2016 (39th) 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 2.20 Association Honor Award Profile Award Show: Japan Academy Prize (日本アカデミー賞) Edition: 39th Date: March 4, 2016 Location: Tokyo, Japan Nominees & Winners Picture of the Year Award Winner: "Our Little Sister" Nominees: "Our Little Sister" "125 Years Memory" "The Emperor in August" "Nagasaki: Memories of My Son" "100 Yen Love" Animation of the Year Award Winner: "The Boy and the Beast" Nominees: "The Anthem of the Heart" "Miss Hokusai" "Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'" "The Boy and the Beast" "Love Live! The School Idol Movie" Director of the Year Award Winner: Hirokazu Koreeda ("Our Little Sister") Nominees: Hitoshi One ("Bakuman") Hirokazu Koreeda ("Our Little Sister") Masaharu Take ("100 Yen Love") Mitsutoshi Tanaka ("125 Years Memory") Masato Harada ("The Emperor in August") Screenplay of the Year Award Winner: Shin Adachi ("100 Yen Love") Nominees: Eriko Komatsu ("125 Years Memory") Hirokazu Koreeda ("Our Little Sister") Masato Harada ("The Emperor in August") Shin Adachi ("100 Yen Love") Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu (""Nagasaki: Memories of My Son"") Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Award Winner: Kazunari Ninomiya ("Nagasaki: Memories of My Son") Nominees: Seiyo Uchino ("125 Years Memory") Yo Oizumi ("Kakekomi") Koichi Sato ("Terminal") Kazunari Ninomiya ("Nagasaki: Memories of My Son") Koji Yakusho ("The Emperor in August") Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Award Winner: Sakura Ando ("100 Yen Love") Nominees: Haruka Ayase ("Our Little Sister") Kasumi Arimura ("Flying Colors") Sakura Ando ("100 Yen Love") Kirin Kiki ("Sweet Bean") Sayuri Yoshinaga ("Nagasaki: Memories of My Son") Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Award Winner: Masahiro Motoki ("The Emperor in August") Nominees: Tadanobu Asano ("Nagasaki: Memories of My Son") Hirofumi Arai ("100 Yen Love") Atsushi Ito ("Flying Colors") Masahiro Motoki ("The Big Bee") Masahiro Motoki ("The Emperor in August") Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Award Winner: Haru Kuroki (""Nagasaki: Memories of My Son"") Nominees: Kaho ("Our Little Sister") Haru Kuroki (""Nagasaki: Memories of My Son"") Masami Nagasawa ("Our Little Sister") Hikari Mitsushima ("Kakekomi") Yo Yoshida ("Flying Colors") Rookie of the Year Kasumi Arimura ("Flying Colors") Tao Tsuchiya ("Orange") Suzu Hirose ("Our Little Sister") Ryoko Fujino ("Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion"/"Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment") Atsushi Shinohara ("Three Stories of Love") Yojiro Noda ("Pieta in the Toilet") Kento Yamazaki ("Orange"/"No Longer Heroine") Ryosuke Yamada ("Assassination Classroom") Popularity Award Momoiro Clover Z ("The Curtain Rises") "Bakuman" Outstanding Achievement in Music Award Winner: Sakanaction ("Bakuman") Nominees: Michiru Oshima (""125 Years Memory"") Yoko Kanno ("Our Little Sister") Sakanaction ("Bakuman") Harumi Fuuki ("The Emperor in August") Goro Yasukawa ("Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion") Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Award Winner: Mikiya Takimoto ("Our Little Sister") Nominees: Takahide Shibanushi ("The Emperor in August") Mikiya Takimoto ("Our Little Sister") Masashi Chikamori ("Nagasaki: Memories of My Son") Tetsuo Nagata ("125 Years Memory") Junichi Fujisawa ("Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion") Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Award Winner: Norikiyo Fujii ("Our Little Sister") Nominees: Dakaaki Miyanishi ("The Emperor in August") Norikiyo Fujii ("Our Little Sister") Koichi Watanabe ("Nagasaki: Memories of My Son") Kiyoto Ando ("125 Years Memory") Masao Kanazawa ("Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion") Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Award Winner: Hidefumi Hanatani ("125 Years Memory") Nominees: Yuji Tsuzuki ("Bakuman") Mitsuo Degawa ("Nagasaki: Memories of My Son") Hidefumi Hanatani ("125 Years Memory") Tetsuo Harada ("The Emperor in August") Keiko Mitsumatsu ("Our Little Sister") Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Award Winner: Nobuhiko Matsukage ("125 Years Memory") Nominees: Kazumi Kishida ("Nagasaki: Memories of My Son") Yutaka Tsurumaki ("Our Little Sister") Yasumasa Terui, Masato Yano ("The Emperor in August") Nobuhiko Matsukage ("125 Years Memory") Shinji Watanabe ("Bakuman") Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing Award Winner: Yasuyuki Ozeki ("Bakuman") Nominees: Iwao Ishii ("Nagasaki: Memories of My Son") Yasuyuki Ozeki ("Bakuman") Akimasa Kawashima ("125 Years Memory") Hirokazu Koreeda ("Our Little Sister") Yujin Harada ("The Emperor in August") Outstanding Foreign Language Film Award Winner: "American Sniper" (USA) Nominees: "American Sniper" (USA) "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (UK/USA) "Whiplash" (USA) "Mad Max: Fury Road" (Australia/USA) "Spectre" (UK/USA) Special Award from the Chairman none Special Award from the Association Kazuo Matsuda (costume) Gal Enterprise (trailer production) Association Honor Award Tatsuya Nakadai Page Discussion View View source History