46th Japan Academy Awards

Satoshi Tsumabuki - Aru Otoko

The 46th Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony took place on Friday, March 10, 2023, at Tokyo's Grand Prince Hotel New Takawana. Aru Otoko was the main winner, receiving eight awards.

Since 1978, the Nippon Academy-Sho Association has sponsored the Japan Academy Awards to recognize excellence in filmmaking. The nominees are chosen by industry professionals, including staff from major film studios, and most nominations favor commercially successful films over indies.

• 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(s) 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

• Special Award: One Piece Film: Red music team

• Award for Distinguished Service from the Chairman:

  • Director Shunya Itō

  • Actor Yūzō Kayama

  • Lighting specialist Hideki Mochizuki

• Special Award from the Association:

  • Masanobu Amemiya (stunt person)

  • Shōhei Kawamoto (animation art background)

  • Naomi Koike (film decorations)

  • Yasuhiro Fukuoka (casting director)

• Special Award from the Chairman: Honoring Industry professionals who passed away in 2022.

  • Director Hideo Onchi

  • Screenwriter Hirô Matsuda

  • Film Producer Mitsunobu Kawamura

  • Film Editor Iwao Ishii

  • Director & Screenplay Writer Kazuki Omori

  • Director & Screenplay Yoichi Sai