HBF PRIZE
The HBF PRIZE annually recognizes television/radio programs in Japan that have made a deep impression on the audience, and that have contributed to the development and improvement of broadcasting culture. The prize also honors excellence in individual/group accomplishments in the fields of TV Programming, Broadcasting Culture and Broadcasting Technology. The winners are honored at an award ceremony.
The 2018 HBF PRIZE winners are as follows.
44th HBF Prize Winners
| TV Documentary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Award | Winner | Entering Organization |
| Grand Prix | Searching for Fathers: Japanese-Dutch Children of War | Tsubaki Production Co.,Ltd. NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. NHK |
| Excellence Award | メ～テレドキュメント 防衛フェリー ～民間船と戦争～ | Nagoya Broadcasting Network Co.,Ltd. |
| Incentive Award | YAMEBO ～Yakuza Castaways Adrift～ | CBC TELEVISION CO.,LTD |
| ＢＳ１スペシャル 銀嶺の空白地帯に挑む ～カラコルム・シスパーレ～ |
NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. Ortus Japan CO.,Ltd ＮＨＫ |
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| ＥＴＶ特集 亜由未が教えてくれたこと | NHK Aomori | |
| TV Drama | ||
| Award | Winner | Entering Organization |
| Grand Prix | Unnatural | TBS Television Inc |
| Excellence Award | KURARA The Dazzling Life of Hokusai’s Daughter |
NHK NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| Incentive Award | Country of Nowhere | NHK |
| The Marriage of My Daughter | TV TOKYO | |
| TV Entertainment | ||
| Award | Winner | Entering Organization |
| Grand Prix | CRAZY JOURNEY | TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM TELEVISION,INC. |
| Excellence Award | 日々好日 ～河和田のお達者４兄弟～ | FUKUI TELEVISION BROADCASTING CO.,LTD |
| Incentive Award | Japanese Names Trivia! Explore the Deep World of Japanese Names! |
NHK |
| The man who looked for Mr. Onoda and abominable snowman. | TELECOM STAFF INC. | |
| Radio | ||
| Award | Winner | Entering Organization |
| Grand Prix | SBSradio-gallery SHIAWASE NO KATACHI ～Honto no oyako honmono no oyako～ | Shizuoka Broadcasting System Co., Ltd. |
| Excellence Award | 神田・神保町 レコード屋のおかみさん | 地方民間放送共同制作協議会 火曜会 |
| Encouragement Award | 原爆の惨禍を生き抜いて ～知られざる“原爆孤児”～ |
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| Awards for Outstanding Individual/Group Performance(TV Programming) | ||
| Award for Excellence in: | Winner | TV Program |
| Acting | Aoi Miyazaki | KURARA The Dazzling Life of Hokusai’s Daughter |
| Acting | Kiichi Nakai | The Marriage of My Daughter |
| Project Planning | Kenji Shimono | YAMEBO ～Yakuza Castaways Adrift～ |
| Writing | Akiko Nogi | Unnatural |
| Performing | Hideaki Katoh | Crazy Journey |
| Planning & Production | Ayako Harada | SBSradio-gallery SHIAWASE NO KATACHI ～Honto no oyako honmono no oyako～ |
＊As for the 44th HBF Prize, the winning programs/organizations that don’t have an official English title/name are kept in Japanese.
＊Full list of winners in Japanese https://www.hbf.or.jp/awards/article/44_hbfprize
＊Awards for Individual/Group Performance: in chronological order of entry