In keeping with the annual tradition, /mlp/ has voted for and selected the winners of this year's /mlp/ awards, bringing 2016 to a close.
The winners for this year are:
>1) Best Thread of the Year
CNS Anon Returns / 4chan Cup Victory thread>2) Coolest Staffmember of the Year
Tabitha St. Germain>3) Best Butthurt of the Year
The Royal Baby, and the 4chan Cup Tears>4) Best Shitstorm of the Year
Big Jim Miller's Twitter Meltdown>5) Single Best image of the Year
Rainbow Dash and the in-show Dakimakura>6) Best Fanmade Video of the Year
The Moon Rises (with honorable mentions to DWK's Totally Legit Recaps)>7) Namefag of the Year
Santa Pone (with honorable mentions to Pencils and Soundguy)>8) Worst Fan in the Fandom of the Year
ILoveKimPossibleAlot>9) Best Takedown of the year (a category for the likes of Dark Skyes)
The ILoveKP Slave Revolt>10) Worst thread starter
"I haven't watched the show in years, Spoonfeed me!">11) What will be missed Most from 2016
The Old Changeling Designs>12) Greatest accomplishment
TWO STARS!!!
Congratulations to all the Winners
Also we would like to take a moment to remember some of the artists and influential people that 2016 took from us
In Music:
David Bowie
Prince
George Michael - WHAM
Leonard Cohen
Merle Haggard
John Berry - Beastie Boys
Nick Menza - Megadeth
Maurice White - Earth Wind and Fire
Paul Kantner - Jefferson Airplane
Glenn Frey - The Eagles
George Martin - Beatles
Phife Dawg - A Tribe Called Quest
Pete Burns - Dead or Alive
Greg Lake - Emerson Lake and Palmer
Kieth Emerson - Emerson Lake and Palmer
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Lonnie Mack
Ralph Stanley
In Acting:
Carrie Fisher
Debbie ReynoldsAlan Rickman
Gene Wilder
Anton Yelchin
Doris Roberts
Florence Henderson
Ron Glass
Robert Vaughn
Abe Vigoda
Dan Haggerty - Grizzly Adams
Alexis Arquette
Alan Young - Mr. Ed
Kenny Baker - R2D2
George Kennedy - Cool Hand Luke
Peter Vaughan - Game of Thrones
Van Williams - The Green Hornet
Joseph Mascolo - Days of Our Lives
Barbara Tarbuck - General Hospital
Alan Thicke - Growing Pains
Ricky Harris - Heat
Mihaly Meszaros - ALF
William Christopher - MASH
Zsa Zsa Gabor
In Sports:
Muhammad Ali
Arnold Palmer
Gordie Howe
Kimbo Slice
Dave Mirra
Jose Fernandez - Marlins Pitcher
Chyna
Sammy Lee - US Gold Medalist
Science / Literature:
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird Author
Elie Wiesel
Richard Adams - Watership Down Author
Dr. Henry Heimlich - Inventor of the Heimlich maneuver
Vera Rubin - Researcher, Dark Matter
Food:
Peng Chang-kuei - Inventor of General Tso's Chicken
Jim Delligatti - Inventor of the Big Mac
Robert Hulseman - Inventor of the Red Solo Cup
Politics / Government:
John Glenn
Fidel Castro
Janet Reno
Rob Ford
Nancy Reagan
Antonin Scalia
Harambe
May they rest in peace