San Diego Comic-Con 2023 is behind us now, and for the most part, the general consensus seems to be that it was a great year back even without most actors — with only a few complaints (which nothing’s perfect!)
We’re excited to see what you think in our fifth edition of The Shruggie Awards, which, despite the name, is not celebrating the “wtf-ness” of the convention (though there’s plenty of that to go around as well!). No, these are the best of the best (and okay, one of the worst) – and we need your help to determine the winners.
We have compiled a list of nominees, though of course if you think we’ve missed something important, feel free to let us know on social. We’ll be announcing the winners on Thursday.
So, without further ado, let’s vote for The Shruggie Awards of 2023:
What was the best panel of SDCC 2023?
- What We Do In the Shadows (13%, 223 Votes)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (11%, 186 Votes)
- Star Trek Universe (10%, 176 Votes)
- Good Omens 2 (9%, 150 Votes)
- Mother Nature with Jamie Lee Curtis (9%, 148 Votes)
- Junji Ito (any/all) (8%, 143 Votes)
- Project K (7%, 120 Votes)
- Cartoon Voices (6%, 108 Votes)
- Felicia Day Spotlight (6%, 105 Votes)
- Invincible (6%, 101 Votes)
- The Walking Dead Universe (6%, 98 Votes)
- Twisted Metal (3%, 47 Votes)
- Sharknado (3%, 44 Votes)
- The Blerd Panel (2%, 38 Votes)
- The Smurfs (1%, 21 Votes)
- Voltes V (1%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,724
Who was the best panelist at San Diego Comic-Con 2023?
- Jamie Lee Curtis (39%, 580 Votes)
- Felicia Day (22%, 323 Votes)
- Junji Ito (19%, 282 Votes)
- Jim Lee (11%, 160 Votes)
- Robert Kirkman (9%, 138 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,483
What was the best offsite of SDCC 2023?
- AMC's Street of Immortality (Interview with the Vampire) (30%, 668 Votes)
- Paramount+'s The Lodge (19%, 417 Votes)
- Hulu Animayhem (17%, 370 Votes)
- Jurassic Park (8%, 183 Votes)
- Haunted Mansion (7%, 148 Votes)
- Adult Swim (6%, 133 Votes)
- Her Universe (5%, 112 Votes)
- IMDboat (2%, 52 Votes)
- Quantum Leap (2%, 51 Votes)
- Voodoo Ranger (2%, 43 Votes)
- FX (1%, 32 Votes)
Total Voters: 2,209
What was the best party at SDCC 2023?
- XLE Parties (28%, 553 Votes)
- Fandom (22%, 439 Votes)
- Neopets (9%, 181 Votes)
- Funko Fundays (8%, 162 Votes)
- Haunted Mansion (8%, 158 Votes)
- Freevee's Jury Duty (7%, 145 Votes)
- Prime Video's Good Omens 2 (6%, 113 Votes)
- Malibu Dream Experience (5%, 105 Votes)
- IGN (3%, 63 Votes)
- Nat Geo (2%, 42 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,961
What was the best booth at SDCC 2023?
- Toddland (27%, 583 Votes)
- LEGO Brickbuster (18%, 393 Votes)
- Funkoville (9%, 193 Votes)
- Yesterdays (7%, 158 Votes)
- Ghosts (4%, 98 Votes)
- Con Rangers (4%, 94 Votes)
- Star Trek (4%, 93 Votes)
- Mattel (3%, 74 Votes)
- Patrick Ballesteros (3%, 72 Votes)
- Paramount+ (3%, 70 Votes)
- Symbiote Studios (3%, 69 Votes)
- Martin Hsu (3%, 66 Votes)
- Bandai (3%, 59 Votes)
- 100% Soft (3%, 56 Votes)
- DC (2%, 52 Votes)
- UCC Distributing (2%, 34 Votes)
- Jazwares (1%, 21 Votes)
- Trinity Comics (Peach Momoko + Adi Granov) (1%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 2,183
What was the best exclusive of SDCC 2023?
- Toddland’s Bob Burgers shirts (19%, 341 Votes)
- Yesterdays heart pins (16%, 289 Votes)
- Butts on Things x Little Shop of Pins San Diego Comic Buns pin (11%, 198 Votes)
- Funko Pop!s (any/all) (11%, 198 Votes)
- 100% Soft’s Dumpster Fires (10%, 173 Votes)
- Loungefly Toucan Backpack (7%, 129 Votes)
- Bandai Tamagotchis (7%, 128 Votes)
- Patrick Ballesteros “San Diego Assemble” Print (7%, 125 Votes)
- RSVLTS Tropical Mickey shirt (5%, 86 Votes)
- UCC Distributing Funko cards + Squishmallows (4%, 67 Votes)
- Chris Maze Geek Summer Camp pin (2%, 39 Votes)
- Val Hochberg originals (1%, 20 Votes)
- Sofawolf Press shirt + pins (1%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,811
What was the best free swag of SDCC 2023?
- Hulu Animayhem backpacks + pins (29%, 627 Votes)
- Paramount+ swag (including Paramount+ Passport backpack, Star Trek caricatures, root beer, etc) (14%, 301 Votes)
- Interview with the Vampire posters (12%, 263 Votes)
- Her Universe swag bag (9%, 193 Votes)
- LEGO Brickbuster cards + pins + custom minifigs (9%, 193 Votes)
- MetaZoo x Hello Kitty promo cards (9%, 188 Votes)
- What We Do in the Shadows t-shirts (7%, 143 Votes)
- Jurassic Park dino nuggets (3%, 64 Votes)
- Good Omens poster (3%, 57 Votes)
- Star Trek the musical poster (2%, 35 Votes)
- Ghosts poster (1%, 29 Votes)
- IMDboat Con Air Fabric Shaver (1%, 20 Votes)
- The Smurfs swag bag (1%, 16 Votes)
- SandLand t-shirt, hat, lanyards, and buttons (1%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 2,141
What was the most ¯_(ツ)_/¯ thing about SDCC 2023?
- Security/line management (30%, 639 Votes)
- No carpet (24%, 506 Votes)
- Lack of Barbie (20%, 424 Votes)
- Funko Fundays food (10%, 219 Votes)
- A24 Talk to Me screening (9%, 186 Votes)
- Panel swag management (7%, 142 Votes)
Total Voters: 2,116