Japan Academy Prize (film)

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Japan Academy Prize
34th Japan Academy Prize
Awarded for	Excellence in film making
Presented by	Japan Academy Prize Association
Country	Japan
First awarded	1978
Official website	http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/

The Japan Academy Prize (日本アカデミー賞, Nippon Akademī-shō), often called the Japan Academy Awards or the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Nippon Academy-shō Association for excellence in Japanese film. Award categories are similar to the Academy Awards.

The award statue itself measures 27 cm × 11 cm × 11 cm (10.7 in × 4.4 in × 4.4 in).

Awards

Picture of the Year Animation of the Year Director of the Year Screenplay of the Year Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Outstanding Achievement in Music Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing Outstanding Achievement in Winning an Outstanding Achievement Outstanding Foreign Language Film Rookie of the Year Popularity Award Special Award of Honour from the Association Special Award from the Chairman Special Award from the Association

Picture of the year

Nr.	Year	Film (English)	Film (Japanese)	Director (English)	Director (Japanese)
1	1978	The Yellow Handkerchief	幸福の黄色いハンカチ	Yoji Yamada	山田洋次
2	1979	The Incident	事件	Yoshitaro Nomura	野村芳太郎
3	1980	Vengeance Is Mine	復讐するは我にあり	Shōhei Imamura	今村昌平
4	1981	Zigeunerweisen	ツィゴイネルワイゼン	Seijun Suzuki	鈴木清順
5	1982	Station	駅 STATION	Yasuo Furuhata	降旗康男
6	1983	Fall Guy	蒲田行進曲	Kinji Fukasaku	深作欣二
7	1984	The Ballad of Narayama	楢山節考	Shōhei Imamura	今村昌平
8	1985	The Funeral	お葬式	Juzo Itami	伊丹十三
9	1986	Gray Sunset	花いちもんめ	Shunya Ito	伊藤俊也
10	1987	House on Fire	火宅の人	Kinji Fukasaku	深作欣二
11	1988	A Taxing Woman	マルサの女	Juzo Itami	伊丹十三
12	1989	The Silk Road	敦煌	Junya Sato	佐藤純彌
13	1990	Black Rain	黒い雨	Shōhei Imamura	今村昌平
14	1991	Childhood Days	少年時代	Masahiro Shinoda	篠田正浩
15	1992	My Sons	息子	Yoji Yamada	山田洋次
16	1993	Sumo Do, Sumo Don't	シコふんじゃった。	Masayuki Suo	周防正行
17	1994	A Class to Remember	学校	Yoji Yamada	山田洋次
18	1995	Crest of Betrayal	忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談	Kinji Fukasaku	深作欣二
19	1996	A Last Note	午後の遺言状	Kaneto Shindō	新藤兼人
20	1997	Shall We Dance?	Shall we ダンス?	Masayuki Suo	周防正行
21	1998	Princess Mononoke	もののけ姫	Hayao Miyazaki	宮崎駿
22	1999	Begging for Love	愛を乞うひと	Hideyuki Hirayama	平山秀幸
23	2000	Poppoya	鉄道員	Yasuo Furuhata	降旗康男
24	2001	After the Rain	雨あがる	Takashi Koizumi	小泉堯史
25	2002	Spirited Away	千と千尋の神隠し	Hayao Miyazaki	宮崎駿
26	2003	The Twilight Samurai	たそがれ清兵衛	Yoji Yamada	山田洋次
27	2004	When the Last Sword Is Drawn	壬生義士伝	Yojiro Takita	滝田洋二郎
28	2005	Half a Confession	半落ち	Kiyoshi Sasabe	佐々部清
29	2006	Always Sanchōme no Yūhi	ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日	Takashi Yamazaki	山崎貴
30	2007	Hula Girls	フラガール	Sang-il Lee	李相日
31	2008	Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad	東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜	Jōji Matsuoka	松岡錠司
32	2009	Departures	おくりびと	Yojiro Takita	滝田洋二郎
33	2010	The Unbroken	沈まぬ太陽	Setsuro Wakamatsu	若松節朗
34	2011	Confessions	告白	Tetsuya Nakashima	中島哲也

External links

• (Japanese) Japan Academy Prize official site
• (English) List of awards on IMDB