20th Japan Film Professional Awards explained

The was the 20th edition of the Japan Film Professional Awards. Films of 2010 which had not already won a major domestic film award were eligible. Instead of an award ceremony, a charity event for the film was held to commemorate the 20th edition. A preview screening of the film took place on May 31, 2011, at Kadokawa Cinema Shinjuku.^{[1] [2]}

Awards

• Best Film: Sawako Decides
• Best Director: Takahisa Zeze (Heaven's Story)
• Best Actress: Yuki Uchida ()
• Best Actor: Sousuke Takaoka (Sankaku)
• Best New Director: Tetsuya Mariko ()
• Best New Encouragement: Kengo Kora ()
• Best New Encouragement: Kiko Mizuhara (Norwegian Wood)
• Special: (For his longtime work.)

10 best films

1. Sawako Decides (Yuya Ishii)
2. Heaven's Story (Takahisa Zeze)
3. (Kazuyuki Izutsu)
4. GeGeGe no Nyōbō
5. (Masahiro Kobayashi)
6. (Tetsuya Mariko)
7. (Tatsushi Ōmori)
8. Sketches of Kaitan City (Kazuyoshi Kumakiri)
9. Outrage (Takeshi Kitano)
10. Colorful (Keiichi Hara)

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/awardmain.php?num_a=1563. ja:日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞2010年・第20回. The 20th Japan Film Professional Awards in 2010. 2015-05-01. allcinema. Japanese.
2. Web site: http://nichi-pro.filmcity.jp/20th.htm. ja:第20回日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞. 2015-05-01. nichi-pro.filmcity.jp. Japanese.