In the United States, the Golden Globe Awards, which are considered a prelude to the Oscars, were announced, and director Hayao Miyazaki's ``How Do You Live?'' was selected for Best Animated Film.
This is the first time a Japanese film has won the Animated Film Award.
The 81st Golden Globe Awards are chosen by foreign journalists who specialize in covering the Hollywood film industry, and are considered a prelude to the Academy Awards, the largest festival in the American film industry, to be held in March I.
The awards were announced at a hotel in Beverly Hills on the 7th, and director Hayao Miyazaki's ``How Do You Live?'' was selected for Best Animated Film. This is the first time a Japanese film has won the Animated Film Award.
Director Miyazaki did not attend the award ceremony.
Director Miyazaki withdrew his resignation, and he was in charge of the original story and screenplay for How Do You Live?, which took about seven years to produce. It's a movie about a boy who loses his mother in the Pacific Ocean. This work is an original story by director Miyazaki, who gets lost in a mysterious world.
Sparrow, directed by Makoto Shinkai, was also nominated for Best Animated Film. Among other awards, ``Oppenheimer,'' ' about the academics who led the development of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Japan, won the drama category, which is given to the most popular work, the director award, and the composer award. done.
Joe Hisaishi, who was in charge of the music for ``How do you live?'', was nominated for the composition award, but did not win.
Toshio Suzuki Producer ``Special Thoughts''

Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki received the award and said, ``I'm very happy to hear about the award.It's a special feeling because it's the first time a Ghibli film has won at the historic Golden Globe Awards.'' Told. Earthquakes and accidents continued. I received the award with a sense of hope after hearing reports that many people are still waiting for rescue in the disaster-stricken areas. We hope this good news brings a smile to your face. ``
Mr. Oe Hisaishi also attended the red carpet Before
the award ceremony, the actors of each work and their relatives walked the red carpet and gave interviews to the press.                                                                                                                Joe Hisaishi, who was nominated for the Composer Award for the music of ``How do you live?'' I was looking forward to it because I would be able to enjoy champagne and eat delicious food." Director Hayao Miyazaki's works are sure to get better,'' he said, praising me. I think so,” he said. In addition, Genki Kawamura, who was in charge of planning and producing ``The Sparrow,'' walked the red carpet carrying a small chair that played an important role in the movie and said, ``This is my first time participating in Golden .'' Told. You look to your right, you look to your left, you see movie stars everywhere and it's so exciting. This movie is based on an earthquake, but I believe that disasters are caused by humans, and I want to see how people around the world live through this movie. . "I hope that's what you get across." What does "How do you guys live?" mean? How do you live? Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film in 10 years. The title is said to have been taken from a work by Genzaburo Yoshino, a children's author who Miyazaki read as a child and was impressed by, but the story is completely different. Director Miyazaki's original story is set in Japan at the start of the Pacific War, and depicts the story of a boy who loses his mother in a fire and is evacuated with his father. He is guided by a heron man who is torn between being a heron or a human, and gets lost in a mysterious world. When the movie was released in theaters in July 2023, it also became a hot topic for taking the unusual step of not revealing information about the movie's content in advance.