The 2024 No Proscenium Audience & Editor Awards (Plus Podcast)
The Immies Are Back!
The year we polled the editors, backers, readers, and listeners of No Proscenium to come up with a list of honorees for Outstanding Work in the fields of immersive art & entertainment.
The Core Awards covered both the various regions where NoPro has a presence and specific catagories. Nominees were determined by the editorial staff and voted on by NoPro’s Patreon backers.
Nominees for The Reader’s Special Award was drawn from the list of the most nominated works for the Core Awards. Voting was open to the public.
To be eligible for the Core or Reader’s Special awards a production must have formally debuted in 2023.
The Editor’s Awards were determined in conference by the staff of NoPro. The only requirement for the Editor’s Awards this year was that the production or release had to be running or available in 2023.
Hear the recording of the award reveal on this week’s podcast.
Full list follows.
Core Awards
Outstanding Immersive Work in Southern California
Nominees
- Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy — Luna Luna
- The Shape of the Night — AOTW
- Squid Game: The Trials — Netflix
Winners (Tie)
Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy — Luna Luna
The Shape of the Night — AOTW
Outstanding Immersive Work in New York City
Nominees
- Here Lies Love — David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
- The Incomplete Collection — Linked Dance Theatre
- The Order of the Golden Scribe — Patchwork Adventures
Winner
The Order of the Golden Scribe — Patchwork Adventures
Outstanding Immersive Work in London
Nominees
- Rumble in the Jungle — Rematch
- Saint Jude — Swamp Motel
- Summer’s Peak — Phantom Peak
Winner
Summer’s Peak — Phantom Peak
Outstanding Immersive Work in Denver
Nominees
- Casa Bonita — Casa Bonita
- The Estate Sale — Catamounts
- Omega — Paralysis Immersive
Winner
Casa Bonita — Casa Bonita
Outstanding Immersive Work in Chicago
Nominees
- Clue: A Walking Mystery — Right Angle Entertainment, The Wild Optimists, and Hasbro
- Lonely Hearts: The Game — Birch House Immersive
- Port of Entry — Albany Park Theatre Project & Third Rail Projects
Winner
Clue: A Walking Mystery — Right Angle Entertainment, The Wild Optimists, and Hasbro
Outstanding Immersive Work in Toronto
Nominees
- asses.masses — Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim
- No Save Points — Outside the March
- The Wedding Party — Secret City Adventures
Winner
The Wedding Party — Secret City Adventures
Outstanding Immersive Work on the East Coast
Nominees
- The Boundary — Submersive Productions
- Club Drosselmeyer: 1940 — Green Door Labs
- Where There’s Smoke — Lance Weiler
Winner
Club Drosselmeyer: 1940 — Green Door Labs
Outstanding Immersive Work in Remote Experiences
Nominees
- Perfect Partner — Phoenix Tears Productions
- POV: You Are An AI Achieving Consciousness — CirqueSaw
Winner
Perfect Partner — Phoenix Tears Productions
Outstanding Immersive Work in Virtual Reality
Nominees
- Find WiiLii — Episode 1: The Gate-Crasher — GiiÖii in collaboration with Ferryman Collective
- Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye: Episode 1 — Peanut Button
- Walkabout Mini Golf: Meow Wolf — Mighty Coconut & Meow Wolf
Winner
Walkabout Mini Golf: Meow Wolf — Mighty Coconut & Meow Wolf
Outstanding Immersive Work in Installation Art
Nominees
- Arte Museum Vegas — Arte Musuem
- David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) — Lightroom
- The Real Unreal — Meow Wolf
Winner
The Real Unreal — Meow Wolf
Reader’s Special Award
Nominees
- Club Drosselmeyer: 1940 — Green Door Labs
- Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy — Luna Luna
- The Order of the Golden Scribe — Patchwork Adventures
- POV: You Are An AI Achieving Consciousness — CirqueSaw
- The Real Unreal — Meow Wolf
- Rumble in the Jungle — Rematch
- Squid Game: The Trials — Netflix
- U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere — U2
Winner
Club Drosselmeyer: 1940 — Green Door Labs
Editor’s Awards
Special Recognition in Immersive & Experiential Production
The Burnt City — Punchdrunk
Special Recognition in Immersive Gaming
Madness: 1917 — Doors of Divergence
Special Recognition for Merging Technology & Immersive Performance
POV: you are an ai achieving consciousness — CirqueSaw
Special Recognition for Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Experience
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser — The Walt Disney Company
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