AX09: SPJA Award Winners
The winners for the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation 2009 Awards were revealed this weekend at Anime Expo. Personally I disagree with many of the choices made this year. It seems fan favorites won over superior talent for a lot of the categories. See for yourself below:
Category 01: Best Voice Actor (Japanese)
Kappei Yamaguchi - DEATH NOTE - L
Category 02: Best Voice Actor (English)
Kyla Hebert - GURREN LAGAAN - Kamina
Category 03: Best Voice Actress (Japanese)
Junko Takeuchi - NARUTO - Naruto Uzumaki
Category 04: Best Voice Actress (English)
Michelle Ruff - BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY - Rukia Kuchiki
Category 05: Best Casting Director
Jaime Simone - BLEACH
Category 06: Best Character Design
Masaru Kitao of Madhouse - DEATH NOTE
Category 07: Best Mechanical Design
Yoh Yoshirari - GURREN LAGAAN
Category 08: Best Male Character
L - DEATH NOTE
Category 09: Best Female Character
Rukia Kuchiki - BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY
Category 10: Best Mascot Character
Mokona - xxxHOLIC
Category 11: Best Backround Design
Minoru Nakamura of Studio Pierrot - BLEACH
Category 12: Best Original Video Animation
LUCKY STAR OVA - Bandai Entertainment
Category 13: Best Feature Film
THE GIRL WHO LEPT THROUGH TIME - Bandai Entertainment
Category 14: Best Television Series
GURREN LAGAAN - Bandai Entertainment
Category 15: Best Original Score
DEATH NOTE Score - DEATH NOTE - Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi
Category 16: Best Original Song
“Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” - Bleach - Beat Crusaders - Aniplex Inc. - BEAT CRUSADERS
Category 17: Best Director (Japanese)
Tetsuro Araki - DEATH NOTE
Category 18: Best Director (American)
Karl Willems - DEATH NOTE
Category 19: Best Manga - Action
TSUBASA: RESERVOIR CHRONICLE - Del Rey Manga - Clamp
Category 20: Best Manga - Comedy
FAIRY TAIL - Del Rey Manga - Hiro Mashima
Category 21: Best Manga - Drama
MONSTER - Viz Media - Naoki Urasawa
Category 22: Best Publication
Shonen Jump - VIZ Media
Category 23: Best Full Motion Video in Video Game
FINAL FANTASY IV - Square-Enix
Source: http://www.anime-expo.org/2009/07/03/anime-expo-2009-rides-on-a-high-for-its-second-day-in-los-angeles