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The York University Media Awards, or YUMAs, is the campus media's annual booze filled backslap-athon, first held in 2001. [[Nouse]], [[URY]], [[Vision]], [[Cinematography Society]] and YSTV traditionally took it turns to arrange an awards evening, in which each society gave out their own awards rather than compete against other societies. In YSTV's case, this involved voting on old favourites, such as Best Show, Best Female and the like. Unlike other societies, YSTV members all have a vote on their categories (and indeed the categories chosen), rather than winners being chosen by a select group. In this respect the | The YUSU Media Awards (formerly, York University Media Awards), or YUMAs, is the campus media's annual booze filled backslap-athon, first held in 2001. [[Nouse]], [[URY]], [[Vision]], [[Cinematography Society]] and YSTV traditionally took it turns to arrange an awards evening, in which each society gave out their own awards rather than compete against other societies. In YSTV's case, this involved voting on old favourites, such as Best Show, Best Female and the like. Unlike other societies, YSTV members all have a vote on their categories (and indeed the categories chosen), rather than winners being chosen by a select group. In this respect the ceremony is a light-hearted way to end the year often including joke categories, unlike [[NaSTA]]. | ||
{{unsure|In recent years}} the YUMAs seem to have turned into more traditional awards, with categories being pre-selected and nominations submitted by societies, with the judging by a group of YUSU staff and students. | |||
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*Best Entertainment [[Strong and Stable Livestream]] | *Best Entertainment [[Strong and Stable Livestream]] | ||
*Best Newcomer [[Matthew Stratford]] | *Best Newcomer [[Matthew Stratford]] | ||
=== '''2022''' === | |||
Organised by YUSU and held in the Lounge, the event was hosted by [[Ben Allen]] and [[Matt Ward-Perkins]]. | |||
* Media Group of the Year | |||
* Outstanding Achievement - [[Joe Radford]] | |||
* Best Newcomer - [[Beth Marsch]] | |||
* Best Photographer or Videographer - [[Joe Radford]] (Primarily for [[Fit For Another World - The Legacy of Anne Lister]]) | |||
* Best Coverage - [[Roses 2022]] | |||
* Best Event - [[NaSTA 2022]] | |||
===2023=== | |||
Organised by YUSU and held in the Glasshouse, the event was hosted by [[Marks Polakovs]] and Marti Stelling. The awards also featured an [https://youtu.be/ftgN0m9ZtBs| intro VT] produced by Marks and [[Cameron Fox]], a parody and shot-for-shot remake of Cameron's earlier [[Elections 2023]] intro VT, featuring cameos from [[Jamie Parker-East]], [[Rhys Milling]], and [[John Cherry]]. | |||
* Best Technical Achievement - [[Roses 2023]] | |||
* Best Branding - [[York Yesterday]] | |||
* Best Design - [[Touristed]] | |||
* Best Creative Arts or Dramatic Piece - [[Undergrad]] | |||
* Highly Commended for Best Interview - [[Kaitlyn Beattie-Zarb]]'s interview with the Archbishop of York | |||
* Best Contribution to Sport - [[Tom Morrison]] | |||
* Best Newcomer - [[Alexianne Charlery-Warner]] | |||
* Best Multimedia Content Creator - [[Max Roach]] | |||
* Outstanding Behind-The-Scenes Contribution - [[Cameron Fox]] | |||
* Media Group Of The Year | |||
===2024=== | |||
Organised by YUSU and held in the Glasshouse, the event was hosted by [[Marks Polakovs]] and Matt Davis. The awards again featured an [https://youtu.be/FE3jTYTtV4M| intro VT] produced by Marks and [[Cameron Fox]], this time a Doctor Who parody titled "Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey". | |||
* Best Technical Achievement - [[Badger]] | |||
* Highly Commended for Best Collaboration - [[Show Swap]] | |||
* Best Creative Arts or Dramatic Piece - [[Undergrad]] | |||
* Highly Commended for Best Entertainment Piece - [[Jamie Does Pop Culture]] | |||
* Best Contribution to Sport - [[Sam Rooke]] | |||
* Highly Commended for Best Newcomer - [[Reuben Cope]] | |||
* Outstanding Behind-The-Scenes Contribution - [[Jamie Parker-East]] | |||
* Outstanding Achievement Award - [[Marks Polakovs]] | |||
* Media Group Of The Year | |||
===2025=== | |||
Once again organised by YUSU and held in the Glasshouse, the event was hosted by [[Kory Anderson]] and Eddie Atkinson (from The Lemon Press). The event featured an opening montage of dramatic shots approaching the Glasshouse, before the grand reveal - that they had run out of time to film a full intro. | |||
* Highly Commended Best Branding and Design - Roses Live ([[Dmitri Armitage]]) | |||
* Best Collaboration - Roses (YSTV and URY) | |||
* Highly Commended Best Collaboration - [[Show Swap]] | |||
* Highly Commented Best Online Presence - Roses Live | |||
* Highly Commented Best Creative Arts or Dramatic Piece - [[The Show Must Go Wrong]] | |||
* Best Feature - Rally Against Reform and Richard Tice | |||
* Best Contribution to Arts and Culture - [[Rhiannon Kaye]] | |||
* Best Newcomer - [[Ada Demirel]] | |||
* Highly Commended Presenter of the Year - [[Frances Halewood]] | |||
* Highly Commended Outstanding Behind the Scenes Contribution - [[Mia Moir]] | |||
* Outstanding Contribution to Student Media - [[Sam Rooke]] | |||
* Highly Commended Media Group of the Year | |||
{{Awards}} | |||
[[Category:YUSU Awards Season]] | |||
[[Category:Awards]] | |||