Okay, here are the ones that were actually nominated for things and made it to the finals. In order of when they come in the list. I'll be adding more on as I go through them. Comments on favorites are good.
Name:
Anime:
Nominated for:
Spoilers?:
Youtube link:
Zelynotes:
Name: Bladebeat Graffiti
Anime: Samurai Champloo
Nominated for: Action
Spoilers?: Didn't see the end of Champloo, so I don't know for certain, but maybe.
Youtube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmaT8c6XKps
Zelynotes: The first bit of this video tries to do a bit too many cuts and graphics and flashes and doesn't let you focus on anything. About 1/3 of the way in, it turns into a pretty good action AMV. I like it well enough, but it's not my choice for the category. Of course, that could be partially my own mild dislike of Champloo coloring my opinion
Name: Psychosomasis
Anime: Ergo Proxy
Nominated for: Action
Spoilers?: Never seen Ergo Proxy, so no idea. Nothing that stood out as ZOMG SPOILER though.
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87R_leG_XL0
Zelynotes: I'm still impressed every time I see this video. I really like this one. Really well edited, exceedingly well timed cuts. Not overloaded on visual effects. I give this one a wholehearted thumbs up. Go take a look.
Name: Red September
Anime: Bleach
Nominated for: Action, Dramatic, Romantic
Spoilers?: Up to around episode 56 or so, and even then, only relating to cool weapon stuff. Nothing terribly plot based.
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGKvLZx-jm0
Zelynotes: Man, I'm torn between voting for this or Psychosomasis for Action. They're both awesome action videos. This one is interesting for a few reasons. 1: It's the first video I've seen that really does fit into the Action/Romance categories at the same time. I like this, both because it is an interesting retelling of Bleach (with Renji as the major bad guy) and because a lot of the effects and changes are subtle until you look at what the image was supposed to be. Good use of effects and colors and scene choices to make the point. Not getting the vote in either Dramatic or Romantic (there are better ones), but really well worth looking at.
Name: The World Moved On
Anime: Origin ~Spirits of the Past~ (movie)
Nominated for: Action, Instrumental
Spoilers?: No idea, but nothing obvious.
Youtube link: None found
Zelynotes: I can't believe there's no Youtube link for this video...Very pretty AMV. Colorful, timed excellently, and really makes me want to track down this movie. Cool looking action, but not enough to get by Psychosomasis or Red September. I may be voting for it for instrumental, though.
Name: From the Ashes
Anime: Full Metal Alchemist
Nominated for: Character Profile, Dramatic, Visual Effects, Artistic, Video of the Year
Spoilers?: Oh yes. Through the end of the series.
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2kvCmfH0M
Zelynotes: Very interesting and good use of color manipulation. Like all of these, the editing is top notch. Really well done look at the series and characters. Not my pick for Character profile, but stands a very good chance at getting visual effects (They're really *really* excellent) and artistic.
Name: Haruhi
Anime: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Nominated for: Character Profile
Spoilers?: Episode 12
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLOyMN5oGv0
Zelynotes: A very good AMV, but there's not chance it wins Character Profile against She's Just Oblivious. Still worth taking a look at, though.
Name: Shattered Dreams - Hinamori Momo's story
Anime: Bleach
Nominated for: Character Profile
Spoilers?: Episode 60
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Nc7DmcG3k
Zelynotes: If I had to pick a video I regret not being able to vote for, this'd be it. I really like the colors and effects in this video. The song also really fits the subject material. If you've seen up to this point, you definitely want to take a look
I cannot stress enough that if you haven't seen this far in Bleach, though, DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO as it reveals the biggest plot twist in the series.
Name: She's Just Oblivious
Anime: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Nominated for: Character Profile, Fun, No effects, Video of the year
Spoilers?: Yes
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O9dZF2q6R8
Zelynotes: I love this video so much. Probably the best character profile I've seen in a long long time. The song, the clips, and just the whole feeling of the video perfectly capture Haruhi. It's getting my vote in pretty much every category. Watch it.
Name: Hello Fairy
Anime: Bottle Fairy and others
Nominated for: Comedy, Lip synch, Parody
Spoilers?: No idea, but nothing visible
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bADCnPkekc
Zelynotes: A clip AMV in the same mode as AMV Hell, but with mostly just one series. Really funny in some clips, but others fall a little short. That's how these things go, though, and it's still well worth watching.
Name: Must be Emo
Anime: Evangelion, Elfen Lied, and others
Nominated for: Comedy, Parody
Spoilers?: Minor, if any. EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0LcDNfVXmU
Zelynotes: I really wasn't too fond of this one. It just wasn't terribly funny or amusing to me. The only reason I'm including it is for completeness' sake. Mediocre at best.
Name: Stop watching anime and go outside!
Anime: Genshiken, Azumanga Daioh and others
Nominated for: Comedy, Lip Synch, Multi-anime
Spoilers?: None noticable
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSkvx_5LJSI
Zelynotes: XD. Ah, poking fun at anime fans. The hobby that never gets old. Really funny video. Really good lip synch for the singing bits. If I had to find one criticism, it's that it might be hard to watch over YouTube to catch the smaller things. Really funny, though.
Name: The Wedding Rings
Anime: Many
Nominated for: Comedy, fun, instrumental, multi-anime, parody, visual effects, artistic, original
Spoilers?: Nope
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpTAXHSbMkk
Zelynotes: Funny video. Kind of random at, well, a lot of points, but there are still many moments that just make me chuckle quite a bit. I'll probably be voting for it for some things (fun, maybe. Parody, maybe), but I refuse to vote for it for original, since it's just pretty much a continuation of Wizard of Ozaka.
Name: Cartoon Heroes Remastered
Anime: Various
Nominated for: Dance
Spoilers?: None that I saw
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj-rT7zn8Xo
Zelynotes: I like this video. I may be voting for it for dance (since Hall Om Mig is inelligable stressed ). It manages to be not as stereotypically dance as some others, which gets old after a while. I've pretty much stopped pointing out good editing, as they all have it.
Name: DANSU
Anime: Various
Nominated for: Dance
Spoilers?: Not that I saw
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXNKYeRtGXc
Zelynotes: Stereotypically dance, which I've seen a bit much of. Not a bad video, per se, but nothing terribly remarkable about it either. Good use of effects, as most dance videos have.
Name: Galaxy Bounce
Anime: Pale Cocoon, Tweeny witches
Nominated for: Dance, Lip Synch, Visual effects, Artistic, Video of the year
Spoilers?: Dunno, but I don't think so
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm5MTej1a3o
Zelynotes: Very good video. I liked it a lot if for no other reason than the art style. I dunno how much of this is originally from the sources, but the editing, even if it is just limited to the cuts and scene choices (and especially if it goes up to include a lot of the other things which might be effects) is just superb. This might be another "bad to watch on Youtube for details," but is still well worth looking into.
Name: Princess Bride!
Anime: Various
Nominated for: Dance
Spoilers?: No, but a lot of fanservice (not that that's necessarily a bad thing, just might make it better to watch some places than others)
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ynFXnerSc
Zelynotes: Suffers from a lot of the same problems as most generic dance. Too much going on with too little substance behind it. It's generically dance, but if that's what you're looking for, it's not a bad example of the form.
