The floor at New York Comic Con draws some of the most creative cosplayers in the city, creating a virtual traffic jam of inventive costumes. The vast floor is necessarily egalitarian, so modest modification stand side-by-side with complicated builds, and given the crowds, it can sometimes be hard to spot the best of the best.

Unless you have a ticket to Saturday night's NYCC Championships of Cosplay.

The top cosplayers on the East Coast gathered on Saturday evening to show off their most intricate and creative designs, with a $5000 cash prize and a berth in next year's Global Championships of Cosplay event at C2E2 on the line. It was a lively event filled with incredible work and a boisterous crowd, including a Freddie Mercury cosplayer who lip-synced the entirety of "Bohemian Rhapsody" before the event even really kicked off. NYCC is just that kind of party.

Check out the winners and photos from the event below!

FX Winners

Bronze: Kevin Uribe, Hawkman

Silver: Inked Cosplay, Corvis Glaive

Gold: Paul D'Amore, Swamp Thing

Armor Winners

Bronze: Saman Droid, Auntie Entity

Silver: Sutton Family Cosplay

Gold: MJ Cosplay

Needlework

Bronze: Kevin Close, Tormund Giantsbane

Silver: Liza, Claire Beecham

Gold: Wayra Cosplay, Juliet

Best In Show

Bronze: Wonder Woman

Silver: Mhysa Cosplay, Fairy Godmother

Gold: Robert Lively, Emil