# List of accolades received by The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron (Japanese: 君たちはどう生きるか, Hepburn: Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, lit. 'How Do You Live?') is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli, the Japanese title references Genzaburō Yoshino's 1937 novel of the same name. The Japanese voice cast includes Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, and Shinobu Otake. The film follows a boy named Mahito Maki during the Pacific War who discovers an abandoned tower in his new town after his mother's death and enters a fantastical world with a talking gray heron.
The film was released in Japanese theaters on July 14, 2023, by Toho. It had its international premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, and after preview screenings on November 22, it was released theatrically in the United States on December 8, 2023. It was generally acclaimed by critics; on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% from 250 critics, with an average rating of 8.5 out of 10. As of May 15, 2024, the film has grossed US$294.2 million internationally, making it the fifth highest-grossing Japanese film of all time.
The Boy and the Heron received numerous awards and nominations, particularly for its animation and musical score, composed by Joe Hisaishi. At the 96th Academy Awards, Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki won Best Animated Feature – the second hand-drawn production to do so after Miyazaki's 2001 film Spirited Away. At the 81st Golden Globe Awards, it received Best Animated Feature Film, with Hisaishi being nominated for Best Original Score. At the 77th British Academy Film Awards, Miyazaki and Suzuki won Best Animated Film, marking the first time a Japanese-language film had received the award.

## Accolades

Accolades received by The Boy and the Heron :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | March 10, 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki | Won | |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards | February 10, 2024 | Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film | Yōji Takeshige | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 17, 2024 | Best Animated Feature | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 17, 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production | Hayao Miyazaki | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 17, 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Hayao Miyazaki | Won | |
| Annie Awards | February 17, 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production | Hayao Miyazaki | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 17, 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production | Takeshi Honda | Won | |
| Annie Awards | February 17, 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production | Joe Hisaishi | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 17, 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Yōji Takeshige | Nominated | |
| Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards | January 6, 2024 | Best Animated Feature | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards | January 6, 2024 | Best International Filmmaker | Hayao Miyazaki | Won | [15] [16] |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | January 10, 2024 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | January 10, 2024 | Best International Film | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| AWFJ EDA Awards | January 3, 2024 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 10, 2023 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 18, 2024 | Best Animated Film | Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 12, 2023 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | [20] [21] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 12, 2023 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | March 2, 2024 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated | Kōji Kasamatsu | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2024 | Best Animated Feature | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | April 4, 2024 | Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2023 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| Dorian Awards | February 26, 2024 | Non-English Language Film of the Year | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Dorian Awards | February 26, 2024 | Animated Film of the Year | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| Dorian Awards | February 26, 2024 | Film Music of the Year | Joe Hisaishi | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2023 | Best Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | [27] [28] |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2023 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2023 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | [27] [28] |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2023 | Best Score | Joe Hisaishi | Won | [27] [28] |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | January 5, 2024 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Runner-up | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | January 5, 2024 | Best International Film | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 7, 2024 | Best Animated Feature Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 7, 2024 | Best Original Score | Joe Hisaishi | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 22, 2024 | Best Animated Feature | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 22, 2024 | Best Original Score | Joe Hisaishi | Nominated | |
| Imagine Film Festival | November 4, 2023 | Silver Scream Award | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll | December 11, 2023 | Best International Film | The Boy and the Heron | Third place | |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | February 11, 2024 | Best Picture | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | [35] [36] |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | February 11, 2024 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | [35] [36] |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | February 11, 2024 | Best Score | Joe Hisaishi | Won | [35] [36] |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | February 11, 2024 | Best Sound Design | Kōji Kasamatsu | Nominated | [35] [36] |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | February 22, 2024 | Film Score of the Year | Joe Hisaishi | Nominated | [37] [38] |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | February 22, 2024 | Best Original Score for an Animated Film | Joe Hisaishi | Won | [37] [38] |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | March 8, 2024 | Animation of the Year | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | February 4, 2024 | Foreign Language Film of the Year | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | [40] [41] |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | February 4, 2024 | Animated Film of the Year | The Boy and the Heron | Won | [40] [41] |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 10, 2023 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| Mainichi Film Awards | January 19, 2024 | Ōfuji Noburō Award | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| National Board of Review Awards | December 6, 2023 | Top Ten Films | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | November 30, 2023 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 22, 2024 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | February 25, 2024 | Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | Toshio Suzuki | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 19, 2023 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 9, 2024 | Best Animated Feature | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | March 3, 2024 | Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | The Boy and the Heron | Won | |
| Saturn Awards | February 2, 2025 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | January 8, 2024 | Best Animated Feature | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | January 8, 2024 | Best International Film | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards | February 13, 2024 | Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film | Joe Hisaishi | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2023 | Best Animated Film | The Boy and the Heron | Runner-up | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2023 | Best Animated Feature | The Boy and the Heron | Runner-up | |
| Toronto International Film Festival | September 17, 2023 | People's Choice Award | The Boy and the Heron | Runner-up | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 10, 2023 | Best Animated Feature | The Boy and the Heron | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 10, 2023 | Best Voice Performance | Masaki Suda | Nominated | |