Post by Ninety on Dec 17, 2011 13:50:44 GMT -5
Tradition dictates that at the end of the year we all laud each other on our accomplishments while simultaneously bashing one another for our failings. That's right; it's time for the fabulous and spectacular
2011 LUGIASIAN AWARDS
[/size][/center]No one really wanted to take up the mantle this year so the task has fallen to me, your beloved Ninety, to host this year. We had quite a flood of newcomers and some very notable topics crop up so I felt it would be a shame to neglect holding our wonderful awards ceremony. Let me sum things up for our little nooblets. This is a very special time of the year when emotions run high and we all get together to deliberate over the cream of the crop and the worst pieces of slop. This is the nomination phase where everyone suggests nominees for the upcoming awards. After the nominations have ended we'll move on to the voting phase with a goal of having the actual awards presentation beginning on New Year's Day.
Just like last year, the awards are coming in a tad late. No worries though, we'll just speed things along and hope for the best. I'm going to be following my predecessor ch00beh's lead this year. Instead of the usual preliminary round to determine what awards are going to be voted on, followed by nominations, I'm going to be smooshing these two phases together.
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The phases will be split into the PrelimiNoms for one(!) week, then voting for two weeks. Those are soft dates, and I'll adjust depending on how quickly one finishes/doesn't finish but the goal is to get the awards ceremony out on the first of the year.
For the prelimNoms, I will list the various awards that we've always done as well as several awards that the staff has thought was a good idea. Everyone is free to pitch their own awards as well. Additionally to all that, everyone is allowed to nominate an arbitrary amount of people for any given award. Both ideas for new awards and nominations can be done via public posting or PM. Doesn't matter to me, but it'd probably be preferable to post publicly so you can start rallying support for your cause.
Awards that receive at least two different nominations to them will stay for consideration and then every nominee to that award will need at least three nominations (the initial nomination and then two backers) to proceed to the voting round. Awards that do not meet these criteria will be stricken from the list and will forever have a taint upon their names.
So here are the awards that we usually host (remember that you're free to suggest your own):
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS
aka who are the people we should know
Friendliest Member - Who do you think is the friendliest member of the Exodus? [Last year's winner: SV]
Funniest Member - Who do you think is the funniest person on Exy? [Last year's winner: ch00beh]
Happiest Member - Happiest. [Last year's winner: SV]
Coolest Member - Who's got that swag? [Last year's winner: Ninety]
Smartest Member - This is more book smarts than those other kinds of smarts. [Last year's winner: ch00beh]
Wisest Member - Kind of different from Smartest Member. Define it as you will. [Last year's winner: Lee]
Most Dedicated Member - Pretty simple. [Last year's winner: Pohatu]
Most Creative Member - Whether it be writing, art, or just plain talking, who is the most creative cat around? [Last year's winner: Lugiasian]
Best Artist - I don't need to explain this. [Last year's winner: Qzumaki]
Best Writer - This is usually applied to just the fics section but you can extend it to the RP boards and elsewhere. [Last year's winner: Pohatu]
Handsomest Member - We're pretty hot, yeah? [Last year's winner: Ninety]
Loveliest Member - Really hot. [Last year's winner: Qzumaki]
Most Improved Member - Who has climbed that ladder of self-improvement? [Last year's winner: Prime]
Most Missed Member - Please come back. [Last year's winner: Drunkhatu]
Best Couple - Who's shipping who? [Last year's winner: Exodus/Procrastination]
Biggest Penis: Self explanatory. [Last year's winner: SV]
THE RAZZIES
aka who should we all stay the fuck away from.
Most Annoying Member - Get lost, bud. [Last year's "winner": Loogs]
Most Depressing Member - Cheer up, bud. [Last year's "winner": Kuroboom]
Strangest Member - The hell, bud? [Last year's "winner": Tangrow]
Least Dedicated Member - Who drops out? Who never gets up in the first place? [Last year's "winner": V101]
Biggest Procrastinator - I wonder who last year's winner was. [Last year's "winner": Lee]
Most Impatient Member - Slow down, bud. [Last year's "winner": Loogs]
Worst Role Model - Stiff competition in this one. [Last year's "winner": Drunkhatu]
Most Run-Down Member - The opposite of most improved. [Last year's "winner": BloodWolf]
Biggest Drama Magnet - Who just oozes with drama? [Last year's "winner": Loogs]
Most Infamous Member - The epitome of "stay the fuck away" [Last year's "winner": Prime]
Most Likely to Die an Untimely Death - Grim, I know, but somehow a staple of the ceremony. [Last year's "winner": Rupert]
THE PULITZERS
aka the general board stuff
Best Post - Self explanatory [Last year's winner: Stricken? I can't find it.]
Best Topic - Also self explanatory [Last year's winner: World Building]
Best Board - What is it even WITH all these SELF-EXPLANATORY awards [Last year's winner: ORP]
Best Fic - Yep. [Last year's winner: A tie between Magical Realism Pitch the Protoype and Christmas Songs the Revision
Best Image - Okay this one is a little ambiguous; this is any image posted on the boards, including google image searched responses and original works. [Last year's winner: Rance by Toasted Marshmallows]
Best Avatar - Don't make me hit you. [Last year's winner: Loog's Yoshi Has Taco Hair]
Best Signature - Seriously, I don't need to explain. [Last year's winner: Ninety]
Best Alternate Name - Who has the best name that isn't their name. [Last year's winner: Beelzibibble]
Best Skin - Best new skin for the board. [Last year's winner: Creepy Monotone]
Best Fad - Did we have any fads this year?. [Last year's winner: I am Niji]
Best Posting Game - I don't dig through the scrap heap so someone will have to help me out here. [Last year's winner: Post Race]
Best Wiki Article - we have a wiki! [Last year's winner: The Magite System]
Best Event - Did we even have any events this year? [Last year stricken]
Best New Board Concept - Mostly RP related concepts but you get the idea. [Last year's winner: Aleta]
Best Post Racer - Not necessarily who won. [Last year's winner: Kuroboom]
Best Formspring: I don't remember if we made any progress with these or not. [Last year's winner: Pohatu]
THE OSCARS
RP-related awards, pretty much.
RP Awards
Best Recent RP � Pretty self-explanatory. Cast your vote here for the best RP to have started within the past year or so. [Last year's winner: Obscured Truth.]
Best Overall RP � Again, self-explanatory. Which do you think is the best RP of them all? [Last years winner: The Case of the Burgled Boullogne]
Best Short RP � Nominees for this award should only weigh in at three or fewer pages right now (75 or fewer replies). Preferably these would be finished RPs, but ongoing ones are okay too. [Last year's winner: An August Luncheon]
Best Long RP � Nominees for this award should weigh in at four or more pages (more than 75 replies). Naturally these can definitely still be ongoing. [Last year's winner: Iskabibble]
Best RP Post � Choose a single RP post that you think shows exceptional merit. Links with nominations would be much appreciated! [Last year�s winner: Floriferous.]
Best Premise � Which RP do you think had the best conception? Whether in terms of the story hook or other aspects such as mechanics, pick an RP with an excellent premise here. [Last year's winner: Through the Arras]
Best Plot � The next logical step from Best Premise. Pick an RP here which you think developed best from its starting point. [Last year's winner: Ishkabibble]
Best RP Cast � Not to be confused with Best Cast in the RPer section. This is for the RP that you think has the most solid lineup of characters. [Last year's winner: Luxury Train Ride]
Best Atmosphere � Every RP, like every other work of fiction, has a distinctive tone and mood, whether actively worked toward or unconsciously accumulated. Which RP�s vibe do you like the best? [Last year's winner:
Best Fight � We here at Archie Exie do like us our fight scenes. And why not? Shit�s fun. Pick your favorite fight here. This is another one where links to the beginnings of the fights would be awesome, unless the entire topic is just a single fight scene. [Last year�s winner: A tie between Mandelbrot vs Lucas/Scar and Vincent vs everyone]
Best Plot Twist � DUN DUN DUNNN! [Last year's winner: No ethnic boys, you are the demons]
Most Creative RP � Pick an RP that really breaks the mold here. Bear in mind a story shouldn�t have to be some crazy formalistic experiment to qualify. [Last year's award: Through the Arras]
Character Awards
Best Recent Character � Another obvious one. Again, new characters from the past year, roughly. [Last year's winner: Yoon Mangjeol]
Best Overall Character � Yeah, straight up, I think you get the idea. [Last year's winner: Julia Romanesco/Masquerade]
Best Personality � Aloof? Charming? Psychotic? Serene? Quirky? Mournful? Or maybe a total douchebag? Whoever you think has the greatest personality should get the nom. [Last year's winner: Jonas]
Best History � Backstory�s legit. [Last year's winner: Daniel Huckabee]
Best Powerset � Sorry to exclude the Badass Normals, but this award�s gotta be. Pick your favorite Power here. [Last year's winner: The Magite System in Aleta]
Best Protagonist � For the character who best garners our sympathy and compels us to root for them. They don�t need to be a boring ol� Knight in Shining Armor, though, come on. [Last year's winner: Iliana]
Best Antagonist � Likewise, you don�t have to be a Complete Monster to be a successful bad guy. Here we honor those we love to hate. Or just hate. Or maybe even just love although we recognize that they are not very good people. [Last year's winner: Mandlebrot]
Best Comic Character � Another caution against extremes: this winner doesn�t have to be totally frivolous and silly, humor just needs to form some distinct aspect of their appeal. [Last year's winner: Manager Miko]
Best Dramatic Character � And one more for the road: the Best Dramatic Character doesn�t have to be all trauma and tragedy twenty-four-seven. Their merit should simply be mostly serious in nature. [Last year's winner: Antonio]
Best Debut � Not to be confused with Best New Character. Which character do you think had the most striking and memorable introduction? It doesn�t have to have been recently, but links are once again awesome and helpful. [Last year's winner: Renard and Sem (tie)]
Best Development � The complement to Best Debut. Who�s come the farthest from their initial introduction? They grow up so fast. [Last year's winner: Zebedee]
Best Relationship � Replaces Best Couple. The difference is, this doesn�t actually have to be a romantic coupling (fun though shipping may be). Just pick two characters who you think share a really great dynamic, whether friendly, romantic, professional, familial, or even hostile. [Last year�s winner: Yoon/Mayordomo]
Most Creative Character � Oh shit, here we go. Who�s the creativest of them all? Pay tribute to whoever you think is the forum�s most distinctive and original character here. [Last year's winner: Esther and Helen (tie)]
Most Underworked Character - Who needs to stop being a lazy p.o.s. and stretch their legs a bit? [Last year's winner: Kuro's entire cast]
Best Character Formspring: [Last year's winner: Yoon]
RPer Awards
Best Recent RPer � You get the idea. [Last year's winner: Ninety]
Best Overall RPer � Really, you get the idea. [Last year's winner: Lee and El (tie)]
Best Host � Pick your favorite RP host here. [Last year's winner: Pohatu]
Best Participant � Who do you think does the best work in other people�s RPs? [Last year's winner: Biscuit]
Best Characterizer � For a member who generally puts outstanding effort into fleshing out and developing their characters. Cast size doesn�t have to be large. In fact, you could win this with just one character. [Last year's winner: Pohatu and ch00beh (tie)]
Best Cast � For a member whose cast evokes a cohesive, yet diverse, and always entertaining family portrait. [Last year�s winner: Pohatu]
Most Underworked RPer � Some of us are booked up. But not everyone. Who on the board do you wish participated in more RPs? [Last year's winner: Ninety]
Most Improved RPer � Another old standby. You guys know the drill. [Last year's winner: Prime]
Most Creative RPer � Damn, these Most Creative awards are killing me. The suspense! [Last year's winner: Pohatu]
THE NOBELS
aka these didn't fit anywhere else
Random Just-for-the-Hell-of-Nominating Award - Why not. [Last year's winner: Niji]
Lifetime Achievement Award - Who deserves an award for being the best of the best and an outstanding paragon of paragoness? [Last year's winner: DL]
Nominations thus far:
Here is the list of every nomination made in this thread, updated as we go. Anything italicized, whether it be a nomination or an award, has not met the minimum requirements to pass to the next round.
Best Recent RP: Last Best Hope (III), Bic�'s Househeld topic (III), Prisoner's Dilemma (III)
Best Overall RP: Obscured Truth (III), Househeld (III), Last Best Hope (III)
Best Short RP: Whisper in my Ear (III), Last Best Hope (III), Through the Arras (III)
Best Long RP: Househeld (III), Crystal 2 (III)
Best RP Post:"Siete sicuro che volete uscire?" (III), Occlum intro (III) "...you're all VIPs today" (III), Marshall-Yoon flashback (III), The First People's first legend (III)
Best Plot: Obscured Truth (III), Blackbird Saga (III)
Best RP Cast: Obscured Truth(III),
Best Atmosphere:Reemergence (III),
Best Fight: > Flynn: STRIFE STRIFE STRIFE STRIFE STRIFE (III), Tweak tweaks out (III), Huck v Sharp (III)
Best Plot Twist: Mickey Sharp, we hardly knew ye (III), Mose is already in the Medium, homes (III), And Then Sharp Was the Zombies (III)
Most Creative RP: Hector and Yoshimitsu GOES SHOPING (III)
Best Recent Character: Jacob Marshall (III), Mickey Sharp (III), Roufus Mayordomo (III)
Best Overall Character: Rance West (III), Daniel Huckabee (III), Commissioner Williams (III)
Best Personality: Reba Winset (III), Royce Blitherspoon (III), Roufus Mayordomo (III)
Best Powerset: Esther Damrosch (III), Kalim & Nugget (III), Julia Romanesco (III), Barclay Edward Trent (III)
Best Protagonist: Avery (III), John "Shiro-kun" Whitehearst (III), Blaise Euler (III)
Best Antagonist: Volkner (III), Kalim & Nugget (III), Cesare & Nico (III)
Best Comic Character: Kitten Quigley (III), Flynn Sostenuto (III), Jonas Caliban (III)
Best Dramatic Character: Commissioner Williams (III), Vincent (III), Orville Giguere (III)
Best Debut: Bic� Calevro (III), Jacob Marshall (III)
Best Development: Flynn Sostenuto (III)
Best Relationship: Bic� & Flynn (III), Illiana & Williams (III), Huck & Rance (III), Tweak & Flynn (III)
Most Creative Character: Mose Gilland (III), Reba Winset (III), OXLEY "fuckING" VONTRAVICH (III)
Most Underworked Character: Mose Gilland (III), Reba Winset (III), Yulia Afanasy (III), Kitten Quigley (III)
Best Recent RPer: Iron Mouse (III), Stel (III), Belle (III)
Best Overall RPer: Biscuit (III), Ninety (III)
Best Host: Elliot (III), Biscuit (III)
Best Participant: Pohatu (III), Biscuit (III)
Best Characterizer: Ninety (III), Biscuit (III), Stel (III), Tangrow (III)
Best Cast: Biscuit (III), Elliot (III)
Most Underworked RPer: Testbug (III), Belle (III), Lee (III), Biscuit (III), SV (III), Bulbs (III), Iron Mouse (III), Loogs (III), choobs (III), Everyone (III)
Most Improved RPer: Testbug (III)
Most Creative RPer: Stel (III), Belle (III), Tangrow (III)
Best Minor Characterizer - Biscuit (III), Pohatu (III), choobs (III)
Best Minor Character - Mickey Sharp (III), Reagan (III), Flo/Hugh (III)
Best Character History - Yoon (III), Jonas (III), Rie (III), Esther (III)
Best Fic - Sleepless Dreamer (III), Muddy Season (III), Horrortacular (III)
Best Crack Ship - Nico/Rie(III), Cesare/Iliana (III), Bic�/Kitten (III), Hector/Huckabee (III), Yoon/Massimo (III), Hector/Rose Palms (III), Nat/Rie (III), Merlin/Jonas (III), Mose/Kitten (III), Mark/Reba (III)
Best Premise - Rise of the Evil Red Demon Dragon Sword Sangeyasha (III)
Friendliest Member - SV (III), Lee (III), Tangrow (III), Bulbs (III)
Funniest Member - Pohatu (III), Choobs (III), Biscuit (III), Belle (III), Tangrow (III), Ninety (III)
Happiest Member - SV (III), Tangrow (III), Belle (III)
Coolest Member - Ninety (III), Biscuit (III), Pohatu (III), Choobs (III), Everyone (III)
Smartest Member - Stel (III), Lee (III), Choobs (III)
Wisest Member - Lee (III), Kuroboom (III), DL (III)
Most Dedicated Member - Elliot (III), Stel (III), BloodWolf (III), Lee (III), choobs (III)
Most Creative Member - Stel (III), Biscuit (III), El (III), Loogs (III)
Best Artist - Pohatu (III), Stel (III), Loogs (III), El (III)
Most Improved Member - Pohatu (III), Stel (III), Tangrow (III), Testbug (III), BloodWolf (III)
Most Missed Member - Drunkhatu (III), Lee's RPing (III), Tangrow (III), Testbug (III), ch00bs (III), Lee's RPing (III), Wudge (III), Praetoritevong (III)
Biggest Penis - SV (III), Everyone on the Exodus combined (III), choobs (III)
Biggest Vagina - Pohatu (III), Choobs (III)
Best Writer - El (III)
Handsomest Member - Gentlemen of the Exodus (III)
Loveliest Member - Ladies of the Exodus (III)
Best Couple - SV/Truancy (III), RP/Inactivity (III)
Best Two-Minute Member - Tangrow (I), Testbug (I), Lee (I), Missouri (I)
Most Depressing Member - Kuroboom (III)
Strangest Member - Tangrow (III)
Biggest Procrastinator - Lee (III), Elliot (III), Choobs (III), Ninety (III)
Worst Role Model - Drunkhatu (III), Lee (III), Pohatu (III), Rupert (III), Inebrielliot (III)
Most Run-Down Member - Lee (III)
Most Likely to Die an Untimely Death - Ninety (III)
Random Just-For-The-Hell-Of-Nominating Award - Kara (III), Asmo (III)
Lifetime Achievement Award - Biscuit (III), Ninety (III)
Best Avatar - Pohatu (III)
Best Event - The Mole (III)
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I really want to bring back the expert's panel to predict who will win what awards but I don't want to place undue pressure on anyone with a swollen schedule so I will accept nominations and volunteers for the position. The panel should include three to five so-called experts. These are people who tend to have a finger on the pulse of the boards and know a little bit about everything (or at least a lot of things) going on around here. Experts will not have to make predictions for every award, just some of the more notable ones. The reward for the expert with the most correct predictions is ultimate bragging rights and an as-yet-undetermined other thing. Past experts include choobs, potato, Lee, SV, and El but no one is obligated to return to their post this year.
Confirmed Experts[/b]
Biscuit
Potato
El
Blood
SV
NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED[/size]