# 26th Japan Academy Film Prize

26th Japan Academy Film Prize

award ceremony| Facet of | Japan Academy Film Prize  |
| Tiŋa | Japan  |
| Lahabali maa yaɣa yaɣa | Japan Academy Film Prize  |
| Din doli na | 25th Japan Academy Prize  |
| Din doli na | 27th Japan Academy Prize  |
| Mali niŋ kalinli | 26  |
| Lahabali tira | Hiroshi Sekiguchi  |
| Tingbani shɛli din yina | Japan  |
| Saha sheli | 7 Silimin gɔli March 2003  |
| Lahabaya dundɔŋ din mali dihitabili |   |

  From Wikidata

| 26th Japan Academy Film Prize |
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| Date | March 7, 2003 |
| Site | Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Hosted by | Hiroshi Sekiguchi Keiko Kishi |
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**26th Japan Academy Film Prize** (第26回日本アカデミー賞) nyɛ din daa pahiri pishi ni ayɔbu *Japan Academy Film Prize*. Bɛ daa zaŋ la pini ŋɔ n-ti yuuni 2002 sinii din gaŋdu. Di daa niŋ la silimiin goli March dabaa ayopɔin dali yuuni 2003 Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa tiŋ yuli booni Tokyo, Japan.

## Nominees

### Awards

| Picture of the Year | Director of the Year |
| --- | --- |
| * **The Twilight Samurai**
	+ *Amidadō Dayori*
	+ *The Choice of Hercules*
	+ *Hi wa Mata Noboru*
	+ *Ping Pong*
 | * **Yoji Yamada – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Takashi Koizumi – *Amidadō Dayori*
	+ Fumihiko Sori – *Ping Pong*
	+ Masato Harada – *The Choice of Hercules*
	+ Hideyuki Hirayama – *Out*
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| Screenplay of the Year | Popularity Award |
| * **Yoji Yamada and Yoshitaka Asama – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Kankurō Kudō – *Ping Pong*
	+ Takashi Koizumi – *Amidadō Dayori*
	+ Masato Harada – *The Choice of Hercules*
	+ Kōki Mitani – *Ryōma no Tsuma to Sono Aijin*
 | * *Little Dog Dan's Story* (Production Category)
* Anne Suzuki – *Returner* (Actor Category)
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| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| * **Hiroyuki Sanada – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Akira Terao – *Amidadō Dayori*
	+ Etsushi Toyokawa – *Inochi*
	+ Toshiyuki Nishida – *Hi wa Mata Noboru*
	+ Kōji Yakusho – *The Choice of Hercules*
 | * **Rie Miyazawa – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Makiko Esumi – *Inochi*
	+ Kyōka Suzuki – *Ryōma no Tsuma to Sono Aijin*
	+ Mieko Harada – *Out*
	+ Kanako Higuchi – *Amidadō Dayori*
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| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
| * **Min Tanaka – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Gorō Kishitani – *Returner*
	+ Nenji Kobayashi – *The Twilight Samurai*
	+ Tsutomu Yamazaki – *Mohōhan*
	+ Ken Watanabe – *Hi wa Mata Noboru*
 | * **Tanie Kitabayashi – Amidadō Dayori**
	+ Kirin Kiki – *Returner*
	+ Keiko Kishi – *The Twilight Samurai*
	+ Mari Natsuki – *Ping Pong*
	+ Mitsuko Baisho – *Out*
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| Outstanding Achievement in Music | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography |
| * **Isao Tomita – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Michiru Ōshima – *Hi wa Mata Noboru*
	+ Michiru Ōshima and Taku Takahashi – *Mohōhan*
	+ Takashi Kako – *Amidadō Dayori*
	+ Joe Hisaishi – *Dolls*
 | * **Mutsuo Naganuma – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Masaharu Ueda – *Amidadō Dayori*
	+ Yoshitaka Sakamoto – *The Choice of Hercules*
	+ Akira Sakō – *Ping Pong*
	+ Katsumi Yanagishima – *Dolls*
 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction | Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction |
| * **Gengon Nakaoka – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Hideaki Yamakawa – *Amidadō Dayori*
	+ Takeshi Ōkubo – *The Choice of Hercules*
	+ Kōichi Watanabe – *Ping Pong*
	+ Hitoshi Takaya – *Dolls*
 | * **Yoshinobu Nishioka and Mitsuo Degawa – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Norihiro Isoda – *Dolls*
	+ Kyōko Heya – *The Choice of Hercules*
	+ Yoshirō Muraki and Tadashi Sakai – *Amidadō Dayori*
	+ Shū Yamaguchi – *Ryōma no Tsuma to Sono Aijin*
 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording | Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing |
| * **Kazumi Kishida – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Osamu Onodera – *Inochi*
	+ Jun Nakamura – *The Choice of Hercules*
	+ Fumio Hashimoto – *Mohōhan*
	+ Kenichi Benitani – *Amidadō Dayori*
 | * **Iwao Ishii – The Twilight Samurai**
	+ Hideto Aga – *Amidadō Dayori*
	+ Sōichi Ueno – *The Choice of Hercules*
	+ Sōichi Ueno – *Ping Pong*
	+ Takuya Taguchi – *Returner*
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| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Newcomer of the Year |
| * *Monster's Ball*
	+ *I Am Sam*
	+ *Gangs of New York*
	+ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*
	+ *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
 | * Min Tanaka – *The Twilight Samurai*
* Kazushige Nagashima – *Mr.Rookie*
* Nakamura Shidō II – *Ping Pong*
* Manami Konishi – *Amidadō Dayori*
* Anne Suzuki – *Returner*
* Yūka – *Koi ni Utaeba*
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| Special Award of Honour from the Association | Special Award from the Chairman |
| * Kaneto Shindo (Director)
 | * Koreyoshi Kurahara (Director)
* Kinji Fukasaku (Director)
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| Special Award from the Association |  |
| * Takashi Ōnuma (Costume)
* Kouzu Shōkai Co.Ltd. and Takatsu Sousyokubijutu Co.Ltd. (Film Decoration Art)
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## Kundivihira

* Japan Academy Film Prize official website - (in Japanese)
* Complete list of awards and nominations for the 26th Japan Academy Prize - (in Japanese)

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