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98th Oscars Nominations: KPop Demon Hunters, Elio, Zootopia 2, Arco and Little Amélie Compete for Best Animated Feature Film

January 22, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Best Animated Feature Film:

Arco – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman.

Elio – Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm.

KPop Demon Hunters – Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong. (“Golden” was also nominated for Best Original Song.)

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon.

Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino.

Best Animated Short Film:

Butterfly (French title: Papillon) – Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens.

Forevergreen – Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears.

The Girl Who Cried Pearls – Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski.

Retirement Plan – John Kelly and Andrew Freedman.

The Three Sisters – Konstantin Bronzit.

The Oscars ceremony airs live on March 15 at 7:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm PT on ABC and Hulu, hosted by Conan O’Brien.

‘KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along’: Netflix’s Most Popular Movie of All Time Gets Sing-Along Treatment

August 25, 2025 / / 0 Comments

Release date: August 25, 2025 on Netflix.

KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along, a full-length sing-along version of the hit film, is streaming globally on Netflix.

The release follows Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters A Sing-Along Event,” a theatrical screening event that took place this past weekend in 2,180 theaters in the US, Canada, UK/Ireland and Australia/New Zealand with over 1,300 sold-out screenings across the US and Canada.

As part of the weekend’s events, the film’s voice cast, vocalists, directors and producer surprised fans in theaters in New York and Los Angeles.

KPop Demon Hunters is Netflix’s most popular movie of all time — based on total views in the first 91 days of release. It reached that milestone in just 68 days.

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Cast List and Poster: Fantasy Action Movie from Sony Pictures Animation Heads to Netflix

April 25, 2025 / / 0 Comments

Release date: June 20, 2025 on Netflix.

Synopsis: When they aren’t selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey use their secret identities as demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat.

Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet — an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.

Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans.

Written by Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans.

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