The Internet Movie Database’s Studio Briefing reveals that Hayao Miyazaki, director of the Oscar-winning Spirited Away and the Oscar-nominated Howl’s Moving Castle, has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is one of 120 actors, directors, producers, composers and other industry members recently asked to fill positions left by Academy members who have died or retired.
Hayao Miyazaki wins Oscar invitation