2003 (26th) Japan Academy Prize Contents 1 Profile 2 Nominees & Winners 2.1 Picture of the Year 2.2 Director of the Year 2.3 Screenplay of the Year 2.4 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2.5 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2.6 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2.7 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 2.8 Outstanding Achievement in Music 2.9 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography 2.10 Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction 2.11 Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction 2.12 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording 2.13 Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing 2.14 Outstanding Foreign Language Film 2.15 Rookie of the Year 2.16 Award from the Association 2.17 Award from the Chairman 2.18 Special Award from the Association 2.19 Most Popular Film 2.20 Most Popular Actor Profile Award Show: Japan Academy Prize (日本アカデミー賞) Edition: 26th Date: March 7, 2003 Location: (Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa) Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan Hosts: Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Keiko Kishi Nominees & Winners Picture of the Year Award Winner: "The Twilight Samurai" Nominees: "The Twilight Samurai" "Letter from the Mountain" "The Choice of Hercules" "Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS" "Ping Pong" Director of the Year Award Winner: Yoji Yamada ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Yoji Yamada ("The Twilight Samurai") Takashi Koizumi ("Letter from the Mountain") Fumihiko Sori ("Ping Pong") Masato Harada ("The Choice of Hercules") Hideyuki Hirayama ("Out") Screenplay of the Year Award Winner: Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama ("The Twilight Samurai") Kankuro Kudo ("Ping Pong") Takashi Koizumi ("Letter from the Mountain") Masato Harada ("The Choice of Hercules") Koki Mitani ("Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover") Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Award Winner: Hiroyuki Sanada ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Hiroyuki Sanada ("The Twilight Samurai") Akira Terao ("Letter from the Mountain") Etsushi Toyokawa ("Inochi") Koji Yakusho ("Letter from the Mountain") Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Award Winner: Rie Miyazawa ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Rie Miyazawa ("Letter from the Mountain") Makiko Esumi ("Inochi") Kyoka Suzuki ("Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover") Mieko Harada ("Out") Kanako Higuchi ("Letter from the Mountain") Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Award Winner: Min Tanaka ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Min Tanaka ("The Twilight Samurai") Goro Kishitan ("Returner") Nenji Kobayashi ("The Twilight Samurai") Tsutomu Yamazaki ("Copycat Killer") Ken Watanabe ("Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS") Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Award Winner: Tanie Kitabayashi ("Letter from the Mountain") Nominees: Tanie Kitabayashi ("Letter from the Mountain") Kirin Kiki ("Returner") Keiko Kishi ("The Twilight Samurai") Mari Natsuki ("Ping Pong") Mitsuko Baisho ("Out") Outstanding Achievement in Music Award Winner: Isao Tomita ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Isao Tomita ("The Twilight Samurai") Michiru Ohshima ("Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS") Michiru Ohshima, Taku Takahashi ("Copycat Killer") Takashi Kako ("Letter from the Mountain") Jo Hisaishi ("Dolls") Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Award Winner: Mutsuo Naganuma ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Mutsuo Naganuma ("The Twilight Samurai") Shoji Ueda ("Letter from the Mountain") Zensho Sakamoto ("The Choice of Hercules") Akira Sako ("Ping Pong") Katsumi Yanagijima ("Dolls") Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Award Winner: Genken Nakaoka ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Genken Nakaoka ("The Twilight Samurai") Hideaki Yamakawa ("Letter from the Mountain") Takeshi Okubo ("The Choice of Hercules") Koichi Watanabe ("Ping Pong") Hitoshi Takaya ("Dolls") Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Award Winner: Yoshinobu Nishioka, Mitsuo Degawa ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Yoshinobu Nishioka, Mitsuo Degawa ("The Twilight Samurai") Norhiro Isoda ("Dolls") Kyoko Heya ("The Choice of Hercules") Yoshiro Muraki, Tadashi Sakai ("Letter from the Mountain") Shu Yamaguchi ("Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover") Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Award Winner: Kazumi Kishida ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Kazumi Kishida ("The Twilight Samurai") Osamu Onodera ("Inochi") Jun Nakamura ("The Choice of Hercules") Fumio Hashimoto ("Copycat Killer") Kenichi Benitani ("Letter from the Mountain") Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing Award Winner: Iwao Ishii ("The Twilight Samurai") Nominees: Iwao Ishii ("The Twilight Samurai") Hideto Aga ("Letter from the Mountain") Soichi Ueno ("The Choice of Hercules") Soichi Ueno ("Ping Pong") Takuya Taguchi ("Returner") Outstanding Foreign Language Film Award Winner: "Monster's Ball" Nominees: "Monster's Ball" "I am Sam" "Gang of New York" "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" "The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Rings" Rookie of the Year Min Tanaka ("The Twilight Samurai") Kazushige Nagashima ("Mr. Rookie") Shido Nakamura ("Ping Pong") Manami Konishi ("Letter from the Mountain") Anne Suzuki ("Returner") Yuka ("Toast to Love") Award from the Association Kaneto Shindo Award from the Chairman Koreyoshi Kurahara Kinji Fukasaku Special Award from the Association Takako Onuma Kouzu Shokai / Takaysu Sousyokubijutsu Most Popular Film "Koinu Dan no monogatari" Most Popular Actor Anne Suzuki ("Returner") Page Discussion View View source History
