Neopies
The Neopies is an annual awards ceremony held in January to celebrate the best of the last year. The ceremony was first hosted in 2009. Every day while the ceremony is in progress, four nominees are selected for a Neopies award category (e.g. Best Villain or Best News Days). Users (referred to as attendees) can then vote on which of four nominees they would like to win the award, and are given prizes of their own for taking the time to vote.
Since 2010, the ceremony has been hosted by a Blue Elephante called Ellsworth. The Neopies themselves are gold statuettes in the form of a Faerie. The name Neopies is a play on real-life award shows such as the Grammies or the Emmies.
The First Annual Neopies
The first Neopies ceremony - called just The Neopies - was held in 2009. The categories and nominees are below, winners are highlighted.
Day | Category | Winner | Runners up | ||
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1 | Best Neopoint Item | Bikiwan (51%) | Mutant Chia Gnome | Pink Coral in a Shell Pot | Red Toadstool |
2 | Best Neocash Item | Gift Mystery Capsule (31%) | Dark Princess Wings | Floating Bree Faerie Doll | Nutcracker Music Track |
3 | Best News Day | 5th February - Jhudora Day (36%) | 2nd April - Shoyru Day | 15th January - Sloth Day | 16th April - Krawk Day |
4 | Best Game | Super Hasee Bounce (51%) | Let It Slide | Smug Bug Smite | Spacerocked! |
5 | Best Site Event | Games Master Challenge (36%) | Altador Cup III | Daily Dare | The Return of Dr. Sloth |
6 | Best Hero | Cylara (38%) | Commander Valka | Gorix | Scout |
7 | Best Villain | Ylana Skyfire (39%) | Commander Gormos | Parlax | Roothless |
9 | Best Advent Animation | December 9, 2008 (38%) | December 4, 2008 | December 21, 2008 | December 27, 2008 |
10 | Best Place to Live | Faerieland (31%) | Haunted Woods | Neopia Central | Shenkuu |
11 | Best Smile | Rufus (49%) | Commander Gormos | Dr. Death | Dr. Sloth |
The Second Annual Neopies
The Second Annual Neopies ceremony was held in 2010. These were the first awards to be hosted by Ellsworth. The categories and nominees are below, winners are highlighted:
Day | Category | Winner | Runners up | ||
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1 | Best New Neopet Colour | Royalboy Kacheek (38%) | Maraquan Usul (20%) | Snot Shoyru (11%) | Zombie Draik (31%) |
2 | Best New Game | Spinacles (41%) | Snot Splatter (20%) | Top Chop (29%) | Wheeler's Wild Ride (10%) |
3 | Best Mystery Capsule | Enchanted Valentines Mystery Capsule (49%) | Creepy Halloween Skull Mystery Capsule (20%) | Fall Pumpkin Patch Mystery Capsule (19%) | NC Mall 2nd Birthday Mystery Capsule (9%) |
4 | Best New Key Quest Token | Baby Gelert (55%) | Abigail (9%) | Ferocious Negg (23%) | Silver Lupe (12%) |
5 | Best Advent Calendar Image | Day 7 - Moltara Tree (45%) | Day 13 - Dancing Rosie(18%) | Day 15 - Top Chop Comic (22%) | Day 16 - Barf Boat (15%) |
6 | Best News Day | November 15th - Neopets turns 10! (47%) | April 1st - April Fool's Day (9%) | August 5th - Artists Take the Day Off (15%) | November 13th - Moltara is revealed! (29%) |
7 | Best New Petpet | Hoggir (40%) | Adagio (9%) | Naleap (27%) | Xampher (24%) |
8 | Best New Character | Clara (54%) | Captain Arf (13%) | Lulu (15%) | Rosie (17%) |
9 | Best Neopoint Wearable | Charred Steam Wings (50%) | 10 Year Celebration Shield Background (15%) | Beware of Meepits Sign (20%) | Novelty Blue Blumaroo Slippers (14%) |
10 | Best NC Mall Wearable | Stained Glass Wings (50%) | Fyoras Collector Staff (18%) | Spiffy Black Leather Jacket (21%) | Woodland Archer Wig (11%) |
11 | Best Piece of User Generated Content | User Lookup - sassofrasso (38%) | Pet Spotlight - snowbloom48 (13%) | Random Contest - Robot Weewoo by spongeboblover2456 (30%) | User Gallery - Pumpkin Patch by mcabre_2nd_gallery (19%) |
12 | Best New Avatar | Discarded Plushie (55%) | 10th Birthday (23%) | Carnival of Terror (10%) | Mutant Graveyard (12%) |
13 | Best New Key Quest Mini-Game | Petpet Pamper (42%) | Berry Blast (17%) | Fruit Picker (20%) | Neogarden Grow (21%) |
14 | Best NC Challenge Event | Atlas of the Ancients NC Challenge (39%) | Altador Cup NC Challenge (17%) | Daily Dare NC Challenge (26%) | Games Master Challenge NC Challenge (19%) |
15 | Best Site Event | 10th Birthday Celebration (48%) | Atlas of the Ancients Plot (21%) | Daily Dare (19%) | Games Master Challenge (13%) |
The Third Annual Neopies
The Third Annual Neopies began at midnight on 11 January 2011.
Once released, a category remained open for votes for three days, and each day the user could vote for one nominee in each of the open categories - e.g. on day 7, the user could vote for Best Species-Specific Wearable, Best NC Mall Event, and Best Site Event - even if they had voted in one of those categories the previous day.
If the user voted every day, then on the last day of voting they were given a bonus prize - a 3rd Annual Neopies Golden Trophy wearable toy and 20,000 NP.
The categories and nominees are below, winners are highlighted:
Day | Category | Winner | Runners up | ||
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1 | Best New Paint Brush | Maractite (48%) | Relic (11%) | Transparent (19%) | Woodland (22%) |
2 | Best New Game | Jumpin' Gem Heist (36%) | Hannah and the Kreludor Caves (20%) | Kookia (24%) | Neopian Battlefield Legends (20%) |
3 | Best Neocash Wearable Item | Stormy Night Background (35%) | Icy Blue Eyes (18%) | Lavender Faerietale Dress (26%) | Valentine Tree of Lights (21%) |
4 | Best Caption Image | Caption Contest 1107 (39%) | Caption Contest 1076 (19%) | Caption Contest 1138 (23%) | Caption Contest 1161 (19%) |
5 | Best Site Event | Festival of Neggs (40%) | Altador Cup (26%) | Daily Dare (27%) | Save the Wheels (7%) |
6 | Best NC Mall Event | Neggstravaganza Surprise (45%) | Castle Nox - Corridor of Chance Access (16%) | The Mystery Capsule Quest for Knowledge (13%) | Stocking Stufftacular (26%) |
7 | Best Species-Specific Wearables | Kacheek (38%) | Bori (11%) | Hissi (34%) | Jetsam (17%) |
8 | Best Avatar | Wishing Well (50%) | Dark Lurker (24%) | Festival of Neggs Y12 - Quester (17%) | Stamp Collector - The Battledome (9%) |
9 | Best Cameo Appearance in a Plot | King Altador (54%) | Captain Rourke (5%) | Kanrik (19%) | King Jazan (22%) |
10 | Best Neopoint Item | Zombie Petpet Paint Brush (57%) | Imposter Apple (15%) | Nightsteed Mace (12%) | Shrubbery (16%) |
11 | Best Neocash Item | Princess Amira Collectors Arm Cuffs (44%) | Faerie Cloud Racer Collectors Background (18%) | Jeran Collectors Sword (24%) | Princess Lunara Collectors Parasol (14%) |
12 | Best New Petpet Species | Mauket (57%) | Farnswap (5%) | Ombat (18%) | Razumi (20%) |
13 | Best New Neopet Colour | Chocolate Draik (42%) | Faerie Lutari (35%) | Mutant Ogrin (10%) | Royal Techo (13%) |
14 | Best Neopoint Background | Beautiful Desert Oasis Background (38%) | Krawk Island Silhouette Background (19%) | Malicious Dark Faeries Background (21%) | Rocky Ocean Background (22%) |
15 | Best Mystery Capsule | Spooky Moon Halloween Mystery Capsule (48%) | Bountiful Bow Mystery Capsule (20%) | Holiday Gift Box Mystery Capsule (17%) | NC Mall 3rd Birthday Mystery Capsule (15%) |
16 | Let Us Never Speak Of This Again | Key Quest Quitters (50%) | NC Mall 13 Days of Trick or Treat Event (11%) | Tarla's Tour of Mystery (22%) | Uni Clothing Shopkeeper Redraw (17%) |
17 | Best Plot | The Faeries' Ruin | n/a |
The Fourth Annual Neopies
The Fourth Annual awards event started on 11 January 2012. As with the previous year, voting for each category was open for three days, starting on the event day it was released, with no more than three categories available at a time. Results will be posted as they come in.
The categories and nominees are below, winners are highlighted:
Day | Category | Winner | Runners up | ||
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1 | Best New Paint Brush Colour | Wraith (42%) | 8-Bit (17%) | Swamp Gas (5%) | Water (37%) |
2 | Best Caption Images | Caption 1219 (34%) | Caption 1177 (10%) | Caption 1204 (29%) | Caption 1206 (28%) |
3 | Best News Day | Maracite Day/Faeries' Ruin Prize Shop 26 January 2011 44% | Discovery of Meridell Day 30 & 31 July 2011 20 | Fyora Day 2 June 2011 21% | Hubrid Nox Memorial 5 October 2011 15% |
4 | Best PPL Petpet Name | Winston the Urchull 40% | Patrick the Splime 17% | Salty the Mutant Slorg 25% | Sherlock the Leeble 18% |
5 | Best NC Mall Collectible Item | The Three Collector's Cloak 42% | Bringer of Night Collector's Staff 18% | Healing Springs Collector's Wig 24% | Roberta's Collector's Contacts 16% |
6 | Best Site Event | Krawk Island Disappearance 40% | Daily Dare 19% | Faerie Quests 23% | Haunted Faire 18% |
7 | Best New Neopet Colour | Water Kyrii 35% | Camouflage Krawk 20% | Mutant Acara 29% | Woodland Tonu 16% |
8 | Best NC Game Item | Fantastical Plushie Land Background 46% | Emo Hair Wig 23% | Mysterious Cape with Cowl 19% | Sloth Clone Make-Up 12% |
9 | Best Site Shopkeeper Revamp | Collectable Sea Shells 37% | Hubert's Hot Dogs 15% | Igloo Garage Sale 25% | Neopian Auction House 24% |
10 | Best Neopoint Item | Flower Ink Frame 47% | Cannibalistic Pumpkin 20% | Faerie Caverns Stamp 33% | My Best Buddy Sloth Cardboard Cutout 11% |
11 | Best Species Specific Wearables | Lupe Knight Outfit 41% | Chimney Sweep Techo 14% | On The Go Cybunny Outfit 36% | Skeith Tinkerer Outfit 8% |
11 | Best NC Accompaniment | Krawk Island Disappearance 40% | Altador Cup 17% | Faerie Quests 25% | Games Master Challenge 18% |
12 | Let Us Never Speak Of This Again | Krawk Island Site Theme Requirements | Daily Dare Final Prizes | One Caption Contest a Week | Yooyuball Update |
13 | Best New Petpet | Schnelly | Aroota | Belonthiss | Patamoose |
14 | Best New Avatar | Ruined | High Roller | Krawken Attack | Richer |
15 | Best NC Mall Wearable | Valentine Sunset Beach Background | Deathly Union Dress | Multicolour Wig | Hanging From The Tree Garland |
16 | Best Neopoint Background | Saskia's Cart Silhouette Background | Crumbling Ancient Castle Background | Lily Pad Background | Perfect Gazebo Background |
The Fifth Annual Neopies
The Fifth Annual awards event started on 9 January 2013 with the winner of the final category set to be announced on the 28th. Voting for each category is open for three days, starting on the event day it was released, with no more than three categories available at a time. Results will be posted as they come in.
The categories and nominees are below, winners are highlighted:
Day | Category | Winner | Runners up | ||
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1 | Best Heard Around The Office | Dragona (45%) | Kid Hawk (11%) | Mr. Insane (23%) | Viola/DJ Skellington (21%) |
2 | Best Revamp | Battledome Revamp (34%) | Dailies Revamp (34%) | Games Room Revamp (13%) | Roo Island Revamp (19%) |
3 | Best Caption Images |
Caption 1258 (39%) |
Caption 1247 (24%) |
Caption 1256 (20%) |
Caption 1268 (16%) |
4 | Best NC Mall Wearable | Midnight Frost Background (44%) | Mystical Genie Trousers (21%) | Shell Coif Wig (13%) | Nurse Lucy Skeleton (22%) |
5 | Best New Neopet Colour | Mutant Lutari (35%) | Maraquan Tonu (25%) | Robot Bruce (15%) | Wraith Techo (25%) |
6 | Best News Day | Wraith Day (41%) | Annual Chocolate Ball (29%) | 10 Year Anniversary of Discovery of Meridell (13%) | 12 April (REAL Negg Faerie dialogue) (17%) |
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Trivia
- The nominees are selected by "a super secret committee known only as The Nomination Team" - a play on The Neopets Team, who in reality choose the nominees.
External links
- Neopedia: Neopies
- Best of 2008
- Best of 2009
- Best of 2010
- Best of 2011