the elsie awards (year 2).

After the success of the inaugural Elsie Awards last year, they are back. They might not better or bigger or badder, but damn it: they are here.

Originally, The Elsie was created to award those people in my life who are making it better. The people who are constantly striving to entertain me, inform me and shock me. The people who make me laugh, cry and shriek in terror.

All Elsie awards were voted on by me and are completely and totally subjective. My awards, my rules.

**And new this year, SURPRISE categories will be announced the day winners are announced for the following categories.

And the nominees are...

BEST PHOTO SENT VIA TEXT

Claire Bennett Beaumont

Matthew S. Wilson

Laura Brittain

Jordan Short

MOST INTERESTING TEXT

Katie Garton

Future

MOST INTERESTING QUESTION ASKED VIA TEXT

Jessica Dean

Ryan Bowen

Laura Brittain

BEST UNPROVOKED WALL POST

April Medina

Evan Cowling

Elizabeth Suffield

Elizabeth Garton

BEST REPLY TO A FACEBOOK POST

Mallory Hardin

Lauren Lee Lashlee

BEST PHOTO POSTED TO FACEBOOK

Gina Fortune

Lauren D. Pardue

Evan Cowling

Ashley Festa Ariail

BEST @ MENTION OF @lncow

Jenessa Bailey

Matthew S. Wilson

Lauren D. Pardue

Brittany Mayes

Elizabeth Garton

BEST TWITTER REPLY

Morgan Stallings

Laura Brittain

BEST AT USING TWITTER AND CITING QUOTES

Andrew G. Bruder

April Medina

Elizabeth Garton

Laura Brittain

Matthew S. Wilson

MOST INTERESTING TWEET

John Quincy Adams

Elizabeth Garton

BEST RT

James Gardner

Austin Ariail

BEST USE OF A HASHTAG (#) THAT IS NOW USED IN EVERYDAY LANGUAGE

#lovewins

#nuance

#wassonwedding

#realtalk

#womensfinalfour

#thecharliedunn

CRAZIEST NIGHT OUT ACCORDING TO SOCIAL MEDIA

Bowen’s 27^th Birthday

Jim Lee Experience

Wasson Wedding

MOST INTERESTING LINKS SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

Natalie Jagers

Jon Wasson

Hillary Rector

Adrian Ramos

BEST OVERALL SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY

Andrew G. Bruder

Laura Brittain