The 14th Praemium Imperiale prizes will this year go to movie director Jean-Luc Godard, baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, architect Sir Norman Foster, painter Sigmar Polke and sculptor Giuliano Vangi, it was announced Tuesday.
The awards, made by the Japan Art Association in recognition of international achievement in the fields of painting, sculpture, theater/film, music and architecture, will be presented by Prince Hitachi, the association's honorary patron, at a ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 23. Each recipient will also receive 15 million yen (around $125,000), a certificate and a medal.
The association also announced Tuesday that it will grant 5 million yen to the European Union Youth Orchestra, which was founded in 1978. Its current conductor is Vladimir Ashkenazy.