Bodice Ripper Awards

Winners for Round Five

Site Awards

Best Site Featuring an ASHBLF
   Darker Giles **First Place**
   allthejellies **First Place**
   GylzGirl's Anthony Stewart Head Shrine **Second Place**
   Anthony Head - The Unofficial Site **Readers' Choice**

Judges Choice
Darker Giles
allthejellies

Art Awards

Best Fanart
   Halloween Inspiration Graphics (wickedfox) **First Place**
   Giles/Ethan purple manip (Trekker) **Second Place**
   Giles/Xander Song Manip (Maddogs) **Third Place**
   Halloween Inspiration Graphics (wickedfox) **Readers' Choice**

Best Layout
Giles/Buffy LJ Layout (pixelleate) **First Place**
Days of Blood and Wine - Banner and icon set (Selene) **Readers' Choice**

Judges Choice
   Believe (Elisabeth)
   Halloween Inspiration Graphics (wickedfox)
   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 **First Place**
   Yule Traditions, Past and Future (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only * **First Place**
   Hearts Breaking Even (Alwaysjbj) - Giles/Anya * Mature Readers Only * **Second Place**
   Bio-Study (Maddogs) - Giles/Xander **Third Place**
   Yule Traditions, Past and Future (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only * **Readers' Choice**

Best Angst Fic
   Days in Goodness Spent (Heron_Pose) - Giles/Olivia **First Place**
   For Dear Life (Maddogs) - Giles/Xander * Mature Readers Only * **Second Place**
   A Grief Too Deep For Tears (Sottovoce) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only * **Third Place**
   A Grief Too Deep For Tears (Sottovoce) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only * **Readers' Choice**

Best Humor Fic
   Stroke Me a Nipper, I'll Be Back For Tennis (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy **First Place**
   Romantic Gestures (Beadtific) - Giles/Buffy **Second Place**
   Technical Difficulties (Lostgirl) - Giles/Wesley **Third Place**
   Stroke Me a Nipper, I'll Be Back For Tennis (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy **Readers' Choice**

Best Plot
   Technical Difficulties (Lostgirl) - Giles/Wesley **First Place**
   Inked Retribution (Elisabeth) - Giles, Angelus [no pairing], * Mature Readers Only * **Second Place**
   Inked Retribution (Elisabeth) - Giles, Angelus [no pairing], * Mature Readers Only * **Readers' Choice**

Best Episode Rewrite, Added Scene, or Alternate Ending
   Passage (headrush) - Giles & Wesley **First Place**
   Bio-Study (Maddogs) - Giles/Xander **Second Place**
   Sweet Nothings (Ashlee) - Ripper/Buffy * Adults Only * **Readers' Choice**

Best Use of Magick in a Fic
Crystalline Key (Elisabeth) - Giles/Willow * Adults Only * **First Place**
Only When You Leave (gothicautumn03) - Giles/Wesley * Mature Readers Only * **Readers' Choice**

Best Crossover Fic
Where No Man Has Gone Before (Rainne) - Hints of Giles/Buffy **First Place**
Stroke Me a Nipper, I'll Be Back For Tennis (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy **Readers' Choice**

Best Gen Fic
Passage (headrush) - Giles & Wesley **First Place**
Passage (headrush) - Giles & Wesley **Readers' Choice**

Best Het Pairing Fic
   Romantic Gestures (Beadtific) - Giles/Buffy **First Place**
   Yule Traditions, Past and Future (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only * **First Place**
   Hearts Breaking Even (Alwaysjbj) - Giles/Anya * Mature Readers Only * **Second Place**
   It's All In How You Play the Game (Vesica) - Giles/Faith * Adults Only * **Third Place**
   Yule Traditions, Past and Future (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only * **Readers' Choice**

Best Slash Pairing Fic
   Love in an Elevator: I Kinda Hope We Get Stuck (femailofthespecies & claudia6913) - Giles/Spike * Adults Only * **First Place**
   Sleep While I Drive (mireille719) - Giles/Xander * Mature Readers Only * **Second Place**
   A Grief Too Deep For Tears (Sottovoce) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only * **Third Place**
   Out of Dreams (Glimmergirl) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only * **Third Place**
   Days of Blood and Wine (Alwaysjbj) - Giles/Ethan * Mature Readers Only * **Readers' Choice**
   Holiday Out (rayne_y_daze) - Giles/Ethan **Readers' Choice**

Best Drabble/Ficlet -- Fics under 500 words
   Breakup Series (bethynyc) - Giles/Wesley **First Place**
   Curses Drabble (Fairfax) - Giles/Buffy **Second Place**
   Breakup Series (bethynyc) - Giles/Wesley **Readers' Choice**

Best Kink Fic
   Bibliophilia (Ruth) - Giles/his books * Adults Only * **First Place**
   Reenactments (Lostgirl) - Giles/Wesley * Mature Readers Only * **Second Place**
   The Table Turn'd (Ruth) - Giles/Dracula's Sisters * Adults Only * **Readers' Choice**

Best Challenge Response
   Yule Traditions, Past and Future (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy * Adults Only * **First Place**
   Through a Glass Darkly (Vesica) - no pairing **First Place**
   Best. Game. Ever. (Mireille719) - Giles/Wesley/Xander * Adults Only * **Readers' Choice**

Outstanding New Author
Days in Goodness Spent (Heron_Pose) - Giles/Olivia **First Place**
Only When You Leave (gothicautumn03) - Giles/Wesley * Mature Readers Only * **Readers' Choice**

Outstanding Author
   Passage (headrush) - Giles & Wesley **First Place**
   Days of Wine and Roses (Fairfax) - Giles/Buffy **Second Place**
   Technical Difficulties (Lostgirl) - Giles/Wesley **Readers' Choice**

Judges Choice
   Winter Gifts (Pythia) - Giles/Buffy
   Yule Traditions, Past and Future (Gileswench) - Giles/Buffy
   A Grief Too Deep For Tears (Sottovoce) - Giles/Wesley * Adults Only *
   Technical Difficulties (Lostgirl) - Giles/Wesley
   Inked Retribution (Elisabeth) - Giles, Angelus [no pairing], * Mature Readers Only *
   Days of Wine and Roses (Fairfax) - Giles/Buffy
   Passage (headrush) - Giles & Wesley

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