He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2014 for The Tale of Princess Kaguya and received a consecutive Oscar nomination at the 88th Academy Awards for When Marnie Was There in same category.
Ia dinominasikan untuk Film Animasi Terbaik (Oscar) pada 2014 untuk The Tale of Princess Kaguya dan meraih nominasi Oscar berturut-turut di Academy Awards ke-88 untuk When Marnie Was There dalam kategori yang sama.