Hayao Miyazaki Wins First Golden Globe for ‘The Boy and the Heron’

Legendary filmmaker , at age 82, for his semi autobiographical fantasy film in the animated feature competition. The win for his Japan set movie marks several firsts, including the first Golden Globe Award for Miyazaki; the first for Studio Ghibli, the studio he co founded; the first for U.S. distributor GKIDS; and the first for an animated feature that wasn’t made in the English language.

has been billed as the final movie from Miyazaki, who previously won a competitive best animated feature Oscar for his 2001 film and received an Academy Honorary Award in 2014. Miyazaki’s 2013 film was nominated for a Golden Globe for a film made in a foreign language. Miyazaki’s credits also include and .

was nominated for the animated feature Golden Globe alongside , , and . producer Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge that also owns . THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter.