The Dove Awards is one of the most anticipated music award shows in Christian music and the 2014 nominees were announced Wednesday morning. See the list of nominees below.

The nominees were announced on HearitFirst, and has listed over 42 categories. See the full list here.

Song of the Year
"Fix My Eyes" - for KING & COUNTRY
"Hello My Name Is" - Matthew West
"Hurricane" - Natalie Grant
"I Can Trust Him" - The Perrys
 "Lord I Need You" - Matt Maher
 "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" - Hillsong UNITED
 "Overcomer" - Mandisa
 "Revival" - Karen Peck and New River
"Say Amen" - Brian Free & Assurance
"That's Why" - Ernie Haase and Signature Sound

Artist of the Year
Casting Crowns, Beach Street Records/Reunion Records
Hillsong UNITED, Hillsong Music
Lecrae, Reach Records
Mandisa, Sparrow Records
NEEDTOBREATHE, Atlantic Records
Switchfoot, Atlantic Records

New Artist of the Year
1 Girl Nation, Reunion Records
Andy Mineo, Reach Records
Ellie Holcomb, Full Heart
Hillsong Young & Free, Hillsong Music/Sparrow Records
Love & The Outcome, Word Entertainment

Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
100 - KB, (producers) Joseph Prielozny, Dirty Rice, Lasanna Harris, George Ramirez, Gabriel Azucena, Chris Mackey, Tyshane Thompson, Jacob Cardec
Invader - Rapture Ruckus, (producer) Brad Dring, Geoff Duncan, Steve Aeillo
Minorville - Derek Minor, (producers) Joseph Prielozny, Derek Johnson, Chris Mackey, Derek Minor, Torrance Esmond, Charles Dunlap, Lincoln Morris, Krishon Gaines, George Ramirez, Brian Tistog, Blair Atkinson, Gabriel Azucena
Never Land - Andy Mineo, (producers) Joseph Prielozny, Alex Medina, Tyshane Thompson, Gabriel Azucena, Ray Castro, Dre Garcia, Alex Hitchens, Courtney Peebles
Royal Flush - FLAME, (producers) Mashell Leroy, Steve T, Spec, Tyshane Thompson, D-Flow, Thainnacircle, Justin Ebach

Rock Album of the Year 
Fear Inside Our Bones - The Almost, (producer) Marshall Altman
Proof Of Life - Scott Stapp, (producer) Howard Benson
Release The Panic: Recalibrated - Red, (producer) Howard Benson
Rise - Skillet, (producer) Howard Benson
We As Human - We As Human, (producer) Howard Benson

Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year
Everfound - Everfound, (producers) Seth Mosley, Pete Kipley
Fading West - Switchfoot, (producers) Neal Avron, the Foreman Brothers
I Am Mountain - Gungor, (producer) Michael Gungor
Inland - Jars Of Clay, (producer) Tucker Martine
Rivers In The Wasteland - NEEDTOBREATHE, (producers) NEEDTOBREATHE, Kevin Augunas, Joe Chiccarelli, Jerrod Bettis, Ed Cash

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year 
As Sure As The Sun - Ellie Holcomb, (producers) Brown Bannister, Ben Shive
If We're Honest - Francesca Battistelli, (producer) Ian Eskelin
Overcomerr - Mandisa, (producers) David Garcia, Christopher Stevens, Chuck Butler, Ronald Rawls
Thrive - Casting Crowns, (producer) Mark A. Miller
We Are Young & Free - Hillsong Young & Free, (producers) Michael Guy Chislett, Joel Davies

Praise and Worship Album of the Year 
Home - Kim Walker-Smith & Skyler Smith, (producers) Jason Borneman, Jeremy Edwardson
Kingdom Come - Bryan & Katie Torwalt, (producer) Jeremy Edwardson
Majestic - Kari Jobe, (producer) Jeremy Edwardson
Passion: Take It All - Passion, (producer) Nathan Nockels
We Are Young & Free - Hillsong Young & Free, (producers) Michael Guy Chislett, Joel Davies

Inspirational Film of the Year 
God's Not Dead, (director) Harold Cronk, (producer) Pure Flix Entertainment
Grace Unplugged, (director) Brad J. Silverman, (producers) Roadside Attractions, Coram Deo Studios
Heaven Is For Real,(director) Randall Wallace, (producer) Screen Gems
Son of God,(director) Christopher Spencer, (producers) Mark Burnett, Roma Downey
When Calls The Heart, (directors) Michael Landon JR/ Brian Bird, (producer) Believe Pictures

Check out last year's show below: