During this decade , anime feature films were nominated for and won major international film awards for the first time in the industry 's history . In 2002 , '' Spirited Away '' , a Studio Ghibli production directed by Hayao Miyazaki , won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and in 2003 at the 75th Academy Awards it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature . It was the first non-American film to win the award and is one of only two to do so . It has also become the highest grossing anime film , with a worldwide box office of US$ 274 million
75th Academy Awards
75th Academy Awards
History of anime