KPop Demon Hunters fans were left furious as the writers of hit track Golden were .
Singer EJAE, 34, proudly took to the stage to accept the prize, which she shared with her co-writers Ido, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Mark Sonnenblick, Teddy and 24.
However fans shared their fury online after the writers were cut off mid-speech, with music drowning out the trio and the lights on stage dimmed - despite making history as the first K-pop tune to win tin the category.
In floods of tears, EJAE shared in her speech: 'Growing up, people made fun of me for liking KPop, but now everyone is singing our song and all the Korean lyrics and I'm so proud.'
After thanking a variety of people, both in her personal life and those involved with the movie, she asked: 'Is there anyone else?'
Lee then approached the microphone and began to thank someone but before the audience could find out who, the play-off music drowned out his voice.
KPop Demon Hunters fans were left furious as the writers of hit track Golden were cut off mid-speech after making history with their Best Original Song win at the Oscars
However fans shared their fury online after the writers were cut off mid-speech, with music drowning out the trio and the lights on stage dimmed
Social media erupted with outrage, as people on Reddit wrote: 'Nothing irritates me more than these categories with multiple winners not getting time for everyone, it’s just so illogical,';
'A class act moment, it was beyond disrespectful the way they got cut off,';
'Wasn't this after another winner had the mic lowered on him when he tried to take his turn to say thanks? They should have learned from that. The Oscars made pretty good time this year, they can be a little more generous with the speeches of the "non-major" category winners. Cut the scripted celebrity banter in the next bit to make up the time if they must,';
'Original Song is actually a pretty major award (especially since they announced it this year before the biggest four of the night) so the producers' deciding to cut their time is doubly disrespectful, especially after they were more than okay last year to let the Emilia Perez dorks literally SING on stage over getting the hell off with their awards.'
Meanwhile on X, fans fumed: 'The oscars cut off the kpop demon hunters songwriters SO QUICK during their thank you speech that it honestly felt pointed, I was shocked,';
'Cutting them off before they can even finish is INSANEEEE,'; 'Cutting off Yuhan like that is crazy when you can obviously tell he prepared a speech on behalf of the Korean side of production,';
'So incredibly rude to cut them off,'; 'Why did they just drown out the thank you speech of the other people following EJAE that's kinda crazy.'
One Battle After Another ended the 2026 awards season by winning Best Picture on a night where and earned top acting prizes.
In floods of tears, EJAE shared in her speech: 'Growing up, people made fun of me for liking KPop, but now everyone is singing our song and all the Korean lyrics and I'm so proud'
Co-writer Yu Han Lee then approached the microphone and began to thank someone but before the audience could find out who, the play-off music drowned out his voice
Social media erupted with outrage, as people on Reddit wrote: 'Nothing irritates me more than these categories with multiple winners not getting time for everyone, it’s just so illogical'
Meanwhile on X, fans fumed: 'The oscars cut off the kpop demon hunters songwriters SO QUICK during their thank you speech that it honestly felt pointed, I was shocked'
Jordan, 39, shocked the world at the 98th as he upset to win Best Actor for Sinners as Buckley, 36, took home Best Actress for her work in Hamnet at the event held at the Dolby Theatre in .
Paul Thomas Anderson
The American black comedy action-thriller film triumphed over a massive, competitive, field including: Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners, and Train Dreams.
The Leonardo DiCaprio led film One Battle After Another is centered around a group of ex-revolutionaries who reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own as their enemy
The most talked about moment of the night will surely be that Jordan earned the top honor Best Actor for his leading role in Ryan Coogler film Sinners.
He upset favorite throughout award season 30-year-old Chalamet, who starred in Marty Supreme, as the field included: Leonardo - One Battle After Another, - Blue Moon, and Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent.
Jordan was in disbelief as he walked up to the stage and was greeted by last year's winner .
Sinners is centered around two brothers who return to their hometown to start again only to discover that an even greater evil - in the form of vampires - is waiting to welcome them back.
Jordan portrayed both brothers in the film: older and more serious twin Elijah 'Smoke' Moore in addition to younger and more cheerful sibling Elias 'Stack' Moore.
Jessie Buckley continued her winning ways as she earned Best Actress for her role in Hamnet.
One Battle After Another ended the 2026 Oscars by winning Best Picture as director Paul Thomas Anderson accepted the honor beside Teyana Taylor as the honor was presented by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman (seen left to right)
Michael B Jordan shocked the world as he upset Timothee Chalamet to win Best Actor at the Oscars
Jessie Buckley continued her winning ways as she earned Best Actress for her role in Hamnet
Timothee Chalamet saw his years-long Oscars dream go up in smoke on Sunday as he was brutally snubbed
Amy Madigan took home the first award at the Oscars 2026 on Sunday night
Sean Penn was not in attendance as he earned his third Oscar
The 36-year-old Irish actress beat out Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue, Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value, and Emma Stone - Bugonia.
Hamnet takes place after Agnes and William Shakespeare (Buckley and Paul Mescal) lose their son Hamnet to the plague and grapple with grief in 16th-century England, based on the novel of the same name.
Agnes is a healer who must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.
One Battle After Another was the biggest winner of the evening as Paul Thomas Anderson .
Meanwhile, was not in attendance as he earned his third Oscar.
The 65-year-old A-lister's name was announced by for the Best Supporting Actor Award for his work in One Battle After Another but he was not in the building to accept.
Amy Madigan took home the first award at the Oscars 2026 on Sunday night.
The 75-year-old veteran actress
It was one of the most contentious categories of the night as she was up against - Sentimental Value, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value, Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners, and Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another.
Ryan Coogler finally earned his first win in the Best Original Screenplay category for his epic Sinners.
One of the most touching wins of the night came when Autumn Durald Arkapaw won Best Cinematography for Sinners.
