[Video] Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder Accept MTVu's 'Ship of the Year' Award

Damon and Elena may be in a rough place at the start of Season 6 — death can really drive a wedge between a couple! — but that doesn’t mean the fans have given up on them. In fact, the Delena ship is stronger than ever!

MTVu hosted their first-ever Fandom Awards at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, and The Vampire Diaries won big in the romance department. Damon and Elena snagged the award for “Ship of the Year.” Congrats, Delena fans! This is even more incredible when you factor in Damon and Elena’s fierce competition, which included “Everlark” (Katniss and Peeta) from The Hunger Games, “Johnlock” (Sherlock and Watson) from Sherlock, “Destiel” (Dean and Castiel) from Supernatural, and “Sterek” (Stiles and Derek) from Teen Wolf.

Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev reunited to accept the award on behalf of their passionate fandom.  “We want to thank you guys for all of your love and support of Delena,” Nina told Delena fans in a taped acceptance speech from the set of TVD in Atlanta.

“Our ship has been through some ups and downs and we are not sure where we would be without your support … so thank you and we will try to keep it interesting for you,” Ian added.