The 19th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1977, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS. Winners Japan Record Award Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare" Lyrics: Yū Aku Music: Katsuo Ōno Arrangement: Motoki Funayama Record Company: Polydor Records Best Vocalist Aki Yashiro Best New Artist Kentaro Shimizu Singing Award Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos" Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki" Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki" Popular Award Pink Lady – "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" Newcomer Award Karyūdo – Azusa No. 2 Ikue Sakakibara – Al Pacino + Alain Delon < You Mizue Takada – Glass-zaka Yosuke Tagawa – Lui-Lui Shinpei Nakayama Award (Composition Award) Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki" / Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki" Composer: Takashi Miki Arrangement Award Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare" / Akira Fuse – "Ryoshū ~Igaruganite~" Arrangement: Motoki Funayama Yaso Saijō Award (Lyricist Award) Masashi Sada – "Ame Yadori" / Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos" Lyrics: Masashi Sada Special Award Minoru Obata Akira Kobayashi Frank Nagai Hachiro Kasuga Nominations Best 10 JRA Nominations Best New Artist External links Official Website Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards 1977