First-year Japanese Class (J1102)
Best Actor: Nazarko-san ("The Murderer")
Best Supporting Actor: Wang-san ("The Secret Mochi")
Best Movie: "Shonichi" (Kelly-san, Moonrinta-san, Wattanawanichkul-san)
People's Choice: "The Secret Mochi" (Rosario-san, Wang-san, Wiegand-san)
Special Award: "Beyond the Scene: Shizuka na Tokoro" (Gonzales-san, Nguyen-san, Okoya-san, Vargas-san)
Second-year Japanese Class (J2204)
Best Actor: McKee-san ("悪魔キさん”/"Evil McKee")
Best Supporting Actor: Volkan-san ("生き残り”/"Survivor")
Best Movie: "ロボットじゃない”/"Not a Robot" (Chan-san, Daniel-san, Dolkar-san)
People's Choice: "生き残り”/"Survivor" (Atencio-san, Bendickson-san, Murtha-san, Volkan-san)
Special Award: Atencio-san ("生き残り"/"Survivor")
Third-year Japanese Class (J2206)
Best Actor: Barkalow-san ("辛い金曜日”/"Spicy Friday")
Best Supporting Actor: John Medina ("辛い金曜日”/"Spicy Friday")
People's Choice (Best Scene): Magallan-san rescue scene
Special Award: Jorge Gómez, Tossapol Pholcharee, John Medina, Espiridion Ruiz Orea, Cesar Siguencia
This year we also presented the first Shirokuma Brotherhood Award to Marty Dang for his enthusiasm for the Japanese program and his dedication to creating great Japanese skits with his classmates!