# 40th Japan Academy Film Prize

The 40th Japan Academy Film Prize (第40回日本アカデミー賞) is the 40th 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 2016 and took place on March 3, 2017 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan.

## Winners and nominees

| Picture of the Year | Animation of the Year |
| Shin Godzilla Rage What a Wonderful Family! Her Love Boils Bathwater 64: Part I | In This Corner of the World Your Name A Silent Voice Rudolf the Black Cat One Piece Film: Gold |
| Director of the Year | Screenplay of the Year |
| Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi – Shin Godzilla Makoto Shinkai – Your Name Takahisa Zeze – 64: Part I Ryota Nakano – Her Love Boils Bathwater Lee Sang-il – Rage | Makoto Shinkai – Your Name Ryota Nakano – Her Love Boils Bathwater Shinichi Hisamatsu and Takahisa Zeze – 64: Part I Yoji Yamada and Emiko Hiramatsu – What a Wonderful Family! Lee Sang-il – Rage |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Kōichi Satō – 64: Part I Gō Ayano – Twisted Justice Junichi Okada – Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate Hiroki Hasegawa – Shin Godzilla Kenichi Matsuyama – Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | Rie Miyazawa – Her Love Boils Bathwater Shinobu Otake – Black Widow Business Haru Kuroki – A Bride for Rip Van Winkle Suzu Hirose – Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku Aoi Miyazaki – Rage |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Satoshi Tsumabuki – Rage Takehara Pistol – The Long Excuse Masahiro Higashide – Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow Mirai Moriyama – Rage Lily Franky – Scoop! | Hana Sugisaki – Her Love Boils Bathwater Satomi Ishihara – Shin Godzilla Mikako Ichikawa – Shin Godzilla Suzu Hirose – Rage Aoi Miyazaki – Birthday Card |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography |
| Radwimps – Your Name Kotringo – In This Corner of the World Shirou Sagisu – Shin Godzilla Naoki Sato – Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate Takatsugu Muramatsu – 64: Part I | Kousuke Yamada – Shin Godzilla Norimichi Kasamatsu – Rage Kōichi Saitō – 64: Part I Kozo Shibasaki – Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate Masashi Chikamori – The Magnificent Nine |
| Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction | Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction |
| Takayuki Kawabe – Shin Godzilla Yuuki Nakamura – Rage Akinaga Tomiyama – 64: Part I Nariyuki Ueda – Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate Koichi Watanabe – What a Wonderful Family! | Yuji Hayashida and Eri Sakushima – Shin Godzilla Toshihiro Isomi – 64: Part I Tomoko Kurata – What a Wonderful Family! Yuji Tsuzuki and Fumiko Sakahara – Rage Takayuki Nitta – The Magnificent Nine |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording | Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing |
| Jun Nakamura and Haru Yamada – Shin Godzilla Kazumi Kishida – What a Wonderful Family! Mitsugu Shiratori – Rage Shinya Takada – 64: Part I Kenichi Fujimoto – Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate | Hideaki Anno and Atsuki Sato – Shin Godzilla Iwao Ishii – What a Wonderful Family! Tsuyoshi Imai – Rage Ryo Hayano – 64: Part I Ryuji Miyajima – Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate |
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Newcomer of the Year |
| Sully The Martian Zootopia Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Revenant | Given to multiple actors: Hana Sugisaki – Her Love Boils Bathwater Mitsuki Takahata – Evergreen Love Kanna Hashimoto – Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation Takanori Iwata – Evergreen Love Kentaro Sakaguchi – 64: Part I & 64: Part II Takara Sakumoto – Rage Yudai Chiba – The Magnificent Nine Mackenyu Maeda – Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku and Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku |