Japanese Otaku Awards 2008

The 8th Annual Japanese Otaku Awards were held in Tokyo on 8th Jan. An event for the Otaku by the Otaku to commerate the things that left a lasting impressiong to the otakus. Led by a panel of 9 judges which in the end will open up a panel of discussion to determine the winners for the nominees. The winners are:

藤津亮太賞 　単行本『倉本 倉田の蔵出し』
東海村原八賞 　浅井真紀
志田英邦賞 　　ゲーム『モンスターハンターポータブル 2nd G』
倉田真澄賞 　アニメ『純情ロマンチカ』
前田久賞 　　アニメ『true tears』
鶴岡法斎賞 　TENGIRL(TENGA擬人化)
山田真哉賞 　萌え株会社の皆さま(代表としてプロダクションI.G.)
石黒直樹賞 　『ARIA』(コミックス&アニメ)
ドリー・尾崎賞　 映画『クローバーフィールド／HAKAISHA』

Found the translation on ANN, here are the translated ones:

Grand Prix
Kitarō anime (Hakaba Kitarō & 5th Gegege no Kitarō TV anime series)

Ryōta Fujitsu Award
Kurahon Kurata no Kuradashi (by Read or Die’s Hideyuki Kurata)

Harayasa Tōkaimura Award
Masaki Asai (figure modeler)

Hidekuni Shida Award
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G game

Masumi Kurata Award
Junjō Romantica anime

Hisashi Maeda Award
true tears anime

Shinya Yamada Award
Everyone in moe-kabu companies (Example: Production I.G)

Naoki Ishiguro Award
Aria comics & anime

Dorii Osaki Award
Cloverfield/Hakaisha

The Otaku Awards event will be broadcasted on Japan’s Mondo21 satellite channel in two parts on January 31 and February 1.