The awards have two rounds of voting. Initially, each judge will submit up to five potential candidates for each category. Six candidates that received the highest amount of nominations from this round will be included in the final list for the next round, which is a one-week public voting. Winners for each category are determined by the most amount of judge and public votes weighted in a 70:30 ratio respectively since at least the 6th edition.

For the first six editions of the awards, any anime that was produced by primarily in Japan and released legally on television, cinema, or online from January to December of the previous year were eligible for nomination. The eligibility period was changed for the 7th and 8th editions, from October of the previous two years (Fall season) to September of the previous year (Summer season). However, in December 2024, Crunchyroll announced that starting from the 10th edition onwards, the eligibility period will return to its previous format of eligibility from January to December, with the eligibility period for the 9th edition covering October 2023 to December 2024 to accommodate the change in format. Eligible nominations for non-Japanese VA Performance are based on the initial release of the dub irrespective of when the anime was originally released.

The set of categories that will be presented varies for each edition, with categories added, removed, or otherwise renamed. The 9th edition, for example, will feature 32 categories.

• Anime of the Year (since 2017)
• Best Main Character (since 2023)
• Best Supporting Character (since 2023)
• "Must Protect At All Costs" Character (since 2023)
• Best Opening Sequence (since 2017)
• Best Ending Sequence (since 2017)
• Best Anime Song (since 2023)
• Best VA Performance (JP) (since 2019)
• Best VA Performance (EN) (since 2019)
• Best VA Performance (DE) (since 2022)
• Best VA Performance (FR) (since 2022)
• Best VA Performance (LA) (since 2022)
• Best VA Performance (SP) (since 2022)
• Best VA Performance (PT) (since 2022)
• Best VA Performance (AR) (since 2023)
• Best VA Performance (IT) (since 2023)
• Best VA Performance (HI) (since 2025)
• Best Director (since 2019)
• Best Background Art (since 2024)
• Best Animation (since 2017)
• Film of the Year (2018–2019; since 2022)
• Best Continuing Series (2018–2019; since 2023)
• Best New Series (since 2023)
• Best Original Anime (since 2023)
• Best Character Design (since 2019)
• Best Drama (since 2017)
• Best Comedy (since 2017)
• Best Score (since 2018)
• Best Action (2017–2018; since 2022)
• Best Romance (since 2022)
• Best Slice of Life (2018; since 2024)
• Best Isekai (since 2025)
• Industry Icon Award (2018–2020)
• Special Achievement Award (since 2023)
• Presenter's Choice (since 2023)

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The 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards will be held on May 25, 2025 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. It will be hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira, who both hosted the previous two ceremonies. Announced during Crunchyroll's industry panel at CCXP 2024 in São Paulo, Brazil, anime series released from October 2023 to December 2024 are eligible for this edition, with Crunchyroll further noting that future editions will feature anime series released from January to December. This edition will feature 32 categories, including new categories for Best Background Art, Best Isekai Anime, and Best VA Performance (Hindi). Categories were revealed on December 6. Nominees will be revealed on April 3, the first day of public voting, which will run until April 14.