Sunao Katabuchi’s In This Corner of the World anime film won Animation of the Year at the 40th annual Japan Academy Prizes on Friday.
In This Corner of the World and Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Godzilla film were nominated in the music category.
Makoto Shinkai’s your name. film won Screenplay of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Music for RADWIMPS’ score, and the All Night Nippon Wadai-Shō prize.
Anno and Higuchi’s live-action Shin Godzilla film won Picture of the Year, and the Anno and Higuchi won Director of the Year.