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The Boy and the Heron

Awards & Festivals

2024 | Winner: Best Animated Feature

Toronto International Film Festival

2023 | Official Selection: People's Choice Award

Indiewire Critics' Poll

2023 | Nominee: Best International Film

National Board of Review

2023 | Winner: Top 10 Films

2024 | Winner: Best Animated Feature Film

Golden Globes (USA)

2024 | Winner: Best Animated Feature Film

Golden Globes (USA)

2024 | Nominee: Best Original Score – Motion Picture

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2023 | Winner: Best Animated Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2023 | Winner: Best Animation

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

2024 | Winner: Best Animated Feature

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2024 | Nominee: Foreign Language Film of the Year

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2024 | Winner: Animated Film of the Year

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

2023 | Nominee: Best Animated Feature

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2023 | Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2023 | Winner: Best Animated Feature

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

2023 | Winner: Best Animated Film

2025 | Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film

New York Film Critics

2023 | Winner: Best Animated Film

Austin Film Critics Association

2024 | Nominee: Best International Film

Austin Film Critics Association

2024 | Nominee: Best Animated Film

Kinema Junpo Awards

2024 | Official Selection: Top10 Japanese Films

Seattle Film Critics Awards

2024 | Nominee: Best International Film

Seattle Film Critics Awards

2024 | Nominee: Best Animated Film

Awards of the Japanese Academy

2024 | Winner: Best Animation Film

Australian Film Critics Association Awards

2023 | Nominee: Best International Film (Foreign Language)

Critics Choice Awards

2024 | Nominee: Best Animated Feature

New Horizons International Film Festival

2024 | Official Selection

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