{"id":229440,"date":"2026-01-06T00:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/229440\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T00:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:35:06","slug":"awards-season-recap-kpop-demon-hunters-wins-critics-choice-award-plus-more-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/229440\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards Season Recap: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Wins Critics’ Choice Award, Plus More Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

More critics\u2019 societies, craft guilds and other organizations have revealed animated winners since last we caught up<\/a>. So, here\u2019s the latest batch of contenders pulling to the front of the race as we head towards the Academy Awards! <\/p>\n

(Speaking of which: just before the holiday break, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a multi-year deal with YouTube, giving the platform the exclusive streaming rights to the Oscars \u2014 including red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content, Governors Ball and special Academy programs \u2014 starting in 2029 with the 101st award show and running through 2033. Cheers to making Hollywood\u2019s big night more accessible to movie lovers around the world!)<\/p>\n

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Critics Choice Awards<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature:\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters
\nBest Visual Effects:\u00a0Avatar: Fire and Ash
\nBest Song:\u00a0\u201cGolden\u201d \u2013 Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy \u2013 KPop Demon Hunters
\nBest Animated Series:\u00a0South Park (Comedy Central)<\/p>\n

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Puerto Rico Critics Association<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature:<\/p>\n

KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
\nArco\u00a0(Runner-up)<\/p>\n

Best Visual Effects:<\/p>\n

Avatar: Fire and Ash (Winner)
\nFrankenstein (Runnner-up)<\/p>\n

Best Original Song: \u201cGolden\u201d from KPop Demon Hunters\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Minnesota Film Critics Association<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature:\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters
\nBest Special Effects:\u00a0Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Portland Critics Association<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature:<\/p>\n

Predator: Killer of Killers (Winner)
\nZootopia 2 (Runner-up)<\/p>\n

Best Visual Effects:<\/p>\n

Sinners (Winner)
\nSuperman (Runner-up)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alliance of Women Film Journalists<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film:\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters
\nEDA Female Focus Award \u2013 Best Animated Performance:\u00a0Arden Cho,\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Jersey Film Critics Circle<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature:\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters
\nBest Visual Effects:\u00a0Avatar: Fire and Ash
\nBest Original Song:\u00a0\u201cGolden\u201d \u2013 KPop Demon Hunters<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

North Texas Film Critics Association<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film:\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Iowa Film Critics Association<\/p>\n

Best Animated Movie:\u00a0Zootopia 2<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Georgia Film Critics Association<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film:<\/p>\n

KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
\nArco (Runner-up)<\/p>\n

Best Original Song:<\/p>\n

\u201cI Lied to You\u201d from Sinners (Winner)
\n\u201cGolden\u201d from KPop Demon Hunters (Runner-up)<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Film Critics Circle<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature:\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Women Film Critics Circle<\/p>\n

Best Animated Female<\/p>\n

Rumi \u2013\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters\u00a0(Winner)
\nAm\u00e9lie \u2013 Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain\u00a0(Runner-up tie)
\nJudy Hopps \u2013\u00a0Zootopia 2 (Runner-up tie)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Film Critics Circle<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film<\/p>\n

KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
\nZootopia 2 (Runner-up)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Boston Online Film Critics Association<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film:\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Florida Film Critics Circle<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film:<\/p>\n

Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain (Winner)
\n100 Meters (Runner-up)<\/p>\n

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Online Association of Female Film Critics<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature:\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters
\nBest Visual Effects:\u00a0Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Film Critics Society<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film:\u00a0Zootopia 2
\nBest Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Austin Film Critics Association<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film:\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters
\nBest Visual Effects:\u00a0Avatar: Fire and Ash
\nBest Voice Acting\/Animated\/Digital Performance:\u00a0Oona Chaplin,\u00a0Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/p>\n

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Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film:<\/p>\n

KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)
\nArco (Runner-up)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

San Diego Film Critics Society<\/p>\n

Best Animated Film:<\/p>\n

KPop Demon Hunters\u00a0(Winner)
\nLittle Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain (Runner-up)<\/p>\n

Best Visual Effects:<\/p>\n

Avatar: Fire and Ash\u00a0(Winner)
\nThe Fantastic Four: First Steps\u00a0(Runner-up)
\nFrankenstein\u00a0(Runner-up)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More critics\u2019 societies, craft guilds and other organizations have revealed animated winners since last we caught up. So,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229441,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[117699,117700,63607,5047,117701,32160,117702,107975,117703,93,117704,9402,117705,61,60,117706,3622,117707,117708,117709,278,117710,117711,117712,117713,117714,75664,117715,117716,71212,31141,16264,69977,117717,74051],"class_list":["post-229440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-100-meters","tag-alliance-of-women-film-journalists","tag-arco","tag-arden-cho","tag-austin-film-critics-association","tag-avatar-fire-and-ash","tag-boston-online-film-critics-association","tag-critics-choice-awards","tag-dallas-fort-worth-film-critics-association","tag-entertainment","tag-florida-film-critics-circle","tag-frankenstein","tag-georgia-film-critics-association","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kansas-city-film-critics-circle","tag-kpop-demon-hunters","tag-las-vegas-film-critics-society","tag-little-amelie-or-the-character-of-rain","tag-minnesota-film-critics-association","tag-music","tag-new-jersey-film-critics-circle","tag-north-texas-film-critics-association","tag-online-association-of-female-film-critics","tag-philadelphia-film-critics-circle","tag-portland-critics-association","tag-predator-killer-of-killers","tag-puerto-rico-critics-association","tag-san-diego-film-critics-society","tag-sinners","tag-south-park","tag-superman","tag-the-fantastic-four-first-steps","tag-women-film-critics-circle","tag-zootopia-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}