December is a month full of reruns and Holiday specials with limited shows airing new episodes, so I fully expected this month to be down on nominations. I was proven wrong because this month had more nominations than some peak television months have produced. It was quite surprising, even more so since two of the nominees are from an international series. That makes them the first major international competitors. The stage has been set for quite the showdown this month. This 2016 round of POTM has produced some truly impressive winners, so who will be the final performers to join their ranks?
Once this round is over, and the final winners of 2016 are determined, we'll immediately launch into the race for the ultimate title of Performer of the Year. This will pit all of the winners against one another to determine who was the ultimate performer of 2016. There will be two stages to this contest, starting with two polls that will launch on Sunday, January 15th at 12 PM ET. There will be a poll for both the actor and actress categories listing all the winners from throughout the year in each category. The winners of the polls will garner the titles of the Most Outstanding Actor of 2016 and the Most Outstanding Actress of 2016. Once those winners are announced they will be placed in a poll together to battle it out for the ultimate title that the past 12 months have been leading towards. Who will be crowned as SpoilerTV's Performer of the Year for 2016? Prepare for the event that will have the best of the best battling it out. More details will be in the post on January 15th.
Now comes the hard part where you can only vote for 1 actor and 1 actress to be crowned as the Performers Of The Month for December. The polls will be open until 12 pm ET on January 14th.
Please note that starting with the January 2017 round of POTM the nominations and polls posts will start posting at 6 PM ET due to a change in my schedule.
Here is the list of your Top 5 Reader Nominees in each category:
Top 5 Reader Nominated Actors (In alphabetical order):
Henrik Holm (Even Bech Næsheim) - Skam (3x8, 3x9, & 3x10)
Christian Kane (Jake Stone) - The Librarians (3x3)
Tarjei Sandvik Moe (Isak Valtersen) - Skam (3x8, 3x9, & 3x10)
James Paxton (Lukas Waldenbeck) - Eyewitness (1x10)
Tyler Young (Philip Shea) - Eyewitness (1x10)
Top 5 Reader Nominated Actresses (In alphabetical order):
Melissa Benoist (Kara Danvers/Supergirl) (Guest Star) - Legends of Tomorrow (2x7)
Lindy Booth (Cassandra Cillian) - The Librarians (3x3)
Carlyn Burchell (Anne Shea) - Eyewitness (1x10)
Julianne Nicholson (Helen Torrance) - Eyewitness (1x9 & 1x10) (Also Staff Nominated)
Holland Roden (Lydia Martin) - Teen Wolf (6x5)
Please remember the rule that a single performer can only win 2 times in one year before they become disqualified for the rest of 2016. If any prior winners win again they will no longer be eligible for nomination in 2016. Alycia Debnam-Carey, Sam Heughan, and Chyler Leigh are no longer eligible for the rest of the year because of their 2 prior wins.
January Winners:
Outstanding Actor: Bob Morley (Bellamy Blake) - The 100
Outstanding Actress: Alycia Debnam-Carey (Lexa) (Guest Star) - The 100
February Winners:
Outstanding Actor: Jesse Williams (Dr. Jackson Avery) - Grey's Anatomy
Outstanding Actress: Alycia Debnam-Carey (Lexa) (Guest Star) - The 100
March Winners:
Outstanding Actor: Ricky Whittle (Lincoln) - The 100
Outstanding Actress: Eliza Taylor (Clarke Griffin) - The 100
April Winners:
Outstanding Actor: Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser) - Outlander
Outstanding Actress: Lindsey Morgan (Raven Reyes) - The 100
May Winners:
Outstanding Actor: Michael Emerson (Harold Finch) - Person Of Interest
Outstanding Actress: Amy Acker (Samantha "Root" Groves) - Person Of Interest
June Winners:
Outstanding Actor: Jim Caviezel (John Reese) - Person Of Interest
Outstanding Actress: Sarah Shahi (Sameen Shaw) - Person Of Interest
July Winners:
Outstanding Actor: Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser) - Outlander
Outstanding Actress: Caitriona Balfe (Claire Randall Fraser) - Outlander
August Winners:
Outstanding Actor: Eric Dane (CNO Tom Chandler) - The Last Ship
Outstanding Actress: Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) - Stranger Things
September Winners:
Outstanding Actor: Tony Denison (Andy Flynn) - Major Crimes
Outstanding Actress: Mary McDonnell (Sharon Raydor) - Major Crimes
October Winners:
Outstanding Actor: Tyler Young (Philip Shea) - Eyewitness
Outstanding Actress: Chyler Leigh (Alex Danvers) - Supergirl
November Winners:
Outstanding Actor: James Paxton (Lukas Waldenbeck) - Eyewitness
Outstanding Actress: Chyler Leigh (Alex Danvers) - Supergirl
Please only 1 vote per poll per person! May the best performers win!
After you vote be sure to hit the comments to convince others why your nominees are the most outstanding performers from December and why they deserve to win.
