Winner Announcement:
At the outset, voting this month shaped up to be a battle between fan favorites Sam Heughan of Outlander and Goran Visnjic of Timeless. Much like they rallied to get their show a fitting finale, the fans of Timeless banded behind Visnjic to take him to victory. His victory is the end of a full circle journey for his character of Garcia Flynn. In the show’s first season he was set up to be the villain, but as the show progressed viewers were shown there were many more layers to Flynn. And, in the finale, The Miracle of Christmas, Visnjic gives Flynn a heroic sendoff, completing his redemption from villain to hero. Visnjic has been a standout throughout the series but in this masterful performance, he takes this complicated character through a myriad of emotions. His character makes the ultimate sacrifice for the team and to preserve time, a most appropriate sendoff for Flynn. For his stunning work in the series finale of Timeless, Visnjic has deservedly earned the title of Spoiler TV Reader’s Choice Performer of the Month for December.
For most of the voting period it was a close and fierce battle the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan, Supergirl’s Chyler Leigh, and The Good Place’s D’Arcy Carden. Ultimately Carden emerged victorious as the SpoilerTV Staff Choice Performer of the Month for December. Her winning performance was a tour de force for Carden as she portrayed not one but ultimately five different characters a la Orphan Black. She expertly captured the essence of not only her own character of Janet and her alter ego, Bad Janet, but perfectly nailed each of her fellow co-stars in their trip to Janet’s void. This was an ambitious episode and for it to work Carden had to deliver the performance of her life and she definitely did. For this amazing work, she has earned the title of SpoilerTV Staff Choice Performer of the Month for December.
The winner articles for Goran Visnjic and D'Arcy Carden will be available later this month. In the meantime, please feel free to use the comments to discuss these two incredible winners and their amazing fellow nominees.
Come back tomorrow, January 12th at 6 pm ET to vote in the Performer of the Year poll to help determine which of our 2018 winners will be crowned 2018 Performer of the Year.
Original Post:
This is the final round of voting for the 2018 cycle of POTM. The winner from this poll will go on to join all the prior winners from 2018 in our Performer Of The Year contest to determine who is the Readers' Choice Performer of 2018. That poll will go up on Saturday, January 12th at 6 pm ET, the day after this poll ends.
Please note that there was a tie in nominations regarding the Top 5 actresses, so there are 11 nominees instead of the usual 10.
Now it's time to determine who will be our December Readers' Choice Performer of the Month. The results will remain hidden for the duration of voting. The results of this poll and the Staff voting will be revealed after the poll closes.
2017 Staff's Choice Performer of the Year: Tatiana Maslany
2017 Reader's Choice Performer of the Year: Sam Heughan
January Winners:
Reader's Choice: Camilla Luddington (Jo Wilson) - Grey's Anatomy
Staff Choice: Justina Machado (Penelope Alvarez) - One Day At A Time
February Winners:
Reader's Choice: Tala Ashe (Zari Tomaz) - Legends of Tomorrow
Staff Choice: Mandy Moore (Rebecca Pearson) - This Is Us
March Winners:
Reader's Choice: Sarah Drew (April Kepner) - Grey's Anatomy
Staff Choice: Iain De Caestecker (Leo Fitz) - Agents of SHIELD
April Winners:
Reader's Choice: Abigail Spencer (Lucy Preston) - Timeless
Staff Choice: Sandra Oh (Eve Polastri) - Killing Eve
May Winners:
Reader's Choice: Tom Ellis (Lucifer Morningstar) - Lucifer
Staff Choice: Keri Russell (Elizabeth Jennings) - The Americans
June Winners:
Readers' Choice: Bob Morley (Bellamy Blake) - The 100
Staff Choice: Elizabeth Moss (June Osborne) - The Handmaid's Tale
July Winners:
Readers' Choice: Marie Avgeropoulos (Octavia Blake) - The 100
Staff Choice: Amy Adams (Camille Preaker) - Sharp Objects
August Winners:
Readers' Choice: Alycia Debnam-Carey (Alicia Clark) - Fear The Walking Dead
Staff Choice: Sissy Spacek (Rut Deaver) - Castle Rock
September:
Readers' Choice: Katherine Barrell (Nicole Haught) - Wynonna Earp
Staff Choice: Carrie Coon (Vera Walker) - The Sinner
October:
Readers' Choice: Katie Cassidy (Laurel Lance/Black Siren) - Arrow
Readers' Choice: Melissa Benoist (Kara Danvers/Supergirl) - Supergirl
Staff Choice: Carla Gugino (Olivia Crain) - THe Haunting Of Hill House
November:
Readers'Choice: Emily Bett Rickards (Felicity Smoak) - Arrow
Staff Choice: James Roday (Gary Mendez) - A Million Little Things
Please remember that a performer can only win once in 2018. After that win, they will be ineligible to win again in 2018, but they will secure a spot in our year-end Performer of the Year contest.
Now comes the hard part where you can only vote for 1 performer. The poll will be live until Friday, January 11th at 6 pm ET. After you vote be sure to make a pitch in the comments section for what the performer you voted for most deserves to win.
