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Winners from Season 7 of "Getting Ready" Revealed (2010 Cassone Channel Honors)

For a season that was the least viewed in the history of Getting Ready, which relied heavily on footage from past stage cabaret shows (for the 16-part The Cat & Judy Collection webisodes) and the series' supporting cast and guest stars, subscribers who cast their votes for Season 7's best of went with a historical choice for Best Webisode and fan favorites for the performance and technical categories.

For the sake of history and from a couple of requests I will list past winners for each category and a statement about the current honoree(s).

For Best Webisode, historically viewer's have gone with the more intimate webisodes as their ultimate favorite for any given season. Three times in the history of the series and awards has a collaborative webisode won the top category (Season 2,4 & 5 winners) or the winning webisode has been one so far off the beaten path of the rest of the season's nominees that it stands out with the voters. Usually, if it is just Cassone and/or Cassone with Miss Bea it has gotten more resonance with viewers. Miss Bea is golden! She is definitely the most winningest pooch we've ever known. Past winners for Best Webisode have been: 17: The Shower Webisode (season 1); 35: The Rum & Pups with Nancy Ross Webisode (season 2); 68: Hump Day Getting Ready (season three); 85: The Madison Avenue Collection, Part Eight (season 4); 116: Breakfast at the Courtyard Cafe (season 5) & 144: All About Miss Bea (season 6). I believe with season 7's winner it was a combination of both elements that really drove it home. The winner was the most viewed by far for season 7 and given the storyline, it defitnitely filled the intimacy bill for viewers.

Best Supporting Player's category was very important for season 7, as the circumstances in the Best Webisode winner showed the entire season ended up relying heavily on the ensemble to carry on - in the spirit of 'the show must go on.' And with the help of Cat & Judy, it did carry on and I was happy to see that at least their webisodes got some play with voters in this category. So much so that it was the closest race in my award's history, producing a TIE! (The first ever in a competition category for the Cassone Channel Honors). Past winners are: Diva Kingsley (season 2); The Lady Fancy (season 3); Michael Bannon/Michelle Andrews (season 4); Nancy Ross (season 5) & Mama Theresa (season 6).

For Best Guest Star it was a runaway win for Season 7's winner. Unlike the Best Supporting Player, which was the closest ever - this category had over 70% of voters in agreement. Past winners in this category are: Nancy Ross (seasons 2 & 4); Tonna McKenzie (season 3); Marilyn Powers (season 5) & Bertha Quake (season 6).

Best Technical Achievement beginning with season 7 is now a competition category. Past winners from when it was a Juried category are: Diva Kingsley (season 2 & 4); David Bork; Gus Sanchez, Sharde Ross, Mike "Smurf" Lennon & Tonna McKenzie (season 5); Mama Theresa & Mark Rosen (season 6).

Now I am proud to reveal to you the winners for the best of Season 7 of Getting Ready.

...And the winner is...

BEST WEBISODE - SEASON 7

*146: DON’T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED
Miss Bea, performer; Walter McCoy, location producer; Bitches ‘n’ Studs Grooming, Miss Bea’s stylist; Antonio Cassone, performer, producer, director, concept & editor.

BEST SUPPORTING PLAYER (tie)

*THE LADY FANCY
*MAMA THERESA

BEST GUEST STAR

*DIVA KINGSLEY, “155: Independence Day, Part Two,” “168: Stompin’ at the Biz, Part One”

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

*THE LADY FANCY, wig stylist/makeup, “The Cat & Judy Collection, Parts 1-16 (various webisodes)”

WALTER MCCOY LIFE LEGEND AWARD

*MISS TWIGGY

CONGRATULATIONS to the WINNERS!

Notes of Interest:

With 6 career Cassone Channel Honors wins, Diva Kingsley is the most winningest individual in the award's history. Steven Albert commented, "Diva Kingsley is the Meryl Streep of drag!" A huge compliment. Now that Bitches 'N' Studs Grooming has a win under their belt, Brianna Bragg is the 'Susan Lucci' of the Cassone Channel Honors with 6 nods and no wins - yet.

Season 8 nominations will be made public here on this blog come Thursday, June 3rd, with voting details.

Search for all the webisodes and so much more at the channel:

http://www.youtube.com/cassone2007

NOMINEES & VOTE for BEST of SEASON 7 "GETTING READY" (2010 CASSONE CHANNEL HONORS)

This is your one stop web page for the 2010 Cassone Channel Honors coverage for the best of Season 7 of Getting Ready, the web reality series over at the Cassone2007 YouTube Channel. See below for the polls and a full list of the nominees, including the continuing and ever-growing history by numbers tally. You can vote daily. Voting ends Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Winners will be announced Sunday, May 30, 2010 right here at http://www.antoniocassone.blogspot.com. Winners receive a trophy and the honor.

While Season 7 of Getting Ready was the series' least viewed, as it was filled with webisodes containing past performances by series regulars due to my illness, I am grateful to my supporting players, guests, Cat & Judy and Miss Bea for 'filling' the season with creative and relative material. I am always up front about not only the highs and successes of my channel, but of our low points as well because it is the only way we can learn, I can learn to be and do better - to provide a more entertaining and relevant show for our now more than 1600 channel subscribers.

BEST WEBISODE of "GETTING READY" - SEASON 7
	145: CASSONE'S CLIMACTIC DISCOTECKA
	146: DON'T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED
	147: THE CAT AND JUDY COLLECTION, PART ONE
	153: HONORS, ED MCMAHON, FARRAH FAWCETT AND MICHAEL JACKSON
	154: INDEPENDENCE DAY, PART ONE
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BEST SUPPORTING PLAYER - SEASON 7
	THE LADY FANCY
	MAMA THERESA
	MISS ANASTASIA ROSS
	NANCY ROSS
	SHARDE ROSS
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BEST GUEST STAR - SEASON 7 of "GETTING READY"
	AUNTIE MAME
	BRIAN-BRIANNA BRAGG
	DIVA KINGSLEY
	SISI LOVE
	MISS TWIGGY
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BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT - SEASON 7 of "GETTING READY"
	BITCHES 'N' STUDS GROOMING
	RON BIVENS
	CAT DESANTIS AND JUDY CHARRINGTON
	THE LADY FANCY
	WILLIAM "SUNSHINE" OTT FREDERICK
	MARK ROSEN
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THE 2010 CASSONE CHANNEL HONORS

Best of “Getting Ready” – Season 7

BEST WEBISODE - SEASON 7
(CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE BEST WEBISODE NOMINEES REVIEW VIDEO)

145: CASSONE’S CLIMACTIC DISCOTECKA
Mama Theresa, Brianna Bragg, Mark Rosen, Miss Koko, Sharde Ross, Miss Twiggy, Alandra Matt, Michael “Smurf” Lennon, William “Sunshine” Ott Frederick, performers; Mark Rosen, writer (A History of Disco) & production assistance; Sharde Ross, jewelry design; William “Sunshine” Ott Frederick, sound operator; Michael “Smurf” Lennon, stage lighting; Gus Sanchez, location producer; Rodney Mack, webisode co-director; Antonio Cassone, performer, producer, director, concept & editor.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH WEBISODE 145: CASSONE'S CLIMACTIC DISCOTECKA.

146: DON’T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED
Miss Bea, performer; Walter McCoy, location producer; Bitches ‘n’ Studs Grooming, Miss Bea’s stylist; Antonio Cassone, performer, producer, director, concept & editor.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH WEBISODE 146: DON'T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED

147: THE CAT & JUDY COLLECTION, PART ONE
Miss Bea, The Lady Fancy, Nancy Ross, performers; Ron Bivens, stage lighting; Sharde Ross, jewelry design; Ken & Lloyd, location producers; Cat DeSantis & Judy Charrington, webisode co-directors; Antonio Cassone, performer, producer, director, concept & editor.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH WEBISODE 147: THE CAT & JUDY COLLECTION, PART ONE

153: HONORS, ED MCMAHON, FARRAH FAWCETT & MICHAEL JACKSON
Miss Bea, performer; Walter McCoy, location producer; Bitches ‘n’ Studs Grooming, Miss Bea’s stylist; Antonio Cassone, performer, producer, director, concept & editor.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH WEBISODE 153: HONORS, ED MCMAHON, FARRAH FAWCETT & MICHAEL JACKSON

154: INDEPENDENCE DAY, PART ONE
Miss Bea, Michael “Smurf” Lennon, Sisi Love, Jane, Valli & Gus Sanchez, performers. Walter McCoy & Gus Sanchez, location producers; Bitches ‘n’ Studs Grooming, Miss Bea’s stylist; Antonio Cassone, performer, producer, director, concept & editor.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH WEBISODE 154: INDEPENDENCE DAY, PART ONE

BEST SUPPORTING PLAYER – SEASON 7

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The Lady Fancy
Mama Theresa
Miss Anastasia Ross
Nancy Ross
Sharde Ross

BEST GUEST STAR – SEASON 7
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Auntie Mame “168: Stompin’ at the Biz, Part One”
Brian/Brianna Bragg, “145: Cassone’s Climactic Discotecka,” “155: Independence Day, Part Two,”
Diva Kingsley, “155: Independence Day, Part Two,” “168: Stompin’ at the Biz, Part One”
Sisi Love, “154 & 155: Independence Day, Parts 1 &2”
Miss Twiggy, “145: Cassone’s Climactic Discotecka”

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT – SEASON 7

CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THE BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT NONINEES - SEASON 7 VIDEO

Bitches ‘N’ Studs Grooming, Miss Bea’s stylists (various webisodes)
Ron Bivens, stage lighting, “The Cat & Judy Collection, Parts 1-16 (various webisodes)”
Cat DeSantis, Judy Charrington, camera operators, “The Cat & Judy Collection, Parts 1-16 (various webisodes)”
The Lady Fancy, wig stylist/makeup, “The Cat & Judy Collection, Parts 1-16 (various webisodes)”
William “Sunshine” Ott Frederick, stage lighting & sound operator, “168: Stompin’ at the Biz, Part One”
Mark Rosen, production assistance, “145: Cassone’s Climactic Discotecka”

Walter McCoy Life Legend Award, beginning with the 2010 awards year (Season 7) this award will be given to someone of my choosing based on their overall body of work and their contribution to GETTING READY and any of the Cassone2007 and PhotographybyCassone channels. I name this category after Walter McCoy, because from the beginning of my channel, he was always a silent, but very supportive and encouraging force behind a lot of what ended up being the final product. If it were not for Walter, we would not have been graced by Miss Bea, nor would I have had a location for many of the webisodes and/or photo shoots. His career was in catering, restaurant and bar service industries, yet his steady support and constant blessing of my work is why I chose to name this award in a way to memorialize him, his efforts and his legacy. Walter passed away January 22, 2010. The recipient of this award will be chosen either annually, or season by season. Their career and life’s work should mirror each other in a standard of excellence, a giving back to the ‘world’ community through that work and have an essence that defines legendary status. The first recipient of this honor, I am proud to announce, is Miss Twiggy, whose career as a female impersonator spans four decades and her charity work through benefit shows and motherly approach to her younger contemporaries established her as a legend long before now.

WALTER MCCOY LIFE LEGEND AWARD
*MISS TWIGGY

THE 2010 CASSONE CHANNEL HONORS RULES & REGULATIONS

Rules, Categories and Regulations

Nominees are chosen based on subscriber comments, video views and ratings.

No more than five (5) webisodes will be selected for each category and in performer categories, no more than five (5) individual performers will be selected for performer categories – unless there is a tie. In that case there will be six nominees in that given category.

A voting body consisting of subscribers, channel viewers, social networking site group members and peer channel directors will select the winner(s) in each category via simple online polls.

Each category will be given its own separate poll, with results remaining in public view through the duration of the voting process.

Any video appearing on the Cassone2007 channel for a given season is eligible for an award. A ‘season’ constitutes 24 webisodes.

Winners in each category receive a trophy – and the honor.

All credited webisode performers, et al are eligible for the Best Webisode (per each given season) category – thus if a performer, technical person, co-director, production assistant, set designer, location producer et al was credited for that specific webisode; all are part of that nomination (and eventual award) in that given category.

All performer and technical achievement categories are for individual achievement for that specific supporting player, guest star or technical artist.

Supporting Player category is for individual ‘performers’ for each qualified season who have appeared in GETTING READY or any extras on the channel, in five (5) or more webisodes to be eligible for that category in that given season.

Guest Star category is for individual ‘performers’ for each qualified season who have appeared in GETTING READY in four (4) or less webisodes or any extras on the channel, to be eligible for that category in that given season.

Technical Achievement category, beginning with the 2010 awards year (Season 7) WILL now appear as a competition category for technical artist in a given webisode during a given season – i.e. this is for set designers, costumers, hair designers, makeup, lighting techs, sound operators, location producers, stylists and will be voted on by the general public.

Sister Channel awards are given to channels that have caught the eye of our subscribers and have a common bond with our audience, thus creating a more global feel to the experience while viewers are at Cassone’s sites and channel. Cassone will select this award, with suggestions being taken into consideration by subscribers and even the peer channel directors themselves. This category will be threefold, as an award will be given to Local, USA and Global. See categories for more information. These awards are to be given annually.

Pioneer Award is a special category given to an individual or channel that has promoted, shared, coached and assisted using their knowledge and tools to help the Cassone2007 channel grow, improve and meet the demands of it’s subscribers and viewership. Cassone will select the honoree, with suggestions being taken into consideration. This award will be given annually.

Public Service Award is given to an individual or channel that exemplifies the Cassone2007 view of creating art and/or media that provokes thought, incites positive activism that enlightens the human spirit and makes the world a brighter and better place. This award will be given annually.

THE CASSONE CHANNEL HONORS HISTORY BY NUMBERS

TALLY OF INDIVIDUAL NOMINEES
(Not including Cassone and from top to bottom in order of appearance)

MAMA THERESA
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nominations: 8
Previous Wins: 2
Total Career Nominations: 10

BRIAN/BRIANNA BRAGG
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nominations: 4
Previous Wins: 0
Total Career Nominations: 6

MISS KOKO
Nominations This Season: 1
Previous Nominations: 4
Previous Wins: 0
Total Career Nominations: 5

MISS TWIGGY
Nominations This Season: 3
Previous Nominations: 2
Previous Wins: 0
Total Career Nominations: 5

ALANDRA MATT
Nominations This Season: 1
Previous Nominations: 2
Previous Wins: 0
Total Career Nominations: 3

MIKE “SMURF” LENNON
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nominations: 4
Previous Wins: 1
Total Career Nominations: 6

WILLIAM “SUNSHINE” OTT FREDERICK
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nomination: These are William “Sunshine” Ott Frederick’s first nominations.

MARK ROSEN
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nominations: 1
Previous Wins: 1
Total Career Nominations: 3

RODNEY MACK

Nominations This Season: 1

Previous Nominations: 3

Previous Wins: 0

Total Career Nominations: 4

GUS SANCHEZ
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nominations: 10
Previous Wins: 2
Total Career Nominations: 12

MISS BEA
Nominations This Season: 4
Previous Nominations: 8
Previous Wins: 4
Total Career Nominations: 12

WALTER MCCOY
Nominations This Season: 4
Previous Nominations: 9
Previous Wins: 4
Total Career Nominations: 13

BITCHES ‘N’ STUDS GROOMING
Nominations This Season: 4
Previous Nominations: 1
Previous Wins: 0
Total Career Nominations: 5

THE LADY FANCY
Nominations This Season: 3
Previous Nominations: 3
Previous Wins: 1
Total Career Nominations: 6

NANCY ROSS
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nominations: 11
Previous Wins: 5
Total Career Nominations: 13

RON BIVENS
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nominations: These are Ron Bivens’ first nominations.

SHARDE ROSS
Nominations This Season: 3
Previous Nominations: 8
Previous Wins: 2
Total Career Nominations: 11

KEN & LLOYD
Nominations This Season: 1
Previous Nominations: This is Ken & Lloyd’s first nomination.

CAT DE SANTIS
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nominations: 1
Previous Wins: 0
Total Career Nominations: 3

JUDY CHARRINGTON
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nominations: These are Judy Charrington’s first nominations.

SISI LOVE
Nominations This Season: 2
Previous Nominations: These are Sisi Love’s first nominations.

JANE
Nominations This Season: 1
Previous Nominations: This is Jane’s first nomination.

VALLI
Nominations This Season: 1
Previous Nomination: 1
Previous Wins: 0
Total Career Nominations: 2

MISS ANASTASIA ROSS
Nominations This Season: 1
Previous Nominations: 1
Previous Wins: 0
Total Career Nominations: 2

AUNTIE MAME
Nominations This Season: 1
Previous Nomination: This is Auntie Mame’s first nomination.

DIVA KINGSLEY
Nominations This Season: 1
Previous Nominations: 19
Previous Wins: 5
Total Career Nominations: 20

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF SEASON 7’S NOMINEES!

2009 Cassone Channel Honors Winners List

FINALLY! Yes, I am getting around to releasing the winners videos and ordering the rest of the trophies good people. I am so proud and pleased to release the final winners list for the 2009 Cassone Channel Honors, celebrating the best of my YouTube channel and our web reality series "GETTING READY." To see past webisodes and to subscribe to the channel, please visit us at www.youtube.com/cassone2007. To see the award winning webisodes, simply search for the webisode number in the search field. Winners were determined by voters who visited the poll sites this past summer. Nominees were determined on viewer response, alogorithms for the webisodes, etc.

2009 Cassone Channel Honors

Winners List

Best Webisode – Season 1

17: The Shower Webisode - Antonio Cassone; Performer, Director, Co-Concept & Producer. Tobin Mamber, Co-Concept

Best Webisode – Season 2

35: The Rum & Pups with Nancy Ross Webisode - Nancy Ross, Fred & Ricky, Performers. Antonio Cassone; Performer, Director, Concept & Producer. Paul Miller, Production Assistance & Landscaping. Nancy Ross, Hair & Makeup.

Best Supporting Player – Season 2

Diva Kingsley

Best Guest Star – Season 2

Nancy Ross, “35: The Rum & Pups with Nancy Ross Webisode”

Technical Achievement – Season 2 (JURIED) (Non-Competition Category)

Diva Kingsley, Hair, Makeup & Wardrobe, “25 – 27: The Diva Kingsley/Worm Photo Shoot” & Hair & Makeup for Michelle Andrews, Madison Avenue & Cassone, “45: 48 Hours – A Halloween Story in Pictures/I Put a Spell on You (A Getting Ready Extra)”

Best Webisode – Season 3

68: Hump Day Getting Ready - Miss Bea (Walter Mc, owner); performer. Antonio Cassone; performer, director, producer, concept & editor.

Best Supporting Player – Season 3

The Lady Fancy

Best Guest Star – Season 3
Tonna McKenzie, “56: Redux of 33 – The Continuous Saga of Yellow Gown”

Best Webisode – Season 4

85: The Madison Avenue Collection, Part 8 - David Bork/Madison Avenue, webisode director. Diva Kingsley, key hair & makeup. Gus Sanchez, wardrobe. Tonna McKenzie & Sharde Ross, wardrobe styling. Antonio Cassone; performer, series director, producer, concept & editor.

Best Supporting Player – Season 4

Michael Bannon/Michelle Andrews

Best Guest Star – Season 4

Nancy Ross, “95 & 96: The Madison & Michelle Valentine’s Day Spectacular, Parts 1 & 2”

Technical Achievement – Season 4

Diva Kingsley, key hair & makeup, “85: The Madison Avenue Collection, Part 8” &
Production assistance “95 & 96: The Madison & Michelle Valentine’s Day
Spectacular”

Best Webisode – Season 5

116: Breakfast at the Courtyard Café - Diva Kingsley & David Bork, Miss Bea (Walter McCoy), performers. Antonio Cassone; performer, director, producer, concept & editor.

Best Supporting Player – Season 5

Nancy Ross

Best Guest Star – Season 5

Marilyn Powers, “119 & 120: The New Illusion’s Cabaret, Parts 1 & 2”

Technical Achievement – Season 5

David Bork, driver, “118: Madison & Cassone’s Reckless Victim’s Tour”

Gus Sanchez, Sharde Ross, Mike ‘Smurf’ Lennon & Tonna McKenzie, stage set
(several webisodes)

Best Webisode – Season 6

144: All About Miss Bea - Miss Bea, performer. Antonio Cassone; performer, director, producer, concept & editor.

Best Supporting Player – Season 6

Mama Theresa

Best Guest Star – Season 6

Bertha Quake, “121 & 122: Tha Nappy Hapcy Rossiversary, Parts 1 & 2” & “124: A Twist, A Kiss and a Bevy of Drag Husbands”

Best Technical Achievement – Season 6

Mama Theresa & Mark Rosen, scenic design/decoration, “128 & 129: Planning a Party”

Best Sister Channel – Local (South Florida) (Juried)
Wiltonman4u (Tobin)

Best Sister Channel – National (under 2500 subscribers) (Juried)
Chanel Wynn – tssexychanel

http://www.youtube.com/tssexychanel

Best Sister Channel – Global (over 2500 subscribers) (Juried)
Blanche Babcock
http://www.youtube.com/BlancheBabcock

Pioneer Award –
Wiltonman4u (Tobin Mamber)

Public Service Award –
Meghan Chevalier and Stopping the Hate

http://www.youtube.com/meghanchavalier
http://www.youtube.com/stoppingthehatecom

TALLY OF INDIVIDUAL WINS

(Antonio Cassone – 6)

5 – Diva Kingsley

4 – Nancy Ross
Miss Bea/Walter McCoy

3 – Tobin Mamber
Tonna McKenzie
David Bork/Madison Avenue

2 – Gus Sanchez
Sharde Ross
Mama Theresa

1 – Fred & Ricky
Paul Miller
The Lady Fancy
Michael Bannon/Michelle Andrews
Marilyn Powers
Mike Smurf Lennon
Bertha Quake
Mark Rosen
Chanel Wynn (tssexychanel)
Blanche Babcock
Meghan Chavalier
Stopping the Hate

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS.

Nominations for the 2010 Cassone Channel Honors will begin in March.

Cassone2007's YouTube Channel Invitational

Happy Holidays! Season's Greetings!

I invite you to check out my YouTube channel, watch a few webisodes and perhaps Subscribe.

I promise I will also check out your channel and Sub you too.

This is an online, networking event...which you can do from the comfort of home.

Check out http://www.youtube.com/cassone2007

Please Rate, Comment, Subscribe & Share - Thank You!

Highlights from the channel include some of my photography, poetry, the online reality series Getting Ready NOW in it's 9th season, the 2009 Cassone Channel Honors, and two new series Spotlight Showcase and In Memoriam.

There is a little something for everyone.

I look forward to sharing and watching your works of art as well.

Best wishes,Cassone