Hayao Miyazaki receives an Honorary Award at the 2014 Governors Awards

Hayao Miyazaki receives an Honorary Award at the 2014 Governors Awards in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, CA, Saturday, November 8.

[@cizia69]

I don't think this man knows how much he means to the world.

[@gena5270]

judging by his personality, i don't think he cares

[@cizia69]

@@gena5270 You may be right

[@cizia69]

@Nathanael Kasparek No you haven't, scammer! :)

[@King_ofNight]

@@cizia69 😂😂😂🙌🙌🙌 It's a new trend these days

[@高木正弘-e9z]

cizia69 sorry stupid question , what does "means" stand for ?

[@mariomguy]

The only reason he did this is because of John Lasseter. He was a good friend of Miyazaki. Whenever Pixar was stuck with a story, everyone would gather in the company's theater and watch a Miyazaki movie for inspiration. In the past, Studio Ghibli had other studios translate some of their films, but those translations and edits changed the film dramatically, and the quality suffered. So, Miyazaki turned down all other offers to do dubbing. Disney went to him to convince them to do the English dubbing. They said they would leave the films untouched, he would have final approval of the dub, and they wanted to dub all of his films, simply translate the language to an English-speaking audience. Since Disney acquired Pixar and Pixar was tasked with directing the translations, Miyazaki paid a surprise visit and saw what a huge fan Lasseter was, along with everyone else at the studio. They became very good friends after that. Miyazaki was awarded the Oscar for Spirited Away (Best Animated Feature), but declined coming because of the US's war in Iraq, to which he strongly, strongly opposed. Without any other nomination to accept an award from the Academy, and his 6th. retirement announcement and old age of 74, the Academy seriously wanted him to accept an award. Here, we see Lasseter himself handing the award to a rather disinterested Miyazaki. His short speech makes it clear that he does not enjoy stepping over his deeply held pacifist beliefs for awards. He accepted the award only as a personal favor to Lasseter, and mentioning that he got to see Maureen O' Hara as the highlight of his trip only proves that he did not care about the Academy, the award, or the United States at all. He does not want to see the world perpetuate warfare and destroy the environment like it had when he was young. He also likes the freedom and aesthetic of traditional animation (in spite of his friendship with John Lasseter, a pioneer and current leader of 3D CGI). Miyazaki sees himself as a dying breed of animators in a world that simply refuses to acknowledge or respect the art. Even live-action Oscar-winning films do not portray themselves with the same level of depth and sincerity as Miyazaki's body of works. If you're watching a movie, you're often reminded of the fact that it's a movie with poor acting, 1-dimensional characters, a focus on sexuality, violence, and a variety of often shallow pre-constructed plot points and cheesy camera techniques that "feel" fake. But if you're watching a Miyazaki film, you're just swept away into another world to experience the life of those characters living in that world... or should I say, spirited away.

[@akabayashi7915]

Ayyy

[@ElegeantFencer]

Great description of Miyazaki. I admire his priorities to create works that are pure and always carries true warmth and meaning. He sees the academy for what it truly is, something that mistakens loud noises and over abundance of violence as works of art.

[@jooku]

that fking pun at the end

[@ricardoantoniodiazrangel3186]

You my friend deserve an oscar for this comment thank you

[@mariomguy]

Dream High Animation He originally let Miramax do the dubbing. Miramax is a subsidiary of Disney in the same way Pixar is separated from Walt Disney Studios Animation and ABC: these might all be owned by Disney, but they operate fairly independently. Miramax was going to trim a number of scenes from Princess Mononoke, and the then-president of Miramax tried to convince Miyazaki on cutting the film down. After that experience, the owner of Ghibli Studios said they were planning on rejecting all other dub offers, but Disney's offer, this time, Walt Disney Animation Studios, was "of another order entirely." Disney was the only company who said they would dub all of his films in English and give him final cut privileges: Miyazaki would personally be able to approve any and all changes to the final product himself, and the dub would not release without his approval. For instance, in Castle in The Sky, the pirates fought over having Sheeta as a mother. But this was changed to having her as a girlfriend in the dub in order to make more sense to English-speaking audiences.

[@LucasRodmo]

My kids will grow watching his movies... A living Legend

[@carlnilssonyoung8961]

N your kid 's kids for sure

[@ultrabluevein]

And You too still can grow whatching his movies

[@glennhonestly6600]

Nah i bet they're watching Shinkai's movie

[@beepbeep670]

@@glennhonestly6600 although Shinkai’s movies are detailed and...stuff, but I’ll still show Miyazaki’s first. His works touch souls. Personal opinion thoughh

[@Pfromm007]

Seeing how he called his son a failure, I wonder if they will.

[@Nocturna.]

He shouldn't of won an Oscar, he should of won a Nobel Prize.

[@alonespirit_1Q84]

That is indeed true...

[@sidedishshovon1860]

Yessss

[@god1770]

For?

[@sebastianzuzi311]

No category for him there. But if there was a nobel prize for cultural impact/film and animation improvement, he would definitely deserve an award of that caliber.

[@regal_7877]

HAVE. He shouldn't HAVE won.... Not OF, HAVE.

[@EduardoHernandez-wy2hw]

did you notice that when he shares his thoughts about war, nobody clapped?

[@sureshshukla2476]

Pussies

[@turtleisland1940]

Eduardo Hernández audience *sweats*

[@manonthemoon5335]

That's cause they all voted in war criminals and they know it

[@afifhunter1295]

United States of assholes

[@ghifari77]

They all got triggered lol

[@somedaymaybeyt4048]

"he can't die. or the rest of the forest will die too." "he can't die. or else the rest of paper and pencil animation will die too.

[@8hiphop7]

Makoto Shinkai will take on his legacy bro !!

[@smeducare8432]

@@8hiphop7 yh...I also feel so...senkei is potentially d best successor of miyazaki

[@hardrock342]

@@smeducare8432 *shinkai

[@hardrock342]

This generation also has impressive directors especially yuasa, yamada and shinkai.

[@TheAmarok87]

Don't forget Mamoru Hosoda ("The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", "Summer Wars", "Wolf Children", "Mirai"). He was actually supposed to direct Ghibli's "Howl's Moving Castle".

[@yveszavaleta]

Well deserved. A shame they didn't do this the same night of the other Oscars.

[@Wired4Life2]

It's better not to dilute handing out these at the larger telecast and to have to have a separate ceremony. Although, the telecast could use a nice, lengthy recap video of the Governor's Ball and all the major moments in the speeches of the recipients.

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

BlueFox94 They mean he should have Won the Oscar for " The Wind RIses". Not FROZEN.

[@Wired4Life2]

Snow Anaya Well, at least he won for SPIRITED AWAY, even if he wasn't present.

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

BlueFox94 True he got's one.

[@O-DogKubrick]

BlueFox94 What about "Howl's Moving Castle" or "Ponyo"?

[@Solar_systemlover45]

I'll probably weep if I see him in person.

+Hotricebunnies That's not true! He's still alive.

[@julieta5375]

HE IS ALIVE YOU STUPID! Sorry, the idea of his death makes me so bad

[@lisajoyner2903]

Yohann the Programmer i want to meet him to , his movies bring tears to my eyes i just love him so much 😛

[@sksks5991]

Fuck you he didn't

[@cizia69]

Same here.

[@LoomDoom]

The guy is a legend and will be remembered forever. Thank you Hayao Miyazaki for your stunning works of art, truly phenomenal creations.

[@asmrbully6980]

Breath of the wild is out

[@tamaraanthonypillai6310]

Thank you for filling my childhood with bright and colorful memories with all of your beautiful movies. They truly are art, and I praise your work. There is no one like you, you are a legend! Congratulations Mr Miyazaki, you deserve it more than anyone else.

[@lisajoyner2903]

Cut4bieber yes ! Absolutely the most wonderful man , I dream of meeting him one day!

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

I love this man he's reminds me of my own grandpa. He don't give no cares just tell it like it is.

[@YassineAmil]

a legendary director! I hope "the wind rises" will not be his last movie because I will be sad :( the new generations will need your art so that they can live peacefully, and I will not forget Studio Ghibli as well ;)

[@Koi8Panda]

Unfortunately, it is :'(

[@Mark281975]

He is going make movies until the day he dies that what he said on Crunchyroll

[@YassineAmil]

I'm glad to hear that he will continue making movies till he die :) because kids nowadays cant live by SpongBob forever hh

[@YassineAmil]

***** why??

[@Guadeloop]

You can always trust Hideaki Anno and Mamoru Hosoda to keep the anime/japanese film industry going ;)

[@masanobuyamamoto6395]

I just saw his new film “The Boy and The Heron” in Japan today. He still got it 👏

[@thecinematicmind]

Especially Joe Hisaishi, I think he might had out done himself.

[@snapeythegreat]

Miyazaki is easily one of the most inspirational film-makers of all time!

[@aster457]

My wife tells me that I’m a very lucky man. And I think I’ve been lucky because I’ve been able to participate in the last era when we can make films with paper, pencil, and film. Another fact of luck is that my country has not been at war for the fifty years that I have been making films. Of course, we have profited from wars, but we are very fortunate that we have not had to go to war ourselves. But my greatest luck is that I’ve been able to meet miss Maureen O’Hara today. So, I’ve been so happy and feel so blessed with luck in my life. Thank you.

[@AstroBoy0316]

お疲れ様でした 一生の思い出 感謝します 本当にありがとうございました

[@thegunnersfan00]

Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki, both are Japanese finest....

[@Zain94336]

Mohd Aizat Hisyam Ismail And white men like george lucas and john lasseter will reap the benifits and gain more money in the end

[@TheMan05555]

@@Zain94336American movies have a bigger market than the foreign films. A Japanese film making over $100m is a huge deal, while that’s just penny in America.

[@ramezredarr]

Yes Disney was a pioneer in the anime world but even himself can not be compared to Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli really has made masterpieces, pieces of arts that has a moral story and more sophisticated in human being nature that full of emotion and warmness I have never felt before. It has created every pixel in such a way that no one can ever never add or correct in it. Hayao Miyazaki is one of a kind, irreplaceable also a pioneer, I doubt he don't know how much people in the whole world that supports and respects him. Thank you so much Hayao Miyazaki for being a part of my life and safe go-to zone❤..

[@ashenaraliel]

The best representative of Japanese animation, congratulations!!

[@alext-rex5492]

of humanity produced animation, to be honest

[@anonymousanimationcritic9842]

*Of filmmaking. He is one of the best filmmakers ever.

[@Flicks_and_Pages]

This speech hides great meaning. Miyazaki is legend.

[@mosbydirette]

In a few hundred years, if humanity will still be out there, we'll be talking about Miyazaki the same way we talk about Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Leonardo. In a way, we already are.

[@priscilia1021]

RESPECT!!!!!!

[@natsuhide476]

宮崎先生。おめでとうございます。紙に絵を描く楽しさを学びました。美術館での ショートフィルムも本当に楽しみです。

[@Rosalina102798]

This is an honor for him. What an incredible imagination that man has.

[@Katanov_R]

I think this is more honor for the academy, to give this man their figurine.

[@mattchootung3439]

He has won an academy before but has refused them up until this point

[@LastRequiem862]

Valar Morghulis To say I agree with you would be an understatement.

[@damianmarcusmigueloz537]

Valar Morghulis I couldn't agree more. The Academy is only dick poop to hayao. even lower than dick poop. dick poop is awesome tho hahahaaha. im so immature....

[@SMGJohn]

Matt Choo Tung He did not want to receive anything from a country that bombed innocent people for profit. That was his reason but Ghibli forced him to go anyway.

[@croissantwizard]

I freaking love this man.

[@japannippon4042]

NightPlanes like a father figure, an idol or a crush?

[@croissantwizard]

LOL but in all seriousness, as a source of inspiration. He's such a wonderfully imaginative person, somebody that all filmmakers (or really anybody) should look up to!

[@gatotsu2501]

Oh my god this is fantastic. "This award is meaningless to me. I hate digital animation, and I hate you too capitalist American warmongers. On the bright side, at least I got to meet my waifu, Maureen O'Hara. Peace, fuckers." - Hayao Miyazaki

[@codeninja100]

the reaction from the audience though lol

[@ToruKun1]

Miyazaki always trollin' and rollin'

[@LooksLegitBro]

Why would he show up to receive an award thats useless to him? Why would he insult the United States when it is the only country keeping China out of Japan? Why would he hate Digital animation when he does in fact incorporate it into some of his film?

[@killergoose7643]

"The only thing keeping China out of Japan?" So Japan doesn't have a military now?

[@mdrosario17]

David Borgos Officially, no. Japan does not have an armed service dedicated towards its national interests. It does have a peace keeping force that the UN allows for the sake of preventing terrorism, but as far as a military force that can fight against a world power like it did back in the 30's? Nope. Read up on your history.

[@andrewmilito2634]

What an amazing filmmaker. He definitely deserves the award.

[@seiyatatsumi3043]

おめでとうございます、宮崎駿監督。たくさんの素晴らしい作品をありがとうございました。

[@siphonophone]

I respect him more than any person or institution on Earth

[@PAMNTZ]

Miyazaki is the best in the world

[@dandan4554]

that guy is a living legend!

[@FoxNHound]

Miyazaki really gave the audience a very subtle “Fuck you” and its pretty awesome

[@narayani1505]

Such a kind hearted and pure soul.

[@calistafalcontail]

You dont know him for real. Hes known to be harsh to adults and his own son.

[@yani674]

My mom used to show me all his movies when I was a little boy which inspired me and made me who I am to a certain point. I can’t thank him enough for some wonderful moments I’ll never forget. I’ll show his movies to my children for sure and hopefully they to their childrens… ❤️🌅

[@solivagant6509]

The man behind all of the masterpieces

[@TheCarvelsCake]

Miyazaki is amazing.Not like all this hollywood bullshit

[@raphaelcadacio9415]

True

[@shandywizzar5008]

I just want to say thank you Miyazaki sensei.. You've made a MAJESTIC work of art for us..

[@dawnnika4421]

we need to see him again this year. How do you live? is the masterpiece and the last good film of modern animation

[@TrueBuddhaCat]

Well thankfully Miyazaki pulled yet another “I got one more in me” and is back at Ghibli A great master of animation and storytelling has come back to give a swift kick in the ass to all the studios here

[@MadhavSharma-wz1lv]

​@@TrueBuddhaCatI Is he making one more movie after the boy and the heron(how do you live).

[@TrueBuddhaCat]

@@MadhavSharma-wz1lv Of course, he announced he’s out of retirement; for the 10th or 11th time; but hasn’t said what movie he’ll make next Whatever it is, we’ll all be there

[@xoxCelinexox]

Miyazaki is everything a role model should be.

[@ambergovernale9417]

This is amazing, HE'S amazing ! I almost cried, I'm so happy for him. He's so talented, and his movies are so deep and moving. I

[@martinmoore2468]

Hayao Miyazaki is the greatest legend of all time! The legends never dies.

[@filmreviewer117]

A true legend of animation. Hope he continues to make films for the rest of his life.

[@pjriddell]

Proud collector of Studio Ghibli films, they do not sit next to my other movies, no, they sit right next to me on my desk. Miyazaki-san please continue influencing the stories produced by Studio Ghibli, there must be more of your talent in future films.

[@DVarma]

I feel very sad that he retired from film making, no matter how many times i thank him..i still feel i didn't thank him enough for his extraordinary works.... Love HAYAO MIYAZAKI sensei forever .....

[@samsanchaz4040]

4 years later he's back, new film coming in 2022 I think.

[@Julia-vr5wn]

@@samsanchaz4040 Bro has made like 5 "retirement movies"🤥

[@MFSpaceboy]

And here I am, in 2023, watching my first of his films - My Neighbor Totoro - and I’m completely blown away, absolutely in awe.

[@MEPSIPAX826]

Congratulations Miyazaki-sensei!

[@akhandbharat4074]

Whenever and whichever studio ghibli movie i watch it simply takes me to a whole new world from where I never want to come out of and thank you Mr Miyazaki I am on your debt for the rest of my life 😭😭😭😭

[@Sandra-in9cz]

I am so so happy for him! He has inspired so many people including me. One of the things I have also looked up to is his humbleness and true passion for what he does!

[@ayubnor0]

Spirited Away is one of my favorite films of all time, and is a work of art for all ages. Thank you Hayao Miyazaki for your dedication to cinema.

[@Silv3rXs]

One of the greatest directors ever, not just in animation

[@areturningdog9722]

I'm Japanese. I'd like to applaud the interpreter for her great job

[@Masomitsu]

Great personality and an unspeakable story genius. Waiting for my Hayao Miyazaki Gibli Collection with all masterpieces, thank you buddy. May you have a blessed life and a great time!

[@daphne8228]

Hayao Miyazaki is such a gem. His masterpieces is just out of this world.

[@Wired4Life2]

THE ANIMATION DIRECTOR FOR ALL TIME

[@pcr587]

I feel so honoured to have him as one of the OBs of my high school!

[@nicolepascarella7247]

He deserves it all :')

[@hannahm3048]

As an Irish woman I love that he was happy to meet one of our own , Maureen O' Hara 🇮🇪❤🇯🇵 what I love most about him aside of his work that has entranced both children and adults, was that he is outspokenly anti-war despite Japan's history. He refused to attend the Oscars when he won for Spirited away as he did not agree with the US invasion of Iraq.

[@rogersure]

Best director ever! :)

[@maxgreen5590]

Just been watching his movies they are masterpieces!

[@pspboy7]

There are filmmakers, then there is Miyazaki!

[@priyanktiwari5152]

I just can't get enough of his films. They bring joy in my dry life

[@taregzamel]

Ever since watching a badly dubbed arabic tv cartoon "Adnan wa Lina" more commonly known "Future boy conan" I was hooked. Miyazaki can't help but fill his films with wonder, truth and the fantastical. He is a hero to all animators. ありがとう

[@RedCard94]

There will never be another Hayao Miyazaki. Respect!

[@fiveroses5546]

Unexpectedly, she is translating his short speech exactly, understanding the meanings of his every word. Soon I have noticed that the translation was prepared in advance. It is no wonder because Japanese grammar is quite different from English one.

[@MT-zq4vx]

She's not translating exactly what he was saying. It annoyed me how she translated his speech in such a venue

[@yasmin999]

I love this amazing man with a passion. God bless him and all his loved ones.

[@شيماءالمالكي-غ3ت]

The Legendary Miyazaki❤️❤️❤️

[@crumbusto6885]

This man is a genius.

[@Nox.INkRecords]

Miyazaki is the person who makes Animated movies that resonates and leaves behind a lifelong worth of imprints, in the minds of those who have seen what HEART, HURT & Spirit Of Imagination in Animated cinema is all about.

[@claudiorabsten7179]

please the boy and the heron must win!!

[@hazardEXE27]

it won bro

[@claudiorabsten7179]

@@hazardEXE27 yesssss !!!!

[@No_Plastic]

It did

[@bensalemmina4345]

His success and amazing imagination is a product of hard work, dedication, character and passion. There's nothing more common than people with talent, but it's those who persist and work hard that get their talent recognized.respect bow to hayao sama

[@CyberJuanito]

fuckin legend

[@joshiyamamoto2068]

Hayao Miyazaki he is a genius. I srsly love this man. He shaped my childhood . I watched every movie when I was a child.

[@carolm.d.6967]

The woman who is translating Miyazaki's words is incredible. It's very hard to translate in live! Btw... Miyazaki is... oh, I can't even find a good word to describe this master of animation. I'd like to live just for a second in his body, to understand how much he can be satisfied of his own work. He's an idol for a very lot of people (me too). I read comments saying that everybody compare Miyazaki with Disney. And I hate the term "comparasion". I think that we, human being, are incredible just the way we are. We just need to stop to compare one person to another. Disney, who's a big idol for me, always makes me remember that doesn't matter if I fall, even if I fall 100 times; what matters is that you get up and try, and try, and try again and again. You don't have to choose which one is your favourite. You have to understand what you can learn from Miyazaki and what you can learn from Disney. And both are incredible artists.

[@emiliobello2538]

Miyoshi Umeki is the first person from Japan to win an Oscar. Then came him and the director of Departures and now hopefully Drive My Car would win. He won for Spirited Away. The documentary The Kingdom Of Dreams And Madness should have been nominated

[@nickrodriguez3850]

The greatest artist of Japanese animation since Osamu Tezuka

[@ozanyoung2909]

It was amazing just to see how much John Lasseter really did look up to and love Miyazaki in giving him this award.

[@Tj8w]

A symbol of the animation

[@mito7207]

Hayao Miyazaki,is and will be,for me,a anime father and the creator of emotions that we experienced

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

Mr. Miyazaki's films are incredible. My personal favorite is His First. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. His greatest film ever conceived.

[@TheAmarok87]

"Nausicaa" was his second film. His first film was "The Castle of Cagliostro" (1979).

[@meagen1342]

My childhood❤❤❤❤❤

[@llamaliammm]

Literally japanese are like so respectful. He slants his position towards the translator evrytime and it shows he appreciates so much

[@Cheekyampire18FrauHansen]

he deserves it! ♥

[@realmongolia101]

Massive respect to this man... he is living example of hard work and dedication!

[@lorekinyin]

One of the best person in history

[@Sang_Suantak]

I've always loved Ghibli/Miyazaki movies since my teenage years, and since Netflix recently got the streaming rights, i watched Spirited Away with my nieces and few adult family members. The kids slept off since it was getting a bit late, but the adults finished watching it anyway. It made me realize how timeless his movies and made me thankful of his dedication.

[@citywolf4]

He needs to animate Beasts of the Southern Wilds.

[@이버블-c9c]

I WOULD DIE FROM JOY

[@dimavasilev5342]

I WOULD SINGLE HANDEDLY KICK START THIS

[@andrelavandero3041]

Don't U think that's a bit too much?

[@tadifantasy3606]

He really deserves this award! Miyazaki-san forever

[@apolojuniorcordeiro]

I really like his movies ! great artist

[@Mindfield.]

I didn't know who was Miyazaki until today. I've just watched"spirited away" and can't get it out my head!!!!!

[@ame5360]

Open minded Now you have a bunch of Ghibli movies to watch and rewatch. How lucky you are!

[@Haiganon]

Okay, I get the feeling this will start randomly recommended to everybody from now on.

[@keithea5879]

Love this man.. please god let him live forever

[@ilysebastian]

i love him so much

[@thaisawhite]

hayao miyazaki looks an ancient legend and great master wow feeling so good to know i'm living this era

[@kylejames6853]

not only he is a master in animation, he truly and accurately captures the beauty in scenery and brings back memories to all of us growing up in that era.

[@valleyofmist]

I instinctively bowed when Miyazaki did that slight head bow lolol...

[@binabidin]

I want to live my whole life in his anime world 🥺 its too perfect. The scenery and all 😭😭

[@sosogisanpo3277]

おめでとうございます

[@STROBdotNET]

Omedetou! He is the greatest genius and always so humble. He talks about luck, but in fact his success and mastery came with incredibly hard work and discipline.

[@kero1mokona]

Prêmio mais do que merecido! Vou levar suas obras e suas palavras comigo pelo resto da minha vida, mestre Hayao Miyazaki! Nunca esquecerei a primeira vez em que sua magia entrou no meu mundo, através da história de uma menina de 10 anos, contada a lápis, papel e filme...

[@Soliaipix]

When the man is greater than the award show.