39th Japan Academy Film Prize

Date| March 4, 2016
Site| Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan
Hosted by| Toshiyuki Nishida
Rie Miyazawa
Highlights
Most nominations| Our Little Sister (12)
125 Years Memory (10)

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The 39th Japan Academy Film Prize (第39回日本アカデミー賞) is the 39th edition of the Japan Academy Film Prize, an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking. It awarded the best films of 2015 and it took place on March 4, 2016 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2]

## Nominees

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### Awards

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Picture of the Year | Animation of the Year

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* Our Little Sister
* 125 Years Memory
* The Emperor in August
* Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
* 100 Yen Love

* The Boy and the Beast
* The Anthem of the Heart
* Miss Hokusai
* Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
* Love Live! The School Idol Movie

Director of the Year | Screenplay of the Year

* Hirokazu Koreeda – Our Little Sister
* Hitoshi Ōne – Bakuman
* Masaharu Take – 100 Yen Love
* Mitsutoshi Tanaka – 125 Years Memory
* Masato Harada – The Emperor in August

* Shin Adachi – 100 Yen Love
* Eriko Komatsu – 125 Years Memory
* Hirokazu Koreeda – Our Little Sister
* Masato Harada – The Emperor in August
* Yoji Yamada and Emiko Hiramatsu – Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

* Kazunari Ninomiya – Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
* Seiyō Uchino – 125 Years Memory
* Yo Oizumi – Kakekomi
* Kōichi Satō – Kishūteneki Terminal
* Kōji Yakusho – The Emperor in August

* Sakura Ando – 100 Yen Love
* Haruka Ayase – Our Little Sister
* Kasumi Arimura – Flying Colors
* Kirin Kiki – Sweet Bean
* Sayuri Yoshinaga – Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

* Masahiro Motoki – The Big Bee and The Emperor in August
* Tadanobu Asano – Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
* Hirofumi Arai – 100 Yen Love
* Atsushi Itō – Flying Colors
* Shōta Sometani – Bakuman

* Haru Kuroki – Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
* Kaho – Our Little Sister
* Masami Nagasawa – Our Little Sister
* Hikari Mitsushima – Kakekomi
* Yō Yoshida – Flying Colors

Outstanding Achievement in Music  | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

* Sakanaction – Bakuman (Motion Music of Bakuman)
* Michiru Ōshima – 125 Years Memory
* Yoko Kanno – Our Little Sister
* Harumi Fūki – The Emperor in August
* Gorō Yasukawa – Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion

* Mikiya Takimoto – Our Little Sister
* Takahide Shibanushi – The Emperor in August
* Masashi Chikamori – Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
* Tetsuo Nagata – 125 Years Memory
* Masakazu Fujisawa – Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction  | Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

* Norikiyo Fujii – Our Little Sister
* Takaaki Miyanishi – The Emperor in August
* Kōichi Watanabe – Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
* Kiyoto Andō – 125 Years Memory
* Masao Kanazawa – Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion

* Hidefumi Hanaya – 125 Years Memory
* Yūji Tsuzuki – Bakuman
* Mitsuo Degawa – Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
* Tetsuo Harada – The Emperor in August
* Keiko Mitsuya – Our Little Sister

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording  | Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing

* Nobuhiko Matsukage – 125 Years Memory
* Kazumi Kishida – Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
* Yutaka Tsurumaki – Our Little Sister
* Yasumasa Terui (Recording) and Masato Yano (Voicing) – The Emperor in August
* Shinji Watanabe – Bakuman

* Yasuyuki Ōzeki – Bakuman
* Iwao Ishii – Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
* Akimasa Kawashima – 125 Years Memory
* Hirokazu Koreeda – Our Little Sister
* Yūjin Harada – The Emperor in August

Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Newcomer of the Year

* American Sniper
* Kingsman: The Secret Service
* Whiplash
* Mad Max: Fury Road
* Spectre

* Kasumi Arimura – Flying Colors
* Tao Tsuchiya – Orange
* Suzu Hirose – Our Little Sister
* Ryōko Fujino – Solomon's Perjury
* Atsushi Shinohara – Three Stories of Love
* Yojiro Noda – Pieta in the Toilet
* Kento Yamazaki – Orange and Heroine Shikkaku
* Ryosuke Yamada – Assassination Classroom

Special Award from the Association  | Special Award of Honour from the Association

* Kazuo Matsuda (Costume Designer)
* Gal Enterprise Inc. (Trailer Production)

* Tatsuya Nakadai (Actor)

Popularity Award  |

* Bakuman (Production Category)
* Momoiro Clover Z – Maku ga Agaru (Actor Category)

## References

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1. ^ "Umimachi Diary, Boy & the Beast, Bakuman Win Japan Academy Prizes". Anime News Network. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
2. ^ 日本アカデミー賞優秀賞発表『海街diary』が最多12部門受賞 ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

## External links

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* Japan Academy Film Prize official website \- (in Japanese)

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* Picture of the Year
* Animation of the Year
* Director of the Year
* Screenplay of the Year
* Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
* Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
* Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
* Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
* Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing
* Outstanding Foreign Language Film

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