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Voice Arts Awards 2016 Nominees Announced

The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the third annual Voice Arts Awards.

Nominees include Candice Cameron Bure, Ellen DeGeneres, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ed O’Neill and Albert Brooks.

Voice Arts® Awards Gala will be held 13th of November, 2016 at the Steven J. Ross Theatre in California.

After over three months of submission screening, the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) announced the nominees for the 3rd annual Voice Arts Awards. Dubbed as the Oscars of the voice over industry awards, Voice Arts Awards features seasoned voice over professionals and some of the biggest names in television and movies.

In the Voice Arts Awards Gala night, the voice over industry will celebrate the exceptional achievement of the voice over talents and other key players of the industry. This will be held at the Warner Bros. Studio Theater in Burbank, California – Steven J. Ross Theatre.



As with the previous years, the gala night is preceded by one of the voice over industry’s biggest career event – That’s Voiceover!

Participants of THAT’S VOICEOVER! will have a chance to meet with top agents and industry buyers, and interact with other professional talents from across the country.

Some of the speakers this year are:

Kevin Slein – CEO/Presidentof Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, Doherty (CESD)

Dave Fennoy – Voice Actor who has worked with HULU.COM, ABC, The WB, Fox, CBS, Showtime, Starz, ESPN, and The Disney Channel, to name a few

Dan Greenberger – Writer/Producer of on-air promos for CBS Television for such hits like, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Two and a Half Men

Joe Cipriano – Broadcaster and best known for as the voice of Fox

Sue Zizza – Audio producer, director, writer, and sound designer, and the owner of SueMedia Productions



Here are some of the nominees for the 2016 Voice Arts® Awards

Outstanding TV Animation, Best Voiceover

Voice Actor:       Jessica McDonald

Product:               The Amazing World of Gumball

 

Voice Actor:       Christian Lanz

Product:               Epic Cat Battles with Puss in Boots

Client:   DreamWorksTV

Voice Actor:       Kevin Glikmann

Product:               Get Blake!

Client:                   Nickelodeon

Voice Actor:       Cristina Milizia

Product:               Lala The Koala, Disney Junior Doc McStuffins

Client:   Disney Junior


Outstanding Motion Picture Animation, Best Voiceover

Voice Actor:       Albert Brooks

Product:               Finding Dory

Client:                   Pixar Animation Studios

Voice Actor:       Ellen DeGeneres

Product:               Finding Dory

Client:                   Pixar Animation Studios

Voice Actor:       Ed O’Neill

Product:               Finding Dory

Client:                   Pixar Animation Studios

Voice Actor:       Ginnifer Goodwin

Product:               Zootopia

Client:                   Walt Disney Animation Studios

Voice Actor:       Jason Bateman

Product:               Zootopia

Client:                   Walt Disney Animation Studios


Outstanding Radio Commercial, Best Voiceover

Voice Actor:       David Brower

Product:               Chevy Silverado, Find New Road

Client:                   Chevy

Voice Actor:       Chris Fries

Product:               “Airport”

Client:                   Fifth Third Bank

Voice Actor:       Jay Preston

Product:               Free Fries

Client:                   McDonald’s

Voice Actor:       J. Michael Collins

Product:               State and Main Kitchen and Bar 2016

Client:                   State and Main Kitchen and Bar

Voice Actor:       Lea Gulino

Product:               Tejava Ice Tea

Client:                   Tejava


Outstanding National TV Commercial, Best Voiceover

Voice Actor:       Mike Brang

Product:               United Mileage Plus Explorer Card

Client:                   CHASE

Voice Actor:       Cristina Milizia

Product:               The Curious Life

Client:                   The Laughing Cow

Voice Actor:       Debbe Hirata

Product:               Feed Greatness

Client:                   Purina

Voice Actor:       Keith Michaels

Product:               A Story Worth Telling

Client:                   Guatemala Tourism

Voice Actor:       Christian Lanz

Product:               Telenovela

Client:                   Tostitos

For the full list you may visit the SOVAS website.


In the coming days we will be featuring some of the voice over actors nominated for this year’s Voice Arts Awards, so keep posted.