Design Winners and Runners Up were chosen by an impartial panel of three industry professionals: Kingsley Nebechi, Brookes Eggleston, and Jim Gray. Designs were evaluated using a matrix that included the unique attributes of the character, their bio, and their backstory, as well as the skill and creativity of the character art.
Superlatives were chosen by the CAW Teaching Artists at each high school.
Runners Up
Chelsea
MECA
Info Tech
UAG
Winners
Chelsea
Info Tech
MECA
UAG
Superlatives
Most Original Backstory
Tyler Robey for “Dale”
Miranda Garcia for “Ruby”
Sadiyah Doria for “Dante Levon”
Pablo Tapia for “Larry, Dale, and Haxora”
Most Growth Achieved
Omari Black for “001”
Genesis Tavarez for “Izzy Santiago”
Keven Padilla for “Jack”
Jason Martinez for “Raven”
Most Unique Character(s)
Sari Andrews for “Sirius and Luna”
Donovan Henderson for “Katuhstraphee”
Eric Torres for “Fluffy”
Ellen Tan for “Leafy and Chestnut”
Most likely to be a Character Designer
Nicolette Bethea for “Min Meng Yao Ying"
James-Tyler Foster for “Octavia”
Ndozi Adewole-Jimenez for “Eni”
Dylan Diep for “Bonsai”
Most Compelling Story Arc
Jasiah Hernandez for “Lady Zara”
Samantha Michael for “Mizuki”
Jah Mier Manaigo for “Sasha Sinclair”
Most Consistent Artist
Anushka Nedhe for "Asai Newtow"