A new awards presentation will take place on March 3 in Tokyo: the Seiyuu Awards. The competition has been organized by the Tokyo Anime Centre and various companies and organizations to select the seiyuu that "left the deepest impression" with their work during the year.Here are the nominees (in Japanese alphabetical order, with the role they are nominated for) in six categories: lead male, lead female, supporting male, supporting female, new male, new female (less than five years in the field), singer (for releases issued under their own names), and media personality. Despite the fact that I haven't seen everything, I've put my own choices in bold.The voting will be done both by industry people and by the public. The website says you can vote via the Tokyo Anime Center website, as well as by cell phone and paper ballot, but I haven't been able to discover how.male lead:Koyama Rikiya - Hakuoro (Utawarerumono)Sakurai Takahiro - Haseo (.hack//Roots)Sugita Tomokazu - Kyon (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Seki Tomokazu - Kenichi (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)Fukuyama Jun - Lerouche (Code Geass)Hoshi Souichirou - Maebara Keiichi (Higurashi no Naku koro ni)Miki Shinichirou - Ryuusei Date (Super Robot Wars OG)Miyano Mamoru - Light (Death Note)Morita Masakazu - Ichigo (Bleach)Yoshino Hiroyuki - Zedd (Kiba)female lead:Kawasumi Ayako - Saber (Fate/stay Night)Kugimiya Rie - Louise (Zero no Tsukaima)Kuwashima Houko - Shuurei (Saiunkoku Monogatari)Sakamoto Maaya - Haruhi (Ouran High school Host Club)Tanaka Rie - Matsukata Hiroko (Hataraki Man) (a close second)Tamura Yukari - Akazukin (Otogijushi Akazukin)Noto Mamiko - Amaha Masane (Witchblade)Paku Romi - Oosaki Nana (Nana)Hirano Aya - Haruhi (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Horie Yui - Youko (Inukami!)male supporting character:Ishida Akira - Athrun Zala (Gundam Seed Destiny)Ochiayu Ryoutarou - Kuchiki Byakuya (Bleach: Memories of Nobody)Konishi Katsuyuki - Guren (Shounen Onmyouji) (?? misprinted on website)Sakurai Takahiro - Suzuka (Code Geass)Sugita Tomokazu - Mayama (Honey & Clover 2)Suzumura Kenichi - Hikaru (Ouran High School Host Club)Suwabe Junichi - Archer (Fate/stay night)Hoshi Souichirou - Kira Yamato (Gundam Seed DestinyFinal Plus)Miyata Kouki - Yoshinaga Kazumi (The Gargoyle of the Yoshinagas)Wakamoto Norio - Gargoyle (The Gargoyle of the Yoshinagas)female supporting character:Kugimiya Rie - Kagura (Gintama)Koshimizu Ami - Karen (Code Geass)Gotou Yuuko - Asahina Mikuru (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Sawashiro Miyuki - Aruru (Utawarerumono)Tanaka Rie - Lacus Cline (Gundam Seed Destiny Final Plus)Tamura Yukari - Rika (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)Toyoguchi Megumi - Hikari (Pokemon Diamond and Pearl)Noto Mamiko - Yakumo (School Rumble 2)Hirano Aya - Misa (Death Note)Matsuoka Yuki - Inoue Orihime (Bleach)new performer male:Irino Miyu - Syaoran (Tsubasa Chronicle)Ono Daisuke - Itsuki (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Kakihara Tetsuya - Yutaka Mikoto (Princess Princess)Sugita Tomokazu - Kyon (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Suzuki Tatsuo - Dick Arkain (Gaiking: Legend of Daiku Maryu)Terashima Takuma - Harue Wataru(Princess Princess)Hatano Wataru - Shin (Honey & Clover 2)Fukuyama Jun - Lerouche (Code Geass)Miyano Mamoru - Light (Death Note)Morita Masakazu - Ichigo (Bleach)new performer female:Kano Yui - Momoko (Sumomo mo momo mo)Kitamura Eri - Saya (Blood+)Koshimizu Ami - Tenma (School Rumble2)Kobayashi Yu - Setsuna (Negima!?)Saitou Momoko - Solty (Solty Rei)Sakai Kanako - Aka (REC)Chihara Minori - Nagato Yuki (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Hirano Aya - Haruhi (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Makino Yui - Misaki (Welcome to the NHK)Miyazaki Ui - Iroha (Sumomo mo Momo mo)singing:Sakamoto Maaya - Kazemachi JetSuzuki Tetsuo - Heated HeartSuwabe Junichi - X - FuushinTakahashi Naozumi - Tomorrow's MemoriesTaniyama Kishou - Infinite LoveTamura Yukari - Fairytale LabyrinthHirano Aya - Bouken Deshou Deshou?Hirano Aya, Gotou Yuuko, Chihara Minori （SOS Brigade）- Hare Hare YukaiHorie Yui - HikariMizuki Nana - Justice to Believepersonality:Asano Masumi - A&G Super Radio Show ~Anisupa~Koyama Rikiya - Utawarerumono RadioSakurai Takahiro - Komuchatto CountdownSuzumura Kenichi - Iwata Mitsuo/Suzumura Kenichi - Sweet IgnitionTamura Yukari - Tamura Yukari's Teasing Black BunnyHayashibara Megumi - Hayashibara Megumi's Heartful StationHorie Yui - Horie Yui's Angel's EggMizuki Nana - Mizuki Nana Smile GangMiyata Kouki - Tokyo Anime Center RadioYuzuki Ryouka - Utawarerumono Radio
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