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<h2 id="awards-ceremonies">Awards ceremonies</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Ceremony</th><th>Date</th><th>Venue</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1st_Seiyu_Awards/wW7RA4ky">1st Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 3, 2007</td><td>Akiba 3D Theater</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2nd_Seiyu_Awards/xCdyC7J0">2nd Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 8, 2008</td><td>UDX Theater</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/3rd_Seiyu_Awards/2Uj1RoXt">3rd Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 7, 2009</td><td>UDX Theater</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/4th_Seiyu_Awards/u9l6qluF">4th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 6, 2010</td><td>UDX Theater</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/5th_Seiyu_Awards/CNkaVmle">5th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 5, 2011</td><td>UDX Theater</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/6th_Seiyu_Awards/8QUDqy2M">6th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 3, 2012</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/7th_Seiyu_Awards/d9YjQpRU">7th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 2, 2013</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/8th_Seiyu_Awards/l5y7oHvg">8th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 1, 2014</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/9th_Seiyu_Awards/f6cLLb33">9th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 7, 2015</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/10th_Seiyu_Awards/5zgkyV2c">10th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 12, 2016</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/11th_Seiyu_Awards/C10bAHz8">11th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 18, 2017</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/12th_Seiyu_Awards/LphNm713">12th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 3, 2018</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/13th_Seiyu_Awards/b3h3Qm4d">13th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 9, 2019</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/14th_Seiyu_Awards/yXHUIEvv">14th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 7, 2020</td><td>No ceremony due to <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic/0xTsh7Ut">COVID-19 pandemic</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/15th_Seiyu_Awards/rrEwE3TG">15th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 6, 2021</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/16th_Seiyu_Awards/741sDVjS">16th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 5, 2022</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/17th_Seiyu_Awards/j7jAMpPM">17th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 11, 2023</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/18th_Seiyu_Awards/u9EtUSyM">18th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 9, 2024</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/19th_Seiyu_Awards/Dpl3qqXm">19th Seiyu Awards</a></td><td>March 15, 2025</td><td>JOQR Media Plus Hall</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="awards">Awards</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Seiyu_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role/H516bLHR">Seiyu Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role</a></li> <li>Seiyu Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role</li> <li>Seiyu Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role</li> <li>Seiyu Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role</li> <li>Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Seiyu_Award_for_Best_Rookie_Actress/Em4cgkgK">Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actress</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_animation_awards/ny62Jf5j">List of animation awards</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://seiyuawards.jp/">Official website</a> (in Japanese)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Koarai, Ryo (May 15, 2024). "Perspective of Diversity in Japanese Pop Culture : Exploring the case of Seiyu Awards, often likened to the Academy Awards for voice acting talent" (PDF). CTRUs. 4. Hokkaido University Center for Advanced Tourism Studies: 1–4. <a href="https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/92398/4/CTRUs%20vol.004.pdf" target="_blank">https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/92398/4/CTRUs%20vol.004.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Dennison, Kara (February 27, 2020). "14th Seiyu Awards Ceremony Cancelled in Wake of Coronavirus Spread". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 24, 2020. <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/02/27-1/14th-seiyu-awards-ceremony-cancelled-in-wake-of-coronavirus-spread" target="_blank">https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/02/27-1/14th-seiyu-awards-ceremony-cancelled-in-wake-of-coronavirus-spread</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>