Best Of 2018

Best Arts Event or Festival

1. Orlando Fringe Festival, orlandofringe.org

2. Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, wpsaf.org

3. Florida Film Festival, floridafilmfestival.com

Best Burlesque Troupe

1. Les Vixens Burlesque, facebook.com/lvburlesque

2. The Ladies of the Peek-a-Boo Lounge, facebook.com/ladiesofpeekaboo

3. Corsets and Cuties, corsetsandcuties.com

Best Comedy Club or Night

1. SAK Comedy Lab, sakcomedylab.com

2. Orlando Improv, theimprovorlando.com

3. Bull & Bush Shit Sandwich, bullandbushorlando.com

Best Dance Company

1. Orlando Ballet, orlandoballet.org

2. Phantasmagoria, phantasmagoriaorlando.com

3. VarieTease, thevenueorlando.com

Best Gallery

1. CityArts Factory, orlandoslice.com

2. Grand Bohemian Gallery, grandbohemiangallery.com

3. Snap Orlando, snaporlando.com

Best Literary Reading Series

1. Speakeasy, facebook.com/thenookonrobinson

2. Orlando Story Club, orlandostoryclub.com

3. Queer Quills, facebook.com/queerquills

Best Local Actor/Actress

1. Benjamin Ptashinsky

2. Blue Star, facebook.com/babybluestar

3. Megan Raitano, facebook.com/megan.raitano

Best Local Author

1. Kristen Arnett, kristenarnett.virb.com

2. Bob Kealing, twitter.com/bob_kealing

3. Jeff Dixon, jeffdixon.org

Best Local Comedian

1. Rauce Padgett, facebook.com/raucepadgettcomedy

2. Big Tim Murphy, facebook.com/bigtimcomic

3. Heather Shaw, twitter.com/heathersmyspace

Best Local Visual Artist

1. Uncle Trashcan, tattoocloud.com/uncletrashcan

2. Andrew Spear, spearlife.com

3. Boy Kong, boykongart.com