Jan 08 (BBC) - Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki has won his first Golden Globe Award at the age of 82 for The Boy and the Heron.
This marks the first Golden Globe win for a non-English animated feature.
Billed as Mr Miyazaki's final feature, it was up against Disney productions such as Wish and Elemental in the animated feature category.
The film centres on a young boy who meets a mysterious speaking heron after losing his mother during World War Two.
Source: ANNnewsCH
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