Marjane Satrapi is a past winner of the Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, having received the prize in an earlier edition before Studio Ghibli won it in 2026.
The Princess of Asturias Foundation awarded Studio Ghibli the 2026 Communication and Humanities prize, marking the first time an anime studio has won the award. The foundation's announcement noted that cartoonists Marjane Satrapi and Quino had won earlier editions of the same prize. Satrapi's win came in a previous year, though the stories do not specify which year or the exact category she won in.
The two stories about the 2026 award both mention Satrapi as a past recipient. The earlier story, published on May 16, lists her alongside Quino as cartoonists who won the prize in earlier editions. The later story, published on May 20, repeats this information in its summary. Neither story provides additional details about Satrapi's win, such as the year, the specific category, or the works cited by the jury.
Satrapi is known for her graphic novel Persepolis, which she adapted into an animated film. The stories do not discuss her work or career beyond noting her status as a past Princess of Asturias laureate. The coverage focuses entirely on Studio Ghibli's 2026 win, with Satrapi mentioned only as a point of comparison to show that cartoonists have previously been honored by the foundation.
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Studio Ghibli has been awarded the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, becoming the first anime studio to win Spain's top cultural prize. The jury praised the studio's hand-drawn craft, environmental themes, and complex female protagonists. The award will be presented in October.
The Princess of Asturias Foundation named Studio Ghibli the 2026 recipient of its Communication and Humanities prize on Wednesday. The award, often described as Spain's equivalent of a Nobel, carries a Joan Miro sculpture, a diploma, and 50,000 euros. A jury statement said the Tokyo studio transformed creativity into knowledge and communication, citing its hand-drawn craft, environmental themes, and complex female protagonists as a cultural bridge across generations. The ceremony is set for October in Oviedo, with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presiding. Ghibli is the first anime studio and the first pure animation recipient in the category's history. The honor follows the studio's 2024 honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes. Past winners include Margaret Atwood, Martin Scorsese, and Meryl Streep. Cartoonists Marjane Satrapi and Quino won earlier editions. The foundation's announcement did not specify which films the jury discussed, though the citation mentioned values of empathy, respect, friendship, and love of nature.