In fact, some critics said 89-year-old Moreno was so good, she could earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and maybe even a win. Moreno played Anita in the original 1961 film version of West Side Story, and decades later, she returns for the new one as a different character, Valentina. Early reactions on social media were rapturous, with the film being dubbed " amazing" and " top-tier Spielberg." Rachel Zegler, who plays Maria, was widely praised for her performance, as was Rita Moreno. This story corrects reference to character as son-in-law, not stepson.Something's coming: another Oscar nod for Rita Moreno.Īt least, that's what some critics predicted after Steven Spielberg's West Side Story premiered on Monday night. Her American detour put her career on hold for nearly a decade, until she returned to South Korea, her marriage ended and she resumed acting. Youn became an instant film star in South Korea with her 1971 debut “Fire Woman.” At the peak of her career, she married popular singer Cho Young-nam and moved with him to the United States, where he performed at Billy Graham’s church. She waved off the idea of making a film with Pitt: “It would never happen with my English and age,” said the 73-year-old. It’s very nice to understand each other and we should embrace each other,” she said.
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The Screen Actors Guild and the British film and TV academy were among those honoring her performance in “Minari,” which earned Oscar nominations including best picture, director and lead actor for Steven Yuen (“The Walking Dead”).īackstage, Youn was asked about the bump in Asian films. screen appearance in “Minari,” captured a string of honors for the semi-autobiographical film based on the childhood of Korean American director Lee Isaac Chung. Soon-ja and her initially wary grandson form an unlikely but loving bond. Youn plays Soon-ja, a card-player with a knack for swearing, who’s moved from Korea to join her daughter and son-in-law in his seemingly quixotic quest to trade dispiriting work in California for farming in Arkansas. 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.”
Pitt gave her the envelope containing her name. “Nice to meet you,” she said, later taking his arm as she walked offstage. Youn teased presenter Brad Pitt, who announced her award and whose company was involved in the production of “Minari,” for not visiting the set in Oklahoma. She also thanked her two sons, “who make me go out and work.This is the result, because Mommy works so hard,” Youn said, holding her Oscar aloft. Youn credited a “little bit of luck” for her award, “and maybe American hospitality for the Korean actor.” The other nominees were Oliva Colman for “The Father,” Maria Bakalova for “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and Amanda Seyfried for “Mank.” How can I win over Glenn Close?” she said of the nominee for “Hillbilly Elegy,” who is 0-for-8 at the Oscars. She then acknowledged what she called her “wonderful ‘Minari’ family,” including director Lee Isaac Chung, and her formidable peers in the category. “You are all forgiven” for the frequent mangling of her name, she said, smiling.
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