TOKYO: Celebrated Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki won his second Oscar on Sunday with 'The Boy and the Heron' -- the Studio Ghibli co-founder's first film in a decade, and potentially his last.It bested top rival 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse', Disney's 'Elemental', Netflix's 'Nimona' and the dialogue-free 'Robot Dreams.' Miyazaki was not present in Los Angeles to accept the award.
And while he did not set out to make an autobiography, the film's father character 'is very much like my own father,' he said.The animator co-founded production house Studio Ghibli in 1985, building a cult following with his highly imaginative depictions of nature and machines.Ghibli characters, like cuddly forest spirit Totoro and princess warrior Nausicaa, are now beloved by children and adults worldwide.