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Review: Youn Yuh-Jung wins 2021 BAFTA Film Award for ‘Minari’ (Includes first-hand account)

Markos Papadatos

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Youn Yuh-Jung in 'Minari' - Markos Papadatos
Youn Yuh-Jung in 'Minari' - Markos Papadatos

She won the BAFTA for “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” for playing the feisty grandmother Soon-ja in Minari. She bested fellow nominees Ashley Madekwe (County Lines), Dominique Fishback (Judas and the Black Messiah), Kosar Ali (Rocks), Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), and Niamh Algar (Calm with Horses).

Her tongue-in-cheek BAFTA Film Award acceptance speech may be seen below:

Youn Yuh-Jung previously won the Screens Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Minari, which is voted on by her peers.

These two major wins (BAFTA and the SAG) clearly cement Youn Yuh-Jung’s frontrunner status in the “Best Supporting Actress” race at the upcoming 2021 Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday, April 25. The film itself, Minari, has been nominated in six Oscar categories, including “Best Motion Picture of the Year.”

Read More: Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos’ op-ed on why Youn Yuh-Jung should win the 2021 Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress” for Minari.

Alan S. Kim and Youn Yuh-Jung in Minari

Alan S. Kim and Youn Yuh-Jung in ‘Minari’
Courtesy of A24

In this article:Actress, BAFTA, minari, South Korean, Youn YuhJung
Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 21,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.

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