The 2026 Academy Awards took place last night (March 16). In the music categories, Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score for Sinners, beating out Jerskin Fendrix’s Bugonia, Alexandre Desplat’s Frankenstein, Max Richter’s Hamnet, and Jonny Greenwood’s One Battle After Another. Marking his fifth nomination and third Oscar win, the award was presented by the reunited cast of Bridesmaids at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.
Best Song went to HUNTR/X’s KPop Demon Hunters hit ‘Golden’, which won over Diane Warren’s ‘Dear Me’ from Diane Warren: Relentless, Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson’s ‘I Lied To You’ from Sinners, Nicholas Pike’s ‘Sweet Dreams of Joy’ from Viva Verdi!, and Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner’s ‘Train Dreams’ from Train Dreams. The songwriting team accepted the award from Lionel Richie. “Growing up, people made fun of me for liking K-pop,” Ejae said in her speech. “Now everyone is singing our song, and in all of the Korean lyrics. I’m so proud. I realize this award is not about success; it’s about resilience.”
During the ceremony, Sinners star Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq performed their Best Original Song-nominated ‘I Lied to You’ alongside blues legend Buddy Guy (who makes a cameo in the film), Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Shaboozey, and more. Later on, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami took the stage to perform ‘Golden’. In previous years, all nominated songs would be performed throughout the show, but the Academy announced earlier this year they were going to “move away” from live performances for the ceremony.
The full performance of “Golden” from ‘KPOP DEMON HUNTERS’ at the Oscars.
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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) March 16, 2026
The full performance of “I Lied To You” from ‘SINNERS’ at the Oscars.
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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) March 15, 2026
