LOS ANGELES — Hayao Miyazaki won his second Oscar on Sunday for his semi-autobiographical Japanese animated feature film “The Boy and the Heron”, a fantasy tale about a boy grieving his dead mother.Oscar-winning Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki was not on hand to accept the award for best animated film for "The Boy and the Heron" at the Oscars award ceremony on March 10, 2024.
"Both Hayao Miyazaki and I have aged a considerable amount. I am grateful to receive such an honour at my age, and taking this as a message to continue our work, I will devote myself to work harder in the future," film producer Toshio Suzuki said in an interview backstage at the ceremony by public relations company 42West.
“The Boy and the Heron” was No 1 at the North American box office when it premiered in 2023, earning US$13 million There the young boy encounters a supernatural grey heron that leads him to a sealed tower where he discovers a host of fantastical beings that help him process the weight of loss in numerous ways.