The Japanese Academy Awards have been held since 1977 to reward excellence in Japanese film. Award categories are similar to the American Academy Awards. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

In many instances critics are appalled by the movies that are chosen and films that have done extremely well on the fair market fail to even get nominated. Highlighted by in 2004 nobody knows despite winning best actor at Cannes, receiving one nomination for best supporting actress

The most prestigious award is the best picture award. Past winners are:

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External links

• List of awards on IMDB
• Official Page (in Japanese)