The Nominees and Recipients Selection Method
- Eight judges from a judging pool, specifically endorsed for the purpose by a panel of Washington area artistic directors, are dispatched to see each eligible production.
- Each judge evaluates each artist’s work in the production on a 0-10 graded point scale in each of applicable categories.Ballots must be submitted within 24 hours of the judge’s attendance.
- Judges have no idea as to the Awards status of any work they have seen and scored until the public does, i.e., when the nominees (and then the recipients) are announced.
- At the conclusion of the 12-month judging cycle (January-December), the scores from the eight judges who saw each production are tabulated by an independent analysis firm.
- In all, approximately 22,000 scores are analyzed annually; using standardized and widely accepted statistical models.
- The productions, designs, and performances receiving the top five final scores in each category become the nominees. In the case of tie votes, a tie-breaking system is used; and, if the tie still cannot be broken, the number of nominees is simply increased.
- Following the public announcement of the nominees, the process continues to determine the Award recipient in each category. Again, in the case of tie votes, a tie-breaking system is used; and, if the tie still cannot be broken, the number of Award recipients is simply increased.
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