The 35th Japan Academy Prize award ceremony was held on Friday. Although most of the winners were announced in January, the “Best” awards in each category were finally revealed. Narushima Izuru‘s “Youkame no Semi,” starring Inoue Mao and Nagasaku Hiromi, overwhelmed the competition by winning in 10 of the 13 domestic categories.
- Picture of the Year: Youkame no Semi
- Animation of the Year: Kokurikozaka Kara
- Director of the Year: Narushima Izuru (Youkame no Semi)
- Screenplay of the Year: Okudera Satoko (Youkame no Semi)
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Harada Yoshio (Oshika-mura Soudouki)
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Inoue Mao (Youkame no Semi)
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Denden (Tsumetai Nettaigyo)
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Nagasaku Hiromi (Youkame no Semi)
- Outstanding Achievement in Music: Yasukawa Goro (Youkame no Semi)
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Fujisawa Masakazu (Youkame no Semi)
- Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction: Kanazawa Masao (Youkame no Semi)
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Nishioka Yoshinobu / Harada Tetsuo (Saigo no Chushingura)
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording: Fujimoto Kenichi (Youkame no Semi)
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing: Sanjo Chise (Youkame no Semi)
- Outstanding Foreign Language Film: The King’s Speech
Two additional “Wadai Awards,” given in recognition of a movie or individual that generated a lot of buzz, were revealed at the ceremony. “Moteki” won in the movie category, while AKB48‘s Maeda Atsuko won in the actor category.
The rest of the awards are listed here.
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Japan Academy Prize
