THE FIRST ANNUAL
2026
FRIEND GROUP
AWARDS
A formal recognition of the people, purchases, decisions, incidents, and questionable choices that defined our year.
Nominations, voting, photos, music, and other matters of importance will take place here, on this website we made for this event.
THE PROCESS
There will be awards.
The awards are by the people, for the people. Your input shapes the whole event. Define the awards together, nominate the people who deserve them, then vote on the finalists.
Define
Decide what deserves an award. Submit category ideas, then vote on the ones you think belong in this year's awards.
OCT 16 — NOV 802Nominate
Put someone's name in the running. Once the categories are set, nominate the people you think deserve each award.
NOV 9 — NOV 2903Vote
The finalists are in. Make your case, campaign shamelessly, then cast your final ballot.
NOV 30 — DEC 11THE SOUNDTRACK
What did 2026
sound like?
Add a few songs to the shared playlist. Favorites, discoveries, songs you played until you hated them, songs that remind you of this year. All of it is fair game.
Open the Music PageTHE ARCHIVE
What did 2026
look like?
Upload 12–15 photos from your year — the moments, people, places, disasters, victories, and everything in between. They'll become part of the shared photo archive and may make an appearance at the awards.
Add Your Photos