Hayao Miyazaki, famous anime director of such epic things as, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (which is pure awesomeness by the way!), was awarded at the British Fantasy Awards at FantasyCon 2009 this last weekend. Specifically he won The Karl Edward Wagner Award, which is specially labeled as the “Special Award.”

What is really cool about him winning this award, is that it is not selected from any specific genre - so Miyazaki, and his more than pleasant interpretation of anime, stood out to the British Fantasy Awards, FantasyCon, and to the British Film Society. And Ponyo has not even been released their yet!

source: Anime News Network