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Miho Okasaki, Toshihiko Seki Win 19th Annual Seiyū Awards

The organizers of the 19th 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

Miho Okasaki

Toshihiko Seki

Best Supporting Actor Award

Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the year

• Hidenobu Kiuchi
• Asami Seto
• Hiroki Tōchi
• Yōko Hikasa

Best New Actor Award

Award for noteworthy performances from actors who debuted within the last five years

• Hiiro Ishibashi
• Shotaro Uzawa
• Hiroki Nanami
• Rika Hayashi
• Asaki Yuikawa

Singing Award

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

• Bravern as voiced by Kenichi Suzumura (Brave Bang Bravern!)

Foreign Film/Live-Action Show Award

• Maaya Uchida
• Fairouz Ai

Influencer Award

• Subaru Kimura

MVS (Most Valuable Seiyū) Award

• Yūichi Nakamura

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Below are the award winners who were previously announced:

Merit Awards

Award for voice actors who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the years

• Mari Okamoto
• Keiichi Noda

Synergy Award

Award for works that best show the talent of voice actors

• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise

Kei Tomiyama/Kazue Takahashi Awards

Award for voice actors who have been active in every field including acting

• Sōichirō Hoshi
• Wakana Yamazaki

Kids/Family Award

• Wataru Hatano

Game Award

• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Special Award

Voice actors, works, or activities that deserve special recognition

• Look Back

The awards ceremony, which revealed the full list of awardees, was held on Saturday. Starting in 2023, the categories of "Best Lead Voice Actor," "Best Supporting Voice Actor," and "New Voice Actor" are no longer separated by gender. The awards committee stated regarding the change, "voice acting is a job that transcends gender, as female voice actors sometimes voice male characters and vice-versa." The committee added that it discussed the topic for a few years and decided to make the three awards gender free out of respect for diversity.

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.

Beginning in 2019, the awards introduced four new categories, which include "Foreign Movie/Series Award," "Game Award," "Influencer Award," and "MVS (Most Valuable Seiyū)."

Source: Seiyu Awards' X/Twitter account