It's here!!! The award ceremony that no one's been waiting for... the 2011 YOU DON'T SUCK Awards!

Join our hosts -- Justique, Neal, and Nick -- as we pick the 2011 media that didn't suck the most. Listen to find out which nominees just didn't not suck enough to win! Thrill at the strange and confusing explanations behind our winners! And learn what media we would have picked if we'd judged different categories!

MOVIES (judged by Justique)
Captain America: The First Avenger

TV (judged by Neal)
Spy

WATCH INSTANTLY (judged by Justique)
Shin Chan

COMICS* (judged by Nick)
The Adventures of Gyno-Star

MUSIC (judged by Neal)
"Talk That Talk" by Rihanna

PODCASTS (judged by Nick)
Yamagato Industries Business Report

AND... for our prestigious 2011 YDS champions, here's the 2011 YOU DON'T SUCK Awards winners banner. Proudly display it on your websites and profiles, proclaiming "I DON'T SUCK!!!" to the world. (Click on the banner for a hi-res png that you can resize to your liking.)

*If you'd like to listen to a thoughtful and comprehensive round up of comics in 2011, check out Comic Book Pitt #82 feat. Nick!

Wrestling hits the AudioShocker! RIP Macho Man, a brief SlimJim survey reveals Nick has never snapped in, Neal thinks Cougar Town is the same as Scrubs, Nick and Justique watched Beyond the Mat, and then we deliver the 2010 YDS awards...

BEST TV SHOW: Modern Family
BEST MOVIE: Dinner for Schmucks
BEST MUSIC: Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
BEST BOOK: Kraken by China Mieville
BEST NETFLIX WATCH INSTANTLY: any Japanese horror movie
BEST COMIC: UNREVEALED!!!

PLUS: YDS drama! Nick throws a hissy fit and goes on podcast strike. Later, Justique goes on podcast strike. And Neal goes on uhhhhh... Neal strike. Yeah, that's it.

That's right!!! The 3rd annual YOU DON'T SUCK Awards are on! It's the end of December, and that means it's time for you to let us know your favorites from 2010.

Categories this year include:

• Comics [webcomics count too, people!]
• Movies
• Music
• TV
• Books
• And the newcomer darkhorse category... Tea!

So tell what you watched, listened to, read, and drank this year that rocked your world. We'll be accepting nominations for the next few weeks, and then we'll announce the winners of the 2010 YOU DON'T SUCK Awards via podcast in late January / early February.

Oh, BTW, here are 2009's YDS winners and 2009's nominations, and here are the 2008 YDS winners.

GO AHEAD AND START NOMINATING HERE IN THE COMMENTS! The nominations are already going strong in the comments to AudioShocker Podcast #162, so check them out and then toss out your own.

Movies - 2012

Music - Lil Wayne's No Ceilings mixtape

TV - Glee

Comics [TIE!!!] - Wet Moon 5 and Majestic XII

Books - Generosity: An Enhancement by Richard Powers

Get started now by posting your nominations below in the comments section. You can also email your picks to audio, neal, or nick @ audioshocker.com or tweet them to us @audioshocker. And you can always post them on our facebook page. Hell, CALL them in (412.567.7606) if you're stoned and lazy.

Neal created this logo, and it does NOT suck

Final results will be posted Jan 1st 2010 or thereabout next year.

P.S. Anyone submitting Old Dogs, A Christmas Carol, or excessively vocodered hip hop music as nominees will be cast out from the AudioShocker kingdom forever!!! Okay, we'll probably just make fun of you... but do you really want to face our harsh ridicule??? (Perhaps Pete does)

AND... make sure to submit your nominations for the 2009 YOU DON'T SUCK Awards for Music, Movies, Comics, and TV!!! Listen to this episode for more and also check out the 2008 YDS Awards for inspiration. Then post your nominees right here in the comments section!

Music (Arists, Singles, Videos, and Albums)

The nominees are:

• Lil Wayne - A Milli / Ms. Officer / any of his collabos.
• Pink - So What / Sober (both from Funhouse)
• Vampire Weekend - Oxford Coma
• The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
• The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale
• Portishead - Third

The 2008 YOU DON'T SUCK Music Winner is: The Cool Kids

Neal says: It's always hard to decide with music. This is the most subjective category there is. Lil Wayne was stellar, but vocoders prevent us from giving him top honors. Pink returned to relevance with killer singles and Vampire Weekend brought us alternative music (and a video) that didn't suck. New favorite The Ting Tings and Pete's pick Portishead rounded out our noms. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the nominees, but there can be only one winner. The fantastically hip Cool Kids know how to make a good record and their beats have ridiculous knock.

Movies (Films, Flicks, and Moving Pictures)

The nominees are:

• WALL-E
• In Bruges
• Burn After Reading
• Slumdog Millionaire
• The Wrestler

The 2008 YOU DON'T SUCK Movies Winner is: In Bruges

Pete says: In Bruges was the best-written movie of the year and has incredible performances from its three main actors (Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson). This is the first film from writer-director Martin McDonagh, and in that regard this strikes me as another reason to single out the film, since we can be optimistic about another strong filmic auteur (though the man is, apparently, a well-seasoned playwright) making the scene. Slumdog Millionaire and The Wrestler were excellent, but neither topples In Bruges as my pick for the all-caps not sucking distinction.

Comics (Ongoings, Minis, One-Shots, and OGNs)

The nominees are:

• Avengers: The Initiative #14-19 (Marvel Comics)
• Kill All Parents! (Image Comics)
• Terra #1-4 (DC Comics)
• War Machine: Weapon of SHIELD #33-35 (Marvel Comics)
• Water Baby (Minx / DC Comics)

The 2008 YOU DON'T SUCK Comics Winner is: War Machine: Weapon of SHIELD #33-35

Nick says: I'm obsessed with War Machine thanks to this story arc. These issues (a.k.a. Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #33-35) follow Jim Rhodes after an electronic recording of Tony Stark prompts him to prepare for an impending crisis (Secret Invasion). Christos Gage, Sean Chen, Sandu Florea, Jay David Ramos, Joe Caramagna, Adi Granov, and Bill Rosemann are all in top form as they deliver the best comics of 2008. (This goes without says that I've been nursing an addiction to Marvel vs. Capcom lately and Rhodey happens to be my fighter of choice.)

Television (Shows, Finales, and Premiers)

The nominees are:

• Chuck
• Avatar
• Metalocalypse
• Mad Men
• The Spectacular Spider-Man

The 2008 YOU DON'T SUCK Television Winner is: Avatar: The Last Airbender

We say: Honestly, was there ever really a doubt? Avatar has been an AudioShocker favorite since before there was an AudioShocker.com! This Nickelodeon original made us sit up and take notice with its tremendous visuals, compelling story, and surprisingly mature themes. We're sad we couldn't give Chuck and Mad Men higher marks, but Buster Bluth and Don Draper would want it this way. Now we're keeping our eyes peeled for new episodes of Big Love, BSG, Entourage, and Spectacular Spidey!