{"id":6450,"date":"2024-03-11T10:52:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradersontrend.com\/2024\/03\/11\/the-boy-and-the-heron-wins-best-animated-feature-filmoscar\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T10:52:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:52:19","slug":"the-boy-and-the-heron-wins-best-animated-feature-filmoscar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradersontrend.com\/h\/2024\/03\/11\/the-boy-and-the-heron-wins-best-animated-feature-filmoscar\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Boy and the Heron\u2019 wins best animated feature film\nOscar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Danielle Broadway<\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hayao Miyazaki won his second Oscar on Sunday for his semi-autobiographical Japanese animated feature film “The Boy and the Heron,” a fantasy tale about a boy grieving his dead mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Both Hayao Miyazaki and I have aged a considerable amount. I am grateful to receive such an honor at my age, and taking this as a message to continue our work, I will devote myself to work harder in the future,” film producer Toshio Suzuki said in an interview backstage at the ceremony by public relations company 42West.<\/p>\n

The Japanese anime film emerged as a major awards contender after winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Boy and the Heron\u201d was No. 1 at the North American box office when it premiered in 2023, earning $13 million. <\/p>\n

The film follows 12-year-old Mahito Maki, whose mother dies in a fire at a Tokyo hospital during World War Two. Maki starts a new life after his father, a warplane factory owner, marries his mother\u2019s sister and they join her at her rural estate.<\/p>\n

There the young boy encounters a supernatural grey heron that leads him to a sealed tower where he discovers a host of fantastical beings that help him process the weight of loss in numerous ways.<\/p>\n

The news was celebrated in Japan, with many expressing pride in their compatriots’ achievement.<\/p>\n

“Director Miyazaki is the pride of Japan,” said Hiroko Furuta, a Japanese-language teacher in Tokyo. <\/p>\n

“Many people were nominated and I think it’s great news that his movie won the award. There hasn’t been much positive news in Japan lately, so I think it’s great.”<\/p>\n

Miyazaki, 83, is regarded as one of the most renowned animation directors in the world with countless films produced by Studio Ghibli, which he co-founded with Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki in 1985.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Miyazaki came out of retirement to make “The Boy and the Heron,” Studio Ghibli was sold to Nippon TV in 2023 after he couldn\u2019t find a successor for the studio.<\/p>\n

Miyazaki\u2019s film “Spirited Away” won the Oscar for best animated feature in 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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