With more than 3 million votes cast in the final, Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser on Starz’s time-travel romantic saga Outlander, has won our fourth annual Anglo Fan Favorites men’s tournament, defeating fellow Scotsman David Tennant 61 percent to 39 percent in a hard-fought battle by both fandoms.

Heughan, in costume in Scotland, recorded a special message to the fans who voted him Man of 2014:

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Previous winners of the tournament include Alan Rickman (in 2011) and Tom Hiddleston (in 2012 and 2013). The fourth annual women’s tournament is underway, with Round 1 voting having closed today (December 5).

Merlin star Colin Morgan takes home the bronze medal, beating The Hobbit‘s Richard Armitage 55 to 45 percent.

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