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An annual popular-choice award formerly organized by [[Eileen Mullin]] of [[XYZZYnews]]. | {{Event | ||
|Type=Competition | |||
|Series=Yes | |||
|Series frequency=Annual | |||
|Image=Xyzzy awards logo.png | |||
|Website=https://xyzzyawards.org/ | |||
|Organisers=Sam Kabo Ashwell | |||
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An annual popular-choice award formerly organized by [[Eileen Mullin]] of [[XYZZYnews]], and currently organized by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]. | |||
The XYZZY Awards are similar to Oscars in the movie business. The awards take place each year in the early spring, with the ceremony occurring online. The awards ceremony used to take place on [[ifMUD]], but in 2017, the event changed venues. The award winners are now announced on [https://twitter.com/xyzzyawards Twitter] instead. | |||
There are two stages of voting. In the first stage, games are nominated by the IF community for the different categories. Any game that was published in the previous year is eligible for nomination. Games that have been nominated frequently become finalists. In the second stage, members of the community vote on the finalists to pick a winner of each category. | |||
{{Xyzzies}} | {{Xyzzies}} | ||
==Fine Print== | ==Fine Print== | ||
* Regarding [[IntroComp]] games: The year that an IntroComp game is completed is the year that game becomes eligible for the XYZZY awards. | * Regarding [[IntroComp]] games: The year that an IntroComp game is completed is the year that game becomes eligible for the XYZZY awards. | ||
<!-- {SUGGESTION: Some explanation of when the Awards are, which games are eligible, and how the two vote process works should go here. Information relating to a specific year or category should instead go on the applicable page; see above navigation box. -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]] 09:47, 26 Jan 2005 (Central Standard Time)) --> | <!-- {SUGGESTION: Some explanation of when the Awards are, which games are eligible, and how the two vote process works should go here. Information relating to a specific year or category should instead go on the applicable page; see above navigation box. -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]] 09:47, 26 Jan 2005 (Central Standard Time)) --> | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://xyzzyawards.org/ XYZZY Awards]. As of February 2010, this is the new website for the XYZZY Awards, beginning with [[XYZZY Awards 2009]]. | * [http://xyzzyawards.org/ XYZZY Awards]. As of February 2010, this is the new website for the XYZZY Awards, beginning with [[XYZZY Awards 2009]]. | ||
* | * {{link|deadurl=http://www.xyzzynews.com|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911092611/http://www.xyzzynews.com/|XYZZYnews}}. The IF newssite which originally hosted the XYZZY Awards for most of its existence. | ||
* [http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/IF/xyzzies.html http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/IF/xyzzies.html] - Dylan O'Donnell's page of XYZZY Award nominees and winners. | * [http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/IF/xyzzies.html http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/IF/xyzzies.html] - Dylan O'Donnell's page of XYZZY Award nominees and winners. | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZZY_Award XYZZY Award] at Wikipedia. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZZY_Award XYZZY Award] at Wikipedia. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 28 December 2023
| XYZZY Awards | |
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| Competition (series of events) | |
| Frequency | Annual |
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| Website | https://xyzzyawards.org/ |
| Organiser | Sam Kabo Ashwell |
| Events in this series | |
| XYZZY Awards 1996, XYZZY Awards 1997, XYZZY Awards 1998, XYZZY Awards 1999, XYZZY Awards 2000, XYZZY Awards 2001, XYZZY Awards 2002, XYZZY Awards 2003, XYZZY Awards 2004, XYZZY Awards 2005, XYZZY Awards 2006, XYZZY Awards 2007, XYZZY Awards 2008, XYZZY Awards 2009, XYZZY Awards 2010, XYZZY Awards 2011, XYZZY Awards 2012, XYZZY Awards 2013, XYZZY Awards 2014, XYZZY Awards 2015, XYZZY Awards 2016, XYZZY Awards 2017, XYZZY Awards 2018, XYZZY Awards 2019, XYZZY Awards 2020, XYZZY Awards 2021, XYZZY Awards 2022 | |
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An annual popular-choice award formerly organized by Eileen Mullin of XYZZYnews, and currently organized by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
The XYZZY Awards are similar to Oscars in the movie business. The awards take place each year in the early spring, with the ceremony occurring online. The awards ceremony used to take place on ifMUD, but in 2017, the event changed venues. The award winners are now announced on Twitter instead.
There are two stages of voting. In the first stage, games are nominated by the IF community for the different categories. Any game that was published in the previous year is eligible for nomination. Games that have been nominated frequently become finalists. In the second stage, members of the community vote on the finalists to pick a winner of each category.
Browse the XYZZY Awards either by year:
- 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Or by category:
- Best Game | Best Writing | Best Story | Best Setting | Best Puzzles | Best NPCs | Best Individual Puzzle | Best Individual NPC | Best Individual PC | Best Use of Medium (1997–2009) | Best Implementation (2010–) | Best Use of Innovation (2010–) | Best Technological Development (2010–) | Best Supplemental Materials (2010–2013) | Best Use of Multimedia (2014–) | Other awards
See also:
Fine Print
- Regarding IntroComp games: The year that an IntroComp game is completed is the year that game becomes eligible for the XYZZY awards.
Trivia
- Speed-IF XYZZY and Speed-IF Century were two minicomps that used the XYZZY Awards ceremony as a setting.
Links
- XYZZY Awards. As of February 2010, this is the new website for the XYZZY Awards, beginning with XYZZY Awards 2009.
- XYZZYnews (archive). The IF newssite which originally hosted the XYZZY Awards for most of its existence.
- http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/IF/xyzzies.html - Dylan O'Donnell's page of XYZZY Award nominees and winners.
- XYZZY Award at Wikipedia.
| Popular choice awards | ||
| Golden Hamster (Russian) • Erins (AIF) • InsideADRIFT Awards • XYZZY Awards | ||