Rules of Participation

These rules are set before voting opens, published here, and enforced by the platform itself.

1. One ballot per verified person

A voter confirms ownership of an email inbox, then receives a single ballot covering all nine categories. The system will not accept a second ballot from the same verified identity under any circumstances. Address variants that resolve to the same inbox count as one person.

2. Between one and five nominees per category

In each of the nine categories you may select up to five nominees. Selecting fewer is allowed, and you may skip a category entirely.

3. Submission is final

Once submitted, your ballot is locked. There is no edit window and no way to change a selection. This is stated on screen before submission and confirmed in a final dialog.

4. No live results during voting

While voting is open the public sees only the total number of ballots cast and the time remaining. Per-nominee counts are never exposed — not on the page, not in the page source, and not through any public endpoint.

5. Jury scores in parallel and in private

The five jurors score independently in their own portal and cannot see public voting data before submitting, so their judgement is not anchored by the crowd.

6. Everything is published after the ceremony

Full per-nominee results, the scoring methodology and the number of disqualified ballots are published together once winners are announced.