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Best Local Acoustic Band/Artist BOA Award Winner
Danny “Mudcat” DudekBest Local Actor BOA Award Winner
Ron Clinton SmithBest Advocate for the Arts BOA Award Winner
W. GignilliatBest Local Athlete BOA Award Winner
MartinezBest Local Author BOA Award Winner
Jessica HandlerBest Band to Blow the Roof Off of the Joint BOA Award Winner
Wolfpack ATLBest Bass Player BOA Award Winner
Kevin ScottBest Local Bluegrass Act BOA Award Winner
Rev. Jeff MosierBest Local Blues Act BOA Award Winner
The ShadowsBest Local Blues Act BOA Award Winner
Eddie Tigner (1926-2019)Best Local Celebrity BOA Award Winner
Jon WaterhouseBest Chef BOA Award Winner
Marciela Vega of 8ArmBest Choreographer BOA Award Winner
Lauri StallingsBest Local Clothing Designer BOA Award Winner
Megan HuntzBest Club/Party DJ BOA Award Winner
TaradactylBest Local Comedian BOA Award Winner
Katie HughesBest Local Country Music Act BOA Award Winner
John Driskell HopkinsBest Cover Band BOA Award Winner
The Lobsters of RockBest Local Dance Band BOA Award Winner
The Breeze KingsBest Drag Queen BOA Award Winner
Bitch Puddin’Best Drummer BOA Award Winner
Will FratesiBest Advocate for the Environment BOA Award Winner
Aviva and the Flying PenguinsBest Local Electronic Act BOA Award Winner
Dot.sBest Local Experimental Music Act BOA Award Winner
Duet For Theremin and Lap SteelBest Filmmaker BOA Award Winner
Neil FriedBest Local Folk Act BOA Award Winner
Mark MillerBest Local Food Advocate BOA Award Winner
Concrete JungleBest Guitarist BOA Award Winner
Taylor WashingtonBest Hair Stylist BOA Award Winner
Gerald LichtensteinBest Hardcore Band BOA Award Winner
Abuse of PowerBest Hip Hop DJ BOA Award Winner
Baby Sp1derBest Local Hip-Hop Act BOA Award Winner
Young ThugBest House DJ BOA Award Winner
Ash LaurynBest Illustrator BOA Award Winner
Tie: R. Land & The Real Frank TeeBest Local Instrumentalist BOA Award Winner
Kenito MurrayBest Local Jazz Act BOA Award Winner
Rasheeda AliBest Drag Queen BOA Award Winner
Taylor AlxndrBest Live Band/Act BOA Award Winner
Gringo StarBest Local Hero BOA Award Winner
Kyle KesslerBest Makeup Artist BOA Award Winner
Harmony KubiakBest Local MC BOA Award Winner
Brigitte BidetBest Local Metal Act BOA Award Winner
Sadistic RitualBest Muralist BOA Award Winner
William DownsBest Performance Artist BOA Award Winner
Melissa CoffeeBest of ATL Celebrity BOA Award Winner
DC Young FlyBest Personal Trainer BOA Award Winner
Keisy of Building Curves by Keisy
Best Local Acoustic Band/Artist BOA Award Winner
3-Way Tie: Georgia Mountain String Band, Mandi Strachota & The BrooksesBest Local Actor BOA Award Winner
Avery SharpeBest Advocate for the Arts BOA Award Winner
Lara SmithBest Local Athlete BOA Award Winner
Trae YoungBest Local Author BOA Award Winner
Joshilyn JacksonBest Band to Blow the Roof Off of the Joint BOA Award Winner
Andrea Colburn and Mud MoseleyBest Bass Player BOA Award Winner
Frank Keith IVBest Local Bluegrass Act BOA Award Winner
Georgia Mountain String BandBest Local Blues Act BOA Award Winner
Delta MoonBest Local Blues Act BOA Award Winner
The Ides of JuneBest Local Celebrity BOA Award Winner
3-Way Tie: 2Chainz, Killer Mike & Katie HughesBest Chef BOA Award Winner
Tie: Kevin Gillespie & Keving RathbunBest Choreographer BOA Award Winner
Mallory BaxleyBest Local Clothing Designer BOA Award Winner
Megan HuntzBest Club/Party DJ BOA Award Winner
Tie: Kemit & Ralph and LouieBest Local Comedian BOA Award Winner
Mark KendallBest Local Country Music Act BOA Award Winner
Slim Chance and the ConvictsBest Cover Band BOA Award Winner
Yacht Rock RevueBest Local Dance Band BOA Award Winner
Atlanta Brass CatsBest Dance Company BOA Award Winner
Zoetic Dance EnsembleBest Drag Queen BOA Award Winner
Taylor AlxndrBest Drummer BOA Award Winner
Will DerrBest Advocate for the Environment BOA Award Winner
Tie: Laura Turner Seydel & Sally BetheaBest Local Electronic Act BOA Award Winner
DeLorean GrayBest Local Experimental Music Act BOA Award Winner
W8ING4UFOSBest Filmmaker BOA Award Winner
Tie: Jonothon Mitchell & T CooperBest Local Folk Act BOA Award Winner
Michelle MaloneBest Local Food Advocate BOA Award Winner
Hungry Girls Do it BetterBest Guitarist BOA Award Winner
Tinsley EllisBest Hardcore Band BOA Award Winner
Misanthropic AggressionBest Hip Hop DJ BOA Award Winner
DJ LordBest Local Hip-Hop Act BOA Award Winner
OutkastBest House DJ BOA Award Winner
Ralph & LouieBest Illustrator BOA Award Winner
Hein van der HeijdenBest Improv Group BOA Award Winner
Dad’s GarageBest Local Instrumentalist BOA Award Winner
Alex GordonBest Local Jazz Act BOA Award Winner
Tie: Joe Gransden Band & Luis AlasBest Local Jewelry Maker BOA Award Winner
Emma Knapp/ The Iron AngelBest Drag Queen BOA Award Winner
Taylor AlxndrBest Live Band/Act BOA Award Winner
Andrea Colburn and Mud MoseleyBest Local Hero BOA Award Winner
John LewisBest Makeup Artist BOA Award Winner
Claudia Garay at Van Michael SalonBest Local MC BOA Award Winner
Mo AroraBest Local Metal Act BOA Award Winner
PaladinBest Muralist BOA Award Winner
Greg MikeBest Performance Artist BOA Award Winner
Josh WarrenBest Local Rabble-Rouser/Activist BOA Award Winner
3-Way Tie: Bonnie Bambinelli, Heather McMahan, & Robyn SurloffBest Personal Trainer BOA Award Winner
No WinnerBest Photographer BOA Award Winner
Stephanie Heath - Smiling Eyes Media
Best Local Acoustic Band/Artist BOA Award Winner
Danny “Mudcat” DudekBest Local Acoustic Band/Artist BOA Award Winner
3-Way Tie: Georgia Mountain String Band, Mandi Strachota & The BrooksesBest Local Actor BOA Award Winner
Ron Clinton SmithBest Local Actor BOA Award Winner
Avery SharpeBest Advocate for the Arts BOA Award Winner
W. GignilliatBest Advocate for the Arts BOA Award Winner
Lara SmithBest Art Exhibit in a Gallery BOA Award Winner
“Of Origins and Belonging, Drawn from Atlanta”Best Art Exhibit in a Gallery BOA Award Winner
High Museum of Art’s “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors”Best Art Party BOA Award Winner
Art PapersBest Local Athlete BOA Award Winner
MartinezBest Local Athlete BOA Award Winner
Trae YoungBest Local Author BOA Award Winner
Jessica HandlerBest Local Author BOA Award Winner
Joshilyn JacksonBest Band to Blow the Roof Off of the Joint BOA Award Winner
Wolfpack ATLBest Band to Blow the Roof Off of the Joint BOA Award Winner
Andrea Colburn and Mud MoseleyBest Bartender/Mixologist BOA Award Winner
Eric Lee at The Star Community BarBest Bartender/Mixologist BOA Award Winner
Tie: Eddie DelaPiniella at Buteco Coffee & Bar & Miles Macquarrie at Kimball HouseBest Bass Player BOA Award Winner
Kevin ScottBest Bass Player BOA Award Winner
Frank Keith IV
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