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People's Choice Awards

🏆 13 Awards 🎭 16 Categories 👑 People's Choice 📍 The CAZ · July 25, 2026
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Official Nomination Form

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Nomination Period: May 8 – June 10, 2026  ·  Eligibility Window: January 1, 2025 – May 30, 2026
All nominees must have actively participated in WNY Ballroom during the eligibility period. Top 5 per category announced by The People's Choice Academy on June 18, 2026. Public voting opens June 19.

A note on integrity: This process was built to celebrate participation, impact, and the people pushing WNY Ballroom forward — not to create drama or division. The People's Choice Academy reserves the right to verify, adjust, or remove any submission. Submit in good faith.

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Your Information

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Nomination
Award Categories

Find the award you're nominating for, read the criteria, and fill in your nominee's name. One nomination per submission — submit again to nominate in another category.

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People's Choice
The main award — voted on by the community
Award 01 · People's Choice
Most Valuable Participant (MVP)
"The one who stayed outside and stayed relevant."
What We're Looking For
  • Consistency throughout the entire year
  • Visibility and presence in the scene
  • Overall contribution to WNY Ballroom
  • Participation, presence, and impact — balanced
Nominate for MVP
House Affiliation optional
Instagram / Social Handle helps verification
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Event-Based Awards
The best balls, themes, and rollouts of the year
Award 02 · Event-Based
Ball of the Year
"The ball that set the tone."
What We're Looking For
  • Strong production value and organization
  • Creative, well-built categories
  • Packed room with real energy
  • Lasting impact on the WNY scene
  • Overall execution from start to finish
Nominate a Ball
Hosted By optional
Award 03 · Event-Based
Mini Ball of the Year
"Small scale. Big impact."
What We're Looking For
  • Creativity within a smaller format
  • Good turnout relative to scale
  • Clean, well-executed event
  • Memorable moments that lingered
Nominate a Mini Ball
Hosted By optional
Award 04 · Event-Based
Theme / Concept of the Year
"The theme that actually made sense from beginning to end."
What We're Looking For
  • Originality of the concept
  • Cohesion across all categories
  • Visuals and branding matching the theme
  • Clear execution from flyer to floor

Eligible for any ball or mini ball during the eligibility period.

Nominate a Theme / Concept
Award 05 · Event-Based
Promotional Rollout of the Year
"The ball that had everybody watching early."
What We're Looking For
  • Strong, consistent visuals across all promo
  • Rollout cadence that built real anticipation
  • Buzz and engagement in the community
  • Clear promotional identity from announcement to event day
Nominate a Rollout
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Performance-Based Awards
Battles, effects, clips, and moments that shook the room
Award 06 · Performance-Based
Battle of the Year
"The battle that shook the room."
What We're Looking For
  • Skill level of both competitors
  • Crowd reaction and energy in the room
  • Intensity of the battle itself
  • Replay value — people are still talking about it
  • Overall impact on the scene
Nominate a Battle
Clip Link optional but recommended
Upload Clip optional
Award 07 · Performance-Based
Effect of the Year
"The gag, reveal, and the moment."
What We're Looking For
  • Creativity of the effect or reveal
  • Flawless execution in the moment
  • Crowd impact — did the room lose it?
  • Memorability — still referenced months later
Nominate an Effect
Clip Link optional but recommended
Upload Clip optional
Award 08 · Performance-Based
Clip of the Year
"The clip everybody had saved."
What We're Looking For
  • Viral reach within the scene and beyond
  • Performance quality in the clip itself
  • Replay value — watched over and over
  • Cultural impact within WNY Ballroom
Nominate a Clip
Clip Link strongly recommended
Upload Clip optional
Award 09 · Performance-Based
Most Memeable Moment
"The moment the culture ran with."
What We're Looking For
  • Humor, shade, or iconic energy
  • Virality — spread beyond the room
  • Cultural relevance within the community
  • Longevity — the moment had legs

Moments rooted in personal conflict or targeted disrespect are not eligible.

Nominate a Moment
Clip or Reference Link optional
Upload Clip optional
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Person-Based Awards
Individuals who showed up, judged fairly, and led with integrity
Award 10 · Person-Based
Judge of the Year
"They knew what they were talking about — and stood on it."
What We're Looking For
  • Fairness and impartiality on the panel
  • Demonstrated ballroom knowledge and category literacy
  • Strong, commanding presence at the judging table
  • Consistency in scoring and commentary across events
Nominate a Judge
House Affiliation optional
Award 11 · Person-Based
Out of Towner of the Year
"Came through and made it count."
What We're Looking For
  • Significant impact on the WNY floor
  • Strong crowd response and energy brought
  • Respect earned from the local community
  • A memorable contribution to the WNY scene
Nominate an Out of Towner
Instagram / Social Handle helps verification
Award 12 · Person-Based
Leader of the Year (MF)
"The ones really shaping people."
What We're Looking For
  • Demonstrated leadership within the community
  • Active mentorship of others in the scene
  • Influence that elevates WNY Ballroom
  • Positive, consistent contribution to the community
  • Community care and conflict navigation may also be considered
Nominate a Leader (MF)
House Affiliation optional
Award 13 · Person-Based
Leader of the Year (FF)
"The ones really shaping people."
What We're Looking For
  • Demonstrated leadership within the community
  • Active mentorship of others in the scene
  • Influence that elevates WNY Ballroom
  • Positive, consistent contribution to the community
  • Community care and conflict navigation may also be considered
Nominate a Leader (FF)
House Affiliation optional
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Impact Awards
Honoring long-term contributions and community care — open to all nominations
Award 14 · Impact-Based
Ballroom Impact Award
"For the one who shifted the scene — period."
What We're Looking For
  • Long-term impact, influence, and contribution to WNY Ballroom culture
  • Consistency, dedication, and leadership over the years
  • A lasting legacy that has fundamentally shaped the scene
Award 15 · Impact-Based
Community Impact Award
"For the one doing real work for the people."
What We're Looking For
  • Community care, advocacy, and work both inside and outside the ballroom floor
  • Active support, empowerment, and care for others in the community
  • Uplifting the community and navigating conflict with positive contribution
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Acknowledgment
Eligibility & Integrity

Nominations close June 10, 2026  ·  Top 5 announced June 18, 2026
One nomination per submission. Submit again to nominate in another category.

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Nomination Received!

Your nomination is in. The People's Choice Academy will review all submissions and announce the Top 5 in each category on June 18, 2026.

Public voting opens June 19 and runs through July 20, 2026.

Winners announced live — Saturday, July 25 · The CAZ · 2221 Seneca St.