On December 6, 2016, the 46th annual SURFER Awards will take place at Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu and via live webcast at SurferAwards.com. The annual awards (formerly known as the SURFER Poll and Video Awards) has had numerous iterations in its long history and has become the quintessential celebration of surfing as popular culture.
“The SURFER Awards show is much more than a popularity contest for surfers; it’s our way of celebrating achievements across a wide spectrum of surfing and filmmaking,” says SURFER Editor Todd Prodanovich. “We changed the name to reflect that, and that’s not all we’ve changed. We’ve increased the women’s voting from five to ten so that they have equal representation with the men, and we’ve made some big changes to the format of the show. The biggest night in surfing is going to be better than ever.”
Voting is now open through the end of the month at SurferAwards.com for the Top 10 Men and Top 10 Women.
Started as a tongue-in-cheek reader survey in 1963—when Californian Phil Edwards, fresh off being the first person to ever surf the Banzai Pipeline the prior winter, became the first SURFER Poll winner. The next year a women’s category was added, and in the early 1990s, surf filmmaking awards were added to the celebration.
The night of the 6th, SURFER will honor the Top 10 Men and Top 10 Women as voted on by fans, and will also present awards for Best Barrel, Worst Wipeout, Heavy Water (an award for excellence/craziness in big-wave charging), Best Performance, Best Documentary, Best Short (for films under 20 minutes), and the big one, Movie of the Year. SURFER also bestows an award on an upcoming surfer who is destined to make an impact on the surf world (Breakthrough Performer), and a group of individuals who use surfing to better the lives of others (Agent of Change). It’s a night to celebrate the people and moments that make us proud to be surfers and inspire us to never stop progressing.
While the SURFER Awards is an intimate invite-only affair, SURFER will webcast the event in its entirety at SurferAwards.com beginning at 9 pm PST on Saturday, Dec. 6th. Make sure your opinion is heard – cast your ballot by October 31, 2016.
Working media are invited to attend and cover the biggest night in surfing on Dec. 6th. To request attendance, complete the online credential request form: https://www.surfermag.com/surfer-awards/surfer-poll-media-credentials/
Special thanks to SURFER partners Nexen Tire, Martin Guitar, Banzai Bowls and Turtle Bay Resort for helping to bring the biggest night in surfing to life.
About SURFER
In 1960, SURFER began as the original surf magazine. With a long history of delivering provocative and insightful editorial features, revealing interviews and award-winning, state-of-the-art photography, SURFER remains the authoritative voice of the surfing world and thus earned the moniker “the bible of the sport.” Through its website, social media channels, magazine, and television programming, SURFER continues to be the most current and reliable source of information to the surf community, reaching more than 22-million active sports enthusiasts. SURFER is published by TEN: The Enthusiast Network. To learn more, visit surfermag.com
About TEN: The Enthusiast Network
TEN: The Enthusiast Network is the world’s premier transmedia network of enthusiast brands, such as MOTOR TREND, AUTOMOBILE, HOT ROD, SURFER, TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING, and GRINDTV. With more than 60 websites, 50 publications, 50 annual events, the Motor Trend OnDemand subscription video-on-demand service, as well as the world’s largest automotive and action/adventure sports media platforms, TEN inspires enthusiasts to pursue their passions. For more information, visit enthusiastnetwork.com.
