Japan Academy Film Prize

The award ceremony for the 48th Japan Academy Film Prizes was held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo on March 14. From the five nominees in the animation category, Look Back won the Best Animation of the Year award.Additionally, the eight main animators of Look Back were also selected for the Creative Contribution Award, which was newly established this year to honor engineers who have made particularly outstanding contributions to the films selected for the awards. The eight animators were: Kiyotaka Oshiyama, Toshiyuki Inoue, Yuka Geshi, Takuya Ninuma, Katsuhiko Kitada, Shuichi Ohara, Tasan, and Ayako Hata.