2015 (38th) 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 Rookie of the Year 2.10 Popularity Award 2.11 Outstanding Achievement in Music 2.12 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography 2.13 Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction 2.14 Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction 2.15 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording 2.16 Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing 2.17 Outstanding Foreign Language Film 2.18 Special Award from the Chairman 2.19 Special Award from the Association Profile Award Show: Japan Academy Prize (日本アカデミー賞) Edition: 38th Date: February 27, 2015 Location: Tokyo, Japan Nominees & Winners Picture of the Year Award Winner: "The Eternal Zero" Nominees: "Cape Nostalgia" "The Eternal Zero" "The Little House" "Pale Moon" "A Samurai Chronicle" Animation of the Year Award Winner: "Stand by Me Doraemon" Nominees: "Buddha 2" "Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper" "Giovanni's Island" "Stand by Me Doraemon" "When Marnie Was There" Director of the Year Award Winner: Takashi Yamazaki ("The Eternal Zero") Nominees: Takashi Koizumi ("A Samurai Chronicle") Katsuhide Motoki ("Samurai Hustle") Izuru Narushima ("Cape Nostalgia") Takashi Yamazaki ("The Eternal Zero") Daihachi Yoshida ("Pale Moon") Screenplay of the Year Award Winner: Akihiro Dobashi ("Samurai Hustle") Nominees: Akihiro Dobashi ("Samurai Hustle") Masato Kato, Teruo Abe ("Cape Nostalgia") Kaeko Hayafune ("Pale Moon") Tamio Hayashi, Takashi Yamazaki ("The Eternal Zero") Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu (""The Little House"") Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Award Winner: Junichi Okada ("The Eternal Zero") Nominees: Hiroshi Abe ("Cape Nostalgia") Kiichi Nakai ("Snow On The Blades") Junichi Okada ("The Eternal Zero") Kuranosuke Sasaki ("Samurai Hustle") Koji Yakusho ("A Samurai Chronicle") Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Award Winner: Rie Miyazawa ("Pale Moon") Nominees: Sakura Ando ("0.5mm") Chizuru Ikewaki ("The Light Shines Only There") Mao Inoue ("The Snow White Murder Case]") Fumi Nikaido ("My Man") Sayuri Yoshinaga ("Cape Nostalgia") Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Award Winner: Junichi Okada ("A Samurai Chronicle") Nominees: Hiroshi Abe ("Snow On The Blades") Hideaki Ito ("Wood Job!") Haruma Miura ("The Eternal Zero") Junichi Okada ("A Samurai Chronicle") Tsurube Shofukutei ("Cape Nostalgia") Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Award Winner: Haru Kuroki (""The Little House"") Nominees: Sumiko Fuji ("Lady Maiko") Satomi Kobayashi ("Pale Moon") Haru Kuroki (""The Little House"") Yuko Oshima ("Pale Moon") Yuko Takeuchi ("Cape Nostalgia") Rookie of the Year Mone Kamishiraishi Nana Komatsu Rena Nounen Sosuke Ikematsu Hiroomi Tosaka Sota Fukushi Popularity Award Junichi Okada ("The Eternal Zero") "Rurouni Kenshin" (production category) Outstanding Achievement in Music Award Winner: Yoshikazu Suo ("Lady Maiko") Nominees: Joe Hisaishi (""The Little House"") Takashi Kako ("A Samurai Chronicle") Naoki Sato ("The Eternal Zero") Yoshikazu Suo ("Lady Maiko") Goro Yasukawa ("Cape Nostalgia") Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Award Winner: Kozo Shibazaki ("The Eternal Zero") Nominees: Masashi Chikamori (""The Little House"") Mutsuo Naganuma ("Cape Nostalgia") Kozo Shibazaki ("The Eternal Zero") Makoto Shiguma ("Pale Moon") Shoji Ueda, Hiroyuki Kitazawa ("A Samurai Chronicle") Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Award Winner: Nariyuki Ueda ("The Eternal Zero") Nominees: Takaaki Miyanishi ("Cape Nostalgia") Keita Nishio ("Pale Moon") Nariyuki Ueda ("The Eternal Zero") Koichi Watanabe (""The Little House"") Hideaki Yamakawa ("A Samurai Chronicle") Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Award Winner: Anri Jojo ("The Eternal Zero") Nominees: Mitsuo Degawa, Daisuke Sue ""The Little House"") Anri Jojo ("The Eternal Zero") Fumio Ogawa ("Snow On The Blades") Tadashi Sakai ("A Samurai Chronicle") Yutaka Yokoyama ("Cape Nostalgia") Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Award Winner: Kenichi Fujimoto ("The Eternal Zero") Nominees: Kenichi Fujimoto ("Cape Nostalgia") Kenichi Fujimoto ("The Eternal Zero") Akihiko Kaku, Masahito Yano ("Pale Moon") Kazumi Kishida (""The Little House"") Osamu Onodera ("Snow On The Blades") Masato Yano ("A Samurai Chronicle") Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing Award Winner: Ryuji Miyajima ("The Eternal Zero") Nominees: Hideto Aga ("A Samurai Chronicle") Iwao Ishii (""The Little House"") Ryuji Miyajima ("The Eternal Zero") Hideaki Ohata ("Cape Nostalgia") Takashi Sato ("Pale Moon") Outstanding Foreign Language Film Award Winner: "Frozen" (USA) Nominees: "Frozen" (USA) "Fury" (USA) "Godzilla" (USA) "Interstellar" (USA) "Jersey Boys" (USA) Special Award from the Chairman Fujio Morita (cinematographer) Bunta Sugawara (actor) Akira Suzuki (editor) Norifumi Suzuki (director) Yoshiko Yamaguchi (actress) Special Award from the Association Kazumi Osaka (decorator) Tsuneo Soga (hairdresser) Masashi Tara (sound technician) Page Discussion View View source History