Minari grandmother Youn Yuh-jung flirts with Brad Pitt after beating out Glenn Close and winning Oscar for Best Supporting Actress
- Youn Yuh-jung became the first ever Korean to win an Oscar acting award on Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles
- The 73-year-old South Korean actress was presented the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress by Pitt, 57, for her role in Minari
- ‘Oh, Mr. Pitt, finally it’s nice to meet you. …Where were you while we were filming in Tulsa?’ Youn said at the start of her acceptance speech as Pitt stood offstage
- A24 financed Minari with Pitt’s production company Plan B also producing
- Youn beat out an impressive field that included: Maria Bakalova for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Glenn Close for Hillbilly Elegy, Olivia Colman for The Father, and Amanda Seyfried for Mank
- ‘How can I win over Glenn Close? I’ve been watching her for so many performances,’ said Youn
- Pitt clapped offstage showing off his ponytail and then escorted Youn backstage where he handed her the envelope naming her the winner
Youn Yuh-jung after becoming the first ever Korean to win an Oscar acting award on Sunday flirted with presenter Brad Pitt at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
The 73-year-old South Korean actress was presented the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress by Pitt, 57, for her role in Minari.
‘Oh, Mr. Pitt, finally it’s nice to meet you. …Where were you while we were filming in Tulsa?’ Youn said at the start of her acceptance speech as Pitt stood offstage.
Fun speech: Youn Yuh-jung after becoming the first ever Korean to win an Oscar acting award on Sunday flirted with presenter Brad Pitt at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles
‘Still nice to meet you,’ Youn added while Pitt smiled at her from the sideline.
A24 financed Minari with Pitt’s production company Plan B also producing.
Youn beat out an impressive field that included: Maria Bakalova for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Glenn Close for Hillbilly Elegy, Olivia Colman for The Father, and Amanda Seyfried for Mank.
She told her fellow nominees during her acceptance speech that they were all winners.
Oscar presenter: The 73-year-old South Korean actress was presented the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress by Pitt, 57, for her role in Minari
Nice meeting: ‘Oh, Mr. Pitt, finally it’s nice to meet you. …Where were you while we were filming in Tulsa?’ Youn said at the start of her acceptance speech as Pitt stood offstage
Socially distanced: ‘Still nice to meet you,’ Youn added while Pitt smiled at her from the sideline during the awards ceremony at Union Station held during the coronavirus pandemic
Production partner: A24 financed Minari with Pitt’s production company Plan B also producing
‘How can I win over Glenn Close? I’ve been watching her for so many performances,’ said Youn, who added they played different roles and could not compete with each other.
‘Tonight I’m here, it’s just I have just a little bit of luck maybe. I am luckier than you,’ Youn said drawing laughter from the audience.
She also thanked her two boys ‘who make me go out and work’ and dedicated her award to her late first director Kim Ki-young who died in 1998 at age 78.
Impressive field: Youn beat out an impressive field that included: Maria Bakalova for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Glenn Close for Hillbilly Elegy, Olivia Colman for The Father, and Amanda Seyfried for Mank
All winners: ‘How can I win over Glenn Close? I’ve been watching her for so many performances,’ said Youn, who added they played different roles and could not compete with each other
Fellow nominee: Maria Bakalova was nominated for her stellar work in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Pitt clapped offstage showing off his ponytail and then escorted Youn backstage where he handed her the envelope naming her the winner.
A Korean actor had never been previously nominated for an Academy Award and only one Asian had previously won Best Supporting Actress as Japanese-American actress Miyoshi Umeki won for Sayonara in 1957
Minari follows a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in the rural United States during the 1980s.
Little luck: ‘Tonight I’m here, it’s just I have just a little bit of luck maybe. I am luckier than you,’ Youn said drawing laughter from the audience
Cool ponytail: Pitt showed off his ponytail while escorting Youn backstage
The envelope: Youn was given the envelope naming her the winner by Pitt
93RD ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS
Best Picture
The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland – WINNER
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Picture: The Trial of the Chicago 7 is one of the eight films nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day – The United States vs Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland – WINNER
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari – WINNER
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Olivia Colman is up for her role in The Father
Best Music (Original Score)
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul – WINNER
Best Animated Short Film
Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You – WINNER
Opera
Yes-People
Best Live Action Short Film
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
White Eye
Best International Feature Film
Another Round – WINNER
Better Days
Collective
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best Sound: Greyhound – a war film starring Tom Hanks – is up for the gong
Best Sound
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal – WINNER
Best Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank – WINNER
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Music (Original Song)
H.E.R. – Fight for You – Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
Hear My Voice – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Husavik – Eurovision Song Contest
Io Si (Seen) – The Life Ahead
Speak Now – One Night in Miami…
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is vying for the award
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
David Fincher – Mank
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland – WINNER
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Anthony Hopkins – The Father – WINNER
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
Leslie Odom, Jr. – One Night in Miami…
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
Lakeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah
Best Animated Feature Film
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul – WINNER
Wolfwalkers
Best Animated Feature Film: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is nominated
Best Costume Design
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
Mank
Mulan
Pinnochio
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father – WINNER
Nomadland
One Night in Miami…
The White Tiger
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman – WINNER
Shaka King and Will Berson – Judas and the Black Messiah
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Darius Marder and Abraham Marder – Sound of Metal
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Documentary Feature
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher – WINNER
Time
Best Writing (Original Screenplay): Judas and the Black Messiah is up for the gong
Best Documentary Short Subject
Colette – WINNER
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha
Best Film Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal – WINNER
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Production Design
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank – WINNER
News of the World
Tenet
Best Visual Effects
Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet – WINNER
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
Mank
Pinocchio
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