by Ceki, May 23, 2017
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The Television Drama Academy Awards are held quarterly by the popular Japanese magazine 'The Television.' The winners are decided by combining votes from magazine readers, special juries, and TV journalists. Let's take a look at the results!


BEST DRAMA

QUARTET

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This music drama follows four different people who happen to meet by a twist of fate and form a quartet. The actors were praised for their performances and the drama won six awards.


BEST ACTOR & ACTRESS

Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (Uso no Sensou) & Matsu Takako (Quartet)

 


Best Supporting Actor & Actress

Asano Tadanobu (A LIFE) & Yoshioka Riho (Quartet)

 


Best Theme Song

"Otona no Okite" by Doughnuts Hole (Quartet)


Doughnuts Hole is a fictional band created for the sole purpose of playing a theme song for this drama. The song was written by Shiina Ringo. The following song is a cover because the original is currently unavailable. 


Director Award

Doi Nobuhiro, Kaneko Fuminori, Tsuboi Toshio (Quartet)

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Screenplay Award

Sakamoto Yuji (Quartet)

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Source: TV