The winners of the 32nd Japanese Movie Critics Awards have been announced. The Japanese Movie Critics Award was established in 1991 by film critics Haruo Mizuno, Nagaharu Yodogawa, and Kazuko Komori. Just like the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the selection committee consists of film critics and judges.
After Mizuno’s death in 2008, the “Golden Glory Award”, which honors those who have made great achievements in the world of cinema, has been given the subname of the “Haruo Mizuno Award”, and the “Diamond Award” has been given the name of the “Nagaharu Yodogawa Award”.
The award ceremony will be held on May 16th at the Tokyo International Forum. Check out the list of winners below.
Best Picture
Metamorphose no Engawa
Animation of the Year
The Tunnel to Summer
Best Director
Sho Miyake, Small, Slow But Steady
Best Director (Animation)
Masaaki Yuasa, Inu-Oh
Best Actor
Kiichi Nakai, Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
Best Actress
Yuka Itaya, Yoake made bus tei de
Best Supporting Actor
Masataka Kubota, Aru Otoko
Best Supporting Actress
Sakura Ando, Aru Otoko
Best Screenplay
Keisuke Yoshida, Kami wa Mikaeri wo Motomeru
Best Documentary
Yumemiru Sho Gakko (Directed by Vin Oota)
Best Editing
Yuzuru Kobayashi, Ryo Takebayashi, MONDAYS
Best Newcomer (Director)
Ryo Takebayashi, MONDAYS
Best Newcomer (Actor)
Ryota Bando, The World for the two of us
Best Newcomer (Actress)
Aoi Ito, Missing
Our Tokiwa-so Award
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Foundation
Honorary Award (Takeshi Matsunaga Award)
Tatekawa Shinosuke, Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
Honorary Lead Actor Award
Junichi Okada, Hell Dogs
Golden Glory Award (Haruo Mizuno Award)
Jun Fubuki, Let Me Hear It Barefoot
Diamond Award (Nagaharu Yodogawa Award)
Nobuko Miyamoto, Metamorphose no Engawa
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