MTV today announced the nominees for the 2016 “Fandom Awards,” including two new categories “Bandom of the Year” and “Animation Fandom of the Year.” The award show honors the fans whose tenacious excitement pushes movies, TV, music, theater and video games from subculture to mainstream worldwide success. Voting begins today at fandomawards.mtv.com and will continue until Wednesday, July 20th, 2016.
On Thursday, July 21 all Comic-Con badge holders are welcomed to join the “MTV Fandom Fest” party at Petco Park, featuring food, drinks, games and giveaways beginning at 6:30 p.m. PT and leading into the 8:00 p.m. PT taping of the “Fandom Awards.” The show will air on Sunday, July 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
Nominees for “Fandom of the Year,” presented by Jolly Rancher Candy, will feature 32 nominees going head-to-head across multiple platforms in a special social tournament spanning movies, TV dramas, TV comedies and, for the first time ever, video games. The nominees for “Ship of the Year,” will be voted on exclusively on Tumblr. Nominees in both categories will be announced on Friday, July 8.
The nominees for the 2016 “MTV Fandom Awards” include:
Best New Fandom of the Year
Hamilton
Jessica Jones
“Mr. Robot”
“Scream”
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
Suicide Squad
Fan Freak Out of the Year
“Game of Thrones” – Resurrection of Jon Snow
“Mr. Robot” – Mr. Robot revealed
“The Walking Dead” – Glenn’s Death Scare
“Pretty Little Liars” – Spencer and Caleb Hook Up
“The 100” – RIP Lexa
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Death Of A Legend
Bandom of the Year
5 Seconds of Summer
The 1975
All Time Low
Panic! At the Disco
Pierce the Veil
Twenty One Pilots
Animation Fandom of the Year
“Adventure Time”
“Gravity Falls”
Inside Out
“Rick and Morty”
“Steven Universe”
Zootopia
Best Revival Fandom of the Year
“Baywatch” (Series) / Baywatch (Film)
“Gilmore Girls” / “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life”
Harry Potter / Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
“High School Musical” / “High School Musical 4: Wild and Knights”
“Full House” / “Fuller House”
“The X-Files”
For even more, follow the show @MTVFandom check them out on Tumblr or visit FandomAwards.MTV.com.
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