Bodice Ripper Awards

Round Five Nominees -- updated November 6, 2005

Nominees from all rounds are on these pages:
round 1, round 2, round 3, round 4, round 5, round 6, round 7, round 8, round 9, round 10, round 11, and round 12.

Site Awards

Best Site Featuring an ASHBLF
   Anthony Head - The Unofficial Site
   Is he evil? The Buffy/Giles/Wesley fanlisting
   Darker Giles
   allthejellies
   GylzGirl's Anthony Stewart Head Shrine

Art Awards

Best Fanart
   Hearts Breaking Even - Banner (Selene)
   Believe (Elisabeth)
   Rupert Giles (eugeal)
   Halloween Inspiration Graphics (wickedfox)
   Giles/Ethan purple manip (Trekker)
   Giles/Xander Song Manip (Maddogs)

Best Layout
Days of Blood and Wine - Banner and icon set (Selene)
Giles/Buffy LJ Layout (pixelleate)

Fanfic Awards

Warning: Some stories may be inappropriate for those under 18 years of age.

Best Romance Fic
   Winter Gifts (Pythia) - Giles/Buffy
   Romantic Gestures (Beadtific) - Giles/Buffy
   Hearts Breaking Even (Alwaysjbj) - Giles/Anya * Mature Readers Only *
   Holiday Out (rayne_y_daze) - Giles/Ethan
   Sleep While I Drive (mireille719) - Giles/Xander * Mature Readers Only *
   Yule Traditions, Past and Future (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only *
   Lessons In Romance (gothicautumn03) - Giles/Wesley
   Bio-Study (Maddogs) - Giles/Xander

Best Angst Fic
   A Grief Too Deep For Tears (Sottovoce) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only *
   Days in Goodness Spent (Heron_Pose) - Giles/Olivia
   Days of Blood and Wine (Alwaysjbj) - Giles/Ethan * Mature Readers Only *
   Inked Retribution (Elisabeth) - Giles, Angelus [no pairing], * Mature Readers Only *
   Out of Dreams (Glimmergirl) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only *
   A Bit of Life (margarks) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only *
   For Dear Life (Maddogs) - Giles/Xander * Mature Readers Only *

Best Humor Fic
   Romantic Gestures (Beadtific) - Giles/Buffy
   Holiday Out (rayne_y_daze) - Giles/Ethan
   Best. Game. Ever. (Mireille719) - Giles/Wesley/Xander * Adults Only *
   Stroke Me a Nipper, I'll Be Back For Tennis (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy
   Technical Difficulties (Lostgirl) - Giles/Wesley
   Molding (gothicautumn03) - Giles/Wesley * Mature Readers Only *

Best Plot
   Inked Retribution (Elisabeth) - Giles, Angelus [no pairing], * Mature Readers Only *
   Days of Wine and Roses (Fairfax) - Giles/Buffy
   Technical Difficulties (Lostgirl) - Giles/Wesley
   Only When You Leave (gothicautumn03) - Giles/Wesley * Mature Readers Only *

Best Episode Rewrite, Added Scene, or Alternate Ending
   Sweet Nothings (Ashlee) - Ripper/Buffy * Adults Only *
   Hard Truths (Vesica) - Giles/Faith
   Passage (headrush) - Giles & Wesley
   Bio-Study (Maddogs) - Giles/Xander

Best Use of Magick in a Fic
   Days of Wine and Roses (Fairfax) - Giles/Buffy
   Crystalline Key (Elisabeth) - Giles/Willow * Adults Only *
   Only When You Leave (gothicautumn03) - Giles/Wesley * Mature Readers Only *

Best Crossover Fic
   Where No Man Has Gone Before (Rainne) - Hints of Giles/Buffy
   Focus on the Pain (Bethynyc) - Rupert Giles and Remus Lupin [Giles/Wes and Remus/Sirius dicussed]
   Stroke Me a Nipper, I'll Be Back For Tennis (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy

Best Series
Nominees held over for round six.

Best Pairing with an Original Character
none yet

Best Gen Fic
Inked Retribution (Elisabeth) - Giles, Angelus [no pairing], * Mature Readers Only *
Passage (headrush) - Giles & Wesley

Best Het Pairing Fic
   Sweet Nothings (Ashlee) - Ripper/Buffy * Adults Only *
   Romantic Gestures (Beadtific) - Giles/Buffy
   Hearts Breaking Even (Alwaysjbj) - Giles/Anya * Mature Readers Only *
   It's All In How You Play the Game (Vesica) - Giles/Faith * Adults Only *
   Days of Wine and Roses (Fairfax) - Giles/Buffy
   Yule Traditions, Past and Future (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only *
   Crystalline Key (Elisabeth) - Giles/Willow * Adults Only *

Best Slash Pairing Fic
   A Grief Too Deep For Tears (Sottovoce) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only *
   Days of Blood and Wine (Alwaysjbj) - Giles/Ethan * Mature Readers Only *
   Love in an Elevator: I Kinda Hope We Get Stuck (femailofthespecies & claudia6913) - Giles/Spike * Adults Only *
   Holiday Out (rayne_y_daze) - Giles/Ethan
   Sleep While I Drive (mireille719) - Giles/Xander * Mature Readers Only *
   Out of Dreams (Glimmergirl) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only *
   It's Not Always About Holding Hands (headrush) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only *
   Only When You Leave (gothicautumn03) - Giles/Wesley * Mature Readers Only *

Best Drabble/Ficlet -- Fics under 500 words
   Breakup Series (bethynyc) - Giles/Wesley
   Heroic Drabble (Pythia) - Giles/Buffy
   Curses Drabble (Fairfax) - Giles/Buffy
   Foiled Again (Gilesbabe) - Giles/Buffy

Best Kink Fic
   Bibliophilia (Ruth) - Giles/his books * Adults Only *
   Equal and Opposite (Psychoadept) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only *
   The Table Turn'd (Ruth) - Giles/Dracula's Sisters * Adults Only *
   Mistakes (Eloise Bright) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only *
   Reenactments (Lostgirl) - Giles/Wesley * Mature Readers Only *

Best Villain Fic
Nominees held over for round six.

Best Challenge Response
   Through a Glass Darkly (Vesica) - no pairing
   Days of Wine and Roses (Fairfax) - Giles/Buffy
   Best. Game. Ever. (Mireille719) - Giles/Wesley/Xander * Adults Only *
   Yule Traditions, Past and Future (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only *

Outstanding New Author
   Sweet Nothings (Ashlee) - Ripper/Buffy * Adults Only *
   Days in Goodness Spent (Heron_Pose) - Giles/Olivia
   Only When You Leave (gothicautumn03) - Giles/Wesley * Mature Readers Only *

Outstanding Author
   Days of Wine and Roses (Fairfax) - Giles/Buffy
   Passage (headrush) - Giles & Wesley
   Crystalline Key (Elisabeth) - Giles/Willow * Adults Only *
   Technical Difficulties (Lostgirl) - Giles/Wesley