Hello "Pinball Hobbyist Media",

We'd like you to be a judge in the Pinball Industry Awards! Feel free to invite anyone who 'Pinball Hobbyist Media Member' to be a judge too! There is an application on the website https://www.thepinballindustryawards.com/. There is also eligibility requirements to who qualifies as "Pinball Hobbyist Media".

Looking forward to 2021!

Dave

Looking forward to this!

put in my votes, looking forward to this. I do 2 - 3 hour long podcasts a week, time to start up a Pinball one so i can be in on the judging next year!

AKA award a podcaster who’s not Kaneda awards

Does the tiny pinball industry really need another award show?

I just watched the trailer above and was hit over the face with a "thank you captain obvious" sort of fact... I have not played a single one of those "new in 2020" games... doh!

I am sure many will be in the same boat. The number of people who have played all of them to the point of being able to offer an edumacated opinion on them is probably as darn near zero as you can get.

I guess 2020 awards will be battle of the armchair opinions even moreso than usual. Which leaves plenty of room for the 2021 "eat crow" awards when we can emerge from our caves and actually see what is shaking at a show or whatever.

The drop down for the 1990's Hall of Fame does not include Williams games. STTNG and IJ are nowhere to be found? Am i missing something?

Lumping all EMs into one category is waaaaaay too broad. How about long-flipper EM, short-flipper EM, no-flipper EM?
.................David Marston

"The Pinball Industry Awards" - As chosen by no one in the industry

Makes perfect sense.

Hey! Super big error on my part. I've updated the form with the Williams games. Must have been how the application pulled the data from the spreadsheet! Thanks so much for the help!!

I'm looking forward to the Annual MidAtlantic Pinball Superlatives banquet and awards show.

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Great idea. I like the concept of people voting on awards that actually have some hands on knowledge of what they're voting on.

Yeah... Name and URL was already taken

So, the P.I.A.s?

Hey all! Been getting a lot of PMs asking about these new awards vs. the TWIPYs, so wanted to make a quick statement.

I was given an “off the record” heads up by someone at TPN that they were looking at starting an awards show run the same time of year as the TWIPYs to compete with the TWIPYs, and it appears this is it. It looks like the difference is that it is some pinball "media" people picking the winners vs the general public / pinball community. I know none of the details of these awards, so please direct all questions the TPN guys. Thanks!

So is it being premiering at the same time and date? If not doesn't seem to be the same thing or competing

Same time of year I meant, edited for clarity.

I mean end of the year...for a yearly (jan-jan) award...

Is this the right or wrong place to announce my fiscal year "Law-ees" awards 2021?

There’s a phrase for this.. what’s it called again? Oh right, circle jerk.

I can't agree more. This is just SO dumb. Seems like a play to just get more control back now that TWIPYs is not part of the "network". Why not just admit that?

F this entire thing. So stupid. I can’t wait to hear about how their feelings were hurt after just trying to do a good thing for the industry. Always the victim. I will not support this garbage and encourage others who see what's really going on here to do the same.

Twip does a great job, works hard but F them - let's start our own show to compete directly under the "network".

Wow. D move. Why not just partner together.....

Interesting, the guy that was in four categories for Twipy awards last year includeing pinball rookie of the year, and won nothing started his own awards show.

Did it need one in the first place?

Truth is, all award shows are biased in one way or another. But Yes, another format is welcomed IMO as the other one is based on popularity.

Thanks for the support. You're very right.

Hey everyone! Be sure to check out the website. All of the judging criteria and an FAQ are on there. Here is the link: https://www.thepinballindustryawards.com/#faq.

Also, PLEASE vote Tron Legacy for 2010's on your Pinball Machine Hall of Fame ballot!

OK thanks.
I'm just happy anytime something involving TPN includes a website.

But how do we reward the award show that host the best award show?

So I’m just a loser : (

May I suggest ...

Pindustry?

Not bad. I would say "Pinball Media Awards" makes the most sense but too late now.
Pinball Industry is just confusing as you can't be employed by the Pinball Industry to be a judge even though Sales are part of The Pinball Industry....Zach

Join the club!

I'm just here to vote for Dennis, but I didn't see a Dennis category.

Thank you ZMeny for all you do for the hobby. I don't see this as competing w/ the TWIPYs, but more of a people's choice award compared to the Oscars. Keep on ignoring the haters and do your thing.

The more pinball stuff the merrier i say. Its not like we have shows or leagues or anything else going on... I'll tune in for sure.