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Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi Win 11th Annual Seiyū Awards

The organizers of the 11th Annual Seiyū Awards announced the winners in a ceremony on Saturday. The winners include:

Best Lead Actor Award

Award for best leading performances from an actor during the year
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Agency: Amuse, Inc.

Best Lead Actress Award

Award for best leading performances from an actress during the year
Mone Kamishiraishi
Agency: Toho Geino

Best Supporting Actor Award

Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the year
Houchu Ohtsuka
Agency: Crazy Box

Best Supporting Actress Award

Award for best supporting performances from an actress during the year
Megumi Han
Agency: Atomic Monkey

Best New Actor Award

Award for noteworthy performances from actors who debuted within the last five years
Setsuo Ito
Agency: Air Agency

Yūma Uchida
Agency: I'm Enterprise

Yūsuke Kobayashi
Agency: Yu-rin Pro

Best New Actress Award

Award for noteworthy performances from actresses who debuted within the last five years
Ari Ozawa
Agency: I'm Enterprise

Sayaka Senbongi
Agency: I'm Enterprise

Minami Tanaka
Agency: 81 Produce

Singing Award

Award for singing by voice actors or actresses under own name or in a role
Aqours

Personality Award

Award for a voice actor or actress that have done notable work in radio, web radio, or TV as a personality, whether under their own name or a character's.
Natsuki Hanae
Agency: Across Entertainment

Special Award

Non
Agency: non

Previously revealed award winners include:

Merit Awards

Award for the voice actors and actresses who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the years
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Agency: Haikyou
Roles: Lupin III (Daisuke Jigen), Yōkai Ningen Bem (Bem), dub actor James Coburn, Lee Marvin

Mari Shimizu
Agency: 81produce
Roles: Astro Boy (Astro Boy/Tobio Tenma), Yōkai Ningen Bem (Bero), Treasure Island (Jim Hawkins), Jetter Mars (Mars)

Junko Hori
Agency: Production baobab
Roles: Ninja Hattori-kun (Kanzou Hattori), Shin Obake no Q-Taro (Q-Taro), Tom & Jerry Japanese dub (Jerry), Speed Racer (Kurio Mifune)

Kei Tomiyama Award

Award for the male performer who broadened the profession of voice acting in every form of media
Ryusei Nakao
Agency: 81produce
Roles: Dragon Ball Z (Freeza), Soreike! Anpanman (Baikin-man), Baribari Densetsu (Hideyoshi Hijiri), Bleach (Mayuri Kurotsuchi)

Kazue Takahashi Award

Award for the female performer who broadened the profession of voice acting in every form of media
Sumi Shimamoto
Agency: Freelance
Roles: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Nausicaä), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro), Soreike! Anpanman (Shokupan-man), Maison Ikkoku (Kyoko Otonashi)

Synergy Award

Award for the work that demonstrated the appeal of voice-acting to the fullest
your name.

Kids Family Award

Award bestowed from the point of view of children.
The Secret Life of Pets (Entire Cast)

The Special Merit Award, which honors deceased voice actors and actresses that have contributed to many genres, was replaced this year with an honoring of all voice actors and actresses that passed away in 2016.