From 2 April to 19 April 2021, fans around the world voted on their favourites of the past year across 10 categories for the 2021 Chulo Magazine Awards — the annual event which honours and recognises the best of the past year in the entertainment industry — and the winners were announced today.
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War was voted Best Movie by Chulo Magazine readers. The award for Best Video Game went to miHoYo’s epic role-playing game ‘Genshin Impact’, beating Naughty Dog’s ‘The Last of Us Part II’ and ‘Yakuza: Like a Dragon’ by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio.
Another notable award winner for this year was UK model Sonny Turner for Social Media Model of the Year, beating a host of contenders that included Kendall Jenner, Jen Selter, Jordyn Woods, and Sommer Ray.
Other notable winners included British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks, Russian model Ekaterina Enokaeva, cosplayer Sophie Valentine, who won against cosplay legends Jessica Nigri, Liz Katz, and Yaya Han.
Here’s the list of the 2021 Chulo Magazine Awards winners:
- Best Movie: Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
- Best Video Game: Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
- Best Mobile Game: Cyberika (PE Pryakhin A.S.)
- Best Comic Book: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin (IDW Publishing)
- Best Television Series: The Queen’s Gambit
- Best Album: Untitled (Rise) – SAULT
- Best New Music Artist: Arlo Parks
- Cosplay Model of the Year: Sophie Valentine
- Glamour Model of the Year: Ekaterina Enokaeva
- Social Media Model of the Year: Sonny Turner
Since the event was introduced in 2013, the Chulo Magazine Awards have allowed fans to vote for their favourites in various pop culture categories. Along with a specialised jury panel, hundreds of fans contribute to the entire process, from the initial nominations to final winners, with the final winners selected exclusively by fan voting.
For a complete list of winners and nominees for the 2021 Chulo Magazine Awards, click here.