Akadot is proud to announce the nominees for the Second Annual Anime Academy Awards! During the month of January Akadot's editors ruminated and debated over the best anime had to offer in 2001. And now more than 50 entrants in thirteen different categories are competing for your vote! The discerning tastes of the fans will decide who takes home the coveted golden fox.

Peruse the nominations below and then proceed to the voting page to determine the winners of 2001's Akars. Then return March 25, 2002 when we open the envelopes and reveal the recipients of the Second Annual Anime Academy Awards!

Yuji Ikehata (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)

Shichiro Kobayashi (Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie)

Masaru Ota (The Big O)

Yusuke Takeda (Blood: The Last Vampire)

Marco D'Ambrosio (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)

Yoshihiro Ike (Blood: The Last Vampire)

Shinkichi Mitsumine, J.A. Seazer (Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie)

Hajime Mizoguchi (Jin-Roh)

"Spirit Dreams Inside" (L'Arc~en~Ciel, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within)

"Grace" (Gabriela Robin, Hajime Mizoguchi, Jin-Roh)

"Toki ni Ai wa" (Masami Okui, Toshiro Yabuki, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie)

"Freckles" (Judy and Mary, Rurouni Kenshin - Legend of Kyoto)

Wendee Lee (Yahiko Myoujin, Rurouni Kenshin - Legend of Kyoto)

Rachel Lillis (Utena Tenjou, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie)

Pamela Segall (Leila, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)

Veronica Taylor (Ash Ketchum, Pokémon 3: The Movie)

Michael Dobson (Kazuki Fuse, Jin-Roh)

David Lucas (Roger Smith, The Big O)

John Rafter Lee (Meier Link, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)

Andrew Philpot (D, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)

Tomoko Kawakami (Utena Tenjou, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie)

Maria Kawamura (Shadow Girl E-ko, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie)

Youki Kudoh (Saya, Blood: The Last Vampire)

Ikue Otani (Pikachu, Pokémon 3: The Movie)

Yoshikatsu Fujiki (Kazuki Fuse, Jin-Roh)

Takehito Koyasu (Touga Kiryuu, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie)

Mitsuru Miyamoto (Roger Smith, The Big O)

Yuuji Ueda (Kutaro Nanbara, Hand Maid May)

ZRO Limit Productions (The Big O)

Ocean Studios (Jin-Roh)

ZRO Limit Productions (Hand Maid May)

4Kids Entertainment (Pokémon 3: The Movie)

Kenji Kamiyama (Blood: The Last Vampire)

Mamoru Oshii (Jin-Roh)

Yoji Enokido (Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie)

Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)

Katsuya Terada (Blood: The Last Vampire)

Hiroyuki Okiura (Jin-Roh)

Chiho Saito, Shinya Hasegawa (Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie)

Yoshitaka Amano, Yutaka Minowa (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)

Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Blood: The Last Vampire)

Hiroyuki Okiura (Jin-Roh)

Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie)

Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)