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42 Japanese Academy Awards Results -sources: Ja.wiki and Official page. Also, the entire program can be watched on Youtube here but it is not subtitled. The awards are Excellence Awards which several can win and the Oustanding Award which is only 1.
This year was hosted by:
- Nishida Toshiyuki (actor, vice president of the Japan Academy Award Organizing Committee)
- Aoi Yu (Actress, winning the Best Actress Award last time)
Find the nominations here. The winners are:
Newcomer of the Year
Kentaro Ito in Cafe Funiculi Funicula (2018)
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Excellence awards went to
- Kamishiraishi Moka in A Forest of Wool and Steel
- Shuri in Love At Least
- Hirate Yurina in Hibiki
- Yoshine Kyoko in Samurai's Promise and Kasane
- Nakagawa Taishi in Kids on the Slope and Are You Ready? Hey You Girl!
- Narita Ryo in Stolen Identity and The Antique
- Yoshizawa Ryo in River's Edge
Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Bohemian Rhapsody
(Linked to IMDB)
Excellence awards went to
- The Greatest Showman (America)
- The Shape Of Water (America)
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (America)
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout (America)
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing
Shinichiro Ueda for One Cut of the Dead
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- Hitomi Katō for The Blood of Wolves
- Isao Kawase for Recall
- Hirokazu Kore-eda for Shoplifters
- Yeong-mi Lee for North's Sakuramori
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording
Tomoharu Urata for The Blood of Wolves
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Excellence awards went to
- Osamu Onodera for North's Sakuramori
- Kazuhiro Kurihara for Recall
- Kokichi Komoda for One Cut of the Dead
- Kazuhiko Tomita for Shoplifters
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Tsutomu Imamura for The Blood of Wolves
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Excellence awards went to
- Takashi Nishimura for Recall
- Mitsuo Harada for Samurai's Promise
- Kyôko Heya for North's Sakuramori
- Keiko Mitsumatsu for Shoplifters
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
Isamu Fujii (藤井勇) for Shoplifters
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- Kenjiro So for Samurai's Promise
- Minoru Kawai for The Blood of Wolves
- Hitoshi Takaya for North's Sakuramori
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Ryuto Kondo for Shoplifters
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Excellence awards went to
- Daisaku Kimura Samurai's Promise
- Takeshi Sone One Cut of the Dead
- Takahiro Haibara The Blood of Wolves
- Takeshi Hamada North's Sakuramori
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Haruomi Hosono for Shoplifters
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Excellence awards went to
- Kei Ogura, Katsu Hoshi, Shōgo Kaida for North's Sakuramori
- Takashi Kako for Samurai's Promise
- Nobuhiro Suzuki, Shoma Ito, Kyle Nagai for One Cut of the Dead
- Goro Yasukawa for The Blood of Wolves
- Goro Yasukawa for Recall
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
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Excellence awards went to
- Kiki Kirin in Every Day A Good Day
- Shinohara Ryoko in North's Sakuramori
- Fukada Kyoko in Recall
- Maki Yoko in The Blood of Wolves
- Matsuoka Mayu in Shoplifters
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Matsuzaka Tori in The Blood of Wolves
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Excellence awards went to
- Kishibe Ittoku in North's Sakuramori
- Fujioka Dean in Recall
- Nishijima Hidetoshi in Samurai's Promise
- Ninomiya Kazunari in Criminal for the Prosecution (for Nino's speech translation go here)
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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Excellence awards went to
- Kuroki Haru in Every Day A Good Day
- Shinohara Ryoko in The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps
- Matsuoka Mayu in Tremble All You Want
- Yoshinaga Sayuri in North's Sakuramori
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Yakusho Koji in The Blood of Wolves
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Excellence awards went to
- Okada Junichi in Samurai's Promise
- Tachi Hiroshi in Life in Overtime
- Takayuki Hamatsu in One Cut of the Dead
- Lily Franky in Shoplifters
Screenplay of the Year
Koreeda Hirokazu for Shoplifters
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Excellence awards went to
- Ikegami Junya for The Blood of Wolves
- Shinichirou Ueda for One Cut of the Dead
- Machiko Nasu for North's Sakuramori
- Tamio Hayashi for Recall
Director of the Year
Koreeda Hirokazu for Shoplifters
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Excellence awards went to
- Shinichirou Ueda for One Cut of the Dead
- Kazuya Shiraishi for The Blood of Wolves
- Takita Yojiro for North's Sakuramori
- Katsuhide Motoki for Recall
Animation of the Year
Mirai
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Excellence awards went to
- Dragon Ball Super: Broly
- Penguin Highway
- Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer
- Okko's Inn
Picture of the year
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Excellence awards went to
