WRIXAS 9 was the ninth Writers Express Awards ceremony, and the first of 2015. The results were revealed on 8th March 2015 (just over seven months after WRIXAS 8), although the process had begun in January 2015. The event again included established projects such as The Avenue, City Girls and High Hopes. But in a reversal of the previous ceremony- aided by the notable absence of forum behemoth These Days 1.0 - this event was all about the 'new guard', with debut projects Beyond The Light 1.0 and Miscarriage becoming the most successful. WRIXAS 9 also saw the arrival of Noxy's debut drama - a five-part teen chiller series called The You In Me. Ironically however, Noxy's second dramatic outing - the standalone rites-of-passage tragi-drama Miscarriage - would usurp 'The You In Me' at the same ceremony, and win big. The only other new project was crime drama Woodchurch. Sadly, previous WRIXA winners Behind Closed Doors and ATUK's The Bill were cancelled during this period. allthingsuk left the forum, as he felt he had to focus on his studies full time. He has not returned since.
Tony Manvers Marriage Breakdown/Affair With Annabel (THE YOU IN ME)
N/A
Best Drama Episode
Episode 100/5x12: The Heart Brings You Back (CITY GIRLS)
Episode 111/5x23: 'My Obsession With You [Part II] - Season Finalé (CITY GIRLS)
Episode 1x2: The Murder in the Woods (WOODCHURCH)
Episode 1x3: Nightmare (WOODCHURCH)
Episode 4/5: The Truth Is Out There (THE YOU IN ME)
Episode 5/5: High Rise And Fall (THE YOU IN ME) - WINNER
N/A
Best Drama
City Girls (Hannah)
Miscarriage (Noxy) - WINNER
Woodchurch (Danny)
The You In Me (Noxy)
N/A
Best Soap Male
Aleks Glukhov (THE AVENUE) - WINNER/DRAW
Michael Brannigan (THE AVENUE)
Darren Gordon (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0) - WINNER/DRAW
Dylan McGregor (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0)
Daniel Hastings (HIGH HOPES)
David Fields (HIGH HOPES)
Aleks Glukhov (THE AVENUE) - WINNER/DRAW
Darren Gordon (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0) - WINNER/DRAW
Best Soap Female
Leyla Baker (THE AVENUE)
Linda Brannigan (THE AVENUE)
Carly Gordon (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0) - WINNER/DRAW
Natasha McGregor (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0) - WINNER/DRAW
Vicki Connor (HIGH HOPES)
Siobhan Spencer (HIGH HOPES)
Carly Gordon (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0) - WINNER/DRAW
Natasha McGregor (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0) - WINNER/DRAW
Best Soap Scene
Danica Confronts Bobbie and Rumbles Lucy's Pregnancy (THE AVENUE: Episode 127 - Home, James!)
Linda Comforts Michael In Hospital After His Stroke (THE AVENUE: Episode 130 - It's Always Been Michael And Linda) - WINNER
Natasha and Sharon McGregor Confrontation (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0: Episode 23)
Rachel Confesses Why She Abandoned Her Children (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0: Episode 38-39)
David Turns Violent With Eileen On Christmas Day (HIGH HOPES: Episode 93/3x35 - What A Way To Spend Christmas)
The Car Chase/Luke's Arrest (HIGH HOPES: Episode 3x36/94 - You Look Older Away From A Dim Light)
N/A
Best Soap Plot
Nina Anderson's Paternity Lies (THE AVENUE)
Sandragate (THE AVENUE)
Ben and Holly Roach Are Abandoned (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0)
Owen/Carly/Scott/Natasha Love Square (BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0)
Eileen's Abuse by David (HIGH HOPES) - WINNER
Vicki's Prostitution (HIGH HOPES)
N/A
Best Soap Episode
THE AVENUE: Episode 122: As One Door Opens, Another One Closes
THE AVENUE: Episode 133: Can't Believe I Nearly Missed It!
BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0, Episode 10: The Car Bomb Explosion - WINNER
BEYOND THE LIGHT 1.0, Episode 23: The Eve of Natasha McGregor and Scott Cullen's Wedding
HIGH HOPES, Episode 93/3x35: What A Way To Spend Christmas
HIGH HOPES, Episode 94/3x36: You Look Older Away From A Dim Light
N/A
Best Soap
The Avenue (Lem/Noxy/Ross) - WINNER/DRAW
Beyond he Light 1.0 (Jaay) - WINNER/DRAW
High Hopes (Hannah/Jaay)
The Avenue (Lem/Noxy/Ross) - WINNER/DRAW
Beyond he Light 1.0 (Jaay) - WINNER/DRAW
Best Project
The Avenue (Lem/Noxy/Ross)
Beyond The Light 1.0 (Jaay)
Miscarriage (Noxy) - WINNER
N/A
Feedbacker Of The Year
Hannah
Jaay
Ross - WINNER
N/A
Project Of The Year
Cold Blood (AppleCobbler)
Miscarriage (Noxy)
The You In Me (Noxy) - WINNER
N/A
WRIXAS League Table (as of March 2015)
Project
Author/s
Genre
Awards (WRIXAS 9 only)
Awards (TOTAL)
Alone
Lem
Drama
N/A
3
ATUK's The Bill
allthingsuk
Fan:Fic
N/A
2
The Avenue
Lem/Noxy/Ross
Soap
3
11
Back To The Start
Lem
Drama
N/A
5
Behind Closed Doors
Hannah
Soap
N/A
1
Beneath The Surface
Jamie/Ross
Soap
N/A
1
Beyond The Light 1.0
Jaay
Soap
8
8
City Girls
Hannah
Drama
1
27
Cold Blood
AppleCobbler
Drama
N/A
6
Cross My Heart, Hope To Die
Hannah
Drama
N/A
1
Crown Law
allthingsuk
Drama
N/A
4
The Forest's
allthingsuk
Drama
N/A
4
High Hopes
Hannah | Jaay
Soap
1
8
High Peak 1.0
MGambitt | Noxy
Soap
N/A
5
In Gear
allthingsuk
Drama
N/A
1
Lem's Casualty
Lem
Fan:Fic
N/A
1
Lem's Coronation Street
Lem
Fan:Fic
N/A
1
Looking Forward
Jess
Soap
N/A
2
Miscarriage
Noxy
Drama
7
7
Ocean Lane
Jark
Drama
N/A
3
Saints High
allthingsuk
Drama
N/A
1
St. George's
Ross
Soap
N/A
2
These Days 1.0
Noxy
Soap
N/A
41
These Days City Girls Have Many High Hopes As They Stroll Along The Avenue Under The Bright City Lights On Cold Uncertain Nights
Hannah
Other
N/A
1
Uncertain Nights
AppleCobbler | Noxy | Ross
Soap
N/A
19
Words Of Comfort
Lem
Drama
N/A
2
The You In Me
Noxy
Drama
2
2
Forum Members League Table (as of March 2015)
Forum Member
Awards (WRIXAS 9 only)
Awards (TOTAL)
allthingsuk
N/A
12
AppleCobbler
N/A
25
Hannah
2
38
Jaay
9
16
Jamie
N/A
1
Jark
N/A
3
Jess
N/A
2
Lem
3
23
MGambitt
N/A
5
Noxy
12
71
Ross
3
33
Stats & Trivia
This time there were 20 sub-categories, up one from WRIXAS 8. There were eight in the Crossover category, 6 in Drama and 6 in Soap. There were 23 winners this time - two more than last time - with three shared awards (compared to two at WRIXAS 8). There were 123 options to choose from - a decrease of six on WRIXAS 8, and the smallest number of options to date. WRIXAS 9 was notable for the fact that every single Drama sub-category in the Longlist won outright, without proceeding to a Shortlist stage - the first time this has happened.
There were several sub-category modifications at this event: 'Best New Drama' and 'Best New Soap' were merged to create a new award, Best New Project. Following the introduction of feedback monitoring in 2014, two new but essenetially meta-voting awards were introduced: Feedbacker Of The Year - awarded to the person after Noxy (the only forum member who gives 100% annual feedback) who gives the most feedback for that calendar year; and Project Of The Year - given to the project which received the most annual feedback for that calendar year.
Although it might have been expected that an established soap might fill the void left by 'These Days 1.0', it was in fact a newcomer - Beyond The Light 1.0 - which swept the Soaps category with a mighty 8 WRIXAS. These were for:
Best Couple (Dabi AKA Darren Gordon & Gabi King)
Best Newcomer (Geri Warner)
Best Cliffhanger (Darren Gordon Dies?)
Best Exit (Kristy Stewart)
Best Soap Male (Darren Gordon)
Best Soap Female (Carly Gordon, Natasha McGregor - DRAW)
Best Soap Episode (Episode 10)
Best Soap
This marked the first time a competition between two characters from the same project ended in a draw (Best Soap Female), and an impressive feat for an entirely new project to win 'Best Soap'.
Also making its mark was baby loss drama Miscarriage, which scooped an impressive seven awards:
Best New Project
Best Drama Male (Nigel Stanhope)
Best Drama Female (Rachel Stanhope)
Best Drama Scene (Rachel Breaks Down When Her Pregnancy Test Shows Negative)
Best Drama Plot (Rachel Stanhope's Miscarriage Grief)
Best Drama
Best Project
It was another good night for The Avenue, as it picked up a further three awards for:
Best Soap Male (Aleks Glukhov)
Best Soap Scene (Linda Comforts Michael In Hospital After His Stroke)
Best Soap
Winning 'Best Soap' was a major breakthrough, the first time the project has won this award in it's three-year history. This was the second consecutive time the show had won 'Best Soap Scene' (Linda Comforts Michael In Hospital After His Stroke).
Noxy's virgin drama The You In Me collected two trophies - 'Best Drama Episode' (Episode 5: High Rise & Fall) and 'Project Of The Year'.
Elsewhere, City Girls picked up a gong for 'Best Drama Male' (Max Warren). Amazingly, this is the third consecutive time the character has won this award. The only other trophy for the night went to High Hopes for 'Best Soap Plot' (David's Abuse Of Eileen).
Regrettably - and in a WRIXAS first - the only project to win no awards was crime drama Woodchurch. This is perhaps down to the fact it had only started fairly recently. In all, six projects won WRIXAS this time, compared to seven last time.
