Elan d’or awards announced

The 2007 Elan d'or Awards ceremony was held on Thursday at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The awards are sponsored by the All Nippon Producers Association and extend to both television and film.

The Newcomer Award was given to Yu Aoi, Haruka Ayase, Juri Ueno, Hitori Gekidan, Hiroshi Tamaki, and Kenichi Matsuyama. Best Film went to “Hula Girl,” while Best Drama was awarded to NHK’s taiga drama “Komyo ga Tsuji.”

The Best Producer awards were given to Hitomi Ishihara and Akimasa Oka, while honorable mention went to Yumiko Shigeoka and Hisaaki Wakaizumi.

Special awards were presented to directors Teruhiko Kuze and Akio Jissoji, who both died last year. The drama production team for “Nodame Cantabile” was also honored with a special prize.

Source:
ANPA