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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 yearKenshō Ono
Best Lead Actress Award
Award for best leading performances from an actress during the yearMegumi Ogata
Best Supporting Actor Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the yearFumihiko Tachiki
Yūichi Nakamura
Best Supporting Actress Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actress during the yearMikako Komatsu
Rie Takahashi
Best New Actor Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actors who debuted within the last five yearsAoi Ichikawa
Reiji Kawashima
Gen Sato
Best New Actress Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actresses who debuted within the last five yearsKanata Aikawa
Hikaru Akao
Nene Hieda
Hinaki Yano
Singing Award
Award for singing by voice actors or actresses under own name or in a roleSōma 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 KusunokiKanako Tōjō
Game Award
Synergy Award
Award for works that best show the talent of voice actorsEvangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time
Kei Tomiyama Award
Award for the male seiyū who has been active in every field including actingKazue Takahashi Award
Award for the female seiyū who has been active in every field including actingKids/Family Award
Award selected by childrenInfluencer 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 yearsYouko 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
BELLEThe 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