| Below are the final nominations for the IGPX Awards. The final ballot is closed and the winners were announced in Podcasts #22 and #23 |
| IGPX Awards Site |
| Best Episode of the Series FINAL NOMINATIONS This category is open to all submissions (All 26 episodes will be on the ballot). |
| "Best Episode of the Series" is like the equivalent to the Best Film or Best Video Game. This category considers all episodes and awarded based on either Toonami or Uncut versions. Judged on overall quality of the episode. All episodes are open for submission. |
| Best Actor in a Major/Recurring Role FINAL NOMINATIONS -Steven Jay Blum for Alex "Cunningham" Hume -Lance Henriksen for Andrei Rublev -Tom Kenny for Benjamin Bright -Haley Joel Osment for Takeshi Jin -Kirk Thornton for Mark Ramsey |
| "Best Actor in a Major/Recurring Role" has one restriction. The character must have at least one spoken line in at least ten episodes. Judged on voice acting traits, like characterization, emphasis and tact. Should be voted by which gave the best performance for the character played. |
| Best Actress in a Major/Recurring Role FINAL NOMINATIONS -Julie Maddalena for Jesse Martin -Michelle Rodriguez for Liz Ricarro -Karen Strassman for Fantine Valjean -Kari Wahlgren for Michiru Satomi -Hynden Walch for Amy Stapleton |
| "Best Actress in a Major/Recurring Role" has one restriction. The character must have at least one spoken line in at least ten episodes. Judged on voice acting traits, like characterization, emphasis and tact. Should be voted by which gave the best performance for the character played. |
| Best Actor in a Minor/Supporting Role FINAL NOMINATIONS -Doug Erholtz for Zanak Strauss -Crispin Freeman for Bjorn Johassen -Mark Hamill for Yamma -Steve Staley for River Marque -Kim Strauss for Sir Hamgra |
| "Best Actor in a Minor/Supporting Role" has some restrictions. The character must have at least one spoken line in at least two episodes. Judged on voice acting traits, like characterization, emphasis and tact. Should be voted by which gave the best performance for the character played. |
| Best Actress in a Minor/Supporting Role FINAL NOMINATIONS -Megan Hollingshead for Judy Valesteros -Mela Lee for Max Elrich -Brianne Siddall for Johnny Lipkin -Stephanie Sheh for Bella DeMarco -Stephanie Sheh for Yuri Jin |
| "Best Actress in a Minor/Supporting Role" has some restrictions. The character must have at least one spoken line in at least two episodes. Judged on voice acting traits, like characterization, emphasis and tact. Should be voted by which gave the best performance for the character played. |
| Best Achievement in 'anime-style' Animation in an Episode FINAL NOMINATIONS -Episode 2: Win...or Lose -Episode 6: Cat Vs. Dog -Episode 9: Holiday -Episode 14: A New Challenge -Episode 16: Vulnerable Mind |
| "Best Achievement in 'anime-style' Animation in an Episode" is all the animation that is not 3D or rendered in CGI, like the characters talking to each other in a park with no mechs in sight. Judged on fluidity, artistry and originality. The judging includes the characters (moving objects) and the settings (background objects). Although 3D animation may be present in some scenes, the actual anime portion is what matters here. |
| "Best Achievement in 3D Animation in an Episode" is all the animation that is rendered in CGI, like all the races with the mechs. Judged on fluidity, artistry and originality. The judging includes the use of the 3D animation for each purpose, and all aspects that are in 3D. Although anime may be blended with the 3D animation, the actual 3D portion is what matters here. |
| Best Achievement in 3D Animation in an Episode FINAL NOMINATIONS -Episode 13: Into Tomorrow -Episode 19: Moving On -Episode 24: Winner's Circle -Episode 25: Hostile Contradiction -Episode 26: The End and The Beginning |
| "Best Music in an Episode (Toonami)" is restricted only to music heard in the Toonami version of the episode. Judged on song quality and appropriateness of the song choice for each scene. Judging also includes when to use music and when not to use music and the overall continuity of the music choices throughout the entire episode. |
| Best Music in an Episode (Toonami) FINAL NOMINATIONS -Episode 7: Spring Has Come -Episode 11: And Then... -Episode 13: Into Tomorrow -Episode 19: Moving On -Episode 21: Decision |
| "Best Song Heard in the Series (Toonami)" is restricted only to music heard in the Toonami versions of the episodes and the correlation of the songs in the series based only on these versions. It is also restricted to songs heard in at least five episodes. Judged on overall song quality and appropriateness in the series. |
| Best Song Heard in the Series (Toonami) FINAL NOMINATIONS -"Count Your Blessings" by Hint -"El Cargo" by Amon Tobin -"The Lighthouse" by Amon Tobin -"Pulse" by Hexstatic -"Sunday Seance (Loka Remix)" by Blockhead |
| "Best Audio Mix (Toonami)" is restricted only to the audio heard in the Toonami versions of the episodes. Judged on some elements of the audio heard within the show. The judging includes sound effects choices, sound effects editing, and overall sound quality and polish. The music and voice acting mixes should be disregarded for this category. |
| Best Audio Mix (Toonami) FINAL NOMINATIONS -Episode 7: Spring Has Come -Episode 13: Into Tomorrow -Episode 15: Feeling Lost -Episode 21: Decision -Episode 26: The End...and the Beginning |
| "Favorite Team" is judged on the team members, the mech designs and the overall quality of the team. Since this is a "casual" category, judging need not be on who is actually the best, but rather which team is your favorite. |
| Favorite Team FINAL NOMINATIONS -Team Black Egg -Team Satomi -Team Sledge Mama -Team Velshtein -Team White Snow |
| "Favorite Race" is judged on the entire race, regardless if it spanned one episode or two. Since this is a "casual" category, judging should be focused on the aspects of the race, like the attacks and strategies devised by both teams racing. |
| Favorite Race FINAL NOMINATIONS -Season 1: Race 2 (VS. Team Black Egg) -Season 1: Race 7 (Finals; VS. Team Velshtein) -Season 2: Race 5 (VS. Team Sledge Mama) -Season 2: Race 6 (Semi-Finals; VS. Team Velshtein) -Season 2: Race 7 (Finals; VS. Team White Snow) |