***Nominations are now closed. Voting begins on Monday!***
The nominations for the 2023 Silmaril Awards are now open!
These awards celebrate the fictional characters we love and love to hate. But these awards are different. Instead of giving them to authors and their written works, these are given to the characters themselves by our beloved Lord of the Ring characters.
It’s been years since I last participated in these awards, so I am excited to be back again with so many awesome bloggers celebrating our beloved (and not so beloved characters, ha!) And I am even more excited that my blog will be hosting the Silmaril Award for the Most Faithful Friend presented by Samwise Gamgee himself. One of my favorite characters in LOTR!
So who is the Most Faithful Friend? THAT is up to YOU to decide. Nominate by commenting below who you think should be recognized as the Most Faithful Friend in the realm of fantasy.
RULES
1. Just a quick reminder The creators of these awards saw that Tolkien’s characters are the gold standard by which we measure these categories, thus they are not eligible to win these awards, and why they will be presenting them.
2. These awards are for FANTASY characters only! So no science fiction. Sorry! Maybe somebody will create a Star Wars/Star Trek themed award. Hmmmmm. . . . BUT, if you can convince us a certain science-fiction story has fantastical elements, please do so! (For example: The Lunar Chronicles contain elements of magic and are fairy tale retellings, thus making them eligible for being nominated.)
3. When you nominate a character, please mention which book they are from.
4. You may nominate as many characters as you wish and “second” as many characters as you want. **But please, do not second your own nominations.** The top five MOST seconded characters will go on to the final voting round. When you second a characters, please mention character’s name to avoid any confusion when it comes to tallying up votes.
5. If you are an author, you are welcome to participate, but please refrain from nominating your OWN characters. You may, of course, direct your fans to this event, though.
6. Characters who have won in a particular category in a previous year are ineligible to be nominated for the same award again. The Silmarils are Lifetime Awards. For a list of the previous winners in each category, please check out our Hall of Fame.
7. Please remember that these are Fantasy Book Awards. Therefore, a movie character is only eligible for nomination if they were a book first!
8. AND of course, most importantly, have fun! We are celebrating our favorite characters and we look forward to seeing who YOU think should win. Don’t forget to go visit the other participating blogs to nominate your favorite characters for the other Silmaril Awards!
9. **New this year** Many characters from Narnia have received quite a few rewards and dominated the top five of the awards over the years, thus have entered into a new level of renown. They are ineligible to be nominated, but never fear, you will most likely see them popping in here and there, helping with the award ceremonies to come.
I nominate Pegasus (Fairy Tale Enchantress by KM Shea)
I nominate Firra and Donaigh (Fairy Tale Enchantress/Sleeping Beauty by KM Shea)
I nominate Rock and Lopen (Stormlight Archives)
I nominate Wilf (Fate of Eyrinthia)
I nominate Cardon (Fate of Eyrinthia)
I nominate Gale (Hunger Games)
I second Pegasus, Firra and Donaigh, and Rock and Lopen!
I second Pegasus, Firra and Donnaigh, and Gale.
I nominate:
Adolin (Stormlight Archives)
Syl (Stormlight Archives)
Wayne (second Mistborn series)
Mr. Wiggan and Mrs. Babington (the Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide series)
Molly Grue (The Last Unicorn)
Vadim (Masque by WR Gingell)
Detective Tuatu (City Between series)
Tellie (Moonscript)
I secomd Adolin and Syl!
I nominate:
Walter from Dragons in our Midst
Dame Imraldera from Tales of Goldstone Wood
Aethelbald/Prince of the Farthest Shore from Tales of Goldstone Wood
Farid from Inkheart
Roran from the Inheritance Cycle
Saphira Adi from Oracles of Fire
Elam from Oracles of Fire
Mott from the Ascendance Series
Princess Andaryn from The Flight of Swans
Brant from the Minstrel’s Song
Nick Beasly from Beaumont and Beasly
Cress from the Lunar Chronicles
Janner Wingfeather from the Wingfeather Saga
Tanwen En-Yestin from the Weavers Trilogy
Mouse from Tales of Goldstone Wood
Jace from the Ilyon Chronicles
Sir Barlow from Dragons in our Midst
whew that was a lot… there were going to be more if Narnians were allowed…
I second Walter, Imraldera, Sapphira, and Elam
I second Farid and Janner
I second Tellie from Moonscript.
I nominate:
Grover from Percy Jackson
Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter
Winter from The Lunar Chronicles
Hwin from The Chronicles of Narnia
I would second Hwin if it was allowed. Super sweet.
Oh my goodness, that’s what I get for just copying and pasting my nominations from last year. XD Sorry! I thought I’d removed all the Narnia characters! My bad! …please don’t send me to the dragons… 😉
No worries! 🙂
I second Luna!
I second Grover, Luna, and Winter
I second Grover!
Yay! So glad you’re back, Jeanette! I love the new look on the site.
I nominate Gurgi from Chronicles of Prydain, one of the most faithful friends ever.
Thank you, DJ!
I second Gurgi!
I second Gurgi!
I second Gurgi! <3
I second:
Rock and Lopen
Adolin
Syl
Wayne (Mistborn)
Vadim
Detective Tuata
Tellie
Walter
Imraldera
Aethelbald
Mouse
Sir Barlow
And I nominate:
Isao from The Dragon’s Flower
Pet, JinYeong, Daniel, and Morgana (all separately) from The City Between
Camellia from the World Behind series
Csevet from The Goblin Emperor
Forgot someone — I nominate Quincy P. Morris from Dracula!
I second Quincy!
I second Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter and Tellie from Moonscript.
I nominate Fishlegs from How To Train Your Dragon, Britta from Princess Academy, and Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter.
I second Britta from Princess Academy.
I second Neville
I second Fishlegs, Britta and Neville!
I second Neville!
I second Britta and Neville
I Second
Farid
Janner
Gurgi
I Nominate
Horace Altman
Erak Starfollower
(Horace has gotta win this one year)
Which book is Horace and Erak from? Thank you!
sorry! they are from the rangers apprentice series.
No worries! Thank you so much!
I second Horace!
I second:
Hwin
Luna
Gurgi
I nominate:
Arieda (Ella Enchanted)
Tug (Ranger’s Apprentice)
Fezzik (The Princess Bride)
I second Tug!
I second Arieda and Fezzik.
I second Tellie, Adolin, Detective Tuatu, Syl, and Grover!
I nominate:
The Beech Woman (Phantastes, George MacDonald)
Cosmo von Wehrstahl (Phantastes)
Ruff the Dog (Moth and Cobweb)
Fezzik (The Princess Bride)
Mr. Canis (The Sisters Grimm)
Despereaux the Mouse (The Tale of Despereaux)
North Wind (At the Back of the North Wind)
Will Halloway, Charles Halloway, and Jim Nightshade (Something Wicked This Way Comes)
Doctor Erland (The Lunar Chronicles)
Wiglaf (Beowulf)
Serilda’s Father (Gilded)
Gild (Gilded)
I second:
Molly Grue
Aethelbald
Farid
Nick Beasley
Cress and Winter
Janner
Grover
Luna and Neville
Gurgi
Quincy
Horace
I second the Beech Woman and the North Wind!
I second Wiglaf!
I would also like to second Janner and Gurgi!
I second Despereaux!
I second Fezzik and Despereaux!
I second Dr. Erland, Fezzik, and Arieda
I nominate Crowley from rangers apprentice
I also nominate shadow and trobar from rangers apprentice
sorry I keep nominating!
Second for both of them!
I nominate Sage from The Chronicles of Vazula and Elizabeth from A Kingdom of Dance by Deborah Grace White,
Princess Millie from A Princess of Wind and Wave and Mathilde from The Princess Companion by Melanie Cellier,
Laura from The Rizkaland Legends by Kendra E Ardnek.
I second Laura!
I nominate:
Friendrat from the Redamian Chronicles
Dobro from the Wilderking Trilogy
Eanrin from Tales of the Goldstone Woods
I second Dobro and Eanrin!
I second Tellie from Moonscript!
And I nominate Nolan from the Ashtown Burials series.
Edit: Seconding Keefe from KotLC and Kelm from Moonscript as well!
I second North Wind and Tellie
I nominate Tryss and Kelm from Moonscript
I second Tryss and Kelm
Forgot to also nominate Kalil the Penthomoth from Sir Quinlan and the Swords of Valor
I second Kalil!!! And Tellie and Tryss.
I second Rock and Syl from Stormlight! And I nominate Piak from The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt (the book).
I nominate Belial from BattleAxe by Sara Douglas
Seconding:
Adolin (Stormlight Archives)
Detective Tuatu (The City Between)
Rock (Stormlight Archives)
Horace (Ranger’s Apprentice)
Tug (Ranger’s Apprentice)
Areida (Ella Enchanted)
Crowley (Ranger’s Apprentice)
Nominating:
Tock (The Phantom Tollbooth)
I second
Molly Grue
Farid
Janner
Gurgi
Horace Altman
Erak Starfollower
Tug
Fezzik
Ruff the dog
Mr. Canis
Despereaux
Will Halloway, Charles Halloway, and Jim Nightshade
Wiglaf 100%
Crowley
Shadow
Trobar
Nolan
So great to have you back, Jennette!!!
So many great faithful friends!
I second:
Luna Lovegood
Neville Longbottom
Horace
Laura from The Rizkaland Legends by Kendra E Ardnek.
Gurgi
Cress (Lunar Chronicles)
I nominate:
Detective Toatu from City Between series by WR Gingell
Zinder from The Swordspeaker Saga by DJ Edwardson
Grik from The Goblin and the Dancer by Allison Tebo
Elin from Ashen by HL Burke
Keefe from Keeper of the Lost Cities
I second Detective Tuata!
Thank you, Jenelle!
I nominate Bat from the Vindor Duology by Emily Golus!
Bat!!! <3 I second Bat!!!!
I second Bat!
Seconding:
-Detective Tuatu (City Between)
-Pet (City Between)
-Daniel (City Between)
-Camellia (Worlds Behind)
-Neville (Harry Potter)
-Nick Beasley (Afterverse)
-Tellie (Moonscript)
-Gurgi (Prydain)
-Quincy (Dracula)
-Kelm (Moonscript)
-Tryss (Moonscript)
-Nolan (Ashtown Burials)
-Tock (The Phantom Tollbooth)
Nominating:
-Cordelia Beaumont (the Afterverse)
-Gareth Llewellyn (the Afterverse)
-Meg (the Afterverse)
-Julio Aquino (the Afterverse)
-Crispin Beasley (the Afterverse)
-Amy Crockett (the Afterverse)
-Rex and Joy (the Afterverse)
-Palomena (the City Between series)
-Zero (the City Between series)
-Finnnian (Of Fire and Ash)
-Aken (the Draev Guardians series)
-Remus Lupin (Harry Potter)
-The Raggant (100 Cupboards + The Door Before)
-Richard Hutchins (100 Cupboards)
-Diana Boone (The Ashtown Burials)
-Rupert Greeves (The Ashtown Burials)
-Alan Livingstone (The Ashtown Burials)
-Glory Spalding (Outlaws of Time)
-the SADDYR boys, especially Jude (Outlaws of Time)
-Heather (The Green Ember)
-Butler (Artemis Fowl)
-Foaly (Artemis Fowl)
-Beckett Fowl (Artemis Fowl + The Fowl Twins)
-Kaliam (The Door Within series)
-Tiger Lily (Heirs of Neverland series)
-Tootles (Heirs of Neverland series)
-Calvin O’Keefe (A Wrinkle In Time)
-The Daisha (Moonscript)
-Easton (Dark Is the Night)
-Madi Hatter (The Wonderland Trials)
-Eddis (The Queen’s Thief series)
-Costis (The Queen’s Thief series)
-Kamet (The Queen’s Thief series)
-Sophos (The Queen’s Thief series)
-Hyla (Winter, White and Wicked)
-Kyn (Winter, White and Wicked)
I second Julio, Kaliam, The Daisha, Costis, and Sophos!
I second Calvin O’Keefe and Remus Lupin!
I second:
Nick Beasley
Janner
Luna
Britta
Neville
Farid
Desperaux
Nolan
Grik
Nominating Diana Boone from Ashtown Burials, Butler from Artemis Fowl, Holly Short from Artemis Fowl, Molly Beaumont, Crispin Beasley, Julio Aquino, and Meg (all from The Afterverse).
I second Butler and Holly
Also nominating Cordelia Beaumont.
I second Tellie, Walter, Saphira Adi, Elam, Princess Andaryn, Sir Barlow, Gurgi, Tug, Arieda, Crowley, and Keefe! And I nominate Kelm from Moonscript!!
I second Janner and Gurgi
seconding:
Rock
Lopen
Syl
Wayne
Roran
Grover
Luna
Gurgi
Pet
JinYeong
Daniel
Morgana
Camellia
Fishlegs
Britta
Neville
Horace
Erak
Butler
Eddis
Costis
Sophos
nominating:
Pattern, Wyndle, Maya, Teft (Stormlight Archives
Nasuada (Inheritance Cycle)
Rosha, Pelmen, Dorlyth, Wayleeth (Pelmen the Powershaper series)
Artham (Wingfeather Saga)
Doogy Plumm (Redwall series)
Calcifer (Howl’s Moving Castle)
Conrad Tesdinic, Christopher Chant, Tacroy (Chronicles of Chrestomanci)
Gen, Pheris (Queen’s Thief)
Sirius Black, Remus Lupin (Harry Potter)
TenSoon, Elend (Mistborn series)
Piper McLean (Heroes of Olympus series
Ammm (Peter and the Starcatchers)
Bran Davies (The Dark is Rising series)
Paul Fester, Ben Denniston, Arthur Denniston, Alex O’Donnell (Regina Doman’s fairy tale novels)
Baloo, Bagheera, Mowgli (The Jungle Books)
Addie (The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Keith, Holl, Diane, Enoch (Mythology 101 series)
Christopher Heron, Kate Sutton (The Perilous Gard)
Rebecca (Ivanhoe)
I second Calcifer, Sirius (would second Lupin, too, but I already did so in an above comment) and Addie!
Seconding:
Jace
Janner
Kalil the Penthomoth
Heather Longtreader
Baloo
Nominating:
Jo Shanks – the Green Ember
Cornflower – Redwall
Nugget the dog – Wingfeather Saga
I second:
Rock and Lopen
Farid
Csevet
Pet
Quincey Morris
Bat
I second:
Vadim
Detective Tuatu (yes!!)
Tellie
Brant
Nick Beasley
Jace
Gurgi!!!!!
Tug
Fezzik
Zinder
Cordelia
Gareth
Meg
Julio
Crispin
Amy
Palomena
Zero
Remus Lupin
Butler
The Daisha
Kelm
Doogy Plumm
Calcifer
Conrad Tesdinic
Christopher Chant
Didn’t realize Conrad and Christopher Chant had been nominated — seconding both of them!
I second:
Gareth Llewellyn
Amy Crockett
Rex + Joy
Finnian
Aken
Remus Lupin
Alan Livingstone
Glory Spalding
The SADDYR boys
Heather
Foaly
Tiger Lily
Tootles
Calvin
Madi
Rupert
Nominating Hermione Granger and Fred and George Weasley.
Oh! And Scorpius. (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child)
I second Hermione, Fred and George!
Seconding:
Jace!
Janner
Nugget
Laura
Heather Longtreader
Artham
North Wind
I nominate Amel from Dragon School!
Seconding Horace and Tug.
I second:
Detective Tuatu (City Between)
Walter (Dragons in our Midst)
Sir Barlow (Dragons in our Midst)
Saphira Adi (Oracles of Fire)
Elam (Oracles of Fire)
Dame Imraldera (Goldstone Wood)
Eanrin (Goldstone Wood)
Aethelbald/Prince of the Farthest Shore (Goldstone Wood)
Nick Beasley (Afterverse)
Cordelia Beaumont (Afterverse)
Gareth Llewellyn (Afterverse)
Meg (Afterverse)
Julio Aquino (Afterverse)
Crispin Beasley (Afterverse)
Amy Crockett (Afterverse)
Cress (Lunar Chronicles)
Winter (Lunar Chronicles)
Jace (Ilyon Chronicles)
Grover (Percy Jackson)
Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)
Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter)
Remus Lupin (Harry Potter)
Sirius Black (Harry Potter)
Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)
Fred and George Weasley (Harry Potter)
Pet (City Between)
JinYeong (City Between)
Daniel (City Between)
Morgana (City Between)
Zero (City Between)
Fezzik (The Princess Bride)
Grik (The Goblin and the Dancer)
Easton (Dark Is the Night)
Calcifer (Howl’s Moving Castle)
I second Horace Altman
ANd Farid
I second
Farid
Janner
Horace Altman
Crowley
Gurgi
I second Tuatu and Morgana from the City Between series, Imraldera from Goldstone Wood, Walter Foley from Dragons in our Midst, Janner Wingfeather and Artham Wingfeather from The Wingfeather Saga, Julio and Meg from Crockett and Crane (The Afterverse), Gurgi from The Chronicles of Prydain (I have to vote for him every time), and Nolan from Ashtown Burials.
I also nominate The North Wind from The City Between.
And my sister can’t get her comments to post, so on her behalf, I second:
Walter Foley
Mott
Sir Barlow
Wiglaf
The Raggant
Rupert Reeves
Detective Tuatu
Morgana
Daniel
Pet
Jinyeong
The North Wind (City Between)
Jo Shanks.
I second Butler, Lupin, and Rupert.
I second Farid, Janner, Horace.