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The Hardcore Awards are a series of community run award shows. The show was created by Luke, who hosted the show from 2020 to 2022. Tt was then hosted by Alec in 2023 and finally ??? beginning with the 2024 Awards. While it began as an independent show, between 2023 and 2024 it started being presented by the Hardcore Community Discord Server.

2020 Hardcore Awards[edit | edit source]

Presentation[edit | edit source]

# Logo Host & Production Staff Release & Link Voting Period Awards & Voters
1 Luke Jan 10, 2021 Dec 19, 2020 -
Dec 22, 2020
13
Andrew7s, WillCam, Wack,
Hammy, Stick, Cuub
HERE 167

Awards[edit | edit source]

Award & Presenter(s) Winner Season & Percent Runners-Up
BEST DEBUT SEASON Pandorah Corona Trials
21.2%
2. JamPack Volume 1 - 20%
3. hardcore MineZ - 18.2%
4. Minecraft HardOmegers - 12.7%
5. Final Trial Expert Calamity - 6.7%
T-6. DuoCore Risk of Rain 2 - 6.1%
T-6. Minecraft Jurocore - 6.1%
WillCam Reeceon
BEST HARDCORE ART Boiled Peanuts
24.5%
2. Hayden (THP) - 17.8%
T-3. Pupzel (hardcore) - 17.2%
T-3. MiniArt (Rolecore) - 17.2%
Luke (Drew's take HERE) Jage
BEST CONCEPT Minecraft Secret Rivals
51.6%
N/A
Andrew7s Amber K.
BEST MINI SEASON Themecore Indie Clash
16.7%
2. ToniArcade Murder Mystery - 15.4%
3. Ultimate JamPack Night - 13.6%
4. Whisk Dimensional Boss Rush - 9.3%
5. Rolecore TTT Tuesdays - 7.4%
6. SyKore Flood Escape Second Chance - 6.2%
T-7. Barkore Minis - 5.6%
T-7. Robot 64 Nyfencore - 5.6%
Stick Quote, Spicy, Amber K.
BEST MISC. GAMES SEASON Death Wish DST
34.8%
2. Rolecore Diablo 2 - 11%
3. DuoCore Risk of Rain 2 - 10.4%
4. Waluigi's The Forest - 9.8%
T-5. TheRedRock Morrowind - 9.1%
T-5. Zapcore DST - 9.1%
Hammy Bramble
BEST EDITING Minecraft Secret Rivals
23%
2. Cuub (Team Scallop & the Citadel of Doom) - 16.4%
3. Simoz (Simoz Minecraft #3) - 12.1%
4. Jack (Rolcore Minecraft #2) - 8.5%
5. Niall (Super Epicore) - 7.9%
T-6. Bramble (Death Wish DST) - 5.5%
T-6. Jirami (Minecraft HardOmegers) - 5.5%
T-6. Toni (THP Minecraft #3) - 5.5%
Cri Amber K.
BEST CTM SEASON Team Scallop and
the Citadel of Doom

40.1%
2. SyKore Sea of Cinders - 27.2%
Whisk Cuub and Ethan,
BEST MINEZ SEASON hardcore MineZ
39.4%
2. Toni's Wanderer 2 - 28.1%
3. Cri's TWD Themecore - 11.9%
Omegers and Uncounted Pupzel
BEST TERRARIA SEASON Final Trial Expert Calamity
42.4%
2. Terraria AriCore #3 - 22.2%
3. Jiramicore 2 - 15.8%
SyKo TalonTrottinIan
BEST MINECRAFT SEASON Minecraft Secret Rivals
28%
2. Rolecore Minecraft #2 - 14.6%
3. Simoz Minecraft #3 - 11%
4. THP Minecraft #3 - 9.8%
T-5. Minecraft HardOmegers - 7.9%
T-5. Minecraft NCICORE #2 - 7.9%
7. Boiled Peanuts Aether - 4.9%
Cuub Amber K.
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
FAVORITE INTRO
Simoz Minecraft #3
28.9%
2. hardcore MineZ - 10.9%
3. Minecraft HardOmegers - 7%
4. Toni's Horizon's Edge - 6.3%
5. Team Scallop & the Citadel of Doom - 5.5%
6. Amber's Secret Rivals - 4.7%
7. Cake Team Sub-Zero - 3.9%
8. Rolecore Minecraft #2 - 3.1%
T-9. Death Wish DST - 2.3%
T-9. Terraria AriCore #3 - 2.3%
Evan and Wack Simoz
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
FAVORITE DEATH QUIRK
NCIC (Drew)
17.7%
2. Jay (Final Trial) - 5.9%
T-3. Evan (NCIC), Ajoosh (Amber HC) - 4.9%
T-5. Spicy (Amber HC), Niko (Boiled Peanuts v4) - 3%
T-6. Galaxies (Videotape), Jack (Rolecore v2),
Fenix and Chicken (SyKore v2),
Melody (Johto Mission), Marcus (THP), Ten (Nova v2),
Justin710 (Dragoncore), Calvin (THP) - 2%
Evan and Wack Mark
HARDCORE SEASON OF THE YEAR Minecraft Secret Rivals
24.4%
2. Rolecore Minecraft #2 - 13%
3. THP Minecraft #3 - 10.4%
4. Simoz Minecraft #3 - 9.8%
5. Team Scallop & the Citadel of Doom - 9.1%
6. SyKore Sea of Cinders - 7.3%
Luke and Andrew7s Amber K.

Trailers[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Cuub made the Season of the Year nominees video HERE.
  • Although Drew wasn't able to send in his voiceover for the "Best Hardcore Art" Award in time (so Luke did it instead), it was released afterwards HERE.
  • As Astra was the only HC with a trailer in the first awards show, actual commercials were spread throughout the presentation.

2021 Hardcore Awards[edit | edit source]

Presentation[edit | edit source]

# Logo Host & Production Staff Release & Link Voting Period Awards & Voters
2 Luke Jan 2, 2022 Dec 17, 2021 -
Dec 21, 2021
11
Wack, Hammy, Stick,
SyKo, WillCam, Cuub
HERE 153

Awards[edit | edit source]

Award & Presenter(s) Winner Season & Percent Runners-Up
BEST DEBUT SEASON Stardust Calamity Canyon
34.1%
2. Minecraft Elementcore - 17.4%
3. Minecraft Quest - 10.1%
4. Thoomas HC Murder Mystery - 8%
T-5. Skullkid498 Terraria #1 - 5.1%
T-5. HarryTheMeep MineZ #1 - 5.1%
T-5. FishDeck Minecraft Desert Bus - 5.1%
T-5. Arena HC Ocarina of Time - 5.1%
T-5. Halfcore the Nightmare Journey - 5.1%
WillCam Thew
BEST MINI SEASON ToniArcade Free to Play
21.4%
2. Ghostcowz Donkey End Mini - 12.4%
3. Cri's Terraria Hell Suicide - 11.7%
4. Lucca's SCP - 11%
5. SyKore Among Us - 9.7%
6. Rolecore Friday the 13th - 9%
Stick Toni
BEST TERRARIA SEASON Boiled Peanuts Terraria
55.8%
2. BobblyBob Terraria Expert - 15.6%
3. Terraria Nyfencore - 11.6%
Jack Xiao Long Jage
BEST MINEZ SEASON Team Scallop MineZ #2
53%
2. THP MineZ - 22.4%
T-3. MineZ Delcore #4 - 8.2%
T-3. Indago's MineZ #3 - 8.2%
Cuub Cuub and Ethan,
BEST MISC. GAMES SEASON Starbound Rolecore
29%
2. Whisk's DST - 25.5%
3. Nectar's The Forest - 22.8%
Hammy Jack Xiao Long
BEST CTM SEASON Toni's Universe's Edge
43.9%
2. Ennui's Burnout Fantasy - 23%
3. Rolecore Calamity Canyon - 19.4%
Wack Toni
BEST MINECRAFT SEASON Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5
34.1%
2. Astra Minecraft #2 - 9.3%
T-3. Jeffles Minecraft Betweenlands - 6%
T-3. Team Scallop Mutated - 6%
5. Ennui's Minecraft Invasion - 4%
T-6. Hardcore Man Discrimination - 2.6%
T-6. Cody's Mortal Trial - 2.6%
T-6. One Life Infected - 2.6%
T-6. Lucca's Captive Minecraft - 2.6%
Luke Jage
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
FAVORITE OVERLAY
Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5
39.1%
2. Toni's Universe's Edge - 8.7%
3. Hardcore Man Discrimination - 7%
4. Jeffles Minecraft Betweenlands - 6.1%
5. Ennui's Minecraft Invasion - 4.3%
6. The Dairy Bar Minecraft Epic Siege - 3.5%
T-7. Nyeck's Yomi - 2.6%
T-7. Minecraft Hivecore #2: Effectcore - 2.6%
T-9. Rolecore Calamity Canyon - 1.7%
T-9. BobblyBob Terraria Expert - 1.7%
Funky and Evan Jage
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
FAVORITE PERFORMANCE
BY A CAST MEMBER
Rolecore Calamity Canyon
12.2%
2. Ryan (Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5) - 11.3%
3. Superbop (Hardcore Man Discrimination) - 7%
4. Jack (Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5) - 5.2%
T-5. Pepe (JamPack Volume 2),
Tricky (Toni's Universe's Edge) - 4.3%
T-7. Guy (Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5),
Darth (THP MineZ), Funky (Team Scallop Mutated),
IciCole (Hardcore Man Discrimination) - 2.6%
T-11. WillCam (THP MineZ), Otto (THP DST),
Noodle (Bonus HC Isolation), Kiwi (Hardcore Man Discrimination), Jake (Astra Minecraft #2) - 1.7%
Funky and Evan Wiktor
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
FAVORITE 2021 HARDCORE
STARRING PBG
NormalBoots Minecraft
99.2%
N/A
Funky and Evan PBG and Todd
HARDCORE SEASON OF THE YEAR Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5
64%
2. Toni's Universe's Edge - 12%
3. Astra Minecraft #2 - 6.7%
4. Team Scallop Mutated - 5.3%
T-5. Ennui's Minecraft Invasion - 3.3%
T-5. Jeffles Minecraft Betweenlands - 3.3%
Amber K. Jage

Trailers[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • As Cuub was the presenter for "Best MineZ Season", they announced the victory of their own season, Team Scallop MineZ #2.
  • Several hardcores revealed through trailers during the show would go on to be cancelled before release, including Hardcore Man Discrimination 2, Hardcore New Funky Mode Terraria, Ghost Arcade Minecraft #2, and THP Face Your Fears.

2022 Hardcore Awards[edit | edit source]

Presentation[edit | edit source]

# Logo Host & Production Staff Release & Link Voting Period Awards & Voters
3 Luke Jan 6, 2023 Dec 18, 2022 -
Dec 23, 2022
15
Stick, WillCam, Cuub, Alec,
Wack, Hammy, Snail
HERE 243

Awards[edit | edit source]

Award & Presenter(s) Winner Season & Percent Runners-Up
BEST DEBUT SEASON Crooked's Mental Madness
17.9%
2. MAYHC Dark World - 17%
T-3. Dragon Ques! - 8.5%
T-3. The DOOMED Mini - 8.5%
T-3. Ozzcore Don't Starve - 8.5%
T-6. Traveler's Hardcore Triathlon - 6.7%
T-6. Cabin Fever Minecraft Lost Cities - 6.7%
T-6. J.A.R. Minecraft #1 - 6.7%
T-6. IciCore Holiday Halls - 6.7%
WillCam Crooked
BEST MINI SEASON BobblyBob Murder Mystery
16.7%
2. The DOOMED Mini - 14.4%
3. Ennui Quickie The Walls - 12.6%
4. Waffle HC: We Turned Everything Into a HC - 9.8%
T-5. Hivecore: Saving Private Hive - 7.9%
T-5. Nectar HC Leftovers: SCP Secret Lab - 7.9%
Pepe BobblyBob
BEST TERRARIA SEASON Hammy Show Thorium Expert Mode
43.6%
2. Terraria Randomcore Zombie Apocalypse - 22.1%
3. Hivecore Terraria - 17.6%
Cuub Hammy
BEST MISC. GAMES SEASON Ennui DST Skill Issue
46.9%
2. Ozzcore Don't Starve - 19.6%
3. Splitz Crowded Constant - 13.4%
Hammy Ennui
BEST MINEZ SEASON Very Big Core
43.2%
2. MineZ Nyfencore #2 - 23.4%
3. MineZ HardOmegers - 22.5%
Snail Drew, Matt, and Friends
BEST CTM SEASON Astra Harbinger
33.3%
2. Rolecore Burnout Fantasy - 24.4%
3. Hammy Show Broken Realm - 20.7%
4. Paranormal Idiots Neon Wounds - 9.4%
Wack Wack
BEST MINECRAFT SEASON Bonus HC Detonation #2
26.5%
2. JamPack Volume 3 - 14.3%
3. Team Scallop Foul Play - 13.5%
4. Ennui Progressive Nightmares - 10.4%
5. Crooked's Mental Madness - 8.7%
6. Waluigi's Sideways Minecraft - 7.4%
7. Minecraft Heartcore #1 - 5.7%
Alec Nappy
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
G.O.A.T. PBG CAST MEMBER
33.7% 2. Barry Kramer - 12.9%
T-3. Satchbags, NintendoCapriSun - 6.6%
5. PeanutButterGamer - 6.1%
6. SpaceHamster - 4.3%
T-7. ProJared, JonTron, BrutalMoose - 3.1%
T-10. Yungtown, Ray Narvaez Jr.,
Caddicarus - 2.5%
Luke Dean
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
G.O.A.T. PORTRAIT STYLE
Boiled Peanuts
12.7%
2. Hayden (THP) - 8.5%
3. Drew (NCIC) - 7.9%
4. Mikey (Team Scallop) - 7.3%
5. KrookedGlasses (PBG HC) - 4.2%
Luke Jage
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
G.O.A.T. FAN HC SEASON
Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5
28.7%
2. Simoz Minecraft #2 - 17%
3. Toni's Universe's Edge - 5.3%
4. Super Epicore - 4.7%
5. Pokemon Themecore - 2.3%
Luke Jage
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
G.O.A.T. PBG HC SEASON
PBG Minecraft #5
21.7%
2. PBG MineZ #1 - 18.1%
3. PBG Minecraft #2 - 15.7%
4. PBG Terraria #3 - 12.7%
5. PBG Minecraft #4 - 8.4%
Luke PBG and Todd
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
GREATEST HC OF ALL TIME
Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5
32.4%
2. Simoz Minecraft #2 - 8.2%
3. PBG Minecraft #5 - 4.7%
4. Toni's Universe's Edge - 4.1%
T-5. PBG MineZ #1 - 3.5%
T-5. PBG Minecraft #2 - 3.5%
T-5. Super Epicore - 3.5%
Ali Jage
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
BEST HC AWARDS CATEGORY
N/A BEST DEBUT SEASON
21.5%
2. Season of the Year - 12.3%
3. Favorite Death Quirk - 11.5%
4. Best Minecraft Hardcore - 10.8%
5. Favorite 2021 HC Starring PBG - 7.7%
Luke
HARDCORE HEART & HUSTLE AWARD Ethereal N/A
Luke Darth
HARDCORE SEASON OF THE YEAR Bonus HC Detonation #2
22%
2. Very Big Core - 21.1%
3. Astra Harbinger - 8.8%
4. JamPack Volume 3 - 8.4%
5. Team Scallop Foul Play - 7.5%
6. Waluigi's Sideways Minecraft - 7%
Jack Xiao Long Nappy

Trailers[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Cuub made the Season of the Year nominees video HERE.
  • The original presentation was accidentally uploaded on Luke's JamPack YouTube channel, taking 10 months before being reposted on the official Awards channel.
  • As Wack was the presenter for "Best CTM Season", he announced the victory of his own season, Astra Harbinger.
  • Multiple hardcores revealed through trailers during the show would go on to be cancelled before release, being Team Scallop Contaminated and the Climb.

2023 Hardcore Awards[edit | edit source]

Presentation[edit | edit source]

# Logo Host & Production Staff Release & Link Voting Period Awards & Voters
4 Alec Dec 13, 2024 Dec 17, 2023 -
Dec 24, 2023
13
Luke, Hammy, Snail, Yives, Cuub,
Pupzel, Stick, Wack, WillCam, ???,
IciCole, Loazi, Soda, Blobbs, Torin
HERE ???

Awards[edit | edit source]

Award & Presenter(s) Winner Season & Percent Runners-Up
BEST DEBUT SEASON Spooks & Co. Minecraft #1
35.6%
2. Hardcore New Funky Mode Bingo - 28.1%
3. Kekspert Mode MineZ - 9.6%
4. Madcore Rough Mobs - 8.1%
5. Starlight Diablo 2 - 7.4%
6. Autumn HC Minecraft #1 - 5.9%
7. Pinecore Nemesis: Winds of Time - 3%
8. Renegade HC Minecraft #1 - 2.2%
WillCam Spooks
BEST MINI SEASON Hammy Show Among Us Hide and Seek
32.1%
2. JamPack Minecraft #5 Survival - 21.6%
3. DINNERGAMINGCORE Smash - 17.9%
4. THP Just the Tip: One Hour in Ohio - 9%
5. ToniArcade Risk of Rain 2 - 6.7%
6. Jacob HC Trouble in Mineville - 6%
7. Nectar HC Bites: The Fan HC Prank - 3.7%
8. DINNERGAMINGCORE AMONG US MC - 2.2%
Cuub Hammy
BEST MISC. GAMES SEASON Ennui DST Shipwrecked
41.4%
2. Architect's Project Zomboid - 32.2%
3. Risk of Rain 2 Nyfencore - 26.3%
Soda Ennui
BEST MINEZ SEASON Nyeck's MineZ Reduced
54.6%
2. Kekspert Mode MineZ - 16.2%
T-3. HarryTheMeep's MineZ #4 - 14.6%
T-3. Crooked's Four Spire - 14.6%
Shaymin Nyeck
BEST TERRARIA SEASON TheRedRock's Terraria Eternity Mode
44.4%
2. Kashino HC Inescapable Calamity - 16.3%
3. Rolecore Terraria Thorium Classlocke - 15.6%
4. Team Scallop Shizam Jams: Foul Play 1.5 - 14.1%
5. Fudgecore Terraria Eternity Mode - 9.6%
Wack TheRedRock
BEST CTM SEASON SyKore Nova Arcana
30.4%
2. Nectar's Terminal Cliffs - 23.7%
3. BobblyBob's Crystal Fear - 18.5%
4. Ghostcowz Minecraft Manhunt #3 - 15.6%
5. Fwogcarf's Undergrove Jungle - 11.9%
Toni SyKo
BEST MINECRAFT SEASON Astraphobia
29.8%
2. Toni's Gauntlet - 23.7%
3. Ozzcore Hell's Gauntlet - 18%
4. Bonus HC Supersized - 11.5%
5. Rolecore Betweenlands - 5.8%
6. Hardcore New Funky Mode Bingo - 4.3%
7. Waffle HC Minecraft Master Mode - 3.6%
T-8. Splitz Vacation of Horror - 2.2%
T-8. Splitz Shapeshifted - 2.2%
Piggy Wack
BEST JAM Pupzel's Elkcore
39.4%
2. TheRedRock's Buried Alive - 17.6%
3. Sodercore Trust Fall - 12.5%
4. Yives Oddyssey: The Creeps - 9.6%
T-5. BlueLego's Ratcore - 8.8%
T-5. Architect's Pump up the Jam - 8.8%
T-7. Sylvette HC: Investigators - 4.4%
T-7. Hammy + JackP's hcjamentry.mp4 - 4.4%
9. BobblyBob HC Lite: Sky Skirmish - 3.7%
10. Nyech's LIGHTS OUT DST - 2.9%
11. Astra Silly Season - 2.2%
Ethan, Pupzel
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
BEST JAMPACK SEASON
JamPack Volume 1
30%
2. JamPack Volume 3 - 25.4%
3. JamPack Volume 2 - 22.4%
4. Ultimate JamPack Night (Both Minis) - 13.4%
5. JamPack Minecraft #5 Survival - 9%
Luke Luke
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
BEST TWIST
Paranoia
13.6%
2. Molecore - 11.9%
T-3. Rolecore, Astraphobia - 8.5%
T-4. Toni's Gauntlet, Team Scallop Foul Play,
Bonus HC Supersized, Bonus HC Detonation - 5.1%
T-5. Pokemon Themecore, Hwardcore: The Musical, Heartcore, Hardcore New Funky Mode Bingo - 3.4%
Shizam and Paddy Simoz
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
BEST EPISODE
Hardcore New Funky Mode Bingo Ep. 8
24.7%
2. Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5 Ep. 21 - 9.9%
3. Very Big Core Ep. 18 - 8.6%
4. Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5 Ep. 16 - 13.4%
T-5. Upstanding Citizen-Core Remastered Ep. 3 - 2.5%
T-5. One Life Infected Ep. 8 - 2.5%
T-5. Minecraft NCICORE #2 Ep. 12 - 2.5%
T-5. Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5 Ep. 10 - 2.5%
T-5. Astraphobia Ep. 14 - 2.5%
Shizam and Paddy Funky
VIEWER'S CHOICE:
BEST DEATH
Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5
14.4%
2. Jake (Astra Minecraft #1) - 6.2%
3. Luke (Gauntlet) - 5.1%
T-4. Jacob & Xavi (TNTBlower Minecraft #1),
Ethan, (Team Scallop Mutated), Canute (Gauntlet) - 4.1%
5. Andrew7s (Upstanding Citizen-Core) - 3.1%
T-6. Whisk and Firefist (Minecraft NCICORE #2),
Simoz (Simoz Minecraft #2),
Joey (Boiled Peanuts Minecraft #5), Copper (Bonus HC Detonation #2), Andrew7s (Team Scallop MineZ #2) - 2.1%
Shizam and Paddy Phillip
HARDCORE SEASON OF THE YEAR Astraphobia
28.1%
2. Toni's Gauntlet - 22.7%
T-3. Ozzcore Hell's Gauntlet - 13.5%
T-3. Architect's Project Zomboid - 13.5%
5. Risk of Rain 2 Nyfencore - 7.8%
T-6. TheRedRock's Terraria Eternity Mode - 4.3%
T-6. Nectar's Terminal Cliffs - 4.3%
T-6. Hardcore New Funky Mode Bingo - 4.3%
Nappy Wack

Trailers[edit | edit source]

Extras[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • IciCole made the Season of the Year nominees video HERE.
  • The Hardcore Awards theater was built by ???, Hammy, IciCole, Loazi, Soda, and Snail.

2024 Hardcore Awards[edit | edit source]

Presentation[edit | edit source]

# Logo Host & Production Staff Release & Link Voting Period Awards & Voters
5 File:2025HCAwardsLogo.png ??? ??? Jan 2, 2025 -
Jan 8, 2025
12
??? TBA ???

Awards[edit | edit source]

Award/Presenter(s) Winner Season/Percent Runners-Up
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