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, 91裸聊视频淭he Boy and the Heron,91裸聊视频� the long-awaited fantasy from the director of 91裸聊视频淪pirited Away,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢y Neighbor Totoro91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淜iki91裸聊视频檚 Delivery Service.91裸聊视频�

He is the oldest director ever nominated for the category and 91裸聊视频� adding to a big year in Hollywood for older filmmakers. He was not present at the awards.

Hailed as one of the best films of 2023, 91裸聊视频淭he Boy and The Heron91裸聊视频� beat its top rival in 91裸聊视频淪pider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,91裸聊视频� as well as 91裸聊视频淓lemental,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频淣imona,91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淩obot Dreams.91裸聊视频�

Sunday91裸聊视频檚 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 Miyazaki91裸聊视频檚 fourth Oscar nomination for best animated feature 91裸聊视频� tying with Pixar91裸聊视频檚 Pete Docter for the most nods in that category. Miyazaki won his first Oscar in 2003 for 91裸聊视频淪pirited Away.91裸聊视频�

Miyazaki began work on 91裸聊视频淭he Boy and the Heron91裸聊视频� not long after announcing in 2013 that he intended to retire from film 91裸聊视频� again.

In journal excerpts from around that time released in the film91裸聊视频檚 press notes, Miyazaki writes: 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 nothing more pathetic than telling the world you91裸聊视频檒l retire because of your age, then making yet another comeback.

91裸聊视频淒oesn91裸聊视频檛 an elderly person deluding themself that they91裸聊视频檙e still capable, despite their geriatric forgetfulness, prove that they91裸聊视频檙e past their best?91裸聊视频� he adds. 91裸聊视频淵ou bet it does.91裸聊视频�

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.

91裸聊视频淭he Boy and the Heron91裸聊视频� follows a boy named Mahito Maki who moves to the countryside after his mother91裸聊视频檚 death. There, he is lured by a mysterious heron into a secluded tower, a portal that transports him to a fantastical realm amid his grief.

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.

91裸聊视频淢y wife tells me that I91裸聊视频檓 a very lucky man,91裸聊视频� Miyazaki said in his acceptance speech through a translator. 91裸聊视频淎nd I think I91裸聊视频檝e been lucky because I91裸聊视频檝e been able to participate in the last era when we can make films with paper, pencil and film.91裸聊视频�

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