Here are the nominees for the 2019 OVA-ies Awards, celebrating the best in television animation from the year. Listen to the nominations announcement podcast accompanying this post and check out the nominations below!

Vote for your favorites in 7 categories. Winners are chosen 50% by an open vote, 50% from our internal community of patrons & staff weighed by shows watched. Nominees were chosen internally by our patrons & staff, and you can see the nominations below! Winners will be revealed in a podcast at the end of December.

Steven Universe leads with 6 nominations, one in every category it was eligible for. Followed by Tuca & Bertie and Infinity Train with 5 nominations, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power with 4 nominations. gen:LOCK, The Promised Neverland, and RWBY had 3 nominations each.

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Best Animated Show of 2019

• BoJack Horseman


• gen:LOCK


• Infinity Train


• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power


• Steven Universe


• Tuca & Bertie

Best Animation Episode of 2019

• “121045” (Episode 1), The Promised Neverland


• “Change Your Mind”, Steven Universe


• “Cleaved”, Star vs. the Forces of Evil


• “The Jelly Lakes”, Tuca & Bertie


• “The Only Me I Know”, gen:LOCK


• “Remember”, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Best Animation Main Character of 2019

• Bertie, Tuca & Bertie


• Glimmer, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power


• Marinette, Miraculous Ladybug


• Ruby, RWBY


• Steven, Steven Universe


• Tulip, Infinity Train

Best Animation Supporting Character of 2019

• Amaya, The Dragon Prince


• One-One, Infinity Train


• Scorpia, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power


• Speckle, Tuca & Bertie


• Spinel, Steven Universe


• Venomous, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes

Best New Animated Show of 2019

• Carmen Sandiego


• gen:LOCK


• Infinity Train


• The Promised Neverland


• Tuca & Bertie


• Undone

Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2019

• Carmen Sandiego


• Hazbin Hotel


• Love, Death + Robots


• RWBY


• Steven Universe


• Undone

Best Music for an Animated Show of 2019

• Carole & Tuesday


• Hazbin Hotel


• Infinity Train


• The Promised Neverland


• RWBY


• Steven Universe