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Animation Kobe

2001
Theatrical Film Award
The Animation Kobe (Japanese: アニメーション神戸?) is an event established by Kobe city in 1996 to promote anime and other visual media. The Animation Kobe Awards (アニメーション神戸賞?) are given annually by Kobe and the Organising Committee to creators and creations.

Blue Ribbon Awards

2001
Best Film
The Blue Ribbon Awards (ブルーリボン賞 Burū Ribon Shō?) are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan.

25th Japan Academy Award

2002
Best Film and Best Song
The Japan Academy Prize (日本アカデミー賞 Nippon Akademī-shō?), often called the Japan Academy Awards or the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Nippon Academy-shō Association for excellence in Japanese film. Award categories are similar to the Academy Awards.

21st Hong Kong
Film Awards

2002
Best Asian Film
The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; Chinese: 香港電影金像獎), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies are typically in April. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, acting and cinematography. The awards are the Hong Kong equivalent to the American Academy Awards and the British BAFTAs.

Tokyo Anime Award

2002
Animation of the Year
Best Art Direction
Best Character Design
and others...

The Tokyo Anime Award started from 2002, but was named in 2005. The first, second and third awards were only named simply 'Competition'.[1] The award ceremony was held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) until 2013. In 2014, after the merger of Tokyo International Anime Fair with Anime Contents Expo and formation of AnimeJapan convention, Tokyo Anime Award started as a separate festival called Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF).

New York Film
Critics Online

2002
Best Animated Feature
The New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) is an organization founded by Harvey Karten in 2000 composed of Internet film critics based in New York City. The group meets once a year, in December, for voting on its annual NYFCO Awards.

75th Academy Awards

2003
Best Animated Feature
The 75th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 23, 2003, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2002. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz.[3] Actor Steve Martin hosted for the second time, having previously presided over the 73rd ceremony held in 2001.

8th Critics' Choice Awards

2003
Best Animated Feature
The 8th Critics' Choice Awards, honoring the best filmmaking of 2002, were given on 17 January 2003.

57th British Academy
Film Awards

2004
Best Film Not in the English Language
The 57th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 15 February 2004, honoured the best in film for 2003.