The 46th Japan Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 10th at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa. The biggest success of the night, Aru Otoko (A Man), swept up a total of 8 awards, including Picture of the Year.
The full list of winners are as follows
Picture of the Year
Aru Otoko
Animation of the Year
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK
Director of the Year
Kei Ishikawa, Aru Otoko
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Satoshi Tsumabuki, Aru Otoko
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Yukino Kishii, Small, Slow But Steady
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Masataka Kubota, Aru Otoko
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Sakura Ando, Aru Otoko
Screenplay of the Year
Kosuke Mukai, Aru Otoko
Best Original Music
RADWIMPS & Kazuma Jinnouchi, Suzume no Tojimari
Best Cinematography
Osamu Ichikawa & Keizo Suzuki, Shin Ultraman
Best Lighting
Sosuke Yoshikado, Shin Ultraman
Best Art Direction
Yuji Hayashida & Eri Sakushima, Shin Ultraman
Best Sound
Takeshi Ogawa, Aru Otoko
Best Editing
Kei Ishikawa, Aru Otoko
Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Top Gun Maverick
Newcomer of the Year
Karin Ono, Anime Supremacy!
Hinako Kikuchi, Phases of the Moon
Riko Fukumoto, Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight
Meru Nukumi, My Boyfriend in Orange
Daiki Arioka, Shin Ultraman
Ichiro Banka, SABAKAN
Hokuto Matsumura, xxxHOLiC
Ren Meguro, Phases of the Moon
Hot Topic Award:
Film: ONE PIECE FILM: RED
Actor: Hokuto Matsumura, Suzume no Tojimari, xxxHOLiC
Congrats to all of the winners!