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Congratulations 2020/2021 Brodie Award Winners!!!

chanson, January 23, 2022January 28, 2022

The polls are now closed — you can see the final results and links to all of the nominees here.

Best LDS-Interest Podcast or Video Channel 2020/2021: Mormonism Live with Bill Reel and RFM

Best LDS-Interest Fiction 2020/2021: The Prodigal Daughter, by Mette Ivie Harrison

Best LDS-Interest Analysis (Book) 2020/2021: Queer Mormon Theology, by Blaire Ostler

Best LDS History Book or Documentary 2020/2021: Murder Among the Mormons

Best LDS-Interest Memoir 2020/2021: a tie between Sealed: An Unexpected Journey into the Heart of Grace, by Katie Langston, and Why We Have NO CONTACT With My Mormon In-Laws, by ExmoLex

Most Insightful LDS-Interest Analysis Piece 2020/2021: The Rise of the Celebrated Celibate and Single Sexual Minority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by Nathan Kitchen

Best Exit Story 2020/2021: Why I left the Mormon Church, by Johnny Harris

Funniest LDS-Interest Humor Piece 2020/2021: Pioneer Day: The World’s Greatest Holiday, by Eli McCann

Most Entertaining LDS-Interest Review 2020/2021: The Long Road Back: A 1965 Mormon Film About Chastity. I Think, by Eli McCann

Congrats to all the winners and to everyone who participated!! As always, we have little badges that you can display on your website if you like:

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  1. Donna Banta says:
    January 23, 2022 at 1:52 pm

    Congrats to all the winners and nominees!

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Brodie Awards!!!


X-Mormon of the Year!!

  • 2025: Rebecca Bibliotheca!!
  • 2024: Nemo the Mormon!!
  • 2023: Adam Steed!!
  • 2022: David Archuleta!!
  • 2021: Jeff T. Green!!
  • 2020: Jacinda Ardern!!
  • 2019: David Nielsen!!
  • 2018: Sam Young!!
  • 2017: Savannah!!
  • 2016: Jeremy Runnells!!
  • 2015: John Dehlin!!
  • 2014: Kate Kelly!!
  • 2013: J. S. Anderson & M. Ferguson!!
  • 2012: David Twede!!
  • 2011: Joanna Brooks!!
  • 2010: Monica Bielanko!!
  • 2009: Walter Kirn!!

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