39th Japan Academy Prizes
39th Japan Academy Prizes
Ceremony Date: March 4, 2016, Hosted By: Toshiyuki Nishida, Rie Miyazawa
Ceremony Date: March 4, 2016, Hosted By: Toshiyuki Nishida, Rie Miyazawa
Best Picture
- ★ Our Little Sister
- 125 Years Memory
- The Emperor in August
- Living With My Mother
- 100 Yen Love
Best Animated Picture
- ★ The Boy and the Beast
- The Anthem of the Heart
- Miss Hokusai
- Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
- Love Life! The School Idol Movie
Best Director
- ★ Hirokazu Kore-eda | Our Little Sister
- Hiroshi One | Bakuman
- Masaharu Take | 100 Yen Love
- Mitsutoshi Tanaka | 125 Years Memory
- Masato Harada | The Emperor in August
Best Screenplay
- ★ Shin Adachi | 100 Yen Love
- Eriko Komatsu | 125 Years Memory
- Hirokazu Kore-eda | Our Little Sister
- Masato Harada | The Emperor in August
- Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu | Living With My Mother
Best Leading Actor
- ★ Kazunari Ninomiya | Living With My Mother
- Seiyo Uchino | 125 Years Memory
- Yo Oizumi | Kakekomi
- Koichi Sato | Terminal
- Koji Yakusho | The Emperor in August
Best Leading Actress
- ★ Sakura Ando | 100 Yen Love
- Haruka Ayase | Our Little Sister
- Kasumi Arimura | Flying Colors
- Kirin Kiki | Sweet Bean
- Sayuri Yoshinaga | Living With My Mother
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Masahiro Motoki | The Emperor in August
- Tadanobu Asano | Living With My Mother
- Hirofumi Arai | 100 Yen Love
- Atsushi Ito | Flying Colors
- Shota Sometani | Bakuman
- Masahiro Motoki | The Big Bee
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Haru Kuroki | Living With My Mother
- Kaho | Our Little Sister
- Masami Nagasawa | Our Little Sister
- Hikari Mitsushima | Kakekomi
- Yo Yoshida | Flying Colors
Best Music
- ★ Sakanaction | Bakuman
- Michiru Oshima | 125 Years Memory
- Yoko Kanno | Our Little Sister
- Harumi Fuuki | The Emperor in August
- Goro Yasukawa | Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion
Best Photography
- ★ Mikiya Takimoto | Our Little Sister
- Takahide Shibanushi | The Emperor in August
- Masashi Chikamori | Living With My Mother
- Tetsuo Nagata | 125 Years Memory
- Junichi Fujisawa | Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion
Best Lighting
- ★ Norikiyo Fujii | Our Little Sister
- Takaaki Miyanishi | The Emperor in August
- Koichi Watanabe | Living With My Mother
- Kiyoto Ando | 125 Years Memory
- Masao Kanazawa | Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion
Best Art
- ★ Hidefumi Hanatani | 125 Years Memory
- Yuji Tsuzuki | Bakuman
- Mitsuo Degawa | Living With My Mother
- Tetsuo Harada | The Emperor in August
- Keiko Mitsumatsu | Our Little Sister
Best Sound
- ★ Nobuhiko Matsukage | 125 Years Memory
- Kazumi Kishida | Living With My Mother
- Yutaka Tsurumaki | Our Little Sister
- Yasumasa Terui | The Emperor in August
- Masato Yano | The Emperor in August
- Shinji Watanabe | Bakuman
Best Editing
- ★ Yasuyuki Ozeki | Bakuman
- Iwai Ishii | Living With My Mother
- Akimasa Kawashima | 125 Years Memory
- Hirokazu Kore-eda | Our Little Sister
- Eugene Harada | The Emperor in August
Best Foreign Picture
- ★ American Sniper
- Kingsman
- Whiplash
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Spectre
New Actor Awards
- Kasumi Arimura | Flying Colors
- Tao Tsuchiya | Orange
- Suzu Hirose | Our Little Sister
- Ryoko Fujino | Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion, Solomon's Perjury Part 2: Judgment
- Atsushi Shinohara | Three Stories of Love
- Yojiro Noda | Pieta in the Toilet
- Kento Yamazaki | Orange, Heroine Shikkaku
- Ryosuke Yamada | Assassination Classroom
Special Award of the Association
- Kazuo Matsuda Costume Designer
- Gal Enterprise Trailer Production
Association Honor Award
- Tatsuya Nakadai
Popularity Awards
- Bakuman
- Momoiro Clover Z | Maku Ga Agaru
- Tomiko Miyao | Author, d. Dec 30, aged 88
- Yoshio Shirasaka | Screenwriter, d. Jan 2, aged 82
- Katsuya Susaki | Screenwriter, d. Jan 9, aged 93
- Yoshiyuki Kuroda | Director, d. Jan 22, aged 86
- Yuzo Irie | Association Officer, Producer, d. Jan 31, aged 84
- Mitsugoro Bando | Actor, d. Feb 21, aged 59
- Miki Sanjo | Actress, d. Apr 9, aged 86
- Kinya Aikawa | Actor, Voice Actor, Director, d. Apr 15, aged 80
- Nagare Hagiwara | Actor, d. Apr 22, aged 62
- Hiroshi Yamagata | Sound Recordist, d. Apr 26, aged 56
- Yusuke Takita | Actor, d. May 3, aged 84
- Nisan Takahashi | Screenwriter, d. May 5, aged 89
- Masayuki Imai | Actor, d. May 28, aged 54
- Hiroshi Koizumi | Actor, d. May 31, aged 88
- Tsuchitaro Hayashi | Sound Recordist, d. Jul 9, aged 93
- Keizo Kawasaki | Actor, d. Jul 21, aged 82
- Takeshi Kato | Actor, d. Jul 31, aged 86
- Setsuko Hara | Actress, d. Sep 5, aged 95
- Hisashi Yamanauchi | Screenwriter, d. Sep 29, aged 90
- Kazuo Kumakura | Actor, Voice Actor, d. Oct 12, aged 88
- Ryuzo Saki | Author, d. Oct 31, aged 78
- Haruko Kato | Actress, d. Nov 2, aged 92
- Kai Ato | Actress, d. Nov 14, aged 69
- Shigeru Mizuki | Author, d. Nov 30, aged 93
- Masao Kanazawa | Lighting Technician, d. Dec 8, aged 63
- Akiyuki Nosaka | Author, d. Dec 9, aged 85