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2015 VOICE ARTS® AWARDS See And Congratulate Nominees In 2nd Annual Voice Arts® Awards Competition October 12, 2015  (VOXtra) - Celebrity voices and those enroute to fame mix broadly among nominees announced for the 2015 Annual Voice Arts® Awards - an expanding international awards competition presented by the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences™ (SOVAS). From the scores of nominees highlighted below, a winner will be chosen in each award category and all will be honored at a Gala on November 15 at the Pacific Design Center in Hollywood, CA, starting with Red Carpet arrivals at 6 p.m. Also at the Gala, acting/voice over icon William Shatner will receive the Voice Arts® Icon Award (presented last year to James Earl Jones). On the previous day at the Pacific Design Center, SOVAS will present its annual That's Voiceover™ Career Expo. SOVAS describes the Voice Arts® Awards as "showcasing the best work in professional voiceover acting, creative direction and communications" in the fields of advertising, audiobook narration, movie trailers, video gaming, animation, television, radio, and casting. Entries to this year's awards program closed on August 31, and the number was "up 300 percent" from the inaugural program in 2014, notes SOVAS Chairman and CEO, Rudy Gaskins. "We are overwhelmed by the outpouring of gratitude from the voice acting community," Gaskins tells VoiceOverXtra, "and are especially pleased to see that both companies and individuals have taken upon themselves to stand behind their work by entering it to be counted." Last week the nominees were notified in advance of a public announcement, and Gaskins says "the social media sphere exploded in a way we never expected." See also the competition's jurors and highlights of the 2014 Voice Arts® Awards Gala and that year's winners.An extensive listing of all persons connected to nominated works is at the SOVAS.org website. Following are highlights featuring the voice actors involved in each. AUDIOBOOKS AUDIOBOOKS - OUTSTANDING AUDIO ENGINEERING In Freedom's Cause Writer/director/producer: John Fornof A full cast, Skandar Keynes, Brian Blessed, Billy Boyd, James Cosmo, Joanne Froggatt The Beam: Season 2 By Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt Voice actors: Johnny Heller, R.C. Bray, Chriss Patton, Ray Chase, Jeffrey Kafer, Stephen Bowlby, Donna Postel, Emily Woo Zeller, Tara Sands, Rachel Fulginiti, Ralph Lister, Eric Martin, Julia Whelan, Adam Verner The Tempest By William Shakespeare, read by a full cast With Lee in Virginia Writer: Robert Liparulo A full cast, Brian Blessed, Kelsey Lansdowne, Kirk Cameron, Chris Anthony, Sean Astin AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - BIOGRAPHY, BEST VOICEOVER So Many Roads: The Life and Times of The Grateful Dead By David Browne, read by Sean Runnette A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain By Marc Morris, read by Ralph Lister Fear and Loathing in America By Hunter S. Thompson, read by Malcolm Hillgartner The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered By Laura Auricchio, read by Grover Gardner In Search of Sir Thomas Browne By Hugh Aldersey-Williams, read by Simon Vance AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - SCIENCE FICTION, BEST VOICEOVER The Silver Ships By S.H. Jucha, read by Grover Gardner Red Rising By Pierce Brown, read by Tim Gerard Reynolds Acceptance By Jeff VanderMeer, read by Bronson Pinchot, Carolyn McCormick, Xe Sands Occult Assassin #1: Damnation Code By William Massa, read by James Foster Yesterday's Gone, Season 2 By Sean Platt and David Wright Read by Maxwell Glick, Robert Bray, Tamara Marson, Brian Holsopple, Ray Chase, Chris Patton AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - MYSTERY, BEST VOICEOVER The Ambassador’s Wife By Jake Needham, read by Steve Marvel Dry Bones By Craig Johnson, read by George Guidall Conundrum By Susan E. Cory, read by Lisa Flanagan Gun Street Girl By Adrian McKinty, read by Gerard Doyle Time to Time: Ashton Ford, Psychic Detective, Book 6 By Don Pendleton, read by James Foster AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - AUTHOR PERFORMANCE, BEST VOICEOVER Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor By Tim Gunn; read by Tim Gunn O, What a Luxury: Verses Lyrical, Vulgar, Pathetic & Profound By Garrison Keillor, read by Garrison Keillor Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons From a Small-Town Obituary Writer By Heather Lende, read by Heather Lende Easy Street (the Hard Way) By Ron Perlman, read by Ron Perlman AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - CRIME & THRILLER, BEST VOICEOVER Amid the Shadows By Michael C. Grumley, read by Julia Whelan The Good Girl By Mary Kubica, read by Lindy Nettleton, Johnny Heller, Tom Taylorson, Andi Arndt Huntress Moon: The Huntress Series, Book 1 By Alexandra Sokoloff, read by R.C. Bray The Cartel By Don Winslow, read by Ray Porter Abide With Me By Ian Ayris, read by Karl Jenkinson AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - CHILDREN'S PRE-SCHOOL (Infant to 12), BEST VOICEOVER Under a War-Torn Sky By L.M. Elliott, read by Elizabeth Wiley Big Hero 6 By Disney Press, read by MacLeod Andrews Dory Fantasmagory By Abby Hanlon, read by Suzy Jackson Josephine By Patricia Powell, read by Lizan Mitchell Jeff Madison and the Shimmers of Drakmere By Bernice Fischer, read by Matt Wolfe AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - TEENS, BEST VOICEOVER Prince of Shadows: A Novel of Romeo and Juliet By Rachel Caine, read by Kyle McCarley Court of Thorns and Roses By Sarah Maas, read by Jennifer Black Hill Farm (Book 1) By Tim O’Rourke, read by Anna Parker-Naples Talon By Julie Kagawa, read by Caitlin Davies, MacLeod Andrew, Chris The Moon Dwellers: Dwellers Saga, Book 1 By David Estes, read by Julia Whelan and Will Damron AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - CLASSICS, BEST VOICEOVER Little Big Man By Thomas Berger, read by Scott Sowers The Egg and I By Betty MacDonald, read by Heather Henderson One Hundred Years of Solitude By Gabriel Garcia Marquez, read by John Lee AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - HISTORY, BEST VOICEOVER In Freedom’s Cause Writer/Director/Producer: John Fornof A Full Cast, Skandar Keynes, Brian Blessed, Billy Boyd, James Cosmo, Joanne Froggatt Fracture: Life and Culture in the West, 1918-1938 By Philipp Blom, read by Ralph Lister The Renaissance By Will Durant, read by Grover Gardner The Zhivago Affair By Peter Finn and Petra Couvee, read by Simon Vance With Lee in Virginia Writer: Robert Liparulo A Full Cast, Brian Blessed, Kelsey Lansdowne, Kirk Cameron, Chris Anthony, Sean Astin AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - INSPIRATION/FAITH-BASED FICTION, BEST VOICEOVER The Bishop’s Wife By Mette Ivie Harrison, read by Kirsten Potter Grounded By Angela Correll, read by Lyssa Browne In Freedom’s Cause Writer/Director/Producer: John Fornof A Full Cast, Skandar Keynes, Brian Blessed, Billy Boyd, James Cosmo, Joanne Froggatt With Lee in Virginia By Robert Liparulo A Full Cast, Brian Blessed, Kelsey Lansdowne, Kirk Cameron, Chris Anthony, Sean Astin Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn By Lori Benton, read by Kate Forbes AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - NON-FICTION, BEST VOICEOVER Working Stiff — 2 Years, 262 Bodies And The Making Of A Medical Examiner Read by Tanya Eby Authors: Judy Melinek MD and T.J. Mitchell The Gift of Cancer: A Miraculous Journey to Healing UNABRIDGED By Brenda Michaels, Marsha Mercant, read by Carol Monda How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics By Eugenia Cheng, read by Tavia Gilbert On Immunity By Eula Biss, read by Tamara Marston Saving Baby By Jo Anne Normile and Lawrence Lindner Read by Gabra Zackman AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - METAPHYSICAL, BEST VOICEOVER The Hospital: The First Mountain Man Story By Keith C. Blackmore, read by Robert Bray Human Plus: Post-Human Series, Book 4 By David Simpson, read by Ray Chase Your Word Is Your Wand By Florence Scovel Shinn, read by Hillary Hawkins Peace is Every Step By Thich Nhat Hanh, read by Edoardo Ballerini Lycan Fallout 2: Fall of Man By Mark Tufo, read by Sean Runnette AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - SELF HELP, BEST VOICEOVER Play It Away: A Workaholic’s Cure for Anxiety By Charlie Hoehn, read by Ray Chase Becoming the Kind Father By Calvin Sandborn, read by Michael Puttonen The 22-Day Revolution By Marco Borges, read by Timothy Andres Pabon, Beyonce, Dean Ornish (MD) The Gift of Cancer: A Miraculous Journey to Healing UNABRIDGED By Brenda Michaels and Marsha Mercant, read by Carol Monda The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up By Marie Kondo, read by Emily Woo Zeller AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - ROMANCE, BEST VOICEOVER Cross My Heart By Abigail Strom, read by Robert Bray and Amy Rubinate Green Darkness By Anya Seton, read by Heather Wilds Drama in the Church Saga By Dynah Zale, read by Karen Pittman The Tempting of Thomas Carrick By Stephanie Laurens, read by Matthew Brenher Her Heart’s Captain By Elizabeth Mansfield, read by Anna Parker-Naples AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY, BEST VOICEOVER The Lord Collector: A Raven’s Shadow Novella By Anthony Ryan, read by Steven Brand Voices in the Night By Steven Millhauser, read by Adam Grupper, Alyssa Bresnahan, Jonathan Davis Poison: The Fate’s Forsaken Prequel Novella By Shae Ford, read by Derek Perkins A Load of Hooey By Bob Odenkirk, read by Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Jay Johnson, Jerry Minor, Megan Amram, Paul Tompk Leaving the Sea By Ben Marcus, read by Andrew Garman, Andy Paris, Brian Hutchinson, George Guidall AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - FICTION, BEST VOICEOVER Black Sam: Prince of Pirates Alex Hyde-White as Sam Bellamy Dave Fennoy as Quintor George DelHoyo as Edward "Blackbeard” Teach Jim, Taylor, Tamara Meskiman as the Phineas Family Scott Brick as Gov. Shute Written in My Own Heart’s Blood By Diana Gabaldon, read by Davina Porter The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry By Gabrielle Zevin, read by Scott Brick The Wife By Meg Wolitzer, read by Dawn Harvey The Cake Therapist By Judith Fertig, read by Tanya Eby AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - FANTASY, BEST VOICEOVER Wrath: Adrian’s Undead Diary, Book 5 By Chris Philbrook, read by James Foster The Cycle of Arawn By Edward W. Robertson, read by Tim Gerard Reynolds Harbinger: Fate’s Forsaken, Book 1 By Shae Ford, read by Derek Perkins Euphoria By Lily King, read by Simon Vance and Xe Sands Ascension: The Trysmoon Saga, Book 1 By Brian K. Fuller, read by Simon Vance AUDIOBOOK NARRATION - BUSINESS OR EDUCATION, BEST VOICEOVER You Can Do This: Hope and Help for New Teachers Tami Romani Origins By Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith, read by Kevin Kenerly Alibaba’s World By Porter Erisman, read by George Newbern Recession Proof Graduate By Charlie Hoehn, read by Ray Chase StorySelling By JW Dicks and Nick Nanton, read by Ray Porter SPANISH OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL DEMO REEL, BEST SPANISH VOICEOVER Erik Bravo, Voice Actor Kristy Liles, Voice Actor Roberto Sanchez, Voice Actor OUTSTANDING TV COMMERCIAL, BEST SPANISH VOICEOVER Hyundai Puerto Rico Fabian Toro, Voice Actor "Inside Out” Hispanic TV Trailer Campaign – Pixar Animation Studios Christian Lanz, Voice Actor Canon Maxify / "Back office” / "Tras Bastidores” Allen Alexander, Voice Actor Estreno Superserie Dueños del Paraiso Roberto Sanchez, Voice Actor Time Warner Cable Deportes – L.A. Galaxy Francisco "Paco” Galvez, Voice Actor OUTSTANDING SPOKEN WORD OR STORYTELLING - BEST SPANISH PERFORMANCE Voice Attack Erik Bravo, Voice Actor Poema: Renunciamiento/Poem: renunciation Fabián Toro, Voice Actor Super Series Promo Telemundo Internacional Elvis Castillo SPOKEN WORD - ENGLISH OUTSTANDING SPOKEN WORD OR STORYTELLING - BEST PERFORMANCE In Freedom's Cause Writer/director/producer: John Fornof A full cast, Skandar Keynes, Brian Blessed, Billy Boyd, James Cosmo, Joanne Froggatt Powder Burns: An Original Western Audio Drama Announcer: Bill Burrows Principal Cast: Maddy Burns, Matt Locker, Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Phil Carroll, Jason Babinsky, Chris McCarrell, David Gregory, Robert Vaughn, Wayne Gregory, Florencia Lozano, Lance Roberts Elemental War – Jovon Miller Productions Debbe Hirata, Voice Actor Training Daze Malcolm-Jamal Warner Choices Kabir Singh & Jared Baisley TRAILERS, COMMERCIALS, PROMOS & NARRATION OUTSTANDING NATIONAL TV COMMERCIAL, BEST VOICEOVER BJ’s Restaurants Chris Fries Nature Valley by General Mills Maxx Hennard Wendy’s – Fancy – ish Robert Garson TaxAct "You Got This” Alison Fried Hillary Clinton "America Deserves Better” Pat Duke OUTSTANDING TV PROGRAM NARRATION - DOCUMENTARY, BEST VOICEOVER Dead End Express Chris Fries American Genius – National Geographic Channel Jeff Wilburn ESPN Draft Academy 2015 Diriki Mack "Alien Sharks: Return to the Abyss” (Discovery Channel) J.V. Martin The First 48 Dion Graham OUTSTANDING LOCAL TV COMMERCIAL, BEST VOICEOVER McDonald's Fresh Ingredients "Muffins" Jay Preston Pizza My Heart Save Our Shores :30 J. Michael Collins Chumash Casino Resort Debbe Hirata OUTSTANDING LOCAL TV PROMO, BEST VOICEOVER KARE 11 Olympic Dreams Beau Weaver Local News Promo, Wav 3 News Natalie Roers KOVR Sacramento Sad Weather Lab #1 Beau Weaver OUTSTANDING RADIO COMMERCIAL, BEST VOICEOVER Aquaventure – on the rides Guy Harris Kapiolani Medical Center Pediatric Services Cindy Ramirez Las Vegas Chris Fries Radio, Fall 2014, National Radio Campaign Natalie Roers Precision Garage Door (Garage Sale) Christina Smith OUTSTANDING MOVIE TRAILER, BEST VOICEOVER Nightcrawler John Armstrong A Haunted House 2 John Garry Tom Clancy’s The Division Official E3 2015 Trailer [US] Beau Stephenson OUTSTANDING NATIONAL TV PROMO, BEST VOICEOVER Dateline NBC Mystery Man Lisa Flanagan Black-ish Sean Donnellan Fresh Off the Boat Scott Rummell Travel Channel 4th of July Promo Monique Coppola A Haunting Dave McRae OUTSTANDING CONSUMER SALES VIDEO, BEST VOICEOVER Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Mike Carlucci, Voice Actor Soft & Gentle compressed deodorants Natalie Cooper, Voice Actor Domino’s Pizza Recruitment Contest Pete Gustin, Voice Actor Nintendos Rolling Western Walk Thru Video John Grove, Voice Actor Vantage Travel European Holiday River Cruises J. Michael Collins, Voice Actor OUTSTANDING BODY OF WORK, VOICEOVER John Amos Beau Weaver Lara Parmiani OUTSTANDING TV PROMO CAMPAIGN, BEST VOICEOVER Ovation Network Alicyn Packard College Football on FOX Chris Fries Discovery Networks Fabian Toro OUTSTANDING VIDEO GAME CHARACTER, BEST VOICEOVER Tahm Kench – The River King-League of Legends Pat Duke Voice Actor " James Gordon”-Batman: Arkham Origins Michael Gough Video Game Character Ellen Dubin "Shagflak”-Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Michael Gough Sunset the Game Tina Marie Murray OUTSTANDING NARRATION - TV OR FILM - BEST VOICEOVER Little Boy Narrated by Barry Ford The Greatest Steaks of America Narrated by Chris Fries Kiss the Sky (Swedish Match) Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White Jane the Virgin Narrated by Anthony Mendez The Briefcase Narrated by Chris Fries OUTSTANDING TV ANIMATION, BEST VOICEOVER Chumash Casino Resort Animation Debbe Hirata, Voice Actor "Alteration” a Short Film by Jean Sebastien Groult Jenn Henry, Voice Actor Julius Jr. Steph Lynn Robinson, Voice Actor Total Drama Island – Cartoon Network Sunday Muse, Voice Actor The Amazing World Of Gumball (Cartoon Network) Jessica McDonald, Voice Actor PRODUCTION, CASTING & WRITING OUTSTANDING CASTING - AUDIOBOOK And After: Until the End of the World, Book 2 In Freedom’s Cause The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone by Adele Griffin Arisen Omnibus Edition: Books 1-3 OUTSTANDING COPYWRITING Hawaiian Humane Society Element 8 Voiceover: Cindy Ramirez Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Rob Myers and Zach Bourque A Haunted House 2 Bear McCans and Wayne Drake Nightcrawler Jack Teed, Daphne Peponides and Shawn Ferjanec OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL DEMO REEL, BEST VOICEOVER Andres Berrio Director/Producer: Chuck Duran Writer: Stacey J. Aswad Jay Preston Demo Producer: Chuck Duran Barry Nicholson Guy Harris Producer: Guy Harris John Grove Producer/Director: Chuck Duran OUTSTANDING NARRATION DEMO REEL, BEST VOICEOVER Mike Brang Copy Writer: Stacey J Aswad Producer: Chuck Duran Barbara Quesada Producer/Director: Nancy Wolfson Ellen Dubin Director : Tony Daniels Pat Duke Tami Romani Producer: Tim Keenan OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION - AUDIOBOOK With Lee in Virginia The Berserker and the Pedant In Freedom’s Cause The Cartel OUTSTANDING VOICEOVER PODCAST Interview with Roger Craig Smith Sam Hughes Voice Over Marketing Podcast John J. Melley, Host/Producer Susan Friedmann, Guest VO Buzz Weekly Chuck Duran and Stacey J. Aswad Guest: Andrea Romano OUTSTANDING PROMO DEMO REEL Mike Brang Copy Writer: Stacey J Aswad Producer: Chuck Duran Dave Wallace Scott Miller Audio Engineer: Anthony Erice, AudioLab NYC John Grove Producer/Director: Chuck Duran Satauna Howery Associate Producer: Tony Mack Producer: J. Michael Collins Natalie Cooper Producer: Chuck Duran OUTSTANDING ANIMATION DEMO REEL, BEST VOICEOVER Steve Marvel Producer: Marc Graue, Steve Marvel Guy Harris Producer: Guy Harris Pat Duke Susheel Kumar Producer: Marc Graue Dave Fennoy For more about the Voice Arts Awards, the Gala, and/or That's Voiceover Career Expo, please visit www.SOVAS.org. |
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I'm really shocked by some of the snarky comments and attitudes by fellow voice actors towards this award show. I've always known the voice over community to be very supportive of each other, so it was sad to read some of the hateful comments on different threads, tearing people down.
If you don't support the Voice Arts Awards, don't enter your work! But don't hate the award show or make passive aggressive comments regarding the talent or their respective bodies of work if you haven't even seen the entries.
My work was submitted this year by a casting director, who is a dear friend of mine, and I was really honored to be a finalist! Can't wait to meet everyone there!
Is this the "awards" that you must pay for yourself and also purchase an entry fee?