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NEWS: No Anime Win at Annie Awards; KPop Demon Hunters Wins 10 Awards




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mdo7



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:59 am Reply with quote
Not surprised that KPop Demon Hunters would win this (10 awards is just wow!!!). But I can understand why no anime win, it's getting more competitive for anime and American and western animation to be competing on the global level.
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2026 8:52 pm Reply with quote
Congrats to KPop Demon Hunters!
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Dr. Wily



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2026 3:10 am Reply with quote
While I wish that maybe some anime had made a better showing, KPDH winning awards is still an overall good for the animation industry in my book. For any faults it may have, it's still doing a lot of things different, which is better than just giving it to whatever award shows featuring animation categories usually do, which is "just give it to whatever Disney and/or Pixar did this year".
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2026 3:47 pm Reply with quote
Other notable winners on the TV side of things: Common Side Effects was the night’s big winner - Best TV/Media – Mature Series, direction, writing, and editorial. Both Netflix’s Love, Death + Robots and Pixar’s Win or Lose scored three TV prizes.


KPDH is also getting a physical media release via Criterion Collection, alongside Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Frankenstein, another Netflix original. Both are among the most acclaimed and most streamed films of 2025 and are Oscar contenders.

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For physical media enthusiasts, the move is particularly meaningful. Netflix has historically been reluctant to license most of its titles for physical releases. A selection by Criterion, which is traditionally very careful in curating its catalog, shows the organization’s confidence in the film’s place in history. A Criterion release also ensures the highest technical standards of the time and, typically, some cool extra features and supplemental materials.

It’s also another reminder of just how far KPop Demon Hunters has traveled from a lightly promoted and largely unknown Netflix original last June to a bona fide cultural touchstone, one that is now positioned for long-term preservation rather than algorithmic obscurity.


Huntr/x also performed in the British BAFTA Awards -- their first performance outside America -- despite not being eligible
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 9:59 am Reply with quote
I just got an email newsletter this morning from Animation Magazine, and saw this: Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ & ‘Frankenstein’ Coming to Criterion Collection

That's right, Criterion is adding KPop Demon Hunters into their collection. That's really prestigious right here. From the article below:

Animation Magazine wrote:
Another golden opportunity has opened up for the Sony Pictures Animation-produced Netflix hit KPop Demon Hunters: The music-fueled fantasy-actioner has been added to the Criterion Collection, set to receive a prestige home release through the label.

Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements.
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