Overview
- The film took Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, with Golden becoming the first K-pop song to win an Academy Award.
- Golden completed a rare sweep across major awards including the Grammy, Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Astra, and reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and the Hot 100.
- Netflix reports the title is the most-watched film in the platform’s history, surpassing 20.5 billion minutes viewed and staying nine consecutive months in the global Top 10.
- Across the season the movie also won at Critics Choice, the Golden Globes and key guilds, and it swept all 10 of its Annie Awards nominations including film, direction and writing.
- Originally produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures without a theatrical release, it debuted worldwide on Netflix in June 2025, with press reports indicating a sequel is in development.