The 42nd 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 1 in Tokyo.

Nominated for Picture of the Year are: “Kamera o tomeru na!” (One Cut of the Dead ), “Kita no Sakuramori” (Sakura Guardian in the North), “Korou no Chi” (The Blood of Wolves), “Soratobu Taiya” (Recall), and “Manbiki no Kazoku” (Shoplifters)

Aoi Yu (Best Actress winner last year) and Nishida Toshiyuki (Vice Chairman of the committee and host for the last 6 years) will serve as moderators for the event. Movies are eligible if they opened in Japan between December 16, 2017 to December 15, 2018.

Check out the list below! Arama, who are your bets?

Picture of the Year

• Kamera o tomeru na! (One Cut of the Dead )
• Kita no Sakuramori (Sakura Guardian in the North)
• Korou no Chi (The Blood of Wolves)
• Soratobu Taiya (Recall)
• Manbiki no Kazoku (Shoplifters)

Animation of the Year

• Dragon Ball Super: Broly
• Penguin Highway
• Mirai no mirai
• Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer
• Waka Okami wa Shōgakusei!

Director of the Year

• Ueda Shin’ichiro (Kamera o tomeru na!)
• Kore-eda Hirokazu (Manbiki no Kazoku )
• Kazuya Shiraishi (Korou no Chi)
• Takita Yojiro (Kita no Sakuramori )
• Motoki Katsuhide (Soratobu Taiya)

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

• Okada Junichi (Chiri Tsubaki)
• Hiroshi Tachi (Owatta Hito)
• Hamatsu Takayuki (Kamera o tomeru na!)
• Yakusho Koji (Korou no Chi)
• Lily Franky (Manbiki no Kazoku )

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

• Sakura Ando (Manbiki no Kazoku )
• Kuroki Hana (Nichinichikorekojitsu)
• Shinohara Ryoko (Ningyo no Nemuru Ie)
• Matsuoka Mayu (Katte ni Furuetero)
• Yoshinaga Sayuri (Kita no Sakuramori)

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Kishibe Ittoku (Kita no Sakuramori )
• Dean Fujioka (Soratobu Taiya)
• Nishijima Hidetoshi (Chiri Tsubaki)
• Ninomiya Kazunari (Kensatsugawa no Zainin)
• Matsuzaka Tori (Korou no Chi)

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Kiki Kirin (Nichinichikorekojitsu) / (Shoplifters)
• Shinohara Ryoko (Kita no Sakuramori )
• Fukada Kyoko (Soratobu Taiya)
• Maki Yoko (Korou no Chi)
• Matsuoka Mayu (Manbiki no Kazoku)

Newcomer Awards

• Kamishiraishi Moka (Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori)
• Shuri (Ikiteru Dake de, Ai)
• Hirate Yurina (HIBIKI)
• Yoshine Kyoko (Kasane) / (Chiri Tsubaki)
• Ito Kentaro (Kohi ga Samenai Uchi Ni)
• Nakagawa Taishi (Sakamichi no Apollon) / (Kakugo wa Iika Soko no Joshi)
• Narita Ryo (Sumaho o otoshita dake na no ni) / (Biblia Koshodo no Jiken Techo)
• Yoshizawa Ryo (River’s Edge)

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

(via Oricon)