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| Awarded For: | Voice acting in Japan |
| Location: | JOQR Media Plus Hall Minato, Tokyo |
| Country: | Japan |
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| Award1 Type: | Best Lead Actor |
| Award1 Winner: | Kensho Ono |
| Award2 Type: | Best Lead Actress |
| Award2 Winner: | Megumi Ogata |
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| Previous: | 15th |
| Main: | Seiyu Awards |
| Next: | 17th |
The 16th Seiyu Awards was held on March 5, 2022, at the JOQR Media Plus Hall in Minato, Tokyo. The winners of the Merit Awards, the Kei Tomiyama Award, the Kazue Takahashi Award, and the Synergy Award were announced on February 15, 2022.[1] The rest of the winners were announced on the ceremony day.[2]
| Winners | Agency | Highlight Works |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | ||
| Kensho Ono | Amino Produce | Hathaway Noa (Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway) |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | ||
| Megumi Ogata | Breathe Arts | Shinji Ikari () |
| Best Actors in Supporting Roles | ||
| Fumihiko Tachiki | Office Osawa | Gendo Ikari (Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time) |
| Taizo Hasegawa () | ||
| Yūichi Nakamura | INTENTION | Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen) |
| Yuichi Jin (World Trigger) | ||
| Best Actresses in Supporting Roles | ||
| Mikako Komatsu | Hirata Office | Maki Zenin (Jujutsu Kaisen) |
| Maam () | ||
| Rie Takahashi | 81 Produce | Emilia (Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 2nd Season) |
| Hime Gotō (Kakushigoto Movie) | ||
| Best New Actors | ||
| Aoi Ichikawa | Office Osawa | Nagara (Sonny Boy) |
| Reiji Kawashima | Aoni Production | Fushi (To Your Eternity) |
| Gen Satō | I'm Enterprise | Fumiya Tomozaki (Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki) |
| Best New Actresses | ||
| Kanata Aikawa | Music Ray'n | Ai Ohto (Wonder Egg Priority) |
| Hikaru Akao | I'm Enterprise | Seria Morino (Gekidol) |
| Nene Hieda | 81 Produce | Yuzu Izumi (Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki) |
| Hinaki Yano | Sony Music Artists | Yu Takasaki (Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club) |
| Singing Award | ||
| Winner | Agency | |
| Soma Saito | 81 Produce | |
| Personality Award | ||
| Winner | Agency | Highlight Works |
| Takahiro Sakurai | INTENTION | A&G Media Station Comchat Countdown |
| Merit Award | |||
| Winners | Agency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yōko Asagami | Aksent | ||
| Michihiro Ikemizu | Aoni Production | ||
| Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award | |||
| Winner | Agency | ||
| Kenichi Suzumura | INTENTION | ||
| Kazue Takahashi Memorial Award | |||
| Winner | Agency | ||
| Junko Iwao | J. Island | ||
| Game Award | |||
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| Uma Musume Pretty Derby | |||
| Synergy Award | |||
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| Special Honor Award | |||
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| Belle | |||
| Kids/Family Award | |||
| Winner | Agency | ||
| Kyousei Tsukui | 81 Produce | ||
| Foreign Movie/Series Award | |||
| Winner | Agency | ||
| Taiten Kusunoki | Amuleto | ||
| Kanako Tōjō | Axl-One | ||
| Influencer Award | |||
| Winner | Agency | ||
| Tomokazu Seki | Atomic Monkey | ||
| Most Valuable Seiyū Award | |||
| Winner | Agency | ||
| Hiro Shimono | I'm Enterprise | ||