BEST SHORT STORY
Winner: The French Kiss-Off by little_bit
Runner Up: This Messy Life by Kalima
BEST LONG STORY
Winner: Collateral Damage by Cindy
Runner Up: Aqua Vitae by Salieri
BEST SAGA
Winner: Prayers to Broken Stone by Devil Piglet
Runner Up: Beloved in Blood by Ameeya Hawke
BEST WIP
Winner: More Conversations with Dead People by confusedkayt
Runner Up: Broken Things by TalesofSpike
BEST ANGST
Winner: Prayers to Broken Stone by Devil Piglet
Runner Up: Compulsion by beanbeans
BEST COMEDY/FLUFF
Winner: Aqua Vitae by Salieri
Runner Up: The Poet and His Muse by Addie Logan
BEST PWP
Winner: Master and Slave by The Deadly Hook
Runner Up: Stick Shift (Redux) by Stultiloquentia
BEST BUFFY CHARACTERIZATION
Winner: Master and Slave by The Deadly Hook
Runner Up: What's Hair Got to Do with It? by Sandy S.
BEST SPIKE CHARACTERIZATION
Winner: Collateral Damage by Cindy
Runner Up: Sympathy for the Devil by ComedyofErrors
BEST CROSSOVER
Winner: Cast Me Not Away by Enigmaticblue
Runner Up: Life, Resumed by Speaker-to-Customers
BEST EPISODE STEALER
Winner: Hiding In by Sharelle
Runner Up: Heartfelt by Jane Davitt
BEST FANTASY
Winner: The Poet and His Muse by Addie Logan
Runner Up: Wheel in the Sky by Mrs. Muir
BEST FUTURE FIC
Winner: Black Widow by Bogwitch
Runner Up: Prayers to Broken Stone by Devil Piglet
BEST CHALLENGE RESPONSE
Winner: Sympathy for the Devil by ComedyofErrors
Runner Up: Fixing the Factors by ImmortallySpuffy
BEST PLOT
Winner: Black Widow by Bogwitch
Runner Up: Brave New World by JamesMFan
BEST ORIGINAL CHARACTER
Winner: Nika in Cast Me Not Away by Enigmaticblue
Runner Up: Diana in The Right Thing by DreamsofSpike
BEST VILLAIN
Winner: Riley in The Right Thing by DreamsofSpike
Runner Up: Maleficent in Whispers of a Dream…Screams of a Nightmare by Schehrezade
BEST AUTHOR
Winner: Cindy
Runner Up: JamesMFan
JUDGE'S CHOICE AWARDS
Omnes Viae by Botias
The Last Days of Autumn by Cindy
What a Lovely Way to Burn by JamesMFan
Onslaught by pluckyantihero
I Know You by Slaymesoftly
Congratulations to everybody who won!
As always, massive thank yous to my wonderful judges (all 22 of you!)
Also, my graphics people deserve special attention for all their hard work on the award plaques. Thank you so much for sharing your talents!