Brickworld Awards Nominees and Winners
Chicago 2024
Land Vehicle
Award for best land traversing vehicle creation, this can be in any scale and excludes trains.
Winner
Adrian Drake
Zach E - Brikman McStudz
Daniel Church
Jens Ådne J. Rydland
Zachary Steinman
Sea Vessel
Award for best water traversing vehicle creation, this can be in any scale and does not need to float.
Winner
Zane Houston
Joey Sala
Joe Minieri
Nicholas Kramer
Quinn Roberts
Spacecraft
Award for best outer space vehicle creation, this can be in any scale.
Winner
Daniel Church
Simon Liu
Chuck Bessler
Stijn van der Laan
Drew Spencer
Air Ship
Award for best flying vehicle creation, this can be in any scale and does not need to actually fly.
Winner
Daniel Church
Jake Sadovich
Ted Andes
Ben the Brick Builder
Simon Liu
Creature
Award for best (non-constraction) creature creation. This can be in any scale and can be a bust or complete creature and may include characters, humans or humanoids.
Winner
David Duperre
Daniel Olvera
Meagan
Christopher Doyle
Kristel Whitaker
Movement
Award for best creation that has added movement. This can be any scale and can be any theme.
Winner
Alyse Middleton
David Manfred
Jake Sadovich
Dominick Ploeckelman
Daniel Church
Special Effects
Award for best creation that has special effects such as lights, sound or other effects, or a combination thereof. This award is aimed at builds that incorporate elements beyond just the brick building techniques to enhance the presentation or overall concept of the build.
Winner
Joey Sala
Lego Team Bee (Chris Grigsby)
Taylor Heanue
Phil Camis
Matt Nonnemacher
Constraction
Award for best creation built using the Character and Creature Build System (CCBS). Creations do not have to be a creature or figure, but a significant portion of the build should use the CCBS (AKA Bionicle/Herofactory).
Winner
Nathan Don
Duncan Lindbo
Ted Andes
Abby Lilliebridge
hans giesfeldt
Best GBC Module
Award for the most innovative, imaginative, and original Great Ball Contraption module. Reliability and overall appeal are key factors.
Winner
Raj Doshi
Use of Color
Award for best creation that displays outstanding use of color. This can be any scale and can be any theme.
Winner
Amanda Feuk
Steven Greenwood
Cecilie Fritzvold
RebelLUG
Jennifer Vandeleest
Artwork - 2D
Award for best two-dimensional artwork. This includes mosaics. Creations in this category will be judged based on both building technique and message/content of the work.
Winner
Nicholas Kramer
Roy T Cook
E.J. Bocan III
Dan Wright
Nick Jensen
Artwork - 3D
Award for best three-dimensional artwork. Creations in this category will be judged based on both building technique and message/content of the work.
Winner
Audrey Schilling
Stanley Combes
Celeste Patterson
Steven Wayne Howard
Jonah Schultz
Pop Culture
Award for the creation that best replicates something in pop culture that is not 1:1 scale.
Winner
Markus Rollbühler
Noah Hennings
Nathan Don
Matteson Pino
Duncan Lindbo
Humor
Award for best humorous creation.
Winner
Jarren Harkema
Ben and Rachel Hauger
David Manfred
Joe Minieri
David Gregory
Replica - Life-sized
Award for best replica creation in 1:1 scale.
Winner
Michelle Brooks
Amanda Feuk
Nick Jensen
Nicholas Kramer
Adam Meyers
Replica - Scaled
Award for best replica creation in a scale other than life-sized.
Winner
Charles Marshall
Jake Sadovich
Cecilie Fritzvold
Nannan Zhang
Jarren Harkema
Star Wars
Award for best Star Wars creation, this can be in any scale. Star Wars MOCs may be eligible for other categories.
Winner
Sam Beguin
Charlie Nangle
tkbricks: Tim Filley
Corey Schaaf / BrickWars.net
Austin Green
Medieval Display
Award for best medieval building creation, this can be in any scale and any size, and includes castle and fantasy genres.
Winner
Luis Saladrigas
Benjamin Hauiger
Kevin Wagner
Ian Eto-Guilford
Joe Minieri
Mecha
Award for best mecha creation, this should be an exoskeleton operated by a pilot.
Winner
Zane Houston
Ben Hauger
Karen Lill
Khaled Saeed
Roldan Grace
Micro-scale
Award for best creation in micro scale. Micro-scale is defined as anything smaller than minifig-scale. Micro-scale may include both building and non-building creations. Micro-scale buildings can be in small building or in micro-scale.
Winner
Wayne R. Tyler
Jonah Schultz
Jason Novotny
Martin Hulth
Eli Willsea
Vignette
Award for best vignette creation, which captures a scene and can be in any scale, and should be smaller than a baseplate.
Winner
Nannan Zhang
Dave Kaleta
Eli Willsea
David Duperre
Matticus Bricks
Teen Creation
Award for best creation built by a teenage fan 18 years old or younger and can be any theme.
Winner
Katie
Padraig
Wyatt
Matt
Gabriel
Youth Creation
Award for best creation built by a youth fan 12 years old or younger and can be any theme.
Winner
Eleanor
Amelia
Nicholas
Lorelai
Ryan
Train - Original
Award for best original train engine or car design. This can be in any scale and does not have to be operational.
Winner
Jordan Morgan
Tim Walsh
Chad Machan-Garland
Kevin Schmidt
Daniel Church
Train - Replica
Award for best replica of a train engine or car. This can be in any scale and does not have to be operational.
Winner
Brad Rowley
Elijah L Stewart
Adam Whitcomb
Jeffery Fonda
Kevin Wick
Train Layout
Award for best Train display, built either individually or by a group which features an operational train track. Given the evolutions of large train displays, train displays are eligible for awards if a previous iteration has been displayed and may win awards multiple years.
Winner
Andrew Kammerzell
Chad Machan-Garland
Monty Smith
John Bucy
Ajay Schroeder & Will Tachick
Building - Small
Award for best small building. Large, Medium and Small Buildings are determined by putting the best eligible creations at the show into a scale, with creations being assigned to each category depending on where they fall on this scale.
Winner
Cecilie Fritzvold
Matticus Bricks
Ben Smith
Ben the Brick Builder
Lydia
Building - Medium
Award for best medium building. Large, Medium and Small Buildings are determined by putting the best eligible creations at the show into a scale, with creations being assigned to each category depending on where they fall on this scale.
Winner
Joseph Zawada
Levi Pettit
Nannan Zhang
Daniel Olvera
Tim Howell - @TimmyOwl
Building - Large
Award for best large building. Large, Medium and Small Buildings are determined by putting the best eligible creations at the show into a scale, with creations being assigned to each category depending on where they fall on this scale.
Winner
Tom Jacobsen
Ryan McBryde
John Bucy
Jarren Harkema
Cooper Holmberg
Individual Display – Small
Award for best display that is built by a single person. This display can be a singular build, or a series of builds that add up to a single uniform display. Large and Small Indiviudal Displays are determined by putting the best eligible displays at the show into a scale, with displays being assigned to each category depending on where they fall on this scale.
Winner
Ted Andes
Noah Krajnik
Owen Harry
Geneva Durand
Cooper LamBeau
Individual Display – Large
Award for best display that is built by a single person. This display can be a singular large build, or a series of builds that add up to a single uniform display. Large and Small Indiviudal Displays are determined by putting the best eligible displays at the show into a scale, with displays being assigned to each category depending on where they fall on this scale.
Winner
Roldan Grace
Sam Lindner
Caleb Schilling
Ben Grayson
Jonathan Steinbrink Sr
Display – Small Group
Award for best group display, built by a small group of builders that create the most impressive and/or striking group creation. Large, Medium and Small Groups are determined by putting the best eligible displays at the show into a scale, with displays being assigned to each category depending on where they fall on this scale.
Winner
Jarren Harkema
Philip and Maria Straatsma
Elliot Kaleta
4Ever Lego Studios
Micah Beideman
Display – Medium Group
Award for best group display, built by a medium group of builders that create the most impressive and/or striking group creation. Large, Medium and Small Groups are determined by putting the best eligible displays at the show into a scale, with displays being assigned to each category depending on where they fall on this scale.
Winner
Emilio Mazur, Elliott Feldman, Ethan Dupier, McLain Brooks, Rebecca Dawson
Jesse Mohler
DENLUG Castle Collab
BobaLUG
Matticus Bricks
Display – Large Group
Award for best group display, built by a large group of builders that create the most impressive and/or striking group creation. Large, Medium and Small Groups are determined by putting the best eligible displays at the show into a scale, with displays being assigned to each category depending on where they fall on this scale.
Winner
Eurobricks
Jordan Morgan
OrphanLUG
Super Smash Brawlers
TwinLUG Builders
Brickworld Master
This award winner represents the finest of all builders at Brickworld. It represents a body of work that could span years of building and is not limited to what people display “this year”. It is not about the size of a single display. It is about the combined artistic and engineering innovation, imagination, and originality contained in this individual’s creations. Versatility in building ability can be considered a factor.
