Here are the nominees of the 49th Hochi Movie Awards (2024) as announced on 12 November 2024. The numbers in brackets refer to the number of nominees in that category and the list is in the Japanese alphabetical order. Winners will be revealed in late November:
Best Japanese Movie (15)
PERFECT DAYS
Karaoke iko!
Yoake no subete
52 hertz no kujiratachi
Missing
An no koto
Kakushigoto
Hebi no michi
Samurai Time Slipper
Last Mile
Boku ga ikiteru, futatsu no sekai
Goman to zenryou
11 nin no zokugun
Aimitagai
Shoutai
Best Director (14)
Irie Yu - An no koto
Wim Wenders - PERFECT DAYS
Okuyama Hiroshi - Boku no ohisama
Katayama Shinzo - Ame no naka no yokujou
Kusano Shogo - Aimitagai
Shiraishi Kazuya - 11 nin no zokugun / Gobangiri
Sekine Kousai - Kakushigoto
Tsukahara Ayuko - Last Mile
Narushima Izuru - 52 hertz no kujiratachi
Hagiwara Kentaro - Goman to zenryou / Blue Period
Fujii Michihito - Shoutai / Seishun 18 x 2 Kimi e to tsuzuku michi
Mitani Koki - Suomi no hanashi wo shiyou
Miyake Sho - Yoake no subete
Yoshida Keisuke - Missing
Best Leading Actor (13)
Ayano Go - Karaoke iko!
Ikematsu Sousuke - Honshin
Nakano Taiga - 11 nin no zokugun
Narita Ryo - Ame no naka no yokujou
Hiraizumi Sei - Ashita wo tsuzuru shashinkan
Fujigaya Taisuke - Goman to zenryou
Matsumura Hokuto - Yoake no subete
Yakusho Koji - PERFECT DAYS / Hakkenden
Yamaguchi Makiya - Samurai Time Slipper
Yamazaki Kento - Golden Kamuy / Kingdom Daishogun no kikan
Yamada Takayuki - 11 nin no zokugun
Yokohama Ryuusei - Shoutai
Yoshizaqa Ryo - Boku ga ikiteru, futatsu no sekai
Best Leading Actress (13)
An - Kakushigoto
Ishihara Satomi - Missing
Eguchi Noriko - Amarokku / Okaasan ga issho / Ai ni ranbou
Kamishiraishi Mone - Yoake no subete
Kawai Yumi - An no koto / Namibia no sabaku
Kiyohara Kaya - Seishun 18 x 2 Kimi e to tsuzuku michi
Kusabue Mitsuko - 90-sai. Nani ga medetai
Kuroki Haru - Aimitagai
Shibasaki Kou - Hebi no michi
Sugisaki Hana - 52 hertz no kujiratachi / Ichiko / Kuchinai sakura
Nao - Goman to zenryou / Sensei no shiroi uso
Nagasawa Masami - Suomi no hanashi wo shiyou
Mitsushima Hikari - Last Mile
Best Supporting Actor (13)
Aoki Munetaka - Missing / Hebi no michi
Ikematsu Sousuke - Boku no ohisama / Baby Walkure Nice Days
Okada Masaki - Last Mile / Angry Squad Koumuin to 7 nin no sagishi
Okuda Eiji - Kakushigoto
Shison Jun - 52 hertz no kujiratachi
Nakamura Tomoya - Missing / Last Mile
Fuji Tatsuya - Ooinaru fuzai
Matsumura Hokuto - Dear Family
Mitsuishi Ken - Yoake no subete / Dear Family
Yasuda Ken - Kuchinai sakura
Yamada Takayuki - Shoutai
Yoshizawa Ryo - Kingdom Daishogun no kikan
Wakaba Ryuuya - Ichiko / Boku no ohisama
Best Supporting Actress (14)
Kawai Aoba - Kakushigoto / An no koto / Route 29
Kawaei Rina - Hen na ie / Dear Family / Angry Squad Koumuin to 7 nin no sagishi
Kuroki Haru - Gold Boy / Seishun 18 x 2 Kimi e to tsuzuku michi / Hakkenden
Sakura Yuno - Samurai Time Slipper
Takaishi Akari - Shinmai kisha Torokko Watashi ga yaraneba dare ga yaru!
Nakamura Yuri - Ichiko / Amarokku / Onihei Hankacho Kettou
Nishida Naomi - Ienai himitsu / Goman to zenryou / Aimitagai
Fujima Sawako - Yoake no subete / 90-sai. Nani ga medetai / Chacha / Aimitagai
Furukawa Kotone - Ienai himitsu / Cloud
Maeda Bibari - Goman to zenryou
Miyoshi Ayaka - Honshin / Sensei no shiroi uso
Yamada Anna - Golden Kamuy / Shoutai
Yoshioka Riho - Shoutai
Yoshine Kyoko - Karaoke iko!
Best Newcomer (8)
Kubozuka Airu - Happiness / Koi wo shiranai bokutachi wa
Koshiyama Keitatsu - Boku no ohisama
Saito Jun - Karaoke iko! / Karakai jouzu no Takagi-san / Muroi Shinji Yaburezarumono / Muroi Shinji Ikitsuzukerumono
Shiramoto Ayana - Hako Otoko
Nakasu Touma - Kakushigoto
Nakanishi Kiara - Boku no ohisama
Hamura Jinsei - Gold Boy
Hayase Ikoi - Ikoku Nikki / Ano ko wa daare?
