Mainichi Film Awards

The Mainichi Film Awards (毎日映画コンクール) are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan.

History
The origins of the contest date back to 1935, when the Mainichi Shinbun organized a festival then called Zen Nihon eiga konkūru (全日本映画コンク ー ル? ). It was interrupted during World War 2. The current form of the Mainichi Film Awards officially came into being in 1946.

Awards

 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Film
 * Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Director
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Art Direction
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Film Score
 * Mainichi Film Award for Foreign Film Best One Award
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Music
 * Mainichi Film Award for Best Sound Recording
 * Ōfuji Noburō Award
 * Kinuyo Tanaka Award