Minari Cements History for Korean Film Industry!
Korean-American Film ‘Minari’ has been nominated in six categories for the 93rd Academy Awards. Actors Steve Yeun and Youn Yuh-Jung who play the father and grandmother in the film have also been nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively.
Minari (2020) is a drama film that revolves around the story of a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in rural America in the 1980s. In the list of nominees announced this Monday, the film was up for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score.
Actress Youn Yuh-Jung who played the eccentric grandmother ‘Soonja’, has become the first ever South Korean actress to get a nod in the acting category of the Academy Awards. Her co-star and main lead, Steve Yeun also becomes the first Asian-American to be nominated for Best Actor.
The 93rd Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, April 25 starting from 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Minari Movie for making Oscar history for Korean performers!
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Written by Contributory Writer – Poorana Porkalai
