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    Youn Yuh-jung Is First Korean To Win Oscar For Best Supporting Actress

    In the celebrated film Minari, Youn Yuh-jung plays Soon-ja, the grandmother of a young boy whose family has relocated to rural Arkansas. "I really understood this script deeply," she told NPR.
    by Neda Ulaby Apr 25, 2021 1 minute
    In the film <em>Minari, </em>Soonja develops a special bond with her grandson David, played by Alan Kim.

    has made Oscar history – and with such style! The glamorous staple of South Korea's film and TV scene is the first Korean and the second Asian to take home an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. (The in 1958. Rinko Kikuchi was nominated for in 2007, but the Japanese actress lost that year to ' Jennifer Hudson.)

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