31st Japan Academy Film Prize explained

Number:	31
Award:	Japan Academy Film Prize
Date:	February 15, 2008
Site:	Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan
Host:	Hiroshi Sekiguchi Miki Nakatani
Most Nominations:	(13) Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi (12) I Just Didn't Do It (11)
Last:	30th
Next:	32nd

The is the 31st edition of the Japan Academy Film Prize, an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking. It awarded the best films of 2007 and it took place on February 15, 2008 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Nominees

Awards

Picture of the Year	Animation of the Year
Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi Kisaragi I Just Didn't Do It Bizan	Tekkonkinkreet Summer Days with Coo Piano no Mori
Director of the Year	Screenplay of the Year
Joji Matsuoka – Isshin Inudo – Bizan Yūichi Satō – Kisaragi Masayuki Suo – I Just Didn't Do It Takashi Yamazaki – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi	Suzuki Matsuo – Kankurō Kudō – Maiko Haaaan!!! Masayuki Suo – I Just Didn't Do It Takashi Yamazaki and Ryōta Kosawa – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Hidetaka Yoshioka – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi Sadao Abe – Maiko Haaaan!!! Joe Odagiri – Ryo Kase – I Just Didn't Do It Kōji Yakusho – Zou no Senaka	Kirin Kiki – Shinobu Terajima – Ai no Rukeichi Miki Nakatani – Jigyaku no Uta Yukie Nakama – Oh! Oku Rie Miyazawa – Orion-za Kara no Shōkaijō
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Kaoru Kobayashi – Akira Emoto – Three for the Road Teruyuki Kagawa – Kisaragi Shinichi Tsutsumi – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi and Maiko Haaaan!!!	Masako Motai – I Just Didn't Do It Maki Horikita – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi Takako Matsu – Nobuko Miyamoto – Bizan Hiroko Yakushimaru – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi
[Outstanding Achievement in Music ! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography |- | valign="top" | * '''[[Michiru Ōshima]] – Bizan Tadashi Ueda – Naoki Satō – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi Ringo Sheena – Sakuran Yoshikazu Suo – I Just Didn't Do It | valign="top" | Takahiro Tsutai – Bizan Norimichi Kasamatsu – Naoki Kayano – I Just Didn't Do It Daisaku Kimura – Tsukigami Kōzō Shibasaki – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi |-! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction|-| valign="top" | Yoshitake Hikita – Bizan Kenichi Mizuno – Tatsuya Osada – I Just Didn't Do It Takashi Sugimito – Tsukigami Kenichi Mizuno – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi | valign="top" | Kyōko Heya – I Just Didn't Do It Namiko Iwaki – Sakuran Anri Joujou – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi Mitsuo Harada – Takashi Yoshida – Oh! Oku |-! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing|-| valign="top" | Hitoshi Tsurumaki – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi Shigeru Abe, Hiromichi Kōri, Kiyoshi Yoneyama – I Just Didn't Do It Kiyoshi Kakizawa – Junichi Shima – Bizan Nobuhiko Matsukage – Tsukigami | valign="top" | Junichi Kikuchi – I Just Didn't Do It Sōichi Ueno – Bizan Seigo Hirasawa – Maiko Haaaan!!! Shinichi Fushima – Ryūji Miyajima – Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi |-! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Foreign Language Film! style="background:#EEDD82" | Newcomer of the Year|-| valign="top" | Letters from Iwo Jima Dreamgirls Babel Hairspray The Bourne Ultimatum | valign="top" | Eiji Wentz – GeGeGe no Kitarō Kento Hayashi – Battery Haruma Miura – Koizora Yui Aragaki – Koizora Yayako Uchida – Kaho – A Gentle Breeze in the Village Kie Kitano – Kōfuku na Shokutaku |-! style="background:#EEDD82" | Special Award from the Association! style="background:#EEDD82" | Special Award from the Chairman|-| valign="top" | Kenji Shibasaki (Sound Effect) | valign="top" | Hitoshi Ueki (Actor) Kei Kumai (Director) |-! style="background:#EEDD82" | Popularity Award! style="background:#EEDD82" ||-| valign="top" | Kisaragi (Production Category) Yui Aragaki – Koizora (Actor Category) | valign="top" ||} External links - Complete list of awards and nominations for the 31st Japan Academy Prize -

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0012281. ja:日本アカデミー賞優秀賞発表！中谷美紀、司会で暴言失言を危惧？. 2016-03-11. Cinematoday Inc.. ja . 19 December 2007 .
2. Web site: http://eiga.com/official/japanacademy/2008/. ja:第31回 日本アカデミー賞特集（2008）全受賞一覧. 2016-03-11. eiga.com. ja.
3. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/52029/full/. ja:2008年（第31回）日本アカデミー賞主な優秀賞. 2016-03-11. oricon ME inc.. ja.