Crunchyroll has revealed the latest categories for the 8th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards, which return to Tokyo on March 2, 2024. Anime fans around the world will once again have the ability to vote for their favorite shows.
The full nominations for each category will be revealed on January 17, 2024 and selected by a jury of Anime Awards 2024 experts, who represent more than 100 creators, global style-setter and influencer. You can find the full list of Anime Awards judges here.
Three new categories have also been added to the 2024 Anime Awards — Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Slice of Life. In addition to those three categories, the full list of categories retained from previous awards ceremonies is as follows:
• Anime of the Year • Best Action • Best Animation • Best Anime Song • Best Character Design • Best Comedy • Best Continuing Series • Best Director • Drama Best • Best Ending Scene • Best Fantasy • Best Movie • Best Main Character • Best New Series • Best Opening Scene • Best Original Anime • Best Romance • Best Score • Best Supporting Character • Best Voice Actor Performance — Awarded to voice actors in Arabic, Castilian, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese Brazilian Spanish and Latin Spanish. • Character “Must be protected at all costs”
The eighth edition of the Anime Awards will take place at the Grand Prince Shin Takanawa Hotel in Tokyo on March 2, 2024, with a live ceremony hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira. The event will be livestreamed to a global audience.
You can find more information on the Anime Awards website and on Crunchyroll’s social media channels.
Source: press release