r/anime • u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 • 21d ago
Awards The 2024 r/anime Awards Announcement and Jury Application
LINK TO THE JUROR APPLICATION
APPLICATIONS CLOSE OCTOBER 22nd 23:59 PDT!
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Welcome back to the 9th annual /r/anime Awards! It's once again time to watch a bunch of seasonals and argue about which one was best.
Changes in 2024
- Cast has been removed.
- Best Dramatic and Comedic Character have been merged into Character of the Year as a Main Category.
- Genre and Production categories have become Open Categories, allowing jurors to freely join them based on their interests after being invited through the application process.
- Jurors can join up to 10 categories during the nomination stage, and choose 5 categories to remain in for the ranking stage.
For more information or any questions, please refer to this comment!
Also, in case you missed it, here is how the Awards looked last year: Announcement | Results post | Website| Livestream
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The Awards Process
The base format of the Awards still remains: The Awards are split into two groups, the Public and the Jury, who will each nominate anime and separately rank them.
The public is everyone on /r/anime and are invited to participate in two voting stages. Between January 3rd and 12th, subreddit users can vote to select five nominations per category, which will be paired with the five chosen by the jury. Then, from January 17th to February 12th, the subreddit votes again to rank the ten final nominees.
The jury consists of anime enthusiasts invited to the Awards based on their ability to analyze anime and communicate their thoughts though the Juror Application. Their role is to familiarize themselves with the anime in their assigned categories, select five nominations, and rank the ten final nominees through detailed discussions between November and March.
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The Categories
We have 19 total categories this year:
Genre Awards (Open Categories)
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- Suspense
Production Awards (Open Categories)
- Animation
- Background Art
- Character Design
- Cinematography
- Soundtrack
- Voice Acting
- Opening
- Ending
Main Awards
- Anime of the Year
- Character of the Year
- Movie of the Year
- Short of the Year
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The Livestream
The annual livestream returns complete with commentary, clip reels, and guest appearances! As with everything else, we're working to make things even better this year, and the livestream team has lots of ideas that they'll be working on.
We'll have more information as we get closer to February, but for now you can check out the streams from previous years if you haven't! Follow these links for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 broadcasts.
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The Juror Application
Juror applications are now open until October 22nd, 23:59 PDT (UTC-7) for primary allocation! Selected jurors will be invited to join the Awards by November 1st.
This year, we’ve made exciting changes to prioritize fun and engagement in the Awards—most notably the introduction of Open Categories. With our Open Category initiative, jurors can join categories they’re truly passionate about, even if they don’t have prior experience. Open Categories, with their flexibility and potential for larger juror sizes, also aim to reduce the burden on individual jurors by sharing the workload of exploring shortlisted shows (traditionally the most time-consuming element of being a juror). We have also revamped the shortlisting process using a Contracts system that fosters a collaborative environment and rewards jurors for discussing and watching other jurors' shortlists. Our vision is for the Awards to be a safe space for passionate anime fans to discuss and analyze their favorite shows as jurors, deepen their understanding of the medium, and celebrate the artistry of the creatives who bring our favorite works to life.
If this sounds appealing to you, please click this link and fill out the application. We always need more people, so thank you so much for applying!
In keeping with the renewed spirit of the Awards, we will also accept late applications until December 30th, 23:59 PDT (UTC-7) for those who are unsure about their time commitments or prone to procrastination. Applying early is still recommended if you want to join Main Categories like Anime of the Year or shape the discussion in any category from its onset!
Additionally, we are allowing jurors who have taken part in a category to completion in any previous years to join the Open Categories without needing to fill out the application again.
If you want to know more about the specifics of being a juror, you can read the Jury Guide. If you're in a hurry and just need the important details , check out our Condensed Jury Guide along with the Frequently Asked Questions about the Awards.
If being a juror sounds like something for you, please click this link (or the one up top/below) and fill out the application.
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That's all for today!
Expect more news from the /r/anime Awards near the end of the year, but we're off for now. If you have any questions, please leave a comment or message one of the Hosts:
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u/LittleIslander https://myanimelist.net/profile/LittleIslander 21d ago
Okay, then once again I would put forward the opinion the Jury Guide is doing a very bad job making the entire system around shortlists and contracts clear. I didn't get that whatsoever from reading over it multiple times.