Hayao Miyazaki

Born in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, Hayao Miyazaki cofounded <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/studio-ghibli/_/N-2n3h">Studio Ghibli</a> in 1985 with Isao Takahata. Among his eleven animated features, <i>Spirited Away</i> (2001) broke every box-office record in Japan, and won the Golden Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival and the 75th Academy Awards for Animated Feature Film. <i>Howl's Moving Castle</i> (2004) received the Golden Osella award at the 2004 Venice International Film Festival. Miyazaki was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival. <i>The Wind Rises</i> (2013) was nominated for the 86th Academy Award for Animated Feature Film. In 2014, the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented him with a Governors Award for lifetime achievement. He is currently working on a new production.