Thanks for your opinions. Please let me just make a few additional comments to clear the misunderstandings.
Right now, it just seems petty to insinuate that you lost only because all your cel’s detail could not be fully seen. Just think of all the people who didn’t place at all, and you’re complaining because you only got third? You don’t seem grateful.
I did not mean that I lost only because my Kotori cel's details could not be fully seen. However I insist that due to the small image size it was just impossible for me to submit an image that really made justice to the cel - I tried for an hour and ended-up submitting the image you know, that doesn't look good to me. Please be understanding instead of getting upset. It may seem pretentious but if you could see the cel in person I am sure you would agree with me that a 600-pixel wide image cannot restitute its qualities. This Kotori cel is 10 times better than my pan cel of Kanoe that got the 1st place in "Death/Dying" plus the "most votes" award. Only it is impossible to tell from the image I submitted. The fact that all the lines are hand-traced makes a huge difference but it is not noticeable on such a small image.
Stating that one of the cels that beat yours doesn’t compare artistically is rude. I’m assuming it’s mine you’re speaking of since the Raphael seems more detailed to me. Perhaps I’m wrong.
It is precisely because I did not want to be rude that I did not specify which cel I was talking about. I did not do it yesterday, I will not do it now.
Seriously. I didn't vote for it because it looks like she's feeling her self up and is about to get off, which isn't at all tranquil to me.
For your information it is not her own hand that you can see, but Kanoe's. She is definitely asleep. I can see why this would disturb those who have not seen the movie though.
Olivier, until I see comments from the 13 entrants who didn't win any awards, I suggest you keep your opinion to yourself. I don't care for sore losers.....really.
I have been polite at all times, I suggest you do that too. My comment was constructive, unlike yours. I was only trying to raise a concern about the image size, in preparation for the awards 2010. This had nothing to do with being a sore loser (I submitted 2 cels and got 3 awards, so I would not call this losing
). I knew from the start I had nothing to gain and everything to lose by explaining on the forum what I think about this image size problem. My position remains unchanged.
Thanks to all who participated and to the organizers this year. 
I enjoyed looking through the images and like the idea of getting a much broader knowledge of anime than the limited number of series that I collect. Overall, it was fun to play, and the awards aren't any more meaningful than what they are. The cels that I submitted that didn't win awards aren't any less aesthetically beautiful or precious to me. 
the proper time to do this is when the ground rules are being set up for the next set of awards, not now.