2001 (24th) Japan Academy Prize
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Profile
- Award Show: Japan Academy Prize
- Japanese: 日本アカデミー賞
- Edition: 24th
- Period: March 9, 2001
- Location: Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa) Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Hosts: Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Shinobu Otake
Nominees & Winners
Picture of the Year
- Award Winner: "When the Rain Lifts"
- Nominees:
- "When the Rain Lifts"
- "Face"
- "Fifteen"
- "Battle Royale"
- "Whiteout"
Director of the Year
- Award Winner: Junji Sakamoto ("Face")
- Nominees:
- Junji Sakamoto ("Face")
- Takashi Koizumi ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Kinji Fukasaku ("Battle Royale")
- Yoji Yamada ("A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen")
- Setsurou Wakamatsu - ("Whiteout")
Screenplay of the Year
- Award Winner: Akira Kurosawa ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Nominees:
- Akira Kurosawa ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Shinichi Ichikawa ("Nagasaki burabura bushi")
- Junji Sakamoto, Isamu Uno ("Face")
- Kenta Fukasaku ("Battle Royale")
- Yoshitaka Asama, Emiko Hiramatsu, Yoji Yamada ("A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen")
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Award Winner: Akira Terao ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Nominees:
- Akira Terao ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Yuji Oda ("Whiteout")
- Naoto Takenaka ("By Player")
- Tatsuya Fujiwara ("Battle Royale")
- Koji Yakusho ("Alley Cat")
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Award Winner: Sayuri Yoshinaga ("Nagasaki burabura bushi")
- Nominees:
- Sayuri Yoshinaga ("Nagasaki burabura bushi")
- Rena Tanaka ("First Love")
- Nanako Matsushima ("Whiteout")
- Yoshiko Miyazaki ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Mitsuko Mori ("Kawa no nagare no you ni")
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Award Winner: Koichi Sato ("Whiteout")
- Nominees:
- Koichi Sato ("Whiteout")
- Hidekazu Akai ("A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen")
- Tsurutaro Kataoka ("Alley Cat")
- Tetsuro Tamba ("A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen")
- Shiro Mifune ("When the Rain Lifts")
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Award Winner: Mieko Harada ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Nominees:
- Mieko Harada ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Rei Asami ("A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen")
- Michiyo Ookusu ("Face")
- Reiko Takashima ("Nagasaki burabura bushi")
- Mieko Harada ("First Love")
Outstanding Achievement in Music
- Award Winner: Masaru Sato ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Nominees:
- Masaru Sato ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Masamichi Amano ("Battle Royale")
- Michiru Ohshima ("Nagasaki burabura bushi")
- Ken Ishii, Norihito Sumiomo ("Whiteout")
- coba ("Face")
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
- Award Winner: Shoji Ueda ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Nominees:
- Shoji Ueda ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Yukio Isohata ("Alley Cat")
- Tatsuo Suzuki ("Nagasaki burabura bushi")
- Mutsuo Naganuma ("A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen")
- Hideo Yamamoto ("Whiteout")
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Award Winner: Takeji Sano ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Nominees:
- Takeji Sano ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Kazuo Shimomura ("Alley Cat")
- Kiyoto Ando ("Nagasaki burabura bushi")
- Sosuke Yoshikado ("A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen")
- Yoshikazu Motohashi ("Whiteout")
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Award Winner: Yoshiro Muraki ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Nominees:
- Yoshiro Muraki ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Fumio Ogawa ("Whiteout")
- Mitsuo Degawa ("A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen")
- Yoshinobu Nishioka ("Alley Cat")
- Yoshinobu Nishioka ("Nagasaki burabura bushi")
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording
- Award Winner: Osamu Onodera ("Whiteout")
- Nominees:
- Osamu Onodera ("Whiteout")
- Kunio Ando ("Battle Royale")
- Kazumi Kishida ("A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen")
- Mike Samata, Yoji Takemoto ("Nagasaki burabura bushi")
- Kenichi Benitani ("When the Rain Lifts")
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing
- Award Winner: Hirohide Abe ("Battle Royale")
- Nominees:
- Hirohide Abe ("Battle Royale")
- Hideto Aga ("When the Rain Lifts")
- Chizuko Osada ("Alley Cat")
- Yoshifumi Fukazawa ("Whiteout")
- Hiroshi Miyake ("Nagasaki burabura bushi")
Outstanding Foreign Language Film
- Award Winner: "Dancer in the Dark"
- Nominees:
- "Dancer in the Dark"
- "American Beauty"
- "Gladiator"
- "The Green Mile"
- "Shiri"
Rookie of the Year
- Yuta Kanaia ("A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen")
- Tatsuya Fujiwara ("Battle Royale")
- Tomoyasu Hotei ("Another Battle")
- Kyoko Fukada ("School Day of the Dead")
- Aki Maeda ("Battle Royale")
- MORNING MUSUME. ( "Pinch Runner")
Popularity Award (film)
Popularity Award (actor)
- Morning Musume - "Pinch Runner"