11th Japan Record Awards

Japan Record Award

• Naomi Sagara for "Iijanai No Shiawase Naraba [ja]"
  • Awarded New Artist at 2 years ago, 2nd award.
  • Lyricist: Tokiko Iwatani
  • Composer: Taku Izumi [ja]
  • Arranger: Taku Izumi
  • Record Company: JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment

Best Vocalist

• Shinichi Mori for "Minatomachi Blues [ja]"
  • Lost to Naomi Sagara by one vote.

Best New Artist

• Peter for "Yoru To Asa No Aida Ni [ja]"

New Artist Award

• Norihiko Hashida and the Shoebelts for "Kaze [ja]"
• Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five for "Nagasaki Wa Kyō Mo Ame Datta [ja]"
• Kaoru Chiga [ja] for "Mayonaka No Guitar [ja]"
• Kyōko Takada [ja] for "Minna Yume No Naka [ja]"

Vocalist Award

• Mina Aoe for "Ikebukuro no Yoru [ja]"
  • Awarded again after last year, 2nd vocalist award.
• Mieko Hirota for "Ningyō no Ie [ja]"
• Tokiko Kato for "Hitorine No Komori Uta"

General Public Award

• Kiyoko Suizenji for "365 Step's March [ja]" & "Jinjitsu Ichiro No March"
• Ryoko Moriyama for "Kinjireta Koi [ja]"

Lyricist Award

• Michio Yamagami [ja] for "Yoake no Scat"
  • Singer: Saori Yuki

Composer Award

• Kyōhei Tsutsumi for "Blue Light Yokohama [ja]"
  • Singer: Ayumi Ishida

Arranger Award

• Shinzō Teraoka [ja] for "Kanashimi Wa Kake Ashi De Yatte Kuru"
  • Singer: Mariko Ann
  • Awarded again after 5 years, 2nd arranger award.

Planning Award

• EMI Music Japan
  • Awarded again after 3 years, 3rd planning award.

Children's Song Award

• Three Bubbles for "Umareta Kyō Dai 11-nin"

Special Award

• Takao Saeki [ja]
• EMI Music Japan

Guests

• Jun Mayuzumi (Last year's Japan Record Award winner, give trophy to Naomi Sagara.)
• Yoichi Sugawara (Last year's vocalist award winner, give trophy to Mori Shinichi.)
• Pinky & Killers (Last year's new artist award winner, give trophy to Peter and banquet to Naomi Sagara.)
• Yukio Hashi
• Hibari Misora

Dancers

• Studio No.1 Dancers
• BM Dancers

Chorus

• Cole Acacia
• Wakakusa Children's Chorus