19th Japan Film Professional Awards

The 19th Japan Film Professional Awards (第19回日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞) is the 19th edition of the Japan Film Professional Awards. It awarded the best of 2009 in film. The ceremony took place on May 15, 2010 at Shin-Bungeiza in Tokyo. The five films released 2000 to 2009 were also elected as Zero-age Best 5 films.

Awards

 * Best Film: Watashi wa Neko Stalker
 * Best Director: Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars)
 * Best Actress: Bae Doona (Air Doll)
 * Best Actor: Shun Sugata (Pochi no Kokuhaku)
 * Best New Director: Takuji Suzuki (Watashi wa Neko Stalker)
 * Best New Encouragement: Hikari Mitsushima (Pride)
 * Best New Encouragement: Marī Machida (Miyoko Asagaya Kibun)

10 best films

 * 1) Watashi wa Neko Stalker (Takuji Suzuki)
 * 2) Summer Wars (Mamoru Hosoda)
 * 3) Air Doll (Hirokazu Koreeda)
 * 4) Ōsaka Hamlet (Fujirō Mitsuishi)
 * 5) Annyeong Yumika (etsuaki Matsue)
 * 6) April Bride (Ryūichi Hiroki)
 * 7) Occult (Kōji Shiraishi)
 * 8) Shōnen Merikensakku (Kankurō Kudō)
 * 9) Pride (Shusuke Kaneko)

Zero-age 5 best films

 * 1) Eureka (Shinji Aoyama)
 * 2) United Red Army (Kōji Wakamatsu)
 * 3) Bright Future (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
 * 4) Akame 48 Waterfalls (Genjiro Arato)
 * 5) Ichi the Killer (Takashi Miike)