- 1st Place
- 2nd Place
- 3rd Place
- Best Armour
- Best Sewing
- Judges Awards
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- Contestants have read all rules and will abide by rules, we strive for a fair contest, welcoming community, and proper sportsmanship
- Cosplay contest participants must have a valid Sunday or Weekend World’s Collide ticket to participate
- Contestants must be 18 years of age or older by day of competition and must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
- Contestants must be available to travel to Närcon 2025 in Sweden to represent Team Canada
- Cosplays must be based on an official commercial source and must have an official reference picture with a full design (Comic, Manga, Books, Cartoons, Anime, Movies, TV-movies, Musicals, Videogames), meaning that the design cannot be an original character or based on fan art.
- The costume may have participated in other costume competitions (except previous NCC)
- All the contestants must be ready for the costumes’ pre-judging. The order of pre- judging will be chosen before the convention and a list will be given to the contestants. The contestant must be ready 30 minutes before their turn. Failure to do so may result in disqualification from the competition.
- All contestants are to provide a build book for judges to reference during pre-judging
- CSC staff and CSC cosplay contest judges reserve the right to refuse entry or participation to anyone for any reason. Contestants may be disqualified for not following the rules or any other behavior deemed inappropriate by the judges or event organizers
- Participants may be photographed or filmed during the contest. By entering, participants agree to the use of their likeness for promotional purposes
- Contestants have read all rules and will abide by rules, we strive for a fair contest, welcoming community, and proper sportsmanship
- Cosplay contest participants must have a valid Sunday or Weekend World’s Collide ticket to participate
- Contestants must be 18 years of age or older by day of competition and must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
- Contestants must be available to travel to Närcon 2025 in Sweden to represent Team Canada
- Cosplays must be based on an official commercial source and must have an official reference picture with a full design (Comic, Manga, Books, Cartoons, Anime, Movies, TV-movies, Musicals, Videogames), meaning that the design cannot be an original character or based on fan art.
- The costume may have participated in other costume competitions (except previous NCC)
- All the contestants must be ready for the costumes’ pre-judging. The order of pre- judging will be chosen before the convention and a list will be given to the contestants. The contestant must be ready 30 minutes before their turn. Failure to do so may result in disqualification from the competition.
- All contestants are to provide a build book for judges to reference during pre-judging
- CSC staff and CSC cosplay contest judges reserve the right to refuse entry or participation to anyone for any reason. Contestants may be disqualified for not following the rules or any other behavior deemed inappropriate by the judges or event organizers
- Participants may be photographed or filmed during the contest. By entering, participants agree to the use of their likeness for promotional purposes
- The performance cannot last less than 90 seconds or more than 150 seconds without any exception but may be any length between 90-150 seconds.
- It is prohibited to take the performance outside of the stage, e.g. to the area between stage and audience. However, running off stage at the end of the performance is allowed.
- Stage props must be lightweight enough for 2-4 people to carry up on stage
- Use of fire, water, or scattering of items requires permission from the stage crew. This must be acquired in advance.
- Contestants should be able to walk in their cosplay without outside assistance. Stage helpers are allowed to help contestants on to the stage in case of steps or steep surfaces
- It is allowed to use music, videos or dialogues from the original source. Other music, pre-recorded dialogue, or background videos are also allowed.
- Performance content: is the performance understandable, how is the arc of the performance handled, how well it represents and suits the source material and character
- Parody is allowed and will be judged on how cleverly it parodies the source material and character
- The originality of the show and acting will be highly rated, as well as the body and facial expression
- Body and face expression is an important aspect of the performance. Unless it’s because the character lacks any, not having body or facial expression will be lowly scored.
- When it comes to cosplays of idols or characters of similar themes (Love Live, Vocaloid, etc.), the performance must contain something apart from official source dancing choreography or singing. If it occurs, dancing or lip-syncing should not last for more than 30 seconds. Playbacks of general songs are allowed. As an example, a group of Love Live cannot dance and lip-sync during all the performance, but a cosplayer of Charlie from Hazbin Hotel can perform her song while she is acting.
- Erotic or pornographic scenes are forbidden, as well as any immoral acts unnatural for the character which could disrupt the order of the contest or disturb the audience.
- If there are dialogues in the performance, contestants must provide a clean recording without noise, as the quality of such can deduct points for the performance.
- How well the contestant embodies the spirit of the character through their costume and performance