It’s that time of year to wade in and let your expert big wave opinion be heard on who should come away with this year’s Billabong XXL awards. If you haven’t seen this year’s ‘Ride of the Year’ nominees, you’ll wanna. Otherwise here’s the rest of the categories right here:

Paddle Award Nominees:

Grant Baker, Sunset, South Africa
Shawn Dollar, Mavericks
Aaron Gold, Jaws
Mark Healey, Jaws
Mark Mathews, Jaws

SE’s vote:

Biggest Wave Nominees:

Carlos Burle, Nazaré
Andrew Cotton, Nazaré
Galtier Garanx, Belharra
Francisco Porcella, Jaws
Ian Walsh, Jaws

SE’s vote:

Tube Award Nominees:

Kai Lenny, Jaws
Alain Riou, Teahupoo
Koa Rothman, Teahupoo
Laurie Towner, Shipsterns
Raimana van Bastolaer, Teahupoo

SE’s vote:

To see the rest of this year’s nominees’ rides head to www.billabongxxl.com.