Award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association
The is the 23rd edition of the "Japan Academy Film Prize", an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking. It awarded the best films of 1999 and it took place on March 10, 2000 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. The ceremony was hosted by actor and television presenter Hiroshi Sekiguchi and actress Mieko Harada.
"Poppoya" won nine awards, including Picture of the Year. Other winners included "Dreammaker" and "Kikujiro" with two, and "Gohatto", "I Love You", "Messengers", "Moumantai", "Osaka Story", "Owls' Castle", "Salaryman Kintarō", "Spellbound", "The Geisha House", and "The Sixth Sense" with one.
Winners and nominees.
Films with multiple nominations and awards.
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