Oscars 2021: Youn Yuh-jung wins Best Supporting Actress for 'Minari' | English Movie News
facebook Pintrest Youn Yuh-jung,'' the feisty grandmother in "Minari," captured more than her grandson's heart. Youn, a prominent film and TV actor in her home country of South Korea, won the best supporting actress award at Sunday's Oscars. She's the second Asian actress to win in the category, more than four decades after Japanese-born Miyoshi Umeki earned the trophy for 1957's "Sayonara." The first Korean woman to be nominated for an Oscar, Youn's victory comes one year after academy voters snubbed the South Korean cast of best picture winner "Parasite." Youn plays Soon-ja, a card-playin...