Winners of the 72nd Mainichi Film Awards (2017)

Grand Prix Award - Japanese Movies:  HANAGTAMI

Excellence Award - Japanese Movies: Aa, Kouya

Best Foreign Movie: I, Daniel Blake

Best Leading Actor: Suda Masaki (Aa, Kouya)

Best Leading Actress: Nagasawa Masami (Sanposuru Shinryakusha)

Best Supporting Actor: Yakusho Koji (Sandome no Satsujin)

Best Supporting Actress: Tanaka Rena (Osanako warera ni umare)

Sponichi Grand Prix Male Newcomer: Takasugi Mahiro (Sanposuru Shinryakusha)

Sponichi Grand Prix Female Newcomer: Itou Aoi (Shimajima Kaisha)


Tanaka Kinuyo Award: Mizuno Kumi

Best Director: Tomita Katsuya (Bangkok Nites)

Best Scriptwriter: Ishii Yuya (Yozora wa itsudemo saikou mitsudo no aoiro da)

Best Cinematography: Kamakari Youichi (Yozora wa itsudemo saikou mitsudo no aoiro da)

Best Art: Takeuchi Kouichi (HANAGATAMI)

Best Music: Soi48, Young G, Surachai Jantimatorn etc. (Bangkok Nites)

Best Sound: Katou Hirokazu & Takasuga Keigo (Yozora wa itsudemo saikou mitsudo no aoiro da)

Best Documentary: Sanrizuka no Icarus

Best Animated Movie: Complex X Complex

Oofuro Nobuji Award: Yoaketsugeru Lu no Uta

TSUTAYA x Filmarks Movie Fan Award - Japanese Movies: Shinobi no Kuni

TSUTAYA x Filmarks Movie Fan Award - Foreign Movies: La La Land

Special Award: Sato Tadao (Movie critic)

Source: Natalie