The legendary Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki made a historic and golden return to the Academy Awards.
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2014, file photo, Hayao Miyazaki arrives at the 6th annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles. Miyazakis The Boy and Heron, is nominated for best animated feature. the legendary Japanese filmmaker whose anime classics have enchanted fans around the world for decades, has won his second career Oscar.
In journal excerpts from around that time released in the film’s press notes, Miyazaki writes: “There’s nothing more pathetic than telling the world you’ll retire because of your age, then making yet another comeback. Miyazaki worked through those concerns, and the resulting film earned him not only his second Oscar win on Sunday night, but
The film was a decade in the making. In the age of CGI and artificial intelligence, Miyazaki has stuck to the lengthy process of hand-drawing his animations.