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
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.
- 2nd place: Uso no Sensou
- 3rd place: A LIFE ~ Itoshiki Hito
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)
Screenplay Award
Sakamoto Yuji (Quartet)
Source: TV