For rounds that were particularly exciting or noteworthy and kept us all on our toes!

The DeKappel Award for Patronage of the Arts goes to: Yuri Vedenen and Ulla Morozova, for having fanart of their bracket round! by @itsnotunfinisheditsmystyle​

The CPR Award goes to: Mal Oretsev, for coming back to life and pulling into the lead in the last 20 minutes of the poll. Congratulations on an extremely successful eleventh-hour turnaround! His prize will be an all-expense-paid trip on the Volkvolny and a fancy new coat

The Sankt Nikolai, Patron Saint of Lost Causes, Award goes to: Oncat, for almost??? beating??? Nikolai???? You may not have made it into the show, Oncat, but you clearly made it into our hearts! Her prize will be, as previously stated, an honorary position as minister in Ravka’s new government

The Horseshoes and Hand-Grenades Award goes to: David Kostyk, who lost to Zoya by exactly one vote. His prize will be a generous four entire horseshoes and one single hand-grenade to be used at his discretion. This poll does not accept liability for any subsequent damages to Little Palace property in the name of science

The Fold Endowment Fund Award for Living Rent Free in People’s Minds goes to: Aleksander Morozova himself, for inciting so much ire in people previously uninterested in this bracket that said poll received significantly more votes than any other—including about 500+ people who voted in only that poll and not the other semifinal running concurrently. His prize is the smug knowledge that numerically, he still received a greater number of votes in the semifinal round than either Genya or Nikolai (by approximately double). He will also receive a handful of sand from the Fold, to represent the lack of grass being touched