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TROPY Awards: Vote Now!

Kaitlyn Facista

The TROPY Awards are a fan-made awards show created to recognize our favorite aspects of the The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Join us in celebrating this season’s highlights!

Season Two TROPY Awards

  • The nominations form closes February 8th, 2025.

  • Voting opens: February 8th; vote here!

  • Voting closes: March 8th

  • Watch the TROPY Awards on YouTube: Late March (TBD)

Categories and Nominations

  • Favorite Storyline 

    • Eregion;  Annatar and Celebrimbor

    • Adar and the Uruks

    • Dwarves

    • Númenor

    • Galadriel’s Journey (includes the “Elf-vengers” and Elrond) 

    • Southlands & Pelargir

    • Rhûn: Harfoots, Stoors, Wizards

  • Best Episode 

    • 1

    • 5

    • 6

    • 7

    • 8

    Best Line of Dialogue

    • "But the Rings are beyond your reach, as I shall be ere long. For soon I shall go to the shores of the Morning, borne hence by a wind that you can never follow." - Celebrimbor

    • "Faith is not faith unless it is lived." - Elendil

    • "You truly are the Great Deceiver. You can deceive even yourself." - Celebrimbor

    • “I never let you lift your hand. It was you. Just you. Getting stronger. Forgive me, my son. King Durin.” - Durin III

    • Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo, heruni Altáriel. - Adar

    • “Not all of it.” - Sauron

    • “But perhaps, the Elves need only remember that it is not strength that overcomes darkness, but light. Armies may rise, hearts may fail, yet still, light endures, and is mightier than strength. For in its presence, all darkness must flee.” - Celebrimbor

    • “Hear me! Shadow of Morgoth. Hear the dying words of Celebrimbor. The Rings of Power shall destroy you. And in the end, I foresee, One alone shall prove your utter ruin.” - Celebrimbor

  • Best Costuming and/or Makeup (including prosthetics)

    • Adar

    • Gil-galad's New Robes

    • Glug (as a representation of all orcs)

    • Miriel's Coronation Dress

    • Galadriel’s Gambeson

    • Annatar’s Black Costuming

  • Best Original Character (does not need to be new but must appear in S2; any character not named in the books)

    • Adar

    • Arondir

    • Disa

    • Earien

    • Mirdania

    • Kemen

    • Valandil

  • Most Faithfully Adapted Book Character 

    • Círdan

    • Elrond

    • Celebrimbor

    • Sauron

    • Tom Bombadil

    • Elendil

  • Best New Character (introduced in season two; can be original or book)

    • Círdan

    • Estrid

    • Glug

    • Mirdania

    • Narvi

    • Tom Bombadil

  • Favorite Supporting Character 

    • Berek

    • Círdan

    • Mirdania

    • Merimac

    • Poppy

    • Valandil

    • Narvi

    • Vorohil

  • Middle-earth’s Best Parent  

    • Adar

    • Arondir

    • Disa

    • Durin III

    • Elendil

    • Gil-galad 

    • Glug

  •  Saddest Character Death

    • Adar

    • Celebrimbor

    • Valandil

    • Durin III

    • Mirdania

  • Best Kiss 

    • Disa and Durin

    • Estrid and Isildur

    • Elrond and Galadriel

    • Poppy and Merimac

    • Honorable mentions: “the kiss of Galadriel's blade on Adar's neck”, “Berek and Shelob”, “Valandil's kiss (punch) to Kemens face” and the 50+ nominations for the non-existent Haladriel kiss. 

  • Best Action Sequence (can be large or small-scale)

    • Rian’s Travelling Arrow Shot (during the battle of Eregion)

    • Gil galad Fighting with Aeglos

    • Killing Damrod, Team Effort

    • Elrond leading the cavalry charge

    • Sauron v. Galadriel fight (episode eight)

    • Galadriel v. Orcs in the woods (episode four)

    • Jack Lowden’s Sauron v. Orcs (episode one prologue)

  •  Coolest Creature Design 

    • Balrog

    • Barrow-wights

    • Damrod

    • Ents

    • Glug

    • Sea Wyrm

  • Item You Most Wish Would Be Turned into Merch 

    • Adar’s sword

    • Rings

    • Morgoth’s Crown

    • Fëanor's Hammer

    • Tom Bombadil's Hedgehog Teapot

  • Best Hairstyle (or, most improved)

    • Annatar’s Hair Bow

    • Elrond’s Curls

    • Círdan’s Hair & Beard

    • Galadriel’s Braid Crown

    • Gil-galad’s Braid

    • Kemen

  • Favorite Score Track (can be from original soundtrack or episodic albums)

    • Emissary at the Forge

    • Golden Leaves

    • Last Temptation

    • Last Ballad of Damrod

    • Old Tom Bombadil

    • The Sun Yet Shines

    • Rhûn

  • Most Epic Moment 

    • Annnatar Reveal in the Forge

    • Balrog v. Durin III

    • Celebrimbor Breaking the Illusion

    • The Rings Healing the Tree of Lindon

    • The Dying Words of Celebrimbor

    • Elrond Catapulting The Drummer Orc for Killing His Horse

  •  Favorite Sauron Look/Version

    • Annatar (Black Outfit)

    • Annatar (White Outfit)

    • Goo-ron

    • Halbrand

    • Jack Lowden-ron (Prologue)

    • Glam Halbrand (Ep. 8 Vision)

  • Best Tolkien Lore Moment 

    • Adar mentioning Melian

    • Annatar presenting himself as an Emissary of the Valar

    • Celebrimbanner

    • Crafting the Door of Durin

    • Pharazon talking about Tol Eressëa

    • Orc Baby

    • Mention of the Fall of Gondolin

    • Annatar name-dropping Beren, Tuor, and Earendil

  • Best Location/Set Design 

    • Celebrimbor’s Forge

    • Eregion Courtyard

    • Grey Havens 

    • Khazad-dum - Dwarven Marketplace

    • Lindon - The Great Tree

    • Numenor