Archive · 6 Jan 2026
KPop Demon Hunters Wins Big at Critics Choice Awards
The movie KPop Demon Hunters won two big awards at the Critics Choice Awards.
It won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for the song Golden.
The directors and the people who wrote and sang the song went on stage to accept the awards.
The movie is about a K-pop group that fights monsters when they are not performing.
The movie is very popular on Netflix and its soundtrack has been very successful.
The song Golden has also been nominated for other big awards like the Grammys and the Oscars.
The movie has broken records on Netflix and its soundtrack has topped global charts.
KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song at the 31st Critics Choice Awards.
The award for Best Original Song was for the track Golden, written by EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick.
EJAE, who also voices the lead character Rumi, shared that Golden is about hope and self-belief.
The film's directors, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, accepted the Best Animated Feature award.
KPop Demon Hunters is Netflix's most popular title ever, with its soundtrack topping the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts.
- Who
- KPop Demon Hunters film team, including directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, and songwriter EJAE
- What
- Won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song at the 31st Critics Choice Awards
- When
- At the 31st Critics Choice Awards
- Where
- Barker Hangar in Santa Monica
- Why
- For its animated feature and original song, Golden
- Film
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Awards Won
- Best Animated Feature, Best Original Song
- Award Ceremony
- 31st Critics Choice Awards
- Location
- Barker Hangar, Santa Monica
- Best Song
- Golden
- Songwriter
- EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick
- Directors
- Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
- Streaming Platform
- Netflix
- Grammy Awards
- Nominated for Song of the Year and five other categories
- Golden Globe Awards
- Nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song
- Academy Awards
- Nominated for Best Original Song and eligible for Best Animated Feature
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- Won Best Animated Film in 2025
- Netflix Streams
- 500 million streams in less than a year
- Billboard Global 200
- Golden topped the charts, with other tracks in the Top 10
- Soundtrack Certification
- Platinum by the RIAA on 8 October 2025
- Voice Cast
- Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Byung-hun, Joel Chrim Booster
- Sequel
- Discussions in early stages
Sources
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ dominates Critics Choice Awards with Best Animated Feature and Best Song wins
Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters bags two wins at Critics Choice Awards
‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ is on a roll: A look at the Netflix film’s record-breaking run
