The songwriters and lyricists behind Kpop Demon Hunters’ global smash hit “Golden”—Ejae, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, and Mark Sonnenblick—won Best Original Song at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards. They defeated Miley Cyrus,Mark Ronson,Andrew Wyatt,and Simon Franglen (Avatar: Fire and Ash’s “Dream as One”); Raphael saadiq and Ludwig Göransson (Sinners’ “I Lied to You”); Stephen Schwartz (Wicked: For Good’s “No Place like Home” and “The Girl in the Bubble”); and Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner (Train Dreams’ “Train Dreams”). This marks their first Golden Globes nomination and win.
“Golden” singer Ejae and her cowriters accepted the award from presenters Charli XCX and Joe Keery. “Thank you so much to Golden Globes for this amazing honor. I’m just so honored to be alongside the other nominees,” Ejae said, fighting back tears and hyperventilating. “when I was a little girl, I worked tirelessly for ten years to achieve one dream: to become a K-pop idol. I faced rejection and disappointment, told my voice wasn’t good enough. So I wrote songs and music to cope. Now I’m here as a singer and songwriter, and it’s a dream come true to be part of a song helping others through hardship and self-acceptance. Thank you,Golden Globes,for accepting my voice and our voice.” She added one final thought: “I can confidently say rejection is redirection.”
Earlier in the evening, Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score for Sinners. He won over Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein), Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another), Kangding Ray (Sirāt), Max Richter (Hamnet), and Hans Zimmer (F1).Several musicians also presented awards, including Miley Cyrus, Blackpink’s Lisa, and snoop dogg.
The 2025 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score went to Nine Inch Nails musicians Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for their work on Challengers. In 2024, Camille and Clément Ducol won Best Original Song for “El Mal” in Emilia Pérez.
