1996 Poll Winners
Smash Hits published the Eightieth Annual Smash Hits Readers Poll Voting Form in the 23rd October -
5th November 1996 issue of Smash Hits.
The Voting Form was to be used to ask the readers what their favourites were from the year 1996.
The Poll had categories such as Best Group, though to the Most Fanciable Human Being.
The results were then published in the 4th December - 17th December 1996 issue of the magazine.
This was also the 9th year that the awards were broadcast live on BBC1.
Below is a list of the Winners and Runners Up from that year
Issue 467 - 23rd October - 5th November 1996
Ticket Information
Voting Form
This was the Ninth year that the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party took place.
This time it was at London Arena - Docklands and was brought by BBCTV in association with Our Price.
The Director was Julia Knowles.
The party was on Sunday 1st December 1996 and was broadcast on BBC1 at 2.55 pm.
Ant and Dec and Lilly Savage presented the show.
It was also broadcast on Radio 1
Issue 469 - 20th November - 3rd December 1996
Tickets Sold Out
Issue 470 - 4th December - 17th December 1996
The Results:
The Categories for 1996 were as follows
1 - Best Group
2 - Best International Group
3 - Best Male Singer
4 - Best Female Singer
5 - Best Dance / Soul Act
6 - Best Rock Outfit
7 - Best Indie Type Band
8 - Our Price Best Single
9 - Best Album
10 - Best Pop Video
11 - Best Film
12 - Best Film Actor
13 - Best Film Actress
14 - Best TV Programme
15 - Best Person On TV
16 - Best Radio DJ
17 - Best Dressed Person
18 - Best Haircut
19 - Best New Act
20 - Funniest Person In The World
21 - Most Fanciable Person
22 - Best Sport Star '96
23 - Worst Group
24 - Worst Male Singer
25 - Worst Female Singer
26 - Worst Film
27 - Worst Person In A Film
28 - Worst TV Programme
29 - Worst Person On TV
30 - Most Tragic Haircut
31 - Least Fanciable Person
32 - Worst Dressed Person
33 - Loser Of '96
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The Results for the 1996 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published in the
4th December - 17th December 1996 issue of the magazine.
Below are the winners for each Category
Results - Page 1
Results - Page 2
Results - Page 3
Results - Page 4
Results - Page 5
Sandra Bullock - Best Film Actress
Will Smith - Best Film Actor
Jon Bon Jovi - Best Rock Outfit
Oasis - Best Indie Type Band
Louise - Best Female Singer
Paul Nicholls - Best Person On TV
Boyzone
Credits:
Production Crew:
Producer - Julia Knowles
Assistant Producer - Tara Duffy
Producer - Live Show - Michele Hockley
Costume Design by
Jo Dawn
Makeup Department
Liz Pugh - Make-up Designer
Music Department
Title Music Performed By - Iggy Pop (Uncredited)
Other Crew
Floor Manager - Vivien Ackland-Snowr
Floor Manager - Toby Baker
Engineering Manager - Steve Chapman
Floor Manager - Ivan Douglass
Production Coordinator - Ita Fitzgerald
Production Team - Jo Gordon
Autocue - Elizabeth Gorman
Floor Manager - Michael Jelves
Floor Manager - Anne-Marie MacLaughlin (as Ann-Marie McLaughlin)
Script Supervisor - Manique Ratner
Production Coordinator - Caitlin Samways
Production Team - Dave Skinner
Best Pop Video
Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There
Advert - 9th October - 22nd October 1996
