The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii-shou Kyoukai'') for excellence in Japanese film. Award categories are similar to the Academy Awards.

Venue

Since 1998, the venue is regularly held at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa of Prince Hotels in Takanawa, Minato, Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Admission tickets for this award ceremony are also sold to regular customers. As of 2015, there is a charge of 40,000 Yen which includes a French cuisine course dinner named after the award ceremony. Spectators are expected to attend in semi-formal attire. Elementary school students and younger are not permitted.

Award

The winners are selected from the recipients of the Award for Excellence."日本アカデミー賞とは？"
''Japan Academy Film Prize Association''. Retrieved on 2020-07-03. The award statue of the winner measures 27 cm × 11 cm × 11 cm (10.7 in × 4.4 in × 4.4 in). The recipients of the Award for Excellence receive a smaller statue.

Categories

* Japan Academy Film Prize for Picture of the Year, Picture of the Year * Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year, Animation of the Year * Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year, Director of the Year * Japan Academy Film Prize for Screenplay of the Year, Screenplay of the Year * Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role * Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role * Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role * Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress 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 * Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Film Editing, Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing * Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film, Outstanding Foreign Language Film * Newcomer of the Year * Popularity Award * Special Award of Honour from the Association * Special Award from the Chairman * Special Award from the Association

Award winners

References

External links

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Awards of the Japanese Academy - Overview
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