How To Enter

Rules & Procedures

To reach nomination level at the first round, your work will be viewed and voted upon by past nominees and winners for each particular category and craft. This first round of voting decides the nominees for all given categories and crafts. After nominee announcement, the works participate in a second round of voting joined by judges in Michigan, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City. These judges in other cities are working industry professionals invited by the Eclipse Board of Governors to join the Michigan counterparts who are past nominees and winners and in the 2nd round, together decide by the tally of votes which work receives an Eclipse Award.

 

Please note that entry is not a guarantee of a nomination or a win.

In Categories, the nomination and final award will be based on the overall excellence of the work submitted, not merely the technical excellence, but also the treatment of the content. In Categories, only the Producer(s) receive the nomination and award.

In the Crafts, the nomination and final award is based on the technical excellence achieved in the craft. For all Crafts, the Artist responsible for the specific craft receives the nomination and award.

 

Immediately following the Nomination announcement, we proceed into the second round. It is in the results of this second round that the nominees in each category and the nominees for all the crafts are selected for the final award. The results of the tabulation of votes are kept secret until the night of the awards ceremony.

While the judges provide no special consideration for students in higher learning, those students at the college and university level are still encouraged to compete. There is a reduction in entry fee to help facilitate their entry into the Eclipse Awards.

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Important Dates


NOW

- The Call for Entries Window Is Open

MARCH 15, 2022

- Entry Window Closes at 5 P.M.
- 1st Round of Voting Begins

APRIL 12, 2022

- Nominees Announced at 5 P.M. based on first round of voting
- 2nd Round of voting begins

MAY 5, 2022

- Nominees Certification Reception & Party
- If you are nominated, this is where it is certified, you have photos taken, mingle with fellow nominees, talk shop, and use this as the warm up for the award ceremony.


MAY 12, 2022

- The 9th Awards Ceremony commences.


There is a $35 processing fee for entering each category or craft in The Eclipse Awards. Thank you to our sponsors, Sony, Key Code Media, Ferris State University, Compass College of Cinematic Arts and WKTV Digital Cinema for maintaining the fees as low as possible.

If you are entering a work on behalf of a craftsperson (writer, director, special effects, scoring, etc) be certain that the person you are listing as a craftsperson is responsible for at least 51% of the work in that craft or that category. The Eclipse Awards will not attempt to arbitrate the validity of any entrant for possible nomination or award.

If you are entering on behalf of MORE than one persons in a craft OR more than one person as producers in the primary category, those names must be entered in a descending order according to the amount of contribution they made. In any of the Primary Categories up to three (3) producers can be entered for any one work. In the eligible Crafts, two (2) names are permitted. However, all names must be listed by you, the entrant, in a descending order according to a percentage amount of the work contributed to the final entry. You the entrant, will be the sole arbiter of that percentage. The Eclipse Awards will not attempt to arbitrate any producer's contribution. So as an example: You list the first person because they contributed 60% to the effort, the 2nd person you list contributed 30% and third person listed contributed 10%. If multiple names in any primary category or craft win the Eclipse Award, the order you submitted in is the order their names will be engraved on The Eclipse.

Multiple names in any Primary category or Craft that win The Eclipse will each receive the Eclipse with all names engraved on each award.




The Crafts

For the Crafts, the Artist receives the nomination and award.

Directing Award

DIRECTION IN NARRATIVE, FEATURE-LENGTH
For Consideration of Direction in Feature-length Subject Narrative Work

Directing Award

DIRECTION IN NARRATIVE, SHORT
For Consideration of Direction in Short Subject Narrative Work (under 40 minutes)

Directing Award

DIRECTION IN DOCUMENTARY
For Consideration of Direction in Documentary Works (all lengths)

Writing Award

SCREENPLAY IN FEATURE-LENGTH
For Consideration of Writing for Feature-Length Narrative*

Cinematography and Videography Award

SCREENPLAY IN SHORT SUBJECT
For Consideration of Writing for Short Subject Narrative (under 40 minutes)*

*Produced Works only

Editing Award

WRITING IN DOCUMENTARY
For Consideration of Writing in Documentary Works (all lengths)*

*Produced Works only

Visual Effects Award

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN NARRATIVE, FEATURE-LENGTH
For Consideration for Cinematorgraphy in Feature-length Subject Narrative Works

Visual Effects Award

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN NARRATIVE, SHORT
For Consideration for Cinematorgraphy in Short Subject Narrative Works (under 40 minutes)

Original Scoring Award

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN DOCUMENTARY
For Consideration for Cinematorgraphy in Documentary Works

Animation Award

EDITING IN NARRATIVE WORK
For Consideration for Editing in Narrative Works

Sound Design Award

EDITING IN DOCUMENTARY WORK
For Consideration for Editing in Documentary Works

Acting Award

PRODUCTION DESIGN
For Consideration for Production Design

Acting Award

ORIGINAL SCORE
For Consideration of Scoring in Narrative Works

Acting Award

SOUND DESIGN
For Consideration of Sound Design in Narrative or Documentary Works

Acting Award

ANIMATION
For Consideration of Animation

Acting Award

ACTING IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
For Consideration of Acting in a Supporting Role
(both an Actor & Actress will be awarded)

Acting Award

ACTING IN A LEAD ROLE
For Consideration of Acting in a Lead Role
(both an Actor & Actress will be awarded)

Acting Award

VISUAL EFFECTS
For Consideration of Visual Effects

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Primary Categories

For the Primary Categories, the Producer receives the nomination and award.



Motion Picture & Digital Format



NARRATIVE
    Feature
    Short Subject (under 40 minutes)

DOCUMENTARY
    Feature Length
    Documentary Short (under 40 minutes)

CINEMA TRAILER



Television and Online
(Broadcast, Cable & Internet)



TELEVISION AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING


PROMOTIONAL SEGMENT IN TELEVISION OR ONLINE*


MUSIC VIDEO
    (Original Performance. For Original Score see Crafts)


*Please note, Promotional Pieces no longer includes any branded content promoting products or services, except in the case of non-profits.



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