Best Haunted Attraction
1st The ScareHouse
118 Locust St., Etna
2nd Hundred Acres Manor Haunted House
1 Hundred Acre Drive, Bethel Park
3rd Kennywood Phantom Fright Nights
4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mifflin
Best Independent Movie Theater
1st Row House Cinema
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
Rowhousecinema.com
2nd The Manor Theatre
1729 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill
3rd Hollywood Theater
1449 Potomac Ave., Dormont
Best Jazz/Blues Band or Performer
1st Phat Man Dee
2nd Roger Humphries
3rd The Uptown Woods
Best Karaoke Night
1st Blue Moon
5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
2nd Nico’s Recovery Room
178 Pearl St., Bloomfield
3rd Jekyl & Hyde
140 S. 18th St., South Side
Best LGBT Bar
(tie) 1st Blue Moon
5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
(tie) 1st 5801 Video Lounge and Cafe
5801 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside
3rd Mixtape
4907 Penn Ave., Bloomfield
4th Cruze
1600 Smallman St., Strip District
Best Literary Event
1st Drag Queen Story Hour
4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland
carnegielibrary.org/event/drag-queen-story-hour
2nd The Moth
1602 E. Carson St., South Side
themoth.org/events/education-pittsburgh
3rd After Hours at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland
carnegielibrary.org/event/afterhours
Best Local Annual Convention
1st Anthrocon
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown
2nd World Medical Cannabis Conference and Expo
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown
compassionatecertificationcenters.com/2018-world-medical-cannabis-conference-expo
3rd Handmade Arcade
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown
Best Local Cartoonist
1st Rob Rogers
2nd Marcel Walker
3rd Tim Hartman
Best Local Comedian
1st Bill Crawford
talentnetworkinc.com/artists/bill-crawford
2nd Tony T-Robe Roberson
3rd Aaron Kleiber
Best Local Comedy Troupe
1st Knights of the Arcade
arcadecomedytheater.com/knights
2nd The Harvey Wallbangers
Facebook.com/TheHarveyWallbangers
3rd Frankly Scarlett
Facebook.com/franklyscarlettcomedy
Best Hip-Hop Performer
1st Kevin “Walkman” Reilly
2nd BBGuns
3rd SIKES
Best Local Music Venue
1st Mr. Smalls Theatre
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
mrsmalls.com2nd Stage AE
400 North Shore Drive, North Side
3rd Club Cafe
56 S. 12th St., South Side
Best Local Photography
1st Dave DiCello
2nd JP Diroll
3rd Frank Zouloufos
Best Local Poet
1st Billie Nardozzi
2nd Ron Gavalik
3rd Yona Harvey
Best Local Stage Production
1st Avenue Q — Pittsburgh Musical Theater
327 S. Main St., West End
pittsburghmusicals.com/shows/westend/aveq/
2nd Big Fish — New Hazlett Theater
6 Allegheny Square East, North Side
newhazletttheater.org/event/big-fish/
3rd The Princess Jafar Show Pittsburgh — Glitter Box Theater
460 Melwood Ave., Oakland
Best Local Theatre Company
1st Pittsburgh Public Theater
621 Penn Ave., Downtown
2nd City Theatre Company
1300 Bingham St., South Side
3rd Pittsburgh Musical Theater
327 S. Main St., West End
Best Local Visual Artist
1st Vanessa German
conceptgallery.com/artists/german-vanessa
2nd Durty Art
3rd Zach Sierocki
Best Local Writer
1st Brian Butko
2nd Ronald Gavalik
3rd Gene Collier
Best Metal Band
1st Code Orange2nd Everyone Hates Everything
everyonehateseverything.bandcamp.com
3rd Fist Fight In the Parking Lot
fistfightintheparkinglot.bandcamp.com
Best Music Festival
1st Deutschtown Musical FestivalNorth Side
2nd WYEP Summer Music Festival
Schenley Park
3rd Millvale Music Festival
Millvale
Best New Bar
1st Tina’s
4114 Main St., Bloomfield
2nd Bierport
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
3rd Cake Pittsburgh
1900 Smallman St., Strip District
Best Place for a Date Night
1st Phipps Conservatory and Botanical gardens
1 Schenley Drive, Shadyside
2nd Row House Cinema
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
3rd Sienna Mercato
942 Penn Ave., Downtown
Best Place for a Girls Night Out
1st Sienna Mercato
942 Penn Ave., Downtown
2nd Tequila Cowboy Bar & Grill
380 North Shore Drive, North Side
3rd The Allegheny Wine Mixer
5326 Butler St., Lawrenceville
Best Place for a Guys Night Out
1st Lumberjaxes Axe Throwing Pittsburgh
2 Sedgwick St., Millvale
2nd Rivers Casino
777 Casino Drive, North Side
3rd Grist House Craft Brewery
10 E. Sherman St., Millvale