Best of 2014: The 46/48 Edition - Shortlist

This is the second stage of the Best of 2014 series, where I narrow down the categories to only a few entries for further consideration.

Category winners to be announced in mid-January 2015 (or earlier).

Without further ado, I will announce the shortlists for the Best of 2014:

Song of 2014

Labrador Retriever

Kokoro no Placard

Kibouteki Refrain

Bukiyou Taiyou

Nandome no Aozora ka?

C/W Song of 2014

Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko

Seifuku no Hane

Hell or Heaven

Yume no dead body
Namaiki Lips

Soloist and Subunits Song of 2014
Omoidasenai Hana
Matsumurabu!
Tomonoura Bojou
Yasashiku suru yori Kiss wo Shite
Shake it Up, Baby

Music Video of 2014
Kokoro no Placard

Kibouteki no Refrain
Bukiyou Taiyou

12-gatsu no Kangaroo
Ibiza Girl

C/W Music Video of 2014
Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko

Banana Kakumei

Sayonara Kinou no Jibun
Sono Saki no Deguchi

Korogatta Kane wo Narase!

Cover Art of 2014
Maeshika Mukanee (all)

Kibouteki Refrain (all)
Bukiyou Taiyou (all)
Kizuitara Kataomoi (all)

Natsu no Free & Easy (all)

Member of the Year
Yuko Oshima

Mayu Watanabe
Sae Miyazawa

Kaori Matsumura
Rino Sashihara

Breakthrough Member of the Year
Mion Mukaichi

Saya Kawamoto
Kumiko Koishi

Nako Yabuki

Miku Tanaka