It is that time of the year once again: it’s award season. Following suit behind something called “the Oscars,” The Laughing Place Podcast is pleased to continue their annual tradition and present the 2017 Oddies.
The LPP Cabal has now gathered, their votes have been tabulated, and “congratulations” are in order to the following winners:
Best New Attraction:
- World of Color: Season of Light
- Frozen Ever After
- Tron Lightcycle Power Run
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure — WINNER
- Frozen — Live at the Hyperion
Best Live-Action Film
- Captain America: Civil War
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Doctor Strange
- Queen of Katwe
- The Jungle Book — WINNER
Best Animated Film
- Zootopia — WINNER
- Moana
- Finding Dory
- The Jungle Book
Best New Family Series:
- Stuck in the Middle
- Elena of Avalor — WINNER
- Bizaardvark
- Mech X-4
Best New Adult Series:
- Designated Survivor — WINNER
- American Housewife
- The Real O’Neals
- Speechless
- Shadowhunters
Best Song:
- “How Far I’ll Go”
- “Try Everything” — WINNER
- “Seagulls (Stop it Now)”
- “Something Wild”
- “#1 Spice”
Product of the Year:
- Magic Band 2
- Disney MXYZ
- Lego Castle — WINNER
Best Good Guy:
- Captain America — WINNER
- Doctor Strange
- Jyn Erso
- Judy Hopps
- Nick Wilde
Best Bad Guy:
- Iron Man
- Orson Krennic
- Kaecilius — WINNER
- Darth Vader
- Shere Kahn
Best Sidekick:
- Hei Hei — WINNER
- Finnick
- Baloo
- Wong
- K-2SO
Most Missed:
- Big Thunder Ranch
- Mad T Party
- Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular
- Earffel Tower — WINNER
- Soarin’ Over California
Juried Awards
Blunder of the Year:
- Tomorrowland Cabanas
Best Marketing Campaign:
- Zootopia parody posters (Oscars 2016)
Worst Marketing Campaign:
- Rogue One (stop showing the entire movie!)
Most Overused Franchise of the Year:
- Star Wars
Denny Newell Award For Most Out of Least:
- Leaving Spaceship Earth as is
Biggest Disappointment:
- Tom Staggs leaving the company
Congratulations to this year’s Oddies recipients!