In Minari, Youn plays Soon-ja, “grandma” to young David, who comes from Korea to stay with the family on their farm in Arkansas. South Korean performer Youn Yuh-jung has won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in Minari at the 93rd Academy Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles.. Yuh-Jung Youn has made history at the 2021 Oscars, taking home the best supporting actress statuette for Minari. Youn was on relatively restrained form at the Oscars, after kicking off by “forgiving” everyone for pronouncing her name incorrectly. Instagram This is the 38 th award in Youn Yuh Jung has won. (Courtesy of A24/AP) Youn also couldn’t miss the opportunity to flirt with … Minari (Korean: 미나리, transl. Youn Yuh Jung, who deservedly took home the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Minari at Oscars 2021, was asked an extremely peculiar question about Brad … During her acceptance speech, Youn spoke about how she would watch the Oscars back home in South Korea, where she's long been a film star, and that it was a surreal experience to be at. Minari actress Youn Yuh Jung poses with Brad Pitt after winning the Best Supporting Actress honour at the 93rd Academy Awards. she joked. (CNN)Yuh-jung Youn won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in "Minari" on Sunday and made history by becoming the first Korean actor to win an Academy Award. Yuh-Jung Youn is under some serious pressure. "Minari", which tells the tale of an immigrant Korean family trying to farm in the United States, brought home six nominations and one Oscar - for supporting actress Youn Yuh-jung - on Sunday. Yuh-Jung Youn, who plays the ... She went on to thank Minari director Lee Isaac Chung and the rest of the cast who played a family on screen and “became a family” in real life — how fitting. The first Korean actress ever nominated in the 93-year history of the Oscars, Youn, 73, won the award for best supporting actress. She brings with her the “minari” seeds that gives the film its title. Minari grandmother Youn Yuh-jung flirts with the film's producer Brad Pitt after surprise win over Glenn Close (but inadvertently calls him out for being absent from the set) Youn defeated a strong field including Glenn Close (for Hillbilly Elegy), Olivia Colman (The Father) and Amanda Seyfried (Mank) but she was considered the favourite to win after taking the Screen Actors Guild and Bafta best supporting actress awards. Let me pull myself together.”, She finished her speech by saying she didn’t believe in competition – “How can I win over Glenn Close?” – and said thank you to her “two boys who make me go out and work”. Yuh-Jung Youn has made Oscars history as the first Korean performer to win an Academy Award in one of the four acting categories. In Minari, Youn … “Me being here myself I cannot believe. Youn also acknowledged her fellow nominees in the category, Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Colman, Maria Bakalova and Glenn Close, who Youn said she has long admired. Updated 0602 GMT (1402 HKT) April 26, 2021. Youn Yuh-jung (Korean pronunciation: [jun jʌdʑʌŋ]; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress, whose career in film and television spans over five decades.She has starred in many well-known South Korean tv series and films. Long Before Her ‘Minari’ Oscar, Youn Yuh-jung Won South Korea’s Heart Ms. Youn is the first Asian woman to win the best supporting actress Oscar since 1957. SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Youn Yuh-jung has won best supporting actress at this year's Academy Awards for her performance in the immigrant film "Minari," becoming the first South Korean to win an acting Oscar. 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