Netflix, Inc. launched the first ever Flixies Awards (http://www.theflixies.com) designed to celebrate the new viewing habits of today’s entertainment watchers. The Flixies are not your average awards show, but rather an online experience that enables fans in Canada, and in the 40 countries around the world where Netflix is offered, to vote for their favorite TV shows and movies on the service in categories they can really relate to. Netflix experts have grouped the nominated popular streaming titles into humorous award categories that reflect real-life viewing habits – e.g. “Best Tantrum Tamer” (for those with kids), “Best Hangover Cure” (for those on the mend), or “Best Marathon TV Show” (for those who tell themselves “Ok, just one more before bed”).
Voting is open starting today through Sunday, March 10th, and non-Netflix members can also make their voices heard. The top three winners in each Flixies category will be revealed on Monday, March 11th. To further celebrate trends in new viewing habits, visitors will also be able to write-in new viewing categories based on how they personally watch titles on Netflix for inclusion in future Flixies.
Netflix continues to revolutionize entertainment by giving members control of what, when and where they watch, and The Flixies are another way fans can directly engage with their favorite programming. Netflix encourages voters to share their picks across their favorite social media pages and campaign for their favorites.
Visit www.theflixies.com or http://www.facebook.com/netflixcanada to participate. A full list of nominees and categories can be found below.
THE FIRST ANNUAL FLIXIES AWARDS NOMINEES
BEST GUILTY PLEASURE
Pretty Little Liars.
Xena: Warrior Princess
Shaun of the Dead
Bring It On
Clueless
90210
Bad Boys II
Glee
Titanic
Freaks and Geeks
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Skins
BEST COMMUTE “SHRTNR”
Little Britain
Top Gear (U.K.)
Mafia’s Greatest Hits
Great Crimes and Trials
Trailer Park Boys
Futurama
River Monsters
America’s Funniest Home Videos
TED Talks: Smart Laughs
Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments
Portlandia
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
BEST MARATHON TV SHOW
The Vampire Diaries
Mad Men
Lost
24
The Hour
House of Cards
Prison Break
The 4400
How I Met Your Mother
Breaking Bad
The Walking Dead
Damages
BEST HANGOVER CURE
Zoolander
Community
Dazed and Confused
Archer
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
Arrested Development
The Dictator
Trailer Park Boys
Family Guy
Freaks and Geeks
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
How I Met Your Mother
BEST BROMANCE
Inglourious Basterds
Bad Ass
Tears of the Sun
The Ropes
Justified
The Expendables
Machine Gun Preacher
The Ultimate Fighter
Braveheart
Grown Ups
The Three Stooges
Jackass
BEST PMS DRAMA
Glee
Bridezillas
Sleepless in Seattle
Pretty Little Liars
For Colored Girls
90210
Eat Pray Love
Dear John
Chocolat
The Wedding Planner
Pride & Prejudice
Baby Mama
BEST TANTRUM TAMER
The Backyardigans
A Monster in Paris
Open Season 3
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
The Adventures of Chuck & Friends
Kung Fu Panda 2
Pet Pals
Transformers Prime
Power Rangers Samurai
Busytown Mysteries
Mighty Machines
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