“Godzilla Minus One” and Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” have won an Academy Award

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BREAKING NEWS: “Godzilla Minus One”, a film commemorating the 70th anniversary of Godzilla’s birth (directed by Takashi Yamazaki) became the first Japanese film to win Best Visual Effects at the Academy Awards.

【邦画初🎉】「ゴジラ-1.0」が米アカデミー賞で視覚効果賞を受賞！山崎貴監督が英語でスピーチ「Thank you so much！！」pic.twitter.com/xjLhnOX0Sh

— ライブドアニュース (@livedoornews) March 11, 2024

Director Miyazaki Hayao’s first new feature film in 10 years, “The Boy and the Heron” won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. This is Miyazaki’second time in 21 years, after 2003’s “Spirited Away”.

【快挙🎉】宮崎駿監督の「君たちはどう生きるか」が米アカデミー賞の長編アニメーション映画賞受賞！「千と千尋の神隠し」以来21年ぶり2度目pic.twitter.com/jY6G7rligF

— ライブドアニュース (@livedoornews) March 11, 2024

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