3.11.2024
There was a great roar heard around the world last night as Godzilla Minus One (2023) won for best Visual Effects at the 2024 Oscars. Seventy years in the making and an amazing run in Japan, the U.S. and around the world, Godzilla Minus One has earned Japan’s first Academy Award at the 96th Oscars on March 10, 2024 held at the Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood. Director Takashi Yamazaki and the entire team delivered an exceptional film worthy of a nomination for best foreign film if not for best film. But the most fitting category was special effects for the monster born out of the tokusatsu and special effects genius of the late SPX Director Eiji Tsuburaya. He along with Toho’s legends, Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, Director Ishiro Honda, Director Koichi Kawakita, to name a few that have passed away, would be elated. Their painstaking work to bring Godzilla to life on the silver screen have been honored on the 70th Anniversary of Godzilla. Since the nomination was announced, the excitement for the King of the Monsters had been building among fans steadily built up on social media. It came to a crescendo with a big roar second to Godzilla’s on Sunday night. Relive this great moment in history last night. And the winner is…
