{"id":332697,"date":"2026-02-23T10:50:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/?p=332697"},"modified":"2026-02-27T22:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T06:49:24","slug":"netflixs-kpop-demon-hunters-topped-annie-awards-with-nine-wins-including-best-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/netflixs-kpop-demon-hunters-topped-annie-awards-with-nine-wins-including-best-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Tops Annie Awards With Nine Wins, Including Best Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"

Netflix’s original animated musical drama KPop<\/em> Demon Hunters<\/i> (produced by Sony Pictures Animation) won Best Feature honors along with awards in nine other categories at the 53rd Annie Awards on Feb. 21 in Los Angeles on the campus of UCLA.<\/p>\n

Launched in 1972, the Annie Awards<\/a> have long recognized the animation industry’s most talented artists and storytellers.<\/p>\n

The movie also won Best FX \u2014 Feature (Filippo Macari, Nicola Finizio, Simon Corbaux, Naoki Kato, Daniel La Chappelle); Best Character Animation \u2014 Feature (Ryusuke Furuya); Best Character Design \u2014 Feature (Scott Watanabe, Ami Thompson); Best Direction \u2014 Feature (Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans).<\/p>\n

The movie also won Best Music \u2014 Feature (KPop Demon Hunters Music Team); Best Production Design \u2014 Feature (Helen Chen, Dave Bleich, Wendell Dalit, Scott Watanabe, Celine Kim); Best Voice Acting \u2014 Feature (Arden Cho as Rumi); Best Writing \u2014 Feature (Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans); and Best Editorial \u2014 Feature (KPop Demon Hunters Editorial Team).<\/p>\n

The movie, which tops Netflix’s all-time movie chart, has recorded approximately 538 million views worldwide since its premiere on June 20, 2025, surpassed the streamer’s Red Notice<\/em> to become its most popular film of all time within its first 13 weeks on the platform with 325.1 million views.<\/p>\n

Notably, KPop<\/em> has outperformed Netflix’s other massive hits, including “Squid Game” season one, with 265.2 million views, and “Wednesday,” with 252.1 million views.<\/p>\n

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