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VOICE ARTS® AWARDS

Daniel Ross And Mario Filio Lead Scores

Of Winners At Virtual Voice Arts® Awards Gala

December 21, 2020

(VOXtra) - Streaming live to a worldwide audience from New World Stages in New York City, the 2020 Voice Arts® Awards Gala Sunday night bestowed top honors on scores of voice actors and other creatives - without the whoops and applause of a live theater audience, yet still packed with upbeat energy and anticipation of hearing "and the winner is ..." in 72 awards categories.

Among them were outstanding voice over careers.

As we watched a live video gallery of the nominees, Daniel Ross (pictured above on large screen over stage) was named winner of the Outstanding Body of Work, Best Voice Actor award.

And Mario Filio won Outstanding Body of Work, International - Best Voiceover (pictured voicing one of many characters).

Works of each were shown, followed by emotional words of appreciation.

"Tonight we celebrate the best and brightest of our industry," noted Rudy Gaskins, President and CEO of the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS), which presents the annual competition.

And after a tumultuous year, "We all need healing," Gaskins said. "That's why celebrations and acknowledgements are so important.:

Throughout the program, the virtual audience was treated to an up-close experience of playbacks of most winning entries.

A VoiceOverXtra report on the entire event is coming soon. For now, please see and congratulate these top talents ...

AND THE WINNERS ARE ...

Outstanding Political Demo – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Jenn Henry
Additional Credits: Exec. Producer/Copywriter: J. Michael Collins, Audio Engineer: A.J. McKay

Outstanding Dubbing – International – TV or Series – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Yaha Lima
Title: Mary Hamilton in "Batwoman"
Additional Credits: Voice Actress: Yaha Lima, Dubbing Director: Javier Olguin, Company: SDI Media Mexico

Outstanding Dubbing, International – Motion Picture Film – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Natalia Rosminati
Title: Kayla Pospisil in "Bombshell"
Additional Credits: Dubbing Producer: Ezequiel Lachman

Outstanding Voice Assisted Device – AI – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Valentina Latyna, Sabrina Glow, Jessica Gee
Title: Toy Doctor
Additional Credits: Directors: Caitlin Gutekunst, Jessica Wu, Charles Albert, Producer: Miles Albert, Coordinator: Liana Wilcox, Gameplay Designers: Scott Paulsen, Craig Fry, Abuelita: Valentina Latyna, Rubber Ducky: Jessica Gee-George, Olivia: Sabrina Glow, Composer: Baxter Robertson

Best Voiceover Web Site – English or Spanish

Voice Artist: John & Paula Meissner
Title: Meissner Sound - Voice-over Artists
Additional Credits: Designer: Shawn Aylesworth, Creators: John & Paula Meissner, Photographer: Adam Grant

Outstanding Radio Imaging – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: César Escalante
Title: La Radio Redonda
Additional Credits: Producer: Enrique Rodriguez, Director: Jorge Yunda

Outstanding Toy Character – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Toni Senatore
Title: Lettersaurus
Additional Credits: Booth Director: Kevin Riley

Outstanding Virtual Reality – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Charlotte Ann
Title: VaCCination
Additional Credits: Developer: Martin de Santos

Outstanding Radio Imaging - Demo Reel – Best Voiceover (tie)

Voice Artist: Debbe Hirata
Title: Radio Imaging Demo
Additional Credits: Producer/Director: Chad Erickson

Voice Artist: Paul Cartwright
Title: Paul Cartwright Radio Imaging Demo
Additional Credits: Exec. Producer/Copywriter: J. Michael Collins, Audio Engineer: A.J. McKay

Outstanding Radio Imaging – Demo Reel – Best Production

Producer: Jay Helmus
Title: Joe Cappelletti
Additional Credits: Producer/Writer: Jay Helmus, Voice Talent/Writer: Joe Cappelletti

Outstanding Production – Commercial, Promo or Trailer – Best Producer

Producer: Christina Smith
Title: Alexa Spec Commercial
Additional Credits: Producer/Copywriter/Engineer/Voiceover: Christina Smith, Voice Actor: Rick Balis

Outstanding Production – Audiobook – Best Producer

Producer: Richard Seneque

Title: Visionaries Audio Drama

Additional Credits: Producer: Richard Seneque

Outstanding Copywriting – Commercial, Promo or Trailer – Best Copywriting

Copywriter: Christina Smith
Title: Alexa Spec Commercial
Additional Credits: Producer/Copywriter/Engineer/Voiceover: Christina Smith, Voice Actor: Rick Balis

Audio Engineering – Commercial, Promo or Trailer – Best Sound Design

Audio Engineer: Jonathan Miller
Title: Starfinder: an Interactive Audio Adventure
Additional Credits: Lead Sound Designer/Mixer: Jonathan Miller, Senior Sound Designer/Mixer: Jared Barlett

Audio Engineering – Audiobook – Best Sound Design

Audio Engineer: Tyler Whitlatch
Title: Instant Gratification
Additional Credits: Exec. Producers: Lauren Blakely, Andi Arndt, Tyler Whitlatch, Author: Lauren Blakely

Outstanding Casting – TV Commercial – Best Casting Director

Casting by: Sound and Fury
Title: ANDY Awards
Additional Credits: Voice Artist: David Naughton

Outstanding Casting – Audiobook – Best Casting Director

Casting by: Jocqueline M. Protho, The Audio Flow, LLC
Title: The Tory: Rebels and Redcoats Saga 1
Additional Credits: Casting Director: Jocqueline Protho, Sound Engineer: Daniele Lanzarotta, Author: TJ London

Audiobook Narration – Short Story Anthology – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Full Cast: Tom Burka, Tom Zingarelli, Lindsey Dorcus, Matthew Cohn, Marni Penning, Dan Iwrey, Jay Ben Markson, Patty Nieman, Kyle Duncan Graham, Eryn O'Sullivan, Brian Ward, Linda Jones, William Merryn Hill
Title: Wild Monsters Dance About: Stories from an Unruly Mind
Additional Credits: Producer/Director: Jayme Mattler, Author: M.J. Sewell, Post Production Engineer: Matthew Cruz

Audiobook Narration – Romance or Erotica – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Joe Arden, Vanessa Edwin, Erin Mallon, Teddy Hamilton
Title: Every Second With You
Additional Credits: Author: Lauren Blakely, Producer: Tyler Whitlatch

Audiobook Narration – Faith-Based or Metaphysical – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Jenn Buell
Title: Rhythms of Rest
Additional Credits: Engineer: Troy Otte, Exec. Producer: Claton Butcher

Audiobook Narration – Humor, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Joel Froomkin
Title: The Astonishing Life of August March

Audiobook Narration – History – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Kate Mulgrew
Title: The Space Race
Additional Credits: Director: Andrew Mark Sewell, Series Producer: Richard Hollingham, Producer: Sue Nelson, Series Line Producer: Helen Quigley, Exec. Producer: Steve Carsey, Sound Designers: Alistar Lock, Kirsty Gillmore, Original Music: Imran Ahmad, Writers: Richard Hollingham, Sue Nelson, Dramatisation: Richard Kurti, Colin Brake, Patrick Chapman

Audiobook Narration – Fantasy, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Simon Vance
Title: The Mercenary Code

Audiobook Narration – Fiction – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: John Arthur Long
Title: DRAGULA: A Transgender Tale
Additional Credits: Author: John Long, Director/Producer/Sound Designer: Roy Yokelson

Audiobook Narration – Classics, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Christine Rendel
Title: Harding's Luck
Additional Credits: Publisher: Steven Jay Cohen

Audiobook Narration – Teens, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Nick Podehl
Title: Six Sacred Swords

Audiobook Narration – Children (Infant to 12) – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Jordan Fisher, Dascha Polanco, James Murray, and a full cast
Title: The Garbage Pail Kids: Welcome to Smellville
Additional Credits: Author: R.L. Stine

Audiobook Narration – Thrillers – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: R.C. Bray
Title: The Protocol: James Acton Series, Book 1
Additional Credits: Author: J. Robert Kennedy

Audiobook Narration – Author Performance – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: David Sedaris
Title: Themes and Variations
Additional Credits: Casting: David Andrews, Engineer: Ryan Mey, Exec. Producer: Brian Pepera, Author: David Sedaris

Audiobook Narration – Mystery, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: January LaVoy
Title: It Began with a Lie

Audiobook Narration – Science Fiction, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: R.C. Bray
Title: Ruins of the Galaxy

Audiobook Narration – Biography, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Elizabeth Wiley
Title: Sounds Like Titanic

Audiobook Narration – Fantasy- Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Angely Baez
Title: Al Atardecer
Additional Credits: Author: Nora Roberts, Recording Studio: World Voices, Producers: Manuel Herrera, Reynaldo Infante

Audiobook Narration, Non-Fiction – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Martha Escobar
Title: El Juicio del Siglo
Additional Credits: Writer: Alejandra Ibarra, Audiobook Coordinator: Alan Viruette, Casting Director: Sandra Vargas

Audiobook Narration – Fiction – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Fabiola Stevenson
Title: La última viuda [The Last Widow]
Additional Credits: Director: Sergio Martinez, Producer: Cory Verner

Outstanding Promo Demo – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Mario Rafael Saavedra Arévalo
Title: MES PATRIO - PERÚ

Outstanding Narration Demo – Corporate – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Sara Delgado
Additional Credits: Producer: Sara Delgado

Outstanding Narration Demo – TV or Film – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Alfonso Lugo
Additional Credits: Editor: Ricardo Ibarra, Producer/Translation: Janette Alle, Translation: Kailey Shaffer

Outstanding Animation Character Demo , Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Lili Barba
Title: DEMO PERSONAJES DE ANIMACIÓN EXCEPCIONAL

Outstanding Commercial Demo – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: ÓSCAR GÓMEZ
Additional Credits: Director: Diego Bautista

Outstanding PSA – TV or Web – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Fabián Toro
Title: Soy La Tierra
Additional Credits: Producer: Jean Carlos Paredes, President: Xavier Alvarado

Outstanding Radio Promo – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: César Escalante
Title: La Radio Redonda-Copa América Brasil
Additional Credits: Producer: Enrique Rodriguez

Outstanding Radio Commercial – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Luis E. Garcia
Title: Santa Fe County COVID19 PSA
Additional Credits: Client: Estevan Gonzales

Outstanding Commercial – TV or Web – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Ruben Raffo® Corrales
Title: Michelob Ultra TV Commercial 30 - Condensación
Additional Credits: Agent: David Salazar, Mix Engineer: Fernando Ascani, Voice of God: Ruben Raffo Corrales

Outstanding Spoken Word or Storytelling – Best Spanish Performance

Voice Artist: Vicky Tessio and a Full Cast
Title: Para Que Tú Me Oigas
Additional Credits: Voice Actors: Lorraine Ansell, Gabriel Porras, Valentina Latyna, Simone Fojgiel, Fabián Toro, Marcela Loría, Tomas Mackey, Roberto Sánchez, Michelle Ortega, Nansi Nsue, Vicky Tessio, Artistic Director: Vicky Tessio, Sound Designer: Chuse Fernandez, Producer: Vicky Tessio and VivaVoice.UK

Outstanding Animation Character – TV or Film – Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: OLIVER DIAZ BARBA
Title: MI AMIGO ABOMINABLE - PENG - OLIVER DIAZ BARBA

Outstanding Promo – TV or Web, Best Spanish Voiceover

Voice Artist: Fabian Toro
Title: Earth Day
Additional Credits: On Air Promotions Producer: Lina Villagarcia, Creative Services Director: Antonio Rojas, Manager On Air Promos: Jose Gomez

Outstanding Narration Demo – E-Learning – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Jason Kappus
Title: Jason Kappus E-Learning Demo
Additional Credits: Exec. Producer/Copywriter: J. Michael Collins, Audio Engineer: John Krauss

Outstanding Narration Demo – Corporate – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Gaynor Kelly
Title: Gaynor Kelly Corporate Narration Demo
Additional Credits: Exec. Producer/Copywriter: J. Michael Collins, Audio Engineer: A.J. McKay

Outstanding Narration Demo – TV or Film – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Emma O'Neill
Title: In Show Narration
Additional Credits: Producer: Eric Romanowski

Outstanding Commercial Demo – Best Voiceover (tie)

Voice Artist: Stacey Kimble
Title: Stacey Kimble Commercial Demo
Additional Credits: Exec. Producer/Copywriter: J. Michael Collins, Audio Engineer: A.J. McKay

Voice Artist: Doug Turkel
Title: Doug Turkel Commercial Demo
Additional Credits: Exec. Producer/Copywriter: J. Michael Collins, Audio Engineer: A.J. McKay

Outstanding Animation Or Gaming Demo – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Moe Rock
Additional Credits: Producer: Susan Palyo

Outstanding Promo Demo – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Gordon Gibson
Additional Credits: Producer: Harry Dunn

Outstanding Spoken Word or Storytelling – Best Performance

Voice Artist: Kabir Singh
Title: I Wish
Additional Credits: Poet/Producer/Voiceover: Kabir Singh, Producer: Eric Tucker

Outstanding Narration, E-Learning, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Ben McAuley
Title: Computational Thinking Skills
Additional Credits: Producer: Thomas Baricevic

Outstanding Consumer Sales Video – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Jenn Henry
Title: BKW "Together"
Additional Credits: Director: Thomy Dirnhofer, Client: BKW Energies, Producer: Rocket Film

Outstanding Podcast – Best Producer

Voice Artist: Kevin Kilpatrick & Bobbi Maxwell
Title: Middle-Class VO Podcast - Improv with Scott Parkin
Additional Credits: Guest: Scott Parkin

Outstanding Movie Trailer, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Pete Gustin
Title: Unhinged PSA
Additional Credits: Voice Actor: Pete Gustin

Outstanding Political Announcement – Attack Ad, Best Voiceover (tie)

Voice Artist: Christi Bowen
Title: Conservation Voters of New Mexico Verde Voters Fund: Deserve
Additional Credits: Producers: Dave Jacobson, Mac Zilber

Voice Artist: Krysta Wallrauch
Title: Lincoln Project - This Week
Additional Credits: CEO & Founder: Joseph Wartnerchaney

Outstanding Narration – TV or Film – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Jon Armond
Title: Jon Armond - Turquoise Fever - INSP Network
Additional Credits: Narrator: Jon Armond

Outstanding PSA – TV or Web – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Brigid Reale
Title: Covey
Additional Credits: Producer: Chris Abolt

Outstanding Body of Work, International – Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Mario Filio
Title: Mario Filio VO
Additional Credits: Voiceover: Mario Filio

Outstanding Body of Work, Best Voice Actor

Voice Artist: Daniel Ross
Additional Credits: VP Casting & Talent Relations: David Wright, Casting Directors: Kristin Paiva, Shannon Reed, Kristi Reed, Exec. Producer: Rob LaDuca, Supervising Story Editor: Mark Seidenberg, Directors: Broni Likomanov, Darrell Van Citters, Justin Timpane, Larry Longstreth, Supervising Producer: Zac Moncrief

Outstanding Animation Character – TV, Film, or Web, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Bethan Dixon Bate
Title: The Curious Child
Additional Credits: Filmmaker: Howard Vause

Outstanding Video Game Character, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: BEATA POŹNIAK
Title: MORTAL KOMBAT 11 (Skarlet, the Blood Queen)
Additional Credits: Story & Voiceover Director: Dominic Cianciolo, Creative Director: Ed Boon

Outstanding Radio Promo, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Helen Quigley
Title: Dilation
Additional Credits: Producer/Director: Max Hochrad, Executive Producer: Andrew Mark Sewell

Outstanding Radio Commercial, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Kevin Kilpatrick
Title: Cracker Barrel Black Ribbon Slices
Additional Credits: Producer: Alexandra Bueno

Outstanding Promo Campaign – TV or Web, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Jay Preston & Maurice LaMarche
Title: CNN 2020 ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Additional Credits: Senior Producer: Wes Falik, Director: Aaron Sorenson, Editor: Cam Williams, Sound Design: Lance Limbocker, Sound Design & Mix: Chip Sloan, CCO: Scott Vitrone, Creative Directors: Ross Fletcher, Howard Finkelstein, Design Director: Jill Landaker-Grunes, Casting Director: Terry Berland

Outstanding Promo – TV or Web, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Pete Gustin
Title: Archer 1999
Additional Credits: Voice Actor: Pete Gustin

Outstanding Commercial Campaign – TV or Web, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Chris McCloy
Title: Grammarly
Additional Credits: Post Producer: Micah Weisberg

Outstanding Commercial – TV or Web, Best Voiceover

Voice Artist: Booth Daniels
Title: It's Gonna Be Great™ with McCormick®
Additional Credits: Voice Artist: Booth Daniels, Producer: MJ Soler, Casting Director: Brian Safuto, VP/Integrated Producer: Kevin Grover

Congratulations to all!

For more about the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences and it's many programs, please visit www.SOVAS.org.

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