List of accolades received by The Boy and the Heron explained

The Boy and the Heron accolades
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Nominations:64

is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli, the Japanese title references Genzaburō Yoshino's 1937 novel of the same name. The Japanese voice cast includes Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, and Shinobu Otake. The film follows a boy named Mahito Maki during the Pacific War who discovers an abandoned tower in his new town after his mother's death and enters a fantastical world with a talking gray heron.

The film was released in Japanese theaters on July 14, 2023, by Toho. It had its international premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, and after preview screenings on November 22, it was released theatrically in the United States on December 8, 2023. It was generally acclaimed by critics; on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% from 250 critics, with an average rating of 8.5 out of 10., the film has grossed internationally, making it the fifth highest-grossing Japanese film of all time.

The Boy and the Heron received numerous awards and nominations, particularly for its animation and musical score, composed by Joe Hisaishi. At the 96th Academy Awards, Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki won Best Animated Feature – the second hand-drawn production to do so after Miyazaki's 2001 film Spirited Away. At the 81st Golden Globe Awards, it received Best Animated Feature Film, with Hisaishi being nominated for Best Original Score. At the 77th British Academy Film Awards, Miyazaki and Suzuki won Best Animated Film, marking the first time a Japanese-language film had received the award.

Accolades

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Date of ceremonyCategoryNominee(s)Result
Academy AwardsMarch 10, 2024Best Animated Feature and Toshio Suzuki[1]
ADG Excellence in Production Design AwardsFebruary 10, 2024Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film[2]
Annie AwardsFebruary 17, 2024Best Animated Feature[3]
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Astra Film and Creative Arts AwardsJanuary 6, 2024Best Animated Feature[4]
[5]
Best International Filmmaker
Austin Film Critics Association AwardsJanuary 10, 2024Best Animated Film[6]
Best International Film
AWFJ EDA AwardsJanuary 3, 2024Best Animated Film[7]
Boston Society of Film Critics AwardsDecember 10, 2023Best Animated Film[8]
British Academy Film AwardsFebruary 18, 2024Best Animated Film and Toshio Suzuki[9]
Chicago Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 12, 2023Best Animated Film[10]
[11]
Best Foreign Language Film
Cinema Audio Society AwardsMarch 2, 2024Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated[12]
Critics' Choice Movie AwardsJanuary 14, 2024Best Animated Feature[13]
Critics' Choice Super AwardsApril 4, 2024Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie[14]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 18, 2023Best Animated Film[15]
Dorian AwardsFebruary 26, 2024Non-English Language Film of the Year[16]
Animated Film of the Year
Film Music of the Year
Florida Film Critics Circle AwardsDecember 21, 2023Best Film[17]
[18]
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Animated Film
Best Score
Georgia Film Critics Association AwardsJanuary 5, 2024Best Animated Film[19]
Best International Film
Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 7, 2024Best Animated Feature Film[20]
Best Original Score
Houston Film Critics Society AwardsJanuary 22, 2024Best Animated Feature[21]
Best Original Score
Imagine Film FestivalNovember 4, 2023Silver Scream Award[22]
IndieWire Critics PollDecember 11, 2023Best International Film[23]
International Cinephile Society AwardsFebruary 11, 2024Best Picture[24]
[25]
Best Animated Film
Best Score
Best Sound Design
International Film Music Critics Association AwardsFebruary 22, 2024Film Score of the Year[26]
[27]
Best Original Score for an Animated Film
Japan Academy Film PrizeMarch 8, 2024Animation of the Year[28]
London Film Critics' Circle AwardsFebruary 4, 2024Foreign Language Film of the Year[29]
[30]
Animated Film of the Year
Los Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 10, 2023Best Animated Film
Mainichi Film AwardsJanuary 19, 2024Ōfuji Noburō Award[31]
National Board of Review AwardsDecember 6, 2023Top Ten Films[32]
New York Film Critics Circle AwardsNovember 30, 2023Best Animated Film[33]
Online Film Critics Society AwardsJanuary 22, 2024Best Animated Film[34]
Producers Guild of America AwardsFebruary 25, 2024Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures[35]
San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsDecember 19, 2023Best Animated Film[36]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle AwardsJanuary 9, 2024Best Animated Feature[37]
Satellite AwardsMarch 3, 2024Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature[38]
Seattle Film Critics Society AwardsJanuary 8, 2024Best Animated Feature[39]
Best International Film
Society of Composers & Lyricists AwardsFebruary 13, 2024Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film[40]
St. Louis Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 17, 2023Best Animated Film[41]
Toronto Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 17, 2023Best Animated Feature[42]
Toronto International Film FestivalSeptember 17, 2023People's Choice Award[43]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association AwardsDecember 10, 2023Best Animated Feature[44]
Best Voice Performance

Notes and References

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  4. News: Astra Film Awards: Barbie wins eight awards, including Best Picture . Feinberg . Scott . 2024-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406184557/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/astra-film-awards-2024-winners-barbie-color-purple-american-fiction-1235781072/ . 2024-04-06 . 2024-05-14 . live . The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. Web site: Barbie and Oppenheimer lead 2024 Astra Award Film and Creative Arts nominations . 2023-12-07 . 2024-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208142048/https://hollywoodcreative.org/press-releases/barbie-and-oppenheimer-lead-2024-astra-award-film-creative-arts-nominations-9485/ . 2023-12-08 . dead . Hollywood Creative Alliance.
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  19. Web site: 2023 Georgia Film Critics Association Award winners. Georgia Film Critics Association. 5 January 2024. January 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240109220214/https://www.georgiafilmcritics.org/p/2023-awards.html. live.
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  21. News: Darling. Cary. Barbie, Oppenheimer lead Houston Film Critics Society's nominations. Houston Chronicle. January 9, 2024. January 9, 2024. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118063220/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/houston-film-critics-society-awards-18594525.php. live.
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