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Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi Win 11th Annual Seiyū Awards
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
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 yearRyunosuke Kamiki
Agency: Amuse, Inc.
Best Lead Actress Award
Award for best leading performances from an actress during the yearMone Kamishiraishi
Agency: TOHO Geino
Best Supporting Actor Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the yearHouchu Ohtsuka
Agency: Crazy Box
Best Supporting Actress Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actress during the yearMegumi Han
Agency: Atomic Monkey
Best New Actor Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actors who debuted within the last five yearsSetsuo Itō
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 yearsAri 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 roleAqours
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
NonAgency: 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 yearsKiyoshi Kobayashi
Agency: Haikyō
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 mediaRyūsei 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 mediaSumi 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 fullestyour 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.
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