diff --git a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminAnalyticsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminAnalyticsView.vue
index ee47d9b..7b18662 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminAnalyticsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminAnalyticsView.vue
@@ -28,6 +28,29 @@ const metricCards = computed(() => [
   { label: 'Kandidaten', value: seasonDetail.value.candidates.length, note: 'in allen Kategorien', icon: Users },
   { label: 'Reviews offen', value: seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.length, note: 'Backlog', icon: Clock3 },
 ])
+const insights = computed(() => {
+  const categoriesWithoutCandidates = categoryHealth.value.filter((category) => category.candidates === 0).length
+  const busiestReviewCategory = [...categoryHealth.value].sort((a, b) => b.reviews - a.reviews)[0]
+  const votesPerCandidate = seasonDetail.value.candidates.length === 0 ? 0 : Math.round(totalVotes.value / seasonDetail.value.candidates.length)
+
+  return [
+    {
+      label: 'Votes pro Kandidat',
+      value: votesPerCandidate,
+      note: 'Hilft einzuschaetzen, ob die Kandidatenbasis breit genug ist.',
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Leere Kategorien',
+      value: categoriesWithoutCandidates,
+      note: categoriesWithoutCandidates === 0 ? 'Alle Kategorien sind besetzt.' : 'Diese Kategorien brauchen Kandidatenpflege.',
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Review-Hotspot',
+      value: busiestReviewCategory?.reviews ?? 0,
+      note: busiestReviewCategory ? busiestReviewCategory.name : 'Keine Review-Daten vorhanden.',
+    },
+  ]
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -96,5 +119,13 @@ const metricCards = computed(() => [
         </div>
       </Card>
     </section>
+
+    <section class="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-3">
+      <Card v-for="insight in insights" :key="insight.label" class="p-5">
+        <p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-violet-500">{{ insight.label }}</p>
+        <strong class="mt-3 block text-3xl text-violet-900">{{ insight.value.toLocaleString('de-DE') }}</strong>
+        <p class="mt-2 text-sm leading-6 text-slate-500">{{ insight.note }}</p>
+      </Card>
+    </section>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminCategoriesView.vue b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminCategoriesView.vue
index a40bcd6..2ce3719 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminCategoriesView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminCategoriesView.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const store = useAwardsStore()
 const selectedSeasonId = computed(() => store.adminSelectedSeasonId)
 const seasonDetail = computed(() => store.adminSeasonDetail)
 const query = ref('')
+const statusFilter = ref<'all' | 'empty' | 'reviews' | 'thin'>('all')
 const selectedCategoryId = ref<number | null>(null)
 const saving = ref<number | 'new' | null>(null)
 const adminMessage = ref('')
@@ -45,13 +46,18 @@ const categoriesWithState = computed(() =>
 )
 const filteredCategories = computed(() => {
   const search = query.value.trim().toLowerCase()
-  if (!search) return categoriesWithState.value
-  return categoriesWithState.value.filter((category) =>
-    [category.groupName, category.name, category.slug, category.description]
+  return categoriesWithState.value.filter((category) => {
+    const matchesStatus =
+      statusFilter.value === 'all' ||
+      (statusFilter.value === 'empty' && category.candidates === 0) ||
+      (statusFilter.value === 'reviews' && category.pending > 0) ||
+      (statusFilter.value === 'thin' && category.candidates > 0 && category.candidates < Math.max(2, category.maxNomineesPerUser))
+    const matchesSearch = !search || [category.groupName, category.name, category.slug, category.description]
       .join(' ')
       .toLowerCase()
-      .includes(search),
-  )
+      .includes(search)
+    return matchesStatus && matchesSearch
+  })
 })
 const selectedCategory = computed(() =>
   filteredCategories.value.find((category) => category.id === selectedCategoryId.value) ?? filteredCategories.value[0] ?? null,
@@ -61,6 +67,12 @@ const categoryStats = computed(() => [
   { label: 'Kandidaten', value: seasonDetail.value.candidates.length },
   { label: 'Reviews', value: seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.length },
 ])
+const statusFilters = computed(() => [
+  { key: 'all' as const, label: 'Alle', count: categoriesWithState.value.length },
+  { key: 'empty' as const, label: 'Ohne Kandidaten', count: categoriesWithState.value.filter((category) => category.candidates === 0).length },
+  { key: 'reviews' as const, label: 'Mit Reviews', count: categoriesWithState.value.filter((category) => category.pending > 0).length },
+  { key: 'thin' as const, label: 'Duenn besetzt', count: categoriesWithState.value.filter((category) => category.candidates > 0 && category.candidates < Math.max(2, category.maxNomineesPerUser)).length },
+])
 
 watch(
   seasonDetail,
@@ -124,6 +136,20 @@ async function createCategory() {
     saving.value = null
   }
 }
+
+function slugify(value: string) {
+  return value
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .normalize('NFD')
+    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, '')
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-')
+    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '')
+}
+
+function fillNewSlug() {
+  newCategoryForm.slug = slugify(newCategoryForm.name)
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -151,6 +177,18 @@ async function createCategory() {
                 <strong class="text-lg text-violet-800">{{ stat.value }}</strong>
               </div>
             </div>
+            <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+              <button
+                v-for="filter in statusFilters"
+                :key="filter.key"
+                type="button"
+                class="rounded-full border px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold transition"
+                :class="statusFilter === filter.key ? 'border-violet-200 bg-violet-100 text-violet-800' : 'border-violet-100 bg-white text-slate-600 hover:bg-violet-50'"
+                @click="statusFilter = filter.key"
+              >
+                {{ filter.label }} · {{ filter.count }}
+              </button>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
 
@@ -171,6 +209,7 @@ async function createCategory() {
                   <span class="rounded-full bg-emerald-50 px-2.5 py-1 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-emerald-700">{{ category.candidates }} Kandidaten</span>
                   <span class="rounded-full bg-violet-50 px-2.5 py-1 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-violet-700">Limit {{ category.maxNomineesPerUser }}</span>
                   <span v-if="category.pending" class="rounded-full bg-amber-50 px-2.5 py-1 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-amber-700">{{ category.pending }} Reviews</span>
+                  <span v-if="category.candidates === 0" class="rounded-full bg-rose-50 px-2.5 py-1 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-rose-700">leer</span>
                 </div>
               </div>
               <span class="rounded-xl border border-violet-100 bg-white px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-semibold text-violet-800">#{{ category.sortOrder }}</span>
@@ -246,7 +285,12 @@ async function createCategory() {
           <div class="mt-5 grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-2">
             <input v-model="newCategoryForm.groupName" class="h-12 rounded-2xl border border-violet-200 px-4 text-sm outline-none focus:border-violet-400 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-violet-100" placeholder="Gruppe" />
             <input v-model="newCategoryForm.name" class="h-12 rounded-2xl border border-violet-200 px-4 text-sm outline-none focus:border-violet-400 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-violet-100" placeholder="Kategorie" />
-            <input v-model="newCategoryForm.slug" class="h-12 rounded-2xl border border-violet-200 px-4 text-sm outline-none focus:border-violet-400 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-violet-100" placeholder="slug" />
+            <div class="flex gap-2">
+              <input v-model="newCategoryForm.slug" class="h-12 min-w-0 flex-1 rounded-2xl border border-violet-200 px-4 text-sm outline-none focus:border-violet-400 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-violet-100" placeholder="slug" />
+              <button type="button" class="h-12 rounded-2xl border border-violet-100 bg-violet-50 px-4 text-xs font-semibold text-violet-700 transition hover:bg-violet-100" @click="fillNewSlug">
+                Auto
+              </button>
+            </div>
             <div class="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
               <input v-model="newCategoryForm.sortOrder" type="number" class="h-12 rounded-2xl border border-violet-200 px-4 text-sm outline-none focus:border-violet-400 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-violet-100" placeholder="Reihenfolge" />
               <input v-model="newCategoryForm.maxNomineesPerUser" type="number" class="h-12 rounded-2xl border border-violet-200 px-4 text-sm outline-none focus:border-violet-400 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-violet-100" placeholder="Limit" />
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminClipsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminClipsView.vue
index 52dd96c..ea18497 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminClipsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminClipsView.vue
@@ -21,10 +21,28 @@ const clipCandidates = computed(() => {
     .filter((candidate) => !search || [candidate.displayName, candidate.channelSlug, candidate.platform].join(' ').toLowerCase().includes(search))
 })
 const candidateCategory = computed(() => Object.fromEntries(seasonDetail.value.categories.map((category) => [category.id, category.name])))
+const clipReviewCount = computed(() => seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.filter((nomination) => clipCategoryIds.value.has(nomination.categoryId)).length)
+const clipReadiness = computed(() => [
+  {
+    label: 'Clip-Kategorie existiert',
+    done: clipCategories.value.length > 0,
+    note: clipCategories.value.length > 0 ? `${clipCategories.value.length} Clip-Kategorien gefunden.` : 'Lege mindestens eine Clip-Kategorie an.',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Kandidaten vorhanden',
+    done: clipCandidates.value.length > 0,
+    note: clipCandidates.value.length > 0 ? `${clipCandidates.value.length} Clip-Kandidaten gepflegt.` : 'Noch keine Clip-Kandidaten vorhanden.',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Review-Restbestand',
+    done: clipReviewCount.value === 0,
+    note: clipReviewCount.value === 0 ? 'Keine offenen Clip-Reviews.' : `${clipReviewCount.value} Clip-Reviews offen.`,
+  },
+])
 const stats = computed(() => [
   { label: 'Clip-Kategorien', value: clipCategories.value.length, icon: Tags },
   { label: 'Clip-Kandidaten', value: clipCandidates.value.length, icon: Users },
-  { label: 'Offene Reviews', value: seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.filter((nomination) => clipCategoryIds.value.has(nomination.categoryId)).length, icon: Film },
+  { label: 'Offene Reviews', value: clipReviewCount.value, icon: Film },
 ])
 </script>
 
@@ -58,16 +76,17 @@ const stats = computed(() => [
         <p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-violet-500">Workflow</p>
         <h2 class="mt-2 font-[Cormorant_Garamond] text-4xl text-violet-800">Was hier geprueft wird</h2>
         <div class="mt-5 space-y-3">
-          <div class="rounded-2xl border border-violet-100 bg-violet-50/50 p-4">
-            <p class="font-semibold text-slate-900">1. Clip-Kategorien vorhanden?</p>
-            <p class="mt-1 text-sm leading-6 text-slate-500">Kategorien mit “Clip” im Namen werden hier automatisch gebuendelt.</p>
-          </div>
-          <div class="rounded-2xl border border-violet-100 bg-white/90 p-4">
-            <p class="font-semibold text-slate-900">2. Kandidaten gepflegt?</p>
-            <p class="mt-1 text-sm leading-6 text-slate-500">Ohne Kandidaten kann die Community spaeter keine saubere Clip-Auswahl treffen.</p>
+          <div
+            v-for="item in clipReadiness"
+            :key="item.label"
+            class="rounded-2xl border p-4"
+            :class="item.done ? 'border-emerald-100 bg-emerald-50/40' : 'border-amber-100 bg-amber-50/60'"
+          >
+            <p class="font-semibold text-slate-900">{{ item.label }}</p>
+            <p class="mt-1 text-sm leading-6 text-slate-500">{{ item.note }}</p>
           </div>
           <div class="rounded-2xl border border-amber-100 bg-amber-50/70 p-4">
-            <p class="font-semibold text-amber-800">3. Backend-Ausbau offen</p>
+            <p class="font-semibold text-amber-800">Naechster Backend-Ausbau</p>
             <p class="mt-1 text-sm leading-6 text-amber-700">Fuer echte Clip-Moderation brauchen wir spaeter eine ClipSubmission-Admin-API mit Status, Duplikaten und Entscheidung.</p>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminDashboardView.vue b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminDashboardView.vue
index 255a37d..b6ccc5b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminDashboardView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminDashboardView.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed } from 'vue'
-import { ArrowDownRight, ArrowUpRight, BarChart3, Clock3, ShieldAlert, Sparkles, Tags, Users } from '@lucide/vue'
+import { ArrowDownRight, ArrowUpRight, BarChart3, Clock3, LayoutDashboard, ShieldAlert, Sparkles, Tags, Users } from '@lucide/vue'
 import { RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
 
 import AdminPageHeader from '../../components/admin/AdminPageHeader.vue'
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ const priorityActions = computed(() => [
   {
     label: 'Kategorien pflegen',
     value: store.adminSeasonDetail.categories.length,
-    to: '/admin/years',
+    to: '/admin/categories',
     hint: 'Texte, Limits und Reihenfolge aktuell halten',
     icon: Tags,
     tone: 'amber',
@@ -123,6 +123,38 @@ const priorityActions = computed(() => [
     tone: 'emerald',
   },
 ])
+const operationChecks = computed(() => {
+  const categoriesWithoutCandidates = store.adminSeasonDetail.categories.filter((category) =>
+    !store.adminSeasonDetail.candidates.some((candidate) => candidate.categoryId === category.id),
+  )
+  const categoriesWithReviews = store.adminSeasonDetail.categories.filter((category) =>
+    store.adminSeasonDetail.pendingNominations.some((nomination) => nomination.categoryId === category.id),
+  )
+
+  return [
+    {
+      label: 'Kategorien ohne Kandidaten',
+      value: categoriesWithoutCandidates.length,
+      to: '/admin/categories',
+      state: categoriesWithoutCandidates.length === 0 ? 'ok' : 'warn',
+      note: categoriesWithoutCandidates.length === 0 ? 'Alle Kategorien sind besetzt.' : 'Vor Voting-Endspurt pruefen.',
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Review-Backlog verteilt',
+      value: categoriesWithReviews.length,
+      to: '/admin/nominations',
+      state: categoriesWithReviews.length <= 1 ? 'ok' : 'warn',
+      note: categoriesWithReviews.length <= 1 ? 'Backlog ist fokussiert.' : 'Mehrere Kategorien brauchen Sichtung.',
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Risk Flags offen',
+      value: store.admin.riskFlags.length,
+      to: '/admin/risk',
+      state: store.admin.riskFlags.length === 0 ? 'ok' : 'danger',
+      note: store.admin.riskFlags.length === 0 ? 'Keine offenen Hinweise.' : 'Missbrauchsschutz zuerst pruefen.',
+    },
+  ]
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -131,6 +163,7 @@ const priorityActions = computed(() => [
       eyebrow="Dashboard"
       title="Was braucht gerade Aufmerksamkeit?"
       description="Trends, offene Aufgaben und Kategorie-Performance sind hier gebuendelt, damit du schneller entscheiden kannst, was als Naechstes drankommt."
+      :icon="LayoutDashboard"
     />
 
     <section class="grid gap-4 xl:grid-cols-[1.15fr_0.85fr]">
@@ -182,7 +215,7 @@ const priorityActions = computed(() => [
               <span
                 v-for="(value, index) in metric.sparkline"
                 :key="`${metric.label}-${index}`"
-                class="flex-1 rounded-t-full bg-gradient-to-t from-[#d8c7ff] via-[#f8c8dc] to-[#b8f1e6]"
+                class="flex-1 rounded-t-full bg-gradient-to-t from-[#7c5cff] to-[#c4b5fd]"
                 :style="{ height: `${value}%` }"
               />
             </div>
@@ -231,6 +264,30 @@ const priorityActions = computed(() => [
       </Card>
     </section>
 
+    <section class="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-3">
+      <RouterLink
+        v-for="check in operationChecks"
+        :key="check.label"
+        :to="check.to"
+        class="rounded-[24px] border bg-white/85 p-5 shadow-[0_16px_42px_rgba(168,145,214,0.08)] transition hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:bg-violet-50/50"
+        :class="{
+          'border-emerald-100': check.state === 'ok',
+          'border-amber-100': check.state === 'warn',
+          'border-rose-100': check.state === 'danger',
+        }"
+      >
+        <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+          <div>
+            <p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-500">{{ check.label }}</p>
+            <strong class="mt-3 block text-3xl" :class="check.state === 'danger' ? 'text-rose-700' : check.state === 'warn' ? 'text-amber-700' : 'text-emerald-700'">
+              {{ check.value }}
+            </strong>
+            <p class="mt-2 text-sm leading-5 text-slate-500">{{ check.note }}</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </RouterLink>
+    </section>
+
     <section class="grid gap-6 xl:grid-cols-[0.92fr_1.08fr]">
       <Card class="p-7">
         <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
@@ -285,7 +342,7 @@ const priorityActions = computed(() => [
             </div>
             <div class="mt-4 h-3 rounded-full bg-[#f7f2ff]">
               <div
-                class="h-3 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-r from-[#d8c7ff] via-[#f8c8dc] to-[#b8f1e6]"
+                class="h-3 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-r from-[#c4b5fd] to-[#7c5cff]"
                 :style="{ width: `${(category.votes / maxCategoryVotes) * 100}%` }"
               />
             </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminNominationsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminNominationsView.vue
index cb48c59..56ccb01 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminNominationsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminNominationsView.vue
@@ -11,18 +11,27 @@ import { useAwardsStore } from '../../stores/awards'
 const store = useAwardsStore()
 const query = ref('')
 const categoryFilter = ref<number | null>(null)
+const statusFilter = ref<'all' | 'selected' | 'empty-category' | 'heavy'>('all')
 
 const seasonDetail = computed(() => store.adminSeasonDetail)
 const categoryMap = computed(() => Object.fromEntries(seasonDetail.value.categories.map((category) => [category.id, category])))
 const filteredNominations = computed(() => {
   const search = query.value.trim().toLowerCase()
+  const heavyCategoryIds = new Set(categoryStats.value.filter((category) => category.pending >= 3).map((category) => category.id))
   return seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.filter((nomination) => {
     const matchesCategory = !categoryFilter.value || nomination.categoryId === categoryFilter.value
+    const category = categoryMap.value[nomination.categoryId]
+    const candidateCount = seasonDetail.value.candidates.filter((candidate) => candidate.categoryId === nomination.categoryId).length
+    const matchesStatus =
+      statusFilter.value === 'all' ||
+      (statusFilter.value === 'selected' && !!categoryFilter.value) ||
+      (statusFilter.value === 'empty-category' && candidateCount === 0) ||
+      (statusFilter.value === 'heavy' && heavyCategoryIds.has(nomination.categoryId))
     const matchesSearch = !search || [nomination.categoryName, nomination.candidateText, nomination.submittedByTwitchId]
       .join(' ')
       .toLowerCase()
       .includes(search)
-    return matchesCategory && matchesSearch
+    return matchesCategory && matchesStatus && matchesSearch && !!category
   })
 })
 const categoryStats = computed(() =>
@@ -39,6 +48,11 @@ const nominationStats = computed(() => [
   { label: 'Betroffene Kategorien', value: categoryStats.value.filter((category) => category.pending > 0).length, icon: Tags },
   { label: 'Kandidatenbasis', value: seasonDetail.value.candidates.length, icon: Users },
 ])
+const statusFilters = computed(() => [
+  { key: 'all' as const, label: 'Alle', count: seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.length },
+  { key: 'empty-category' as const, label: 'Ohne Kandidatenbasis', count: seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.filter((nomination) => !seasonDetail.value.candidates.some((candidate) => candidate.categoryId === nomination.categoryId)).length },
+  { key: 'heavy' as const, label: 'Hoher Druck', count: categoryStats.value.filter((category) => category.pending >= 3).reduce((sum, category) => sum + category.pending, 0) },
+])
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -105,6 +119,18 @@ const nominationStats = computed(() => [
               Reviews öffnen
             </RouterLink>
           </div>
+          <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+            <button
+              v-for="filter in statusFilters"
+              :key="filter.key"
+              type="button"
+              class="rounded-full border px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold transition"
+              :class="statusFilter === filter.key ? 'border-violet-200 bg-violet-100 text-violet-800' : 'border-violet-100 bg-white text-slate-600 hover:bg-violet-50'"
+              @click="statusFilter = filter.key"
+            >
+              {{ filter.label }} · {{ filter.count }}
+            </button>
+          </div>
         </div>
 
         <div class="max-h-[620px] divide-y divide-violet-50 overflow-y-auto">
@@ -120,6 +146,12 @@ const nominationStats = computed(() => [
               <span class="rounded-full border border-slate-100 bg-slate-50 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold text-slate-600">
                 Limit {{ categoryMap[nomination.categoryId]?.maxNomineesPerUser ?? '-' }}
               </span>
+              <span
+                v-if="!seasonDetail.candidates.some((candidate) => candidate.categoryId === nomination.categoryId)"
+                class="rounded-full border border-amber-100 bg-amber-50 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold text-amber-700"
+              >
+                erst Kandidatenbasis klaeren
+              </span>
             </div>
           </div>
           <p v-if="filteredNominations.length === 0" class="px-5 py-10 text-center text-sm text-slate-500">
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminReviewsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminReviewsView.vue
index d54c956..a7a7fa9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminReviewsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminReviewsView.vue
@@ -22,15 +22,16 @@ const reviewForms = reactive<Record<number, {
 const seasonDetail = computed(() => store.adminSeasonDetail)
 const selectedSeasonId = computed(() => store.adminSelectedSeasonId)
 const reviewFilter = ref('')
+const categoryFilter = ref<number | null>(null)
 const selectedNominationId = ref<number | null>(null)
 const filteredNominations = computed(() => {
   const query = reviewFilter.value.trim().toLowerCase()
-  if (!query) return seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations
   return seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.filter((nomination) =>
-    [nomination.categoryName, nomination.candidateText, nomination.submittedByTwitchId]
+    (!categoryFilter.value || nomination.categoryId === categoryFilter.value) &&
+    (!query || [nomination.categoryName, nomination.candidateText, nomination.submittedByTwitchId]
       .join(' ')
       .toLowerCase()
-      .includes(query),
+      .includes(query)),
   )
 })
 const selectedNomination = computed(() =>
@@ -41,6 +42,26 @@ const reviewStats = computed(() => [
   { label: 'Sichtbar', value: filteredNominations.value.length },
   { label: 'Kategorien', value: new Set(seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.map((nomination) => nomination.categoryName)).size },
 ])
+const categoryOptions = computed(() =>
+  seasonDetail.value.categories
+    .filter((category) => seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.some((nomination) => nomination.categoryId === category.id))
+    .map((category) => ({
+      id: category.id,
+      label: category.name,
+      count: seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.filter((nomination) => nomination.categoryId === category.id).length,
+    })),
+)
+const selectedCandidateCollision = computed(() => {
+  if (!selectedNomination.value) return null
+  const form = reviewForms[selectedNomination.value.id]
+  if (!form) return null
+  const normalizedName = form.displayName.trim().toLowerCase()
+  const normalizedSlug = form.channelSlug.trim().toLowerCase()
+  return seasonDetail.value.candidates.find((candidate) =>
+    candidate.categoryId === selectedNomination.value?.categoryId &&
+    (candidate.displayName.trim().toLowerCase() === normalizedName || (!!normalizedSlug && candidate.channelSlug.trim().toLowerCase() === normalizedSlug)),
+  ) ?? null
+})
 
 watch(
   seasonDetail,
@@ -103,6 +124,11 @@ async function rejectNomination(nominationId: number) {
     reviewSaving.value = null
   }
 }
+
+function setPlatform(platform: string) {
+  if (!selectedNomination.value) return
+  reviewForms[selectedNomination.value.id].platform = platform
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -148,6 +174,26 @@ async function rejectNomination(nominationId: number) {
             {{ filteredNominations.length }} / {{ seasonDetail.pendingNominations.length }} sichtbar
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            class="rounded-full border px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold transition"
+            :class="categoryFilter === null ? 'border-violet-200 bg-violet-100 text-violet-800' : 'border-violet-100 bg-white text-slate-600 hover:bg-violet-50'"
+            @click="categoryFilter = null"
+          >
+            Alle Kategorien
+          </button>
+          <button
+            v-for="category in categoryOptions"
+            :key="category.id"
+            type="button"
+            class="rounded-full border px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold transition"
+            :class="categoryFilter === category.id ? 'border-violet-200 bg-violet-100 text-violet-800' : 'border-violet-100 bg-white text-slate-600 hover:bg-violet-50'"
+            @click="categoryFilter = category.id"
+          >
+            {{ category.label }} · {{ category.count }}
+          </button>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="space-y-4 p-6">
@@ -235,6 +281,21 @@ async function rejectNomination(nominationId: number) {
                   />
                 </label>
               </div>
+              <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <button
+                  v-for="platform in ['Twitch', 'YouTube', 'TikTok']"
+                  :key="platform"
+                  type="button"
+                  class="rounded-full border px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold transition"
+                  :class="reviewForms[selectedNomination.id].platform === platform ? 'border-violet-200 bg-white text-violet-800' : 'border-violet-100 bg-white/70 text-slate-600 hover:bg-white'"
+                  @click="setPlatform(platform)"
+                >
+                  {{ platform }}
+                </button>
+              </div>
+              <p v-if="selectedCandidateCollision" class="mt-3 rounded-2xl border border-amber-100 bg-amber-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-amber-800">
+                Moegliches Duplikat: {{ selectedCandidateCollision.displayName }} ist in dieser Kategorie bereits vorhanden.
+              </p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="mt-4 flex flex-wrap justify-end gap-3">
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminRiskView.vue b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminRiskView.vue
index 282f5b2..1bc6c1e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminRiskView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminRiskView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { Search, ShieldAlert } from '@lucide/vue'
 
 import AdminPageHeader from '../../components/admin/AdminPageHeader.vue'
 import Button from '../../components/ui/Button.vue'
@@ -12,17 +13,18 @@ const adminMessage = ref('')
 const adminError = ref('')
 const riskFilter = ref('')
 const auditFilter = ref('')
+const severityFilter = ref<'all' | 'high' | 'medium' | 'low'>('all')
 
 const riskFlags = computed(() => store.admin.riskFlags)
 const auditEntries = computed(() => store.admin.auditEntries)
 const filteredRiskFlags = computed(() => {
   const query = riskFilter.value.trim().toLowerCase()
-  if (!query) return riskFlags.value
   return riskFlags.value.filter((flag) =>
-    [flag.source, flag.type, flag.summary, flag.twitchUserId ?? '', flag.createdFromIp]
+    (severityFilter.value === 'all' || flag.severity.toLowerCase() === severityFilter.value) &&
+    (!query || [flag.source, flag.type, flag.summary, flag.twitchUserId ?? '', flag.createdFromIp]
       .join(' ')
       .toLowerCase()
-      .includes(query),
+      .includes(query)),
   )
 })
 const filteredAuditEntries = computed(() => {
@@ -35,6 +37,17 @@ const filteredAuditEntries = computed(() => {
       .includes(query),
   )
 })
+const riskStats = computed(() => [
+  { label: 'Offen', value: riskFlags.value.length },
+  { label: 'High', value: riskFlags.value.filter((flag) => flag.severity.toLowerCase() === 'high').length },
+  { label: 'User betroffen', value: new Set(riskFlags.value.map((flag) => flag.twitchUserId).filter(Boolean)).size },
+])
+const severityFilters = computed(() => [
+  { key: 'all' as const, label: 'Alle', count: riskFlags.value.length },
+  { key: 'high' as const, label: 'High', count: riskFlags.value.filter((flag) => flag.severity.toLowerCase() === 'high').length },
+  { key: 'medium' as const, label: 'Medium', count: riskFlags.value.filter((flag) => flag.severity.toLowerCase() === 'medium').length },
+  { key: 'low' as const, label: 'Low', count: riskFlags.value.filter((flag) => flag.severity.toLowerCase() === 'low').length },
+])
 
 async function resolveRiskFlag(riskFlagId: number, status = 'resolved') {
   riskSaving.value = riskFlagId
@@ -58,6 +71,7 @@ async function resolveRiskFlag(riskFlagId: number, status = 'resolved') {
       eyebrow="Risiko & Audit"
       title="Auffaellige Muster und Admin-Aktionen verfolgen"
       description="Dieser Bereich trennt operative Risiko-Sichtung von der Nachvollziehbarkeit. So findest du sowohl offene Flags als auch bereits ausgefuehrte Eingriffe deutlich schneller."
+      :icon="ShieldAlert"
     />
 
     <div class="grid gap-6 xl:grid-cols-[0.95fr_1.05fr]">
@@ -71,6 +85,12 @@ async function resolveRiskFlag(riskFlagId: number, status = 'resolved') {
             {{ filteredRiskFlags.length }} / {{ riskFlags.length }} offen
           </span>
         </div>
+        <div class="mt-5 grid gap-2 sm:grid-cols-3">
+          <div v-for="stat in riskStats" :key="stat.label" class="rounded-2xl border border-violet-50 bg-violet-50/50 px-3 py-2">
+            <p class="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-slate-500">{{ stat.label }}</p>
+            <strong class="mt-1 block text-lg text-violet-800">{{ stat.value }}</strong>
+          </div>
+        </div>
 
         <p v-if="adminMessage" class="mt-6 rounded-2xl border border-emerald-200 bg-emerald-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-emerald-700">
           {{ adminMessage }}
@@ -80,16 +100,31 @@ async function resolveRiskFlag(riskFlagId: number, status = 'resolved') {
         </p>
 
         <div class="mt-6 grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_220px]">
-          <input
-            v-model="riskFilter"
-            type="text"
-            class="rounded-2xl border border-violet-200 px-4 py-3"
-            placeholder="Risikohinweise nach Typ, Nutzer oder IP filtern"
-          />
+          <label class="relative block">
+            <Search class="pointer-events-none absolute left-4 top-1/2 h-4 w-4 -translate-y-1/2 text-violet-400" />
+            <input
+              v-model="riskFilter"
+              type="text"
+              class="h-12 w-full rounded-2xl border border-violet-200 bg-white pl-11 pr-4 text-sm outline-none transition focus:border-violet-400 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-violet-100"
+              placeholder="Typ, Nutzer oder IP filtern"
+            />
+          </label>
           <div class="rounded-2xl border border-violet-100 bg-violet-50/60 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-slate-600">
             Tipp: Filtere erst auf den Problemtyp und markiere dann nur den geprueften Fall.
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+          <button
+            v-for="filter in severityFilters"
+            :key="filter.key"
+            type="button"
+            class="rounded-full border px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold transition"
+            :class="severityFilter === filter.key ? 'border-violet-200 bg-violet-100 text-violet-800' : 'border-violet-100 bg-white text-slate-600 hover:bg-violet-50'"
+            @click="severityFilter = filter.key"
+          >
+            {{ filter.label }} · {{ filter.count }}
+          </button>
+        </div>
 
         <div class="mt-6 space-y-4">
           <div
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminSettingsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminSettingsView.vue
index eba6ddc..c9db8e7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminSettingsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminSettingsView.vue
@@ -39,6 +39,28 @@ const checks = computed(() => [
     icon: ShieldCheck,
   },
 ])
+const featureGates = computed(() => [
+  {
+    label: 'Nominierungen',
+    state: seasonDetail.value.currentPhase.toLowerCase().includes('nomin'),
+    note: 'Public-Nominierungen sollten nur im passenden Zeitraum aktiv sein.',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Voting',
+    state: seasonDetail.value.currentPhase.toLowerCase().includes('voting'),
+    note: 'Voting sollte erst aktiv sein, wenn Kategorien und Kandidaten gepflegt sind.',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Community-only Ergebnis',
+    state: true,
+    note: 'Aktuell als Community-basierte Auswertung geplant.',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Clip-Moderation',
+    state: false,
+    note: 'Admin-API fuer ClipSubmissions fehlt noch und sollte spaeter ergaenzt werden.',
+  },
+])
 
 watch(
   seasonDetail,
@@ -125,5 +147,28 @@ async function saveSettings() {
         </div>
       </Card>
     </section>
+
+    <Card class="p-6">
+      <p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-violet-500">Feature Gates</p>
+      <h2 class="mt-2 font-[Cormorant_Garamond] text-4xl text-violet-800">Was ist aktuell aktiv?</h2>
+      <div class="mt-5 grid gap-3 md:grid-cols-2">
+        <div
+          v-for="gate in featureGates"
+          :key="gate.label"
+          class="rounded-[22px] border p-4"
+          :class="gate.state ? 'border-emerald-100 bg-emerald-50/40' : 'border-slate-100 bg-slate-50/70'"
+        >
+          <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+            <div>
+              <p class="font-semibold text-slate-900">{{ gate.label }}</p>
+              <p class="mt-1 text-sm leading-6 text-slate-500">{{ gate.note }}</p>
+            </div>
+            <span class="rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold" :class="gate.state ? 'bg-emerald-100 text-emerald-700' : 'bg-slate-200 text-slate-600'">
+              {{ gate.state ? 'aktiv' : 'inaktiv' }}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </Card>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminUsersLogsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminUsersLogsView.vue
index 0f3c93e..adfe74f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminUsersLogsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminUsersLogsView.vue
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ const adminCounts = computed(() => {
   for (const entry of auditEntries.value) counts.set(entry.adminTwitchUserId, (counts.get(entry.adminTwitchUserId) ?? 0) + 1)
   return [...counts.entries()].map(([admin, count]) => ({ admin, count }))
 })
+const logStats = computed(() => [
+  { label: 'Audit-Eintraege', value: auditEntries.value.length },
+  { label: 'Admins aktiv', value: adminCounts.value.length },
+  { label: 'Risk-User', value: new Set(riskFlags.value.map((flag) => flag.twitchUserId).filter(Boolean)).size },
+])
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -51,10 +56,18 @@ const adminCounts = computed(() => {
     />
 
     <Card class="p-5">
-      <label class="relative block">
-        <Search class="pointer-events-none absolute left-4 top-1/2 h-4 w-4 -translate-y-1/2 text-violet-400" />
-        <input v-model="query" class="h-12 w-full rounded-2xl border border-violet-200 bg-white pl-11 pr-4 text-sm outline-none transition focus:border-violet-400 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-violet-100" placeholder="Nach Admin, Aktion, User, IP oder Objekt suchen" />
-      </label>
+      <div class="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_420px]">
+        <label class="relative block">
+          <Search class="pointer-events-none absolute left-4 top-1/2 h-4 w-4 -translate-y-1/2 text-violet-400" />
+          <input v-model="query" class="h-12 w-full rounded-2xl border border-violet-200 bg-white pl-11 pr-4 text-sm outline-none transition focus:border-violet-400 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-violet-100" placeholder="Nach Admin, Aktion, User, IP oder Objekt suchen" />
+        </label>
+        <div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-2">
+          <div v-for="stat in logStats" :key="stat.label" class="rounded-2xl border border-violet-50 bg-violet-50/50 px-3 py-2">
+            <p class="truncate text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-slate-500">{{ stat.label }}</p>
+            <strong class="text-lg text-violet-800">{{ stat.value }}</strong>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </Card>
 
     <section class="grid gap-6 xl:grid-cols-[0.86fr_1.14fr]">
@@ -113,6 +126,9 @@ const adminCounts = computed(() => {
           <span class="text-sm text-slate-500">{{ new Date(user.createdAt).toLocaleString('de-DE') }}</span>
           <span class="rounded-full border border-rose-100 bg-rose-50 px-3 py-1 text-center text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-rose-700">{{ user.severity }}</span>
         </div>
+        <p v-if="filteredRiskUsers.length === 0" class="px-5 py-10 text-center text-sm text-slate-500">
+          Keine auffaelligen User fuer den aktuellen Filter.
+        </p>
       </div>
     </Card>
   </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminVotingView.vue b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminVotingView.vue
index 96bb61b..324a07d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminVotingView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/admin/AdminVotingView.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { BarChart3, CheckCircle2, Tags, Users, Vote } from '@lucide/vue'
+import { RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
 
 import AdminPageHeader from '../../components/admin/AdminPageHeader.vue'
 import AdminSeasonToolbar from '../../components/admin/AdminSeasonToolbar.vue'
@@ -22,12 +23,33 @@ const votingReadiness = computed(() =>
   }),
 )
 const readyCount = computed(() => votingReadiness.value.filter((category) => category.ready).length)
+const notReadyCategories = computed(() => votingReadiness.value.filter((category) => !category.ready))
 const stats = computed(() => [
   { label: 'Stimmen gesamt', value: totalVotes.value, icon: Vote },
   { label: 'Voting-ready', value: readyCount.value, icon: CheckCircle2 },
   { label: 'Kategorien', value: seasonDetail.value.categories.length, icon: Tags },
   { label: 'Kandidaten', value: seasonDetail.value.candidates.length, icon: Users },
 ])
+const votingChecklist = computed(() => [
+  {
+    label: 'Voting-Phase aktiv',
+    done: seasonDetail.value.currentPhase.toLowerCase().includes('voting'),
+    note: seasonDetail.value.currentPhase || 'Keine Phase gesetzt',
+    to: '/admin/settings',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Alle Kategorien haben Kandidaten',
+    done: notReadyCategories.value.every((category) => category.candidateCount > 0) && seasonDetail.value.categories.length > 0,
+    note: `${notReadyCategories.value.filter((category) => category.candidateCount === 0).length} Kategorien ohne Kandidaten`,
+    to: '/admin/categories',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Offene Reviews niedrig',
+    done: seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.length === 0,
+    note: `${seasonDetail.value.pendingNominations.length} offene Reviews`,
+    to: '/admin/reviews',
+  },
+])
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -102,5 +124,29 @@ const stats = computed(() => [
         </div>
       </Card>
     </section>
+
+    <Card class="p-6">
+      <p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-violet-500">Voting Checkliste</p>
+      <h2 class="mt-2 font-[Cormorant_Garamond] text-4xl text-violet-800">Vor dem Public Push</h2>
+      <div class="mt-5 grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-3">
+        <RouterLink
+          v-for="item in votingChecklist"
+          :key="item.label"
+          :to="item.to"
+          class="rounded-[22px] border p-4 transition hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:bg-violet-50/50"
+          :class="item.done ? 'border-emerald-100 bg-emerald-50/40' : 'border-amber-100 bg-amber-50/50'"
+        >
+          <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+            <div>
+              <p class="font-semibold text-slate-900">{{ item.label }}</p>
+              <p class="mt-1 text-sm leading-5 text-slate-500">{{ item.note }}</p>
+            </div>
+            <span class="rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold" :class="item.done ? 'bg-emerald-100 text-emerald-700' : 'bg-amber-100 text-amber-700'">
+              {{ item.done ? 'ok' : 'pruefen' }}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        </RouterLink>
+      </div>
+    </Card>
   </div>
 </template>