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Chika Anzai, Takuya Eguchi, Atsumi Tanezaki Win 17th Annual Seiyū Awards
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The organizers of the 17th 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 yearChika Anzai
Takuya Eguchi
Atsumi Tanezaki
Best Supporting Actor Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the year-
Shūichi Ikeda
- Ryōtarō Okiayu
- Atsumi Tanezaki
Best New Actor Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actors who debuted within the last five yearsSinging Award
Award for singing by voice actors under own name or in a role- Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
Personality Award
Award for a voice actor who has done notable work in radio, web radio, or TV as a personality, whether under their own name or a character's.No winners
Foreign Film/Live-Action Show Award
Game Award
No winnersSynergy Award
Award for works that best show the talent of voice actorsInfluencer Award
MVS (Most Valuable Seiyū) Award
- Takuya Eguchi
Special Award
Below are the award winners that were previously announced:
Kei Tomiyama Award
Award for the voice actor who has been active in every field including acting【第十七回声優アワード先行発表!】
— 声優アワード実行委員会 (@seiyuawards) February 21, 2023
🏆富山敬賞
作品の出演を含め各方面で活躍された声優(男性)
■諏訪部 順一
所属:俳協#声優アワード pic.twitter.com/pAqouYW0Nb
Junichi Suwabe
Agency: Haikyō
Roles: The Prince of Tennis (Keigo Atobe), Kuroko's Basketball (DAIKI Aomine), Yuri!!! on Ice (Victor Nikiforov)
Kazue Takahashi Award
Award for the voice actress who has been active in every field including acting【第十七回声優アワード先行発表!】
— 声優アワード実行委員会 (@seiyuawards) February 21, 2023
🏆高橋和枝賞
作品の出演を含め各方面で活躍された声優(女性)
■川村 万梨阿(かわむら まりあ)
所属:フリーランス#声優アワード pic.twitter.com/SwIRyvtkpt
Maria Kawamura
Agency: Freelance
Roles: Heavy Metal L-Gaim (Gaw Ha Leccee; Lillis Faw), Slayers - The Motion Picture (Naga the Serpent), Hana no Utame Gothicmade (Berin)
Kids/Family Award
Award selected by children【第十七回声優アワード先行発表!】
— 声優アワード実行委員会 (@seiyuawards) February 21, 2023
🏆キッズファミリー賞
子ども達の視点で選ばれた声優
■大谷 育江
所属:マウスプロモーション
■松本 梨香(まつもと りか)
所属:Matsurica pic.twitter.com/yw4GwJk9jk
Ikue Ōtani (left in post above)
Agency: Mausu Promotion
Roles: Pokémon series (Pikachu)
Rica Matsumoto (right in post above)
Agency: Matsurica
Roles: Pokémon series (Satoshi/Ash)
Merit Award
Award for the voice actors who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the years【第十七回声優アワード先行発表!】
— 声優アワード実行委員会 (@seiyuawards) February 21, 2023
🏆功労賞
長年に渡り外画も含め多くのジャンルに貢献された声優
■秋元 千賀子
所属:Ritrovo
■屋良 有作
所属:青二プロダクション#声優アワード pic.twitter.com/77XZlScRPn
Chikako Akimoto (left in post above)
Agency: Ritrovo
Roles: Ippatsu Kanta-kun (Ichiro)
Yūsaku Yara (right in post above)
Agency: Aoni Production
Roles: Chibi Maruko-chan (Hiroshi Sakura), Dr. Slump (Senbei Norimaki)
This year's ceremony was the first in-person ceremony in three years. In addition, the categories of "Best Lead Voice Actor," "Best Supporting Voice Actor," and "New Voice Actor" are no longer separated by gender this year. 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: Press release
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