Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary Japanese filmmaker whose anime classics have enchanted fans around the world for decades, has won his second career Oscar.
At 83, Miyazaki won for helming the best animated film, 香蕉视频直播淭he Boy and the Heron,香蕉视频直播� the long-awaited fantasy from the director of 香蕉视频直播淪pirited Away,香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播淢y Neighbor Totoro香蕉视频直播� and 香蕉视频直播淜iki香蕉视频直播檚 Delivery Service.香蕉视频直播�
He is the oldest director ever nominated for the category and 香蕉视频直播� adding to a big year in Hollywood for older filmmakers. He was not present at the awards.
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Sunday香蕉视频直播檚 win for Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki caps off a solid awards season run for the film, which won the top honor for an animated feature at the Golden Globes and the BAFTA Film Awards.
It was Miyazaki香蕉视频直播檚 fourth Oscar nomination for best animated feature 香蕉视频直播� tying with Pixar香蕉视频直播檚 Pete Docter for the most nods in that category. Miyazaki won his first Oscar in 2003 for 香蕉视频直播淪pirited Away.香蕉视频直播�
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Miyazaki worked through those concerns, and the resulting film earned him not only his second Oscar win on Sunday night, but his first No. 1 feature at the North American box office.
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The film was a decade in the making. In the age of CGI and artificial intelligence, Miyazaki has stuck to the lengthy process of hand-drawing his animations.
When he received an honorary Oscar in 2014 celebrating his artistry and storytelling, he expressed gratitude for the art of drawing.
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