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The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Awards

The Boy and the Heron

35 wins & 91 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Winner Oscar
    • Best Animated Feature Film
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Toshio Suzuki

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2025 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Animated Film

Annie Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee Annie
    • Best Animated Feature
  • 2024 Winner Annie
    • Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature
    • Takeshi Honda
  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee Annie
    • Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Nominee Annie
    • Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature
    • Joe Hisaishi
  • 2024 Nominee Annie
    • Outstanding Achievement for Production Design on an Animated Feature
    • Yôji Takeshige

Bodil Awards

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2025 Nominee Bodil
    • Best Non-English Language Film (Bedste ikke-engelsksprogede film)
    • Hayao Miyazaki

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Animated Film

BAFTA Awards

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Animated Feature Film
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Toshio Suzuki

Critics Choice Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Animated Feature

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Animated Feature
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film

Cinema Audio Society, USA

  • 2024 Nominee C.A.S. Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Animated
    • Kôji Kasamatsu (original dialogue mixer, re-recording mixer)

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Animated Film

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Film
  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2023 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Score
    • Joe Hisaishi
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee FFCC Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Animated Film

Golden Globes, USA

  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Original Score, Motion Picture
    • Joe Hisaishi
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Motion Picture, Animated

Satellite Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Winner Satellite Award
    • Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media

Awards of the Japanese Academy

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Winner Award of the Japanese Academy
    • Best Animation Film

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee Sierra Award
    • Best Animated Film

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Foreign Language Film of the Year
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Winner ALFS Award
    • Animated Film of the Year

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Animation

National Board of Review, USA

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Films

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Animated Film

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Animated Feature

PGA Awards

  • Toshio Suzuki
    2024 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
    • Toshio Suzuki

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2025 Nominee Robert
    • Best Non-English Language Film (Årets ikke-engelsksprogede film)
    • Hayao Miyazaki

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner SDFCS Award
    • Best Animated Film

Art Directors Guild

  • 2024 Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award
    • Animated Film
    • Yôji Takeshige

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee TFCA Award
    • Best Animated Feature

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2023 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Best Film
    • Hayao Miyazaki

Golden Trailer Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee Golden Trailer
    • Best Foreign Independent Trailer
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Winner Golden Trailer
    • Best Foreign Animation/Family Trailer
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee Golden Trailer
    • Best Foreign Teaser

Austin Film Critics Association

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best International Film
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best Animated Film

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Animated Feature
  • Masaki Suda in Gintama Live Action the Movie (2017)
    2023 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Voice Performance
    • Masaki Suda

International Cinephile Society Awards

  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Winner ICS Award
    • Best Original Score
    • Joe Hisaishi
  • 2024 Nominee ICS Award
    • Best Sound Design
    • Kôji Kasamatsu
  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Winner ICS Award
    • Best Animated Film
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee ICS Award
    • Best Picture
    15th place

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee NTFCA Award
    • Best Animated Film

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Animated Film
    2nd place

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Winner EDA Award
    • Best Animated Film
    • Hayao Miyazaki

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee IFJA Award
    • Best Animated Film
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee IFJA Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film

Denver Film Critics Society

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Animated Film

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Best Animated Film - International Competition
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Animated Character - International Competition
    For the character "Heron".
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Animated Character - International Competition
    For the character "Mahito".
  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Screenplay - International Competition
    • Hayao Miyazaki

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee GAFCA Award
    • Best International Film
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee GAFCA Award
    • Best Animated Film
    2nd place

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)

  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Nominee IFMCA Award
    • Score of the Year
    • Joe Hisaishi
  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Winner IFMCA Award
    • Best Original Score for an Animated Film
    • Joe Hisaishi

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee SIYAD Award
    • Best Foreign Film

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Winner Dorian Award
    • Animated Film of the Year
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee Dorian Award
    • Non-English Language Film of the Year
  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Nominee Dorian Award
    • Film Music of the Year
    • Joe Hisaishi

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee UFCA Award
    • Best Animated Feature

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee OFCC Award
    • Best Film
    9th place
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee OFCC Award
    • Best Animated Film
    2nd place

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Animated Film
  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Original Score
    • Joe Hisaishi

Online Film & Television Association

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Animated Picture
    (2nd place)

Imagine Film Festival, NL

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2023 Winner Silver Scream
    • Audience Award
    • Hayao Miyazaki

Golden Schmoes Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Best Animated Movie of the Year

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Toshio Suzuki
    2024 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Picture
    • Toshio Suzuki
  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Director
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Winner INOCA
    • Best Animated Film
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Toshio Suzuki
  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Non-English Language Film
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Toshio Suzuki
    Japan

Australian Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best International Film (Foreign Language)

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee ICP Award
    • Best International Film
    3rd place

North Carolina Film Critics Association

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee NCFCA Award
    • Best Animated Film

Phoenix Critics Circle

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee PCC Award
    • Best Animated Film

Gold Derby Awards

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Animated Feature
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Toshio Suzuki
  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • International Feature
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Toshio Suzuki
    Japan

Hawaii Film Critics Society

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Animated Film
  • Robert Pattinson at an event for The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
    2024 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance
    • Robert Pattinson

Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner PFCC Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner PFCC Award
    • Best Animated Film

New Mexico Film Critics

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner NMFC Award
    • Best Animated Film

Music City Film Critics' Association Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee MCFCA Award
    • Best Animated Film
  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Nominee MCFCA Award
    • Best Score
    • Joe Hisaishi
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee Jim Ridley Award

Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee LEJA Award
    • Best Animated Feature
    • Hayao Miyazaki

Online Association of Female Film Critics

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee OAFFC Award
    • Best Animated Feature
    2nd place

Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards

  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Nominee SCL Award
    • Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film
    • Joe Hisaishi

Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee GWNYFCA Award
    • Best Foreign Film
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Winner GWNYFCA Award
    • Best Animated Film

DiscussingFilm Critic Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee DFCA Award
    • Best Animated Feature
    2nd place
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee DFCA Award
    • Best International Feature
  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Nominee DFCA Award
    • Best Original Score
    • Joe Hisaishi

North Dakota Film Society

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee NDFS Award
    • Best Animated Feature
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Toshio Suzuki

Weibo Awards Ceremony

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Winner Weibo Movie Award
    • Quality Foreign Language Film of the Year

Critics Choice Super Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee CCA Super Award
    • Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie

Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)

  • Toshio Suzuki
    2024 Nominee Windie
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Toshio Suzuki
  • Toshio Suzuki
    2024 Nominee Windie
    • Best Animated Film
    • Toshio Suzuki
  • Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
    2024 Nominee Windie
    • Best Original Score
    • Joe Hisaishi

Columbus Film Critics Association

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Animated Film
  • Willem Dafoe
    2024 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
    • Willem Dafoe
    Shared with: Asteroid City · Inside · Poor Things

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Winner SFBAFCC Award
    • Best Animated Feature

BFE Cut Above Awards

  • 2024 Nominee BFE Cut Above Award
    • Best Edited Single Animation
    • Rie Matsubara
    • Takeshi Seyama
    • Akane Shiraishi

Seattle Film Critics Society

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee SFCS Award
    • Best International Film
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Nominee SFCS Award
    • Best Animated Film
    • Hayao Miyazaki

Portland Critics Association Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee PCA Award
    • Best Animated Feature
    2nd place
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee PCA Award
    • Best Film Not in the English Language

Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee MNFCA Award
    • Best Animated Feature

Film Comment Magazine, USA

  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2023 Nominee Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll
    • Best Film
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    20th place

Anime Trending Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2025 Nominee Annual Award
    • Anime Movie of The Year

Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee MMCG Award
    • Best Animated Film

Astra Film Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2024 Nominee Astra Award
    • Best Animated Feature
  • Hayao Miyazaki at an event for Ponyo (2008)
    2024 Winner Astra Award
    • Best International Filmmaker
    • Hayao Miyazaki

VHS Awards

  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    2023 Nominee VHS Award
    • Best Animated Film
    2nd place

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