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Hayao Miyazaki

Born on January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan

Hayao Miyazaki is regarded as one of the greatest creators of animated films, and his work certainly stands as some of the best the genre has to offer. Miyazaki began as a low-level animator for children's cartoons such as Gulliver's Space Travels, ... Read Full Biography

Year	Award	Category	Movie	Result
2005	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Best Animated Feature	Howl's Moving Castle	Nominated
2002	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Best Animated Feature	Spirited Away	Won
2001	Berlin International Film Festival	Golden Berlin Bear	Spirited Away	Won

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