23rd Japan Academy Film Prize

{{Short description|Award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association}}

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| number = 23

| award = Japan Academy Film Prize

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| date = March 10, 2000

| site = Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan

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| host = Hiroshi Sekiguchi
Mieko Harada

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| last = 22nd

| next = 24th

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The {{Nihongo|23rd Japan Academy Film Prize|第23回日本アカデミー賞}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://eiga.com/official/japanacademy/2000/|script-title=ja:第23回 日本アカデミー賞特集(2000)|publisher=eiga.com|language=Japanese|accessdate=2017-07-21}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/awardmain.php?num_a=756|script-title=ja:日本アカデミー賞 1999年(第23回)|publisher=Stingray|language=Japanese|accessdate=2017-07-21}} 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

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=Awards=

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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Picture of the Year

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Director of the Year

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Screenplay of the Year

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Popularity Award

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  • Hiroyuki YabeMessengers (Actor Category)
  • Moumantai (Production Category)
style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Music

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Outstanding Foreign Language Film

! style="background:#EEDD82" | |Newcomer of the Year

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Special Award from the Chairman

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Special Award from the Association

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  • I Love You (Film)
  • Shinichi Ito and team (Sound Effects)
  • Sunao Sakagami (Producer)

=Films with multiple nominations and awards=

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|+ Films that received multiple nominations

scope="col"|Nominations

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13

|Poppoya

12

|Spellbound

10

|Gohatto

8

|The Geisha House

4

|Keiho

rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 3

|Himitsu

Kikujiro
rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 2

|Dreammaker

The Black House

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|+ Films that received multiple awards

scope="col"|Awards

! scope="col"|Film

9

|Poppoya

rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 2

|Dreammaker

Kikujiro

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References

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