2011 Nominations (closed)

Update: Entries are now closed. Finalists will be announced July 4, 2011.

Nominations for the 1st Annual Castle Fan Awards are now open. Please submit your entries using the form below. Please note, you MUST read and agree to the rules before submitting your entry. Any entries that don’t comply to the rules or are filled out incorrectly will be invalid. Remember to enter the category number (eg, A1) that applies to the entry you are submitting. You can only submit one entry at a time.

Please Note: The Castle Awards are not in any way associated with ABC or the Castle cast and crew.

Fan Fiction:

  • A1 – Best Non-Romance Story, General
  • A2 – Best Romance
  • A3 – Best Humour
  • A4 – Best Drama
  • A5 – Best Case Based Story
  • A6 – Best Castle Family Story (eg Castle/Martha/Alexis)
  • A7 – Best Story Written for the Awards. Topic: “Castle tests out a scenario for a plot point in his next novel” (eg, escape being duct taped to a chair) *
  • A8 – Best Short Story – under 1000 words
  • A9 – Best Long Story – more than 10,000 words

Writing

  • B1 – Best fan script
  • B2 – Best Episode/Series Review or Blog
  • B3 – Best Poem
  • B4 – Best Graphic Novel or comic strip

Fine Art

  • C1 – Best Artwork – traditional mediums
  • C2 – Best Artwork – digital

Music & Audio

  • D1 – Best Song, Music & Lyrics
  • D2 – Best Lyrics
  • D3 – Best podcast, radio or other audio

Best Video

  • E1 – Best Music Video, General
  • E2 – Best Music Video, Episode Specific
  • E3 – Best Music Video, ‘Ship
  • E4 – Best Video, Humour
  • E5 – Best Promo
  • E6 – Best Music Video created for the awards. Topic: “Coffee” *
  • E7 – Best non-music video (eg, video blog, performance, review etc)

Graphics

  • F1 – Best Avatar – Static (3 entries allowed per person in this category)
  • F2 – Best Avatar – Animated (3 entries allowed per person in this category)
  • F3 – Best Wallpaper – General
  • F4 – Best Wallpaper – Episode
  • F5 – Best Wallpaper – Character or Cast Member
  • F6 – Best Signature/Banner
  • F7 – Best Animated Graphic
  • F8 – Best Promo (poster, signature etc that specifically promotes the show)
  • F9 – Best Graphic – miscellaneous (anything that doesn’t fit into the above categories)

Best Fan (non artistic category) No self nominations for this category.

  • G1 – Best Forum Poster (include links to relevant post/s in the details field)
  • G2 – Best Social Media account (include links to relevant accounts in the details field)
  • G3 – Best Overall Fan Who do you think deserves to be recognised as the best Castle fan? Has someone you know gone above and beyond for their love of the show? Requires a detailed description of why the nominee deserves to be nominated. *

Note: Judges’ choices in the categories marked with * will receive a trophy. All other category winners will receive a digital badge that they can post on their website, blog etc. If you can’t get an email address for the person you wish to nominate include an alternate method of contact (eg, their fanfic or youtube user page.