Overview
- The Netflix-released animated film won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Golden” at the 98th Academy Awards.
- “Golden” is being reported as the first K-pop song to win an Oscar and the first winning track with more than four credited composers, with not all credited writers receiving individual statuettes.
- The credited songwriting team comprises EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park.
- Director Maggie Kang dedicated the win to Korea, and reporting notes Kang and producer Michelle L.M. Wong as landmark first Asian women to win Best Animated Feature.
- Netflix and the creators confirmed a sequel targeted for around 2029, and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung publicly congratulated the team, calling the achievement a source of immense pride.