Contest history :) please help

By neimhaille. 20/06/11, 06:31 am

Hello all,

As you know there have been many many contests and contestants. I have a very incomplete list of winners, almost totally blank from the time before I was asked to judge. And due to paperwork being a mix of email and hand in forms I know there are big gaps in what I have.

I'm hoping to get up a website on the history of the contest, I am planning on hunting out photos to add to the Tumblr account as well, but I'd really like to be able to get a list of winners and if there are any special memories anyone wants to share.

I know JP's gallery will be a real help for the last few years especially so I'll be heading through there too but many eyes and minds make light work :)

The contest has run for so long now that this is really needed. Incidentally it'll also help with prizes and divisions in the future.

So I know there was an Auckland contest in 2003 but I think there was one in Wellington that year too which I have no info on. This is just going by memory (I remember winners and prizes but not years) I'll get the files I have out soon. I think Angela has some and I know the 2008 winners are in a list in my email as that was the year of the sponsor driven prizes. I'll get them up tonight, right now just writing up the list of years and cities has been a bit tiring!

Once the list is sorted I can get links and photos sorted where possible :)

2002:
Wellington:

Spoiler:

2003:
Auckland:

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Wellington:

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2004:
Auckland

Spoiler:

Wellington:

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2005:
Wellington:

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Auckland:

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2006:
Wellington:

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Auckland:

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2007:
Christchurch:

Spoiler:

Wellington:

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Auckland:

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2008:
Christchurch:

Spoiler:

Wellington:

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Auckland:

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2009:
Christchurch:

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Wellington:

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Auckland:

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Melbourne:

Spoiler:

Aus: Asham, Dynasty Warriors
NZ: Team RocketFuel:
Transtasman: Team Rocketfuel

2010:
Christchurch:

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Wellington:

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Dunedin:

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Melbourne:

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Auckland:

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Aus: Asham, Chopin, Eternal Sonata
NZ: Team Rocketfuel Nuada and Nuala, Hellboy
Transtasman: Asham, Chopin, Eternal Sonata

2011:
Sydney:

Spoiler:

Adelaide:

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Wellington:

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Dunedin:

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ChCh:

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Melbourne:

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Auckland:

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Aus:
NZ:
Transtasman

I'd love to include top ten, highly commendeds etc too but I know that is going to be a nightmare to try and organise...... But they are being added where they can be :)

By **JVCA**. 20/06/11, 06:50 am

These are what I can remember. :)

2007 Akl - Best in Show was Anaria and her hubby (Matt I think?) as Harley Quinn and the Joker
Best Skit was Jess & Alex Pople as Riza Hawkeye and Kimblee from FMA
Was Best Technical the My Chemical Romance cosplayer? I can't quite recall...

2008 Chch -
Best in Video Games - Jen Metcalfe, Angela Nicol and Matt Foster as Kairi, Anti-Sora and Diz from KH2

2008 Akl -
Best in Show were Jess & Alex Pople, with as Seth and Abel (?) from Trinity Blood
Best Technical and Best Solo was Rowan as Cain Nightroad (?) from Trinity Blood

2009 Chch & Welly results are here: http://forum.cosplay.co.nz/t3311-christchurch-and-wellington-cosplay-contest-winners

2009 Akl results are here: http://forum.cosplay.co.nz/t6212-auckland-armageddon-cosplay-contest-2009

2010 Akl results are here: http://forum.cosplay.co.nz/t9977-auckland-armageddon-cosplay-contest-2010

Hope this helps! :)

By Anaria Zar-Rel. 20/06/11, 08:25 am

Wellington 2008 -
Best In Show - Matt G and Dave C as 300 Spartans
Best Animation - Anaria as Snowbunny
Best Villain - young Anakin?
5th Element group got something? Dalek?

Sorry, that's all I can remember to help fill gaps...

By **Admin**. 20/06/11, 09:24 am

Somehow I ended up posting in Jess's account.

2010:
Christchurch: seraphik and her sister as Wedding Ashe and Funeral Ashe?

Wellington:
Best in Show: Mischa as the Commissar, i think?
Open Group: Magna Carta?
Novice Solo: ...was this RoyMustang's Horohoro costume?

Dunedin:
Best in Show: xxxHoLiC group (JVCA, seraphik, Midsummer-snow, Nox, creature124, Aura)

2011:
Wellington: Best in Show: Team CENSORED as the Cross Edge Triplets
Open Solo: Mischa, I think? I can't remember the character name. Dx
Open Group: RocketFuel as Joker and Doll from Kuroshitsuji?
Novice Group: Apparently it was Kia and Michaela as Ventus and Aqua from Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. 8D
I think seraphik won a skit award for her Momo skit?
Oh and Li-Bai won something for her Chopin! Was it a technical award...?
Vocaloid Synchronicity won a skit award maybe? IT'S BEEN SO LONG.
Dunedin: Best in Show: Sylvie as Granado Espada Musketeer
Rose and Blossom also won something for their Dynasty Warriors costumes, Zhen Ji and Cao Pi
Aaaaand I think Noodles (?) won a solo or technical award.

By Icarus. 20/06/11, 09:44 am

^
Wellington 2011
Best skits: Seraphik's Momo & Team Synchronicity

NZAE 2011
Best group: Rose & Blossom - Dynasty Warriors
Best Solo: Noodles - Summer Wars

Wellington 2008
Best skit: 5th Element group (?)
Best group: D.Gray-man Exorcists group
Best solo: Diana Parker - Abel, Trinity Blood
Best tech: Taz - Zelda

Wellington 2007
Best in Show: Kingdom Hearts II group I think..

Wellington 2006
Best in Show: Justina from Magna Carta (don't know their name though..)

By Static. 20/06/11, 03:44 pm

Chch 2010: Best Solo was me, as Ivy from Soul Calibur.

AND going back waaaaay into the mists of time...

Wellington '03: I got a top ten as Baiken from Guilty Gear. I have a feeling some of my commissions also got top tens, but I can't remember. EDIT: Top ten, commission de moi: Kirsten as Myoubi from Alichino. Top ten, another of my commissions: Nicole as Leona from Magna Carta. Possible also top ten: Rebecca as Chocolate Misu from...that show I forget the name of.

Wellington '04: Natelle as Arashi from X/1999 (commissioned from me) won a pervy 'how to draw schoolgirls' book that she passed on, but I honestly can't remember if it was a top ten or a tech.

Wellington '05: 1st - not sure....I remember the costume, but not the character name! 2nd - me as Lucifer from Angel Sanctuary and 3rd Nicole as Maya from Magna Carta (commissioned from me). Possible top ten: Kirsten as Astaroth from Angel Sanctuary.

Wellington '07: I got either best technical or best solo? I'm not sure which! Princess Kushinada from Orion. EDIT: it has been brought to my attention that I may have won best in show. I honestly can't remember! IT WAS SOMETHING ANYWAY

..I'm still thinking. I'll be back.

Edit: OH! I think the winner in wellington '03 was Anna as Belial from Angel Sanctuary. Neimhaille, it was the same year Jenni and Giffy did the angelic layer group if that helps? Can't remember if it was '03 or '04. Also, Wellington '02 winner was dressed as Felicia from Magna Carta...but I can't remember her name sad

Edit again: Wellington '06 winner was Josephine as Justina from Magna Carta.

FINAL EDIT OH MY GOD: I have photos of nearly all of these if needed! They may not be good photos...but they are photos.

By Pura. 20/06/11, 04:45 pm

Best in Show in either '06 or '07 at Wellington was a guy who was a character from Shaman King? I think it was ... Ohman, what year did my sister enter as Chi? (The pink commission from Static). That year that guy won best in show, I'm pretty sure.

Don't think I can help much more, but it's certainly interesting watching how the winners change. (Also makes you go, "Where did the early year winners go??")

By Willuknight. 20/06/11, 05:21 pm

Auckland 2004 !!!
http://willu.net/photo_galleries/index.php?f=Cosplay/2004_AuckGeddon
(my camera was really sugar honey iced tea then)

Wellington 2007: Cosplay Judging Photos:
http://willu.net/photo_galleries/?f=armageddon_Wellington_2007/Sunday/photos&p=2

Christchurch 2008
http://willu.net/photo_galleries/index.php?f=Arm_2008_CHCH_Sun/photos&p=5

Wellington 2008
http://willu.net/photo_galleries/index.php?f=Arm_2008_Well_Sun/photos&p=5

2010:
http://willu.net/photo_galleries/index.php?f=Cosplay/2010_AUCKGeddon
http://willu.net/photo_galleries/index.php?f=Cosplay/2010_CHCHGeddon
http://willu.net/photo_galleries/index.php?f=Cosplay/2010_WELLgeddon

Wellington 2011
http://willu.net/photo_galleries/index.php?f=2011/Wellygeddon

By neimhaille. 20/06/11, 06:22 pm

Pura: Well one of them became the judge now ;) That would be me for those unsure (Neimhaille=mdb=Michaela de Bruce)

Woot! Thanks Sylvie!

Woot again to Will as I really have trouble with Welly/ChCh 07 especially. Ahh first time judging. And there was a fire at home....

Computer s fading so I'll add those in the morning :)

By Willuknight. 21/06/11, 03:44 am

There is a photo of you in the 2004 set lol

By IcyRose. 21/06/11, 04:31 am

Just adding on the NZAE 2010 results from my recollection and from what I can tell from Jp's photos of the event

NZAE 2010

Best in Show: xxxHoLiC group (JVCA, seraphik, Midsummer-snow, Nox, creature124, Aura)
Open Solo: N/A
Open Group: N/A
Novice Solo: noodles - Alice from Heart no Kuni no Alice
Novice Group: Emma, Alice & their friend whose name escapes me - Haruhi, Mikuru & Yuki from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Technical Award:
Rose & Blossom - Kenshin & Kasuga from Sengoku BASARA

Honourable Mentions:
MajorNightside - Haineko from Bleach
Ranma 1/2 group

By Static. 21/06/11, 04:37 am

Pura wrote:: Best in Show in either '06 or '07 at Wellington was a guy who was a character from Shaman King? I think it was ... Ohman, what year did my sister enter as Chi? (The pink commission from Static). That year that guy won best in show, I'm pretty sure.

I didn't make that one, that was Jo :) But that was '05, the year I had Lucifer :)

By IcyRose. 21/06/11, 05:08 am

Chchgeddon 2007 results that I remember:

Best in Show: Tuskan Raider & Jawa from Star Wars (Don't know who there were)
Best Skit: Nineteen Inch Thumbtacks - L & Light from Death Note

I know Amanda, Caroline and their friend won something with their Otoboku cosplays but I can't remember if they won Best Group or Best Technical.

By neimhaille. 22/06/11, 05:49 am

Woot! So yes there are some big gaps still but they are closing :) I found a DeviantArt journal that had a list of the Welly Winners from 03- admittedly not names but I think I remember who some of them are.

Also I hope that if I have forgotten that no one takes offence, just read the list and then multiply that by at least 6 for the numbers of people seen over that time... in fact multiply by ten and that's closer...

Next year is the 10 year anniversary of the very first contest, I have not really heard much about it but apparently it was judged by VAs. I am not sure whe Zeb took over but it was definitely by 04.

This is something I haven't really noticed other contests do but I think it's important for a few reasons (the division of skills and how to check on past awards) but also the contest is about the contestants.

We have no budget for flash bang stage stuff but we can make sure winners are remembered in perpetuity :)

By Static. 22/06/11, 06:57 am

Neimhaille: Zeb was doing it in '03 in Wellington, definitely :) I remember the '02 contest, it was the VA for Amazing Nurse Nanako (I forget her name). Poor woman looked a bit overwhelmed!

Also, would you like photos of the winners submitted anywhere? Posted here, or emailed?

Edit: OH! 2006 wellington winners were Ana (Jareth) and Aly (firey)

By Keysha-chan. 23/06/11, 03:47 pm

Wellington 2007 - Best Overall.

Our group was Myself, Hana, Krista, Abby, Phillipa, Hannah and one more person (need to try and remember, as it was a long time ago!)

Auckland 2008 - Group Shinzo. We won best group, someone else got best performance. :)

Hope that helps! Haven't had a chance to go through everyone's posts, but let me know if you need any photos from them.

By vefalasiel. 24/06/11, 08:53 am

For Auckland 2008 it was Seth, not Easter...

Also, 2011 Wellington Open Group: Alexandra and Jessica (Team Rocketfuel) Joker and Doll from Kuroshitsuji.

By neimhaille. 24/06/11, 01:19 pm

Yes, total brain fart- not sure why... it's been a while since looking at Trinity Blood stuff- I tend to avoid being inspired by artwork I know is going to be in the contest ;)

By Paul. 06/07/11, 04:30 am

For 2010 Wellington, Open Solo: Paul - Horohoro from Shaman King

By **Admin**. 06/07/11, 05:12 am

ChCh 2011 -

Technical Award - Someone cosplaying as someone from Fallout. D: They had a really cool arm piece!
Best Novice Group - March of the Penguins - Slave Leia and Han Solo - Star Wars
Best Open Solo - seraphik - Queen Esther Blanchett - Trinity Blood
Best in Show - Biscuit Brigade - Elizabeth and Theodore - Persona 3

...I feel like there was one more but I can't remember. @_@

By SpamTomatoSpam. 06/07/11, 09:44 am

Admin wrote:: Technical Award - Someone cosplaying as someone from Fallout. D: They had a really cool arm piece!

The Lone Wanderer from Fallout 3. And thanks :)

A few additions:
At Chchgeddon 2010 I got a Technical award (I cosplayed Chell from Portal) and my friend Jennifer Goldie also got a Technical Award (she cosplayed Thief King Bakura from Yu-Gi-Oh.) Also, my sister Sophie got a Highly Commended for her Princess Peach cosplay, and I think Mandie also got a Highly Commended? Can't remember the name of the character though, someone from Digimon? Who wears purple?

By Seakittens. 06/07/11, 09:50 am

^Lilithmon was the digimon I think Surprised

By Victorian Couture. 06/07/11, 04:33 pm

welly 2010 novice group, phantomhive ciel and lizzie (heather and gabby)

By Static. 07/07/11, 02:53 am

SpamTomatoSpam wrote:: ...(I cosplayed Chell from Portal)...

I just this second realised why you looked so familiar. IT WAS YOUUUUU!!! /ahem

Yes, it was Lilithmon, just so this isn't a completely useless post :9

By Mandie_Chan. 07/07/11, 03:37 am

SpamTomatoSpam wrote:: A few additions: At Chchgeddon 2010... and I think Mandie also got a Highly Commended? Can't remember the name of the character though, someone from Digimon? Who wears purple?

I came to add in my things~
Auchgeddon 2009: Highly commended, team 'Blazeblue' (Anne & Mandie) - Jin & Rachel Alucard
Chchgeddon 2010: Highly commended, Mandie - Lilithmon from Digimon

~~I really should enter again sometime soon...~~

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