Anthony Posted July 5, 2021 Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 Welcome back to The Opening Ceremony Awards: Summer Games Edition! In this second round of voting, we will look at six (6) categories. This week we won't use polls so we can keep the discussion all in one thread. If there is anything that you think I've missed or could improve on, let me know in private message. The nominees for Best Cauldron Design are: Moscow 1980 Los Angeles 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 London 2012 Rio 2016 The nominees for Best Placard and Costume Combo for a Parade of Nations are: Moscow 1980 Los Angeles 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 London 2012 Rio 2016 The nominees for Best Performance of a National Anthem are: Moscow 1980 Los Angeles 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 Centennial Olympic Choir - Atlanta 1996 Human Nature & Julie Anthony - Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children - London 2012 Paulinho da Viola - Rio 2016 The nominees for Best Cauldron Lighting are: Moscow 1980 Los Angeles 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 London 2012 Rio 2016 The nominees for Best Execution of a Parade of Nations are: Moscow 1980 Los Angeles 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 London 2012 Rio 2016 The nominees for Outstanding Solo Performance by a Young Artist are: Nikki Webster - Sydney 2000 Lin Miaoke - Beijing 2008 Humphrey Keeper - London 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AustralianFan Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Here are my votes: Best Cauldron Design: London 2012 Best Placard and Costume Combo for a Parade of Nations: Athens 2004 Best Performance of a National Anthem: Human Nature & Julie Anthony - Sydney 2000 Best Cauldron Lighting: Sydney 2000 Best Execution of a Parade of Nations Sydney 2000 The nominees for Outstanding Solo Performance by a Young Artist are: Nikki Webster - Sydney 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2005 Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 My votes go to: Best Cauldron Design: Sydney 2000 Best Placard and Costume Combo for a Parade of Nations: Atlanta 1996 Best Performance of a National Anthem: Human Nature & Julie Anthony - Sydney 2000 Best Cauldron Lighting: Barcelona 1992 Best Execution of a Parade of Nations Atlanta 1996 The nominees for Outstanding Solo Performance by a Young Artist are: Nikki Webster - Sydney 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerSydney Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 The nominees for Best Cauldron Design are: Barcelona 1992 The nominees for Best Placard and Costume Combo for a Parade of Nations are: Los Angeles 1984 The nominees for Best Performance of a National Anthem are: Human Nature & Julie Anthony - Sydney 2000 The nominees for Best Cauldron Lighting are: Sydney 2000 The nominees for Best Execution of a Parade of Nations are: Rio 2016 The nominees for Outstanding Solo Performance by a Young Artist are: Nikki Webster - Sydney 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Here are my votes! Best Cauldron Design London 2012. Kinetic, Modern take on a traditional structure. Best Placard and Costume Combo for a Parade of Nations Rio 2016. Fun, flashy, different, kinetic. Best Performance of a National Anthem Human Nature & Julie Anthony - Sydney 2000 Best Cauldron Lighting London 2012. Very emotional handing it off to young athletes. Loved the music and it was directed well. Best Execution of a Parade of Nations Athens 2004 Outstanding Solo Performance by a Young Artist Nikki Webster - Sydney 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Seeing them all together like this reminds me how often truly imaginative and ambitious ideas don't quite work, but a few years later somebody figures out why and comes up with a neat twist Best Cauldron Design Rio 2016 (improving on the small-scale in-arena approach of 2012; and yes I am including the reflectors as part of the cauldrons, so there) Best Placard and Costume Combo for a Parade of Nations Athens 2004 (Rio missed an ideal chance to implement the 2012 "no placard" approach tidily) Best Performance of a National Anthem Rio 2016 (nicely in keeping with the atmosphere of the ceremony) Best Cauldron Lighting Barcelona 1992 (just because it's the traditional answer doesn't make it untrue) Best Execution of a Parade of Nations London 2012 (the briskest in decades, with cool music, learning from Athens & Torino the importance of a moderate BPM) Outstanding Solo Performance by a Young Artist Yang Peiyi, Beijing 2008 (only because everybody else has chosen the logical answer) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 4 hours ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: Seeing them all together like this reminds me how often truly imaginative and ambitious ideas don't quite work, but a few years later somebody figures out why and comes up with a neat twist Best Cauldron Design Rio 2016 (improving on the small-scale in-arena approach of 2012; and yes I am including the reflectors as part of the cauldrons, so there) Best Placard and Costume Combo for a Parade of Nations Athens 2004 (Rio missed an ideal chance to implement the 2012 "no placard" approach tidily) Best Performance of a National Anthem Rio 2016 (nicely in keeping with the atmosphere of the ceremony) Best Cauldron Lighting Barcelona 1992 (just because it's the traditional answer doesn't make it untrue) Best Execution of a Parade of Nations London 2012 (the briskest in decades, with cool music, learning from Athens & Torino the importance of a moderate BPM) Outstanding Solo Performance by a Young Artist Yang Peiyi, Beijing 2008 (only because everybody else has chosen the logical answer) I was hoping someone would vote Beijing for Young Artist loooooooooooooooooooool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Anthony said: I was hoping someone would vote Beijing for Young Artist loooooooooooooooooooool! But were you hoping I would vote for the performer who wasn't on the list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 16 hours ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: But were you hoping I would vote for the performer who wasn't on the list? Yang might not be on the list, but she is forever in our hearts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigVic Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Best Cauldron Design - London 2012 Best Placard and Costume Combo for a Parade of Nations - Beijing 2008 Best Cauldron Lighting - Barcelona 1992 Best Execution of a Parade of Nations - Athens 2004 Best Performance of a National Anthem - Sydney 2000 Outstanding Solo Performance by a Young Artist - Nikki Webster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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