2009 Intl Wota Awards

With the start of the new year, it’s time for the 3rd annual International Wota awards! This year, we are inviting all current IW staff members to nominate blogs in the following categories to make up the list of blogs for voting.

We’ve revised our categories from last year and decided on eight categories:

  • Best Blog (New): This category is for the best blog created in 2009.
  • Best Blog (Established): Ths category is for the best blog created before 2009.
  • Best Eyecandy or Worship Blog: This category is for blogs focusing on photos and/or videos of idols or one specific idol.
  • Best News Source: This category is for blogs that focus on reporting news or translations of current happenings in Asian music.
  • Best Blog Series: This category is for a series of posts relating to one topic.
  • Best Single Entry: This category is for the best single post of the year.
  • Best Hello! Project Blog: This category is for blogs where the majority (>50%) of posts are H!P-centric.
  • Best Miscellaneous Blog: This category is for all other blogs which do not mainly focus of H!P.

The IW staff will be submitting 3-5 nominations per category to maiZe, CK, and Amy for tallying! We will compile a list of five (or more, if there is a tie) nominees per category and voting will be open to IW’s audience on January 15th, 2009! We are in the nomination stage right now, so please await more information once we finish!

Please feel free to comment on this post if you feel your blog fits into any of the categories above (particularly the best single entry and blog series categories) to help refresh the staff members’ memories.

01/15/2010: Voting is now open!! Check out the 2009 IW Awards Nominees page to see the full list of blogs and entires chosen by the IW staff. To cast your vote, head here. Voting will last for two weeks and will close at midnight Pacific Standard Time on January 29th, 2010. Happy voting!

01/30/2010: Voting is now over. The staff will be counting the ballots this weekend, and we will be posting the resuts as soon as possible. Check back here this weekend to find out who won. Thanks to everyone that participated!

01/31/2010: The results are in!! Check out the winners here!