My proposed changes would see a breakdown something like this:
Paragon of Mafia Hunters:
BoW award for best overall town player for the year
Don Corleone:
BoW award for best overall scum player for the year
Rising Star:
BoW award for the player who had the most prolific rise/breakout year (could be newbie, could be a veteran who went unnoticed until now)
BoW award for the player who has been the most positive contributor in replacing into games
Most Enjoyable Player:
BoW award for the funniest or just the most pleasant player to be around
in game
Best Town:
Single game award for best town group performance in one game
Best Scumteam:
Single game award for best scum group performance in one game
Best Third Party:
Single game award for best third party performance in one game
Kodak Moment:
Most memorable moment from a game (fakeclaim, funny post, hilarious sequence of events, etc)
Smooth Operator:
BoW award for best overall moderator for the year
Best Flavor:
Single game thread award for best written flavor
Best Mutation:
This could be a new role, new mechanic, or something in between that you felt really stood out this year and was a great addition to the game of mafia
Best Setup:
Single game award for strong setup design; balance, ingenuity, role interaction, theme integration, etc will all be considered
Professor Mafia:
BoW category awarded to the person who did the most to help teach/explain/theorycraft the game of mafia; this could be a single big MD post, or the sum of all of a person's MD posts for the year, or someone's work as an IC
Community Contributor:
BoW category awarded to the person who made the site a better place to be through their efforts; this can be related to social events such as RadioScum or hosting a meet, but can also relate to actual work done on the forums to improve the overall community experience on the site, IE updating a big section of the wiki, writing an app to do votecounts, engaging in mass data collection efforts & presenting said data
Outstanding Mish Mash Game:
Best game run for the year in the Mish Mash Subforum
Name in Orange:
Only handed out certain years when the reds/admins see a particular user do a lot of unseen work backstage
Game of the Year:
The replacement for Most Enjoyable Game; while enjoy-ability is still a factor, judges will also consider every aspect of the game. How well did the town play? How well did the scum play? Was the setup good? Was it balanced? How timely was the mod with VCs/deadlines? Was the flavor good? How about replacements? This award won't go to anyone in particular but will instead just title that game as "Game of the Year 20__".