A beta site of the Japan Academy Awards has been launched online. The website lists the nominations in all categories for the upcoming ceremony, although an official statement hasn’t been released yet. Some differences are possible when the final announcement is made, but this is definitely a very important news!
And the nominated for best animation are:
K-ON!, From up on Poppy Hill, Tezuka Osamu no Buddha ~Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku~ (Buddha: the Great Departure),Toufu Kozou, Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence
More manga or anime-related nominations include:
Moteki‘s live-action adaptation for Best Actress (Masami Nagasawa), Best Supporting Actress (Kumiko Asou), Best Music (Taiseki Iwasaki), Best Editing (Yuusuke Ishida)
Gaku for Best Photography (Osamu Fujiishi) and Lighting (Takayuki Kawabe)
Ashita no Joe for Best Supporting Actor (Yusuke Iseya)
Source: Official Website
Is this great news or not-so-great? What do you think? Comment below.
5 comments
BrutalMurder
January 15, 2012 at 3:19 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Definitely some of the best titles.
Lulubel
January 15, 2012 at 3:21 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Buddha: the Great Departure is my winner, but they’ll probably give it to K-ON!
InStyleAkuma
January 15, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Hmmmm…
I actually don’t know much titles with Masami Nagasawa-san…She probably got it for Poppy Hill…
Chan-Chan
January 15, 2012 at 3:31 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Moteki is a TV drama…
MechaMan
January 15, 2012 at 3:29 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Wasn’t Ashita no Joe in the 80′s? Hope Best animation goes to Tezuka Osamu no Buddha…