First anime film to win an Oscar
- Who
- Spirited Away
- What
- First
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 23 March 2003
Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi, 2001) was the first anime film to win an Oscar, for Best Animated Feature, when it took the prize during the Academy Award ceremony at the Kodak Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA, on 23 March 2003. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is still the only hand-drawn and non-English language film to win the award.