Japanese Academy Award / Most Popular Film
Since it was first awarded in 1980, the Japanese Academy Awards have honored the most popular films in Japan in the opinion of the Academy in the Most Popular ( Japanese 話題 賞 ・ 作品 部門 , wadai shō - sakuhin bumon ) category.
The films are listed according to the year in which they were awarded.
Award winners and nominees
1980-1989
1990-1999
| year | Movie | Director |
| 1990 | Kiki's small delivery service | Hayao Miyazaki |
| 1991 | Inamura Jane | Keisuke Kuwata |
| 1992 | Tears of Memory - Only Yesterday | Isao Takahata |
| 1993 | PATIO | Yasuyuki Kusuda |
| 1994 | Mizu no Tabibito Samurai Kids | Nobuhiko Ōbayashi |
| 1995 | Hero interview | Michio Mitsuno |
| 1996 | Kimi o Wasurenai | Takayoshi Watanabe |
| 1997 | Swallowtail | Shunji Iwai |
| 1998 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion | Hideaki Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki |
| 1999 | Ring - the original | Hideo Nakata |
2000-2009
| year | Movie | Director |
| 2000 | Mōmantai | Alfred Cheung |
| 2001 | Battle Royale | Kinji Fukasaku |
| 2002 | Platonic sex | Masako Matsuura |
| 2003 | Koinu Dan no Monogatari | Shinichirō Sawai |
| 2004 | Odoru Daisōsasen The Movie 2 Rainbow Bridge o Fūsa Seyo! | Katsuyuki Motohiro |
| 2005 | Swing girls | Shinobu Yaguchi |
| 2006 | Nana | Kentaro Ōtani |
| 2007 | Hula girls | Lee Sang-il |
| 2008 | Kisaragi | Yūichi Satō |
| 2009 | Yougisha X no Kenshin | Hiroshi Nishitani |
Since 2010
| year | Movie | Director |
| 2010 | Amalfi Megami no Hōshū | Hiroshi Nishitani |
| 2011 | SP The Motion Picture Yabō-hen | Takafumi Hatano |
| 2012 | Moteki | Hitoshi Ōne |
| 2013 | Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutte yo | Daihachi Yoshida |
| 2014 | Manatsu no Houteishiki | Hiroshi Nishitani |
| 2015 | Rurouni Kenshin: Kyōto Taika Hen and Densetsu no Saigo Hen | Keishi Ōtomo |
| 2016 | Bakuman. | Hitoshi Ōne |
| 2017 | Kimi no Na wa. | Makoto Shinkai |