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It may be some indicator of the stature and craftmanship of Miyazaki to know that Disney has paid exorbitant amounts of money to be the exclusive distributor of his works in English ''on his terms'', ''Nausicaa'' having previously suffered both a [[Macekre]] (''Warriors of the Wind'') and [[The Problem with Licensed Games|video game derivatives]] that [[Completely Missing the Point|completely missed the point]]. Legend has it that when he heard that ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' was going to be altered for American audiences, he sent Miramax (the American-language version's producers) a katana with a two-word note attached: "No cuts". He has gained notoriety for being bitingly vocal in his own beliefs, making him a unique case of an executive who goes by his word; he explained that he was not present to accept the Academy Award in 2003 because America was at war with Iraq. He is also a feminist, which should make it no big surprise that nearly all of his films feature female main characters. He doesn't keep in touch in high-tech gadgets and consumer products, with only his most popular titles having CG elements in them... later [[Good Old Ways|shutting down his CG department entirely.]] In fact, he's quite critical to the high-tech materialistic society as [http://kotaku.com/5584759/hayao-miyazaki-compares-ipad-use-to-masturbation he compared the iPad to "masturbation"], as well as [[Moe/Analysis|Moe and otaku culture]], which he perceives as being overtly sexist, despite his being considered part of the Superflat art movement.

Currently, he stands as the only anime director to be recognized with Hollywood's highest honor: the Academy Award. His 2001 film ''[[Spirited Away]]'' won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film in 2003, improbably defeating both ''[[Ice Age]]'' and ''Lilo & Stitch''; the film's unprecedented and unexpected Oscar win caused Disney to widen the film's theatrical release for a few weeks prior to the film's DVD release, and the film itself was widely applauded by film critics, anime fans, and animation enthusiasts alike. (Miyazaki would be nominated for, and lose, the same award three years later with ''[[~~Film/Howls~~ Moving Castle|~~Howls~~ Moving Castle]]''.)

Currently, he stands as the only anime director to be recognized with Hollywood's highest honor: the Academy Award. His 2001 film ''[[Spirited Away]]'' won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film in 2003, improbably defeating both ''[[Ice Age]]'' and ''Lilo & Stitch''; the film's unprecedented and unexpected Oscar win caused Disney to widen the film's theatrical release for a few weeks prior to the film's DVD release, and the film itself was widely applauded by film critics, anime fans, and animation enthusiasts alike. (Miyazaki would be nominated for, and lose, the same award three years later with ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (anime)|Howl's Moving Castle]]''.)

He enjoys [[Green Aesop~~|Green Aesops~~]] and [[Scenery Porn]], has an unexplained love for pigs, and he's also responsible for a fair amount of [[Hayao Miyazaki/Nightmare Fuel|Nightmare Fuel]]. His films all have flying scenes with the exception of ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' and ''[[~~Ponyo|~~Ponyo On A Cliff By ~~The~~ Sea]]''. He also has his own [http://ulp.ottawa-anime.org/index2.html fan-made Religion.]

He enjoys [[Green Aesop]]s and [[Scenery Porn]], has an unexplained love for pigs, and he's also responsible for a fair amount of [[Hayao Miyazaki/Nightmare Fuel|Nightmare Fuel]]. His films all have flying scenes with the exception of ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' and ''[[Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea]]''. He also has his own [http://ulp.ottawa-anime.org/index2.html fan-made Religion.]