T3 Awards 2016: who's nominated for Brand of the Year?

Who officially scooped the gold medal for 'doing tech' this year?

Who won at tech this year? Whose launches flew highest? This is where we choose...

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Google

Marshmallow continued to push Android skywards while Android Wear ticked along and Chromecast rocked the party.

Sony

Innovating away in the audiovisual field, Sony also scored an early lead in the current-gen console wars with PlayStation 4.

Apple

This year, The Biggest Brand In The World put out its usual mix of stellar products to the usual mix of frenzied acclaim and even more frenzied trolling.

HTC

Sure, the phones are still just dandy. But who would have thought in 2014 that HTC was going to blow us away with a VR headset in 2016?

LG

Ruled the world of OLED TV with an iron fist while trying out new ideas in the mobile sphere with the G5 and its 'Friends'.

Samsung

Continues to be good at just about everything, from fridges to phones to innovations in mobile Virtual Reality.

Dan Grabham

Dan is a previous Editor for T3.com and covered the latest in computing, home entertainment and mobile tech. He's also the former Deputy Editor of TechRadar and former Editor of Lifehacker UK. Dan has written for numerous computing and lifestyle magazines and has also written a book, too. You'll see him pop up in numerous places, having been quoted in or on The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, ITN News, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4 and Sky News Radio.