Winners of the 28th Hashida Award (2019)

Hashida Award Winners
- NHK morning drama "Natsuzora"

- NHK travel programme "Bura Tamori"

- FujiTV anime "Sazae-san"

- Yamamoto Mutsumi (Scriptwriter)

- Matsushige Yutaka ~ for his great acting in dramas such as "Kodoku no Gurume" and "Shiroi Kyoutou" which left a deep impression on and was well-received by viewers.

- Okada Junichi ~ for his energetic acting in taking on vastly different roles such as in "Shiroi Kyoutou" which strengthened his position as an actor

- Hashizume Isao ~ for his strong screen presence in various works like "Yasuragi no Toki ~ Michi"

Hashida Newcomer Awards
- Tanaka Kei ~ for his fresh acting in works such as "Anata no ban desu" and "Ossans Love" which created a huge social phenomenon and captivated many viewers

- Hirose Suzu ~ for her refreshing acting as the heroine of NHK morning drama "Natsuzora" which resonated with many viewers

Source: Natalie

The 102nd Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2019) - Best Drama

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Nagi no Oitoma
2) Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen -
3) Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!
2) Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen -
3) Semi Otoko
4) Kantan na oshigoto desu. ni ouboshitemita
5) Nagi no Oitoma

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen -
2) Nagi no Oitoma
3) Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!
4) Natsuzora
5) Dakara watashi wa sashimashita

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Nagi no Oitoma
2) Natsuzora
3) No Side Game
4) Kore wa keihi de ochimasen! / Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen - / Kansatsui Asagao

Source: The Television

The 102nd Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2019) - Best Leading Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Kuroki Haru - Nagi no Oitoma
2) Tabe Mikako - Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!
3) Hirose Suzu - Natsuzora

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Tabe Mikako - Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!
2) Kuroki Haru - Nagi no Oitoma
3) Harada Tomoyo - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen -
4) Fukada Kyoko - Lupin no Musume
5) Ueno Juri - Kansatsui Asagao

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Kuroki Haru - Nagi no Oitoma
2) Hirose Suzu - Natsuzora
3) Tabe Mikako - Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!
4) Ueno Juri - Kansatsui Asagao
5) Harada Tomoyo - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen -

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Kuroki Haru - Nagi no Oitoma
2) Ueno Juri - Kansatsui Asagao
3) Hirose Suzu - Natsuzora
4) Tabe Mikako - Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!
5) Sakurai Yuki - Dakara watashi wa sashimashita
Kimura Fumino - Sagideka
Fukada Kyoko - Lupin no Musume

Source: The Television

The 102nd Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2019) - Best Supporting Actor

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Takahashi Issei - Nagi no Oitoma
2) Shigeoka Daiki - Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!
3) Kusakari Masao - Natsuzora

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Shigeoka Daiki - Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!
2) Yokohama Ryuusei - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu-Hangekihen-
3) Masuda Takahisa - Voice 110 Kinkyuu Shireishitsu
4) Miyake Ken - Semi Otoko
5) Takahashi Issei - Nagi no Oitoma

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Takahashi Issei - Nagi no Oitoma
2) Shigeoka Daiki - Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!
3) Kusakari Masao - Natsuzora
4) Nakamura Tomoya - Nagi no Oitoma
5) Yokohama Ryuusei - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu-Hangekihen-

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Takahashi Issei - Nagi no Oitoma
2) Kusakari Masao - Natsuzora
Nakamura Tomoya - Nagi no Oitoma
4) Takasugi Mahiro - Sagideka
Miyazawa Hio - Gisou Furin

Source: The Televison

The 102nd Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2019) - Best Supporting Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Nao - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu -Hangekihen-
2) Nishino Nanase - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu-Hangekihen-
3) Yamaguchi Tomoko - Natsuzora

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Nao - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu -Hangekihen-
2) Ito Sairi - Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!
3) Nishino Nanase - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu-Hangekihen-
4) Kinami Haruka - Semi Otoko
5) Eguchi Noriko - Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Nao - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu -Hangekihen-
2) Nishino Nanase - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu-Hangekihen-
3) Matsushima Nanako - Natsuzora
4) Shiraishi Sei - Dakara watashi wa sashimashita
5) Kimura Tae - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu-Hangekihen-

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Nao - Anata no ban desu / Anata no ban desu -Hangekihen-
Yamaguchi Tomoko - Natsuzora
3) Mita Yoshiko - Nagi no Oitoma
4) Koshiba Fuuka - Beshari Gurashi
5) Kinami Haruka - Semi Otoko

Source: The Television

The 102nd Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2019) - Best Theme Song

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Uma to Shika - Yonezu Kenshi (No Side Game)
2) Yasashii ano ko - Spitz (Natsuzora)
3) Aitaiyo - Tezuka Shota (Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen -)

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Doushimasuka, anata nara - Abe Mao (Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!)
2) Fanfare! - Hey! Say! JUMP (Semi Otoko)
3) Make It Hot - Snow Man (Kantan na oshigoto desu. ni oubou shitemita)
4) Aitaiyo - Tezuka Shota (Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen -)
5) Uma to Shika - Yonezu Kenshi (No Side Game)

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Yasashii ano ko - Spitz (Natsuzora)
2) Uma to Shika - Yonezu Kenshi (No Side Game)
3) STAND-ALONE - Aimer (Anata no ban desu & Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen -)
4) Doushimasuka, anata nara - Abe Mao (Kore wa keihi de ochimasen!)
Aitaiyo - Tezuka Shota (Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen -)
Asagao - Orisaka Yuta (Kansatsui Asagao)

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Uma to Shika - Yonezu Kenshi (No Side Game)
2) Yasashii ano ko - Spitz (Natsuzora)
3) us - millet (Gisou Furin)
4) Aitaiyo - Tezuka Shota (Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen -)
5) Fanfare! - Hey! Say! JUMP (Semi Otoko)
Reboot - miwa (Nagi no Oitoma)
Sonachine - Tempalay (Zadou)

Source: The Televison

Winners of Nikkansports Dorama Grand Prix (Summer 2019)

There were 855 valid votes for this round of voting between 12 Sep and 19 Sep where the top 5 for each category in each season would then be eligible as nominees for the annual awards.The numbers in brackets indicate the number of votes received for the drama and/or actor/actress.

Best Drama
1) Natsuzora (140)
2) Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen - / No Side Game (122)
4) Kore wa keihi de ochimasen! (73)
5) Nagi no Oitoma (42)

Best Leading Actor
1) Ooizumi Yo - No Side Game (209)
2) Tanaka Kei - Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen - (156)
3) Karasawa Toshiaki - Voice 110 Kinkyuu Shireishitsu (71)
4) Higashiyama Noriyuki - Keiji Shichinin (66)
5) Miura Haruma - TWO WEEKS (42)

Best Leading Actress
1) Hirose Suzu - Natsuzora (191)
2) Tabe Mikako - Kore wa keihi de ochimasen (129)
3) Fukada Kyoko - Lupin no Musume (109)
4) Ueno Juri - Kansatsui Asagao (85)
5) Sawaguchi Yasuko - Kasouken no Onna (73)

Best Supporting Actor
1) Kusakari Masao - Natsuzora (165)
2) Yokohama Ryuusei - Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen - (65)
3) Kamikawa Takaya - No Side Game (39)
4) Takahashi Issei - Nagi no Oitoma (35)
5) Tokito Saburo - Kansatsui Asagao (33)

Best Supporting Actress
1) Yamaguchi Tomoko - Natsuzora (82)
2) Matsushima Nanako - Natsuzora / Nishino Nanase - Anata no ban desu - Hangekihen - (73)
4) Matsu Takako - No Side Game (55)
5) Maki Youko - Voice 110 Kinkyuu Shireishitsu (44)

Source: Nikkansports

Winners of Nikkansports Dorama Grand Prix (Spring 2019)

There were 2,477 valid votes for this round of voting between 18 June and 25 June where the top 5 for each category in each season would then be eligible as nominees for the annual awards.The numbers in brackets indicate the number of votes received for the drama and/or actor/actress.

Best Drama
1) Inhand (812)
2) Anata no ban desu (297)
3) Strawberry Night Saga (266)
4) Perfect World (213)
5) Natsuzora (134)

Best Leading Actor
1) Yamashita Tomohisa - Inhand (876)
2) Tanaka Kei - Anata no ban desu (310)
3) Kamenashi Kazuya - Strawberry Night Saga (265)
4) Matsuzaka Toori - Perfect World (160)
5) Kubota Masataka - Radiation House (113)

Best Leading Actress
1) Yoshitaka Yuriko - Watashi, teiji de kaerimasu (483)
2) Nikaidou Fumi - Strawberry Night Saga (482)
3) Hirose Suzu - Natsuzora (364)
4) Harada Tomoyo - Anata no ban desu (356)
5) Amami Yuki - Kinkyuu Torishirabetsu 3 (314)

Best Supporting Actor
1) Hamada Gaku - Inhand (808)
2) Matsumura Hokuto - Perfect World (229)
3) Kusakari Masao - Natsuzora (183)
4) Eguchi Yosuke - Strawberry Night Saga (108)
5) Hakamada Yoshihiko - Anata no ban desu (89)

Best Supporting Actress
1) Nanao - Inhand (838)
2) Kimura Tae - Anata no ban desu (290)
3) Matsushima Nanako - Natsuzora (135)
4) Yamamoto Mizuki - Perfect World (117)
5) Sugisaki Hana - Idaten ~ Tokyo Olympic Hanashi ~ (106)

Source: Nikkansports

Preview of "Natsuzora" (NHK morning drama)

Title: Natsuzora なつぞら (Summer Sky)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Period: From 1 Apr 2019 to 28 Sep 2019
Timeslot: Mondays to Saturdays at 8am
Broadcast by: NHK
Total number of episodes: 156
Theme Song: "Yasashii ano ko" by Spitz
Cast: Hirose Suzu, Okada Masaki, Kusakari Masao, Matsushima Nanako, Fujiki Naohito, Kiyohara Sho, Fukuchi Momoko, Hirao Nanaka, Kobayashi Takashi, Otoo Takuma, Yasuda Ken, Takahata Atsuko, Sendo Nobuko, Yamada Yuuki, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Kobayashi Ayako, Yoshizawa Ryo, Inukai Atsuhiro, Kudo Asuka, Nakahara Takeo, Kitano Kii, Tomita Miu, Emoto Tasuku etc.

Hirose Suzu to be the heroine of NHK's 100th morning drama "Natsuzora"' in 2019

Hirose Suzu was announced to be the heroine of NHK's 100th morning drama "Natsuzora" (Summer Sky) which is due to be shown in the first half of 2019 during a press conference held on 20 November. This announcement was unprecedented because the heroine for "Manpuku", the 99th morning drama, had not been announced yet and the 100th morning drama is only due to be shown 1 year and 5 months later. NHK explained that due to the extended filming period for this drama partly due to the reforms by the TV station to improve working conditions and prevent overwork, it was decided that the announcement would be brought forward earlier than usual. At the time when the drama is shown from April 2019, Hirose will be 20 years old so this will be her first drama after she becomes an adult.