Apple highlights 'Best of 2012' on iTunes, App Store & iBookstore
Apple on Thursday published a list highlighting some of the best content available on its broad array of storefronts, including the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore.
The "Best of 2012" rankings include winners in a variety of mediums among multiple categories. Below are a list of the biggest overall winners:
iTunes Store
- Music
- Best Artist: Frank Ocean
- Best Album: "Shields," by Grizzly Bear
- Best Song: "We Are Young," by Fun.
- Breakthrough Album: "The Lumineers," by The Lumineers
- Best Blockbuster: The Avengers
- Best Director: Wes Anderson for "Moonrise Kingdom
- Best Discovery: Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Best Star-Making Performance: Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games"
- Best Show: Breaking Bad
- Best Episode: Homeland, "The Weekend"
- Best Debut: Girls
- Best Cast: Happy Endings
App Store
- iPad App of the Year: Paper by FiftyThree
- iPad Game of the Year: The Room
- iPhone App of the Year: Action Movie FX
- iPhone Game of the Year: Rayman Jungle Run
iBookstore
- Best Novel: "The Dog Stars," by Peter Heller
- Best Nonfiction: "Beautiful Behind the Forevers," by Katherine Boo
- Best Young Adult Novel: "The Fault in Our Stars," by John Green
- Best Multi-Touch Book: "Fashion," by DK Publishing
Podcasts
- Best New Audio Podcast: NPR: TED Radio Hour
- Best Audio Podcast: The Adam Carolla Show
- Best New Video Podcast: MinutePhysics
- Best Video Podcast: Sesame Street