NYU Wins Two Oscars at the 2026 Academy Awards
(From left) Rei Ami, EJAE, and Audrey Nuna perform during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Los Angeles. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
“Golden,” the hit song from the Netflix animated movie Kpop Demon Hunters, continued its award season success by winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song for EJAE (Tisch ‘14).
Tisch's EJAE and Audrey Nuna were among the "Golden" team to make history last month when the single became the first K-Pop song to win a Grammy Award.
Gwendowlyn Yates Whittle (Tisch ‘84) and four collaborators won Best Sound for their work on the high-octane racing movie, F1.
EJAE and collaborators accept Oscar for Original Song for 'KPop Demon Hunters' during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
The Tisch alumni were among the ten members of the NYU community who received 13 nominations for the 2026 Academy Awards, held March 15 at the the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. NYU community members earned nominations for Best Picture, acting, directing and writing awards.
From left, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, and Gareth John, winners of the Best Sound Award for 'F1', attend the 98th Oscars Governors Ball on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
Below are the NYU nominees, with the winners in bold; the full list of nominees and winners can be found on the Academy Awards website.
Best Picture
Hamnet, Nicolas Gonda (Gallatin ‘10), producer
Marty Supreme, Ronald Bronstein (TSOA ‘96), producer
Train Dreams, Ashley Schlaifer (Gallatin ‘06), producer
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet (Gallatin), Marty Supreme
Actor in a Supporting Role
Delroy Lindo (Gallatin ‘14), Sinners
Directing
Chloé Zhao (TSOA), Hamnet
Costume Design
Malgosia Turzanska (TSOA, ‘09), costume designer, Hamnet
Cinematography
Darius Khondji (Tisch), Marty Supreme
Film Editing
Ronald Bronstein (TSOA ‘96), Marty Supreme
Original Song
EJAE (TSOA ‘14), “Golden” from Kpop Demon Hunters
Sound
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (TSOA ‘84), supervising sound editor, F1
Adapted Screenplay
Chloé Zhao (TSOA), Hamnet
Original Screenplay
Ronald Bronstein (TSOA ‘96), Marty Supreme