It’s that time of year for all you loyal Dubsists out there…. time yet again for our Thanksgiving-weekend tradition here at Dubsism. Today is the day we open the nomination period for our coveted awards covering various achievements in the world of sport. For the seventeenth year in a row, we here at Dubsism will be handing out the Dubsy Awards.
Regardless of where you are reading this, the fact you found this blog means you’ve searched the internet, ran out of interesting content, and landed here. But it also means you’ve read a lot of sports stuff and collectively you can provide a more complete pool of nominees than can the drunken bunch of keyboard droolers here at Dubsism.
If you aren’t familiar with the Dubsys, you can always check out our previous awards. The categories and the people for whom they awards are named are telling, self-explanatory, and pretty goddamn hilarious.
Having said that, here is your official Dubsy Award nomination ballot. Simply fill in your nominees (be sure to include pertinent facts; links to supporting evidence are always welcome, and depending on the reason for nomination, it may be required by the Dubsism legal department), then copy and paste your ballot into an email addressed to dubsism@yahoo.com or you can use our contact form below.
There are very few criteria for submitting a ballot:
- One nominee per category per email.
- Nominees must come from the world of sport, and they must fit the category in which they are nominated.
- It is not required to provide a nominate in each category.
- Nominees should have a national presence; as much as your local high school coach might be a perfect nominee, if the rest of us never heard of him, it rings a bit hollow. However, we are more than willing to make exceptions for awesome stories which have supporting material. We’re here to entertain, not get sued.
We also will be giving honorable mentions to the best nominees which are pretty damn good, but didn’t win. Regardless, for all nominees which make the Awards post, we will post the nominator’s name and a link to their Blog/Web Page, X/Twitter handle, or any other site (not your OnlyFans…nobody wants to see naked blog-readers). Of course, those wishing to remain anonymous can do so as well; just tell us you don’t want anybody to know you read this blog.
Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Eastern U.S. time on Tuesday, December 30th, 2025.
For more information on last year’s winners, click here.
The Seventeenth Annual Dubsy Awards Nominations
The Mickey Klutts Award for Unfortunate Naming
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Noah Knigga, Quarterback, Eastern Michigan University
The Bobby Knight Award for Achievements in Dramatic Public Meltdowns
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Ali Heibati, UFC Fighter
The Bevo and Ralphie Award for Mascot Buffoonery
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Marvin Wildhage, German YouTube “Celebrity”
The Budd Dwyer Award for Excellence in Career Suicide
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Matt Eberflus, former head coach, Chicago Bears
The Ed Hochuli Award for the Best Call
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Antonio Brown, Former NFL Player and Current Lunatic
The Jason Sehorn Award for Being Completely Overrated
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: LeBron “Bronny” James, Jr.
The Clinton-Nixon Award for Cover-Up Futility
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Jontay Porter, Former NBA player
The Charles O. Finley Award for Achievements in Cheap
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: The Minnesota Vikings
The Joe Kapp Award for Being Run Out of Town
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Mike Vrabel, former Head Coach, Tennessee Titans
The Bobby Layne Award for Best Performance While Drunk
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Justine Huang, marathon runner
The Artis Gilmore Award for Achievements in Hair Boldness
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Kirby Connell, Relief Pitcher, University of Tennessee
The Kyle Orton Award for Achievements in Partying
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Bathroom Buffalo Bills Fans
The Vasily Alexseyev Award for Plus-Sized Achievement
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Desmond Watson, defensive lineman, University of Florida
The Jamie Moyer Award for Excellence in Geriatrics
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Kelly Slater, Professional Surfer
The Vinko Bogotaj Award For Epic Failure
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: The Miami Dolphins
The Joe Theismann Award For Gruesome Injuries
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Matthew Dawson, Australian field hockey player
The Dick Vermeil Award For Great Moments in Crying:
- Winner:
- Honorable Mention:
Previous Winner: Robert and Doug MacIntyre, PGA Tour
The Gene Mauch Lifetime Achievement Award
- Winner:
Previous Winner: Lou Carnesecca, former head basketball coach, St. John’s University
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