20th Japan Film Professional Awards

The was the 20th edition of the Japan Film Professional Awards. Films of 2010 which had not already won a major domestic film award were eligible. Instead of an award ceremony, a charity event for the film was held to commemorate the 20th edition. A preview screening of the film took place on May 31, 2011, at Kadokawa Cinema Shinjuku.

Awards

• Best Film: Sawako Decides
• Best Director: Takahisa Zeze (Heaven's Story)
• Best Actress: Yuki Uchida (')
• Best Actor: Sousuke Takaoka (Sankaku)
• Best New Director: Tetsuya Mariko (')
• Best New Encouragement: Kengo Kora (')
• Best New Encouragement: Kiko Mizuhara (Norwegian Wood)
• Special: (For his longtime work.)

1. Sawako Decides (Yuya Ishii)
2. Heaven's Story (Takahisa Zeze)
3. ' (Kazuyuki Izutsu)
4. GeGeGe no Nyōbō ()
5. ' (Masahiro Kobayashi)
6. ' (Tetsuya Mariko)
7. ' (Tatsushi Ōmori)
8. Sketches of Kaitan City (Kazuyoshi Kumakiri)
9. Outrage (Takeshi Kitano)
10. Colorful (Keiichi Hara)