<P> Makoto Shinkai, director of Your Name, called the film a "fantastic piece of work" and a "polished and grand production" which even he is unable to replicate . It won Best Animation of the Year in the 26th Japan Movie Critics Awards, where director Naoko Yamada also received praise for her work on the film . At 2017 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the film was selected as one of the nine feature films in competition . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Recipient </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 71st Mainichi Film Awards </Td> <Td> Best Animation Film </Td> <Td> A Silent Voice The Movie </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40th Japan Academy Prize </Td> <Td> Excellent Animation of the Year </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Animation of the Year </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tokyo Anime Award Festival </Td> <Td> Anime of the Year (Film Category) </Td> <Td> Grand Prize </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20th Japan Media Arts Festival </Td> <Td> Animation division - Excellence Award </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26th Japan Movie Critics Awards </Td> <Td> Best Animation of the Year </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Annecy International Animated Film Festival </Td> <Td> Award in Feature Film Category </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Recipient </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 71st Mainichi Film Awards </Td> <Td> Best Animation Film </Td> <Td> A Silent Voice The Movie </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

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