Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron captured the Golden Globe tonight for Best Motion Picture – Animated, adding to its momentum in recent weeks.
The producers of the film did not travel to LA, so the trophy was accepted on their behalf during the ceremony. But even without the emotional punctuation mark of an acceptance speech, the win cemented The Boy as the Oscar front-runner.
It was also nominated at the Globes for composer Joe Hisaishi’s score, so multiple Oscar nominations seem a distinct possibility for the GKIDs and Studio Ghibli release.
The film has been a box office hit in many territories and set a record for Miyazaki in North America (as well as GKIDS and Studio Ghibli) when it opened to a better-than-expected $12.8 million in December.
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