The 10th Annual Downtown's BEST Awards, hosted by Downtown Alliance, will celebrate a decade of downtown on April 9, 2010 at the Westin Downtown. This not-to-be-missed event will recognize the people, organizations, and places that have made significant contributions to Downtown San Antonio, creating a better place to live, work, shop, play, and be entertained.

Before we crown the 2010 winners, we need your help to nominate the best pool of deserving candidates through our Call for Nomination process. You are invited and encouraged to submit a nomination through our online form below.

NOMINATIONS ARE DUE MARCH 19 by 5pm.

There is no limit to the number of nominations you may submit, however, you must complete a different form for EACH entry.

The fee is $99 for each nomination, $75 if you are a Downtown Alliance member. In honor of this BEST Awards celebrating a 10th Anniversary, we are offering a very special $10 price for second, third, and fourth nominations made by DTA members.

Categories include:

• Adaptive Use
• Arts & Culture
• Development/Construction
• Event/Marketing/Promotion
• New Business/Office
• Public/Private Partnership
• Residential
• Restaurant/Retail
• “Wild Card”—You name the category!
• Works in Progress
• BEST of the Past Decade (no-fee for this category)
• Downtowner of the Year (no-fee for this category)

To guide you in your nomination, think of people,organizations, and places that: 

1. Have made a significant contribution to Downtown San Antonio during the past 24 months (January 2008 thru December 2009). The Restaurant/Retail category is not subject to the past 24-month requirement.
2. Demonstrate a long-term commitment to Downtown San Antonio.
3. Display an entrepreneurial or community spirit that positively supports Downtown San Antonio.

Still need help? Visit our Q&A for frequently asked questions and previous winners.

Award winners will be presented at the 2010 Downtown’s BEST Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Westin Riverwalk. Our media sponsor, The San Antonio Business Journal, will recognize nominees and winners in upcoming issues.

If you have a question about your membership status please, give us a call at 225-3862.

**The Works in Progress category is for projects that are “in the works” and not yet completed but had broken ground before December 31, 2009.

To assist the awards jury in their deliberations, please submit relevant images, articles and other supporting material. Electronic submission is preferred, however, we understand not all images will be digital. Please indicate whether you will submit the files electronically, via mail, or hand deliver them to our office. Type of files that can be accepted: doc, xls, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, mp3, pdf, ppt, and zip.

Please mail or deliver documents to: Downtown Alliance, 515 E. Houston Street, Suite 100, San Antonio, TX 78205

PLEASE NOTE: Your nomination will be submitted to us as soon as you click the submit button below. If you selected online payment, the next screen you will see is a PayPal screen. If you can't pay by credit card, please close out of the screen. Your submission will still be recorded and we will invoice you. If you have any questions or problems, please email info@downtownsa.org