48th HBF Prize Winners (2022)
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 were honored at an award ceremony on July 6, 2022.
The 2022 HBF PRIZE winners are as follows.
Awards for Outstanding Broadcasting Program
| TV Documentary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Award | Winner | Entering Organization |
| Grand Prix | 目撃！にっぽん 妹が生まれなかったかもしれない世界 ～出生前診断と向き合って～ |
Japan Broadcasting Corporation |
| Excellence Award | Surviving Tinian, the Island of Death | Group Gendai Films Co., Ltd. NHK Enterprises, Inc. Japan Broadcasting Corporation |
| Incentive Award | The day the Seto Inland Sea becomes a TRASH CAN | Nankai Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
| 第30回ＦＮＳドキュメンタリー大賞 命の選択 ～ＡＬＳとの闘い～ |
San-in Chuo Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. | |
| The Hidden truth. ―The early investigation of effect of Atomic Bomb.― |
Japan Broadcasting Corporation | |
| TV Drama | ||
| Award | Winner | Entering Organization |
| Grand Prix | POLICE IN A POD | Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Excellence Award | Shizuka And Her Papa | AX-ON Inc. Japan Broadcasthing Corporation |
| Incentive Award | Prior Convictions －Rookie Probation Officer Kayo Agawa－ |
WOWOW Inc., NIKKATSU CORPORATION, TV MAN UNION, INC |
| NHK Morning Drama Series "Come Come Everybody" | NHK Osaka Station | |
| TV Entertainment | ||
| Award | Winner | Entering Organization |
| Grand Prix | WEDNESDAY DOWNTOWN | TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM TELEVISION, INC. |
| Excellence Award | 100分deパンデミック論 | TELECOM STAFF INC. NHK EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION NHK |
| Incentive Award | The Mocumentaries ～The fictional world captured by the camera～ |
WOWOW INC. |
| Zao New Year Special | Kansai Television | |
| Radio | ||
| Award | Winner | Entering Organization |
| Grand Prix | FMシアター 手を振る仕事 | Japan Broadcasting Corporation |
| Excellence Award | Eternal Peace: The Last Will and Testament of a Class B and Class C War Criminal |
RKB MAINICHI BROADCASTING CORP. |
| Encouragement Award | 10years since her determination on the day. Her challenge to the beginning of inclusive society. |
Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. |
Awards for Outstanding Individual/Group Performance
| Award for Excellence in: | Winner | TV Program |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Acting | Mei Nagano | POLICE IN A POD |
| Lead Acting | Shofukutei Tsurube | Shizuka And Her Papa |
| Performing Vital Role | Koji Iwata | The day the Seto Inland Sea becomes a TRASH CAN |
| Writing | Yuki Fujimoto | NHK Morning Drama Series "Come Come Everybody" |
| Planning | Chihara Junior | Zao New Year Special |
| Planning & Production | Yukiko Ohmura | Eternal Peace: The Last Will and Testament of a Class B and Class C War Criminal |
| Broadcasting Culture | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Accomplishment |
| Naohiko Uehara (Radio Personality) |
For many years, Mr. Uehara has contributed to the conservation and promotion of Okinawan culture by way of broadcasting. |
| Teigen-no-Hiroba<Square of Suggestions>Production Staff,YTS Yamagata Television System (Yamagata Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.) |
For over 50 years, the team has produced the TV program that provides suggestions on regional issues. |
| RSK TV Documentary Series“Message”Production Staff (RSK Sanyo Broadcasting Company, Ltd. (RSK)) |
The production team has reached a milestone 10th anniversary since the start of the primetime TV documentary series focusing on “community-based topics of today”. |
| “NHK TV Broadcast History”Compilation team (NHK) | The team created a book and website on “NHK TV Broadcast History” in commemoration of the 70th anniversary since the start of its TV broadcasting. |
| Broadcasting Technology | |
| Winner | Accomplishment |
| Nippon Television AI In-house Development Team Takayuki Shinoda (Nippon Television Network Corporation) |
Development and Operation of AI Business Support System "AiD" |
| Development group of 8K high-speed camera Shingo Sato (NHK) |
Development of 8K high-speed camera |
| 「Coupling Loop Interference Canceller For FM 」Development Team (Yamaguchi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Japan Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. NHK Technologies, Inc.) Masaharu Era (Yamaguchi Broadcasting Co., Ltd.) |
Development of Coupling Loop Interference Canceller For FM and Interference Wave Removal Devices |
＊Awards for Individual/Group Performance: in chronological order of entry
＊As for the 48th 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/48_hbfprize
＊Awards for Individual/Group Performance: in chronological order of entry