Howl's Moving Castle has been nominated for three award categories for the 2006 Annie Awards, the same awards which were presented to Spirited Away in four seprate categories in 2003 prior to the Oscar Win at the Academy Awards in March.

Howl's has been nominator for Best Animated Feature, Best Directing in an Animated Feature (Hayao Miyazaki) and Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production.

The Annie Awards take place on February 4th, 2006.