Crystal Awards

The **Crystal Awards** is a yearly award ceremony intended to highlight outstanding members and creations of the Paladins community, similarly to events such as the Emmy Awards. There are a number of categories that anyone with a Hi-Rez account can nominate individuals for, and later vote for them.

The official Crystal Awards site can be visited here. Most information on rules can be found here and here.

## Categories

There were a number of different categories for individuals to be nominated for. There were originally three (or four in the first Awards) general categories, with each one having three subcategories. These categories were removed with the 2022 awards, with the remaining positions all be listed freely. All of the categories were as follows:

### Live Streaming

Any content creator that streams live on a platform such as Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook Gaming can be nominated for the following categories:

* **International Streamer of the Year (2020 and 2021 Awards Only)**
* **Streamer of the Year**
* **Clip of the Year (2020 and 2021 Awards Only)**
	+ Any clip from a "Live" stream that is less than 60 seconds

### Video Creator

Any creator that publishes produced non-livestream video content on a platform such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, or TikTok can be nominated for the following categories:

* **International Video Creator of the Year (2020 and 2021 Awards Only)**
* **Video Creator of the Year**
* **Video of the Year (2020 and 2021 Awards Only)**

### Community Contributor

* **Community Member of the Year**
	+ A community creator that has had an exceptional impact on the Paladins community on any platform.
* **Fan Artist of the Year**
	+ Artists are eligible for fan art of any form such as skin concepts, character art, or other fan art.
* **Funniest Moment (2020 Awards Only)**
	+ A community creator that has an exceptionally funny moment such as, stream clips, Reddit post, Twitter posts, or in game moments.
* **Rising Star (2021 Awards Only)**
	+ An up-and-coming community member or creator that has had an exceptional impact on the Paladins community on any platform.

### Pro Play / Esports (2020 Awards Only)

* **Rookie of the Year**
* **Pro Player of the Year**
* **Esports Play of the Year**

## Award Format

The nomination phase begins on October 7th and lasts until October 15th; during this period, anyone with a Hi-Rez account created before October 1st can nominate as many individuals and / or creations as they wish, so long as said nominated individuals / content is from the current year.

Following this, from October 16th to October 23rd, a council of staff from Evil Mojo will select four finalists from the pool of nominated creators. Following this, Evil Mojo will contact all the potential finalists with additional instructions and information, which upon completion, the individual will be deemed a finalist.

Beginning on November 1st and lasting until November 22nd, the selected finalists for each category will be revealed, with community members being able to vote once per category during this duration, with a Hi-Rez account created before October 1st, of course.

After this, the individuals / content with the most votes will be announced at a later date, usually during an event in December or January of the following year. These winners will all receive a custom award trophy to commemorate their victory!

## Further Rules

For a comprehensive list of rules, be sure to consult the official rule listing.

* Nominees must be over the age of 18; the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; have a Hi-Rez account in good standing; and have published or participated in Paladins content during the 2020 calendar year to be eligible for consideration.
* Nominations are judged on a case-by-case basis, but those that contain obscene, offensive, vulgar, or discriminatory material will be removed. Hi-Rez reserves the right to disqualify nominations, including, without limitation, nominations that are:
	+ Incomplete or unclear.
	+ Violate any applicable law, including without limitation, infringement of intellectual property; contain fraudulent, false, or misleading information; or are otherwise detrimental or damaging to Hi-Rez and its affiliates.
* Nominees are void in territories prohibited by any applicable sanctions programs administered and enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (including but not limited to Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria), and where otherwise prohibited or restricted by law.
* Employees, directors, and officers of Hi-Rez Studios, Inc. (“Hi-Rez”) or any of its affiliate companies, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, advertising and promotional agencies, and immediate family members of each of the foregoing and members of the same household of each of the foregoing (whether related or not) are not eligible to be nominated.
* All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited.
* Failure to respond to notifications of being a potential finalist or follow such instructions by the deadline provided may result in disqualification and Hi-Rez may select another finalist instead.
* Use of script, macro or any device to automate voting, hiring outsourced vote-farming services, paying for votes, or engaging in any other conduct deemed inappropriate, disruptive or unsportsmanlike as determined by Hi-Rez in its discretion, is prohibited, and any entries or votes received through such means will be void. Any attempt by any voter or Nominee to submit or solicit more than the stated number of votes by using multiple/different email addresses, identities or any other method will void that person's votes and Nominations (if any), and they may be disqualified from further voting or other participation in the Program.

## Award Nominees and Winners

### 2020 Crystal Award Winners

Winners were announced on the official Paladins Twitter account, as well as during the Paladins World Championship from December 4th to December 6th, 2020. The winners were all also listed here, but have since been replaced.

#### Live Streaming

* **International Streamer of the Year**
	+ AliveTTV (Nominee)
	+ NTBees (Nominee)
	+ Tarden (Nominee)
	+ **Gloozi (WINNER)**

* **Streamer of the Year**
	+ iDodgeBulletz (Nominee)
	+ Syberbolt (Nominee)
	+ Unbelivable (Nominee)
	+ **z1unknown (WINNER)**

* **Clip of the Year**
	+ Unbelivable (Nominee)
	+ Squixo (Nominee)
	+ CarefreeAvery (Nominee)
	+ **Kreepers (WINNER)**

#### Video Creator

* **International Video Creator of the Year**
	+ FrostFangs (Nominee)
	+ Gabbonet (Nominee)
	+ Kreepers (Nominee)
	+ **ReninX (WINNER)**

* **Video Creator of the Year**
	+ AndrewChicken (Nominee)
	+ Jay Flare (Nominee)
	+ So Good (Nominee)
	+ **KamiVS (WINNER)**

* **Video of the Year**
	+ "Paladins Lore: Humans and the Magistrate" by So Good (Nominee)
	+ "My Ranked Aventure" by KamiVS (Nominee)
	+ "NERF Tiberius.EXE" by Kreepers (Nominee)
	+ **"Paladins Cinematic: "Time"" by GANDALF IS INSANE (WINNER)**

#### Community Contributor

* **Community Member of the Year**
	+ Couchtrip (Nominee)
	+ nada\_Llama (Nominee)
	+ AngemonTk (Nominee)
	+ **Kreepers (WINNER)**

* **Fan Artist of the Year**
	+ bitmezmurekkep (Nominee)
	+ QueenaUwUDraws (Nominee)
	+ RaarRowan (Nominee)
	+ **DanTheBros\_Arts (WINNER)**

* **Funniest Moment**
	+ Kreepers (Nominee)
	+ ST4ND RP (Nominee)
	+ Gabbonet (Nominee)
	+ **Mittow (WINNER)**

#### Pro Play / Esports

* **Rookie of the Year**
	+ Reincarnated (Nominee)
	+ uberspaydy (Nominee)
	+ WoodKnock (Nominee)
	+ **DejavuArg (WINNER)**

* **Pro Player of the Year**
	+ ASPEXY (Nominee)
	+ PropserLogic (Nominee)
	+ Poison1999 (Nominee)
	+ **Mittow (WINNER)**

* **Esports Play of the Year**
	+ "Bones" from Snap'n (Nominee)
	+ "LGCY" from Pickled Pepper (Nominee)
	+ "RKUHL" from Sanguine (Nominee)
	+ **"OTEV" from Selestial ESports (WINNER)**

### 2021 Crystal Award Winners

Winners were announced during Hi-Rez Showcase on January 5th, 2022. The winners were also be listed here.

#### Live Streaming

* **International Streamer of the Year**
	+ AliveARG (Nominee)
	+ Gloozie (Nominee)
	+ Tarden (Nominee)
	+ **NTBees (WINNER)**

* **Streamer of the Year**
	+ VanityMoon (Nominee)
	+ DejavuArg (Nominee)
	+ AndrewChicken (Nominee)
	+ **Kreepers (WINNER)**

* **Clip of the Year**
	+ mutu (Nominee)
	+ InOnion (Nominee)
	+ xzieds (Nominee)
	+ **Kreepers (WINNER)**

#### Video Creator

* **International Video Creator of the Year**
	+ JaimerasPlay (Nominee)
	+ ReninX (Nominee)
	+ Tarden (Nominee)
	+ **skeleton kid gameplay (WINNER)**

* **Video Creator of the Year**
	+ AndrewChicken (Nominee)
	+ Raventric (Nominee)
	+ FrostFangs (Nominee)
	+ **Kreepers (WINNER)**

* **Video of the Year**
	+ "If PALADINS had an ANIME Opening" by AliveARG (Nominee)
	+ "Vora . exe" by Kreepers (Nominee)
	+ "Io's Lore in a Nutshell" by Pasta Heart (Nominee)
	+ **"What 4000 hours of PALADINS.EXE Experience LOOKS LIKE" by Raventric (WINNER)**

#### Community Contributor

* **Community Member of the Year**
	+ TaNaDisney (Nominee)
	+ Apxche (Nominee)
	+ AliveARG (Nominee)
	+ **JaimerasPlay (WINNER)**

* **Fan Artist of the Year**
	+ Mrscurlystyles (Nominee)
	+ Tony ArtZ (Nominee)
	+ Cathelinos (Nominee)
	+ **MsWolfi (WINNER)**

* **Rising Star**
	+ SterileTick (Nominee)
	+ Angemon (Nominee)
	+ MekaXKitty (Nominee)
	+ **pylerr\_ (WINNER)**

### 2022 Crystal Award Nominees

Winners will be announced eventually. The winners will also be listed here at some point.

* **Streamer of the Year**
	+ NTBees (Nominee)
	+ KewneDragon (Nominee)
	+ Doctora\_Strange (Nominee)
	+ AndrewChicken (**WINNER**)

* **Video Creator of the Year**
	+ AndrewChicken (Nominee)
	+ FrostFangs (Nominee)
	+ DaddyMouse (Nominee)
	+ Raventric (**WINNER**)

* **Community Member of the Year**
	+ Big\_Mac (Nominee)
	+ SleepWalker (Nominee)
	+ TonyArtz (Nominee)
	+ tcmich31 (Nominee)
	+ InfernalDrogoz (**WINNER**)

* **Fan Artist of the Year**
	+ FlowerLynnn (Nominee)
	+ TonyArtz (Nominee)
	+ Fellewin (Nominee)
	+ Ms. Wolfi (Nominee)
	+ Yusef Tyler (Nominee)
	+ Mrscurlystyles (**WINNER**)

* **Rising Star**
	+ tcmich31 (Nominee)
	+ Valliee (Nominee)
	+ Yusef Tyler (Nominee)
	+ LollaKitten (Nominee)
	+ Old\_Viktor (**WINNER**)

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