The inaugural edition of the Cleos was nothing but lit 🔥🔥 100+ Creators, 250+ Nominations, 2000+ Votes and 10 Winners.

But beyond the numbers, what truly made this edition special was every creator who showed up.

Cheers to all the participants and congratulations to the ones who made it to the top!!!

The Cleos 2025 award for the Most-Loved Angst Fanfic goes to Akire Rosales’s Radio Broadcast 🎉🎉  Shoutout to the Runner Ups @mylittlesombra and @axelgear11 #firstvisualfanfictionawards #thecleos2025winners #thecleos #mostlovedangst

The Cleos 2025 award for the Most-Loved Romance Fanfic goes to @sophie-laurel’s LeoCass 🎉🎉  Shoutout to the Runner Ups @elbdot and CanasComic !!! #firstvisualfanfictionawards #thecleos2025winners #thecleos #mostlovedromance

The Cleos 2025 award for the Most-Loved Comedy Fanfic goes to @kdpartworks’s Cloudysseus AU 🎉🎉 Huge Shoutout to the Runner Ups @elbdot and @axelgear11 !!! #firstvisualfanfictionawards #thecleos2025winners #thecleos #mostlovedcomedy

The Cleos 2025 award for the Most-Loved Mystery Fanfic goes to @witchdoctordb’s Somber 🎉🎉 Huge Shoutout to the Runner Ups @beansprean and @seirindono !!! #firstvisualfanfictionawards #thecleos2025winners #thecleos #mostlovedmystery

The Cleos 2025 award for the Most-Loved Art Style goes to Pizza990’s A Letter From Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 🎉🎉 Huge Shoutout to the Runner Ups @mylittlesombra and Akire Rosales !!! #firstvisualfanfictionawards #thecleos2025winners #thecleos #mostlovedartstyle

The Cleos 2025 award for the Most-Loved OC goes to @aynare-emanahitu-blog’s WOY-Redemption 🎉🎉 Huge Shoutout to the Runner Ups Darius Craine and Akire Rosales !!! #firstvisualfanfictionawards #thecleos2025winners #thecleos #mostlovedOC

The Cleos 2025 award for the Most-Loved Emerging Creator goes to @melodymelancholyart’s Rotten Harmony 🎉🎉 Huge Shoutout to the Runner Ups @aynare-emanahitu-blog and LgcRx !!! #firstvisualfanfictionawards #thecleos2025winners #thecleos #mostlovedemergingcreator

The Cleos 2025 award for the Most-Loved Drama Fanfic goes to @kdpartworks’s Cloudysseus AU 🎉🎉 Huge Shoutout to the Runner Ups @mylittlesombra and Akire Rosales !!! #firstvisualfanfictionawards #thecleos2025winners #thecleos #mostloveddrama

The Cleos 2025 award for the Most-Loved Comic Dub goes to @truths33k3r4’s TMNT 2012 - The Mutation Situation 🎉🎉 Huge Shoutout to the Runner Ups Gabrielthevro and @aminasync !!! #firstvisualfanfictionawards #thecleos2025winners #thecleos #mostlovedcomicdub

The Cleos 2025 award for the Most-Loved One Shot Fanfic goes to Pizza990’s A Letter From Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 🎉🎉 Huge Shoutout to the Runner Ups JK_here and JoyfulNib !!! #firstvisualfanfictionawards #thecleos2025winners #thecleos #mostlovedoneshot

Huge shoutout to all the participants who made The Cleos 2025 special 🤗

@kdpartworks , @allykatsart , @indieyuugure , @aynare-emanahitu-blog , @sophie-laurel , @truths33k3r4 , @moonmeg , @katelynrushe26 , @madabapf , @crown-of-roses-thsc , @xuelianchi , @leonyangcomics , @nevis-the-skeleton , @slightly-gay-pogohammer , @nala6098 , @nikscribbles , @arainmorn-art , @seirindono , @samoirax , @harukadrawsthings , @purpledamnstn , @farkmagic , @thesadpuffin , and several more!!

After such a banger 1st edition, we can’t wait for The Cleos 2026 to start!

We invite all the fans to tag their favorite creators who you think can win THE CLEOS AWARDS FOR VISUAL FANFICTION 2026!

HEY GUYS!! @thisisfanon is hosting "the first OSCARS for FANFICTION" called the CLEOS! And I've submitted "El's Alolan Adventures" for the Nominess too!! I've JUST found out about it, so I'm rapidly uploading the comic on there, but if you have a moment PLEASE consider checking fanon.co to give El's Alolan Adventures your vote!!

Just follow this link to fanon.co/cleos and type in "El's Alolan Adventures" in the Nominee search bar to find it and leave your vote! THANK YOUUU 🫶💖💕💖💕

✨ New Nominations for the Cleos! ✨

(The Very First Visual Fanfiction Awards 🎉)

Super excited for these nominees! ✨ Show them love & make your votes count! 💛

💔 Recently Nominated for Most-Loved Angst

Angst Radio Broadcast by Akire Rosales

💖 Recently Nominated for Most-Loved Romance

Rivals with Benefits by PeteOfDawn

😂 Recently Nominated for Most-Loved Comedy

Friends Like These by @samoirax

🕵️ Recently Nominated for Most-Loved Mystery

My Familiar's Ghost by @beansprean

🎨 Recently Nominated for Most-Loved Art Style

Fate of the Red Crown by LiteLikesArt

👁️ Recently Nominated for Most-Loved OC

Vanilla Mysadventures by Mystic_Warriors

🌱 Recently Nominated for Most-Loved Emerging Creator

Fate of the Red Crown by LiteLikesArt

🎙️ Recently Nominated for Most-Loved Comic-Dub / Animatic

After the Battle by PeteOfDawnVA

🚀 Recently Nominated for Most-Loved One-Shot

Fallout: New Chinatown by @leonyangcomics

🎭 Recently Nominated for Most-Loved Drama

Fate of the Red Crown by LiteLikesArt

The Cleos are approaching the finish line — just 2 weeks to go!💫 Inviting all the amazing artists and voice actors to nominate themselves for The Cleos! 🏆

@graytodd @realizinau @smilesrobotlover @probably-not-a-rutabaga @callmeherry @LittleMissRissie @velnna @bittycmd @animagicsalina @honestlynotgonnalie @scruffyeevee @milramemo