Dipper and Mabel Pines sat at their computer reading yet another fan fiction story about themselves. "It's so weird reading about ourselves." Dipper says to his sister. Mabel can only nod her head in agreement.
"Although, this last one was really good." Dipper said as he closed the internet browser. "I feel the need to give it an award for not letting us die." Dipper laughs.
Mabel giggles along with him, when an idea pops into her head. "Why don't we have an awards ceremony for them!" She shouts.
Stan hearing the word award runs into the room. "Award show?" Stan scoffs. "That's the biggest way to scam all the famous, not to mention rich, celebrities to show up and pay for expensive food. I bet you two didn't know I went to the Oscar's back in 1983 and stole Meryl Streep's purse." Stan stares at the ceiling, reminiscing on the past.
"Who?" Dipper and Mabel ask in unison.
"She won best actress that year, come on!" Stan throws his hands up in the air before coming up with his own ingenious idea. "I have an idea. How about we hold an awards show here at the shack and I make everyone pay a one hundred dollar entry fee! And that won't even cover the food!" Stan smiles at his scam. "You two can host and send out invites! I need to prepare my wallet for this thing!" Stan says before running out of the room with Mabel and Dipper's mouth wide open.
"I guess we're hosting an awards show, bro." Mabel says, smiling at Dipper.
"Great. Now all we need is ideas for the awards..." Dipper trails off, deep in thought.
Good evening fellow fallers! GrapplingHook! here. I thought it'd be an interesting and cool idea to have a little Gravity Falls Fan Fiction Award Show. Giving the best Gravity Falls stories some recognition they deserve. This will be a four step process. So bare with me as I explain.
Step 1: Categories... Below I have several categories, but I am looking for more! This is what this first chapter will be used for. If you can think of a category not listed, PM or place it in the review section! Please no "worst of" categories. The point of this is to put good stories in the limelight! I will probably let this run a week or so before updating.
Step 2: Nominations... The next part is pretty self explanatory. Simply PM or review with as many nominations for as many categories as you please. The only rule is that it can't be yourself or your stories. You can put down one nomination for one category and be done, or put down five for all the categories. The amount of participation is entirely up to you guys! This will run for about 2 to 3 weeks with an update just to bump it up and get a solid amount of nominations.
Step 3: Voting! The fun part, eh? I will most likely have a poll all set up for you guys to vote right off my profile or the link provided in the story. PM'ing me your choices would also be acceptable. This step will run for 2 to 3 weeks with a bump for an update.
Step 4: Ceremony: The final step, the announcement! All you guys have to do is sit back and relax while Dipper and Mabel announce the winners! I will also shoot a few PM's to get some short speeches from the winners! This will happen in early to mid December!
Step 1: Here are the categories I currently have with a short description for each. (It should be known that the story must have been published in 2013 to be eligible for all categories. However, entries that were published in December of 2012 and have been updated in 2013 will also be accepted. Regarding incomplete stories, the stories nominated should be either completed, or over 10 chapters long if incomplete. New stories would be ineligible (Except for certain categories such as best line.) You may still nominate stories under 10 chapters long, provided they are finishing up or reach the threshold when the ballots are created.
2013 Gravity Falls Fan Fiction Award Categories (Faller Awards):
Best Gravity Falls Fan Fiction (Alex Hirsch Award): This award will go to the best of the best. A story that shows Originality, has superb Character Development, excellent use of Details, a Plot Structure that's easy to follow, invokes a response in the reader, and impeccable Mechanics will win this award.
Best Gravity Falls Crack-Fic (Fiddleford H. McGucket Award): Let's face it, we all enjoy a good, well-written crack fic. The best crack-fic (follows same criteria as Best Fan Fiction ) will win this award for making us laugh, be disgusted or other wise and has earned the right to be called depravity falls.
Best Gravity Falls One-Shot (Tyrone Award): A One-Shot will consist of one chapter (may be in a collection) that follows the criteria of the Best Gravity Falls Fan Fiction. This one-shot simply did it all in one chapter.
Best Gravity Falls Adventure Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Adventure genre.
Best Gravity Falls Angst/Hurt/Comfort/Spiritual Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Angst, Hurt/Comfort or Spiritual genres.
Best Gravity Falls Crime/Drama Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Crime or Drama genres.
Best Gravity Falls Family/Friendship Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Family or Friendship genres.
Best Gravity Falls Fantasy/Sci-Fi Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Fantasy or Sci-Fi genres.
Best Gravity Falls General Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the General genre.
Best Gravity Falls Horror/Suspense/Tragedy Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Horror, Suspense or Tragedy genres.
Best Gravity Falls Humor Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Humor genre.
Best Gravity Falls Mystery Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Mystery genre.
Best Gravity Falls Parody/Poetry/Western Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Parody, Poetry or Western genres.
Best Gravity Falls Romance Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Romance genre.
Best Gravity Falls Supernatural Genre Story: This award will be given to the best story that correctly falls under the Supernatural genre.
Best Gravity Falls Rated K/K+ Story: This award will be given to the best story with a K or K+ Rating.
Best Gravity Falls Rated T Story: This award will be given to the best story with a T Rating.
Best Gravity Falls Rated M Story: This award will be given to the best story with a M Rating.
Best Gravity Falls Story With 25K+ Words (Dedicated Author Award): This award will be given to the best story that has a word count of at least 25,000 words.
Best Gravity Falls Pinescest Story: This award will be given to the best story that best ships Mabel and Dipper together.
Best Gravity Falls WenDip Pairing Story: This award will be given to the story that best ships Wendy Corduroy and Dipper Pines together.
Best Gravity Falls Other Pairing Story: This award will be given to the story that best pairs any shipping other than Wendy X Dipper and Dipper X Mabel.
Best Gravity Falls Crossover Story: This award will be given to the best Gravity Falls Crossover Fic.
Best Gravity Falls Dipper and Mabel Bonding Story (Mystery Twins Award): We all love when the Mystery Twins pair up on an adventure and learn something about each other, themselves or someone around us. Their strong bond is one of the reasons why we fallers love this show. The winner of this award will show a strong Mabel and Dipper bond in the story and strengthen it throughout each chapter.
Favorite Gravity Falls Fan Fiction Original Character: This award will be given to our favorite original character that fits well with the Gravity Falls universe. This character can be both good or bad!
Best Single Chapter of Gravity Falls Fan Fiction: This award will be given to the best chapter of any Gravity Falls Fan Fiction.
Biggest Plot Twist in a Gravity Falls Fan Fiction (Gideon Rises Award): This award will be given to the biggest plot twist or wow moment that surprised every reader.
Funniest Line in a Gravity Falls Fan Fiction (Grunkle Stan Award): This award will be given to the funniest line in the Gravity Falls Fan Fiction database.
Best Ending for a Gravity Falls Fan Fiction: This award will be given to the story with the best ending (Line, Paragraph or Chapter) that left the Gravity Falls Fan Fiction readers thinking.
Best Introduction for a Gravity Falls Fan Fiction: This award will be given to the story with the best introduction. (Line Paragraph or Opening Chapter)
Most Creative Monster in a Gravity Falls Fan Fiction (Bill Cipher Award): This award will be given to the best user-created creature/monster.
Best Dipper Portrayal in a Gravity Falls Fan Fiction (Dipper Pines Award): There's a reason why we love Dipper Pines. Some of us can relate to him. Some like his boyish charm, or maybe his problem solving skills. This award will be given to the story that best portrays Dipper Pines as the character we've come to know and love.
Best Mabel Portrayal in a Gravity Falls Fan Fiction (Mabel Pines Award): Mabel Pines is that silly, yet lovable character that has her moments in the spotlight. Her optimism is unmatched in the show and is always smiling. This award will be given to the story that best portrays Mabel Pines as the character we've come to know and love.
Best Other Character Portrayal in a Gravity Falls Fan Fiction: This award will be given to the story that best portrays any major character, other than Dipper and Mabel Pines, in the Gravity Falls Universe.
Most Original Idea for a Gravity Falls Fan Fiction (Jason Ritter Award): While it may not be the best story, the idea and potential for a great story is there. This award will be given to the most original and creative idea for a Gravity Falls Fan Fiction.
Most Emotional Gravity Falls Fan Fiction (Kristen Schaal Award): This Fan Fiction pulls the emotion, whether that be love or hate, right out of us. This story made us angry, laugh or even cry. This award will be given to the story that causes the most emotional response from its readers.
Scariest Moment In A Gravity Falls Fan Fiction: This award will be given to the scariest scene/moment that had us shaking in our boots or frightened for/with our characters.
Saddest Moment In A Gravity Falls Fan Fiction: This award will be given to the saddest scene/moment that had us in tears or even crying because of the events that occurred in that scene.
Sweetest Moment In A Gravity Falls Fan Fiction: This award will be given to the sweetest scene/moment that had us going awww, because of something romantic or happy that happened to the characters.
Best International Gravity Falls Fan Fiction: This award will be given to the best Gravity Falls Fan Fiction that is not in the English language. (Follows same criteria as Best Gravity Falls Fan Fiction)
Gravity Falls Fan Fiction Most Likely To Be An Episode of The Show: This award will be given to the best Fan Fiction that would most likely be an episode of the show airing on Disney Channel.
2012 Best Gravity Falls Fan Fiction: Following the same criteria as the Best Gravity Falls Fan Fiction award, this will be dedicated to the best story of last year.
Favorite Gravity Falls Fan Fiction Author (Ariel Hirsch Award): This author just puts out phenomenal Fan Fictions that we always want to check out. There's a reason why they have some many fans and this award will be given to that great author.
Best One and Done Gravity Falls Fan Fiction Author: This award will be given to the best author that has only posted one story.
Best Up and Coming Gravity Falls Fan Fiction Author: This award will be given to the best new member of Fan Fiction. They must have joined the Fan Fiction site in 2013 and have 3 or less published stories.
Best Seasoned Gravity Falls Fan Fiction Author: This award will be given to the best author that has 4 or more stories published.
Best Gravity Falls Fan Fiction Reviewer: This award will be given to the person that is always critiquing, commenting and reviewing our work. Their comments are encouraging and even help us improve our writing.
Dipper put down his pen and looked at the clipboard him and Mabel had been staring at for the past few hours. "I think that looks good." Mabel said with a brace filled smile.
Dipper cocked his head at the list. "I'm not sure... is it missing something?"
This is where you guys come in. If you can think of any awards I might have missed, feel free to put them in the reviews. Expect a new chapter for your nominations soon!
