UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
Nippon Academy-sho Association Awards, 2000
Nominees for these awards were announced February 1, 2001. Nominees were by the 5,084 members of the association from the forty commercial films submitted for consideration. The awards will be presented in March 2001.
Best film: Battle Royale
Whiteout
Ame Agaru
Kao
15-sai -- Gakko IV
Best director: KOIZUMI Takashi (Ame Agaru)
SAKAMOTO Junji (Kao)
FUKASAKU Kinji (Battle Royale)
YAMADA Yoji (15-sai -- Gakko IV)
WAKAMATSU Setsuro (Whiteout)
Best actor: ODA Yuji (Whiteout)
TAKENAKA Naoto (Sanmon Yakusha)
TERAO Akira (Ame Agaru)
FUJIWARA Tatsuya (Battle Royale)
YAKUSHO Koji (Doraheita)
Best actress: TANAKA Rena (Hatsukoi)
MATSUSHIM Nanako (Whiteout)
MIYAZAKI Yoshiko (Ame Agaru)
MORI Mitsuko (Kawa no Nagare no Yoni)
YOSHINAGA Sayuri (Nagasaki Burabura-bushi)Source: Japan Times, February 2, 2001.
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