The 33rd Japan Academy Film Prize (第33回日本アカデミー賞) ceremony was held on March 5, 2010, by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association to honor its selection of the best films of 2009. NTV broadcast the event, which took place at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. The nominations for the Awards were announced on December 22, 2009.[1][2][3]