The Blue Ribbon Awards (ブルーリボン賞, BurÅ« Ribon ShÅ) are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan.
The awards were established in 1950 by The Association of Tokyo Film Journalists (æ±äº¬æ˜ ç"»è¨˜è€…会, TÅkyÅ Eiga Kishakai) which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers. In 1961, the six major Japanese newspapers (Yomiuri Shinbun, Asahi Shinbun, Mainichi Shinbun, Sankei Shimbun, Tokyo Shimbun and Nihon Keizai Shinbun) as well as the Japanese Associated Press withdrew their support for the Blue Ribbon Awards and established the Association of Japanese Film Journalists Awards (æ—¥æœ¬æ˜ ç"»è¨˜è€…会賞, Nihon Eiga Kishakai ShÅ), (which were held a mere six times). In 1967, the awards were cancelled as a result of the Black Mist Scandal. In 1975, the awards were revived, and have continued until the present day. The annual award ceremony is held in a variety of places in Tokyo every February.
Although the award is not acclaimed highly on an international level, due to their long history and the rigorous screening process, the Blue Ribbon Awards have become one of the most prestigious national cinema awards in Japan. Along with the Kinema Junpo Awards (ã‚ãƒãƒžæ—¬å ±è³ž, Kinema JunpÅ ShÅ) and the Mainichi Film Concours (æ¯Žæ—¥æ˜ ç"»ã‚³ãƒ³ã‚¯ãƒ¼ãƒ«, Mainichi Eiga KonkÅ«ru), it is nearly as sought after as the Japan Academy Prize. Winning one of these awards is considered to be a great honour.
In addition, the winning films themselves have a tendency to receive high distinctions in other film festivals around the world. Recent acclaimed nominations include films like Nobody Knows (2004), Tasogare Seibei (2002), Spirited Away (2001), and Battle Royale (2001).
Categories
There are following categories:
- Best Film
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Director
- Best Foreign Film
- Best Newcomer
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Special Award
External links
- Blue Ribbon Awards on IMDb
- Blue Ribbon Awards Official Homepage (Japanese)
- Blue Ribbon Awards Official Homepage(Cinema HÅchi Blue Ribbon Awards) at the Wayback Machine (archived October 19, 2013) (Japanese)
- List of Blue Ribbon Awards at the Wayback Machine (archived October 19, 2013) (Japanese)
- Blue Ribbon Awards on allcinema (Japanese)
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