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Entry Requirements, Timeline & Judging Process
Stage Award
Registration for 2023 awards open 1/4/2023
Judging Process
Round 1
Every video is watched and scored by at least two different viewers from the world of live and broadcast comedy industry.
Round 2
The top videos are then reviewed and scored by new industry figures. The top scoring candidates from those entrants will go through to the Virtual Heats.
These entrants will be announced 7th July 2022 via the website and social media
Heats
Heats will take place from 11th – 24th July 2022 and broadcast online via our website and YouTube Channel, where our highest scoring artists will be judged by panels of top industry professionals.
The Semi-finalists will be contacted by email and the list published on 4th August.
Semi-Finals
The Semi-Finals will take place from 15th August 2022 and broadcast online via our website and YouTube Channel,
The top comedians progressing from the semi-finals will be revealed on 25th August.
Finals
10 finalists will compete in-person at the Stage Award Final on 28th September 2022 at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London. The final will also be broadcast via our streaming partners.
Content Creator
Registration for 2023 awards open 1/4/2023
Judging Process
Nominations Open
The Content Creator Award is entirely publicly nominated.
Nominations are made on this very website only starting from 1st April 2022.
Nominations Close
Nominations close 23:59GMT on Monday 29th August.
public voting on the top 16 nominations
Voting opens 12:00GMT on Thursday 22nd September.
The Content Creator receiving the most votes by this night of the final will be the winner of the Award
Finals
The winner will be announced at the Stage Award Final on 28th September 2022 in London. The final will also be broadcast via our streaming partners.
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Comedy Writing Award
REGISTRATION FOR 2023 AWARDS OPEN 1/4/2023
Judging Process
Round 1
Round 2
Those lucky enough to be on the longlist will be announced on the Funny Women site and via social media on 19th July 2022. Again all scripts will be read twice before their scores are averaged and those with the highest marks are shortlisted.
Round 3
For our final round the shortlist will be announced via the website and emails to the successful entrants on 29th August. These Shortlisted scripts will then be read by each of our exclusive panel of top industry judges who will then decide which scripts should make it to the top three.
The top three will be announced via website, social media and email in September 2022.
Finals
The winner will be announced at the Stage Award Final on 28th September 2022 at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London. The final will also be broadcast via our streaming partners.
Comedy Shorts Award
Registration for 2023 awards open 1/4/2023
Judging Process
Round 1
Every video is allocated to a panel of viewers from Funny Women and the narrative comedy and broadcast industry. Every video will be scored by two different viewers, before the marks average is worked out and the longlist created.
Round 2
Those lucky enough to be on the longlist will be announced 19th July 2022 on the Funny Women site and social media. Judging continues until we reach our Shortlist of 10 films
Round 3
The shortlist will be announced via the website, social media and emails to the successful entrants on the week of 29th August.
These Shortlisted videos will then be viewed by our exclusive panel of top industry judges who will then decide which ones should make it to the top three.
The top three will be announced via website, social media and email in September.
Finals
The winner will be announced at the Stage Award Final on 28th September 2022 in London. The final will also be broadcast via our streaming partners.
