Another Comic-Con is over, and San Diego is emptying its convention center of all the geeks, cosplayers, movie and TV stars, and more. As always, it's important to crown the winners of the event in various categories, so check out our awards for the best of the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International, as pieced together by Erik Davis and Christopher Campbell:

 

Best Panel: Lucasfilm

While Lucasfilm didn't reveal anything new during its panel on Friday -- despite rumors that we'd hear official word on the director of Star Wars Episode VIII -- the crowd in Hall H was treated to the most exciting meet and greet featuring the old and new stars of the franchise who will appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, including an unexpectedly cheerful Harrison Ford.

We got a few additional minor details about the upcoming sequel and saw a behind-the-scenes video chock-full of fresh footage and other goodies (fans at home were treated to the video, too) and for those present at the panel, they were invited and memorably escorted by Stormtroopers to an exclusive concert of Star Wars music performed by the San Diego Symphony and a fireworks display.

 

 

 

 

Best Time to Be in Line for a Panel: (TIE) During J.J. Abrams' Donut Giveaway; During Zack Snyder's Batmobile Arrival

As evident with the Lucasfilm panel, this year's event was more about the on-hand experiences than big announcements, and while the Star Wars concert was clearly the best experience and moment of fan service of Comic-Con '15, those waiting in line through the night for the major panels in Hall H were personally visited by the directors of the two hottest movies being presented this weekend. 

On Friday morning, Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams bought Dunkin Donuts treats for thousands queued up outside. Then very, very early Saturday morning, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder drove up to the line of fans in the movie's new Batmobile and gave away T-shirts. You could say the real winners of Comic-Con were the fans.

 

J.J. Abrams brought donuts for everyone in line. Joey became pure-joy incarnate. #StarWars #GTSDCC15 #SDCC2015

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Best News: Ennio Morricone Scoring The Hateful Eight

Some big news did trickle out of San Diego this weekend, and interestingly enough the best announcement had nothing to do with comic book movies or superheroes. And it could be celebrated by many movie lovers who normally want nothing to do with Comic-Con. Quentin Tarantino revealed that legendary composer Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) will score his upcoming film, The Hateful Eight. It's especially exciting as this will be Morricone's first score for a Western in 40 years. 

 

 

Best Cosplay: (TIE) Both Mad Max Families

Not surprisingly, the coolest movie of the year spawned some of the coolest costumes of Comic-Con. Inspired by Mad Max: Fury Road, there were plenty of Furiosas (including those mashed up with other movie characters) and some Mad Maxes, War Boys, Brides and Immortan Joes, but it's the two families we saw representing all these new favorite, immediately iconic characters that impressed us most. If we had to choose, we might have to go with the clan with more kids and therefore more cosplay on display.

 

 

 

 

Best Trailer: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Reels of new footage were presented for hot movies like Suicide Squad, Warcraft and Deadpool, but kudos to Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment for sharing a new full trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that was quickly made available to fans outside of San Diego. That's not the only reason this trailer is the winner, though. It's also an exciting spot that showcases the epic scope of the superhero blockbuster, revealing Wonder Woman in action, Lex Luthor acting nefarious, Batman being deservedly moody and a dramatic look at how the movie relates to Man of Steel. 

 

Bonus: Here's our recap of all the DC movie announcements, including Suicide Squad.

 

And here's the Suicide Squad trailer that dropped the day after Comic-Con ended.

 

Best Trailer Reaction: Deadpool

There's actually a chance the new Deadpool trailer that was screened during the 20th Century Fox panel might be the ultimate fan favorite of the entire Con. The fans inside Hall H (6,500 in total) were so blown away by the hilarious and violent trailer that they insisted it be shown twice -- chanting "Show it again!" at the conclusion of the Deadpool panel -- forcing organizers to play it a second time.

While we don't have the trailer to show you yet (give it about three weeks), we do have this exclusive reaction from Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld.

 

Best One-on-One Basketball Tournament

 

It's on! Miles Teller vs Michael B. Jordan! #fantasticfour #sdcc

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When Fantastic Four stars Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan stopped by the Fandango Movieclips VIP Lounge at Comic-Con, the two couldn't stop challenging each other to some hoops. The duo played at least six games against each other, with Teller ultimately coming out victorious. "This is gonna bother me for the rest of the day," Jordan groaned as they finally exited. 

 

Best New Movie Poster: X-Men: Apocalypse

Tarantino's The Hateful Eight unveiled a beautiful new one-sheet for the film that could very well be the winner of best poster for a movie released in 2015. Next year's superhero sequel X-Men: Apocalypse, however, had the coolest new (official) design released during Comic-Con. It's focused on the titular villain, albeit captioned with his real name, En Sabah Nur, with Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in flames and a border of Egyptian hieroglyphs highlighting his ancient roots. It's uncanny how astonishing it is.

 

Best Cosplay Disguise by a Celebrity: Dwight Howard

Huge shout-out to Fandango correspondent (and NBA superstar) Dwight Howard for dressing up as the most intimidating-looking Predator and then surprising fans on the convention floor. 

 

Best Bro Slap: Tyler Shields and Dan Perrault

Final Girl director Tyler Shields slapping Fandango correspondent Dan Perrault in the middle of this interview.

 

Best Game of "Never Have I Ever": The Cast of Deadpool

Watch what happened when we assembled the cast of Deadpool for a game of "Never Have I Ever." Has Ryan Reynolds ever attended a Justin Bieber concert? Oh you're about to find out.

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