Sony Pictures Animation & Netflix’s animation ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ has been nominated for two categories at the 98th Academy Awards.
KPop Demon Hunters is a 2025 American animated musical film directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans. It was produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix.
The nominees were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on the 22nd PST.
“K-Pop Demon Hunters” has been nominated in the Animated Feature Film category. It will compete with films Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ and Disney Pixar’s ‘Elio’ aswell as French entry ‘Little Amelie or the Character of Rain’ from IKKI Films.
It was also nominated in the Original Song category. The main OST ‘Golden’ sung by the fictional girl group Huntr/x written by EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, sung by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI.
KPop Demon Hunters is among the five contenders. Here’s the list: ‘Dear Me,” from Diane Warren: Relentless (Diane Warren), ‘Golden,’ from KPop Demon Hunters (EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, 24, and Teddy Park), ‘I Lied to You,’ from Sinners (Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson), ‘Sweet Dreams of Joy’ from Viva Verdii (Nicholas Pike), ‘Train Dreams,’ Train Dreams (Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner)
Mark Sonnenblick is an American songwriter and composer, with credits in musical theater, film, and television. He is one of the lyricists for the musical The Devil Wears Prada, and has written songs for the films Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022), Spirited (2022), and Theater Camp (2023).
EJAE is a South Korean and American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known previously for her work with Red Velvet (‘Birthday’ & ‘Psyco’), Aespa (‘Drama’ & ‘Whiplash), Twice (‘Celebrate’ & ‘Last Waltz’), Le Sserafim (‘HOT’ & ‘So Cynical (Badum)’), and other South Korean artists such NMIXX (‘O.O’), IRENE (‘Like & Flower’) & KARD (‘ICKY’).
REI AMI is a Korean-American singer, rapper and voice actress. Initially presenting a rap sound, she released her debut studio album, Foil, and later rose to prominence with the song “Freak” with Sub Urban in 2020.
Audrey Nuna, is an American singer and rapper. She is best known for her singles “Damn Right” and “Comic Sans” (featuring Jack Harlow).She was born and raised in New Jersey.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 15th. The world is watching to see if K-animation can achieve Oscar glory. Photo = Netflix
