The 2009 Zorgy Awards

As the Academy Awards begin for the film industry out in Hollywood, the coveted Zorgy Awards will now be announced from Halifax, N.S., for 2009's best in the world of the paranormal, as voted by you, the Academy of Other Side of Truth readers.

Without further ado.


Top Paranormal Blog

Winner: Cryptomundo

Results
1. Cryptomundo: 245 votes / 54%
2. UFO Mystic: 83 votes / 18%
3. Posthuman Blues: 61 votes / 13%
4. The UFO Iconoclasts: 20 votes / 4%
5. A Different Perspective: 13 votes / 3%
6. De Void: 12 votes / 3%
7. The Orange Orb: 9 votes / 2%
8. UFO Media Matters: 8 votes / 2%
9. Robert Barrow: 2 votes / 0 %
10. Strange State: 1 vote / 0%
454 total votes
Paul's pick: UFO Mystic


Top Paranormal News Service

Winner: The Daily Grail

Results
1. The Daily Grail: 179 votes / 40%
2. The Anomalist: 142 votes / 32%
3. The Debris Field: 65 votes / 14%
4. Fortean Times: 38 votes / 8%
5. UFO Digest: 21 votes / 5%
6. Book of Thoth: 4 votes / 1%
449 total votes
Paul's pick: The Daily Grail


Top Paranormal Podcast

Winner: Binnall of America

Results
1. Binnall of America: 319 votes / 31%
2. Paratopia: 306 votes / 30%
3. Dark Matters Radio: 251 votes / 24%
4. The Paracast: 79 votes / 8%
5. Dreamland: 18 votes / 2%
6. Skeptiko: 17 votes / 2 %
7. Radio Misterioso: 13 votes / 1%
8. The Kevin Smith Show: 12 votes / 1%
9. Black Vault Radio: 11 votes / 1%
10. Through the Keyhole: 3 votes / 0%
11. The Joiner Report: 1 vote / 0%
1,030 total votes
Paul's pick: The Paracast


Top Paranormal Television Show

Winner: UFO Hunters

Results
1. UFO Hunters: 100 votes / 42%
2. Ghost Hunters: 67 votes / 28%
3. Paranormal State: 27 votes / 11%
4. Ghost Cases: 12 votes / 5%
5. Ghost Hunters International: 7 votes / 3%
Ghost Lab: 7 votes / 3%
7. Most Haunted: 6 votes / 3%
8. The Haunted: 4 votes / 2 %
The Othersiders: 4 votes / 2%
10. Rescue Mediums: 2 votes / 1 %
236 total votes
Paul's pick: Ghost Cases


Top Discussion Forum

Winner: Paratopia

Results
1. Paratopia: 196 votes / 44%
2. The Paracast: 78 votes / 18%
3. Above Top Secret: 62 votes / 14%
4. The Bigfoot Forums: 42 votes / 9%
5. Book of Thoth: 22 votes / 5%
6. UFO Evolution: 16 votes / 4%
7. The Black Vault: 14 votes / 3%
8. Department 47: 5 votes / 1%
SyFy Forums - Ghost Hunters: 5 votes / 1 %
10. SyFy Forums - UFO Hunters: 4 votes / 1 %
444 total votes
Paul's pick: The Paracast


Top Paranormal Researcher

Winner: Loren Coleman

Results
1. Loren Coleman: 275 votes / 43%
2. Mac Tonnies: 136 votes / 21%
3. Nick Redfern: 88 votes / 14%
4. Greg Bishop: 35 votes / 5%
5. Nick Pope: 29 votes / 4%
6. Anthony Bragalia: 24 votes / 4%
7. Kevin Randle: 19 votes / 3%
8. Christopher O'Brien: 16 votes / 2 %
Robert Hastings: 16 votes / 2%
10. Peter Robbins: 9 votes / 1%
647 total votes
Paul's pick: Mac Tonnies

Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to all of the people who stopped by to vote.

A few quick observations:

1. Loren Coleman has to be the Barack Obama of the paranormal - the man knows how to rock the vote. I think his double win is also a reward for the good work he does, and a sign of the esteem in which he is held.

2. The top four vote getters in the Podcast category are all good shows, in my opinion - each brings something different to the table. I would also like to highlight Skeptiko, which didn't poll very well this year, but is a show that you should give a listen to, if you aren't already familiar with it.

3. The Daily Grail has won for the fourth year in a row, which is even more amazing given that Greg Taylor posted a note at that site this year asking people to vote for The Anomalist! Kudos to Greg and the Grail gang.

4. Also, kudos to my friend Tim Binnall, who had to fight off Paratopia and Dark Matters Radio this year, but managed to hold on and snag a fourth consecutive Podcast Zorgy for Binnall of America.

And now, for this year's Hall of Fame and Hall of Shame inductees, as chosen solely by Vice Admiral Zorgrot and I.

In the Hall of Fame, we are inducting the late Mac Tonnies (shown at left), the late Richard Hall, James W. Moseley and Jerome Clark.

In the Hall of Shame, we are inducting Silas Newton and Alfred Webre.

If you have to ask why with regards to our selections, then you just don't know us very well.

All the best for 2010, and see you again in a year's time.

Paul Kimball