Best of 2014: The 46/48 Edition - Nominations

Semi-resurrecting this blog again for my end of year awards. Click here for a brief reminder of how I do things, from two years ago.

Changes from last year:

• Nogizaka46 songs will be included across all categories where applicable.
• New stage songs, album-exclusive songs and Team Surprise-related songs will be included as part of the "C/W Song" category.

(information current as at 7/12/14):

Nominations

Song of 2014

AKB48: Maeshika Mukanee, Labrador Retriever, Kokoro no Placard, Kibouteki Refrain

SKE48: Mirai to wa, Bukiyou Taiyou, 12-gatsu no Kangaroo

NMB48: Ibiza Girl, Takane no Ringo, Rashikunai
HKT48: Sakura Minna Tabeta, Hikaeme I love you!
Nogizaka46: Kizuitara Kataomoi, Natsu no Free & Easy, Nandome no Aozora ka?

C/W Song of 2014
AKB48: B Garden, Heart no Dasshutsu Game, Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko, Seifuku no Hane, Ima, Happy, Ponkotsu Blues, Shower no Ato Dakara, Hell or Heaven, Tokimeki Antique, Dare ga Futari wo Deawaseta no ka?, Shitsuren Doumei, Youchien no Sensei
SKE48: GALAXY OF DREAMS, Neko no Shippo ga Pin to Tatteru you ni..., S-ko to Usohakkenki, Koi yori mo Dream, Houkago Race
NMB48: Koko ni datte Tenshi wa Iru, Yume no dead body, Nando mo Nerae!, ONEW no Uwabaki
HKT48: Namaiki Lips

Soloist and Subunits Song of 2014
DIVA: DISCOVERY
French Kiss:  Omoidasenai Hana
Kaori Matsumura: Matsumurabu!
Misaki Iwasa: Tomonoura Bojou
Miyuki Watanabe: Yasashiku suru yori Kiss wo Shite
Rino Sashihara feat. Yuya Uchida: Shake it Up, Baby

Music Video of 2014
AKB48: Kokoro no Placard, Kibouteki no Refrain
SKE48: Bukiyou Taiyou, 12-gatsu no Kangaroo
NMB48: Ibiza Girl

C/W Music Video of 2014
AKB48: Heart no Dasshutsu Game, Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko
SKE48: GALAXY OF DREAMS, Machiawasetai, Koi yori mo Dream, Banana Kakumei, Sayonara Kinou no Jibun, DA DA Machine Gun,
Nogizaka46: Sono Saki no Deguchi, Korogatta Kane wo Narase!
Kaori Matsumura: Matsumurabu!

Cover Art of 2014
AKB48: Maeshika Mukanne (all), Labrador Retriever (all), Kokoro no Placard (all), Kibouteki Refrain (all)
SKE48: Mirai to wa (all), Bukiyou Taiyou (all)
Nogizaka46: Kizuitara Kataomoi (all), Natsu no Free & Easy (all), Nandome no Aozora ka? (all)

Member of the Year
AKB48: Minami Takahashi, Yuko Oshima, Mayu Watanabe, Rina Kawaei, Anna Iriyama, Yuuka Tano
SKE48: Ryoha Kitagawa, Sae Miyazawa, Akari Suda, Rena Matsui, Marika Tani, Kaori Matsumura
NMB48: Sayaka Yamamoto, Miyuki Watanabe, Miru Shiroma, Fuuko Yagura
HKT48: Rino Sashihara, Sakura Miyawaki, Haruka Kodama
Nogizaka46: Rina Ikoma, Nanase Nishino

Breakthrough Member of the Year
AKB48: Nana Owada, Mion Mukaichi, Saya Kawamoto
SKE48: Kumiko Koishi
NMB48: Ririka Sutou
HKT48: Nako Yabuki, Miku Tanaka

Wildcard Entries Nominations List
Miyuki Watanabe: Yasashiku suru yori Kiss wo Shite (MV)