Brickworld Awards Nominees and Winners
Chicago 2023
Best Special Effects
Award for best creation that has added special effects, such as motion, lights and/or sound. 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
Douglas Hughes
Joe Mitchell
Paul Hetherington
Christopher Doyle
Colleen King
Best 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
Duncan Lindbo
Kevin Huxhold
Abby Lilliebridge
Gavin Godman
Ian Eto-Guilford
Best 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
Blake Foster
Jackson Kost
Roger Snow
Caleb Schilling
Best 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
Elijah L. Stewart
John Gerlach
Jeffery Fonda
Michael Bradley
Jack Sholes
Best Youth Creation
Award for best creation built by a youth fan 12 years old or younger and can be any theme.
Winner
Ben
Barbara
Maxwell
Mary
Simon
Best Teen Creation
Award for best creation built by a teenage fan 18 years old or younger and can be any theme.
Winner
Katie
Matt
John
Ariel
Ben
Best Land Vehicle
Award for best land traversing vehicle creation, this can be in any scale and excludes trains.
Winner
John Brost
Ben Hauger
Connor Hoopes
Justin Liu
Chris Rozek
Best Sea Vessel
Award for best water traversing vehicle creation, this can be in any scale and does not need to float.
Winner
Meredith Najewicz
Greg Tull
Jean Bedard
Phred Schunke
Nicholas Kramer
Best GBC Module
Award for the most innovative, imaginative, and original Great Ball Contraption module. Reliability and overall appeal are key factors.
Winner
Kevin Darke
Best Spacecraft
Award for best outer space vehicle creation, this can be in any scale.
Winner
Blake Foster
Joe Minieri
Julie vanderMeulen
Cam Peacock
Spencer Hubert
Best Air Ship
Award for best flying vehicle creation, this can be in any scale and does not need to actually fly.
Winner
Ben Wilkins
Connor Hoopes
Duncan Lindbo
Zane Houston
Ian
Best Creature
Award for best (non-constraction) creature creation, this can be in any scale and can be a bust or complete creature.
Winner
Roldan Grace
Adam Nies
Samuel Hatmaker
Zane Houston
Ben Grayson
Best Large Building
Award for best large building, non-medieval, creation. Large buildings are defined as any minifig-scale and larger builds, and any building with a large footprint, regardless of scale, will also be in this category.
Winner
Josiah Durand
Martin Harris
Isaiah Durand
Joel Tyer
Cooper Holmberg
Best Small Building
Award for best small building, non-medieval creation. Small buildings are defined as anything minifig-scale or smaller. Large footprint builds, regardless of scale, will be put under large building category.
Winner
Joe Minieri
Nannan Zhang
Roger Joy
Daniel Cloward
Daniel Barwegen
Best Medieval Building
Award for best medieval building creation, this can be in any scale and any size, and includes castle and fantasy genres.
Winner
Daniel Cloward
Nick Griffin
Ben Hauger
Ben Wilkins
Francis Wiemelt
Best 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
Bryan Firks
Markus Rollbühler
Jonah Schultz
Jacob Schilling
Eli Willsea
Best Vignette
Award for best vignette creation, which captures a scene and can be in any scale, and should be smaller than a baseplate.
Winner
Casey McCoy
Jack England
Roldan Grace
Markus Rollbühler
Sam Prevost
Best Mecha
Award for best mecha creation, this should be an exoskeleton operated by a pilot.
Winner
Zane Houston
Loren Russell
Karen Lill
Khaled Saeed
Christian Brodeur
Best Artwork
Award for best non-mosaic artwork. Creations in this category will be judged based on both building technique and message/content of the work.
Winner
Jack England
Amanda Feuk
Brian Hirt
Marc Uda (@hapabricks)
Abbie Bocan
Best Mosaic
Award for best creation or recreation of a two-dimensional image.
Winner
Jen Wiley
Nick Jensen
Joseph Zawada
Dawn Sloboda
Erin McElroy
Best Humor
Award for best humorous creation.
Winner
Alice P Leber-Cook
Pete Strege
Ted Andes
Dan Lachcik
Sean Mayo
Best Life-sized
Award for best creation in 1:1 scale. Previously known as Best Replica.
Winner
Michelle Brooks
Nick Jensen
Megan Groves
David Gregory
Randall Wilson
Best Pop Culture
Award for the creation that best replicates something in pop culture that is not 1:1 scale.
Winner
Dave Kaleta
Troy Lee Anderson
Roldan Grace
Lauren Boswelll
Mark Anderson
Best Star Wars
Award for best Star Wars creation, this can be in any scale.
Winner
Anna Opsahl
Elliott Lyons
Corey Schaaf / Brick Wars
Hunter Bailey
Kevin Darke
Best Individual Large Layout
Award for best layout that is built by a single person. This Layout can be a singular large build, or a series of builds that add up to a single uniform layout. Large layout is generally 6 or more baseplates.
Winner
Philip Straatsma
Ryan Hafer
Ben Pitchford
Kevin Wagner
Eric Cacioppo
Best Individual Small Layout
Award for best layout that is built by a single person. This Layout can be a singular large build, or a series of builds that add up to a single uniform layout. Small is generally 6 or less baseplates.
Winner
Cecilie Fritzvold
Khaled Saeed
Ted Andes
Cooper LamBeau
Meredith Najewicz
Best Train Layout
Award for best Train layout, built either individually or by a group which features an operational train track. Given the evolutions of large train layouts, train layouts are eligible for awards if a previous iteration has been displayed and may win awards multiple years.
Winner
Mike Onoufriou
Brad Elrod
Matt Welch
Robert Immell
Tyler Urban
Best Large Group Layout
Award for best Group layout, built by a large group of builders that create the most impressive and/or striking group creation. Large group is generally 4 or more builders. Previous known as Best Group Layout
Winner
New Hashima Daemons
RebelLUG
ToroLUG
DenLUG
Eurobricks
Best Small Group Layout
Award for best Group layout, built by a small group of builders that create the most impressive and/or striking group creation. Small group is generally 3 or fewer builders.
Winner
Larry Lippard
WisLUG
Daniel Konstanski
Louisbrick Team
Geneva Durand
Brickworld Master
Lifetime award to the individual that represents the finest of all builders at Brickworld. It represents their entire body of work at Brickworld and is not limited to a single year’s display or contributions but lifetime of work. This is about the combined artistic and creative innovations combined with greatest skill and execution and represents the Best of Brickworld. Brickworld Master builder is also responsible for the Gugick trophies - a small build that will be placed on everyone's display the subsequent year. Individuals can only win Brickworld Masters once a lifetime.
