damon and Alaric
7. Best Kill: Katherine almost killing John (cut his fingers)
8. Best Actor: Ian Somerhalder
9. Best Actress: Nina Dobrev
10. Best Guest Star: Arielle Kebbel as Lexi Branson
11. Best Couple: Elena and Damon
12. Best Noble Act: Stefan Salvatore saving Damon Salvatore from fire in '"Founder's Day"
13. Best Cliffhanger: "Founder's Day"- (Jeremy took blood and pills, Katherine stabbed John, Elena coming to the kitchen, car accident with Matt, Tyler and Caroline )

(August 2011)

Winners

1. Best Character: Damon Salvatore
2. Best Male Character: Damon Salvatore
3. Best Female Character: Katherine Pierce
4. Best Episode: "The Sun Also Rises"
5. Best Kiss: Elena and Damon in "As I Lay Dying"
6. Best Kill: Damon Salvatore killing Mason Lockwood in "Plan B"
7. Best Actor: Ian Somerhalder
8. Best Actress: Nina Dobrev
9. Best Guest Star: Arielle Kebbel as Lexi Branson
10. Best Couple: Elena and Damon
11. Best Noble Act: Stefan Salvatore sacrificing himself for his brother "As I Lay Dying"
12. Best Cliffhanger: Jeremy can see ghosts in "As I Lay Dying"
13. Best Surprising Moment: Annabelle and Vicki Donovan's return "As I Lay Dying"

(Summer 2012)

Winners

1. Best Character: Damon Salvatore
2. Best Episode: "Heart of Darkness"
3. Best Male Character: Damon Salvatore
4. Best Female Character: Elena Gilbert
5. Best Kiss: Elena and Damon in "Heart of Darkness"
6. Best Kill: Stefan Salvatore beheads Mindy in "Our Town"
7. Best Actor: Ian Somerhalder as Damon
8. Best Actress: Nina Dobrev as Elena/Katherine
9. Best Guest Star: Malese Jow as Annabelle
10. Best Couple: Jeremy and Anna
11. Best Noble Act: Klaus healing Caroline in "Our Town"
12. Best Cliffhanger: Elena's transition at the end of the season
13. Best Surprising Moment: Bonnie transferred Klaus' soul into Tyler's body to save him in "The Departed"
14. Best Villain: Stefan Salvatore
15. Favorite Original: Elijah Mikaelson

(Summer 2013)

Winners

1. Best Character: Damon Salvatore
2. Best Male Character: Niklaus Mikaelson
3. Best Female Character: Caroline Forbes
4. Best Episode: "Graduation (Episode)"
5. Favorite Couple: Elena and Damon
6. Best Actress: Nina Dobrev
7. Best Actor: Joseph Morgan
8. Best Guest Star: Daniel Gillies
9. Best Kill: Klaus kills Aja with his cap in "Graduation (Episode)"
10. Best Kiss: Damon and Elena in "Graduation (Episode)"
11. Favorite Original: Niklaus Mikaelson
12. Best Cliffhanger: Stefan is Silas' doppelganger. Silas locks Stefan in a safe and throws him in the lake in "Graduation (Episode)"
13. Best Surprising Moment: Hayley is pregnant with Klaus' child in "The Originals (Episode)"
14. Best Noble Act: Bonnie sacrifices herself to save Jeremy in "Graduation (Episode)"
15. Best villain: Silas
16. Favorite witch: Bonnie Bennett
17. Favorite vampire: Damon Salvatore
18. Favorite spell: The one used to bring down the veil
19. Best chapter: The Humanity Chapter (Ep. 416-423)

(Summer 2014)

Winners

1. Best Character: Damon Salvatore
2. Best Male Character: Damon Salvatore
3. Best Female Character: Elena Gilbert
4. Best Episode: "Home"
5. Favorite Couple: Elena and Damon
6. Best Actress: Nina Dobrev
7. Best Actor: Ian Somerhalder
8. Best Guest Star: Matt Davis
9. Best Kill: Damon kills doctor Wes "Gone Girl"
10. Best Kiss: Damon and Elena in "Home"
11. Best Cliffhanger: Damon and Bonnie's fate "Home"
12. Best Surprising Moment: Alaric's return "Home"
13. Best Noble Act: Damon and Elena's sacrifice in "Home"
14. Best Villain: Katherine Pierce
15. Best Chapter: The Travellers Chapter (5x16-5x22)

(Summer 2015)

Winners

1. Best Character: Damon Salvatore
2. Best Male Character: Damon Salvatore
3. Best Female Character: Bonnie Bennett
4. Best Episode: "I'm Thinking Of You All The While"
5. Favorite Couple: Elena and Damon
6. Best Actress: Nina Dobrev
7. Best Actor: Ian Somerhalder
8. Best Guest Star: Chris Wood
9. Best Kill: Damon kills Kai (6x22)
10. Best Kiss: Damon and Elena in "Do You Remember the First Time?"
11. Best Cliffhanger: Kai crashes the wedding (6x21)
12. Best Surprising Moment: Damon says he will take the cure to be with Elena (6x19)
13. Best Noble Act: Elena is willing to be in a coma until Bonnie dies (6x22)
14. Best Villain: Malachai Parker
15. Best Chapter: The Parker Chapter (6x08-6x15)

(Summer 2016)

Winners

1. Best Character: Damon Salvatore
2. Best Male Character: Damon Salvatore
3. Best Female Character: Caroline Forbes
4. Best Episode:"Gods and Monsters"
5. Favorite Couple: Bonnie and Enzo
6. Best Actress: Candice Accola
7. Best Actor: Ian Somerhalder
8. Best Guest Star: Joseph Morgan
9. Best Kill: Mary Louise and Nora's sacrifice (7x16)
10. Best Kiss: Stefan and Caroline (7x22)
11. Best Cliffhanger: Season finale ending (7x22)
12. Best Surprising Moment: Elena's voice calling out to Damon from the Vault (7x22)
13. Best Noble Act: Damon enters the Vault to save Bonnie (7x22)
14. Best Villain: Rayna Cruz
15. Best Chapter: The Rayna chapter (7x10-7x16) & The Vault chapter (7x17-7x22) [tie]

(Summer 2017)

Winners

1. Best Character: Damon Salvatore
2. Best Male Character: Damon Salvatore
3. Best Female Character: Elena Gilbert
4. Best Episode: The Simple Intimacy of the Near Touch
5. Favorite Couple: Delena
6. Best Actress: Nina Dobrev
7. Best Actor: Ian Somerhalder
8. Best Guest Star: Nina Dobrev
9. Best Kill: Damon kills Sybil (8x07)
10. Best Kiss: Damon and Elena's reunion (8x16)
11. Best Cliffhanger: Kai steals Elena's coffin (8x13)
12. Best Surprising Moment: Damon compels Stefan (8x16)
13. Best Noble Act: Damon kills himself to save Elena and Stefan (8x14)
14. Best Villain: Malachai Parker
15. Best Chapter: The Final Chapter (8x15-8x16)

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The Originals

Note: Polls for the fifth season were never held.

• S1
• S2
• S3
• S4

(Summer 2014)

Winners

1. Best Character: Niklaus Mikaelson
2. Best Male Character: Niklaus Mikaelson
3. Best Female Character: Hayley Marshall-Kenner
4. Best Episode: "From a Cradle to a Grave"
5. Favorite Couple: Klaus and Hayley
6. Best Actress: Phoebe Tonkin
7. Best Actor: Joseph Morgan
8. Best Guest Star: Sebastian Roché
9. Best Kill: Hayley kills Genevieve
10. Best Cliffhanger: The witches have kidnapped Hayley and Klaus screams in anger "The Battle of New Orleans"
11. Best Surprising Moment: Rebekah comes back for Hope "From a Cradle to a Grave"
12. Best Noble Act: Klaus gives Hope to Rebekah "From a Cradle to a Grave"
13. Best Kiss: Rebekah and Marcel
14. Best Villain: Mikael
15. Best Chapter: The Broken Peace Chapter (1x17-1x22)

(Summer 2015)

Winners

1. Best Character: Niklaus Mikaelson
2. Best Male Character: Niklaus Mikaelson
3. Best Female Character: Hayley Marshall-Kenner
4. Best Episode: "Sanctuary"
5. Favorite Couple: Klaus and Hayley
6. Best Actress: Phoebe Tonkin
7. Best Actor: Joseph Morgan
8. Best Guest Star: Claire Holt
9. Best Kill: Klaus compels Gia to burn in the sun (2x21)
10. Best Cliffhanger: Klaus teams up with Dahlia (2x20)
11. Best Surprising Moment: Hope has powers (2x13)
12. Best Noble Act: Klaus daggers himself to protect his daughter (2x22)
13. Best Kiss: Kol/Kaleb and Davina in "The Map of Moments"
14. Best Villain: Dahlia
15. Best Chapter: The Dahlia chapter (2x16-2x22)

(Summer 2016)

Winners

1. Best Character: Niklaus Mikaelson
2. Best Male Character: Niklaus Mikaelson
3. Best Female Character: Hayley Marshall-Kenner
4. Best Episode:"Savior"
5. Favorite Couple: Klaus and Hayley
6. Best Actress: Phoebe Tonkin
7. Best Actor: Joseph Morgan
8. Best Guest Star: Claire Holt
9. Best Kill: Klaus kills Lucien (3x20)
10. Best Kiss: Klaus and Camille (3x09)
11. Best Cliffhanger: Klaus wakes up to find Cami dead (3x09)
12. Best Surprising Moment: Klaus kneels to save Hayley (3x20)
13. Best Noble Act: Klaus sacrifices himself for his family (3x22)
14. Best Villain: Lucien Castle
15. Best Chapter: The Beast chapter (3x15-3x22)

(Fall 2017)

Winners

1. Best Character: Niklaus Mikaelson
2. Best Male Character: Niklaus Mikaelson
3. Best Female Character: Camille O'Connell
4. Best Episode: No Quarter
5. Favorite Couple: Davina and Kol
6. Best Actress: Phoebe Tonkin
7. Best Actor: Joseph Morgan
8. Best Guest Star: Leah Pipes
9. Best Kill: Elijah kills the followers of The Hollow (4x13)
10. Best Kiss: Davina and Kol (4x11)
11. Best Cliffhanger: Klaus and Elijah see each other, but Elijah doesn't remember him. (4x13)
12. Best Surprising Moment: The Hollow resurrects Davina (4x10)
13. Best Noble Act: Vincent splits the Hollow's spirit into Klaus, Kol, Elijah and Rebekah.(4x13)
14. Best Villain: The Hollow
15. Best Chapter: The Hollow Chapter (4x10 - 4x13)

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Legacies

• S1&S2A
• S2B&S3
• S4

Note: The polls encompass the first season and a half (through This Christmas Was Surprisingly Violent)

(December 2019)

Winners

1. Best Character: Hope Mikaelson
2. Best Male Character: Sebastian
3. Best Female Character: Hope Mikaelson
4. Best Episode: That's Nothing I Had to Remember & This Christmas Was Surprisingly Violent
5. Best Kiss: Hope and Landon reunite (This Christmas Was Surprisingly Violent)
6. Best Friendship: Hope and Lizzie.
7. Best Kill: Josie kills the oni.
8. Best Actor/Actress: Danielle Rose Russell.
9. Best Couple: Hope and Landon.
10. Best Noble Act: Hope sacrificing herself in There's Always a Loophole.
11. Best Cliffhanger: What happened to Hope in There's Always a Loophole.
12. Best Moment: Hope cries at the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant when she finds out that the dress she is wearing was a present from her father to Caroline Forbes.

Note: The polls encompass the second part of the second season (starting with I Couldn't Have Done This Without You) and the whole third season

(Sep-Oct 2021)

Winners

1. Best Character: Hope Mikaelson
2. Best Male Character: Landon Kirby
3. Best Female Character: Hope Mikaelson
4. Best Episode: Salvatore: The Musical!
5. Best Couple: Hope and Landon
6. Best Actress: Danielle Rose Russell
7. Best Actor: Aria Shahghasemi
8. Best Guest Star: Chris Wood as Malachai Parker
9. Best Kill: Hope kills the Necromancer (Hold on Tight)
10. Best Kiss: Hope and Landon (Salvatore: The Musical!)
11. Best Cliffhanger: Hope, Alaric and the Super Squad confront Malivore (Fate's A Bitch, Isn't It?)
12. Best Surprising Moment: Caroline sends a letter to Lizzie (Salvatore: The Musical!)
13. Best Noble Act: Sebastian saves Alaric and the others (You Can't Save Them All)
14. Best Villain: The Necromancer
15. Best Monster: The Necromancer

(Oct 2022)

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