Winners of Nikkansports Dorama Grand Prix (Summer 2018)

There were 894 valid votes for this round of voting between 13th and 20th Sep where the top 5 for each category in each season would then be eligible as nominees for the annual awards.The numbers in brackets indicate the number of votes received for the drama and/or actor/actress.

Note: This season's voting numbers were much lower than usual which could probably be due to the fact that Japan was hit with a number of natural disasters this summer:

Best Drama
1) Hanbun, Aoi (133)
2) Gibo to Musume no Blues (132)
3) Segodon (111)
4) Good Doctor (79)
5) Hagetaka (56)

Best Leading Actor
1) Suzuki Ryohei - Segodon (178)
2) Yamazaki Kento - Good Doctor / Sawamura Ikki - Zettai Reido 3 ~ Mizen Hanzai Sennyuu Sousa ~ (145)
4) Ayano Go - Hagetaka (86)
5) Yamada Takayuki - dele (58)

Best Leading Actress
1) Ayase Haruka - Gibo to Musume no Blues (247)
2) Nagano Mei - Hanbun, Aoi (217)
3) Tsuchiya Tao - Chia Dan (102)
4) Ishihara Satomi - Takane no Hana (91)
5) Yoshioka Riho - Kenkou de bunkateki na saiteigendo no seikatsu (58)

Best Supporting Actor
1) Sato Takeru - Hanbun, Aoi (164)
2) Eita - Segodon (68)
3) Sato Takeru - Gibo to Musume no Blues (58)
4) Takenouchi Yutaka - Gibo to Musume no Blues (48)
5) Mineta Kazunobu - Takane no Hana (39)

Best Supporting Actress
1) Matsuyuki Yasuko - Hanbun, Aoi (111)
2) Kuroki Haru - Segodon (84)
3) Ueno Juri - Good Doctor (68)
4) Kamishiraishi Moka - Gibo to Musume no Blues / Honda Tsubasa - Zettai Reido 3 ~ Mizen Hanzai Sennyuu Sousa ~ (55)

Source: Nikkansports