[2022 Academy Award Nominations]

The most controversial thing is not only of this year, but in all of P&W time:

 

WHEN ALEX GREW A MOUSTACHE.

[2022 Community Award Nominations]

Funniest Event: Alex
Biggest Controversy: when Alex grew a moustache 
Best Declaration of War (please link): n/a
Best Wall of Text (please link): n/a
Best Leak (please link): n/a
Best Meme (please link): n/a
Best Discord Server: Serene Wei
Best Ad (please link): https://politicsandwar.com/index.php?id=160&ad_id=2168
Best Community Contributor: Alex
Best New Addition to the Community: The Garlendan People’s bulletins 
Sexiest Voice: Blair4932 (that Scottish accent)

[2022 Alliance Award Nominations]

Alliance of the Year: Wei
Most Improved Alliance: Wei
Best New Merged Alliance: Serene Wei
Best Rookie Alliance: n/a
Best Alliance for New Players: serene dojo
Most Likely to Succeed in 2023: serene wei
Most Likely to be Rolled in 2023: rose
Most Honorable Alliance: serene wei
Best Fighting Alliance: grumpy old bastards
Worst Fighting Alliance: arrrgh
Best Alliance Growth: n/a
Best Foreign Affairs Team: serene wei
Best Foreign Affairs Move: n/a
Worst Foreign Affairs Move: n/a
Alliance with Best Propaganda: serene wei
Most Missed Alliance: wei
Best Alliance Flag (please link): serene wei 
Best Holiday Flag (please link): n/a
Biggest Alliance Decline in 2022: Polaris 

[2022 Player Award Nominations]

Most Influential Player: Blair4932
Most Likely to Succeed in 2023: Velmir Sandelvinsky 
Best Alliance Leader: Blair4932
Worst Alliance Leader: Viktor Veliki
Best In-Character Poster: Velmir Sandelvinsky 
Best Villain: Jimmy II
Nicest Player: Blair4932
Most Controversial Player: Roz
Most Missed Player: Roz

Best Nation Page: Kihansi Haley
Best Fighter: N/A
Best High Government Member: Blair4932
Most Online/Likely To Respond in 1 Minute: N/A
Best War Criminal: N/A

[2022 Final Category Selection]

Ah yes, best day to announce is on Friday!… the thirteenth…

[2022 PnW Academy Awards!]

On 1/1/2023 at 11:43 PM, Putmir said:

Hi all! Once again, it is the time of the year where we are preparing for the PnW Academy Awards! 

 

The awards this year are relatively similar to last year, however we have had a lot of new people join the game within the last 12 months that may not know how this process works. That being said, whether you are new or a long standing player: Welcome to the Academy Awards from the Organising Committee!

 

One thing that was done differently last year compared to the years prior, was that there were two awards, one for the community vote, and another for the alliance votes, compared to previous years where they had been combined into one award. Going off the feedback that we have had regarding both of these options, the Organising Committee this year wants you, the community, to decide on the direction you want us to go with this! Please vote on the poll on this post to let us know how you want the awards to be presented! Voting for which method will be used to determine the winners will last from now until Wednesday, January 4!

 

That being said, below is the explanation of how the awards work, to refresh your memory or if you are looking for an explanation on how they work:
 

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The PnW Academy Awards work by combining traditional player voting with alliance representative voting to equalize the voting field between alliances of all sizes. There are three rounds to this process:

Round 1: Nominations

Nominations this year will begin on Sunday, January 8 and will last until Friday, January 13. All players, as well as alliance representatives, will be invited to participate in the nominations. 

• Alliance representatives are not allowed to nominate their own alliance. 

• Alex/Sheepy may not be nominated for alliance/player categories.

 

Round 2: Shortlisting

 

The shortlisting process will take place with the alliance representatives and will start on Monday, January 16 and will last until Friday, January 20. 

• The goal of this round is to shortlist each category to 10 candidates. 

• Alliance representatives will be allowed 3 votes per category.

• Alliance representatives are not allowed to vote for their own alliance.

 

Round 3: Final Voting

 

The final voting will take place from Tuesday, January 24 and will last until Saturday, January 28 with both the players and the alliance representatives. 

• This will be using the shortlist of 10 nominees for each category. 

• Alliance representatives will be allowed 1 vote per category and are, once again, not allowed to vote for their own alliance. 

• If alliance representative voting and player voting for a category differ, both results will be displayed. 

• All results from the entire process will be shared publicly for transparency.

 

The Awards Ceremony

 

The Awards Ceremony is estimated to take place on Sunday, January 29th and the winners will be posted on the OWF shortly thereafter. More details regarding the ceremony will be shared later on within the awards process with a confirmed date.
 

Alliance Voting Component Rules

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• The top 60 alliances with the highest scores that are not an offshore, training alliance, or a sister alliance will qualify for a vote.

• If a war is still occurring when qualifying alliances are selected, the top 60 qualifying alliances from both before the war and during it will be included for the sake of fairness, which means more than 60 alliances may initially qualify to vote.

• Alliances outside of the top 60 highest scores and want to participate should DM a member of the organizing committee on discord for more information.

• Alliances cannot nominate nor vote for themselves.

• Alliance representatives do not have to be the leader of an alliance but they do have to belong to the alliance they represent. They may be any member of the alliance that the alliance deems an adequate representative. This member may also not be on the Organising Committee for the Academy Awards.

• Alliance representatives are encouraged to consult with the remainder of their alliance's gov (and/or membership) when nominating and/or voting.

• Alliance representatives will receive their own channel on the Awards discord, in which a passcode will be shared. This passcode serves as a safeguard against the document leaking and will need to be included on their ballot in order for their nominations/votes to count.

Once again this year, we are inviting you, the community, to come up with more ideas for the award categories! Last year, we had 5 categories voted in by the community being the following

 

 

 

Due to the incredible demand on both the player and alliance “Most Likely to Succeed in 2022” awards, these have been reintroduced into the main lineup of awards. This means that you do not need to vote for them, as they will automatically be included! For some inspiration, The below were some of the most requested awards to be added last year:

 

Please feel free to nominate as many categories as you wish in the thread below, however if you are submitting multiple nominations, please make separate posts. Just like last year, the category nominations will require a minimum of 5 upvotes to be included in the final voting poll for the new categories that will be held from Thursday, January 5 till Saturday, January 7!

Current Award Categories

Alliance categories

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Alliance of the Year
Best Alliance Flag
Best Alliance for New Players
Best FA Move
Best FA Team
Best Fighting Alliance
Best Growth
Best Holiday Flag
Best Propaganda
Best Rookie Alliance
Most Honorable Alliance
Most Improved Alliance
Most Likely to be Rolled in 2023
Most Likely to Succeed in 2023
Most Missed Alliance
Worst FA Move
Worst Fighting Alliance

Player categories

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Best Alliance Leader
Best In-Character Poster
Best Nation Page
Best New Addition to the Community
Best Villain
Most Controversial Player
Most Influential Player
Most Likely to Succeed in 2023
Most Missed Player
Nicest Player
Worst Alliance Leader

Community categories

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Best Ad
Best Community Contributor
Best Declaration of War
Best Discord Server
Best Leak
Best Meme
Best Wall of Text
Biggest Controversy
Funniest Event
Sexiest Voice

The 2022 Academy Awards Organizing Committee:

Name	Discord	Alliance
Adrienne	Adrienne#1306	The Knights Radiant
Indger	Indger#5666	The Knights Radiant
Putmir	Putmir#7603	Eclipse / Terminus Est
Scott	Scott1716#4927	99942 Apophis
Velyni Vas	Velyni Vas#1716	The Hand of Fate

I believe a category should be added for most likely to betray others (alliance)