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    Apple Names 2012's List of Favorite Media on iTunes

    By Alexander C. Kaufman | The Wrap – Thu, Dec 13, 2012 3:23 PM PST

    It seems Apple was a big fan of "The Avengers," "Breaking Bad," TED talks and singing along to fun.'s "We Are Young."

    The tech giant named its yearly top picks of movies, games, books, podcasts, music and apps curated from the iTunes store.

    Previously known as "iTunes Rewind," the Cupertino, Calif.-based company chose four favorites in each category.

    MOVIES

    Best Blockbuster: "The Avengers"

    Best Director: Wes Anderson for "Moonrise Kingdom"

    Best Discovery: "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

    Best Star-Making Performance: "The Hunger Games"

    TELEVISION

    Best Show: "Breaking Bad"

    Best Episode: "The Weekend" on "Homeland"

    Best Debut: Season 1 of "Girls"

    Best Cast: "Happy Endings"

    PODCASTS

    Best New Audio: "NPR: TED Radio Hour"

    Best Audio Postcast: "The Adam Carolla Show"

    Best New Video: "MinutePhysics" by ScienceAlert

    Best Video Podcast: "Sesame Street"

    BOOKS

    Best Novel: Peter Heller's "The Dog Stars"

    Best Nonfiction: Katherine Boo's "Behind the Beautiful Forevers"

    Best Young Adult Novel: John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars"

    Best Multi-Touch Book: DK Publishing's "Fashion"

    iPHONE

    App of the Year: "Action Movie FX"

    Game of the Year: "Rayman Jungle Run"

    iPAD

    App of the Year: "Paper" by FiftyThree

    Game of the Year: "The Room" 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

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