Maeda Kensetsu Fantasy Eigyōbu (live-action film)
The awards this year are again separated into nine categories: Japanese Novel, Japanese Short Story, Translated Novel, Translated Short Story, Media, Comic, Art, Nonfiction, and a Free category. Each category has between 6-10 nominees. The nominees were chosen among works that were released between January 1 and December 31, 2020.
Those who registered for the 60th Japan Science Fiction Convention can vote online for the winners between April 24 and June 15. The winners will be announced at the event in Takamatsu on August 21-22. Seiun Shō literally translates to nebula awards, but the Japan SF Con s Seiun Awards are more akin to the Hugo Awards, in that the attendees of each respective convention vote on the winners. There is another set of awards, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan s Nihon SF Taishō honors, that are the rough Japanese equivalent of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America s Nebula