And the nominees are...
Avatar of the Year
Maerj
Pinkrenata
Ichabod
Disney Guru (2 avatars nominated, but you vote for the person)
Paka (current- no avatar specified)
2099net (current - no avatar specified)
Signature of the Year
MickeyMousePal
Luke
Evil Genie Jafar
Forum of the Year
General Discussion
Off-Topic
Polls & Games
Site Review of the Year
Mary Poppins 40th Anniversary Edition
Aladdin Platinum Edition
Mulan Special Edition
The Incredibles Collector's Edition
Topic/Thread of the Year
Post A Photo of Your Disney DVD Collection
The New DVD Thread 2005
What's On Your DVD Buying List? (Feb-April)]
Ultimate Disney Movie Awards 2005 - AWARDS CEREMONY
Controversial Topic/Thread of the Year
Do You Read The Bible?
I Never Knew About This (Lion King and Kimba)
I'd like everyone to read this (Rant on Enchanted Christmas)
You got to hear what a Disney Store employee told me to do..
Best Message Board Idea of the Year
Explain Your Avatar thread
Miramax/Touchstone Reviews
UD Movie Awards
1st Annual UD.com Forum/Member Awards
Poll/Game of the Year
PE/SE Cover Art Survivor
favourite scene in a disney movie
What New Release DVD Will You Buy This Week? series (
example)
Disney 20 Questions
Villains Countdown (
Voting *
Results *
Discussion)
Most Amusing Posts of the Year
Ichabod
Loomis
Pinkrenata
Maerj
Disney Guru
Luke
Jack
2099 Net
Site/Message Board Event or Breaking News of the Year
Villains Countdown
The 2005 Forum Hacking
Donnie Dunagan Interview
Secret Santa 2004
Most Intelligent Member of the Year
2099 Net
awallaceunc
Luke
Paka
Deathie Mouse
Most Informative Member of the Year
2099net
Luke
Deathie Mouse
Loomis
awallaceunc
Disney Guru
Friendliest/Kindest Member of the Year
awallaceunc
orestes.
Luke
Mermaid Kelly
RJKD23
DreamerQ18
New Member of the Year
RJKD23
Orestes.
Key
Wonderlicious
2005 Forum Awards Special Award
I didn't get any submitted ideas for this, so please- feel free to make suggestions. The recipient can be the same, but the category must be different from last year's. It also doesn't have to be one person- it can be a thread/idea/event/review/etc... or something completely different. Be creative! There's no direct voting on this one.
UD Member of the Year
Pinkrenata
Luke
awallaceunc
2099net
Voting begins immediately. All votes must be sent to my email at
awallaceunc@gmail.com or will not be accepted. All nominees are welcome to thank 'the academy' for nominating them and everyone else can "applaud" and congratulate, but please, no one indicate who/what they are voting for in this thread. Also, this probably goes without saying, but no nasty PM campaigns or anything, either.

All votes must be submitted by 11:59pm (eastern time) on Wednesday, March 30.
Unlike the nominating round, you
may vote for yourself or your thread/idea/etc. if you were nominated, though you certainly don't have to. No write-in votes will be accepted, though.
Everyone is encouraged to put a lot of thought into their votes. Be honest. Your votes won't be seen by anyone (except me, of course, but I tend to tally these quickly without thinking through them).
To those nominated: it really is an honor, even if you don't win! To those who weren't: please don't take offense... that's not the intention of this and I certainly don't want anyone's feelings hurt. If you feel you should have been nominated for one or more of the categories, chances are you were. A lot of people participated this go-around and a lot of names/threads/etc. were submitted. It could be that you or your ideas were just one short of the cut-off mark (which was dependant on the spread of submissions in each category, with 3-5 nominees being the goal if possible).
Since voting is through email, if this doesn't get a lot of replies, it may be a good idea to sticky it.
Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Thanks to everyone who sent in nominations. Any registered forum members, save those currently "in the vaults," may vote, even if they didn't send in any nominations. Congrats to all the nominees!
-Aaron