Some key notes on the award: * The Boy and the Heron marks only the second time in the history of this category that a hand-drawn 2d film has won the honor. The first time was 21 years ago, when ...

If The Boy and the Heron were to win this year’s animated feature Oscar, it would be the first non-American film to do so since Aardman’s Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2005.

Studio Ghibli legend Hayao Miyazaki's new film The Boy and The Heron is said to be his last – and it feels like a farewell. But is it really the end for him, asks Stephen Kelly.

The filmmaker’s win for “The Boy and the Heron” means he continues his reign, starting with his win in 2002 for “Spirited Away.” IE 11 is not supported.

When Hayao Miyazaki’s long-awaited and supposed swansong The Boy and the Heron opened at No. 1 at the North American box office last December with a record-breaking $12.8 million tally, it was ...

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Netflix’s new anime-ish action animated series plays fast and loose with ancient storytelling. Heron is the hero, but he’s not a real Greek myth. Here’s what happened in Zeus, Hera, Ares ...

An original story written by Miyazaki, The Boy and the Heron follows a boy’s search for his mother, who is said to have died in a fire in Tokyo in 1943 during the second world war. Advertisement.

That’s where 11-year-old protagonist Mahito — Miyazaki’s alter ego — is led by the heron into an alternate reality shared by the living and the dead, dominated by giant parakeets and pelicans.

From that unexpected triumph, a fruitful bond formed with Cartoon Saloon, the Irish studio behind the film. ... “The Boy and the Heron,” Miyazaki’s first movie in a decade, ...

Studio Ghibli, the iconic Japanese cartoon firm behind Miyazaki Hayao’s recent “The Boy and the Heron,” is selling a controlling stake to Japanese broadcaster Nippon Television (NTV). The ...

From "The Boy and the Heron" and "Scanner Darkly" and "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," these are the best animated movies and cartoon films.