On the podium.

The host looked at the small card in his hand a little confused.

Because, the votes of these two animated films are too close.

One is a work that entered Japan at the beginning of 2014 and then began to win the weekly box office championship for 11 consecutive weeks, while the other was suddenly born in the second half of 2014, and with word of mouth, it is still in the top ten of the box office ranking in cinemas, and it is said that it is expected to surpass Miyazaki's "Spirited Away".

The host took a deep breath before saying, "Next, I would like to announce that the work that won the 2014 Theater Open Category - Best Animation of the Year Award for Excellence is ......"

In the audience, all the directors, screenwriters, producers, etc. who were nominated were waiting for the results announced by the host.

In fact, everyone understands which two works will be either "Frozen" or "Your Name." 》。

If one of them only wins this Excellence Award, the Grand Prize will be the other person.

As the director and screenwriter of "Frozen": Chris Barker, Jennifer Lee, and Peter Dale Vick, to be honest, they are still a little confident in this award, after all, no, they just won the Oscar for Best Animated Film, and since they have already won the Oscar, it should not be a problem to win the Tokyo Animation Award now.

All three of them are very confident that they will win this grand prize, but they ...... There is one thing that they are more worried about.

That is, the Oscars are their turf, so many people in the college are happy to vote for them. But now the Tokyo Animation Awards are held in Tokyo, Japan, and "Your Name. The reputation is also good. Will that be an accident? It's really hard to say.

So who is the Grand Prix award, even if the three of them have an Oscar at the bottom, I have to say that when the host announced it at this moment, the three of them were still a little shocked.

Tang Bing: "Who do you say it will give it to?" ”

Hua Jie: "I don't know. However, no matter who it is given, I feel that both works are not bad. ”

Rococo closed her eyes, no matter who she gave it to, she would have to force it to pretend to be forced at that time, because she had no way out. I choose to pretend to be forced, even if I fail, I have to finish pretending. Otherwise, she would have no way to return to China to explain.

The host said: "Frozen! ”

The directors and screenwriters of "Frozen": Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Peter Dale Vick were all stunned, and then they all laughed in unison, but to outsiders, it was more like a wry smile.

But it has to be said! Foreigners are quite generous in their view of honor. And looking at all these years, there are not many animated films that can be shortlisted for the Tokyo Animation Awards in Japan, and it has to be said that it is a miracle that "Frozen" can be shortlisted.

The host continued: "The directors and writers of Frozen: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Peter Dale Wick are invited to take the stage to accept the award and give their acceptance speeches. ”

After speaking, the magic song "letitgo" sounded, and the three Bucks also came to the stage.

Chris Barker: "I'm grateful that we were able to receive this award, and I'm grateful to the member companies of the Japan Animation Association and the industry's leading animators for nominating us. ”

Jennifer Lee: "Japan is the number one anime powerhouse in the world, and we are all very happy to receive this award in Japan. ”

Peter Dale Vicker: "Thank you to the Japanese fans who supported us. ”

The three of them went up to thank the judges, the fans who voted for them, and the animation team.

Finally, thanks are over. Okay, now it's time for the next one.

However, before announcing this, the host seemed to be a little emotional.

"The next thing we're going to announce is the Grand Merit," he said. Animation that won this award...... Actually, to be honest, I don't think "Frozen" is worse than it, but...... Maybe it's because it caters to all the judges and voters on our side. All I can say is that the person who was able to make this anime must be a very smart person. She is not only smart in Bingxue, but also very delicate in her mind. She used skillful animation to tell us a touching story of family, friendship, and love. I would like to announce that the winner of the 2014 Theatre Open Category – Best Animation of the Year – Grand Prix is "Your Name" from China. 》！ ”

- Your Name. The background music sounds.

Tang Bing: "Sure enough, it's "Your Name." 》。 ”

Hua Jie: "Of course, the Japanese support the works of the Japanese, and rightfully so. Forehead...... What did he just say? ”

Tang Bing: "He said, 'Your name from China. If I'm not mistaken. ”

"Next, let's have "Your Name. Miss Rococo, the supervisor, original artist and producer, took the stage to accept the award and delivered an acceptance speech. "Moderator.

Tang Bing: "......"

Hua Jie: "......"

The two of them looked in the direction of Rococo. Really! Rococo stands up! The two were able to see her hand her coat to the man next to her, and then walk up to the stage alone to receive the award.

And then there'...... The eyes of the audience were focused on this girl.

Yes, the question arises, if "Your Name. If you really win the award, then who will go up and receive the award.

Once, there were countless speculations about "Your Name. Who is the supervisor and who directed this animation, so awesome!

Is it Hayao Miyazaki? Or Mamoru Hosoda? Mamoru Hosoda once had a work of "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Space", in fact, in terms of subject matter, the style is quite similar, but the picture style is ...... "Your Name." The style is still too gorgeous, and it doesn't feel like the work of the above two.

The only person who is more like, some people have guessed whether it is Makoto Shinkai, because of "Your Name. Some of the graphics are really similar to the style of "The Kids Chasing the Stars", but Makoto Shinkai has been working on another anime since 2014, the short animation "Crossroads", but yes, if you think about it now, "Your Name" is also very similar to "Crossroads". But after all, too much time has passed, from the beginning of the enthusiastic talk about who the superintendent is, to the back, it is okay to care about him, anyway, as long as it looks good.

Yes! In the end, everyone didn't care much about this kind of thing.

It's just – now it's being brought up again, and the point is...... This person's name is suddenly said, and they obviously don't know each other, that is too abrupt, isn't it! This is the first time I have experienced this feeling, and everyone here is undoubtedly interested in "Your Name". It's very familiar, but everyone is ...... the person who is on stage now

To be honest, when the host met Rococo for the first time and asked himself how to introduce her, the host himself was surprised to see Rococo. This turned out to be "Your Name. Animation Supervisor? (To be continued.) )