Flash submissions are nominated by winning monthly contests, official days, or are nominated by the Newgrounds Staff. A panel of judges then selects the best game and movie of the year using an instant-runoff voting system, in which the panel votes for a number of submissions and the submission with the least votes doesn't factor into the next round.Movies and games are chosen by a panel of judges. The Musician of the Year was chosen in 2007 by prominent members of the Newgrounds Audio Community[2], and Tom Fulp personally chooses the User of the Year and later Musicians of the Year.