These are some of my choices for Austin Chronicle's Best of Austin:
Art gallery: Guzu Gallery
Visual artist: Drew Riley
Performance Space / Theatre: Paramount One World Theatre
Actor/actress: Adriene Mishler
Classical musician: Graham Reynolds
Muralist: Tim Kerr
Stand-up Comic: Matt Bearden
Fiction writer / poet: Ernest Cline
Drag Performer: Alexander the Great
Burlesque Performer: Ruby Joule
Movie Theatre: Alamo Drafthouse
Film Festival: Austin Film Festival
Outdoor Festival: ACL Fest
Museum: The Contemporary Austin
Graphic Artist: Gary Dorsey
Late Night Dining: Kerbey Lane Cafe
Brewery: Austin Beerworks
Distiller: Deep Eddy Vodka
Coffee Shop: Epoch
Tex-Mex / taqueria: Matt's El Rancho
Pizza: Pinthouse Pizza
Burger: P. Terry's
Desserts: Capital City Bakery
Karaoke: Common Interest
Cheap Date: The Hideout
Ice Cream/Frozen Treats: Amy's Ice Cream