2009 (32nd) Japan Academy Prize

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Award Show: Japan Academy Prize
Edition: 32nd
Date: February 20, 2009
Location: (Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa) Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hosts: Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Kirin Kiki

Nominees & Winners

Outstanding Achievement in Music

Award Winner: Joe Hisaishi "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea"
Nominees:
- Joe Hisaishi "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea"
- Kiyoko Ogino　"The Magic Hour"
- Gabriele Roberto　"Paco and the Magical Picture Book"
- Isao Tomita　"Kabei: Our Mother"
- Joe Hisaishi　"Departures"

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

Award Winner: Takashi Hamada "Departures"
Nominees:
- Takashi Hamada "Departures"
- Shouichi Atou / Atushi Ozawa　"Paco and the Magical Picture Book"
- Gen Koboyasahi "The Climber's High"
- Mutsuo Naganuma　"Kabei: Our Mother"
- Kousuke Matsushima　"I Want to Be a Shellfish"

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction

Award Winner: Hitoshi Takaya "Departures"
Nominees:
- Hitoshi Takaya "Departures"
- Shin Takakura "Paco and the Magical Picture Book"
- Naoyuki Hori "The Climber's High"
- Takeshi Nakasu "Kabei: Our Mother"
- Taro Kimura "I Want to Be a Shellfish"

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Award Winner: Towako Kuwajima "Paco and the Magical Picture Book"
Nominees:
- Towako Kuwajima "Paco and the Magical Picture Book"
- Fumio Ogawa　"Departures"
- Yohei Taneda "The Magic Hour"
- Mitsuo Degawa "Kabei: Our Mother"
- Katsuhiro Fukuzawa　"The Climber's High"

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording

Award Winner: Satoshi Ozaki / Osamu Onodera "Departures"
Nominees:
- Satoshi Ozaki / Osamu Onodera "Departures"
- Kazumi Kishida "Kabei: Our Mother"
- Tetsuop Segawa　"The Magic Hour"
- Shin Fukuda / Tadao Tasai　"Paco and the Magical Picture Book"
- Masato Yano "The Climber's High"

Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing

Award Winner: Akimasa Kawashima "Departures"
Nominees:
- Akimasa Kawashima "Departures"
- Iwao Ishii　"Kabei: Our Mother"
- Soichi Ueno "The Magic Hour"
- Yoshiyuki Koike　"Paco and the Magical Picture Book"
- Hiroshi Sunaga - Yujin Harada "The Climber's High"

Outstanding Foreign Language Film

Award Winner: The Dark Knight
Nominees:
- The Dark Knight
- The Bucket List
- No Country For Old Men
- Lust, Caution
- Red Cliff

Rookie of the Year

Special Award from the Chairman

- Kon Ichikawa
- Ken Ogata

Special Award from the Association

Hiroyuki Hatori
Satoshi Narumi
Tadomi Miya

Popularity Award (film)

- Suspect X

Popularity Award (actor)

- Ken'ichi Matsuyama　"Detroit Metal City"

2009 (32nd) Japan Academy Prize

Profile

Nominees & Winners

Picture of the Year

Animation of the Year

Director of the Year

Screenplay of the Year

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Outstanding Achievement in Music

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording

Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing

Outstanding Foreign Language Film

Rookie of the Year

Special Award from the Chairman

Special Award from the Association

Popularity Award (film)

Popularity Award (actor)