LOS ANGELES, Feb 19 (News On Japan) –
At the Annie Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 17, referred to as the Academy Awards of the animation business, Hayao Miyazaki’s movie “The Boy and the Heron” acquired the Storyboard and Character Animation awards.
Nominated in seven classes, “The Boy and the Heron” missed out on essentially the most coveted Best Feature award however secured accolades for Storyboarding and Character Animation.
Animation director Yu Honda, who attended the ceremony, mirrored on the seven-year journey of creating the movie. He believed Miyazaki initially supposed to finish the undertaking in about three years and make it his swan music. Honda reminisced about working aspect by aspect with Miyazaki, who typically sang and urged watching the gorgeous sundown from the rooftop, seemingly having fun with the remaining years of his life. Despite the undertaking taking seven years, Honda joked that Miyazaki continues to be alive and his life plans have been disrupted. He believes Miyazaki may be bored and hopes he’ll begin engaged on a brand new undertaking, to which Honda would gladly contribute.
Studio Ghibli’s government officer, Junichi Nishioka, accepted the Storyboard award on behalf of Miyazaki. He talked about that Miyazaki could not attend as a result of his age and the challenges of an extended journey. Nishioka expressed his pleasure that Miyazaki’s storyboarding was acknowledged, contemplating him essentially the most passionate director on this facet globally. Unlike different administrators, Miyazaki would not write scripts however begins immediately with storyboarding, a singular method within the business. Nishioka highlighted Miyazaki’s dedication to translating his psychological imagery onto paper over a 12 months and his steady storyboarding whereas directing on set for 50 years. He quoted one among Miyazaki’s well-known sayings: “The person who draws the storyboard is the director.”
“The Boy and the Heron” has already made historical past by being the primary Japanese movie to win the Best Animated Feature on the Golden Globe Awards. It can be nominated for the Best Animated Feature on the upcoming Academy Awards on March tenth, with excessive hopes for a win.
Additionally, Joe Hisaishi, who has composed music for quite a few Studio Ghibli movies, was honored with the Winsor McCay Award for his important contributions to the animation business.
Meanwhile, Makoto Shinkai’s movie “Suzume no Tojimari” was nominated in seven classes, together with Best Feature and Best Writing, however didn’t safe any awards. The Best Feature award went to “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
Source: 日テレNEWS