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The Golden Gnomes is an annual major Oscar-like award competition held by Jagex, usually around the time of Runefest. It differed to the past 2 Machinima competitions as it had an additional few category's to enter into, and resulted in separate winners for each category.
As of 2014, there have been four Golden Gnome Awards held. One in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014.
In the first two events, Party Pete hosted the award ceremonies, and a selection of well known Jagex Moderators including Mod MMG and Paul Gower. In 2013, it was hosted by Mod Mark and Mod Paul M.
Categories by year
2010
For the 2010 competition, entrants had a choice of 3 styles of video entries, which were Machinima, Live action or Animation, and for each of the styles, they could choose either the short story or RSMV (RuneScape Music Video) categories.
The categories were as follows:
- Best Machinima short story
- Best Machinima RSMV
- Best live action short story
- Best live action RSMV
- Best animation short story
- Best animation RSMV
For each of the categories, 2 entries were selected as finalists.
2011
For the 2011 Competition, the categories were slightly broadened, to allow more people to participate.
The categories were as follows:
- Best Voice Acting
- Best Use of Effects
- Best Use of Sound
- Best Story Telling
- Funniest Video
- Best Video Overall
For each of the categories, 3 entries were selected as finalists.
2013
In 2013, the categories were not all video categories. There was also 15 gnomes to be handed out, for things like cosplay, art, videos and achievements.
The categories were as follows:
- Best YouTube Channel
- Best Art
- I should win a gnome because...
- Top Ranking Zamorakian & Saradominist
- Best livestream
- Top Ranking Player
- Best Live Action
- Top Ranking clan
- Funniest Video
- Machinima one to watch
- Best Guide
- Lifetime achievement
- Best cosplay
2014
In 2014, 22 GGA's were given out in total across wide array of categories. Awards were given out for:
Art Competition
- Digital Art Award
- Hand Drawn Art Award
- Sculpture/Plushie Award
- Elf Model Award
- Cosplay Competition (both Male and Female)
- Best Cosplay Photo Award
Live-Stream Competition
- Most Entertaining Moment
- Most Original Content
- Best Live Stream Series
- Queen Black Dragon Speed Kill
- Old School Corporeal Beast Solo Challenge
Video Competition
- Best Video Guide
- Best Machinima Video
- Best Live-Action Video
- Best Video Series
- Wish you were in RuneScape
Special Categories
- Community Champion
- Hall of Fame
- Lifetime Achievement
Former CEO of Jagex Mod MMG was also given a special Golden Gnome Award for his contributions to the game over the years and Mod Campbell was given one for eating a whole chocolate cake with his hands tied behind his back.
Finalist by year
2010
Below were the twelve finalists chosen by Jagex:
Best Machinima short story (YouTube link)
- Untitled by Robz - Winner
- Untitled by bumbum007
Best Machinima RSMV (YouTube link)
- Untitled by Postrach2
- Untitled by Neon Slay - Winner
Best live action short story (YouTube link)
- Odd One Out by 1carrot - Winner
- The Barbarian Way by Mystic Man77
Best live action RSMV (YouTube link)
- The Switch by High Quota
- Untitled by KKComics - Winner
Best animation short story (YouTube link)
- Untitled by Mino-Tauros - Winner
- The Wilderness Guardians by His Lordship
Best animation RSMV (YouTube link)
- Untitled by Josh1391 - Winner
- Untitled by Green Tea3
2011
Two nominees were chosen by Jagex for each category with the exception of Best Video 2011, where three nominees were chosen. The winner was determined at RuneFest via voters in the audience, while the winner for Best Video Overall was determined by votes from the entire playerbase.
Best Use of Effects:
- Nozferatu (Winner)
- Sundownraven
Best Use of Sound:
- Dale of Hope (Winner)
- Stoke
Funniest Video:
- BumBum007 (Winner)
- Sundownraven
Best Story Telling:
- Prezleek (Winner)
- Evil Yakuza
Best Voice Acting:
- Evil Yakuza (Winner)
- Nozferatu
Best Animation:
- Jeffrey Son (Winner)
- Ox-Burger
Best Video 2011:
- BumBum007 (Winner)
- Nozferatu
- Stoke
2013
Most winners were decided by Jagex, except two, which was decided by audience cheering.
Best YouTube Channel
- Will Miss It
Best Art
- BornToDesign
- Runnerups: Teezkut, V O R P A L
Top Ranking Zamorakian & Saradominist
- Saradominist: Sgt Tilley
- Zamorakian: Awww
Best Livestream
- Bonesaw
Top Ranking Player
- Jake
Best Live Action
- Nozfrateu
Top Ranking Clan
- Maxed (Clan name)
Funniest Video
- Realscaperz
Machinima one-to-watch
- Zarakye
Best Guide
- A Friend
Lifetime Achievement
- Zezima
Best Cosplay
- Girl: Demolitione
- Boy: Rodeo wn
2014
Although the majority of the award winners were picked by JMods, three of the awards were given for activities held during the day, and the GGA audience also picked the winners of the cosplay competition. A few new categories were introduced this year for live-streaming and a special award was also given for a "Community Champion".
Digital Art Award
- Xara
Hand Drawn Art Award
- Ismonia
Sculpture/Plushie Award
- Medi Lord
Elf Model Award
- Bond 007
Cosplay Competition - Female Award
- Sen
Cosplay Competition - Male Award
- Teezkut
Photo Award
- NZD
Most Entertaining Moment
- Skill Specs (Twitch link)
Most Original Content
- IronNoBank (Twitch link)
Best Live Stream Series
- B0aty (Twitch link)
Queen Black Dragon Speed Kill
- P_at_rick
Old School Corporeal Beast Solo Challenge
- L_Icy_L
Best Video Guide
- Munclesonkey (YouTube link _
Best Machinima Video
- Skyzah (YouTube link)
Best Live-Action Video
- Geese Go Moo (YouTube link)
Best Video Series
- Will Miss It (YouTube link)
Wish you were in RuneScape
- Realscaperz (YouTube link)
Community Champion
- Princess Rae
Hall of Fame
- Drumgun
Lifetime Achievement
- B0aty (Twitch link)
Rules
What are the rules?
- Entries must sent as a link to the competitions@jagex.com with the information given in each category.
- If you are under the age of 13, your entry must be sent from your parent or guardian’s email address.
- All videos must include your username.
- All entries must comply fully with the RuneScape Rules of Conduct.
- Your submission must be RuneScape related.
- For the video submissions, any music can be used as long as the artist agrees.
Prizes
A Golden Gnome Award.
- A Big Ticket (an all expenses paid trip to the UK to visit Jagex Games studio) (Was only a reward in 2010)
- Runescape merchandise (Only a reward in 2010/11)
- Runescape Membership (10/11 Lifetime, '13 had 3 months, while '14 has 1 year)
- A real life Golden Gnome award.
- In-game Golden Gnome pet
Trivia
- At first, the animation category was not put forward as a category for the Golden Gnomes, but after a great deal of feedback it was introduced into the Golden Gnomes.
- The Golden Gnomes were the first Runescape video competition to have more than one finalist and the first to introduce the Animation and Live action video categories.
- The Golden Gnome award is not in fact made of real gold, but made of a durable plastic, but is still gold in colour.
- During the award ceremony, Excl, a previous Machinima competition winner, made a special appearance to announce the winner of the Machinima Short Story category.
- In 2013, player S U O M I achieved rank 1 overall before the Gnome ceremony, but because of the time the winners were decided, Jake won this prize.
- If a player wins two or more categories, they will only be able to have one in-game.