2010 Pixar Planet Awards - Nominating (Rules and Categories)

The time to submit your nominations for the 2010 Pixar Planet Awards has arrived! You may notice that a few new categories and the rules for this year are slightly different from last time, so make sure to read the rules carefully before sending your noms in. :wink:

[size=125]~ AWARD CATEGORIES FOR 2010 ~[/size]

Best Member
Best New Member of 2010
Best Pixar Planet Staff Member
Friendliest Member
Funniest Member
Most Informative Member
Best Critiquer
Member You Would Most Like to Meet in Person
Member Most Likely to Get a Job at Pixar
Craziest Pixar Fan

Best Signature
Best Avatar
Best Video
Best Pixar Fan Fiction
Best Non-Pixar Fan Fiction
Best Pixar Artwork
Best Non-Pixar Artwork

Best Video Maker
Best Graphic and Icon Artist
Best Fan Fiction Writer
Best Fan Artist
Best Original Artist

Favorite Fandom Medium

Best Forum Game
Best Thread
Best Thread Creator

[size=125]RULES FOR NOMINATING[/size]

  • Nominations are open as of now, and will close after 7 days from the date of this post - Honolulu time, Monday, January 17, 04:45 AM (It’s the last city to see the sun rise on timeanddate.com)

  • Copy and paste the list above to a ‘new message’ in your private messaging system and fill in. You do NOT have to fill in every category, but please try your best to fill in every awards category if you can.

  • Choose your top 3 preferences for the categories you would like to nominate for (first being your most favorite, second is your second most favorite, and so on.) A shortlist of nominees for each category will be announced at a later date ready for voting.

  • You must send your nominations to me OR The Star Swordsman via a private message. Send your votes to only one of us - we will combine our results after the nominations close. Do not post them in this thread. Please keep an eye on your inbox for a few days after you have sent your nominations just in case we need clarification for anything you have written.

  • You’ll know when we have read your PM when the message moves from the Outbox to the Sentbox folder.

  • If you wish to nominate you must have signed up to the forums on or before 6th November 2010. There is no minimum post count to nominate or vote this year. There is no minimum sign-up date for nominees/award winners, only voters.

  • All nominees/winners must be a member of this forum and the artwork that you nominate for must have been posted on Pixar Planet from 5th December 2009 to the 17th January 2010 (the end of the last Awards Nomination period to the end of this year’s Awards Nomination period).

  • Your signature, avatar and video that you nominate may either be Pixar or non-Pixar. However, the rule is that the avatar/signature/video must’ve been created by a Pixar Planet member.

  • Non-Pixar Fanfiction and Non-Pixar Fanart also include original works.

  • Try to be as specific as possible when nominating. When nominating a signature or avatar try to post the image in the message, if you can, otherwise tell us the name of the signature or avatar and describe what it looks like in detail, and also the name of the person who created it. Better yet, link to the page in the person’s graphics thread with the graphic in it. When nominating fanfiction, just the name of the fan fiction and username of the person who wrote it is fine.

- We are aiming to keep the nominations and awards as private as possible, so please do not talk about you who are nominating/voting for on these forums. DO NOT ask, beg or bribe people to nominate or vote for you/your work. If we find out you are trying to influence others then your votes will be dismissed, and you and your work may be kicked out of the running for any awards. We are serious about this - no cheating! Let’s make this a fair contest and the nominees/winners a surprise for everyone.

  • Here is the ‘For Your Consideration Thread’ where some members have posted one example of their best work in several categories (for the art-related awards only). Remember that you can add or edit entries in the FYC thread until the end of the Nomination Period. You are more than welcome to nominate work that a member has not put forward for consideration in that thread.

  • Fan fiction can be a work-in-progress as long as there is at least one chapter that was posted on this forum from 5th December 2009 to 17th January 2010.

  • Each of the artwork categories pertain to each of the sub-forums in the ‘Fandom’ section of the forums, so wherever you find the artwork is placed on the forum would be a good indicator of its appropriate awards category above.

  • Please take note of the two non-Pixar awards (which must be anything other than Pixar) and the signature, avatar, and video award (which can be either Pixar or non-Pixar.) ‘Best Thread’ and ‘Best Forum Game’ can be either Pixar or non-Pixar, too.

  • The ‘Best Original Artist’ must be considered based on non-fandom works (ie neither Pixar nor non-Pixar).

  • The ‘Best New Member of 2010’ must have signed up between October 31st 2009 and up to and including December 31st 2010 to be eligible for nomination. Make sure to check underneath people’s usernames at what date they signed up before nominating them for ‘Best New Member’.

  • The choices to nominate from for the ‘Favorite Fandom Medium’ award are: Artwork, Graphics and Icons, Fan Fiction, Videos, and Pixar Fan Commentaries.

  • The members for you to nominate from for the “Best Pixar Planet Staff Member” category are


AJD08 (moderator)
bawpcwpn (admin, Radio Pixar)
Bill (moderator)
Brad (Radio Pixar)
Dash (site owner, moderator)
Geoff CB (Radio Pixar)
KyrieEleison (moderator)
lizardgirl (moderator, DeviantArt)
martini833 (Upcoming Pixar writer)
Mitch (moderator)
Phileas (forum admin and designer)
PixarVixen (moderator)
rachelcakes1985 (moderator, Radio Pixar)
thedriveintheatre (moderator)
The Pixarian (Radio Pixar)
The Star Swordsman (moderator, Radio Pixar)

  • You may NOT nominate yourself or your own work. :wink:

  • Have fun nominating! Remember, send nominations through PM to either me or TSS, and don’t post your votes in this thread. If you have any questions just send me or TSS a private message. =)

Remember everyone. Try to keep your nominations and votes to yourself. We want this to be a fun and fair event. It wouldn’t be fair if you’re dicussing who you nominated or voted for with others. Thanks, just wanted to put that out there.

Please do your best and nominate for each and every category. The more nominations we have, the better.

Thank you, and happy nominating.

Many of you have sent me ballots that do not specify which signatures or avatars you’re nominating for ‘Best Signature’ and ‘Best Avatar’, but with the names of the creators instead. I have asked these people to resend their ballots with the specific sigs and avatars you’re nominating.

When writing your nominations for the Best Signature and Best Avatar categories, please specify which signatures and avatars exactly by either including a URL link, or pasting an tag, so we know which graphics you’re voting for. Descriptions also are accepted ("XXX’s signature with the tagline “Please vote me” in pink girly font), but it would be better to post the actual image itself as a link or for direct viewing, so that we have no doubt which entries you’re voting for.

Like this:

Best Signature -

Best Avatar -

The ‘Best Graphic and Icon Artist’ is the category to honour the creator him/herself. :wink:

Hey y’all. Just a reminder that this is the unofficial halfway point for nominating. If you haven’t send your nominations in, please do so asap. Thank you. Happy posting.

Hey y’all. Time is running out! If I’m not misaken, you have at least a little more than 24 hours to post your nominations. Just a reminder for y’all if you haven’t done it yet. It’s looking to be another exciting awards season. Thanks a lot.

TSS is right, everyone. To be precise, the deadline is Honololulu time, Monday, January 17, 04:45 AM (the time that I started the thread). Click the link to see the respective times in your countries!

Make your votes count! :sunglasses:

Nominations are officially closed! Thanks to everyone who participated. We’ll have the results tallied and ready for the final round in due time.