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Kensho Ono, Megumi Ogata Win 16th Annual Seiyū Awards
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The organizers of the 16th Annual Seiyū Awards announced the winners on Saturday. The winners include:
Best Lead Actor Award
Award for best leading performances from an actor during the year
Kenshō OnoBest Lead Actress Award
Award for best leading performances from an actress during the year
Megumi OgataBest Supporting Actor Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the year
Fumihiko Tachiki
Yūichi NakamuraBest Supporting Actress Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actress during the year
Mikako Komatsu
Rie TakahashiBest New Actor Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actors who debuted within the last five years
Aoi Ichikawa
Reiji Kawashima
Gen SatoBest New Actress Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actresses who debuted within the last five years
Kanata Aikawa
Hikaru Akao
Nene Hieda
Hinaki YanoSinging Award
Award for singing by voice actors or actresses under own name or in a role
Sōma Saitō
Personality Award
Award for a voice actor or actress who has done notable work in radio, web radio, or TV as a personality, whether under their own name or a character's.
Takahiro Sakurai Foreign Film/Live-Action Show Award
Taiten Kusunoki
Kanako TōjōGame Award
Synergy Award
Award for works that best show the talent of voice actors
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Kei Tomiyama Award
Award for the male seiyū who has been active in every field including acting
Kazue Takahashi Award
Award for the female seiyū who has been active in every field including acting
Kids/Family Award
Award selected by children
Influencer Award
Tomokazu SekiMVS (Most Valuable Seiyū) Award
Hiro ShimonoMerit Award
Award for the seiyū who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the years
Youko Asagami (Harumi Ichiryūsai)
Agency: Aksent
Roles: Space Battleship Yamato (Yuki Mori), Galaxy Express 999 (Claire, Metalmina), City Hunter (Saeko Nogami)
Michihiro Ikemizu
Agency: Aono Production
Roles: Patlabor (Isao Ohta), Shin Kyojin no Hoshi (Shigeo Nagashima), Kinnikuman (Super Phoenix)
Special Award
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The awards ceremony, which revealed the full list of awardees, was held on March 5. Starting in 2017, the Special Merit Award, which honors deceased voice actors and actresses who have contributed to many genres, was replaced with an honoring of all voice actors and actresses who passed away in the previous year.
Source: Mantan Web
