# List of accolades received by Howl's Moving Castle

This is a list of accolades received by the 2004 movie Howl's Moving Castle, directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

## Accolades

Accolades received by Howl's Moving Castle :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | 5 March 2006 | Best Animated Feature | Hayao Miyazaki | Nominated | |
| Anime Grand Prix | No ceremony | Grand Prix | Howl's Moving Castle | 9th place | |
| Anime Grand Prix | No ceremony | Best Male Character | Howl | 14th place | |
| Anime Grand Prix | No ceremony | Best Female Character | Sophie | 14th place | |
| Annie Awards | 4 February 2006 | Best Animated Feature | Howl's Moving Castle | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | 4 February 2006 | Best Directing in a Feature Production | Hayao Miyazaki | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | 4 February 2006 | Best Writing in a Feature Production | Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 9 January 2006 | Best Animated Feature | Howl's Moving Castle | Nominated | |
| Golden Reel Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Sound Editing in a Feature Animation – Sound FX/Foley, Dialogue/ADR & Music | Petra Bach, Toru Noguchi, Yukio Hokari, Mizuki Itou, Masaya Kitada, and Akihiko Okase | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Film Festival | 24 October 2005 | Hollywood Animation of the Year Award | Howl's Moving Castle | Won | |
| Hong Kong Film Awards | 8 April 2006 | Best Asian Film | Howl's Moving Castle | Nominated | |
| Japan Media Arts Festival | 24 February 2005 | Excellence Prize – Animation Division | Howl's Moving Castle | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 11 December 2005 | Best Music | Joe Hisaishi and Youmi Kimura | Won | |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 9 February 2005 | Movie Fan Award – Japanese Film | Howl's Moving Castle | Won | |
| Maui Film Festival | 19 June 2005 | Audience Award | Howl's Moving Castle | Won | |
| MTV Russia Movie Awards | 21 April 2006 | Best Animated Film | Howl's Moving Castle | Nominated | |
| Nastro d'Argento | 7 February 2006 | Best Director of a Foreign Film | Hayao Miyazaki | Nominated | |
| Nebula Awards | 12 May 2007 | Best Script | Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 8 January 2006 | Best Animated Feature | Howl's Moving Castle | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | 16 January 2006 | Best Animated Feature | Howl's Moving Castle | Nominated | |
| Reykjavík International Film Festival | 9 October 2005 | Audience Award | Howl's Moving Castle | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 19 December 2005 | Best Animated Film | Howl's Moving Castle | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 17 December 2005 | Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Howl's Moving Castle | Nominated | |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 12 June 2005 | Golden Space Needle Award | Howl's Moving Castle | Runner-up | |
| Sitges Film Festival | 11 December 2004 | Audience Award | Howl's Moving Castle | Won | |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2 April 2005 | Animation of the Year | Howl's Moving Castle | Won | [23] [12] |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2 April 2005 | Best Director | Hayao Miyazaki | Won | [23] [12] |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2 April 2005 | Best Voice Actor | Chieko Baisho | Won | [23] [12] |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2 April 2005 | Best Music | Joe Hisaishi | Won | [23] [12] |
| Venice International Film Festival | 11 September 2004 | Golden Lion | Howl's Moving Castle | Nominated | [24] [25] |
| Venice International Film Festival | 11 September 2004 | Golden Osella | Studio Ghibli | Won | [24] [25] |
| Young Artist Awards | 25 March 2006 | Best Family Feature Film – Animation | Howl's Moving Castle | Nominated | |