The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii-shou Kyoukai'') for excellence in Japanese film. Award categories are similar to the
Academy Awards
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Venue
Since 1998 the venue is regularly the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa of
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Overview
During the Allied occupati ...
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Takanawa
is a neighborhood in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Economy
Sony operates the Takanawa Office in Takanawa.
Education
Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Tanakawa 1-chōme 6-27 ban and 2-4-chōme are ...
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Minato-ku, Tokyo. Admission tickets for this award ceremony are also sold to regular customers. As of 2015, there is a charge of 40,000 Yen which includes a French cuisine course dinner named after the award ceremony. Spectators are expected to attend in semi-formal attire. Elementary school students and younger are not permitted.
Award
The winners are selected from the recipients of the Award for Excellence.
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''Japan Academy Film Prize Association''. Retrieved on 2020-07-03. The award statue of the winner measures 27 cm × 11 cm × 11 cm (10.7 in × 4.4 in × 4.4 in).
The recipients of the Award for Excellence receive a smaller statue.
Categories
Award winners
References
External links
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Awards of the Japanese Academy - Overviewon
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1978 establishments in Japan
Annual events in Japan
Awards established in 1978
Japanese awards
Japanese film awards
Lists of films by award
Recurring events established in 1978