2007 (30th) Japan Academy Prize Contents 1 Profile 2 Nominees & Winners 2.1 Picture of the Year 2.2 Animation of the Year 2.3 Director of the Year 2.4 Screenplay of the Year 2.5 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2.6 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2.7 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2.8 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 2.9 Outstanding Achievement in Music 2.10 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography 2.11 Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction 2.12 Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction 2.13 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording 2.14 Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing 2.15 Outstanding Foreign Language Film 2.16 Rookie of the Year 2.17 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Chairman 2.18 Most Popular Film 2.19 Most Popular Actor Profile Award Show: Japan Academy Prize (日本アカデミー賞) Edition: 30th Date: February 16, 2007 Location: (Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa) Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan Hosts: Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Sayuri Yoshinaga Nominees & Winners Picture of the Year Award Winner: "Hula Girls" Nominees: "Hula Girls" "Memories of Tomorrow" "Yamato" "The Uchoten Hotel" "Love and Honor" Animation of the Year Award Winner: "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" Nominees: "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" "Stormy Night" "Tales from Earthsea" "Brave Story" "Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem" Director of the Year Award Winner: Sang-il Lee ("Hula Girls") Nominees: Sang-il Lee ("Hula Girls") Junya Sato ("Yamato") Tetsuya Nakashima ("Memories of Matsuko") Koki Mitani ("The Uchoten Hotel") Yoji Yamada ("Love and Honor") Screenplay of the Year Award Winner: Sang-il Lee, Daisuke Habara ("Hula Girls") Nominees: Sang-il Lee, Daisuke Habara ("Hula Girls") Hakaru Sunamoto, Yuiko Miura ("Memories of Tomorrow") Tetsuya Nakashima ("Memories of Matsuko") Koki Mitani ("The Uchoten Hotel") Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu, Ichiro Yamamoto ("Love and Honor") Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Award Winner: Ken Watanabe ("Memories of Tomorrow") Nominees: Ken Watanabe ("Memories of Tomorrow") Joe Odagiri ("Sway") Satoshi Tsumabuki ("Tears for You") Akira Terao ("The Professor and His Beloved Equation") Koji Yakusho ("The Uchoten Hotel") Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Award Winner: Miki Nakatani ("Memories of Matsuko") Nominees: Miki Nakatani ("Memories of Matsuko") Rei Dan ("Love and Honor") Masami Nagasawa ("Tears for You") Kanako Higuchi ("Memories of Tomorrow") Yasuko Matsuyuki ("Hula Girls") Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Award Winner: Takashi Sasano ("Love and Honor") Nominees: Takashi Sasano ("Love and Honor") Takao Osawa ("Metro ni notte") Teruyuki Kagawa ("Sway") Koichi Sato ("The Uchoten Hotel") Ken'ichi Matsuyama ("Death Note") Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Award Winner: Yu Aoi ("Hula Girls") Nominees: Yu Aoi ("Hula Girls") Yu Aoi ("Yamato") Sumiko Fuji ("Hula Girls") Masako Motai ("Kamome Diner") Kaori Momoi ("Love and Honor") Outstanding Achievement in Music Award Winner: Gabriele Roberto, Takeshi Shibuya ("Memories of Matsuko") Nominees: Gabriele Roberto, Takeshi Shibuya ("Memories of Matsuko") Michiru Oshima ("Memories of Tomorrow") Isao Tomita ("Love and Honor") Jo Hisaishi ("Yamato") Yusuke Honma ("The Uchoten Hotel") Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Award Winner: Mutsuo Naganuma ("Love and Honor") Nominees: Mutsuo Naganuma ("Love and Honor") Shoichi Ato ("Memories of Matsuko") Yoshitaka Sakamoto ("Yamato") Hideo Yamamoto ("The Uchoten Hotel") Hideo Yamamoto ("Hula Girls") Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Award Winner: Takeshi Nakasu ("Love and Honor") Nominees: Takeshi Nakasu ("Love and Honor") Taro Kimura ("Memories of Matsuko") Takeshi Okubo ("Yamato") Akira Ono ("Hula Girls") Akira Ono ("The Uchoten Hotel") Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Award Winner: Toshiyuki Matsumiya, Noriyuki Kondo ("Yamato") Nominees: Toshiyuki Matsumiya, Noriyuki Kondo ("Yamato") Towako Kuwashima ("Memories of Matsuko") Yohei Taneda ("The Uchoten Hotel") Yohei Taneda ("Hula Girls") Mitsuo Degawa ("Love and Honor") Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Award Winner: Nobuhiko Matsukage, Tetsuo Segawa ("Yamato") Nominees: Nobuhiko Matsukage, Tetsuo Segawa ("Yamato") Kazumi Kishida ("Love and Honor") Junichi Shima, Tadao Tasai ("Memories of Matsuko") Mitsugu Shiratori ("Hula Girls") Tesuo Segawa ("The Uchoten Hotel") Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing Award Winner: Yoshiyuki Koike ("Memories of Matsuko") Nominees: Yoshiyuki Koike ("Memories of Matsuko") Iwao Ishii ("Love and Honor") Tsuyoshi Imai ("Hula Girls") Soichi Ueno ("The Uchoten Hotel") Takeo Yoneda ("Yamato") Outstanding Foreign Language Film Award Winner: "Flags of Our Fathers" Nominees: "Flags of Our Fathers" "Crash" "The Da Vinci Code" "Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest" "Hotel Rwanda" Rookie of the Year Kenta Suga Muga Tsukaji Mokomichi Hayami Kenichi Matsuyama Yu Aoi Rei Dan Shizuyo Yamazaki Yui Outstanding Achievement Award from the Chairman Planning Team of "Limit of Love: Umizaru" Most Popular Film "Hula Girls" Most Popular Actor Muga Tsukaji ("The Mamiya Brothers") Page Discussion View View source History