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were held on February 15, 2020, honoring excellence in anime from

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announced the categories and the list of judges for the 2020 awards on December 17, while also noting that the list was still not complete. They also noted that they've increased their judges by over 50%, with more than half of them coming from outside the

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. Nominees were announced on the first day of voting, January 10. Voting ran until January 17, with the results announced on February 15. The show was hosted by WWE wrestler

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and Tim Lyu. Several personalities in the anime community were invited to present the awards. There were 18 categories. Best Couple was reinstated after being absent in the last two editions. Best Score, Best Drama, and Best Comedy were also reinstated after being absent in the last year's edition. Best Film and Best Continuing Series were dropped. A new category, Best Fantasy, was introduced. ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Vinland Saga'' each received nine nominations, including the Anime of the Year.

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was nominated for the second straight time in the Best VA Performance (JP) award. Japanese singer

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received her third nomination, the second consecutive, in the Best Ending Sequence category. Australian composer

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received his second nomination for Best Score. ''Carole & Tuesday''s opening and ending themes, both sung by Nai Br.XX and

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, were nominated in their respective categories. ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' won the Anime of the Year award. Its main protagonist, Tanjiro Kamado, won Best Boy. He also was nominated in the Best Protagonist category, only to lost to

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of ''

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''. ''Demon Slayer'' is tied with '' Kaguya-sama: Love is War'' in receiving the most wins. ''Kaguya-sama'' also won Best Comedy and Best Ending Sequence. ''Vinland Saga'' won Best Drama, while ''

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'' won the inaugural Best Fantasy award. ''

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''s second season won in the Best Animation category. Canadian composer

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won the Best Score award for his work on ''Carole & Tuesday''.

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, an anime producer and the president of

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, received the Industry Icon award.

Winners and nominees

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