The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) announced the nominees for the 10th annual Voice Arts Awards Gala, recognizing exceptional performances in voice acting and media production. This year’s ceremony will be held Sunday, December 10 at 5 p.m. at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
The awards are a global celebration of the industry’s best voice over actors, including major categories in English, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese and English-speaking Africa. They cover more than 100 categories, ranging from voices for motion picture animation and TV commercials to audiobooks, spoken word, political ads, toys and audio description for the blind and low-vision people.
“I am utterly impressed by the extraordinary quality of the entries and the global reach of the Voice Arts program. Voice actors have labored tirelessly in the shadows for far too long. This is a celebration of their lifelong dedication to a genuine art form that has the power to move and inspire people of all ages,” says SOVAS Chairman & CEO Rudy Gaskins.
This year’s special honorees include Viola Davis, Muhammad Ali Voice of Humanity Award; Eugenio Derbez, Voice Arts Icon Award; and Mabel Cezar, Voice Arts Apex Award. Plus, Keith David, recipient the inaugural Voice Arts Award a decade ago at the Directors Guild of America, will take the stage.
Nominations in select animation categories below; visit sovas.org/2023-nominees to see the complete list of contenders.
Outstanding Animation Character – Film or TV – Best Voiceover
- Nazia Chaundhry — Bread Barbershop 3, “Master of Yoga”
- Cristina Milizia — Butch Hartman’s The Garden Cartoon
- Omar Miller — LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
- Monique Burias Shi — Monique Burias Shi Animation Demo
- Eric Tiede — Millennial Hunter
Outstanding Animation Character – Motion Picture – Best Voiceover
- Mamoudou Athie — Elemental
- Shamon Brown Jr. — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- Ice Cube — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- Leah Lewis — Elemental
- Sara Secora — Boonie Bears: Back to Earth
Outstanding Animation Cast – Motion Picture – Best Voiceover
- Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara — Elemental
- Nichole Sakura, Josh Keaton, Jennifer Sun Bell, Roger Craig Smith, Amanda C. Miller, Rosalie Chiang, Allegra Clark, Joe Zieja, Lena Josephine Marano, Bennett Hetrick — Suzume
- Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, John Cena, Seth Rogan, Rose Byrne, Natasia Demetriou, Giancarlo Esposito, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Paul Rudd — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Outstanding Anime Character – Best Voiceover
- Caitlyn Bairstow — World Trigger
- Ryan Bartley — Gamera Rebirth
- Jonathan Ostonal — World Trigger
- Nichole Sakura — Suzume
Outstanding Casting – Feature Film Animation – Best Casting Director
- Rich Delia — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- Kevin Reher, CSA — Elemental
Outstanding Casting – TV Animation – Best Casting Director
- Lindsay Halper — LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
- Lindsay Halper — Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
- Natalie Lyon, CSA — Cars on the Road
- Sara Jane Sherman — Animaniacs
- Sara Jane Sherman — The Cuphead Show!
