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The night of The Academy Awards is finally here, and the accolades are being handed out to the nominee who has truly raised the bar in their nominated categories. Thus, many might not be surprised to know that Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated masterpiece, titledThe Boy and the Heron, took home the Oscar for Best Animated Film.
Many from the audience and fans of Studio Ghibli called this decision by The Academy to be one of the most deserving in recent years, and thus, the right choice. But there are also fans ofSpider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse,the other frontrunner in the race to win this award, who believe that the film was wrongfully snubbed at the ceremony.
Hayao Miyazaki’sThe Boy And The HeronBeatsSpider-Man: Across The Spider-VerseFor Best Animated Film
The legacy and reputation of Studio Ghibli at The Academy Awards has been well-known by the global film industry since the timeHayao Miyazaki‘sSpirited Awaybecame the first Japanese animated film to win an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. And now, thefilmmaker has come full circleonce again.
At the 2024 Academy Awards, the most likely films that were to win the prestigious accolade for an animated film were none other than Miyazaki’s latest masterpiece along with Sony’s sequel to its animated superhero filmSpider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.As fate would have it, the animated feature by Studio Ghibli took home the award.
‘THE BOY AND THE HERON’ wins Best Animated Film at the#Oscars
See the full winners list:https://t.co/IctYZ9WO3Bpic.twitter.com/ZwLvYxojaM
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm)Aug 21, 2025
Many consider this as one of the best decisions that The Academy took in this year’s awards since this film wasa once-in-a-lifetime featureby one of the greatest animation studios and filmmakers in the world. And once you experience this coming-of-age fantasy feature with your own eyes, it’s hard to imagine anyone else worthy of this award.
But at the same time, countless others claim that Sony’s animated feature was wrongly snubbed at the Oscars, and the reason was because it was a superhero film.
What Do The Fans Have to Say About This?
While many chant the praises of Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki, something that they rightfully deserve, many fans on the internet are also throwing dirt at The Academy forsnubbing yet another masterpiece, and most claim that reason asSpider-Man: Across The Spider-Versebeing a superhero film.
It was a Superhero film versus a Miyazaki film, what did you think was going to win?
— The Moonlight Warrior 🌙 (@BlackMajikMan90)July 29, 2025
JUSTICE FOR ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR.pic.twitter.com/ynsizzxkNb
— Adam (@AdamJoseph____)Jun 23, 2025
https://twitter.com/Jayhatesports1/status/1766972203701071982?s=20
spider-verse shouldve won lets keep it a buck
— Spaceman (@SpacemanSR)August 11, 2025
how Across the Spiderverse loses is just the EPITOME of how no one should CARE about these “AWARDS” 🤣🤣🤣
— Tbates (@T3Bates)June 03, 2025
At the end of the day, whether it be one animated feature or the other, fans can widely agree that the nominated films were some of the best the world has seen in the last year.
The Boy and the Heron,now in cinemas.
Deepak Bisht
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Deepak is a senior writer at FandomWire with a serious love for comic books (DC Absolute Universe and Marvel), the Warhammer universe (Horus Heresy and 40,000), cinematic universes (Sonic, MCU and DCU etc.) and Movies (Action, Adventure, Psychological Horror and Thrillers etc.).With over 1,400 articles under his belt, he spends most of his time diving into the world of superheroes, cinematic universes, TV shows, and films. His goal? To share accurate, engaging, and fun stories that keep fans hooked and in the know.
