{"id":20211,"date":"2026-05-09T22:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/20211\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T22:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:02:22","slug":"studio-ghibli-becomes-first-anime-studio-to-win-spains-nobel-prize-equivalent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/20211\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Ghibli Becomes First Anime Studio to Win Spain\u2019s Nobel Prize Equivalent"},"content":{"rendered":"

The studio has now added another historic distinction to its legacy after becoming the first anime studio ever selected for Spain\u2019s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, described as the country\u2019s equivalent to the Nobel Prize.<\/p>\n

A Historic International Recognition for Studio Ghibli<\/p>\n

The award was officially announced on May 6 in Oviedo, Spain, where the Princess of Asturias Foundation revealed that Studio Ghibli had been chosen from 48 candidates representing 20 countries. The organization highlighted the studio\u2019s role as a cultural bridge through storytelling centered on empathy, humanity and the relationship between people and nature.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, the Tokyo based company emerged after the success of \u201cNausica\u00e4 of the Valley of the Wind.\u201d Over the next four decades, Studio Ghibli evolved from a respected Japanese animation house into one of the most influential studios in world cinema, with films such as \u201cSpirited Away,\u201d \u201cPrincess Mononoke,\u201d \u201cHowl\u2019s Moving Castle\u201d and \u201cThe Boy and the Heron\u201d reaching audiences across generations.<\/p>\n

The Princess of Asturias Awards are regarded among Spain\u2019s highest cultural honors and recognize achievements in fields ranging from science and literature to the arts and humanitarian work. Previous recipients in the Communication and Humanities category have included philosophers, academics and international organizations, making Ghibli\u2019s selection particularly notable within the animation industry.<\/p>\n

The studio\u2019s body of work has consistently received recognition on the global awards circuit. \u201cSpirited Away\u201d won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003, while \u201cThe Boy and the Heron\u201d earned the same honor more than two decades later. In 2024, Studio Ghibli also became the first production company to receive an honorary Palme d\u2019Or at the Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n

The 2026 Princess of Asturias Award ceremony is scheduled to take place in October, when Spain\u2019s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are expected to present the honor. Along with the recognition, recipients traditionally receive a Joan Mir\u00f3 sculpture created specifically for the awards.<\/p>\n

\"Clara<\/a><\/p>\n

Clara is about to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Writing Arts at the National University of Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In her role as a writer for Spoiler US, she covers movies, TV shows, streaming platforms, celebrities, and other topics of entertainment and general interest. Since 2021, she has been working as a film critic for Bendito Spoiler, Cinema Saturno, and Peliplat, attending festivals, conducting interviews, and regularly participating in cinematic debate podcasts. Her main focus of work is in the horror genre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The studio has now added another historic distinction to its legacy after becoming the first anime studio ever…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10828,17],"class_list":["post-20211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-spain","tag-curiosities","tag-spain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}