Hirokazu Kore-eda's complex legal drama The Third Murder was the big winner at the 41st Japan Academy Prize, taking best picture, best director, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best editing and best screenplay.
Kore-eda (Like Father, Like Son) himself took home four awards. He wrote, edited and directed The Third Murder, which screened in the main competition in Venice last year.
Koji Yakusho (Babel, Memoirs of a Geisha) was nominated in the best supporting actor category for both The Third Murder and historical epic Sekigahara, winning for the former. Best supporting actress was won by Suzu Hirose, 19, for her performance as the daughter of the murdered factory owner in The Third Murder, for which she has also been nominated for this month's Asian Film Awards, along with the film itself for best picture. - hollywoodreporter
Kore-eda (Like Father, Like Son) himself took home four awards. He wrote, edited and directed The Third Murder, which screened in the main competition in Venice last year.
Koji Yakusho (Babel, Memoirs of a Geisha) was nominated in the best supporting actor category for both The Third Murder and historical epic Sekigahara, winning for the former. Best supporting actress was won by Suzu Hirose, 19, for her performance as the daughter of the murdered factory owner in The Third Murder, for which she has also been nominated for this month's Asian Film Awards, along with the film itself for best picture. - hollywoodreporter
this year lineup,
Best Picture:
The Third Murder
Let Me Eat Your Pancreas
Sekigahara
Miracles of the Namiya General Store
Flower and Sword
Best Animation:
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
Napping Princess
Mary and the Witch's Flower
Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter
Best Director:
Hirokazu Kore-eda – The Third Murder
Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Before We Vanish
Tetsuo Shinohara – Flower and Sword
Masato Harada – Sekigahara
Ryūichi Hiroki – Miracles of the Namiya General Store
Best Screenplay:
Hirokazu Kore-eda – The Third Murder
Hiroshi Saitō (ja) – Miracles of the Namiya General Store
Yoshiko Mori5hita – Flower and Sword
Yoji Yamada and Emiko Hiramatsu – What a Wonderful Family! 2
Tomoko Yoshida – Let Me Eat Your Pancreas
other categories (winner only),
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Masaki Suda – Wilderness: Part One
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Yū Aoi – Birds Without Names
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Kōji Yakusho – The Third Murder
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Suzu Hirose – The Third Murder
Outstanding Achievement in Music:
Keiichi Suzuki – Outrage Coda
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography:
Takahide Shibanushi – Sekigahara
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction:
Takaaki Miyanishi – Sekigahara
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:
Tomoko Kurata – Flower and Sword
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording:
Masato Yano – Sekigahara:
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing:
Hirokazu Kore-eda – The Third Murder
Outstanding Foreign Language Film:
La La Land
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