Tokyo International Anime Fair award winners

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During last weekend, the Tokyo International Anime Fair award winners were announced. These Japanese awards are handed out to anime movies, series and OVAs that are still fresh in Japan and many of which are yet to be released in the Western world. The winners on the night were as follows...

Contenders were separated into two general categories (each with subcategories for awards): The Nomination Entries category for outstanding anime broadcast, screened, or sold in Japan during the past year and the Open Entries category for general animation submitted from new talent all over the world. The results of the Nomination Entries category, selected from 120 submitted works, are listed as follows.

Animation Of The Year
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala

Television category
Eureka 7
Black Jack
Mushishi

Feature Film category
Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Heirs To The Stars

Original Video category
Karas
Yukikaze

Overseas Feature Film category
Mr. Incredible (aka The Incredibles)

Individual category: Best Director
Yoshiyuki Tomino ("Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Heirs To The Stars")

Individual category: Best Original Story
Hiromu Arakawa ("Fullmetal Alchemist")

Individual category: Best Screenplay
Dai Sato ("Eureka 7")

Individual category: Best Art Direction
Takeshi Waki ("Mushishi")

Individual category: Best Character Design
Kenichi Yoshida ("Eureka Seven")

Individual category: Best Voice Actor
Akio Ohtsuka ("Black Jack")

Individual category: Best Music
Michiru Oshima ("Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala")