‘KPop Demon Hunters’ bags Oscar Nominations!
On January 22 KST, the 98th Academy Awards announced its highly awaited nominees across various categories. Securing big, the mega-hit Netflix animated film ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ earned nominations in two categories, highlighting the film’s creative success and marking a major milestone.
The film has been nominated in the Best Animated Feature category, while its Billboard-charting song ‘Golden’, by the fictional girl group HUNTR/X, with EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami as the trio’s singing voices has received a nomination for Best Original Song, making it the first K-pop song in history to be nominated at the Academy Awards.
These nominees are an animated bunch. Presenting the Animated Feature Film nominees… #Oscars pic.twitter.com/1p3kRvshMG
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 22, 2026
This year’s Original Song nominees are music to our ears. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/lKz7DQKHwQ
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 22, 2026
Adding to its growing list of achievements, the film has also received five Grammy nominations, with the awards ceremony set to take place on February 1 at downtown L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena. The film has already won two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Animated Motion Picture and Best Original Song for ‘Golden’, along with numerous other awards, further cementing its place in history.
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The Oscar Awards will be held in Los Angeles on March 15, local time and will also be broadcast live.
How excited are you for this year’s Oscars, and which nominee are you rooting for?
Written by: NVS Akanksha
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