My interpretation was that all animations are screened for Championships and that winning at the Regional level by peer review was totally separate.
From
http://firstbasefrc.autodesk.com/?nd..._visualization
The Judging Process
The judging panel is made up of volunteers from business, industry and education. Some of the judges are Autodesk employees; others are Autodesk customers or educators. Judges are familiar with the FIRST Robotics Competition, with previous Autodesk Design Competitions, and with the application of Autodesk products and other technologies in media and entertainment.
Judges will review all entries. Five finalists will be selected to advance to final judging. The professional Autodesk judges will also choose the final overall winner. There will be no peer judging in the overall competition this season.
The winner will be announced during The 2009 FIRST Competition Championship Awards Ceremony. Representatives from the winning team will be acknowledged on the main stage if present. The winner will also be posted and highlighted on the Autodesk FIRSTbase site.
From 5.3.2 of the manual:
At the regional level the Autodesk Visualization Award will be peer judged at each event by one student animator from each team competing for the AVA at that event. At the Championship level the AVA submissions will be professionally judged and then five finalists will be advanced for final peer voting.