Awards of the Japanese Academy: 2006

Award of the Japanese Academy

Date:	3 March
Host:	Hiroshi Sekiguchi
Location:	Shin Takanawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Best Film


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005)
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) Kita no zeronen (2005) Pacchigi! (2004) Semishigure (2005)

Best Actor


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Hidetaka Yoshioka
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) - Hiroyuki Sanada Haru no yuki (2005) - Satoshi Tsumabuki Kôshônin Mashita Masayoshi (2005) - Yusuke Santamaria Semishigure (2005) - Somegoro Ichikawa (I)

Best Actress


Winner:
	Kita no zeronen (2005) - Sayuri Yoshinaga
Other Nominees:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Koyuki (I) Haru no yuki (2005) - Yuko Takeuchi Nana (2005/II) - Mika Nakashima Semishigure (2005) - Yoshino Kimura

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) - Kiichi Nakai Kita no zeronen (2005) - Teruyuki Kagawa Kita no zeronen (2005) - Etsushi Toyokawa Kôshônin Mashita Masayoshi (2005) - Susumu Terajima

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Hiroko Yakushimaru
Other Nominees:
	Haru no yuki (2005) - Michiyo Ookusu Kita no zeronen (2005) - Yuriko Ishida Kita no zeronen (2005) - Satomi Ishihara Tokyo Tower (2005) - Shinobu Terajima

Best Director


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Takashi Yamazaki
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) - Junji Sakamoto Kita no zeronen (2005) - Isao Yukisada Pacchigi! (2004) - Kazuyuki Izutsu Semishigure (2005) - Mitsuo Kurotsuchi

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Takashi Yamazaki; Ryota Kosawa
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) - Yasuo Hasegawa; Kenzaburo Iida Kita no zeronen (2005) - Machiko Nasu Pacchigi! (2004) - Kazuyuki Izutsu; Daisuke Habara Semishigure (2005) - Mitsuo Kurotsuchi

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Kozo Shibazaki
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) - Norimichi Kasamatsu Haru no yuki (2005) - Pin Bing Lee Kita no zeronen (2005) - Nobuyasu Kita Semishigure (2005) - Shinji Kugimiya

Best Art Direction


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Anri Johjo
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) - Mitsuo Harada (I) Haru no yuki (2005) - Osamu Yamaguchi Kita no zeronen (2005) - Kyoko Heya Semishigure (2005) - Akira Sakuragi

Best Sound


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Hitoshi Tsurumaki
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) - Fumio Hashimoto Haru no yuki (2005) - Hiroki Ito (I) Kita no zeronen (2005) - Hiroki Ito (I) Semishigure (2005) - Yasuo Hashimoto

Best Editing


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Ryuji Miyajima
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) - William M. Anderson Haru no yuki (2005) - Takeshi Imai Kita no zeronen (2005) - Takeshi Imai Semishigure (2005) - Hiroshi Okuda (I)

Best Score


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Naoki Sato (II)
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) - Trevor Jones (I); Ryo Katsuji Haru no yuki (2005) - Tar� Iwashiro Kita no zeronen (2005) - Michiru �shima Semishigure (2005) - Tar� Iwashiro

Best Foreign Film


Winner:
	Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Other Nominees:
	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Cinderella Man (2005) Phantom of the Opera, The (2004) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Best Lighting


Winner:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Ken'ichi Mizuno
Other Nominees:
	Bôkoku no îgisu (2005) - Kenji Ishida Haru no yuki (2005) - Yuuki Nakamura Kita no zeronen (2005) - Yuuki Nakamura Semishigure (2005) - Sosuke Yoshikado

Newcomer of the Year


Nominees:
	Always san-chôme no yûhi (2005) - Maki Horikita Nana (2005/II) - Mika Nakashima Pacchigi! (2004) - Erika Sawajiri Pacchigi! (2004) - Shun Shioya Yôkai daisensô (2005) - Ryunosuke Kamiki