'kpop Demon Hunters' Takes Best Animated Feature At 2026 Oscars

“KPop Demon Hunters” struck golden — again.

The movie took location an Oscar for animated characteristic astatine nan 98th Academy Awards connected Sunday. The movie’s smash hit, “Golden,” is up for original opus later successful nan night.

“For those of you who look for illustration me, I’m truthful sorry that it took truthful agelong to spot america successful a movie for illustration this, but it is here. That intends nan adjacent generations don’t person to spell longing,” said Maggie Kang, nan film’s co-writer and co-director. “This is for Korea and Koreans everywhere.”

Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, who supply nan singing voices successful nan film, were successful tears successful nan assemblage arsenic nan grant was announced. They will return nan shape Sunday to execute “Golden,” 1 of only 2 unrecorded performances from nan original opus category. The capacity will incorporated accepted Korean instrumentalists and dance.

The movie is not caller to breaking records. After premiering connected Netflix successful June, it became nan streaming giant’s most watched movie, pinch much than 480 cardinal views arsenic of January.

The Oscar triumph caps disconnected a successful awards play for nan movie. “Golden” became nan first K-pop opus to take location a Grammy, winning for opus written for ocular media. It besides snagged a Golden Globe for original opus and nan movie won for animated mobility picture. The movie besides earned a Producers Guild Award for outstanding animated theatrical mobility picture.

The movie, which follows fictional woman group Huntr/x arsenic it battles evil pinch its punchy K-pop beats, became a taste phenomenon, dominating streaming charts. “Golden” topped nan Billboard Hot 100 for much than 8 consecutive weeks.

The Huntr/x singing trio performed nan breakout hit, “Golden,” for nan first time connected TV connected “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” successful October. Ami antecedently told The Times that performing astatine nan Oscars aliases Grammys is “probably 1 of nan highest accolades and achievements you tin execute arsenic an artist, songwriter and producer. Those are each things we person connected our bucket list.”