Selection model
Categories define public-vote, member-score or hybrid paths. Criteria weights, eligibility windows and tie handling are published per category before voting opens.
Methodology
Selection process, safeguards and audit model
Conflicts and eligibility
Reviewers disclose conflicts, recuse when required and keep private notes off public projections. Eligibility decisions can approve, request changes, reject or disqualify with applicant messaging.
Video evidence
Nominations require YouTube links. Long clips must include a start-time deep link to the primary evidence moment. Rights attestation, caption/transcript status and reviewer preview gates control member visibility.
Ceremony and archives
Reveals require two distinct approvers. Public winner pages omit sealed names, citations and approval lists. Corrections attach to permanent records without silent rewrite.