In urgent news, the beard of (The Boy and the Heron) has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. I’m grateful to the Academy and everyone who nominated us.”
Miyazaki — who looked like he would rather be doing anything else — was interviewed by Suzuki in an Oscars segment. Miyazaki didn’t quite agree with The Boy and the Heron being autobiographical but itted it had elements. He also added, “Well, I’m glad that I made it all the way to the end. All that’s left is my worn-out self” and “I thought that it would never end. We managed to finish it because the money kept coming!”
The Boy and the Heron was in development for seven long years. Numerous interviews between The Boy and the Heron‘s staff and the Golden Globe Awards.
GKIDS distributed The Boy and the Heron in North American theaters. The film has grossed over $167 million worldwide (Box Office Mojo). GKIDS describes the film:
A young boy named Mahito
yearning for his mother
ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead.
There, death comes to an end,
and life finds a new beginning.
A semi-autobiographical fantasy
about life, death, and creation,
in tribute to friendship,
from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
Source: Oscars YouTube channel, via Catsuka on X (formerly Twitter)
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