When submitting your mvid, please make sure you choose which categories your mvid fits best in. Feel free to enter in as many categories as you'd like. The judges reserve the right to enter the vid into a category they feel fits best.

Awards will be given in each Round in these categories:

• Best Action : video contains lots of fighting/excitement/movement, ect.
  
  
• Best Dramatic : highly emtional
  
  
• Best Character : notable video best describing a single character from a show/movie
  
  
• Best Angst : lots of turmoil between characters
  
  
• Best Song Use : video flows with lyrics of the song
  
  
• Best Effects : visual effects
  
  
• Best Editing : transition between clips is flawless
  
  
• Best Concept : best idea
  
  

Awards will be given if there are two or more videos entered into these categories:

• Best Suspense : best horror
  
  
• Best Crossover : at least two or more shows/movies are used (non jossverse)
  
  
• Best Episodic : based on a single episode of a show
  
  
• Best Romance : video overflows with sweet romance
  
  
• Best Conventional Couple : common well-known couple
  
  
• Best Unconventional Couple : non ordinary couple
  
  
• Best Comedic : most funny
  
  
• Best Constructed Reality : story which is made up (alterative reality)
  
  
• Best Theme : best fitting of the monthly theme
  
  

Awards will be given in these categories based on the Judge's discretion. There is no need to nominate for these categories. However, if you think your video fits in one of these categories, make sure to clearly describe the video in your decription.

• Best Seasonal : video takes place over the course of one single season
  
  
• Best Ensemble : video in which most/all of the characters are included
  
  
• Most Tearful : makes you cry
  
  
• Best Portrayal : video dedicated in best portraying a character/show/movie
  
  
• Best Music : great choice of song
  
  
• Most Unique : very different
  
  
• Most Bittersweet : tinged with both sadness and happiness
  
  
• Best Narrative : characterized by the telling of a story
  
  
• Best Experimental : unusually unique visual technique taken from show/movie
  
  
• Best Recruit : video based on a show/movie I haven't seen, but now want to
  
  
• Most Somber : dark/gloomy mood is sensed throughout the vid
  
  
• Most Sentimental : warm-hearted video
  
  
• Best Friendship : video based on friendship
  
  
• Most Creative : notable video
  
  
• Most Yumalicious : drool-worthy; sexy; a combination of yummy and delicious
  
  

ALL videos will be automatically entered into these categories:

• Best Video : best overall video
  
  
• Best Film : best overall video based on a single movie
  
  
• Best Fandom : best overall video based on a sigle tv show
  
  
• Judge's Choice
  
  

Every 10 Rounds, a Best Vidder award will be given from the Vids who have won Best Video in the previous 10 rounds.