


Since 2011, Honoring a Newcomer spotlights promising new blood.The Sky May Be pays homage to departed members of the community.The Mapper of the Year, awarded to the best level designer of the year.The Mockaward, given to the best joke WAD of the year, in honor of Mockery, were suspended in 2011 because of the apparent death of joke WADs worth considering for an award, but came back in 2012.The Worst Wad, dishonoring the worst WAD of the year, a category that was officially retired in 2011 because of concerns it "rewarded" people for uploading low-quality work.The Mordeth Award, recognizing whichever WAD of the year has taken the longest time to develop and release, in honor of Mordeth's notoriously protracted development schedule.The first such award was given in 2011, however they were preceded by a non-repeated, ad-hoc award ("This Is My Boomstick") in the 15th Cacowards in 2008.

Best Gameplay Mod, presented to the best gameplay modification of the year.Best Multiplayer ( Best DM Level until 2007 and Best Multiplayer Level until 2011,) honoring the best multiplayer WAD of the year.There are usually two runners up, though the number has varied between zero (2011) and five (2012). Runners Up are given to mods which would have been good enough for inclusion if there hadn't been even better mods filling all the slots.The series started in 2004 with the so-called 11th installment, which was an attempt to replicate the success of the previous year's 10 Years of Doom celebration, more precisely the Top 100 WADs of All Time and Top 10 Infamous WADs articles.Īpart from the regular Cacowards, there are additional Cacowards granted each year: The Cacowards are a yearly feature in Doomworld, released on Doom's birthday.
