Readers of TVnavi magazine have cast their votes for 2008's Drama of the Year, and on Saturday it was announced that the winner is the TBS suspense series "Maou" that starred Satoshi Ohno and Toma Ikuta. Ohno also was named Best Actor for his role in that series.

Aoi Miyazaki was voted Best Actress for "Atsuhime." Best Supporting Actor and Actress went to Eita and Juri Ueno, who both appeared in Fuji TV's "Last Friends." In the Best Newcomer category, Ryosuke Yamada ("One-Pound Gospel," "Scrap Teacher") and Manami Higa ("Code Blue") received the most votes.