Oscars 2021: Yuh-Jung Youn Creates History As She Wins Best Supporting Actress For ‘Minari’

Youn Yuh-jung has made Oscar historical past as she turns into the primary Korean and the second Asian to take residence an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress on the 93rd Academy Awards. Joining her within the history-making class was Chloe Zhao who made historical past on the 93rd Academy Awards as the primary girl of color to win the Oscar for Best Director for Nomadland. 

She is just the second girl within the historical past of the Academy Awards to win this explicit laurel.

After profitable the award, Zhao stated, “This is for anyone who has the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves and to hold on to the goodness in each other.”

Due to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, the largest evening in Hollywood is held throughout two venues in Hollywood – the Dolby Theatre and downtown Los Angeles’ historic Union Station.

The ceremony is going down two months later than initially deliberate, as a result of affect left by the COVID-19 pandemic on the leisure business.

The nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards have been introduced on March 15 this yr. This is just the fourth time in historical past that the Academy Awards have been postponed.

‘Mank’ leads the nominations this yr after being nominated for 10 accolades whereas ‘The Father’, ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’, ‘Minari’, ‘Nomadland’, ‘Sound of Metal’ and ‘The Trial of Chicago 7’ have been nominated in six classes.