The polls are open in the race for PAPER magazine's Sixth Annual Nightlife Awards. Winners will be announced October 8th. You decide who'll gracefully ascend the stage, make a rambling speech and be cut off by the pit orchestra. Nominees for Best Party, Club, DJ, Promoter and, ahem, Nightlife Website below...
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Best Party
Beige at Bowery Bar
Freedom at Le Poisson Rouge
The Rub
Tuesdays at Lit
Girls & Boys at Webster Hall
Sundays at St. Jerome's
Roots at Cielo
Tuesdays at Hotel Rivington
Mister Saturday Night
Morrissey Night at Sway
Billy's Pick: Mister Saturday Night
Who Was Robbed: Bunker
Other thoughts: Apparently, weeknight parties aren't dead.
Best Club
Cielo
Avenue
Webster Hall
Greenhouse
Legion
Sugarland
Good Units
Billy's Pick: Cielo, since it's the only actual club besides Greenhouse (which doesn't need any more exposure).
Who Was Robbed: Santos Party House
Other Thoughts: Legion?
Best DJ:
Boy George
Samantha Ronson
Harley and Cassie
Tommie Sunshine
DJ Cassidy
Sky Nellor
DJ Coleman
Tiesto
Skeet Skeet
Roxy Cottontail
?uestlove
Who Should Win: Boy George, duh.
Who Was Robbed: Everyone on the Wolf + Lamb label, Alexi Delano
Other Thoughts: This is quite the eclectic...mix
Best Promoter
GBH
James Coppola
MeanRed
French Promoters
Six Six Sick
People Don't Dance Anymore
Jelly NYC
Who Should Win: Jelly
Who Was Robbed: Jelly
Other Thoughts: Jelly could use a break
Best Nightlife Website
Gayletter
Imboycrazy
The Downtown Diaries
Nicky Digital
Cobrasnake
Eater
Grub Street
Guest of a Guest
Flavorpill
Foursquare
Bushwickbk
Who Should Win: Come on
Who Was Robbed: Brooklyn Vegan
Other Thoughts: Vote Guest of a Guest.
Thanks, PAPER!