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Los Angeles Anime Film Festival to Host English Dub Actor Awards

Los Angeles Anime Film Festival to Host English Dub Actor AwardsThe Los Angeles Anime Film Festival, which launched last year, is adding a new feature for its second annual event: an awards ceremony for English-language dub actors.

The ceremony will take place on the opening night of the festival, September 21, and feature the following categories:

Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Movie/Special
Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Movie/Special
Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Movie/Special
Best Male Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Movie/Special
Best Female Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Movie/Special

The awards will be presented with website Behind the Voice Actors, where the nominee list will be posted September 10.

The opening night of the festival will also include a red carpet event hosted by voice actors Bryce Papenbrook (Attack on Titan) and David Vincent (Bleach) which can be streamed online.

Throughout the festival, which takes place from September 21-23, the following films will be screened:

Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions – Take On Me
SHONEN HOLLYWOOD -HOLLY STAGE FOR YOU- Complete Edition
KING OF PRISM -PRIDE the HERO-
KING OF PRISM by PrettyRhythm
Your Name
The Night is Short, Walk On Girl
Lu Over the Wall
Mind Game
Mary and The Witch’s Flower
Princess Kaguya
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Pom Poko
Grave of the Fireflies
Only Yesterday

Tickets are available now.

Who would you like to see win the English dub awards?

Sources: ANN, LA-AFF

Matt Schley

Matt Schley (rhymes with "guy") lives in Tokyo, and has been OUSA's "man in Japan" since 2012. He's also written about anime and Japanese film for the Japan Times, Screen Daily and more.

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