The First Annual Book Oscars (2013)

Since there is so much buzz about the 86th Annual Academy Awards, I decided I would create a post similar to it... in book form! This post was created a while ago, and also to celebrate the books I read last year (2013), so it will not include any books I've read in 2014. Anyways, welcome to the First Annual Book Oscars! (: The nominations are all books I have read in 2013, but do not have to be published in that year, only read within this year. Books I re-read this year (i.e. Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Fairest, etc.) are NOT eligible. Without further ado... Here are the categories, nominees, and winners!

Best Character in a Leading Role (male) 
Dash from Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Day from Legend & Prodigy by Marie Lu
Hugo from the Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Conner from Unwind by Neil Shusterman
Sean from The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
And the Oscar goes to... CONNER in Unwind by Neil Shusterman!!!

Best Character in a Leading Role (female)
Risa from Unwind by Neil Shusterman
Cinder from Cinder by Marissa Meyer
June from Legend & Prodigy by Marie Lu
Kira from Partials by Dan Wells
Sybella from Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers
And the Oscar goes to... SYBELLA in Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers!!!

Best Character in a Supporting Role (male)
Langston from Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Nick from Altered by Jennifer Rush
Samm from Partials by Dan Wells
Beast from Grave Mercy & Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers
Sturmhond from Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
And the Oscar goes to... NICK in Altered by Jennifer Rush!!!

Best Character in a Supporting Role (female)
Minnie from The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Genya from Shadow and Bone & Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Christina from Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Great-Aunt Ida from Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Nehemia from Throne and Glass & Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
And the Oscar goes to... MINNIE in The Help by Kathryn Stockett!!!

Best Middle Grade Book 
The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale
Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson
And the Oscar goes to... THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET by Brian Selznick!!!

Best Author's Idea (for the novel)
Ink by Amanda Sun
The Program by Suzanne Young
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
The Archived by Victoria Schwab
Mind Games by Kiersten White
And the Oscar goes to... INK by Amanda Sun!!!

Best World-Building in a Fantasy or Science Fiction Novel
Partials by Dan Wells
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Legend & Prodigy by Marie Lu
Grave Mercy & Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers
Unwind by Neil Shusterman
And the Oscar goes to... PARTIALS by Dan Wells!!!

Best Character Dynamic/Interaction
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Angelfall by Susan Ee
And the Oscar goes to... ANGELFALL by Susan Ee!!!

Best Ending
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green *cries*
And the Oscar goes to... THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER by Megan Shepherd!!

Best Cover
Angelfall by Susan Ee
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Ink by Amanda Sun
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
The Archived by Victoria Schwab
And the Oscar goes to... SIEGE AND STORM by Leigh Bardugo!!!

Best Graphics (for books with pictures of any sort)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson
Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver
Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony
Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale
And the Oscar goes to... CHOPSTICKS by Jessica Anthony!!!

Best Book of 2013
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Legend by Marie Lu
Altered by Jennifer Rush
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Dark Triumph by R.L. LaFevers
Unwind by Neil Shusterman
And the Oscar goes to.... SHADOW AND BONE by Leigh Bardugo and THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett (c'mon, you know I can't pick one)!!!

And just for fun... *Please note that none of these are supposed to be offensive, and if you feel differently than I ( do that's fine! They are also not supposed to be jabs to the author, but rather just presenting some of my feelings, the same way as the good things. Some of the nominees and winners from these categories come from some of my favourite books!*

Most Annoying Male Character 
Thomas from The Maze Runner by James Dashner
James from Mind Games by Kiersten White
Haru from Partials by Dan Wells
Morpheus from Splintered by A.G. Howard
Thomas from Legend & Prodigy by Marie Lu
And the Oscar goes to.... MORPHEUS in Splintered by A.G. Howard!!!

Most Annoying Female Character
Felicia from Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans
Caelena from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Tess from Legend & Prodigy by Marie Lu
Katie from Ink by Amanda Sun
Clary from City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
And the Oscar goes to.... CAELENA in Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas!!

Underdeveloped World
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Prophecy by Ellen Oh
Shards & Ashes by Various Authors (all stories as a whole)
Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans
Mind Games by Kiersten White (this may seem out of place, but I honestly still don't understand what half of her situation was because it was very underdeveloped)
And the Oscar goes to... PROPHECY by Ellen Oh!!!

Worst Cover
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody
Gone by Michael Grant
The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C. Hines
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (my copy)
And the Oscar goes to... GONE by Michael Grant!!!

Least Favourite Book of 2013
Mind Games by Kiersten White
Prophecy by Ellen Oh
Gone by Michael Grant
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
And the Oscar goes to... MIND GAMES by Kiersten White!!

There you have it; the winners of my 2013 Book Oscars. I hope you enjoyed this post. I would absolutely love if you participated - You can use my categories, make up your own, or use a bit of each. You don't have to do as many as I did if you don't want to, either. If you do participate, please leave a comment right on this page with the link to your post. I'd really like to see everyone else's nominees and winners! That's it for now. Have a lovely day. (: