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your name., Shin Godzilla Earn Japan Academy Prize Nods
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The Japan Academy Prize Association for excellence in film announced the nominees for the 40th annual awards on Monday. The five movies that have been nominated for Animation of the Year are:
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Other nominations for Shin Godzilla include:
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Hiroki Hasegawa)
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a ing Role (Mikako Ichikawa)
- Outstanding Achievement in Music (Shiro Sagisu)
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography (Kōsuke Yamada)
- Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction (Takayuki Kawabe)
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction (Eri Sakushima)
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording (Haru Yamada)
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing (Hideaki Anno, Atsuki Satō)
The Nippon Academy-Sho Association, a Japanese group roughly comparable to America's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Oscars fame, presents the Japan Academy Prizes every year. The nominees all receive "Awards of Excellence," but the actual top award in each category will be presented in a ceremony on March 3 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo.
Movies are eligible if they opened in Japan between December 16, 2015, and December 15, 2016.
The Animation of the Year category was only created 10 years ago. Last year, Spirited Away.
Source: The Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
