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This is a list of accolades received by the 2004 movie Howl's Moving Castle , directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
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This is a list of accolades received by the 2004 movie Howl's Moving Castle , directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Recipients | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Osella Awards for Technical Achievement | Won | Howl's Moving Castle | [1] | |
| Golden Lion | Nominated | Hayao Miyazaki | [ citation needed ] | ||
| 69th | Best Japanese Movie Overall (Readers' Choice Award) | Won | Howl's Moving Castle | [2] | |
| Japan Media Arts Festival | Excellence Prize, Animation | Won | Howl's Moving Castle | [3] | |
| Catalan International Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | Howl's Moving Castle | [ citation needed ] | |
| Best Film | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | |||
| 2005 | Tokyo Anime Award | Animation of the Year | Won | Howl's Moving Castle | |
| Best Director | Won | Hayao Miyazaki | [4] | ||
| Best Voice Actor/Actress | Won | Chieko Baisho | |||
| Best Music | Won | Joe Hisaishi | |||
| Maui Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Seattle International Film Festival | Golden Space Needle Award | 1st Runner-up | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Music | Won | Joe Hisaishi Yumi Kimura | [ citation needed ] | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Animated Film | Won | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Nielsen/EDI Gold Reel Awards | International Gold Reel Award | Won | Toho | ||
| North Texas Film Critics Association | Best Animated Film | Won | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Animated Film | Won | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Reykjavik International Film Festival | RIFF Audience Award | Won | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Satellite Awards | Outstanding Motion Picture (Animated or Mixed Media) | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| 2006 | 78th Academy Awards | Best Animated Feature | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | [5] |
| Saturn Awards | Best Animated Film | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | [6] | |
| Annie Awards | Best Animated feature | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | [ citation needed ] | |
| Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Nominated | Hayao Miyazaki | |||
| Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Nominated | Hayao Miyazaki Donald H. Hewitt Cindy Davis Hewitt | |||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Critics Choice Award | Best Animated Feature | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Gold Derby Awards | Animated Feature | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Asian Film | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle (Japan) | ||
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Silver Ribbon | Best Foreign Director | Nominated | Hayao Miyazaki | ||
| Italian Online Movie Awards | Best Animated Feature Film | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Animated | Nominated | Petra Bach Tôru Noguchi Yukio Hokari Mizuki Itou Masaya Kitada Akihiko Okase | ||
| MTV Russia Movie Awards | Best Cartoon | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Voice-Over Performance | Won | Emily Mortimer Jean Simmons | ||
| Best Animated Picture | Nominated | Toshio Suzuki Rick Dempsey Ned Lott | |||
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Animated Feature | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| Young Artist Awards | Best Family Feature Film - Animation | Nominated | Howl's Moving Castle | ||
| 2007 | Nebula Award | Best Script | Won | Hayao Miyazaki (script), Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt (English translation) | [7] |
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