Overview
- The Netflix/Sony animated musical won Best Animated Feature, and its breakout track “Golden” took Best Original Song, the first K-pop song to win the category.
- EJAE’s brief, emotional acceptance emphasized resilience, but co-writer Yu Han Lee was played off by loud music, prompting audible boos in the theater and widespread online criticism.
- The “Golden” songwriting credits include EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park, with some later finishing thanks backstage.
- Accepting the animation prize, co-director Maggie Kang highlighted representation for Koreans, and reporting notes Kang and producer Michelle L. M. Wong as the first Asian women to win the category.
- EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami performed “Golden” on a K-pop-styled stage with lightsticks in the audience and traditional Korean musicians, as the film extends its run as Netflix’s most-watched movie.