SPJA 2009 Industry Awards Finalists
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation has announced the finalists for their 2009 anime awards ceremony, with the winners being revealed during Anime Expo this summer. This American awards event is voted on by the fans, with voting being done online at their official website. Make sure to check out last year's winners, then see who's running this year below:
Category 01: Best Voice Actor (Japanese)
•Jun Fukuyama - CODE GEASS - Lelouch Lamperouse
•Kappei Yamaguchi - DEATH NOTE - L
•Katsuyuki Konishi - GURREN LAGANN - Kamina
Category 02: Best Voice Actor (English)
•Samuel L. Jackson - AFRO SAMURAI RESURRECTION - Afro and Ninja Ninja
•Dave Wittenburg - NARUTO - Kakashi Hatake
•Kyla Hebert - GURREN LAGANN - Kamina
Category 03: Best Voice Actress (Japanese)
•Riisa Naku - THE GIRL WHO LEPT THROUGH TIME - Makoto Konno
•Maaya Sakamoto - THE GARDEN OF SINNERS - Shiki Ryogi
•Junko Takeuchi - NARUTO - Naruto Uzumaki
Category 04: Best Voice Actress (English)
•Laura Bailey - SHIN CHAN - Shin Chan
•Michelle Ruff - GURREN LAGANN - Yoko
•Michelle Ruff - BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY - Rukia Kuchiki
Category 05: Best Casting Director
•Jaime Simone - BLEACH
•Jaime Simone - AFRO SAMURAI RESURRECTION
•Kaeko Sakamoto - GURREN LAGANN
Category 06: Best Character Design
•Masaru Kitao of Madhouse - DEATH NOTE
•Yuji Iwahara - DARKER THAN BLACK
•Daisuke Nakayama - TWEENY WITHCES
Category 07: Best Mechanical Design
•Yoh Yoshirari - GURREN LAGANN
•Takeshi Takakura - GENESIS OF AQUARION
•Niohiro Washio - THE THIRD: THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE EYE
Category 08: Best Male Character
•Tamaki - OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB
•L - DEATH NOTE
•Hei - DARKER THAN BLACK
Category 09: Best Female Character
•Rukia Kuchiki - BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY
•Revy - BLACK LAGOON: SECOND BARRAGE
•Sei Sato - MARIA WATCHES OVER US (MARIA-SAMA GA MITERU)
Category 10: Best Mascot Character
•Mokona - XXXHOLIC
•Kon - BLEACH
•Boota - GURREN LAGANN
Category 11: Best Backround Design
•Ogura Workshop - THE GIRL WHO LEPT THROUGH TIME
•GREEN - HELL GIRL
•Minoru Nakamura of Studio Pierrot - BLEACH
Category 12: Best Original Video Animation
•KITE LIBERATOR - Media Blasters
•BALDR FORCE EXE - Funimation Entertainment
•LUCKY STAR OVA - Bandai Entertainment
Category 13: Best Feature Film
•THE GIRL WHO LEPT THROUGH TIME - Bandai Entertainment
•BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY - VIZ Media
•VEXILLE - Funimation Entertainment
Category 14: Best Television Series
•SHIN CHAN - Funimation Entertainment
•NARUTO - VIZ Media
•GURREN LAGANN - Bandai Entertainment
Category 15: Best Original Score
•DEATH NOTE Score - DEATH NOTE - Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi
•MAD BOMBER - Aquarion - Yoko Kanno and Hokari Hisaaki - Victor Entertainment
•EMMA: A VICTORIAN ROMANCE (Season 1) - EMMA: A VICTORIAN ROMANCE - Kanihiko Ryo - Pony Canyon
Category 16: Best Original Song
•“Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” - Bleach - Beat Crusaders - Aniplex Inc. - Beat Crusaders
•“Undine” - ARIA The Animation - Yui Makino - Victor Entertainment - Mina Kubota ( Music), Eri Kawai (Lyrics)
•“Combat” - AFRO SAMURAI RESURRECTION - RZA and P.DOT - Wu Music - R.Diggs and N. Greenwood
Category 17: Best Director (Japanese)
•Tetsuro Araki - DEATH NOTE
•Mamory Hosoda - THE GIRL WHO LEPT THROUGH TIME
•Hiroyuki Imaishi - GURREN LAGANN
Category 18: Best Director (American)
•Karl Willems - DEATH NOTE
•Joe DiGiorgi - THE THIRD: THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE EYE
•Mike Mc Farland - ONE PIECE
Category 19: Best Manga - Action
•TSUBASA: RESERVIOR CHRONICLE - Del Rey Manga - CLAMP
•HELLSING - Dark Horse - Kohta Hiano
•BLACK LAGOON - VIZ Media - Rei Hiroe
Category 20: Best Manga - Comedy
•FAIRY TAIL - Del Rey Manga - Hiro Mashima
•TOKYO ZOMBIE - Last Gasp - Yusaka Hangkuma
•KITSUNE NO YOMEIRI - Kodansha Co., Ltd. - Takagi Satoshi
Category 21: Best Manga - Drama
•MONSTER - Viz Media - Naoki Urasawa
•KITCHEN PRINCESS - Del Rey Manga - Miyuki Kobayashi - Natsumi Ando
•GHOST TALKER’S DAYDREAM - Dark Horse - Okuse Saki - Meguro Sankichi
Category 22: Best Publication
•Shonen Jump - VIZ Media
•Style School - Dark Horse
•Shojo Beat - VIZ Media
Category 23: Best Full Motion Video in Video Game
•AFRO SAMURAI - Namco Bandai
•FINAL FANTASY IV - Square Enix
•LEFT 4 DEAD - Valve/Electronic Arts Inc.
Vote here: http://www.spja.org/spja-industry-awards/spja-industry-awards-polls