19th Japan Record Awards
| 19th Japan Record Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 31, 1977 |
| Venue | Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo |
| Hosted by | Keizo Takahashi, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Hiroshi Kume |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | TBS |
The 19th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1977, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
Winners
Japan Record Award
- Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare"
- Lyrics: Yū Aku
- Music: Katsuo Ōno
- Arrangement: Motoki Funayama
Best Vocalist
Best New Artist
- Kentaro Shimizu
Singing Award
- Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos"
- Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki"
- Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki"
Popular Award
Newcomer Award
- Karyūdo – Azusa No. 2
- Ikue Sakakibara – Al Pacino + Alain Delon < You
- Mizue Takada – Glass-zaka
- Yosuke Tagawa – Lui-Lui
Shinpei Nakayama Award (Composition Award)
- Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki" / Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki"
- Composer: Takashi Miki
Arrangement Award
- Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare" / Akira Fuse – "Ryoshū ~Igaruganite~"
- Arrangement: Motoki Funayama
Yaso Saijō Award (Lyrics Award)
- Masashi Sada – "Ama Yadori" / Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos"
- Lyrics: Masashi Sada
Special Award
- Minoru Obata
- Akira Kobayashi
- Frank Nagai
- Hachiro Kasuga