Japanese anime "Weathering With You" nominated for Annie Award english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 13:41 | Arts, AllThe Japanese anime film "Weathering With You" by Makoto Shinkai has been nominated in four categories in the 47th annual Annie Awards, including Best Animated Independent Feature, the international animated film society ASIFA-Hollywood said Monday.
Two other animation works directed by Japanese were nominated in the same category -- "Promare" by Hiroyuki Imaishi and "Okko's Inn" by Kitaro Kosaka.
"Weathering With You," a boy-meets-girl tale mixed with supernatural elements on a grand scale, was also nominated for best writing in a feature, best direction in a feature, and best animated effects in a feature.
Should Shinkai's anime clinch the title of the best animated independent feature, it would be the second year in a row that a Japanese film has won that category at the Annie Awards after Mamoru Hosoda's "Mirai."
"Weather With You," has also been submitted to the 92nd Academy Awards as Japan's entry in the Best International Feature Film category.