For the first time in our 20 year history, The Independent will present an array of community awards to celebrate all the talent that we have in Southern Utah.
Each category will carry a “People’s Choice” and an “Editors’ Choice” winner. Over the next ten day, we will open nominations for one category a day. Nominations for all categories will remain open until November 1. All nominees must be current residents of Southern Utah or be business local to Southern Utah.
Voting for the People’s Choice categories will take place on The Independent website during November.
Winners for both the People’s Choice and Editors’ Choice awards will be announced on The Independent website and in our print edition in January 2017.
Today, we’ll start things off by opening nominations for the Visual Arts category. (The Visual Arts nomination poll is at the end of this article).
Here are all of the categories and awards.
Visual Arts
Photographer
Painter
Ceramic Artist
Metal Worker
Mixed Media
Pastels
Art Gallery
Performance Arts
Actor (stage)
Actress (stage)
Actor (film)
Actress (film)
Theater Company
Independent Filmmaker
Independent Film
Musical Production
Stage Production (nonmusical)
Documentary Filmmaker
Documentary
Director (stage)
Music
Singer/Songwriter
Singer
Country Musician/Band
Rock Musician/Band
Classical Musician
Rock Venue
Music Series
Album
Literary Arts
Fiction
Writer
Book (popular)
Book (fantasy/scifi)
Book (literary)
Short fiction
Poetry
Poet
Poetry Collection
Poem
Nonfiction
Writer
Book
Essay
Screenplay
Author
Screenplay (film)
Screenplay (stage)
Journalism
Journalist
Article (investigative)
Article (opinion)
Sports
High School Athlete
High School Coach
College Athlete
College Coach
High School Team
College Team
Place to get in shape
Alternative Sports Athlete
Dance
Teacher
Company (youth)
Company (adult)
School
Performance (youth)
Performance (adult)
Dancer (youth)
Dancer (adult)
Spa/resort
Best Overall
Best deal
Food
Chef
Lunch Hangout
Coffee
Restaurant (overall)
Restaurant (Asian)
Restaurant (Middle Eastern)
Restaurant (BBQ)
Restaurant (Sushi)
Restaurant (Desert)
Restaurant (Mexican)
Catering
Restaurant (Burger)
Restaurant (Chicken Sandwich)
Restaurant (Vegan Friendly)
Frozen Yogurt
Fries
Restaurant Pizza
Food Truck
Education
Teacher (high school)
Teacher (middle school)
Teacher (elementary)
Preschool
Teacher (college)
Tutor
Festivals
Best Festival overall
Best Art Festival
Best Music Festival
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I nominate Aura Surreal for the Rock Musician/Band for the win.