Blizzard Awards 2006: Adjudication, Nominations & Awards Presentation

1. Nominations Adjudication: From all entries, an independent Nominations Jury will select a maximum of three (3) nominees for each Blizzard Awards category.
1. In the event a Jury feels that a production has been entered incorrectly, it reserves the right to make the appropriate category change.

2. If fewer than three (3) submissions are received in any Award category, the Jury may choose to collapse that category into another category, or eliminate that category from competition for that year.

3. The Nominations Jury may recommend any entry not covered by a competition category for consideration in the Jury Merit section.

   1. The Jury Merit section does not have a limit on the number of Nominees that can be recommended for consideration.
      
   2. Each recommendation to the Jury Merit section must identify the specific achievement to be considered for recognition.
      
4. The Nomination Jury may recommend to the Blizzard Committee the addition of a category for that year when the Jury selects more than three (3) nominees for a distinctly different consideration than that recognized by a competition category.
2. Competition Categories: To maintain quality and a manageable number of Blizzard Award categories, the Blizzard Awards Committee shall review any Jury recommendation: to collapse or eliminate a competition category, and/or to add a distinct category in a year, and/or the re-assignment of an entry to a category other than the one submitted to.
   
3. Winners Adjudication: An independent Jury of active and prominent production professionals will select one award recipient from the three nominees in each award category.
   
   
   1. In addition to the competition Category awards, the Jury may present a maximum of three (3) Jury Merit Honors in a given year.
4. Appeal Process: Exceptions to the conditions of eligibility will be made at the sole discretion of On Screen Manitoba. The procedure for resolution of any dispute in matters related to entry eligibility, categories, and/or selection of any submission for a Blizzard Award will be handled by the On Screen Manitoba Blizzard Awards Committee. The Committee's determination will then be reviewed by the On Screen Manitoba Board of Directors.
1. The Entrant acknowledges that the On Screen Manitoba Board decision shall be final.
5. Announcements and Prizes:
   
   
   1. Nominees will be selected by Jury from all Entries.
   2. Award Category nominees will be announced at the Nominations Party, Sunday, November 20, 2005.
   3. Winners will be announced during Blizzard Awards 2006 ceremony on the fourth weekend in February 2006.
   4. For each award category, On Screen Manitoba will provide on e glass Blizzard statue, designed by Manitoba artist Ione Thorkalson.
   5. The statue will be presented to the first individual named in that Category on the Official Entry Form unless another individual has been designated, in writing, by the producer, or authorized signing authority. Generally, the award recipient presented with the statue will be :
      
      1. The individual in the Performance and Craft categories.
         
      2. The head of the team in the TEAM categories .
      3. The 1^st listed executive producer(s) or producer(s) in the program category.
   6. Additional Blizzard statues may be purchased at cost, by other named members of the team, or by the producer(s) or executive producer(s). No others are entitled or will be permitted to acquire a statue.
   7. Each Nominee will be provided with one personalized Nomination Certificate.
   8. One Winner Certificate will be given to each winner who is not designated as statue recipient.
      
      1. Copies of Certificates may be purchased for a fee.
      2. Only Nominee and Winners' names may appear on their respective Certificates.

QUESTIONS?

Please contact Executive Director, Caryl Brandt at the On Screen Manitoba Blizzard office at (204) 949-8866 or caryl@onscreenmanitoba.com.