The 22nd TV Life Annual Drama Awards (2012)

The results of the annual TV Life Drama Awards were released in the 2 March to 15 March issue of TV Life where "Kagi no Kakatta Heya" won 5 awards including Best Drama, Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Theme Song. Unfortunately, there were no details on who were the fellow nominees and how the results were derived so it wasn't obvious who had won over who and by what margin:

Best Drama: Kagi no Kakatta Heya
Best Leading Actor: Ohno Satoshi (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)
Best Leading Actress: Horikita Maki (Ume-chan Sensei)
Best Supporting Actor: Sato Koichi (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)
Best Supporting Actress: Toda Erika (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)
Best Theme Song: Face Down by Arashi (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)
Best Newcomer: Kimura Manatsu (Akumu-chan)

As you can see, it's pretty much a clean sweep for "Kagi no Kakatta Heya" even though it was a spring drama and it has been over six months since it ended. Usually, for annual drama awards, those which are shown nearer to when the voting is held gains an advantage because voters tend to remember them than those shown earlier in the year. Unless you've made a very deep impression on the viewers, chances are the drama will be pretty much forgotten. As such, this makes this achievement even more amazing since dramas with a comedic touch also tend to be regarded as "not-so-award-worthy". Of course, I can't discount the efforts made by Arashi fans who obviously may have a huge part to play in this victory.

There are interviews of the winners in this issue so depending on whose interview you'll like to see, I'll translate it and put it on the blog. Please leave your comments in this post so whoever gets the most mention will have his/her interview up here first. ^__^