{"id":269213,"date":"2026-01-05T23:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/269213\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T23:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:04:07","slug":"awards-season-recap-kpop-demon-hunters-wins-critics-choice-award-plus-more-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/269213\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards Season Recap: &#8216;KPop Demon Hunters&#8217; Wins Critics&#8217; Choice Award, Plus More Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More critics\u2019 societies, craft guilds and other organizations have revealed animated winners since <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animationmagazine.net\/2025\/12\/awards-season-recap-critics-guilds-animation-winners-nominees\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">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<p>(Speaking of which: just before the holiday break, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a multi-year deal with <strong>YouTube<\/strong>, giving the platform the exclusive streaming rights to the <strong>Oscars<\/strong> \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<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Critics Choice Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Feature:\u00a0<strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best Visual Effects:\u00a0<strong>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best Song:\u00a0<strong>\u201cGolden\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy \u2013 KPop Demon Hunters<\/li>\n<li>Best Animated Series:\u00a0<strong>South Park<\/strong> (Comedy Central)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Puerto Rico Critics Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Feature:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong> (Winner)<\/li>\n<li>Arco\u00a0(Runner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Best Visual Effects:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/strong> (Winner)<\/li>\n<li>Frankenstein (Runnner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Best Original Song: <strong>\u201cGolden\u201d<\/strong> from KPop Demon Hunters\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minnesota Film Critics Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Feature:\u00a0<strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best Special Effects:\u00a0<strong>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Portland Critics Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Feature:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Predator: Killer of Killers<\/strong> (Winner)<\/li>\n<li>Zootopia 2 (Runner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Best Visual Effects:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sinners<\/strong> (Winner)<\/li>\n<li>Superman (Runner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alliance of Women Film Journalists<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Film:\u00a0<strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>EDA Female Focus Award \u2013 Best Animated Performance:\u00a0<strong>Arden Cho<\/strong>,\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Jersey Film Critics Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Feature:\u00a0<strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best Visual Effects:\u00a0<strong>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best Original Song:\u00a0<strong>\u201cGolden\u201d <\/strong>\u2013 KPop Demon Hunters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>North Texas Film Critics Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Film:\u00a0<strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iowa Film Critics Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Movie:\u00a0<strong>Zootopia 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Georgia Film Critics Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Film:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong> (Winner)<\/li>\n<li>Arco (Runner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Best Original Song:\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI Lied to You\u201d from Sinners (Winner)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGolden\u201d from KPop Demon Hunters (Runner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kansas City Film Critics Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Feature:\u00a0<strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women Film Critics Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Female\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rumi \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(Winner)<\/li>\n<li>Am\u00e9lie \u2013 Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain\u00a0(Runner-up tie)<\/li>\n<li>Judy Hopps \u2013\u00a0Zootopia 2 (Runner-up tie)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philadelphia Film Critics Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Film\n<ul>\n<li><strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong> (Winner)<\/li>\n<li>Zootopia 2 (Runner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boston Online Film Critics Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Film:\u00a0<strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Florida Film Critics Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Film:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain<\/strong> (Winner)<\/li>\n<li>100 Meters (Runner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online Association of Female Film Critics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Feature:\u00a0<strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best Visual Effects:\u00a0<strong>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Las Vegas Film Critics Society<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Film:\u00a0<strong>Zootopia 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best Visual Effects: <strong>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Austin Film Critics Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Film:\u00a0<strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best Visual Effects:\u00a0<strong>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best Voice Acting\/Animated\/Digital Performance:\u00a0<strong>Oona Chaplin<\/strong>,\u00a0Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Film:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong> (Winner)<\/li>\n<li>Arco (Runner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Diego Film Critics Society<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Animated Film:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(Winner)<\/li>\n<li>Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain (Runner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Best Visual Effects:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avatar: Fire and Ash\u00a0<\/strong>(Winner)<\/li>\n<li>The Fantastic Four: First Steps\u00a0(Runner-up)<\/li>\n<li>Frankenstein\u00a0(Runner-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More critics\u2019 societies, craft guilds and other organizations have revealed animated winners since last we 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