Here are the winners and nominees of the 2022 TWIPY awards (presented at the 2023 Texas Pinball Festival on March 25)
Best Theme: James Bond 007 (Stern)
Favorite Mod: Godzilla Neon Tokyo Sign (Stumblor) Runners-up: Godzilla Naegele Oil Building, Stranger things Lab Set.
Nominees were: Halloween house Mod (Vimtoman), Alien Apron & Lighting Mod (Evolution Mods LLC), Godzilla Naegele Oil Building (Diddy's Mods), Iron Maiden Gus Mummy Mod (Gouveia), Godzilla Neon Tokyo Sign (Stumblor), Stranger Things Lab Set (Medisinyl Mods), Precision-Flip Flipper System (Precision Pinball), Rush TPU Scoop Protector (Ninjacamp), Godzilla Skillshot Fix (Abe Flips/Lermods), Iron Maiden Sculpted Backboard (Art of Pinball), Alien Apron with Lighting (Faust and Vimtoman)
Best Sound: Rush (Stern)
Best Pinball Festival/Convention: Texas Pinball Festival Runner-ups Midwest gaming classic, Chicago Pinball Expo
Nominees: Wayne Pinball Wizard's World War, WOW 2, Women of Wizard's World, Chicago Pinball Expo, Midwest Gaming Classic, Pincinnati, It Never Drains in Southern California, Texas Pinball Festival, Southern Fired Gaming Expo, Free Play Florida, Houston Arcade & Pinball Expo
Best pinball location: Next Level pinball museum, Oregon
Favorite Homebrew: Elf (Bob Nies)</b> Runner-ups Fight Club & Dukes of Hazzard.
Nominees: Daikaiju (Rob ANderson & Steven Kowal), Pokemon (PinsanityPins), The Dukes of Hazzard (Jake Danzig), League of Legends (Octomodz), Fight Club (MBecker), Haunted Cruise (Linolium), Elf (Bob Nies)
Best Rules (Lyman Sheets award): Rush (Stern)
Nominees Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity (Multimorphic), Rush (Stern), Toy Story 4 (JJP)
Favorite Website: Pinside Runner-ups: IPDB, Knapp Arcade.
Nominees: Run with Bonus, Knapp Arcade, Internet Pinball Database, Nudge Magazine, Pinball News, Pinside, Tilt Forum, Pinball Map, This Week in Pinball, Pinball Magazine
Best Toys & Mechs: James Bond 007 (Stern)
Nominees: Rush (Stern), James Bond 007 (Stern), Toy Story 4 (JJP)
Best Youtube Channel: TNT Amusements </b> Runner-ups : Cary Hardy, Straight Down the Middle
Nominees: The Pinball Room, Straight Down the Middle, Pinball Shenanigans, TNT Amusements, PinballPalaceTV, Abe Flips, Marco TV, Cardy Hardy, Joe's Classic Video Games
Best Artwork: Toy Story 4
Nominees: Weird Al's Museum, Tory Story 4, Rush
Favorite Streamer: Dead Flip Runners-Up Kaneda's & Flip N Out
Nominees: Mystery Pinball Theatre 3000, Wormhole Pinball, Flip N Out Pinball, IE Pinball, Fox Cities Pinball, Dead Flip, JDL Pinball, Marco TV, Buffalo Pinball, Loose Flip, Kaneda's Faceboook Live
Best Podcast: Kaneda's Pinball Podcast </b> Runer-ups: The Super Awesome Pinball Show, The Pinball Show
Nominees: The Super Awesome Pinball Show, The Pinball Show (with Zach & Dennis), Pinball Profile, Silverball Chronicles, Bro Do you Even Talk Pinball?, Final Round Pinball, The Slam Tilt Podcast, Triple Drain Pinball Podcast, Loserkid Pinball Podcast, Kaneda's Pinball Podcast
Best animations & Display: Toy Story 4
Nominees: Cactus Canyon Remake, Rush, Toy Story 4
Favorite topper: The Mandalorian
Nominees: Cactus Canyon Remake, Weird Al, The Mandalorian
Best playfield & layout: Rush
Nominees: Rush, Toy Story 4, James Bond 007
Game of the year: Rush
Game Nominees: Fathom Revisited (Haggis Pinball), Cactus Canyon (Chicago Game Company), Funhouse Rudy's Nightmare (Pendretti), Rush (Stern), Rhythm Explosion (P3), Super Hoops (Bitronic), Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity (Multimorphic), Toy Story 4 (Jersey Jack), James Bond 007 (Stern)</i>