It’s the first anime movie to win in this category.
Fans don’t think it’s truly deserved, but consider it a major win for the community.
The Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film was first awarded back in 2006. For 18 years, American animated movies dominated the category, and this year it’s finally time for a change. The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka) won the award on January 7, 2024, becoming the first anime movie ever to do so.
The list of nominees for this category this year was rather impressive: Elemental, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Suzume, Wish and the Boy and the Heron. Two anime movies nominated sounds like a win for the community.
The Boy and the Heron was also nominated for Best Original Score, but this award went to Oppenheimer instead.
The movie follows Mahito Maki, but don’t let his name make you think of the Jujutsu Kaisen villain, this Mahito is not like that. The pain of losing his mother is still haunting the boy when he encounters a mysterious gray heron that leads him to a world shared by the living and the dead.
It may not be deserved, but it’s a good thing
The news of the Boy and the Heron receiving the award has the anime community feeling mixed. First of all, it’s a major win, of course. As we’ve mentioned earlier, this is the first anime project to win Golden Globe’s Best Animated Movie, and this is undeniably a great reason to celebrate.
This is history and proof that anime is getting more and more recognition around the world.
However, some have their doubts about this victory. Was it really deserved?
The Boy and the Heron is a great movie, it was highly anticipated and received a lot of positive reviews. But still, fans admit that it has its issues, and it wasn’t everything you could have expected from a Hayao Miyazaki project.
That’s why the glee fans felt because of an anime winning is clouded by a doubtful feeling. They say they preferred other nominees, and the Boy and the Heron won the award because other anime deserved it in past years.
Anime is struggling with its reputation. It’s no longer a niche interest, but it still needs more recognition and accolades. But fans find it ironic that for the first time an anime movie dominates the category, the award should have gone to another project.
Still, this is truly a big deal for the community, and definitely a step forward. The Boy and the Heron showed us that an anime can win, and this alone is great news.
Do you think the Boy and the Heron deserved to win?
It’s the first anime movie to win in this category.
Fans don’t think it’s truly deserved, but consider it a major win for the community.
The Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film was first awarded back in 2006. For 18 years, American animated movies dominated the category, and this year it’s finally time for a change. The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka) won the award on January 7, 2024, becoming the first anime movie ever to do so.
The list of nominees for this category this year was rather impressive: Elemental, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Suzume, Wish and the Boy and the Heron. Two anime movies nominated sounds like a win for the community.
The Boy and the Heron was also nominated for Best Original Score, but this award went to Oppenheimer instead.
The movie follows Mahito Maki, but don’t let his name make you think of the Jujutsu Kaisen villain, this Mahito is not like that. The pain of losing his mother is still haunting the boy when he encounters a mysterious gray heron that leads him to a world shared by the living and the dead.
It may not be deserved, but it’s a good thing
The news of the Boy and the Heron receiving the award has the anime community feeling mixed. First of all, it’s a major win, of course. As we’ve mentioned earlier, this is the first anime project to win Golden Globe’s Best Animated Movie, and this is undeniably a great reason to celebrate.
This is history and proof that anime is getting more and more recognition around the world.
However, some have their doubts about this victory. Was it really deserved?
The Boy and the Heron is a great movie, it was highly anticipated and received a lot of positive reviews. But still, fans admit that it has its issues, and it wasn’t everything you could have expected from a Hayao Miyazaki project.
That’s why the glee fans felt because of an anime winning is clouded by a doubtful feeling. They say they preferred other nominees, and the Boy and the Heron won the award because other anime deserved it in past years.
Anime is struggling with its reputation. It’s no longer a niche interest, but it still needs more recognition and accolades. But fans find it ironic that for the first time an anime movie dominates the category, the award should have gone to another project.
Still, this is truly a big deal for the community, and definitely a step forward. The Boy and the Heron showed us that an anime can win, and this alone is great news.
Do you think the Boy and the Heron deserved to win?
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