Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Wins Best Animation of the Year at 47th Japan Academy Film Prize Awards

The award ceremony for the 47th Japan Academy Film Prizes was held at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo on March 8. The Boy and the Heron , Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film in ten years, won the Best Animation of the Year award. RELATED: The 47th Japan Academy Film Prize Announces Excellent Animation of the Year Winners Films eligible for the prize included those released in Japan between January 1 and December 31, 2023. The Boy and the Heron was selected from the five Japanese anime films that received the Excellent Animation of the Year award . The other four films included — Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo (Go Koga), Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Shinnosuke Yakuwa), Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (Yuzuru Tachikawa), and BLUE GIANT (Yuzuru Tachikawa). BLUE GIANT , an anime film adaptation of Shinichi Ishizuka's jazz-themed manga of the same name, won the Outstanding Achievement in Music award. The film's soundtrack music was produced by Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, Hiromi Uehara. Meanwhile, Godzilla Minus One , the 30th Japanese Godzilla film produced by Toho, won eight of te categories listed below, including the Picture of the Year. Picture of the Year Screenplay of the Year: Takashi Yamazki Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Sakura Ando Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Kozo Shibasaki Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction: Nariyuki Ueda Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Anri Jojo Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording: Hisashi Takeuchi Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing: Ryuji Miyajima You can find the full list of the winners here . Sources: Japan Academy Film Prize official website (C)2023 Studio Ghibli

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