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Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Inori Minase Win 10th Annual Seiyū Awards

The organizers of the 10th 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
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Agency: I'm Enterprise

Best Lead Actress Award

Award for best leading performances from an actress during the year
Inori Minase
Agency: Sony Music Artists Inc.

Most Votes Award

Hiroshi Kamiya (has won this award for five consecutive years)
Agency: Aoni Production

Best Supporting Actor Award

Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the year
Kenichi Suzumura
Agency: Intention

Yoshimasa Hosoya
Agency: freelance

Best Supporting Actress Award

Award for best supporting performances from actresses during the year
Shizuka Itou
Agency: Ken Production

Saori Hayami
Agency: I'm Enterprise

Best New Actor Award

Award for noteworthy performances from an actor who debuted within the last five years
Yūichirō Umehara
Agency: Arts Vision

Shunsuke Takeuchi
Agency: 81 Produce

Ayumu Murase
Agency: VIMS

Best New Actress Award

Award for noteworthy performances from actresses who debuted within the last five years
Sumire Uesaka
Agency: Space Craft Entertainment

Rie Takahashi
Agency: 81 Produce

Aimi Tanaka
Agency: 81 Produce

Singing Award

Award for singing by a voice actor or actress under own name or in a role
i☆Ris

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.
Kenichi Suzumura
Agency: Intention

Kids Family Award

Pierre Coffin

Previously revealed award winners include:

Merit Awards

Award for the seiyū who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the years
Sachiko Chijimatsu
Agency: 81 Produce
Roles: Dokonjo Gaeru (Pyon-kichi), Mahōtsukai Sally (Kabu), Combattler V (Kosuke Kita), Doraemon (Nobita's mom)

Tadashi Nakamura
Agency: Haikyō
Roles: Charlie's Angels Japanese dub (Charlie), Okusama wa Majō (Narrator), dub actor for John Forsythe and David Niven

Michiko Nomura
Agency: Ken Production
Roles: Speed Racer (Michi Shimura), Maya the Bee (Maaya), Sazae-san (Wakame Isono), Doraemon (Shizuka Minamoto)

Synergy Award

Award for the work that demonstrated the appeal of voice-acting to the fullest
Chibi Maruko-chan
TARAKO from Trobadour ON-GAKU Jimushō will accept the award

Kei Tomiyama Award

Award for the male performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of media
Showtaro Morikubo
Agency: VIMS
Roles: Naruto Shippūden (Shikamaru Nara), Yowamushi Pedal (Yūsuke Makishima), Classroom Crisis (Kaito Sera), Major (Goro Shigeno)

Kazue Takahashi Award

Award for the female performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of media
Kikuko Inoue
Agency: Office Anemone
Roles: Oh! My Goddess (Belldandy), Ranma ½ (Kasumi Tendo), Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (Aina Saharin), Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Starsha Iscandar)

Special

Performers, works, or acts that do not fit within a category that deserve commendation
AŌP (Ace of Diamond, Insufficient Direction, Mr. Osomatsu)
Represented by Risa Sakurana (AT-X), Kei Tomoe (Hori Pro), Yūki Hirose (Sun Music), Saori Ogino (AT-X), Aoi Mizuki (AT-X), Yui Fukuo (81 Produce)
Agency: 81 Produce