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RULES AND REGULATIONS

The rules and regulations that govern the Mask Awards® are established by the Mask Awards® Administration Committee, which comprises of representatives appointed by JUB and MAP, the two main bodies that jointly administer the Mask Awards®. The committee also includes representatives of The National Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Partitioners (NANTAP), The Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA), Dance Guild of Nigeria (GOND), The Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria (SPAN), and other members of the theatre community.

SUBMITIONS

The Mask Awards® Administration Committee has set February 26, 2018 as the Opening date for the 2018 Theatre Season. Theatre production companies or institutions who wish for their performance(s) to be considered for nomination are required to fill out the SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY FORM. The 2018 Mask Awards®, been the inaugural event comes with special submission criteria. There would be two groups, PRIOR and CURRENT, up for the 2018 Mask Awards® nominations. However both groups still have to follow the Nomination Eligibility Rules. More details, including the SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY FORM, can be found in the Rules and Regulations Handbook. You can view, read, and submit your forms online

PRIOR: This group will consist of productions performed between January 2014 to March 2018, prior to the official date set forth by the Mask Awards® Administration Committee as the start of the current season. Along with the ELIGIBILITY FORM, a video recording of the production MUST be submitted. If eligible for nomination by the Mask Awards® Administration Committee, the video recording will be used by the Mask Awards® Nominating Committee for nomination consideration. If the production is nominated for any category, the video is viewed by the Mask Awards® Judges Panel to determine the winners in each category.

CURRENT: This group will consist of productions performed from March 2018 up until a date set forth by the Mask Awards® Administration Committee, as the duration of the current theatre season. Along with the ELIGIBILITY FORM, production companies must provide a minimum of 5 and maximum of 16 complimentary tickets to members of the Mask Awards® Administration Committee to attend the performance. If eligible for nomination, a video recording must be submitted. The video recording will be used by the Mask Awards® Nominating Committee for nomination consideration. If the production is nominated for any category, the video is viewed by the Mask Awards® Judges Panel to determine the winners in each category. If a production starts after the end of the current season, it would be eligibly for nomination for the 2019 Mask Awards® as a production of the 2018/2019 theatre season.

Remember you can view, read or download as well as submit your forms online

Following thereon, nominations to the Mask Awards® would no longer have two groups, but would only allow nominations from a current theatre season, with season dates set forth by the Mask Awards® Administration Committee.

THE NOMINATIONS

The Mask Awards® Nominating Committee is a group of 15 thespian professionals selected by the Mask Awards® Administration Committee. Nominators serve for a limited term. They are tasked to see every production to determine the nominees for each category. They determine the nominations based on secret ballots supervised by an accounting firm.

HOW VOTING WORKS

There are approximately 25 members of the Mask Awards® Judges Panel, a number that will keep growing each year. These include voting members of the JUB and MAP, along with designated members of The National Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Partitioners (NANTAP), The Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA), Dance Guild of Nigeria (GOND), and The Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria (SPAN). Other eligible voters include arts and entertainment press personalities, theatre and performing arts educators, ticketed theatre going members of the public, and some members of the Mask Awards® Nominating Committee.

Judges are expected to either attend or watch the video recording of all nominated productions; or at least refrain from voting in any category in which they have not seen all of the nominees. Voting by secret ballot takes place in the weeks before the ceremony. The Mask Awards® Judges Panel’s vote tally constitute 80% of total vote cast towards any category except the Fan favourite categories.

The general public gets to vote via SMS and Online once the nominees are announced. The general public’s vote tally constitute 20% of votes cast in each category except the Fans Favourite categories, which fans votes constitute 100%.

Strict precautions are taken to assure that no one, save for a limited number of representatives from the accounting firm that manages the voting, knows the name of the winners until they are announced during the awards.