Tuesday 19th of January 2010
As the dust settles on another Golden Globes ceremony, we thought it was high time somebody celebrated the great and the good of bingo.
Why should films and TV get all the recognition when our favourite numbers game passes by virtually unnoticed?
So without further ado, we present the Bucky Bingo Awards 2010:
This is a split decision between two heavyweight directors.
Suzann McLean gets the nod for her critically-acclaimed comedy drama Strictly Bingo at the Hackney Empire in London - itself a former bingo club.
Meanwhile, Neil Bartlett has been recognised for Everybody Loves a Winner, a play in which the audience took part in a real bingo game during the show.
Both proved immensely popular, triggering speculation that it wouldn't be long before we saw bingo on Broadway.
The Underground Rebel Bingo Club is the clear winner in the category of best comedy.
A bingo night with a difference, this secretive club positively encourages players to do crazy things like hug the caller and draw all over their friends' clothes.
One show that certainly doesn't get a look-in is Seven Days on the Breadline after fashion presenter Trinny Woodall caused outrage among bingo fans.
The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron, by contrast, got a far better reception when Hollywood celebrity Rupert Everett led the cameras inside Byron Bingo Hall in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
Ok, so this one might be a bit of a stretch but we genuinely think the redesigned Bucky Bingo site is a real winner.
With an eye-pleasing layout, updated Club Finder listings and regular news and blogs, it takes online bingo sites to a whole new level.
The Bucky Bingo Awards 2010 can only recognise a fraction of our favourite bingo moments.
Obviously, you'll have your own treasured memories - perhaps when you won a huge online bingo prize or got lucky on bingo bonus games like Atlantis Gold and Big Bounty.
But one thing we can all agree on is that it's been a great 12 months for bingo.
