Bricks in Motion Awards

Template:Infobox annual contests The Bricks In Motion Awards (commonly abbreviated to BiMA or BiMAs) is an annual event held onBricks In Motion to recognize notable brickfilms that excel in animation, storytelling, visual design, entertainment and artistic quality. The winners of each category are awarded with a (virtual) Bricks In Motion Award.

The BiMAs are similar in style to film industry award shows such as the BAFTAs or Oscars with films being nominated for a category in advance and then the winner being announced to a live audience. The 'live' winner's announcement of the BiMAs is usually done via IRC chat which has sometimes been accompanied with a video stream.

The Bricks in Motion Awards replaced the Brick Award for Film Arts (BAFAs) which ran for one year in 2008 starting on Brickfilms.com and later on Bricks in Motion (then known as ILoveBrickfilming.com), which in turn was a replacement for the Brickfilming Achievement in Motion Picture Arts awards (BAMPAs) which ran in 2006 and 2007 on Brickfilms.com.

2005 Brickfilming Achievement in Motion Picture Arts

The BAMPA logo used for both years it ran

The 2005 BAMPAs were created by Brickfilms.com member Scott Dombert. The winners were announced on March 19, 2006. The last reported judging panel was David West, Scott Dombert, Logan Wright, Toph Beach, "Watson Films", Loïc Desjardins, Saul Goode, Jay Silver, Rachel Dew, Nick Maniatis and Matthew Gray.

Best Overall Film	Best Animation
Frankenstein – Robinson Wood Cognizance – Michael J. Green Fallen Part I – Brendan Henry Robota – Marc Beurteaux Special Deliverance – Leftfield Studios	Robota – Marc Beurteaux AnimatorDV Advertisement – David Pagano Cognizance – Michael J. Green The Dragon – Stefan van Zwam Frankenstein – Robinson Wood
Best Cinematography	Best Screenplay
Robota – Marc Beurteaux Bounty – Brendan Henry Cognizance – Michael J. Green Fallen Part I – Brendan Henry Frankenstein – Robinson Wood	Repent – Lewis Chen The Job – Cornelius Koch Fallen Part I – Brendan Henry Frankenstein – Robinson Wood Special Deliverance – Leftfield Studios
Best Sound Design	Best Visual Elements
Frankenstein – Robinson Wood Blambo Part II – Logan Dwight Dr. Jobs and his Scary Laboratory – Fumitaka Anzai Fallen Part I – Brendan Henry Robota – Marc Beurteaux	Robota – Marc Beurteaux Back to the Past Part 2 – Thomas Zeug Bounty – Brendan Henry Cognizance – Michael J. Green Dr. Jobs and his Scary Laboratory – Fumitaka Anzai
Best Voice Acting Performance	Best Debut Film
Billy Gribbin as Merle in Special Deliverance Nate Burr as Steve in See No Evil Billy Gribbin as Dr. Frankenstein in Frankenstein Logan Dwight as Blambo in Blambo Part II Dave Wardell as Siddar Abbey in Repent	Robota – Marc Beurteaux AnimatorDV Advertisement – David Pagano Dr. Jobs and his Scary Laboratory – Fumitaka Anzai Nameless – Tuomo Ranto The Star Destroyer Potemkin – Karsten Köhler

2006 Brickfilming Achievement in Motion Picture Arts

The 2006 BAMPAs were once again hosted by Scott Dombert. Nominees were announced on April 9, 2007 and winners were announced June 9, 2007. Changes from 2005 include: Best Overall Film was renamed to Best Film and Best Debut was replaced by Best Score. The last reported judging panel consisted of Michael J. Green, David West, Rachel Dew, Scott Dombert, Jay Silver, James Morr, Lewis Chen, Robert Graff, "Pip the Mighty", Stefan van Zwam and "Watson Films".

Best Film	Best Animation
Faithless – Matthew Gray Grace – Robinson Wood Mirrored Perspective – Zach Macias System Reboot – Robinson Wood and Joshua Leasure Triumph of the Empire – Brendan Henry	Grace – Robinson Wood Capastroid – Jonathan Vaughan Faithless – Matthew Gray Macbeth: Act 5 Scene 7 – Zach Macias System Reboot – Robinson Wood and Joshua Leasure
Best Cinematography	Best Screenplay
Douleur – Jeremy Richard Faithless – Matthew Gray Grace – Robinson Wood Mirrored Perspective – Zach Macias Triumph of the Empire – Brendan Henry	The Fisherman and his Wife – Traditional arr. Mirko Horstmann Climb So High – Colin Boyle Faithless – Matthew Gray Grace – Robinson Wood L'Inspiration – Jeremy Richard
Best Sound Design	Best Visual Elements
Faithless – Matthew Gray Beast – Nathan Wells Grace – Robinson Wood Mirrored Perspective – Zach Macias Triumph of the Empire – Brendan Henry	Triumph of the Empire – Brendan Henry Faithless – Matthew Gray Grace – Robinson Wood Men O' War – Isaac Botkin System Reboot – Robinson Wood and Joshua Leasure
Best Score	Best Voice Acting Performance
Edison – Joseph Frank Faithless – Various Grace – Robinson Wood Mirrored Perspective – Joseph Frank Triumph of the Empire –  Gustav Holst	Mike Dyer as Mr. Hanson in Back 2 Skool Brennan Davis as Tectonic Man in Tectonic Man Scott Preston as Grand Moff Tarkin in Triumph of the Empire Nathan Snow as Darcy in Grace Peter Wood as Fabron in Grace

2007 Brick Award for Film Arts

The BAFA Awards, officially called the Brick Award for Film Arts 2008 but covering films released in 2007, the only one of its kind, was created by Mathew Buck to be a successor to the BAMPAs. Changes from the 2006 BAMPAs include: adding Best Director, splitting Best Visual Elements into Best Set Design and Best Visual Effects, renaming Best Score to Best Music, renaming Best Voice Acting Performance to Best Vocal Performance, and adding Best Ensemble Cast. Winners were announced March 22nd, 2008.

Best Film	Best Director
Little Guys! – David Pagano America: Outlawed – Doug Vandegrift The Artist – Mirko Horstmann Driven – Nathan Wells Hastings – Nikolas Jaeger	Writer's Block – Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz America: Outlawed – Doug Vandegrift The Artist – Mirko Horstmann Hastings – Nikolas Jaeger Lonesome Heroes – Jason Boyle
Best Animation	Best Screenplay
Little Guys! – David Pagano Fight: A Stikfas Film – Errol Elumir Infinity Squared – Nathan Wells iPhone Ad – Zach Macias Writer's Block – Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz	America: Outlawed – Doug Vandegrift Reputation – Colin Boyle Star Wars: An Ill-Made Weapon – Philip Heinrich What if...? – "Holgor" Writer's Block – Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
Best Cinematography	Best Sound Design
Hastings – Nikolas Jaeger Driven – Nathan Wells Fight: A Stikfas Film – Errol Elumir Memory Lane – Matt Gillan Writer's Block – Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz	Infinity Squared – Nathan Wells Fight: A Stikfas Film – Errol Elumir Hastings – Nikolas Jaeger Little Guys! – David Pagano Writer's Block – Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
Best Set Design	Best Visual Effects
Driven – Nathan Wells Bricks in Love II – Steffen Troeger and Sandra Abele Little Guys! – David Pagano A Night at the Pier – Chris Boyer The Schla La Las - 1234 – Ben Cowell-Thomas	Norseland Saga: Episode One – Brendan Henry Driven – Nathan Wells and Lewis Chen The Inventor – Jonathan Vaughan Bane of the Sith – Philip Heinrich Writer's Block – Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
Best Music	Best Vocal Performance
America: Outlawed – Various Hastings – Nikolas Jaeger The Inventor – Alexander Suppe Night of the Tater – Nikolas Jaeger Writer's Block – Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz	Dave Wardell as The Stranger in The Gift from the Future KrickFilms as Future Man in Rick and Tom Go to the FUTURE Chris Salt as Shawn in Reputation Doug Vandegrift Sr. as Flatfoot Thompson in America: Outlawed Henrik Persson as Athelred in Hastings
Best Ensemble Cast
America: Outlawed – Various 24 in LEGO – Various The Crucible Trailer – Various Little Guys! – Various Reputation – Various

2008 Bricks in Motion Awards

The BAFA Awards were originally intended to return in 2009. Mathew Buck announced his intention in January 2009 to hand control of the awards over to a new host. Nathan Wells was selected as the new host soon afterwards. A thread was soon posted for forum users to suggest potential nominees for the forthcoming BAFAs. In February, Wells said the BAFAs were progressing slowly and could be months late, but would still happen. This was the last official word heard about the 2008 BAFAs. A successor to them, the Bricks in Motion Awards, was run in their place.

The Bricks in Motion Awards were created by Dylan Woodley as a successor to the BAFAs. They were announced on August 2, 2009, later in the year compared to preceding ceremonies owing to the aborted BAFAs earlier in the year. The members of the judging panel were Philip Heinrich, Jonathan Vaughan, Nikolas Jaeger, Evan Linsey, Jordan Harris, Dustin Finstrom, Zach Macias, Anthony D'Angelo, David Pagano and Dylan Woodley. The results were posted August 9, 2009.

Best Film	Best Animation
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich 802.701 The Time Machine – Steffen Troeger Gaston's Odyssey – "France & Alex" The New Neighbour – Maxime Marion	Attack of the Second Amendment – Zach Macias Jane's Brain – Chris Salt Moronic – Dustin Finstrom Playback – David Pagano
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich Horse – Anthony D'Angelo The New Neighbour – Maxime Marion Tender Family Moments: Reading is FUN! – James Morr	Bill Carney's Body – Nikolas Jaeger Glimpse of a Downfall – Matt Gillan Pierre & Luigi – Jonathan Vaughan Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich
Best Sound Design	Best Set Design
The New Neighbor – Maxime Marion Pirates! – Doug Vandegrift Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich 802.701 The Time Machine – Steffen Troeger	802.701 The Time Machine – Steffen Troeger and Sandra Abele Playback – David Pagano Weltraffer – Hendrik Denkhaus and Kilian Helmbrecht 30 Years: The Story of the Minifigure – Nathan Wells
Best Visual Effects	Best Original Score
Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich Breathing Space – Jordan Harris Pierre & Luigi – Jonathan Vaughan 802.701 The Time Machine – Steffen Troeger	Unrenewable – Philip Heinrich Glimpse of a Downfall – Joseph Frank The New Neighbor – Quentin Billard 30 Years: The Story of the Minifigure – Nikolas Jaeger
Best Vocal Performance	Best Ensemble Cast
Philip Heinrich as Jack Darter in Unrenewable Garrett Barati as Older Brother in Play Nice Lilian Ginet as Vladmir in The New Neighbor Daniel Senn as Ms. Librarian in Tender Family Moments: Reading is FUN!	Unrenewable – Various Horse – Various The New Neighbor – Various Tender Family Moments: Reading is FUN! – Various

2009 Bricks in Motion Awards

Dylan Woodley continued to host the 2009 Bricks in Motion Awards. Two new categories, Best Series and Viewers' Choice, were added. There was no specific judging panel. Instead, all members of the Bricks in Motion staff were allowed to submit a ballot for the awards. The nominations were announced on February 23, 2010 and the final results were announced on April 18, 2010.

Best Film	Best Animation
Alles ist die Noppe – nichtgedreht A Clone Halloween – Jordan Johnson Days Of Our Pizza – Keshen Matus The River – Nikolas Jaeger	A Clone Halloween – Jordan Johnson Gears of Solace – Zach Macias Legolibrium 2 – Keshen Matus tim & fRED Halloween Special – Sean Willets
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Days Of Our Pizza – Keshen Matus A Clone Halloween – Jordan Johnson Cyclic – David Boddy Mind Control – Leftfield Studios	The River – Nikolas Jaeger Alles ist die Noppe – nichtgedreht Legolibrium 2 – Keshen Matus Total Eclipse of the Heart – Steffen Troeger
Best Sound Design	Best Set Design
The River – Nikolas Jaeger A Clone Halloween – Jordan Johnson Gunship Down – Jordan Johnson Legolibrium 2 – Keshen Matus	Alles ist die Noppe – Hendrik Denkhaus and Kilian Helmbrecht Dracula – Mitchell Connolly The River – Nikolas Jaeger Total Eclipse of the Heart – Steffen Troeger and Sandra Abele
Best Visual Effects	Best Original Score
Picturesque – Jonathan Vaughan Crisis Reverted – "Ancient Bricks" Legolibrium 2 – Keshen Matus Plant – Jordan Harris	The River – Nikolas Jaeger Alles ist die Noppe – Kilian Helmbrecht Antonio's Revenge – James Jannicelli Plant – Ben Boatwright
Best Vocal Performance	Best Ensemble Cast
Keshen Matus as Fabrizzio in Days Of Our Pizza Jordan Johnson as Gus in A Clone Halloween Scott Perry as Ultradude in It's the Network Billy Gribbin as Professor Bruslekov in Mind Control	It's the Network – Various Clone Training Center – Various Days Of Our Pizza – Keshen Matus Mind Control – Various
Best Series	Viewer's Choice
Nightly News at Nine – David Pickett The Adventures of Eddy and Jane – Shane Norrie and Kristin Theyers Dane Cook Gets... – Various Space Police – David Pagano	The River – Nikolas Jaeger

The cancelled 2010 Bricks in Motion Awards

The 2010 Bricks in Motion Awards did not take place because its organizer Dylan Woodley only received 5 nomination ballots from the staff members of the site, and because of the lack of eligible voters. The lack of a 2010 awards came as a surprise to many users because Woodley had already announced the 2010 awards as happening and produced a short list of films for the Viewers Choice Award. It took 5 months after the closing of Viewer's Choice voting for official confirmation that the event was not happening.

The Viewers' Choice shortlist was:

2011 Bricks in Motion Awards

The Bricks in Motion Awards were momentarily revived for 2011 by Aaron Bulger. The nominees were announced on June 4, 2012 and the winners announced on June 23, 2012.

Best Film	Best Animation
Henri & Edmond - Copyright – Maxime Marion Coldplay - Viva La Vida – Dylan Woodley Egyptian Holiday – Spencer Katz The Fastest and Funniest LEGO Star Wars story ever told... The Prequel! – Garrett Barati The Los Angeles River Murder – Timothy Ratner Marooned – Jack Bond	Egyptian Holiday – Spencer Katz HALO: The Battle of Block Planet – Dylan Woodley Henri & Edmond - Copyright – Maxime Marion and Jean-Rene Helbert tim & fRED Valentine's Day Special – Sean Willets
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Henri & Edmond - Copyright – Maxime Marion and Lilian Ginet Coldplay - Viva La Vida – Dylan Woodley Marooned – Jack Bond My Father is a Tyrannosaurus Rex – Philip Heinrich	Henri & Edmond - Copyright – Maxime Marion, Jean-Rene Helbert and Lilian Ginet Egyptian Holiday – Spencer Katz The Librarian – "Legoander" Marooned – Jack Bond My Father is a Tyrannosaurus Rex – Philip Heinrich Possessed – Dylan Woodley
Best Sound Design	Best Set Design
Egyptian Holiday – Spencer Katz The Fastest and Funniest LEGO Star Wars story ever told... The Prequel! – The LEGO Group Henri & Edmond - Copyright – Franck Rivolet Pizza Ninja – SR Brandon	Egyptian Holiday – Spencer Katz The Fastest and Funniest LEGO Star Wars story ever told... The Prequel! – Garrett Barati Henri & Edmond - Copyright – Thierry Meyer, Guy Meyer, Maxime Marion, Pierre Charles and Laurent Thevenard The Librarian – "Legoander"
Best Visual Effects	Best Original Score
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends – Michael J. Green Abduction 5 – Jonathan Vaughan Bat Lieutenant - Exclusive Trailer – Chris Salt The Button – Samuel Klejwa HALO: The Battle of Block Planet – Dylan Woodley Pancake Island – Dylan Woodley	Henri & Edmond - Copyright – Quentin Billard Egyptian Holiday – Colin A. Clark In the Kitchen – Fergus Bossert My Father is a Tyrannosaurus Rex – Philip Heinrich
Best Vocal Performance	Best Ensemble Cast
Jean-Marie Pexoto as Edmond in Henri & Edmond - Copyright Edward Boscoe as Det. Rick Studs in The Los Angeles River Murder Jeff Scott Carey as Prof Theodore Auguste in Egyptian Holiday Austin Cooke as Allen Owen in Egyptian Holiday	Henri & Edmond - Copyright – Various The Audition – Harry Bossert Egyptian Holiday – Various The Los Angeles River Murder – Various Once Upon a Saturday Afternoon – Various
Viewer's Choice
Henri & Edmond - Copyright – Maxime Marion

The Bricks in Motion Awards Hiatus

There were no Bricks in Motion Awards for 2012 and 2013.

2014 Bricks in Motion Awards

The 2014 Bricks in Motion Awards were run by Nathan Wells and Zach Macias. They were judged by Zach Macias, Nathan Wells, Seán Willis, Rachel Dew, Joseph Hayden and Graeme Allen, with additional help from Christian Colglazier and Philip Heinrich. The nominees were announced on March 23, 2015 and the winners were announced on June 13, 2015. Changes include the addition of the Best Editing category and the removal of the Best Series category, and removing the requirement that nominees must have been posted in the Bricks in Motion Releases forum. Viewer's Choice was not held due to time constraints.

Best Film	Best Animation
Coffee & Carnage – Jonny Paquette Action Bill – Gareth Witte Plastic Love – Maxime Marion That's the Way it Goes! – Walter Benson Time for $ale – Alexander Leitner and Thomas Leitner and Andreas Bitzan and Michael Bitzan	Pokéballin' 2 – Dylan Woodley Batman and Friends: The Clock Tower Caper – Sean Willets LEGO: The Hobbit - EP1: Bilbo Baggins – Sean Willets and Forrest Whaley Plastic Love – Maxime Marion Teleporter Trouble – Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Coffee & Carnage – Jonny Paquette FHAC – Keshen Matus Plastic Love – Lilian Ginet and Maxime Marion That's the Way it Goes! – Walter Benson Time for $ale – Alexander Leitner and Thomas Leitner and Andreas Bitzan and Michael Bitzan	Coffee & Carnage – Jonny Paquette Immortal – Dominik Girod and Markus Engel The Legend of Leszek – Max Bychkov Star Wars: Hunted – Eric Beaton Plastic Love – Lilian Ginet and Maxime Marion
Best Editing	Best Original Score
The Hobbit: The Lake-Town Chase – Enrique Fuster 1741 Battle of Mollwitz – "Brick Dictator" Infinite – Steffen Troeger Star Wars: Hunted – Eric Beaton Plastic Love – Maxime Marion	Plastic Love – Quentin Billard Batman and Friends: The Clock Tower Caper – Andy Stein Delivering Mail – Basile Segouin Immortal – Dominik Girod and Moritz Meier STEAMPUNK – Tom Gudde
Best Visual Effects	Best Sound Design
Pokeballin' 2 – Dylan Woodley Avicii - Addicted To You – Keshen Matus Immortal – Dominik Girod The Journey – Jay Silver Epic Rap Battles of History: Zeus vs Thor – Forrest Whaley	Star Wars: Hunted – Eric Beaton Coffee & Carnage – Jonny Paquette Star Wars: Battlefront – Spencer Olson Titanfall: Attrition – Jordan Johnson Plastic Love – Franck Rivolet
Best Set Design	Best Vocal Performance
Star Wars: Hunted – Eric Beaton Escape from Sabre Island – James Dastoli and Robert Dastoli Leprechauns in France – Harrison Allen Plastic Love – Marc Schickelé Pokéballin' 2 – Dylan Woodley	Anna Moorey as Jessica in That's the Way it Goes! Keshen Matus as Percival in FHAC Jonny Paquette as Bartender in Coffee & Carnage Jean-Marie Pexoto as Edmond in Plastic Love Kent Poole as William Shatner in Action Bill
Best Ensemble Performance
Coffee & Carnage – Various Action Bill – Various Adventures in (Classic) Space! – Various Plastic Love – Various That's the Way it Goes! – Various

2015 Bricks in Motion Awards

The 2015 Bricks in Motion Awards were again run by Nathan Wells and Zach Macias and were judged by Zach Macias, Nathan Wells, Seán Willis, Rachel Dew, Joseph Hayden and Jorden Davis, with additional help from Philip Heinrich. The nominees were announced on Februrary 29, 2016 and the winners were announced on April 30, 2016. The Viewers' Choice category returned in this year.

Best Film	Best Animation
A Fixed System – Aaron Fisher Beyond – Markus Engel and Dominik Girod Beyond the Eleventh Dimension – Chris Boyer Minecraft: Creepers Part 1 – Thomas Evans Sola Luna – Benjamin Ely	Paint. – Jon Rolph A Fixed System – Aaron Fisher Jungle Adventure – Pablo Lorens LEGO ̲ Adventure in the City – Rogier Wieland, Danièle Knirim, Yoana Buzova, Suus Hessling, Raymon Wittenberg, and Iris van den Akker Minecraft: Creepers Pt 1 – Thomas Evans
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Minecraft: Creepers Pt 3 – Thomas Evans and Yann Christopher Behind the Door – Mathieu Blangy Ella's Tale – Harrison Allen Mariana – Michael Tourette The Ocean Eleven – Nate Swihart	Minecraft: Creepers Part 3 – Thomas Evans Beyond – Markus Engel and Dominik Girod The Long Way Home – Isaac Cochrane Retribution – Neal Tovstiga The Tree – Trevor Sprague
Best Editing	Best Set Design
Beyond – Markus Engel and Dominik Girod The Latecomer – Paul and Jules Arruego LEGO Captain America 3: Nazi Zombies – Forrest Whaley Retribution – Neal Tovstiga Why We Love Disaster News – James Morr and Tommy Williamson	Beyond the Eleventh Dimension – Chris Boyer Batman vs. Superman 2: Dawn of Just Desserts – Dane Erland LEGO ̲ Adventure in the City – Rogier Wieland, Matthias Hurtl, and Pieter-Henk van Wijk Paragraph – Steffen Troeger and Hendrik Denkhaus Why We Love Disaster News – James Morr and Tommy Williamson
Best Sound Design	Best Visual Effects
LEGO Captain America 3: Nazi Zombies – Forrest Whaley Beyond – Markus Engel and Dominik Girod Experience and Error – Nate Swihart iWater – Steffen Troeger Sola Luna – Benjamin Ely	The Infinite Brick – Dylan Woodley Beyond – Markus Engel and Dominik Girod iWater – Steffen Troeger LEGO Captain America 3: Nazi Zombies – Forrest Whaley Protectors of the Earth – Jonas Leonard
Best Original Score	Best Vocal Performance
A Fixed System – Nathan Larsen Beyond – Dominik Girod Minecraft: Creepers Pt 2 – Andy Stein Protectors of the Earth – Daniel Schmitz Sola Luna – Guy Commanderson	Aaron Bulger as Mach in Mach None Jay Silver as Chase in Grief's Restitution Andy Stein as Steve in Minecraft: Creepers Part 2 Christopher Salaises as Niko in Minecraft: Creepers Part 3 Megan Mason as Greer in Subterranean
Best Ensemble Performance	Viewers' Choice
iWater – Various Ashes, Ashes – Various LEGO Jurassic Park – Various Minecraft: Creepers Part 3 – Various Protectors of the Earth – Various	A Fixed System – Aaron Fisher

References

Official Bricks in Motion competitions (2008 - Present)

Technical Excellence Competition · Space, Time, and Reality · Avant-Garde · Septemberfest 2010 · Tales of Yore · Kitchen Sink · Bricks in Motion Celebration · Darkness and Light · Septemberfest: The Citizen of the Year LIVES · Sight & Sound · Spirit of Adventure · Movie Magic · Past and Future · Fright and Fear · Septemberfest 2020 · MANiFEST · MANiiFEST · The Genre Games Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest · Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long · Animation Challenge · EASTER · BiM Awards See also: Official Brickfilms.com competitions (2001 - 2008) · AniExer-size · Contrast