2005 (28th) Japan Academy Prize

Profile

Award Show: Japan Academy Prize (日本アカデミー賞)
Edition: 28th
Date: February 18, 2005
Location: (Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa) Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hosts: Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Shinobu Terajima

Nominees & Winners

Outstanding Achievement in Music

Award Winner: Mikki Yoshino, Hiroshi Kishimoto ("Swing Girls")
Nominees:
- Mikki Yoshino, Hiroshi Kishimoto ("Swing Girls")
- Taro Iwashiro ("Blood and Bones")
- Tamiya Terashima ("Half a Confession")
- Isao Tomita ("The Hidden Blade")
- Meyna Co. ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

Award Winner: Noboru Shinoda ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")
Nominees:
- Noboru Shinoda ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")
- Daisaku Kimura ("Red Moon")
- Mutsuo Naganuma ("The Hidden Blade")
- Mutsuo Naganuma ("Half a Confession")
- Takeshi Hamada ("Blood and Bones")

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction

Award Winner: Yuki Nakamura ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")
Nominees:
- Yuki Nakamura ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")
- MIitsuo Watanabe ("Red Moon")
- Genken Nakaoka ("The Hidden Blade")
- Sosuke Yoshikado ("Half a Confession")
- Hitoshi Takaya ("Blood and Bones")

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Award Winner: Mitsuo Degawa, Yoshinobu Nishioka ("The Hidden Blade")
Nominees:
- Mitsuo Degawa, Yoshinobu Nishioka ("The Hidden Blade")
- Toshihiro Isomi ("Blood and Bones")
- Katsuhiro Fukuzawa ("Red Moon"))
- Shu Yamaguchi ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")
- Hidemitsu Yamasaki ("Half a Confession")

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording

Award Winner: Hiromichi Kori ("Swing Girls")
Nominees:
- Hiromichi Kori ("Swing Girls")
- Hironori Ito ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")
- Kazumi Kishida ("The Hidden Blade")
- Yasuo Takano ("Half a Confession")
- Susumu Take, Osamu Onodera ("Blood and Bones")

Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing

Award Winner: Ryuji Miyajima ("Swing Girls")
Nominees:
- Ryuji Miyajima ("Swing Girls")
- Iwao Ishii ("The Hidden Blade")
- Tsuyoshi Imai ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")
- Hideaki Ohata ("Half a Confession")
- Yoshiyuki Okuhara ("Blood and Bones")

Outstanding Foreign Language Film

Award Winner: "The Last Samurai"
Nominees:
- "The Last Samurai"
- "Seabiscuit"
- "Troy"
- "Mystic River"
- "The Lord of the Rings Return of the King"

Rookie of the Year

Yuta Hiraoka ("Swing Girls")
Mirai Moriyama ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")
Misaki Ito ("Sea Cat")
Juri Ueno ("Swing Girls")
Anna Tsuchiya ("Kamikaze Girls")
Yo Hitoto ("Cafe Lumiere")

Award from the Chairman

Planning Team ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")

Special Award from the Chairman

Tatsuya Mihashi

Special Award from the Association

Kei Ijichi
Masatoshi Saito & his staff
Godzilla

Most Popular Film

"Swing Girls"

Most Popular Actor

Masami Nagasawa ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")

2005 (28th) Japan Academy Prize

Contents

Profile

Nominees & Winners

Picture 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

Award from the Chairman

Special Award from the Chairman

Special Award from the Association

Most Popular Film

Most Popular Actor