I'll give my 2cents...

First choice, Sony a55 for packing a ton of features and solid quality into a great priced DSLR. 10fps stills, smooth and accurate focus tracking in video.... The only thing keeping it from being undisputed is that lack of manual setting for both of these modes... Still, by controlling the details it insures some good results, but there are those that like more control...

Nex-5 is the best image for the size/price, but not as innovative as the a55...

My second place vote goes to the d7000 for it's price/feature set... Solid performer for the price with all the basics and perks you'd expect in the current generation mid level DSLR area...

Other notable mentions are for the water/shock proof cameras from everyone this last year. I still lean towards the Pentax and Olympus ones, but really... You can take these just about anywhere in any conditions and get some solid result. In or out of the water, snow, rain, dust, etc...

My vote for next year will be for Sony's compact cameras.. I think we'll see some pretty killer performance out of those in 2011...