The show, which ran its 44th edition on Sunday night, eschews "best" accolades, instead honoring "favorite" artists and songs; nominees are culled from sales, not artistic pretensions, and the winners are determined by online polling.
Justice was done when The Late Middle Classes was given the Theatrical Management Association's regional theatre awards best play accolade.
The actress was so hopeful DiCaprio could get the best actor accolade she almost forgot about her own success at the Golden Globes during a recent interview.
The pair first competed at the premier European film festival in 1993, when Loach won the jury's prize for Raining Stones and Leigh walked away with the best director accolade for Naked.
But Peter Jackson, who directed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, was beaten out for the best director accolade by Peter Weir, who was at the helm of "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World".
The Manchester United midfielder described it as the "best" possible accolade, having beaten off competition from his club-mates Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Edwin van der Sar and Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.
Gustavus Fox, assistant secretary of the Navy and an old Worden friend, had personally watched the contest and proclaimed the Monitor's actions "indescribably grand!" Perhaps Harpers Weekly offered the best press accolade: in its March 22 edition, it ran a caption under a picture of Worden that read: "Under Providence: he saved our navy".
The year before, both organisations selected The Artist for the best picture accolade.
Boyhood shared the best screenplay accolade with Alejandro Inarritu's film Birdman, which received three additional prizes from the Boston-based organisation.
