Rich and Bijan announce and review the nominees for the Stage 5 Ninja awards! Which ninjas/onstacles were new and amazing this year? Which ones got skipped too many times? Which obstacles stood out for being new and cool, or extremely difficult?

Next week they will be joined by Taran and Lita from Reality TV RHAP-Ups and Travis from ANW Fantasy. They will present the following awards, with the winners decided by the Ninja Academy, composed of a variety of ANW superfans that are regularly adding new content online.

Breakout Performance (Male):
Mathis Owhadi
Eric Middleton
Austin Gray
RJ Roman
Zach Day

Breakout Performance (Female):
Karen Wiltin
Quest O’Neal
Casey Rothschild
Abby Clark
Anna Shumaker

Best New Obstacle:
Doorknob Drop
Spin Hopper
Cane Lane
Deja Vu
Water Walls

Ninja Killer of the Year:
Cane Lane
Iron Maiden
Double Dipper
Deja Vu
Wingnut Alley

Best Comeback Story:
Chris Wilczewski
Danny Bergstrom
Enedina Stanger
Jake Murray
Jeremiah Morgan

Shocking Fall of the Year:
Isaac Caldiero
Allyssa Beird
Travis Rosen
Joe Moravsky
Daniel Gil

Stealthiest Ninja Award:
Mike Meyers
Hunter Guerard
Josh Levin
Jonathan Stevens
Brian Burkhardt

Female Ninja of the Year:
Barclay Stockett
Jesse Labreck
Meagan Martin
Rachael Goldstein
Abby Clark

Male Ninja of the Year:
Drew Drechsel
Sean Bryan
Jamie Rahn
Najee Richardson
Mathis Owhadi

People's Choice (Male Ninja of the Year)
People's Choice (Female Ninja of the Year)
People's Choice (Obstacle of the Year)
People's Choice (Athletically Profound Run of the Year)

Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with "Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as Hard".