"Spirited Away," the critically acclaimed work by Hayao Miyazaki, received an Academy Awards nomination Tuesday in the Best Animated Feature Film category, while Koji Yamamura's "Mt. Head" was nominated in the animated short film category.

"Spirited Away," which has already claimed various honors in the United States, including a prize at the prestigious Annie Awards, is believed to have a good chance of winning at the 75th Academy Awards on March 23.

The movie, whose Japanese title is "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi," was nominated by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Circle.