Godzilla Minus One Nominated for 12 Japan Academy Prizes!

Posted on by Jacob Lyngle

Source: Japan Academy Prize Site

Fresh off of the official word that Godzilla: Minus One had been nominated for Best Visual FX at our very own Academy Awards ceremony, the nominees for the Japan Academy Prize have been revealed! Of these nominations, Minus One is in twelve categories! That’s more than the previous Toho Godzilla film, Shin Godzilla, andother kaiju peers, like Shin Ultraman! (See our previous article covering Shin Ultraman’s Nominations.) Shin G swept the Academy, with a total of eleven nominations, and seven wins, including Best Picture!

We’ll have to see how Minus One does with its twelve nominations! We have provided photos of the nominees from various sources when applicable.

The Nominations:

Best Picture

Best Director | Takashi Yamazaki

Outstanding Lead Actor | Ryunosuke Kamiki

Outstanding Lead Actress | Minabi Hamabe

Outstanding Supporting Actress | Sakura Ando

Best Screenplay | Takashi Yamazaki

Best Cinematography | KÔZÔ SHIBASAKI

Best Lighting | Noriyuki Ueda

Best Music | Naoki Sato

Image taken by Yomiuri Shimbun
©The Japan Times

Best Art Direction | Asato Komijo

Best Sound Recording | Hisashi Takeuchi 

Best Film Editing | Ryuji Miyajima

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