Additionally, Masako Nozawa (Dragon Ball Z) won the Best Animation Voice Actors Award for her role in Kaze no Yō ni and Makoto Shinkai won Best Animation Directors Award for his anime film your name.
Naoko Yamada and Kyoto Animation’s A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) anime film won the Best Animation of the Year Award.
The 26th Annual Japan Movie Critics Awards announced its list of winners at a ceremony on Tuesday.
Previous winners of the Best Animation Directors Awards include Masakazu Hashimoto, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Isao Takahata and Hideaki Anno.