Editing The Geometry Dash Awards (section)

===Discontinued categories===
Many former categories have been discontinued over the years; most are due to significant reworks to the 2023 and 2024 Awards, but some have been discontinued for other reasons.
;Level categories
*'''Best 2.1 Recreation:''' Awarded to the level that best captured the upcoming 2.1 update during 2.0. Discontinued after 2.0 Awards due to 2.1's release.
*'''Best Art Level:''' Awarded to the best art-based decorated level of the year. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Bossfight Level:''' Awarded to the best level featuring a bossfight mechanic. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Demon Megacollab:''' Awarded to the best Demon-rated megacollab (7+ creators). Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Design Level:''' Awarded to the best design-style decorated level of the year. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Easy Demon:''' Awarded to the best Easy Demon level of the year. Merged into Best Advanced Classic in 2024.
*'''Best Easy Level:''' Awarded to the best 2-star level of the year. Merged into Best Beginner Classic in 2024.
*'''Best Effect Level:''' Awarded to the best effect-style decorated level of the year. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Game Recreation:''' Awarded to the best level recreating an existing video game. Merged into Best Minigame in 2020.
*'''Best Gauntlet Level:''' Awarded to the best level featured in a gauntlet. Discontinued due to lack of gauntlets post-2.1.
*'''Best Hard Demon:''' Awarded to the best Hard Demon level of the year. Merged into Best Expert Classic in 2024.
*'''Best Hard Level:''' Awarded to the best 4 or 5-star level of the year. Merged into Best Beginner Classic in 2024.
*'''Best Harder Level:''' Awarded to the best 6 or 7-star level of the year. Merged into Best Intermediate Classic in 2024.
*'''Best Insane Demon:''' Awarded to the best Insane Demon level of the year. Merged into Best Expert Classic in 2024.
*'''Best Insane Level:''' Awarded to the best 8 or 9-star level of the year. Merged into Best Intermediate Classic in 2024.
*'''Best Level Series:''' Awarded to the best series of at least three levels. Discontinued after 2.1 due to the shift to yearly awards.
*'''Best Medium Demon:''' Awarded to the best Medium Demon level of the year. Merged into Best Advanced Classic in 2024.
*'''Best Minigame:''' Awarded to the best level featuring a minigame. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Modern Level:''' Awarded to the best modern-style decorated level of the year. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Non-Demon Megacollab:''' Awarded to the best 1-9 star megacollab (7+ creators). Discontinued due to lack of entries post-2.0.
*'''Best Normal Level:''' Awarded to the best 3-star level of the year. Merged into Best Beginner Classic in 2024.
*'''Best Original Game:''' Awarded to the best level featuring an original game. Merged into Best Minigame in 2020.
*'''Best Story Level:''' Awarded to the best level with a compelling story. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Temple Level:''' Awarded to the best level inspired by the Temple series. Discontinued due to lack of entries post-2.0.
*'''Best Themed Level:''' Awarded to the best theme-based level. Discontinued after 2.1 due to declining popularity.
*'''Best XL Demon:''' Awarded to the best Demon-rated level at least two minutes long. Discontinued in 2023.

;Player categories
*'''Best Art Creator:''' Awarded to the best creator of art-based levels. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Design Creator:''' Awarded to the best creator of design-style levels. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Effect Creator:''' Awarded to the best creator of effect-style levels. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Modern Creator:''' Awarded to the best creator of modern-style levels. Discontinued in 2023.

;Miscellaneous categories
*'''Best Music Artist:''' Awarded to the Newgrounds artist who most impacted the community. Discontinued in 2023.
*'''Best Song:''' Awarded to the best Newgrounds song of the year. Discontinued in 2020 due to subjectivity.