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2025 DIORAMA WINNERS

All of the dioramas are wonderful, but our judges thought these were the best! 

• First Place
  • The Most Sweeping Representation of a Historical Event: Houdini Wins Liberty Head-Downward in Air by Sarah Vyeda 
• Second Place (and voted the People's Favorite)
  • The Most Detailed Reconstruction of a Very Silly Thing: City's Nine Noisy Peacocks Are Sentenced to Life in Coop by Christina Limata
• Third Place
  • The Most Relatable and Human: Man Jailed Watching Meteors by Adam Esposito 
• Honorable Mentions
  • The Best Depiction of Early Oakland Entertainment: A Chance to Brush Up on San Antonio Park History by Samia Khattab
  • The Best Depiction of Animal Bravery: Dog Rescues Youth From Shark Attack by Jonathan and Santiago Lemon 
  • The Best Minimalist Interpretation of the Diorama Challenge: Found Some Silverware by Caroline Haley and Derek Vogel
  • The Most Persistently Haunted House: A Mystery Most Foul at Oakland's Clarke Mansion by Courtney Minick
  • The Best Drunk Animal Diorama: Seagulls Drunk on Seized Booze Dumped in Bay by Hannah Jenks
    
  • The Best Depiction of a Natural Treasure Saved by Women: Why Save the Bay? -- And Why Not? by Dianne Ayres
  • The Crustiest Punk Diorama: Yesterday's Crimes: Gilman Street Mummy Baby by Alison Rose
• Staff Prize (decided by voters)
  • The Most Deviously Delicious Diorama: Hey! Hey! Pickler in a Pickle Now Over Pickles by Josephine Sayers