After years of blogging I am finally a host for the premier award for fantasy characters.
The Silmaril Awards. This year there are eleven categories including one new one called Most Wayward Soul.
I am hosting the nominations and award for The Most Nefarious Villain.
I really wish I could share more. There is so much happening with the awards this year. But it’s labor day and I’m out of town for the weekend so I found this newspaper article to share with you instead. It’s from some obscure news site called: The Fantasy Times.
Shocking awards upset!
It’s that time of year again folks! The tickets are printed, the jewels are shined and the only thing left to decide is who is worthy!
That’s right it’s awards season here in the realms of fantasy, and society is abuzz with the latest news to come out of The City of Kings. Aragorn the King of Gondor has made a stunning announcement, all Narnia Characters are to be awarded honorary Silmarils.
This was announced at a ceremony where King Aragorn awarded a chest of Silmarils to the four high kings and queens of Narnia and bid them to distribute them to their citizens. (I pause to remind the reader that a lot of Narnians already hold Silmarils, so we can assume this won’t be a hard task.) Then when the Pevensies tried to bow to him Aragorn stopped them and said, “My friends you bow to no one.”
That’s the story folks, after years of the Narnians dominating the awards, it’s finally time for other members of Fantasy to get a chance at the most coveted award in all the realms.
Who will be victorious this year?
Your vote will decide!
What are the Silmaril Awards?
The Silmaril Awards are all about celebrating fantasy fiction. But whereas most awards go to authors or books, these awards go to the characters themselves!
Started in 2016, these awards are a four week online celebration of all that’s best in fantasy literature. There are several awards in various categories given every year.
The characters who receive them have to be from books in the fantasy genre.
Characters cannot receive the same award more than once. These are lifetime awards.
Past Nefarious Villain winners include:
- 2022 Lady of the Green Kirtle from The Chronicles of Narnia
- 2021 Dolores Umbridge from The Harry Potter Series
- 2020 Voldemort from The Harry Potter Series
- 2019 Death in Life from Tales of the Goldstone Wood
- 2018 Queen Levana from The Lunar Chronicles
- 2017 Shift from The Chronicles of Narnia
- 2016 The White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia
Tolkien and now Narnian characters are not eligible to be nominated. Instead, they’ll be the ones presenting the awards.
Nominations are submitted in the comments of each of the host blogs.
Anyone can submit a nomination and you can second (and third and fourth, etc.) any number of nominations besides your own.
After the nomination period (lasting one week), the five characters receiving the most nominations will make it onto the ballot and you’ll have one week to vote. After the votes are tallied, the winners will be announced, one per day, over the final two weeks of the awards.
The dates for this year’s awards are:
Nominations week — Sept 4-8
Voting week — Sept 11-15
Awards ceremonies — Sept 18-29
Quick Reminders:
- No Tolkien or Narnia Characters
- Book characters only (Movies don’t count unless the book came first.)
- Only fantasy characters are allows (No sci-fi, adventure, mystery ect…)
- Leave your nomination as a comment State the character’s name and what book they’re from.
- Second other’s nominations by replying “I second” to their comment.
- These are lifetime awards please check the pst winners above before nominating.
So, Who do you think the most Nefarious Villain is?
Nominate them now!
Nominate more at the blogs below:
Most Magnificent Dragon – Jenelle Leanna Schmidt
Most Nefarious Villain – C.O. Bonham (You are here)
Most Devoted Couple – Book Shire
Most Wayward Soul – E. E. Rawls
Most Silver Tongue – The Grim Writer
Most Epic Heroine – Catherine Hawthorn
Most Majestic Ruler – DJ Edwardson
Most Faithful Friend – J L Mbewe
Most Mischievous Imp – Bard on Pilgrimage
Most Epic Hero – Imperial Scribis
Wisest Counselor – Light and Shadows
C. O. Bonham 
Sep 09, 2023 @ 11:31:52
Thank you everyone who nominated and seconded I have tallied the votes and counted every one. We invite you all to come back Monday the 11th to vote in the finalists round.
Sep 08, 2023 @ 21:35:07
My sister can’t get her comments to post, so on her behalf, I second:
The King Behind (City Between)
Lord Sero (City Between)
The Nightmare (City Between)
Jekyll (Afterverse)
Whitlock (Afterverse)
Dragonwitch (Goldstone Wood)
Nimiane (100 Cupboards)
Dr. Phoenix (Ashtown Burials)
Sep 08, 2023 @ 20:47:50
I second
Capricorn
Gnag the nameless
Sep 08, 2023 @ 20:21:45
I second Capricorn
Sep 08, 2023 @ 17:27:19
The news article was so great! *grins*
I second:
The King Behind (City Between)
Lord Sero (City Between)
Prince John (Robin Hood)
Zemenar (Enchanted Forest)
Witch of the Waste (Howl’s Moving Castle)
Morgan le Fay (Arthurian Legends)
Prince Humperdink (Princess Bride)
Dr. Jekyll (Afterverse)
Jackson Whitlock (Afterverse)
Nurse Golightly (Afterverse)
Brother (Afterverse)
Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
Devin (Dragons in our Midst)
Arramos (Dragons in our Midst)
Semiramis (Dragons in our Midst)
The Keeper (Entwined)
Sep 07, 2023 @ 22:32:09
Seconding:
Gnag
Cap. Hook
Opal Koboi
Skalni
Capricorn
Zemenar
The Ash
The Alder
The Dragonwitch
Hattie
Achren
Arawn
The Horned King
Devin
Arramos
Nominating:
The Gloamglozer from The Edge Chronicles
The Raven from The Raven Son Saga
The Hag from The Raven Son Saga
Sep 07, 2023 @ 19:29:25
I second:
Gnag the Nameless
Lord Sero
Nimiane
the Darkness
Skulni
the Witch-Queen
Ar’Molon Uun
Taravangian
Sep 07, 2023 @ 13:18:28
I second:
the Darkness (Moonscript)
Nimiane (100 Cupboards)
Dr. Phoenix (Ashtown Burials)
King Respen (Blades of Acktar)
Lady Gisela (KotLC)
Sep 07, 2023 @ 10:17:36
seconding:
Odium (Rayse)
Gnag the Nameless
Bonifer Squoon
Mordred
Captain Hook
Lord Sero
Opal Koboi
Prince Humperdink
Count Rugen
Morgan Le Faye
Witch of the Waste
nominating:
Taravangian, Sadeas (Stormlight Archive)
the King Behind (City Between)
IT (Wrinkle in Time)
Skulni (Fairest)
Baron Erondites (Queen’s Thief)
Staff Venture (Mistborn)
Prince John (Robin Hood)
Hugo Bonvilain (Airman)
Sep 08, 2023 @ 16:35:08
I second Taravangian, the King Behind, IT, and Baron Erondites.
Sep 07, 2023 @ 05:04:35
I nominate Ar’Molon Uun from The Orb and the Airship, by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt!
Sep 07, 2023 @ 19:24:58
I second Ar’Molon Uun! *shivers*
Sep 06, 2023 @ 21:05:24
I second Zemenar, Prince Humperdinck, the Mistress, and Davira. And I nominate King Respen from Blades of Acktar by Tricia Mingerink!!
Sep 07, 2023 @ 10:23:20
I second King Respen
Sep 06, 2023 @ 16:22:12
I second:
The Time King
Zemenar
Lord Sero
Witch of the Waste
Sep 06, 2023 @ 13:18:51
I second
Gnag the Nameless
Sir Mordred
The Horned King
Nimiane
Dr. Phoenix
Mrs. Dervish
Captain Hook
Capricorn (he reaaallyy should win)
Count Rugen
Prince Humperdink
Lord Deparnieux Sir Keren
The Master
Jonathan Dark
Grendel
Morgan Le Fay
King Lawrence
Maxi
I nominate
Morgarath from Rangers Apprentice
Sep 06, 2023 @ 13:31:37
I second Morgarath!
Sep 06, 2023 @ 00:31:42
I second Bonifer Squoon and the Darkness.
I nominate Lucius/the Dark Knight from the Kingdom Series
Sep 08, 2023 @ 13:58:57
I second Bonifer Squoon and Lucius/the Dark Knight.
Sep 06, 2023 @ 00:10:25
So happy to have you aboard this year!
Also, I loved your news article! So fun! Love it!!!!
Oh boy… villains!
Seconding:
Captain Hook
Gnag the Nameless
Bonifur Squoon
The Keeper from Entwined
Lord Whitlock (Afterverse)
-Arawn (The Chronicles of Prydain)
Brother from the Afterverse
Capricorn (Inkheart)
Prince Humperdinck
Amber from Rizkaland
And I nominate:
Lady Cavendish (The Aeronaut’s Windlass)
The Time King (Star Clock Chronicles by EJ Kitchens)
Uncle Vic (Superhero Rescue Project by HL Burke)
Davira (Ilyon Chronicles Jaye L Knight)
Zemenar (Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C Wrede)
Lord Sero (City Between)
Witch of the Waste (Howl’s Moving Castle)
Ra’aba (Dragonfriend series)
Prince Langston (Green Princess trilogy by HL Burke)
Sep 06, 2023 @ 01:18:42
I second Zemenar!
Sep 06, 2023 @ 18:18:07
I second Lady Cavendish, Lord Sero, and the Witch of the Waste!
Sep 06, 2023 @ 22:38:43
I second Lord Sero!
Sep 07, 2023 @ 10:24:16
I second Davira.
Sep 07, 2023 @ 13:19:15
I second Lord Sero, Lord Whitlock, and Brother.
Sep 05, 2023 @ 18:23:53
Great to have you hosting!
I second Capricorn and Grendel.
Sep 05, 2023 @ 15:02:58
Clarification: I realized I mispelled the dragon I nominated above. His name is Idric, not Idris.
Sep 05, 2023 @ 12:15:19
Seconding Lady Gisela.
Sep 05, 2023 @ 02:21:37
I second Amber from The Rizkaland Legends
The Mistress from The Austen Fairy Tale
Hans from The Austen Fairy Tale
Sep 04, 2023 @ 23:50:52
I nominate:
The Master (The Sisters Grimm)
The Unman (The Space Trilogy)
The Ash and the Alder (Phantastes)
Jonathan Dark (Something Wicked This Way Comes)
Grendel (Beowulf)
Morgan Le Fay (Arthurian legends)
King Lawrence (Darien’s Rise)
The Erlking (Gilded)
Maxi (Ashtown Burials)
I second:
Bonifer Squoon, Yurgen, and Gnag the Nameless
Humperdinck and Rugen
Capricorn
Nimiane
Doctor Phoenix
Whitlock
Captain Hook
The Horned King
Mordred
Brother
Deparnieux and Keren
Sep 05, 2023 @ 11:36:37
I second Grendel
Sep 05, 2023 @ 21:51:25
Seconding Morgan le Fay
Sep 06, 2023 @ 01:18:05
I second Grendel and Morgan Le Faye
Sep 07, 2023 @ 10:25:15
I second Grendel and Morgan le Fay.
Sep 04, 2023 @ 22:38:54
I second
Capricorn
Gnag the nAMLESS
Bonifer Squoon
Captain Hook
I Nominate
Lord Deparnieux (Rangers Apprentice)
Sir Keren (Rangers Apprentice)
Sep 04, 2023 @ 21:18:14
I second:
Odium
The Keeper
Cythraul
Bonifer Squoon
Lord Sero
The Nightmare
Morbin Blackhawk
And I nominate:
Amber from The Rizkaland Legends
The Dragonwitch from Tales of Goldstone Wood
The Mistress from The Austen Fairy Tale
Hans from The Austen Fairy Tale
The Unseelie King from The Lord of Dreams
Sep 05, 2023 @ 02:16:27
I second Amber and Hans.
Sep 04, 2023 @ 17:38:29
I nominate:
The Darkling from the Grishaverse
Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz
The Witch of the Waste from Howl’s Moving Castle
I second:
Prince Humperdinck
Count Rugen
Hattie
Lady Gisela
Skulni
Captain Hook (my favorite character to hate!)
The Horned King
Sep 04, 2023 @ 16:22:53
I second Prince Humperdinck from the Princess Bride, Idris from the Kingdom Chronicles, and Lady Gisela from Keeper of the Lost Cities.
Sep 04, 2023 @ 15:13:35
I second Prince Humperdink (Princess Bride)
I second Hattie (Ella Enchanted)
I second Liliane (Fairy Tale Enchantress)
I second Tenebris (Snow Queen series)
I nominate Idris the dragon, from The Kingdom Chronicles by Deborah Grace White. Particularly Kingdom of Dance.
Sep 04, 2023 @ 14:37:32
I second Skulni (Fairest)
I second Hattie (Ella Enchanted)
I nominate Vivian (King Arthur and Her Knights by KM Shea)
I second Capricorn (Inkheart)
I second Odium (Stormlight Archives)
I nominate Liliane (Fairy Tale enchantress by KM Shea)
I nominate Tenebris (The Snow Queen by KM Shea)
I nominate Carabosso (Fairy Tale enchantress by KM Shea)
I nominate Lady Gisela Sencen (Keeper of the Lost Cities)
Sep 04, 2023 @ 12:49:46
Seconding Hattie and Humperdinck.
Sep 04, 2023 @ 12:48:23
I nominate:
The Witch-Queen (Stardust)
Skulni (Fairest)
Hattie (Ella Enchanted)
Prince Humperdink (The Princess Bride)
Count Rugen (The Princess Bride)
King Claudio (Goose Chase)
Sep 04, 2023 @ 15:08:11
I second Count Rugen and Prince Humperdinck.
Sep 04, 2023 @ 15:48:57
Seconding Prince Humperdink and Count Rugen.
Sep 04, 2023 @ 12:39:01
Seconding Morbin Blackhawk.
Sep 08, 2023 @ 17:21:39
And Gnag the Nameless (wherever he went, lol)
Sep 04, 2023 @ 12:38:28
Seconding:
(I am just mentally “ugh”-ing every time I think of these characters. 😝)
– Brother
– Gnag
– Bonifer
– Nimiane
– Dr. Phoenix
– Opal Koboi
– Dr. Henry Jekyll (Afterverse)
– Lord Jackson Whitlock
– Nurse Golightly
– The Neverwolves
– Beatrice
– Neva
– Mrs. Dervish
– Captain Hook
– Yurgen
– Capricorn
Sep 04, 2023 @ 11:57:05
I nominate Morbin Blackhawk, Garten Longtreader, and Tameeth Seer (Green Ember Series)
Sep 04, 2023 @ 11:10:10
Ugh, yes, Brother, Gnag, and Bonifer are VERY evil. Seconding them! Also seconding Sir Mordred.
Nominating:
-Lord Sero (the City Between series by W.R. Gingell)
-the Nightmare (the City Between series)
-Nimiane (100 Cupboards)
-Dr. Phoenix (The Ashtown Burials)
-Opal Koboi (Artemis Fowl)
-Dr. Henry Jekyll (the Afterverse)
-Lord Jackson Whitlock (the Afterverse)
-Nurse Golightly (the Afterverse)
-the Neverwolves (the Afterverse)
-Beatrice (the Afterverse)
-Neva (the Afterverse)
-Mrs. Dervish (Outlaws of Time)
-Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
-the Darkness (Moonscript)
-Achren (The Chronicles of Prydain)
-Arawn (The Chronicles of Prydain)
-The Horned King (the Chronicles of Prydain)
-Yurgen (The Wingfeather Saga)
Sep 04, 2023 @ 12:44:36
Second for Captain Hook!
Sep 04, 2023 @ 15:47:26
Seconding:
Dr. Jekyll (Afterverse)
Lord Whitlock (Afterverse)
Neverwolves (Afterverse)
Neva (Afterverse)
the Darkness (Moonscript)
Achren (Prydain)
Arawn (Prydain)
The Horned King (Prydain)
Sep 04, 2023 @ 16:20:02
I second The Darkness from Moonscript and Achren, Arawn, and the Horned King fromn the Chronicles of Prydain.
Sep 06, 2023 @ 21:56:48
I second Nimiane, The Horned King, and Bonifer!
Sep 07, 2023 @ 13:25:42
I second Nimiane, Dr. Phoenix, The Neverwolves, and the Nightmare (and I would second Lords Sero and Whitlock, but I already did in another comment).
Sep 04, 2023 @ 10:27:54
I nominate Vivaine from the Keeper Origins and Sir Mordred from the King Arthur legends, and I second Brother!
Sep 04, 2023 @ 10:05:20
I nominate:
Devin, Arramos, and Semiremas from Dragons in our Midst
Seamas from King’s Warrior
Gnag the Nameless and Bonifer Squoon from Wingfeather Saga
and I second Capricorn
Sep 04, 2023 @ 16:13:13
I second Gnag the Nameless and Bonifer Squoon from Wingfeather.
Sep 08, 2023 @ 20:54:02
I second Devin, Semiramis, Gang and Bonifer.
Sep 04, 2023 @ 09:36:57
I nominate Cythraul from Wayne Thomas Batson’s Meridian Constellation Series.
Sep 04, 2023 @ 09:04:01
I nominate:
Odium from Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere universe
Brother from the Afterverse
the Keeper from Entwined (Heather Dixon)
Capricorn (Inkheart)
Sep 04, 2023 @ 10:14:52
I second Brother and the Keeper!
Sep 04, 2023 @ 15:07:16
I second the Keeper as well
Sep 06, 2023 @ 08:42:42
I second Odium! And I nominate The Black Night/Viridian from The Letter for the King and its sequel Secrets of the Wild Woods by Tonke Dragt (the books)
Sep 06, 2023 @ 10:12:07
I second The Keeper!
Sep 08, 2023 @ 20:51:52
I second Brother.