The 50th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the New National Theatre in Shibuya, Tokyo, on December 30, 2008, starting at 6:30PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
| 50th Japan Record Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 30, 2008 |
| Venue | New National Theatre, Tokyo |
| Hosted by | Masaaki Sakai, Aya Ueto, Nao Matsushita |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | TBS |
Performers edit
Awards winners edit
- Japan Record Award: - Ti Amo
- Artist: Exile
- Songwriter and Composer: Kiyoshi Matsuo
- Composer and Arranger Jin Nakamura
- Record companies: Avex Entertainment
- Best Vocal Performance: Mitsuko Nakamura - Onna no Tabiji
- Best New Artist: Jero - Umiyuki
- Best album: Namie Amuro - Best Fiction
Nominees edit
Japan Record Awards edit
- Thelma Aoyama feat. SoulJa — "Soba ni Iru ne"
- Junko Akimoto — "Ai no mama de" (愛のままで...)
- W-inds. — "Ame Ato" (アメあと)
- Exile — "Ti Amo"
- Cute (°C-ute) — "Edo no Temari Uta II"
- Kumi Koda — "Moon Crying"
- Kazuyoshi Saito — "Ya Mujō" (やぁ 無情)
- Nana Tanimura — "Jungle Dance"
- Tohoshinki — "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?"
- Kiyoshi Hikawa — "Genkai Funauta" (玄海船歌)
- Kaori Mizumori — "Wajima Asaichi" (輪島朝市)
- Mihimaru GT — "Girigiri Hero"