What about a Silvertails player of the year award that is voted on a 3-2-1 basis each week. Survivor is a good concept, but if you have one off game than you are likely to be shown the door.
I don't think a general poll is any good for this purpose as it is open to tampering by fools. I'd like to see a cross section of regular site members vote on a weekly basis for their top 3. I'm sure we could get together 15 or 20 "experts" from our ranks who regularly watch the games to offer their opinions. You could even take it one step further where they can have a turn at giving a brief review on the game from that week and offer their thoughts behind their votes.