MegaCon 2022 Masters of Cosplay Contest by Wonderllama Photo
After the hard work, the blood sweat and tears, the pre-judging, and the waiting … the MegaCon Orlando 2022 Masters of Cosplay Sunshine Qualifier finally took place on the big stage at the Orange County Convention Center on Saturday evening. Contestants had a chance to strut their stuff on stage and pose for fans, friends, family, photographers, and local media.
With the “4 Hobbits” event — featuring Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), Billy Boyd (Peregrin Took), and Dominic Monaghan (Meriadoc Brandybuck) — scheduled in the same room immediately afterward, contest runners Pat Covey and Freddy Friedrich pulled off the semi-impossible and ran the contest in a brisk 50 minutes. The winners were truly impressive, with astounding cosplays that represented the best craftsmanship and creativity in the southeast.
To check out the studio gallery of many of the contestants taken during the judging period, visit this previous gallery post.
Contest Winners:
Best Novice: del_sylph
Best Journeyman: aachase1401
Best Master: ash__cosplayz9
Best in Show: fredandelledesigns
Also in this gallery are host Lucky Grim Creative and contestants painted.rabbit, cosplaydewitt, shutupraven, princesswondora, kolackitty, tabs_labs, Layla Ali – Cosplay, Closet Chloe, bakuh03, Bec The Noir Cosplay, robin.does.cosplay, zlecky, Sketch Deviant Cosplay, mewusagi, deathbycosplayofficial, Lady Raivin Cosplay, Jettie_media, havh3roes, and more.
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