The Annie Awards, known as the ``Academy Awards of the animation world,'' were announced in Los Angeles, USA, and director Hayao Miyazaki's ``How Do You Live?'' was selected for the storyboard award and character animation award in the feature category.
The announcement and award ceremony for the 51st Annie Awards was held in Los Angeles on the 17th, and the voice actors and production staff of the works nominated for each award walked the red carpet.
At the awards announcement, director Hayao Miyazaki's ``How Do You Live?'' was selected for the storyboard award in the feature-length category and the character animation award.
Receiving the award, animation director Yu Honda gave a speech, saying, ``I think Mr. Miyazaki is bored right now, so he'll probably start working on something else.When that happens, I want to help out as well.'' There were cheers and applause.
``Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'' was selected for the most prestigious feature film award, and ``How Do You Live?'' and Makoto Shinkai's ``The Sparrow'', which were nominated, won the award. It didn't.
Composer Joe Hisaishi was also selected for a special award honoring his lifelong contribution to animation.
In addition, in the TV and media category, the animation work ``BLUE EYE SAMURAI'' from the video streaming giant Netflix was selected for six awards, among which the editor Yuka Shirasuna from Chiba Prefecture was selected for the editing award. I got it.