WRIXAS 11

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WRIXAS 11 is the eleventh Writers Express Awards ceremony, and the first of 2016. The results were revealed on 28th February 2016 (six months after WRIXAS 10), although the process began in January 2016. The event again included established projects The Avenue 1.0 (making its final appearance), The Estate and These Days, as well as three new projects: a rebooted version of soap opera Diamonds In The Rough, a collaborative soap opera from Danny and Jaay; Into The Depths, a crime drama from Jamie; and The Me In You, a five-part psychological thrama sequel from Impossible Princess Productions (then known as Noxy Productions) and the follow-up to 2014's double WRIXA-winning project The You In Me. 
Due to forum member Hannah's decison to take an indefinite break the forum in November 2015, long-running and highly successful coming-of-age drama series City Girls was put on ice, and was missing from the WRIXAS event for the first time since the project began in 2012. Danny crime drama Woodchurch was also discontinued during this period, as was the previously successful fan fiction, Waffles EastEnders.
==Awards==
Below is a table featuring both nominated and winning projects and their respective categories. All winners are highlighted in bold:
Award 	Longlist	Shortlist
Best Drama Male 	
*THE ESTATE: Mike Gunthorp
*INTO THE DEPTHS: Darren Brady
*INTO THE DEPTHS: DI Jack Marshall
*THE ME IN YOU: Jake Manvers - WINNER
*THE ME IN YOU: Spliff	
*THE ESTATE: Mike Gunthorp
*THE ME IN YOU: Jake Manvers - WINNER
*THE ME IN YOU: Spliff
Best Drama Female 	
*THE ESTATE: Saskia Greener
*INTO THE DEPTHS: DCI Anita Standing
*INTO THE DEPTHS: Katrina Ryan
*THE ME IN YOU: Alice Manvers - DRAW
*THE ME IN YOU: Annabel Kinsley - DRAW	
*THE ME IN YOU: Alice Manvers - DRAW
*THE ME IN YOU: Annabel Kinsley - DRAW
Best Drama Scene 	
*THE ESTATE: Episode 6 (last two paragraphs)
*INTO THE DEPTHS: DCI Geoff West Shot Dead By Darren Brady)
*INTO THE DEPTHS: Darren Brady Leaves Ashwood And Katrina Ryan... For Good?
*THE ME IN YOU: Alice/Spliff Rooftop Showdown - WINNER
*THE ME IN YOU: The Manvers Strive For Closure	
*N/A
Best Drama Plot 	
*THE ESTATE: Who Killed Kirk?
*INTO THE DEPTHS: Darren/Katrina's Love Story
*INTO THE DEPTHS: Stella's Kidnap & Rescue
*THE ME IN YOU: Alice's Psychosis Battle - WINNER
*THE ME IN YOU: Annabel's Guilt Over Alice	
*THE ME IN YOU: Alice's Psychosis Battle - WINNER
*THE ME IN YOU: Annabel's Guilt Over Alice
Best Drama Episode 	
*THE ESTATE: Episode 4 - You're Not Going To Believe This
*INTO THE DEPTHS: Episode 5 - Truth & Consequences Pt. I
*INTO THE DEPTHS: Episode 6 - Truth & Consequences Pt. II
*THE ME IN YOU: Episode 1 - Ghosts - WINNER
*THE ME IN YOU: Episode 5: Chinks Of Light	
*THE ME IN YOU: Episode 1 - Ghosts - WINNER
*THE ME IN YOU: Episode 5: Chinks Of Light
Best Drama 	
*The Estate (Root)
*Into The Depths (Jamie)
*The Me In You (Noxy) - WINNER	
*N/A
 	 	
Best Soap Male 	
*THE AVENUE: Aleks Glukhov - WINNER
*THE AVENUE: Michael Brannigan
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Joe Thompson
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Ryan Canning
*THESE DAYS: Glen Wright
*THESE DAYS: Lee Rogers	
*THE AVENUE: Aleks Glukhov - WINNER
*THESE DAYS: Lee Rogers
Best Soap Female 	
*THE AVENUE: Maria Glukhov
*THE AVENUE: Martha Brannigan
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Patty Hester
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Maria Thompson
*THESE DAYS: Jade Hudson - WINNER
*THESE DAYS: Lisa Wright	
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Patty Hester
*THESE DAYS: Jade Hudson - WINNER
Best Soap Scene 	
*THE AVENUE: Martha's Emotional Exit
*THE AVENUE: Sonia's Shock Return
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Jessie Confides In Patty - DRAW
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Maria's Baby Secret Is Revealed
*THESE DAYS: Paige's Epileptic Fit
*THESE DAYS: Donna Wakes Up/Mark Stuns Anita/Intruder Muzzles Jade Montage - DRAW	
*THE AVENUE: Sonia's Shock Return
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Jessie Confides In Patty - DRAW
*THESE DAYS: Donna Wakes Up/Mark Stuns Anita/Intruder Muzzles Jade Montage - DRAW
Best Soap Plot 	
*THE AVENUE: Aleks/Danica/Nicola Love Triangle
*THE AVENUE: Carla Manipulating Eddie/Carla's Trial
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Joe/Georgia/Mark Love Triangle
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Alfie's Sexual Harrassment
*THESE DAYS: Donna's Fall: Accident Or Not? - WINNER
*THESE DAYS: Jade/Lee/Paige Daddy Drama	
*THE AVENUE: Aleks/Danica/Nicola Love Triangle
*THESE DAYS: Donna's Fall: Accident Or Not? - WINNER
Best Soap Episode 	
*THE AVENUE: Episode 158 - Roll Out The Barrell
*THE AVENUE: Episode 160 - Where There's A Wilkins, There's A Way
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Episode 12 - Affairs, Cheating, Lies, Betrayal... They Break Up Families
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Episode 20: Revelations
*THESE DAYS: Episode 20 - Child Of Our Time
*THESE DAYS: Episode 27 - Ghosts - WINNER	
*THE AVENUE: Episode 160 - Where There's A Wilkins, There's A Way
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Episode 12 - Affairs, Cheating, Lies, Betrayal... They Break Up Families
*THESE DAYS: Episode 27 - Ghosts - WINNER
Best Soap 	
*The Avenue (Noxy/Ross) - DRAW
*Diamonds In The Rough (Danny/Jaay)
*These Days (Noxy) - DRAW	
*The Avenue (Noxy/Ross) - DRAW
*These Days (Noxy) - DRAW
 	 	
Best Family/Couple 	
*THE AVENUE - The Jameses (AKA Danica, Eddie, Lucy & Will) - DRAW
*THE AVENUE: Stiv (AKA Steven Carwell & Viv Wilkins)
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: The Cannings (AKA Diamond, Evelyn, Graham, Jodi, Max & Ryan) - DRAW
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Joegia (AKA Joe & Georgia)
*INTO THE DEPTHS: Datrina (AKA Darren Brady & Katrina Ryan)
*INTO THE DEPTHS: Jatalie (AKA DI Jack Marshall & Natalie Connor)
*THE ME IN YOU: The Manvers' (AKA Alice, Jacqui, Jake & Roger
*THESE DAYS: The Marshall (AKA Ed, Frankie & Ricki)
*THESE DAYS: The Wrights (AKA Danielle, Glen, JJ, Liam & Lisa)	
*THE AVENUE - The Jameses (AKA Danica, Eddie, Lucy & Will) - DRAW
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: The Cannings (AKA Diamond, Evelyn, Graham, Jodi, Max & Ryan) - DRAW
*THESE DAYS: The Marshall (AKA Ed, Frankie & Ricki)
*THESE DAYS: The Wrights (AKA Danielle, Glen, JJ, Liam & Lisa)
Best Cameo/Newcomer/Returnee	
*THE AVENUE: Sonia Wilkins
*DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: Tricia Jones
*INTO THE DEPTHS: George Copeland
*THESE DAYS: Pam Patel - WINNER	
*N/A
Best Exit 	
*THE AVENUE: Martha Brannigan
*INTO THE DEPTHS: DSI Geoff West
*INTO THE DEPTHS: George Copeland
*THE ME IN YOU: Demi Laythem - WINNER	
*N/A
Best New Project 	
*Diamonds In The Rough (Danny/Jaay)
*The Me In You (Noxy) - WINNER	
*N/A
Best Project 	
*The Avenue (Noxy/Ross)
*The Me In You (Noxy) - WINNER
*These Days (Noxy)	
*N/A
Feedbacker Of The Year 2015 	
*Jaay 	
*Jaay
Project Of The Year 2015 	
*The Web	
*The Web
==WRIXAS League Table (as of February 2016)==
Project 	Author/s 	Genre 	
Awards (WRIXAS 11 only)	Awards (TOTAL)
Alone 	Lem 	Drama 	N/A	3
ATUK's The Bill 	allthingsuk 	Fan:Fic	N/A	2
The Avenue 	Noxy/Ross 	Soap 	3 	15
Back To The Start 	Lem 	Drama 	N/A	5
Behind Closed Doors 1.0 	Hannah 	Soap 	N/A	1
Beneath The Surface 	Jamie/Ross 	Soap 	N/A	1
Beyond The Light 1.0 	Jaay 	Soap 	N/A	8
City Girls 	Hannah 	Drama 	N/A	32
Cold Blood 	AppleCobbler 	Drama 	N/A	6
Cross My Heart, Hope To Die 	Hannah 	Drama 	N/A	1
Crown Law 	allthingsuk 	Drama 	N/A	4
Diamonds In The Rough 	Danny | Jaay 	Soap 	2 	2
The Forest's 	allthingsuk 	Drama 	N/A	4
High Hopes 	Hannah | Jaay 	Soap 	N/A	8
High Peak 1.0 	MGambitt | Noxy 	Soap 	N/A	5
In Gear 	allthingsuk 	Drama 	N/A	1
Lem's Casualty 	Lem 	Fan:Fic	N/A	1
Lem's Coronation Street 	Lem 	Fan:Fic	N/A	1
Looking Forward 	Jess 	Soap 	N/A	2
The Me In You 	Noxy 	Drama 	9 	9
Miscarriage 	Noxy 	Drama 	N/A	7
Ocean Lane 	Jark 	Drama 	N/A	3
Saints High 	allthingsuk 	Drama 	N/A	1
St. George's 	Ross 	Soap 	N/A	2
These Days 1.0 	Noxy 	Soap 	N/A	41
These Days 	Noxy 	Soap 	5 	13
These Days City Girls Have Many High Hopes As They Stroll Along The Avenue Under The Bright City Lights On Cold Uncertain Nights	Hannah 	Other 	N/A	1
Uncertain Nights 	AppleCobbler | Noxy | Ross	Soap 	N/A	19
Waffles EastEnders 	Waffles 	Fan:Fic	N/A	2
The Web 	Liam 	Drama 	N/A	2
Words Of Comfort 	Lem 	Drama 	N/A	2
The You In Me 	Noxy 	Drama 	N/A	2
==Forum Members League Table (as of February 2016)==
Forum Member	Awards (WRIXAS 11 only)	Awards (TOTAL)
allthingsuk 	N/A 	12
AppleCobbler	N/A 	19
Danny 	2 	2
Hannah 	N/A 	43
Jaay 	2 	18
Jamie 	0 	1
Jark 	N/A 	3
Jess 	N/A 	2
Lem 	N/A 	24
Liam 	N/A 	2
MGambitt 	N/A 	5
Noxy 	17 	97
Ross 	3 	37
Waffles 	N/A 	2
==Stats & Trivia==
This ceremony will saw category order modified for the first time since WRIXAS 4 (January 2013). Crossover was moved from first to last, meaning the category running order is now Dramas > Soaps > Crossover, instead of Crossover > Dramas > Soaps. This was so the 'Categoryless' feature used in recent ceremonies could be dispensed with, thus speeding up the ceremony's running time. It also makes the Dramas and Soaps categories less 'predictable', as now Best Drama and Best Soap are not neccesarily the final awards of the night for the winners of those projects.
This time there were 19 sub-categories, up two from WRIXAS 10, because of the inclusion of the two annual-only awards - Feedbacker Of The Year and Project Of The Year. There were 6 in the Drama category, 6 in Soap and 7 in Crossover. There were 23 winners this time, including 4 shared awards (tiebreakers) - an increase of three compared to WRIXAS 10. There were 83 options to choose from - down significantly from 118 at WRIXAS 10 (35 fewer options). This was by far the smallest number of options at any WRIXAS to date, a symbol of what has been the quietest period in terms of eligible material since Writers Express was founded in 2011. Only four projects won awards at this ceremony, although seven made the Longlist and six made the Shortlist. Two other projects active during this period -' 'Make Up and Root's Point Pleasant - both by Root - were not eligible for inclusion.
By far the biggest winner of the night was angsty psychological drama series The Me In You, which eclipsed the two awards won by it's predecessor by picking up 9 WRIXAS. These were for:
*Best Drama Male (Jake Manvers)
*Best Drama Female (Alice Manvers, Annabel Kinsley - draw)
*Best Drama Scene (Alice/Spliff Rooftop Showdown)
*Best Drama Plot (Alice's Psychosis Battle)
*Best Drama Episode (Episode 1/5: Ghosts)
*Best Drama
*Best Exit (Demi Laythem)
*Best New Project
*Best Project
Meanwhile, soap These Days put in another decent performance by scooping another 5 awards. These were for:
*Best Soap Female (Jade Hudson)
*Best Soap Scene (Donna Wakes Up/Mark Stuns Anita/Intrude Muzzles Jade Montage, draw)
*Best Soap Plot (Donna's Fall: Accident Or Not?)
*Best Soap Episode (Episode 27: Ghosts)
*Best Soap (draw with The Avenue)
It failed to repeat its win of 'Best Project' again however, losing out to The Me In You
After a disappointing one award at the previous ceremony, the forum's longest-running project, The Avenue, put in one of its best ever performances this time by collecting three trophies:
*Best Soap Male (Aleks Glukhov)
*Best Soap Family (The Jameses, draw)
*Best Soap (draw with These Days)
It was also a good night for the rebooted Diamonds In The Rough. With the 1.0 version failing to win any gongs last time, that was all forgotten when 2.0 won a WRIXA for 'Best Family' (The Cannings, draw) and another for 'Best Soap Scene' (Jessie Confides In Patty, draw). This also marked the first two WRIXAS ever won by the project's co-producer, Danny.
There was disappointment elsewhere, however. The Estate (Root) lost out to The Me In You with its 'Best Soap Male' nomination, whilst Into The Depths (Jamie) did not make the Shortlist.
Four projects won awards this time (compared to five last time), although seven were eligible. Five people voted on this occasion (although seven were eligible), compared to seven last time.