the 2002 My Little Pony Awards

March 14th, 2002:
The first annual MLP Custom Awards have concluded! The winners have been announced.

Eligibility:
EVERYONE who has made a custom was eligible to compete in these custom categories of the My Little Pony Awards. No exclusions were be made. There is NO LIMIT to the number of customs each person could submit.

The Custom Awards honors works already circulating in the MLP Community. Work was to not be made for the express purpose of submitting to the Awards.

Deadlines, Timeline:
The Custom Awards ran from January to mid-March 2002.

JANUARY 17th, 2002: Vote Counters and Panelists can begin to apply for jobs.
JANUARY 24th, 2002: The Public can begin submitting work to be considered for the Awards. Vote Counters will first be chosen.
JANUARY 31st 2002: Panelist submission will end. Public voting for the 5 Panelists will begin.
FEBRUARY 7th, 2002: Panelist voting ends; Panel announced. Custom submission ends.
FEBRUARY 21st, 2002: Panel will reveal the top 20 nominees in all Peoples' Choice categories. Panel will reveal top 5 nominees in all Technical awards. Public will immediately begin voting on top 5 nominees out of the 20 preselected nominess in Peoples' Choice categories.
FEBRUARY 28th, 2002: Official 5 nominees in People's Choice categories announced. Final voting by Public and Panel begins.
MARCH 14th, 2002: All voting ends. Winners in all categories announced.