Spirited Away Gets the Oscar Nod

“Spirited Away” (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi), the movie by master animator Miyazaki Hayao, has been nominated for the “Best Animated Feature” Oscar. The Studio Ghibli flick set box office records in Japan in 2002, and has since received several prestigious awards in the US. It has already grossed $5.5 million in the US, pretty good for a foreign film. The award ceremony will be held on March 23rd. See the movie poster.