Kpop Demon Hunters Earns Two Oscar Nominations

And Other Items of Note From Angry Asian America.

KPop Demon Hunters is Officially Oscar-Nominated

Forget the Idol Awards. KPop Demon Hunters is officially in the running at the Oscars. Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday morning, and as expected, Kpop Demon Hunters earned two nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for "Golden."

Now, does this mean we can expect to see a live performance of "Golden" by Huntr/x, aka EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, during the Academy Awards broadcast? (Honestly, that's all I've wished for since the moment I saw this movie.) EJAE says it's "definitely" a possibility, if she can get over her stage fright.

Autumn Durald Arkapaw on making history with her 'Sinners’ cinematography nomination

Ryan Coogler's epic horror drama Sinners made history with a record-breaking 16 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and a variety of technical categories -- including Best Cinematography for Autumn Durald Arkapaw. Her historic nomination makes her the first woman of color -- and only the fourth woman ever -- to be recognized in the category.

Chloé Zhao Becomes Only Second Female Filmmaker Nominated Twice for Best Director

Chloe Zhao's emotional historical drama Hamnet earned eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. Zhao, who previously won for directing Nomadland, becomes only the second female director to be nominated twice for Best Director. She is also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Oscar Documentary Nominations: Director Geeta Gandbhir Scores Two Nods

Documentary filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir scored not just one but two nominations -- one for directing the documentary feature The Perfect Neighbor and another for the documentary short The Devil Is Busy, which she co-directed with Christalyn Hampton.

The 8 Biggest Snubs of the 2026 Oscar Nominations

How in the hell did Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice earn exactly zero Oscar nominations? International Feature? Best Director? Best Actor? None. Nothing. Zilch. Completely ignored by the Academy. Somehow the master auteur behind Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Decision to Leave has still never seen one of his films get a single Oscar nomination. This shit is rigged!

Naomi Osaka Won in Two Amazing Ways

And Other Things to Know From Angry Asian America.

Naomi Osaka Won in Two Amazing Ways: Athleticism and Activism
As you've likely seen by now, Osaka packed seven masks for the US Open fortnight, one for each match she’d play if she made it to the final. She made the final. She won her second Open in three years. Because of that, viewers were reminded anew of the seven Black Americans she remembered, five killed police and the sixth and seventh, Trayvon Martin and Ahmaud Arbery, killed allegedly by civilians for being Black in neighborhoods where vigilantes thought they didn't belong.... As Osaka did the customary post-match interview with ESPN, she was asked what message she was trying to send with the masks. "What's the message you got, was more the question," she said. "I feel like the point is to make people start talking."

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Reporter Josie Huang Arrested While Covering Protest
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies arrested KPCC/LAist Correspondent Josie Huang late Saturday while she was covering the ambush shooting of two deputies in Compton. Even as she was being thrown to the ground, Huang -- who was wearing a lanyard with her press credential hanging from her neck -- was recording the encounter. In video that continued to film after her phone was knocked from her hand, Huang can be heard repeatedly identifying herself as a reporter and shouting "KPCC" several times. You also can hear Huang yelling "you're hurting me" and crying out in pain.

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Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland Takes Top Prize at 2020 Venice Film Festival
Director Chloé Zhao's feature film Nomadland has won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, becoming the first woman to earn the top prize in a decade. Starring Frances McDormand, Nomadland follows a widow in a Nevada mining town decimated after the Great Recession who chooses to embark on a life on the open road.

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Sandra Oh, Michelle Yeoh Join Henry Golding in 'Tiger's Apprentice'
Sandra Oh and Michelle Yeoh have joined Henry Golding in the voice cast of The Tiger's Apprentice, the adaptation of the best-selling children's book by Lawrence Yep. The cast also includes Brandon Soo Hoo, Bowen Yang, Sherry Cola, and Kheng Hua Tan. The book tells the story of a boy in San Francisco who meets a shape-shifting talking tiger named Mr. Hu and under his tutelage and protection is introduced into a magical world that includes an ancient phoenix, a dragon and a clan of evil-doers. Oh will play Mistral, a friend of the tiger, who is an exiled dragon now living in San Francisco. Yeoh's character is unclear.

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Lifetime Sets Cast For Holiday Movie 'Sugar & Spice Holiday'
Jacky Lai and Tony Giroux will star alongside Tzi Ma in A Sugar & Spice Holiday, Lifetime's first holiday movie centered on an Asian American family. "Written by Eirene Donohue and directed by Jennifer Liao, A Sugar & Spice Holiday is centered on the story of a Chinese-American woman who draws on her family’s cultural traditions to spice up an old-fashioned Christmas baking competition. It follows Suzie (Lai), a rising young architect, who returns to her small hometown in Maine for Christmas where her Chinese American family runs the local Lobster Bar. Following the loss of her beloved grandmother who was a legendary baker in their community, Suzie is guilted into following in her grandmother’s footsteps by entering the local gingerbread house competition. Teaming up with an old high school friend Billy (Giroux), who grew up to be a catch, Suzie must find the right recipes and mix of sugar and spice to win the competition and perhaps find some love in the process."

Chloe Zhao to direct Marvel's 'The Eternals'

Based on Jack Kirby's cosmic superhero team.



Filmmaker Chloe Zhao, best known for the acclaimed indie features The Rider and Songs My Brothers Taught Me, has been tapped direct Marvel's next potential franchise, The Eternals.

Marvel Studios' 'The Eternals' Finds Its Director With Chloe Zhao

Based on characters created by Jack Kirby in 1976, the superhero team adventure centers on the super-powered and near-immortal beings known as Eternals and a more villainous off-shoot know as the Deviants that were created by cosmic beings known as Celestials.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, one aspect to the story involves the love story between Ikaris, a man fueled by cosmic energy, and Sersi, who relishes moving amongst humans.

More here: Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’ Taps ‘The Rider’ Director Chloe Zhao