The following are the winners of the 9th annual ENnie Awards, held in 2009:
Category | Gold Winner | Silver Winner |
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Best Cover Art | CthulhuTech, Catalyst Game Labs | Pathfinder #19: Howl of the Carrion King, Paizo Publishing |
Best Interior Art | Dark Heresy Core Rulebook, Fantasy Flight Games | Mouse Guard, Kunoichi/Archaia Studios Press |
Best Cartography | Pathfinder Chronicles Second Darkness Map Folio, Paizo Publishing | Star Wars: Scum and Villainy, Wizards of the Coast |
Best Writing | Kobold Quarterly, Open Design | Don't Rest Your Head, Evil Hat Productions |
Best Production Values | Dark Heresy Core Rulebook, Fantasy Flight Games | Mouse Guard, Kunoichi/Archaia Studios Press |
Best Rules | Dungeons & Dragons 4th Ed. Players Handbook, Wizards of the Coast | A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, Green Ronin Publishing |
Best Adventure | Pathfinder #19: Howl of the Carrion King, Paizo Publishing | King of the Trollhaunt Warrens, Wizards of the Coast |
Best Monster or Adversary | Dungeons & Dragons 4th Ed. Monster Manual, Wizards of the Coast | Dark Heresy Creatures Anathema, Fantasy Flight Games |
Best Setting | Pathfinder Campaign Setting, Paizo Publishing | Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies, [1] : 265 Atomic Sock Monkey / Evil Hat Productions |
Best Supplement | CthulhuTech Vade Mecum, Catalyst Game Labs | Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Wizards of the Coast |
Best Aid or Accessory | D&D Insider, Wizards of the Coast | Kobold Quarterly, Open Design |
Best Miniature Product | Game Mastery Flip-Mat: Waterfront Tavern, Paizo Publishing | DU1 Halls of the Giant Kings Dungeon Tiles, Wizards of the Coast |
Best Regalia | Battletech: The Corps, Catalyst Game Labs | Art of Exalted, White Wolf Publishing |
Best Electronic Book | Collection of Horrors: Razor Kids, White Wolf Publishing | Tales of Zobek: An Anthology of Urban Adventures, Open Design |
Best Free Product | Song of Ice and Fire Quickstart Rules, Green Ronin Publishing | Swords and Wizardry, Mythmere Games |
Best Website | Obsidian Portal | Kobold Quarterly |
Best Podcast | All Games Considered | Order 66 |
Best Game | Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, Wizards of the Coast | Dark Heresy Core Rulebook, Fantasy Flight Games |
Product of the Year | Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, Wizards of the Coast | Mouse Guard, Mouse Guard, Kunoichi/Archaia Studios Press |
Fan Award Best Publisher | Wizards of the Coast | Paizo Publishing |
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