The winners of the "TSUTAYA Movie Fan Awards 2012," which selects the most moving and entertaining films released in 2012 according to movie fans, have been announced!

2013.01.18 Press Releases
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—Japanese Film Category: "Thermae Romae" / Foreign Film Category: "The Avengers"—

The final results of the "TSUTAYA Movie Fan Awards 2012," a fan-voted award program conducted by TSUTAYA Co., Ltd., which operates TSUTAYA stores nationwide, to determine the most moving and entertaining films released in 2012, have been compiled.

Out of 16,458 valid votes, "Thermae Romae" ranked No. 1 in the Japanese Film category with 698 votes, while "The Avengers" ranked No. 1 in the Foreign Film category with 582 votes.
Looking at the voting results by gender and age group, "Thermae Romae," the top-ranked Japanese film, received strong support from both men and women and ranked first across a broad range of age groups from people in their 20s through their 50s. In the Foreign Film category, "The Avengers," along with the second-ranked film "The Dark Knight Rises," received particularly strong support from male voters and ranked first across all age groups from teenagers through people in their 50s. Among female voters in the Foreign Film category, "The Intouchables" received the most support.

An awards ceremony for both titles is scheduled to be held on February 7 at Cinecittà Kawasaki in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

[Japanese Film Category] Voting Results
 Title / Votes
1. Thermae Romae 698
2. Bayside Shakedown: The Final - A New Hope 473
3. Nobou's Castle 441
4. Rurouni Kenshin 387
5. BRAVE HEARTS Umizaru 302
6. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo 280
7. Fly with the Gold 242
8. ALWAYS Sunset on Third Street '64 225
9. Lesson of the Evil 217
10. Wolf Children 205

[Foreign Film Category] Voting Results
 Title / Votes
1. The Avengers 582
2. The Dark Knight Rises 457
3. Skyfall 359
4. The Intouchables 336
5. The Amazing Spider-Man 269
6. Resident Evil: Retribution 232
7. Men in Black 3 226
8. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 197
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 195
10. Snow White and the Huntsman 168

TSUTAYA Movie Fan Awards 2012 Overview

■Official Name: TSUTAYA Movie Fan Awards 2012
■Voting Period: Monday, November 12, 2012, 12:00 p.m. to Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 11:59 p.m.
■How to Vote:
① Access the voting website via a PC, smartphone, or mobile phone.
② Select up to three titles each from the Japanese Film and Foreign Film categories that moved you the most, entertained you, or that you would like to praise. Single-title voting was also permitted.
③ Click the vote button.
■Eligibility: Open to anyone who could access the voting website.
■Voting Categories: Japanese Film Category / Foreign Film Category
■Eligible Works: Films screened in Japanese theaters for 14 days or longer between January 1 and December 31, 2012.
*Release dates of eligible titles are from December 19, 2011 to December 18, 2012.
■Results Announcement: Late January 2013
① Announcement on TSUTAYA online
② Announcement through Mainichi Shimbun and media associated with the Mainichi Film Awards.
■Prize: 1,000 T-POINT points awarded to 100 winners
■Selection Method: Winners selected by lottery from among voters (open entry)
■Winner Notification: Winners will be notified through the awarding of T-POINT points.

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