The nominees for the 2026 Golden Globes were announced earlier today and one anime flick has made the list.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle is up for the Best Motion Picture – Animated. As the only anime film, it has to contend with Arco, Elio, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, and Zootopia 2.
The first in a trilogy to close out the animated adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga, it raked in over $780 million USD (approximately $1.08 billion CAD) in global ticket sales, catapulting it ahead of How to Train Your Dragon, F1: The Movie, Superman, and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
Crunchyroll, which distributed the film across North America in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, describes the movie as:
Tanjiro Kamado – a boy who joined an organization dedicated to hunting down demons called the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was turned into a demon.
While growing stronger and deepening his friendships and bonds with fellow corps members, Tanjiro has battled many demons with his comrades – Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira. Along the way, his journey has led him to fight alongside the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen, the Hashira, including Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku aboard the Mugen Train, Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui within the Entertainment District, as well as Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji at the Swordsmith Village.
As the Demon Slayer Corps members and Hashira engaged in a group strength training program, the Hashira Training, in preparation for the forthcoming battle against the demons, Muzan Kibutsuji appears at the Ubuyashiki Mansion. With the head of the Demon Corps in danger, Tanjiro and the Hashira rush to the headquarters but are plunged into a deep descent to a mysterious space by the hands of Muzan Kibutsuji.
The destination of where Tanjiro and Demon Slayer Corps have fallen is the demons’ stronghold – the Infinity Castle. And so, the battleground is set as the final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and the demons ignites.
The 83rd Annual Golden Globes ceremony takes place at 5:00 pm PST (8:00 pm EST) on Sunday, January 11th, 2026, and is carried by CBS affiliated television stations and on Paramount+.
©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable
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