Overview
- The Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation film earned Best Animated Feature and Best Song for "Golden" at the Jan. 4 ceremony at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar.
- Songwriters EJAE, who is Rumi’s singing voice, and Mark Sonnenblick accepted the song honor, while directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans led the team onstage for the animation award.
- The feature prevailed over Zootopia 2, Elio, In Your Dreams and Arco, underscoring its rise against traditional animation powerhouses.
- Awards analysts note the victories boost the film’s Oscar trajectory, alongside 10 Annie Award nominations spanning major categories.
- Separately, Netflix’s Squid Game won Best Foreign Language Series, marking the franchise’s third Critics Choice win in that category.