Drum Roll, Please: It's the 7th Annual PAPER Nightlife Awards Nominees!
By PAPERMAG
Get excited, PAPER's Nightlife Awards are next Tuesday, September 27th! In the meantime, be sure to add your two cents by voting for categories including Best Nightlife Photographer and Best Door Person in our People's Choice portion. Votes will be accepted until next Monday, September 26th. The full list of nominees is included below and was decided by PAPER staff. Winners for both People's Choice and PAPER-chosen categories will be named at the awards ceremony. And the nominees are...
BEST NEW PARTY
Friends at Westway
On Top at Le Bain
Monday Night Moves at the Jane
Spencer's Gifs at Santos Party House
Ghe20 G0th1k
CHERYL
DJ Huggy Bear Saturdays at the Ace Hotel
Bedlam Saturdays
BEST NEW BAR/LOUNGE*
Madame Wong's
Mister H at Mondrian SoHo
Saint Vitus Bar
Bedlam
The Lambs Club
The Drink
PH-D at the Dream Downtown
BEST HOTEL WITH A NIGHTLIFE SCENE
Dream Downtown
Mondrian SoHo
The Jane
The Standard, New York
Ace Hotel
The Maritime Hotel
SoHo Grand Hotel
BEST MUSEUM WITH A PARTY SCENE
MoMA PS1
Whitney Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
New Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Brooklyn Museum
BEST DJ
Brendan Fallis
Nancy Whang
Venus X
Josh Madden
Chelsea Leyland
Japanster
Franco V
Jonjon Battles
Roctakon
BEST GAY NIGHT
Gekko at Library Bar
Hot Rabbit Fridays at Heathers
Vandam Sundays at Greenhouse
Clubber Down Disco at the Chelsea Hotel
Sugarland Saturdays
Summer Camp at the Cabanas at the Maritime Hotel
Spank Loft Parties
BEST RESTAURANT WITH A NIGHTLIFE SCENE
Miss Lily's
Red Rooster
Saturdays Surf NYC
Roberta's
The Dutch
Tiny's
BEST DESIGNER WITH A NIGHTLIFE INFLUENCE
Nicola Formichetti
Chris Benz
Pamela Love
Olivier Theyskens
Asher Levine
Alexander Wang
Deer Dana
Alexa Chung for Madewell
BEST BARTENDER
Sam Ross, Milk & Honey
Kenta Goto, Pegu Club
Joaquin Simo, Death + Company
Brad Farran, Clover Club
Dushan Zaric, Employees Only
Aisha Sharpe, Contemporary Cocktails INC.
Leo Robitschek, Eleven Madison Park
BEST NEW CLUB**
Westway
Riff Raff's
Studio XXI
District 36
285 Kent Ave.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE NOMINEES. CAST YOUR VOTES HERE!
BEST PROMOTER
Seva Granik
PopGun
MeanRed
Joe Ahearn
Josh Wood
Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin (Mister Sat. Night)
Susanne Bartsch
Fornabaio Voss
Todd Pendu
Michael Cohen
Fernando Tormena
BEST NIGHTLIFE TWEETER
Matt Kays
Greg K
Mike Nouveau
Gayletter
Sky Ferreira Steven Rojas
Becka Diamond
Hanuk
Sophia Lamar
Lyz Olko and Josh Conner from Obesity and Speed
Kristin Gallegos
Derek Blasberg
BEST NIGHT TO GO OUT
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
BEST CLUB SONG
"Barbra Streisand" by Duck Sauce
"Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga
"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry
"Party Anthem" by LMFAO
"Till the World Ends" (remix) by Britney Spears, featuring Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj
"S&M" by Rihanna
"Rolling In The Deep" by Adele
"Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire)" by YACHT
BEST DOOR PERSON
Ian Bradley at Le Bain
Vance Brooking at Madame Wong's
BEST NEW PARTY
Friends at Westway
On Top at Le Bain
Monday Night Moves at the Jane
Spencer's Gifs at Santos Party House
Ghe20 G0th1k
CHERYL
DJ Huggy Bear Saturdays at the Ace Hotel
Bedlam Saturdays
BEST NEW BAR/LOUNGE*
Madame Wong's
Mister H at Mondrian SoHo
Saint Vitus Bar
Bedlam
The Lambs Club
The Drink
PH-D at the Dream Downtown
BEST HOTEL WITH A NIGHTLIFE SCENE
Dream Downtown
Mondrian SoHo
The Jane
The Standard, New York
Ace Hotel
The Maritime Hotel
SoHo Grand Hotel
BEST MUSEUM WITH A PARTY SCENE
MoMA PS1
Whitney Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
New Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Brooklyn Museum
BEST DJ
Brendan Fallis
Nancy Whang
Venus X
Josh Madden
Chelsea Leyland
Japanster
Franco V
Jonjon Battles
Roctakon
BEST GAY NIGHT
Gekko at Library Bar
Hot Rabbit Fridays at Heathers
Vandam Sundays at Greenhouse
Clubber Down Disco at the Chelsea Hotel
Sugarland Saturdays
Summer Camp at the Cabanas at the Maritime Hotel
Spank Loft Parties
BEST RESTAURANT WITH A NIGHTLIFE SCENE
Miss Lily's
Red Rooster
Saturdays Surf NYC
Roberta's
The Dutch
Tiny's
BEST DESIGNER WITH A NIGHTLIFE INFLUENCE
Nicola Formichetti
Chris Benz
Pamela Love
Olivier Theyskens
Asher Levine
Alexander Wang
Deer Dana
Alexa Chung for Madewell
BEST BARTENDER
Sam Ross, Milk & Honey
Kenta Goto, Pegu Club
Joaquin Simo, Death + Company
Brad Farran, Clover Club
Dushan Zaric, Employees Only
Aisha Sharpe, Contemporary Cocktails INC.
Leo Robitschek, Eleven Madison Park
BEST NEW CLUB**
Westway
Riff Raff's
Studio XXI
District 36
285 Kent Ave.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE NOMINEES. CAST YOUR VOTES HERE!
BEST PROMOTER
Seva Granik
PopGun
MeanRed
Joe Ahearn
Josh Wood
Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin (Mister Sat. Night)
Susanne Bartsch
Fornabaio Voss
Todd Pendu
Michael Cohen
Fernando Tormena
BEST NIGHTLIFE TWEETER
Matt Kays
Greg K
Mike Nouveau
Gayletter
Sky Ferreira Steven Rojas
Becka Diamond
Hanuk
Sophia Lamar
Lyz Olko and Josh Conner from Obesity and Speed
Kristin Gallegos
Derek Blasberg
BEST NIGHT TO GO OUT
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
BEST CLUB SONG
"Barbra Streisand" by Duck Sauce
"Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga
"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry
"Party Anthem" by LMFAO
"Till the World Ends" (remix) by Britney Spears, featuring Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj
"S&M" by Rihanna
"Rolling In The Deep" by Adele
"Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire)" by YACHT
BEST DOOR PERSON
Ian Bradley at Le Bain
Vance Brooking at Madame Wong's
Nicollette Santos at The Jane
Lyz Olko at Westway
Michelle Salem at Bedlam
BEST NIGHTLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER
Rebecca Smeyne
Zac Sebastian
KirillWasHere
Patrick McMullan Company (PMC)
Billy Farrell Agency (BFA)
Cobrasnake
Hannah Thomson
Nicky Digital
Quentin Belt
*This category includes roving and pop-up bars/lounges
**This category includes venuesBEST NIGHTLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER
Rebecca Smeyne
Zac Sebastian
KirillWasHere
Patrick McMullan Company (PMC)
Billy Farrell Agency (BFA)
Cobrasnake
Hannah Thomson
Nicky Digital
Quentin Belt
*This category includes roving and pop-up bars/lounges
Your Comment
Posted at 11:39 on Sep 20, 2011
fernando tormena is the best.
Posted at 2:15 on Sep 20, 2011
What ever happened to SHAW PROMOTION? Just because they don't do exclusively nightlife doesn't mean that you don't see their clients EVERYWHERE. Hello Mercy? Hello ATP? Hello Electric Zoo? Hello Afro Punk? Hello Big Up? Wow, Paper, HUGE oversight.
Posted at 4:05 on Sep 20, 2011
Maro Hagopian is a great nightlife photographer. No Nominee? And Yay Cheryl!
Posted at 11:58 on Sep 20, 2011
CHERYL should be chosen simply for their contribution to the art of art performance. And that's all I've got to say about that, Jenny.
Posted at 1:18 on Sep 21, 2011
Micheal Cohen sux
Posted at 3:36 on Sep 21, 2011
why not REZA at thearabparrot.com ?!?!??!?! WTF
Posted at 5:23 on Sep 22, 2011
Amazing work by Hannah Thomson as a NIGHTLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER. I beleave this person deserves full recognition for her unique sensitivity on freezing nightlife happenings.
Posted at 11:01 on Sep 22, 2011
I agree Fernando Tormena is the best!!!!!
Posted at 1:18 on Sep 23, 2011
Fornabaio Voss? REALLY? Have you guys actually been to those parties? The crowd is like a flock of soul-less, cloned cunts that serve stupid openly and shamelessly.... And your tired ass selection of pop music for best club song!!! Why even bother throwing Yacht in there? Was Pitbull not available? Zzz
Posted at 9:32 on Sep 23, 2011
Patrick Mcmullan!
Posted at 3:09 on Sep 24, 2011
Quentin Belt it the best Nightlife photographer in NYC.
Posted at 5:13 on Sep 24, 2011
Fernando Tomena is the best
Posted at 7:39 on Sep 24, 2011
FERNANDO TORMENA, ROCKS!!! He IS THE one!!!!!!
Posted at 5:39 on Sep 26, 2011
Nicky Digital is the greatest ! site doesn't accept my vote !
Posted at 10:53 on Sep 26, 2011
really paper? theres not one person on your staff that has a concept about what makes a dj good?
Posted at 10:55 on Sep 26, 2011
GHE20 GOTHIK ISNT A 'NEW PARTY'. JUST SAYIN'
Posted at 2:57 on Sep 26, 2011
Agree, the DJ selection and the music selection is terrible.
How old is the person who made the selection? This is sad.
Posted at 3:18 on Sep 26, 2011
My vote is definitely for Nicky Digital!
Posted at 3:35 on Sep 26, 2011
I agree Fernando Tormena is the best!!!!!
Posted at 3:44 on Oct 12, 2011
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