On January 18, the 39th Japan Academy Prize Association for excellence in film announced its winners and nominees for the Grand Prizes. All nominees for the top prize receive “Awards of Excellence”. The Grand Prize will be presented in a ceremony on March 4 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo.

Umimachi Diary garnered 12 nominations, the most of any work.  Nishida Toshiyuki and Miyazawa Rie, winner of last year’s Best Actress will serve as moderators for the event. Movies are eligible if they opened in Japan between December 14, 2014, and December 15, 2015.

Last year, Eien no Zero took home 8 prizes. Check out this year’s list below.

Picture of the Year

• Umimachi diary
• Kainan 1890
• Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi
• Haha to Kuraseba
• Hyakuen no Koi

Animation of the Year

• The Anthem of the Heart
• Miss Hokusai
• Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’
• The Boy and the Beast
• Love Live! The School Idol Movie

Director of the Year

• Ohne Hitoshi (Bakuman)
• Koreeda Hirokazu (Umimachi diary)
• Take Masaharu (Hyakuen no Koi)
• Tanaka Mitsutoshi (Kainan 1890)
• Harada Masato (Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi)

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

• Uchino Seiyo (Kainan 1890)
• Oizumi Yo (Kakekomi Onna to Kakedashi Otoko)
• Sato Koichi (Terminal)
• Ninomiya Kazunari ( Haha to Kuraseba)
• Yakusho Koji (Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi)

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

• Ayase Haruka (Umimachi diary)
• Arimura Kasumi (Biri Gal)
• Ando Sakura (Hyakuen no Koi)
• Kiki Kirin (An)
• Yoshinaga Sayuri ( Haha to Kuraseba)

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Asano Tadanobu ( Haha to Kuraseba)
• Arai Hirofumi (Hyakuen no Koi)
• Ito Atsushi (Biri Gal)
• Sometani Shota (Bakuman)
• Motoki Masahiro (Tenkuu no Hachi / Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi)

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Kaho (Umimachi diary)
• Kuroki Haru ( Haha to Kuraseba)
• Nagasawa Masami (Umimachi diary)
• Mitsushima Hikari (Kakekomi Onna to Kakedashi Otoko)
• Yoshida Yo (Biri Gal)

Newcomer of the Year

• Arimura Kasumi (Biri Gal)
• Tsuchiya Tao (orange)
• Hirose Suzu (Umimachi diary)
• Fujino Ryoko (Solomon no Gisho / Kohen Saiban)
• Shinohara Atsushi (Koibito Tachi)
• Noda Yojiro (Toire no Pieta)
• Yamazaki Kento (orange, Heroine Shikkaku)
• Yamada Ryosuke (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu)

The rest of the categories can be viewed at the Japan Academy Prize official site.

(via Oricon)