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2021 Headline Red Carpet Gala Nominations
Artists
The 1000-Words Artist
Korina – “Korina is a new Anthony fan who has made lots of great drawings along her journey! It’s been so nice seeing her fall in love like the rest of us.”
1 – Legal Assassin / 2 – Giles Sketches / 3 – Giles Study / 4 – Giles Sketch Page
Dr-Horrible – “These emotionally life-like draws somehow capture things about these characters that even the cameras miss.”
1 - Buffy sketch-Jenny and Giles / 2 - Rupert Giles Sketch Card / 3 - Giles as Fyarl Demon-Buffy
Caztalia – “Their whimsical Drawings of our favorite bad boy bring a wry smile to the face of every fan who loves Giles for the man he was, is, and will always be.”
1 - A couple of old mystics / 2 - To the library! / 3 - Annoyed Giles
The Triple-Take Manip Maker
khaoschilde/Wickedfox – “Listen, I have been looking for weeks for these two manips in specific. I found them. I melt everytime!!!! If you find more info, please share it. I love them so much.” & “If we are honoring the greats, I can't let this category pass without a nomination for wickedfox, whose work inspired us all.”
1 - Fall to Pieces / 2 - Pirates of the Gethan
51kas81 – “Two plus years and I haven't recovered from Archaeologist Rupert “Indiana” Giles. If anyone need me, I'll be here just looking at Archaeologist Rupert “Indiana” Giles. Have you guys seen Archaeologist Rupert “Indiana” Giles? I highly recommend it. Archaeologist Rupert “Indiana” Giles <3”
1 - Archaeologist Rupert “Indiana” Giles / 2 - Doctor Giles & Buffy part II
Restfield – “All of Restfield's art is amazing. If only there was more centered on our man!”
1 - Ripper / 2 - In the Corner of My Soul (Last on page.)
The Unsung Hero Artist
Funforahermit – “I have no idea how much work it takes to make a banner, but I sure know they did the work with love. Having read/watched the works that won, and enjoy the banner as part and celebration of them, it really shows how much thought were put into making them. I'm a fan of the banner makers, no doubt.”
1 - 2020 HEADLINE AWARD WINNERS / 2 - 2018 HEADLINE WINNERS [ART/GRAPHICS AWARDS] / 3 – Headline 2021 Red Carpet Gala Banner
51kas81 – “These banners are beautiful and compliments the winner's work so well.”
1 - VIDEO WINNERS / 2 - GILES FICTION WINNERS / 3 – Summer of Giles 2020 event banner
Video Makers
The Good Time Vidder
Shadowhisper – “This video maker may have only made two videos related to Giles, but oh god how they make me happy. I wish to nominate them on account of the many happy feels I always receive watching their content.”
1 - Giles gets knocked down / 2 - Rupert Giles - Father's Love
KatrinDepp – “Listen, this vidder makes the content I need when the world needs a tune up. The feelings these videos awaken in me can restore my soul with only one watch (or 15).”
1 - the watcher| giles/buffy / 2 - still standing | buffy the vampire slayer
Gilescandy – “We all know the power of Gilescandy's dark videos, but they cannot eclipse the joy that her lighter side can bring.”
1 - We Belong - Willow/Giles / 2 - Shine your Way - Anthony Head / 3 - The Scoobie Gang ~ Hold On
The Vidding Story Teller
Gilescandy – “Her gripping narrative videos are a feast in themselves, which leaves you with a craving to turn to her fics for more.”
1 – Nathan Wallace ~ Demons (Repo!) / 2 - Vampire!Giles - The Spell / 3 - Wings of Despair - Vamp!Giles / 4 – Main Street Meets The Scooby Gang
WinchesterGirl90 – “Her seamless use of multiple source video allows her weave stories for our favorite Kings that are truly her own yet impressively in-tune with Canon.”
1 - The Treason of Morgana / 2 - Uther & Igraine - Here Without You
R.B. Restfield – “Happy or sad, playful or deep, their story vids draw the watcher in, heart and soul.”
1 - Your Color (Giles/Drusilla) / 2 - Saturday Night (Giles/Joyce, Band Candy)
MontHulmeProductions – “These vids forcefully assert the stories they have to tell with a richness that has the weight and heft of complexity but none-the-less clear truth.”
1 - Nathan Wallace - Time to Kill / 2 - New Day-Merlin / 3 - One Thousand Lies-A repo! Fan Video
Freespirittina – “Their vids tell a variety of compelling stories forcefully and with grace.”
1 - Legal Assassin (Repo!) - Alternate Version / 2 - Merlin - Remember - Anthony Stewart Head
The Vidder of Romance
Humblequill – “As a Giles multishipper, I can always find ship content in this vidder's channel. It's like a romance buffet for all.”
1 - Giles/Ethan - Always / 2 - Giles/Anya - Anyone But You / 3 - Buffy/Giles - Let Me See
Polly1esther - “No matter the ship or the mood, polly's romantic vids bring the feels, this is why we ship.”
1 - Landfill (Giles/Spike) / 2 - Everything (Buffy/Giles) / 3 - Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines (Buffy/Giles) / 4 - Mercy (Giles/Anya/Xander)
lorelei80 – “Whether single fandom story vids or multi-fandom tributes, these vids show Tony at his tenderest, most loving, and hottest, reminding us all why we love him so.”
1 - Anthony Head-Kissing You / 2 - Giles and Jenny - We Found Love – BtVS
Eternalred wolfe – “It takes a special kind of talent to create emotionally real and compelling vids for AU ships, this vidder has that in spades.”
1 - Friend of Mine (Giles/Cordy) / 2 - I Swear To Love You All My Life (Giles/Cordy)
Demonicanthony – “They have created some great Buffy/Giles vids which is rare for this particular ship. The songs they have chosen work well the specific scenes they have chosen.”
1 - Buffy/Giles - Baby Its Fact / 2 - Perfect / 3 - Crazy for this girl
The Vidding Comic
Shadowhisper – “This video maker may have only made two videos related to Giles, but oh god how they make me happy. I wish to nominate them on account of the many happy feels I always receive watching their content. I only have one entry for this category but i need to share this with the fans! <3”
1 - Giles gets knocked down
Gilescandy – “Gilescandy is, among other virtues, one of the funniest vidders in all of ASH fandom.”
1 - Anthony Head - Going Down / 2 - Giles and the Scoobies - Alone Now
Inspieos – “These deadpan 'tribute' videos are hilarious.”
1 - Anthony Head, U R A Fever / 2 - Anthony Head is such a HOT MESS
Fiction Writers
The Feel-Good Writer
The_Eclectic_Bookworm – “They are one of my favorite fic writers who produce more fics than anyone I follow. Their deep love for the characters allows us all to enjoy the relationships in a deeper way than canon ever did.”
1 - I May Have Died, But Your Loving Raised Me / 2 - Four Lies and a Truth / 3 - Two Questions / 4 - Haunted
Froxyn – “Prolific writer who has brought new life into a relatively small fandom this year.”
1 - Filterless / 2 - Lockdown / 3 - Foundations / 4 - Tea and Daleks
ljs – “Sweet, believable, and engaging plots that were my first introduction to Giles/Anya.”
1 - Profit and Lace / 2 – Outside / 3 - Hugh Grant Explains It All for You
il_mio_capitano – “If you don't know who this is, where have you been? One of the hardest workers of our fandom. She not only makes sure Summer of Giles is an event every year, but always graces it with awesome fics.”
1 - And All The King's Men / 2 - Xander’s Kingdom / 3 - Dead Stock Clearance
The Funny Bone Tickler
DHW – “We all know the buffyverse humor allow us to have fun at every corner. Writers like this have the ability to pinpoint the character voices, set the scene, and leave me laughing my ass off. It's not only that the original source of content is funny, is the talent poured into these works that makes them so fulfilling and entertaining.”
1 - The Uxbridge English Dictionary / 2 - The Problem With Peterborough
Angelus2hot – “Long a fixture of Buffyverse fandom, one thing A2H can be relied on to provide, which may get overlooked, is a little occasional glimpse of Buffy/Giles fluff and feels.”
1 - One Night Outside of Destiny / 2 - 7 Minutes In Heaven
Gilescandy – “Sometimes it's a strange sense of humor, but the stories make me laugh.”
1 - A Side of Beefsteak / 2 - Scared Scooby / 3 - The Mistletoe Gauntlet
The Heart Melter
Froxyn – “A prolific writer who has brought new life into a relatively small pairing fandom.”
1 - Amenable / 2 - Never a Question (Second to last scene) / 3 - Ever the Same (Fourth section) / 4 - Pulling it Back Together
Punch-kicker15 – “When I see this creator's name, I know I'm going to end up grinning. She brings out all of the sweetness of one of the fandom's smaller ships.”
1 - The Love Song of Anthropomorphic Nonsense and Frog Fears / 2 - The Wedding of Frog Fears and Anthropomorphic Nonsense / 3 - Crisis
Timeladyleo – “This writer is one of the most prolific for one of my favorite ships, Herc/Carolyn. But it's not only their spot-on interactions that melt my heart. It's Herc's treatment of Author that gives me all the feels.”
1 - Nightmares / 2 - Pebbles / 3 - Roses are red, violets are blue
The Screen Steamer
Froxyn – “OMG - read her work and you'll understand ha ha. Definitely has a way with words!”
1 - Concupiscent / 2 - Mahogany / 3 - Gifts of Opportunity (Check out the tent scene!) / 4 - In Perpetuum
Antennapedia – “She is a Goddess of Smut, creating a world in which we can live through our favorite characters in some of the most intimate and satisfying moments their lives.”
1 - Levi's 501 Original Shrink-to-Fit Button-Fly Jeans / 2 - The Elevator Problem / 3 - Last Night on Earth / 4 - The Apocalypse Stone
Angelous2hot – “Because all her ships are too hot.”
1 - Closest Thing To Heaven / 2 - The Games Watchers Play / 3 - 7 Minutes In Heaven
The Sultan of Sagas
Froxyn – “This writer is simply amazing and her longer fics/series are works that I go back and read over and over again.”
1 - Elliott / 2 - Chip Tooth Smile / 3 - The Key / 4 - A Way Back
Gilescandy – “Hers are the series we never want to end. Thankfully, they never do ;-)”
1 - Magister 1-3 / 2 - Stories of Three / 3 – The Lover’s Series
Protoneoromantic – “Her long running series have been described as feeling like part of the canon Buffyverse and have left some readers clamoring for sequels years after the fact.”
1 - Duck, Duck, Goose / 2 - Here to Watch Girls / 3 - All Things Proceed from Passion / 4 - Blood Screaming
Littleotter73 – “Littleotter is one of our stalwart headcases. Long recognized for her shorter works, it's time she got a shout out for her enthralling longer works and series as well.”
1 - Here Be Dragons / 2 - Something to Hold
The Dean of Drabbles
Stuffandnonsense – “Long, involved, stories presented in tightly contained drabble chapters.”
1 - Ten Halloweens / 2 – Hurricane Mitch / 3 - If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would Ride / 4 - If Turnips Were Bayonets, I'd Wear One by My Side
Beer_good – “Invariably inventive and funny, short slices of life.”
1 - Hitting Things And A Whole Lotta Jack D (Among Other Things) / 2 - Spike And Giles Are The Village Green Preservation Society / 3 - Tree Bad, Fire Pretty
Littleotter73 – “With years of Giles_Shorts under her belt (lame pun intended) our little otter can dish out a mean drabble.”
1 - Be Careful What You Wish For / 2 - In the Mist / 3 - Language Lessons / 4 – Gone
il_mio_capitano – “Known to everyone who has been fortunate enough to be a part of the Giles_Shorts community over the years, il_mio_capitano can pack a punch (or a squeeee!) into amazingly few words.”
1 - Dressed to Kill, and other (LJ) / 2 - The Return, and others (dreamwidth)
Protoneoromantic – “Her tight, simple, and elegant use of language allows her to render a three dimensional moment of thought and action in just a few words.”
1 - Pendragon Drabble Tarot / 2 - The Desert's Quiet; Cleveland's Cold / 3 - As Needed / 4 - A Moment Too Soon
The Thought Provoker
Antennapedia – “This writer is one whose works I return to over and over again. I love their characterizations and the way they engage with the relationships in their stories.”
1 - Gas-Ring Alchemy / 2 - Les Bijoux / 3 - An Antique Roman
Protoneoromantic – “Bringing in some aspect of reality (being gay in the 90s, canon grief and loss) and exploring its impact in the Buffyverse - these are the stories I'm still thinking about years later.”
1 - Private Life / 2 - All the Children I've had to Say "Good Bye" to
Gilescandy – “Every fic writer delves into 'what if', but candy does so with a diligent honesty that will leave you with serious thoughts all day... or all decade.”
1 - Magester 1-3 / 2 - The Lover's Series / 3 - The Watcher Watch Diary '98
The Brilliant Beginnings Writer
DHW – “I just..... please.... I need more! ..... <3”
1 - Sanctuary / 2 - Of Darkness and Light
Timeladyleo – “I got sucked into these worlds and I can't seem to stop thinking about them! I miss the so well written characters so much, and my brain has no idea what could happen next. I mean, I have ideas, but I really, really want to keep reading and find out what happens next! I just love them <3”
1 - Catch a Flame to my Sentiment / 2 - Fair Winds and Following Seas
Pythia – “It's hard to be upset about the sagas this writer has begun and left. The only reason they can be called WIPs is because they are such full worlds, they could never really have an ending. Doesn't mean I won't continue to visit them and hope one day there's more!”
1 - Songs of Summerset and Midwinter / 2 - Watcher Who