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Continuing its award-winning spree, The Boy and the Heron grabbed the best animated feature film Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards. The film by Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki defeated other movies in this category which included Elemental, Nimona, Robot Dreams and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.
Released in Japan as Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka (translated as How Do You Live), the The Boy and the Heron is an original story written and directed by Miyazaki, produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, and features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi.
The winner of the animated short film category is War Is Over! Inspired By The Music Of John & Yoko. In the visual effects category, Godzilla Minus One directed by Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima emerged as the winner.
Here is the the full list of nominees and winners of Academy Awards 2024:
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Winner: The Boy And The Heron– Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
Nominees:
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Winner: War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko- Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner: Godzilla Minus One – Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
Nominee:
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner: Emma Stone- Poor Things
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner: Da’vine Joy Randolph- The Holdovers
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Oppenheimer – Hoyte Van Hoytema
COSTUME DESIGN
Winner: Poor Things – Holly Waddington
DIRECTING
Winner: Oppenheimer- Christopher Nolan
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Winner: 20 Days In Mariupol- Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner And Raney Aronson-Rath
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Winner: The Last Repair Shop- Ben Proudfoot And Kris Bowers
FILM EDITING
Winner: Oppenheimer– Jennifer Lame
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Winner: The Zone Of Interest- United Kingdom
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Winner: Poor Things– Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier And Josh Weston
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Winner: Oppenheimer– Ludwig Göransson
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Winner: What Was I Made For?- From Barbie; Music And Lyric By Billie Eilish And Finneas O’connell
BEST PICTURE
Winner: Oppenheimer-Emma Thomas, Charles Roven And Christopher Nolan, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Winner: Poor Things – Production Design: James Price And Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Winner: The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar- Wes Anderson And Steven Rales
SOUND
Winner: The Zone Of Interest- Tarn Willers And Johnnie Burn
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Winner: American Fiction- Written For The Screen By Cord Jefferson
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Winner: Anatomy Of A Fall, Screenplay – Justine Triet And Arthur Harari
The 96th Oscars was held on 10 March 2024 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and was televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.