Recognising what actually matters.
2026 Categories
The categories are intentionally broad, because excellence has an irritating habit of turning up wherever it wants.
Entertainment
Shows, performers, productions and the people who make Las Vegas worth watching.
Hospitality
Restaurants, bars, hotels and service that genuinely deserves to be remembered.
Special Recognition
For excellence too specific, strange or impressive to fit anywhere sensible.
The Cat Clause
Would you simply like an award?
We understand. Sometimes waiting for excellence to be formally recognised can be exhausting.
Fortunately, there is another route.
Make a donation of $20 or more directly to The Poppy Foundation, send us reasonable proof of your donation, and you may request an official Absolute Best of the Best of Las Vegas Award.
Just cats.
About The Poppy Foundation
The Poppy Foundation is a Las Vegas-based registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to caring for special-needs, chronically ill, senior, abused, and otherwise hard-to-adopt cats.
Your donation is made directly to The Poppy Foundation. We receive none of it. The cats do.
Which, frankly, already makes this a better awards system than most.
Important, extremely official information
Your $20 donation does not technically purchase an award.
That would be ridiculous.
It simply creates an entirely unrelated and suspiciously convenient circumstance in which we suddenly become convinced that you deserve one.
Claim your award
Keep your donation confirmation. When the claim system is opened publicly, you’ll be asked for your name, the wording you’d like on the award and reasonable proof of your donation.
No proof. No award. We do have standards.
The Absolute Best of the Best of Las Vegas Awards is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Poppy Foundation unless explicitly stated. Donations are made directly to the charity.