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The Golden Brick Awards is Downtown Orlando Partnership’s exclusive annual awards ceremony, celebrating the people, projects, and initiatives that propel downtown forward. The program also includes the announcement of the “Downtowner of the Year” (DOTY) by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. 

Submission Guidelines:

• Any submission between January 1 and December 31, 2023 that positively impacts Downtown Orlando is eligible for entry in the Golden Brick Awards.
• The geographic eligibility is the Greater Downtown Orlando Area from hospital campus to hospital campus from the south (Orlando Health) to the north (AdventHealth), and west (Camping World Stadium) to the east (Mills/17-92/ Leu Gardens).
• An entry fee of $175 is required to apply for the Golden Brick Awards. Past award recipients and nominees are eligible to be nominated again. Self-nominations are accepted. Click here to pay the $175 application fee. 
• The Downtown Orlando Partnership (DOP) will recognize up to four finalists per category and will present a Golden Brick Award to ONE winner per category.
• A submission may qualify for multiple award categories and may only win once. On a single application, you are welcome to apply for consideration in more than one category. Each submission is eligible to win one Golden Brick Award. 
• The deadline for applications is Friday, March 22, 2024, by 11:59pm.

Categories and Sponsors (to date):

Arts & Culture – United Arts of Central Florida

Commercial & Residential Development – Dean Mead

Community  – Schenkel Shultz

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion – JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Entertainment & Special Events – Laconic Digital

Hospitality & Dining – Visit Orlando

Innovation & Technology – Innovate Orlando

Public Works & Placemaking - PRISMATIC

Redesign & Renovation - e|spaces

Sporting Events – Balfour Beatty

Sustainability & Resiliency

Game Changer – CareerSource Central Florida