The 96th Academy Awards or Oscars 2024 is just around the corner. The ceremony will be held on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Anime nomination
The most exciting thing about the Awards for the anime community is that Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka) is nominated for Best Animated Feature.
There are four other animated movies nominated in this category along with The Boy and the Heron — Elemental, Nimona, Robot Dreams and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first awarded in 2002, so this is a relatively new category. And an anime nomination truly means a lot, since there haven’t been many of them.
Hayao Miyazaki, though, is the real star of Oscar-nominated anime, since The Boy and the Heron is his fourth nomination: The Wind Rises, Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away were previously nominated.
However, only one of these films went on to win: Spirited Away. Moreover, it happened more than 20 years ago, in 2002, and this is the only anime movie that won the award.
Any chances for The Boy and the Heron to win?
Fans believe that 2024 is the year that will make the anime community victorious once again. The Boy and the Heron has already won The Golden Globe Awards as well as BAFTA and Annie Awards.
Although a lot of people do not consider the movie to be the strongest of Hayao Miyazaki’s works, the anime has also received a lot of praise, and the reviews are mostly positive.
On top of that, this might be Hayao Miyazaki’s last big project, since he’s been planning to retire for ages, and The Boy and the Heron was also a huge surprise for the community. That’s why fans think the Academy Awards might want to honor his talent one more time and give the award to his movie.
But it’s not only about honoring the classics, they think. The Boy and the Heron was indeed great, and many fans truly consider it the best animated film of 2023, so such a victory would not only be right but also deserved.
The Boy and the Heron fans consider the Spider-Man movie their biggest opponent, and admit that they won’t be overly disappointed if that project wins instead. However, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a sequel, and they’d rather see the award go to a new movie, which is The Boy and the Heron.
Do you think The Boy and the Heron will win an Oscar?
The 96th Academy Awards or Oscars 2024 is just around the corner. The ceremony will be held on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Anime nomination
The most exciting thing about the Awards for the anime community is that Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka) is nominated for Best Animated Feature.
There are four other animated movies nominated in this category along with The Boy and the Heron — Elemental, Nimona, Robot Dreams and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first awarded in 2002, so this is a relatively new category. And an anime nomination truly means a lot, since there haven’t been many of them.
Hayao Miyazaki, though, is the real star of Oscar-nominated anime, since The Boy and the Heron is his fourth nomination: The Wind Rises, Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away were previously nominated.
However, only one of these films went on to win: Spirited Away. Moreover, it happened more than 20 years ago, in 2002, and this is the only anime movie that won the award.
Any chances for The Boy and the Heron to win?
Fans believe that 2024 is the year that will make the anime community victorious once again. The Boy and the Heron has already won The Golden Globe Awards as well as BAFTA and Annie Awards.
Although a lot of people do not consider the movie to be the strongest of Hayao Miyazaki’s works, the anime has also received a lot of praise, and the reviews are mostly positive.
On top of that, this might be Hayao Miyazaki’s last big project, since he’s been planning to retire for ages, and The Boy and the Heron was also a huge surprise for the community. That’s why fans think the Academy Awards might want to honor his talent one more time and give the award to his movie.
But it’s not only about honoring the classics, they think. The Boy and the Heron was indeed great, and many fans truly consider it the best animated film of 2023, so such a victory would not only be right but also deserved.
The Boy and the Heron fans consider the Spider-Man movie their biggest opponent, and admit that they won’t be overly disappointed if that project wins instead. However, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a sequel, and they’d rather see the award go to a new movie, which is The Boy and the Heron.
Do you think The Boy and the Heron will win an Oscar?
