Best of /r/Minecraft 2016 Results!

A couple of week's ago we announced the Best of /r/Minecraft awards, for the best posts of 2016 in five categories. The New Year has arrived, the ballots have been counted, and the lucky winners have been chosen!

All the winners get Reddit Gold. There are 5 categories, with prizes for 1st Place ( ), 2nd Place (), and 3rd Place () for each category.

The categories are:

1 – Best Build (in-game builds, maps, …)
2 – Best Artwork (paintings, drawings, pixel art, in game art, creative videos, ….)
3 – Best Contraption (redstone, command blocks, minecarts, …)
4 – Most Helpful User (those who go above and beyond into helping others)
5 – Most Memorable Moment (funny comments, best stories, …)

The Winners

The Winners of the /r/Minecraft Best of 2016 Awards, as voted for by the subreddit:

1 – Best Build

1st Place: We spent 4.5 years creating a fully detailed city map to explore… or destroy! by u/GolonkaSwe (nominated by u/spektyte)

2nd Place: I spent 1.5 years working on a giant mechanical moving toystore by u/rajkkor (nominated by u/_cubfan_)

3rd Place: Nether Hub by u/marthameow (nominated by u/TheMaximusjk)

2 – Best Artwork

1st Place: I tried to make a painting based on /u/Piginabag's screenshot of a cool looking cave. by u/Tasty_Y (nominated by u/MrTreazer)

2nd Place: I tried drawing something based on a screenshot (ft. sand particles) by u/Tasty_Y (nominated by u/_cubfan_)

3rd Place: My Minecraft fan art by u/dlincoln83 (nominated by u/GutsyToyRat)

3 – Best Contraption

1st Place: [It is finally done! First ever Automatic Tunnel Bore Machine No Mods / No Command Blocks] by u/Cubehamster (nominated by u/_cubfan_)

2nd Place: [::] Pokémon Red Update – All features implemented! by u/MrSquishyYT (nominated by u/ShaneH7646)

3rd Place: Atari 2600 Emulator in Minecraft by u/fbecker (nominated by u/KrishaCZ)

4 – Most Helpful User

1st Place: u/redstonehelper (nominated by u/Classic36)

2nd Place: u/mcnoodlor (nominated by u/ShaneH7646)

3rd Place: u/Skylinerw (nominated by u/Pixlriffs)

5 – Most Memorable Moment

1st Place: Never forget the first rule of Minecraft by u/Dustein (nominated by u/HenryFrenchFries)

2nd Place: Mojang's official YouTube channel was suspended due to a "Trademark claim by a third party". by u/oCrapaCreeper (nominated by u/Taravangian)

3rd Place: I was flying around and found this weird dessert well thing. by u/Grickit (nominated by u/MrPenguin475)

Congratulation to all of the winners, and thank you everyone who posted, commented, nominated and voted this year.

Winners should check their inbox in a few days, if nothing shows up please contact the moderators

Check the rest of the top posts from 2016:

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