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KPop Demon Hunters

2025 #9 of 2025

Awards History

Film

2025

Animated Feature

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang, and Michelle L.M. Wong
OscarGlobe

Directing & Editing

2025

Film Editing

Nathan Schauf
ACE

Visual

2025

Art Direction

Mingjue Helen Chen and Dave Bleich
ADG
2025

Effects

18 Nominees
VES Outstanding Animation in an Animated FeatureJacky Priddle, Clara Chan, Joshua Beveridge, and Benjamin Hendricks
VES Outstanding CG CinematographyRandolph Lizarda, Gary H. Lee, Linh Mai Nguyen Chan, and Benjamin Hendricks
VES Outstanding Character in an Animated FeatureJoshua Beveridge, Andrea Centeno, Sophia (Seung Hee) Lee, and Marc Souliere
VES Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated FeatureDaniel La Chapelle, Srdjan Milosevic, Nikolaos Finizio, and Filippo Maccari
VES Outstanding Environment in an Animated FeatureTyquane Wright, Hee-Chel Nam, Rafael Lescano, and Gunsik Kim
VES

Sound & Music

2025

Original Song

"Golden"

Music and Lyrics:Jeong Hoon Seo, EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Teddy Park, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu-Han Lee, and Hee Dong Nam
Globe
2025

Sound Mixing

Foley mixer:Giorgi Lekishvili
Original dialogue mixer:Howard London
Re-recording mixers:Tony Lamberti and Michael Babcock
Scoring mixer:Erich Talaba
CAS
2025

Original Song

Ido, Mark Sonnenblick, Teddy Park, EJAE, and 24
Globe
2025

Sound Editing

Dialogue Editor:Branden Spencer
Foley editors:Ian Herzon and Beso Kacharava
Music Editor:Oren Yaacoby
Sound Designers:Michael Babcock, Chris Diebold, Jeff Sawyer, Trevor Gates, and Katie Halliday
Sound Effects Editors:Goeun Lee Everett and Russell Topal
MPSE
2025

Original Score

Mark Sonnenblick and EJAE
SCL

At a Glance

Rich Picks Grade
B+//B
Overall quality
Top 10 Rank
#9
Best of 2025
Budget
$100 million+
Box Office
$24.7 million
Rich Picks Wins
0
of 2 categories
External Wins
3
Oscar / Globe / SAG / DGA / BAFTA
By Ceremony
Oscars1W
Golden Globes3W