# List of accolades received by Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮崎 駿, Hepburn: Miyazaki Hayao, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and as a maker of anime feature films. His works are characterized by the recurrence of progressive themes, such as feminism, environmentalism, pacifism, love, and family. His films' protagonists are often strong girls or young women, and several of his films present morally ambiguous antagonists with redeeming qualities.
In the course of his career, Miyazaki has received multiple awards and nominations. His first feature films, The Castle of Cagliostro and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, earned him the Ōfuji Noburō Award at the Mainichi Film Awards in 1979 and 1984, respectively. His film Laputa: Castle in the Sky won Best Anime at the Anime Grand Prix in 1986, and My Neighbor Totoro won the Special Award at the Blue Ribbon Awards in 1989. He received several awards for his work on Kiki's Delivery Service in 1990, including Best Japanese Film at the Golden Gross Awards and the Special Award at the Japan Academy Film Prize. Porco Rosso also won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film in 1993.
Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke was the first animated film to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year; its distribution to the Western world greatly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan, and his 2001 film Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. His 2004 film Howl's Moving Castle and 2009 film Ponyo received several awards, including Animation of the Year at the Tokyo Anime Awards, and both were nominated for the Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production. His 2013 film The Wind Rises was also highly awarded; it received Animation of the Year from the Japan Academy Film Prize, and a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. Howl's Moving Castle and The Wind Rises were nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 78th and 86th Academy Awards. Miyazaki was awarded the Academy Honorary Award in November 2014, for his impact on animation and cinema. His 2023 film The Boy and the Heron won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.

## Films
### The Castle of Cagliostro

The Castle of Cagliostro was released in Japan on December 15, 1979.
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Awards | 1981 | Best International Film | Nominated | |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1979 | Ōfuji Noburō Award | Won | |

### Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was released on March 11, 1984. It grossed ¥1.48 billion at the box office, and made an additional ¥742 million in distribution income.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Anime Grand Prix | 1984 | Best Anime | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1984 | Reader's Choice Japanese Film Director of the Year | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1984 | Best Film of the Year | Runner-up |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1984 | Ōfuji Noburō Award | Won |

### Laputa: Castle in the Sky

Laputa: Castle in the Sky was released on August 2, 1986.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Anime Grand Prix | 1986 | Best Anime | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1986 | Best Film of the Year | Runner-up |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1986 | Ōfuji Noburō Award | Won |

### My Neighbor Totoro

My Neighbor Totoro was released on April 16, 1988. While it was commercially unsuccessful at the box office, merchandising was successful, and it received critical acclaim.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Blue Ribbon Awards | 1989 | Special Award | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1989 | Best Japanese Film | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1989 | Reader's Choice Japanese Film Director of the Year | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1989 | Best Film | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1989 | Ōfuji Noburō Award | Won |

### Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's Delivery Service premiered on July 29, 1989. It earned ¥2.15 billion at the box office, and was the highest-grossing film in Japan in 1989.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Anime Grand Prix | 1990 | Best Anime | Won |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | 1990 | Special Award | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1990 | Reader's Choice Japanese Film Director of the Year | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1990 | Best Film of the Year | Runner-up |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1990 | Best Animation Film | Won |

### Porco Rosso

Porco Rosso was released on July 18, 1992. The film was commercially successful and remained one of the highest-grossing films in Japan for several years.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Annecy International Animated Film Festival | 1993 | Best Film | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1993 | Best Film of the Year | Runner-up |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1993 | Best Animation Film | Won |

### Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke was released on July 12, 1997. It was commercially successful, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan for several months. Upon its release in Western markets, it was largely unsuccessful at the box office, grossing about US$2.3 million.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Annie Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Nominated |
| Blue Ribbon Awards | 1998 | Special Award | Won |
| Hochi Film Awards | 1997 | Special Award | Won |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | 1998 | Picture of the Year | Won |
| Japan Media Arts Festival | 1997 | Grand Prize in Animation | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1998 | Reader's Choice Japanese Film Director of the Year | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1998 | Best Film of the Year | Runner-up |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1998 | Best Animation Film | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1998 | Best Film | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1998 | Readers' Choice Award – Best Film | Won |
| Nebula Awards | 2001 | Best Script | Nominated |
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | 1997 | Best Director | Won |
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | 1997 | Yujiro Ishihara Award | Won |
| Tokyo Sports Film Awards | 1997 | Best Director | Won |

### Spirited Away

Spirited Away was released on July 20, 2001; it received critical acclaim, and is considered among the greatest films of the 2000s. The film was also commercially successful, earning ¥30.4 billion (US$289.1 million) at the box office. It became the highest-grossing film in Japan, a record it maintained for almost 20 years.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Academy Awards | 2003 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival | 2003 | Silver Scream Award | Won |
| Annie Awards | 2003 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Annie Awards | 2003 | Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Won |
| Annie Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Won |
| Argentine Film Critics Association | 2004 | Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 2002 | Golden Bear | Won |
| Blue Ribbon Awards | 2002 | Best Film | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 2002 | Special Commendation | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2004 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2003 | Best Foreign Independent Film | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | 2003 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Cambridge Film Festival | 2003 | Audience Award – Best Film | Won |
| César Awards | 2003 | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2003 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| Cinekid Festival | 2002 | Cinekid Film Award | Won |
| CEC Awards | 2003 | Best Foreign Film | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2003 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2003 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Durban International Film Festival | 2002 | Best Film | Won |
| European Film Awards | 2002 | Screen International Award | Nominated |
| Film Critics Circle of Australia | 2003 | Best Foreign-Language Film | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2003 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Hong Kong Film Awards | 2002 | Best Asian Film | Won |
| Hugo Awards | 2003 | Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form | Nominated |
| International Horror Guild Awards | 2003 | Best Movie | Nominated |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | 2002 | Picture of the Year | Won |
| Japan Media Arts Festival | 2002 | Grand Prize in Animation | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 2002 | Reader's Choice – Best Film | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 2002 | Reader's Choice Japanese Director of the Year | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 2002 | Best Film of the Year | Runner-up |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2004 | Foreign Language Film of the Year | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | 2002 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 2002 | Best Animation Film | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 2002 | Best Director | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 2002 | Best Film | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 2002 | Readers' Choice Award – Best Film | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2002 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Nebula Awards | 2004 | Best Script | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 2002 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | 2002 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | 2002 | Best Film | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2003 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2003 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| San Francisco International Film Festival | 2002 | Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2003 | Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2003 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2003 | Best Writing | Nominated |
| Sitges Film Festival | 2002 | Best Film | Nominated |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2002 | Animation of the Year | Won |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2002 | Best Art Direction | Won |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2002 | Best Director | Won |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2002 | Best Screenplay | Won |

### Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle was released on November 20, 2004, and received widespread critical acclaim. In Japan, the film grossed a record $14.5 million in its first week of release. It remains among the highest-grossing films in Japan, with a worldwide gross of over ¥19.3 billion.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Academy Awards | 2006 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | 2006 | Directing in a Feature Production | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Writing in a Feature Production | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2006 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2005 | Animation of the Year | Won |
| Hong Kong Film Awards | 2006 | Best Asian Film | Nominated |
| Japan Media Arts Festival | 2004 | Excellence Award in Animation | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 2005 | Readers' Choice Award – Best Film | Won |
| Nebula Awards | 2007 | Best Script | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 2005 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2006 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2005 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2005 | Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2006 | Best Animated Film | Nominated |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2005 | Golden Space Needle Award | Runner-up |
| Catalonian International Film Festival | 2004 | Audience Award – Best Feature Film | Won |
| Catalonian International Film Festival | 2004 | Best Film | Nominated |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2005 | Animation of the Year | Won |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2005 | Best Director | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 2004 | Golden Osella for Outstanding Technical Contribution | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 2004 | Golden Lion | Won |

### Ponyo

Ponyo was released on July 19, 2008. The film was also a commercial success, earning ¥10 billion (US$93.2 million) in its first month and ¥15.5 billion by the end of 2008, placing it among the highest-grossing films in Japan.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Annie Awards | 2010 | Directing in a Feature Production | Nominated |
| Asian Film Awards | 2009 | Best Director | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2009 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Hong Kong Film Awards | 2010 | Best Asian Film | Nominated |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | 2009 | Animation of the Year | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2010 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2009 | Best Domestic Feature | Won |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2009 | Best Director | Won |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2009 | Best Original Story | Won |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2009 | Animation of the Year | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 2008 | Future Film Festival Digital Award | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | 2008 | Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 2008 | Golden Lion | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2009 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |

### The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises premiered on July 20, 2013, and received critical acclaim. It was also commercially successful, grossing ¥11.6 billion (US$110 million) at the Japanese box office, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan in 2013.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Academy Awards | 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | 2013 | Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Won |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Feature Film | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| EDA Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Runner-up |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2014 | Best Animated Film | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Film | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | 2014 | Best Animated Film | Runner-up |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | 2013 | Animation of the Year | Won |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 2014 | Best Film of the Year | Runner-up |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Film | Runner-up |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 2014 | Tsutaya Movie Fan Award – Japanese Film | Won |
| Mill Valley Film Festival | 2013 | Audience Favorite – Animation | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2013 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| National Cartoonists Society Division Awards | 2014 | Feature Animation | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2013 | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2013 | Best Director | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2013 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2013 | Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2015 | Best Animated Film | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Film | Runner-up |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2014 | Grand Prize – Feature Film | Won |
| Tokyo Anime Awards | 2014 | Best Screenplay/Original Work | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 2013 | Golden Lion | Nominated |
| Village Voice Film Poll | 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | 2013 | Best Family Film | Won |

### The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron premiered on July 14, 2023, and received critical acclaim. It was commercially successful, grossing ¥1.8 billion in its opening weekend, the biggest opening in Studio Ghibli's history.
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
| Academy Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Annie Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Won |
| Annie Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production | Nominated |
| Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards | 2024 | Best International Filmmaker | Won |
| Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Film | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Best International Film | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 2023 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Dorian Awards | 2024 | Animated Film of the Year | Won |
| Dorian Awards | 2024 | Non-English Language Film of the Year | Nominated |
| EDA Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2023 | Best Film | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2023 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 2023 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Film | Runner-up |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Best International Film | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Feature Film | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Imagine Film Festival | 2023 | Silver Scream Award | Won |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| International Cinephile Society Awards | 2024 | Best Picture | 15th Place |
| Japan Academy Film Prize | 2024 | Animation of the Year | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2024 | Animated Film of the Year | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2024 | Foreign Language Film of the Year | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 2024 | Ōfuji Noburō Award | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2023 | Top Ten Films | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 2023 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2023 | Best Animated Film | Won |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2024 | Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2025 | Best Animated Film | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 2024 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 2024 | Best International Film | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Best Animated Film | Runner-up |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Best Animated Feature | Runner-up |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2023 | People's Choice Award | Runner-up |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Best Animated Feature | Nominated |

### Other honours

| Award / Organization | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Annie Awards | 1998 | Winsor McCay Award | — | Won |
| Mainichi Film Awards | 2002 | Ōfuji Noburō Award | Whale Hunt | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | 2005 | Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement | — | Won |
| Comic-Con International | 2009 | Inkpot Award | — | Won |
| Cabinet Office | 2012 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | Won |
| Annie Awards | 2013 | Writing in an Animated Feature Production | From Up on Poppy Hill | Nominated |
| Tokyo Sports Film Awards | 2013 | Special Award | — | Won |
| Governors Awards | 2014 | Academy Honorary Award | — | Won |
| World Fantasy Awards | 2019 | Life Achievement | — | Won |
| Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation | 2024 | Ramon Magsaysay Award | — | Won |