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I first heard of the WCCAs last year, and wondered then (and now) why some comics kept showing up over and over in many different categories. I think Girl Genius is the greatest webcomic ever, but should it be shortlisted for 7 categories? Shouldn't other comics have a chance too? With 20,000 eligible webcomics, shouldn't we be able to find more than three to nominate for Best Dramatic Comic? So I decided to count how many times each comic was nominated each year, quickly realized that GG didn't dominate this year's awards: Gunnerkrigg Court had 8 nominations, and Phoenix Requiem (a comic begun half a year ago) was shortlisted for 11 awards. Going back in time, Inverloch (by the same cartoonist as PR) had 12 in 2006, and in 2003 Megatokyo had 14 nominations and Penny Arcade 12.

[ETA] Fixed some numbers, added some numbers, links, and a table of categories. I also decided not to count awards that only had one nominee.
( the raw numbers )