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5th Annual Seiyū Award Winners Announced
Aki Toyosaki, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kazuya Nakai, Satomi Arai, Kanae Itō, Kouki Uchiyama, Hisako Kanemoto, Satomi Satou, Minori Chihara.
The winners of the 5th Annual Seiyū Awards were announced in Tokyo on Saturday night:
Best Lead Actor AwardAward for best leading performances from an actor during the year
"None applicable"
[No award for best lead actor was given for the year]
Best Lead Actress AwardAward for best leading performances from an actress during the year
Aki ToyosakiAgency: Music Ray'n
[Winner of Best New Actress Award in 2009]
Roles: K-ON!!
Best Supporting Actor AwardAward for best supporting performances from an actor during the year
Nobuhiko OkamotoAgency: Pro-Fit
[Winner of Best New Actor Award in 2008]
Roles: Kaichō wa Maid-sama!, Bakuman., Toaru Majutsu no Index II
Kazuya NakaiAgency: Aoni Production
Roles: One Piece, Gintama
Best Supporting Actress AwardAward for best supporting performances from actresses during the year
Satomi AraiAgency: Yu-Rin Pro
Roles: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi (Okamisan)
Kanae ItōAgency: Aoni Production
[Winner of Best New Actress Award in 2009]
Roles: The World God Only Knows, Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Squid Girl)
Best New Actor AwardAward for noteworthy performances from an actor who debuted within the last five years
Kouki UchiyamaAgency: Gekidan Himawari
Roles: Mobile Suit Gundam UC, Shiki
Best New Actress AwardAward for noteworthy performances from actresses who debuted within the last five years
Hisako KanemotoAgency: Production baobab
Roles: Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Squid Girl), So-Ra-No-Wo-To
Satomi SatouAgency: Aoni Production
Roles: Fairy Tail, Oreimo, K-ON!!
[Winner of Best Singing Award in 2009]
Best Singing AwardAward for singing by a voice actor or actress under own name or in a role
Minori ChiharaAgency: Avex Planning & Development
Works: Sing All Love album, "Yasashii Boukyaku" ending theme song (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya)
Best Personality AwardAward for best radio, web radio, or television personality under own name or in a role
Aki ToyosakiAgency: Music Ray'n
Works: Radion!!, Pl@net Sphere, Toyosaki Aki no Okaeri Radio
Kazue Takahashi AwardAward for the female performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of media
Mayumi TanakaAgency: Aoni Production
Roles: One Piece, Dragon Ball Kai, Nintama Rantaro, Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Kids/Family AwardAward selected from the point of view of children
Junko TakeuchiAgency: Ogi Pro The Next
Roles: Naruto Shippūden, Inazuma Eleven
Synergy AwardAward for maximizing the appeal of voice-acting in a work as a whole
Detective Conan - Minami TakayamaAgency: 81 Produce
Overseas Fans Choice AwardAward selected from the point of view of overseas fans
Miyuki SawashiroAgency: Mausu Production
[Winner of Best Supporting Actress Award Award in 2008 and Best Lead Actress Award in 2009]
Roles: Durarara!!, Highschool of the Dead
Special Merit AwardAward for a late seiyū who contributed to many genres, especially foreign works
Nachi Nozawa (1938-2010)Agency: Office PAC
[Winner of Merit Award in 2008]
Roles: Alain Delon and Al Pacino's dubbing, Star Wars' C-3P0, Space Adventure Cobra's Cobra
Merit AwardsAward for the seiyū who have contributed to many genres, especially foreign works, over the years
Isao SasakiAgency: One Pair
Roles: Elvis Presley and Sylvester Stallone's dubbing, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman franchise's Joe Asakura the Condor
Hiroko SuzukiAgency: Ken Production
Roles: Elizabeth Taylor and Sigourney Weaver's dubbing, Glass Mask's Utako Himekawa
Masaaki YajimaFreelance
Roles: William Shatner and Robert Vaughn's dubbing, Astro Boy/Mighty Atom's Higeoyaji (1st), Humanoid Monster Bem's narrator
Kei Tomiyama AwardAward for the person who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of media
Rikiya KoyamaAgency: Haiyuza
Roles: Dubbing for many foreign works, especially the works of Kiefer Sutherland (24's Jack Bauer)
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Voice actor for zoro also grabbed an award for himself.
I'm not sure about kuroko's va getting the award..she sound like a granny.
But I do know that Uchiyama Kouki totally deserves that award, his voice acting in Shiki and fairy tail is enjoyable! Satomi Satou also deserves her award for doing such a good job as wendy and ritsu.