For the first time in the Oscars' 93-year history, a Korean actress has won an Academy Award. Yuh-jung Youn's name may be new to some in the U.S., but it's familiar to many in South Korea, where the 73-year-old actor's career in both film and television has spanned five decades.

Has Korea ever won an Oscar?

Two Korean movies have won Oscars — Parasite and Minari. Parasite won four Oscars at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020. Meanwhile, Minari was nominated for six Oscars and landed a win in the 'Best Supporting Actress' category.

Have any Korean actors won an Oscar?

Youn's win for her role as matriarch Soonja in Minari, director Lee Isaac Chung's masterful drama about a Korean American family's move to Arkansas in search of the American Dream, marked the first time a Korean actress won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

Which movies won Oscar in Korean?

Parasite

The Bong Joon-ho-directed feature film landed four Oscars at the 92nd Academy Awards. This Korean Oscar-winning movie landed wins in the 'Best Picture', 'Best Director', 'Best Original Screenplay', and 'Best International Feature Film categories.

Which Asians have won an Oscar?

The only previous Asian winners of acting Oscars have been Miyoshi Umeki (“Sayonara”), Ben Kingsley (“Ghandi”), Haing S. Ngor (“The Killing Fields”) and Yuh-Jung Youn (“Minari”), according to Oscar historians.

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Has any Chinese movie won Oscar?

In Hollywood, she gained prominence with Tomorrow Never Dies, a James Bond film, and the Oscar-winning kungfu film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Who has 26 Oscars?

The person who has triumphed more times at the Oscars than anyone else in history is Walt Disney. America's most iconic filmmaker racked up a whopping 26 Oscars, four of which were honorary awards, and he also holds the record for the most nominations on record – 59.

Which country won most Oscar?

You read that right. With a total of 69 submissions and 32 nominations, Italy has the highest number of Best International Feature Film Oscars — a total of 14 trophies to call its own.

Has anyone won 7 Oscars?

Everything Everywhere All At Once – 7 wins

EEAAO swept the ceremony, winning big at the beginning of the night with supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan and supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis.

Who is the highest paid Korean actor?

Rank 1 on the list with a net worth of 117 million USD is Kim Soo Hyun. He is known for his work on "My Love From the Star" and "Dream High."

What is the biggest drama award in Korea?

The highest honor of the ceremony is the "Grand Prize" (Korean: 대상; RR: Daesang), awarded to the best actor or actress of the year.

Who has won 3 Oscars?

Brennan became the first to receive three or more Academy Awards (winning the third in 1940), followed by Hepburn (1968), Bergman (1974), Nicholson (1997), Streep (2011), Day-Lewis (2012), and, most recently, McDormand (2020). Of the seven, only Nicholson, Streep, Day-Lewis, and McDormand are still living.

Has anyone won 2 Oscars?

In 2021, Anthony Hopkins took home his second statuette, for his role in The Father. The year before, Renée Zellweger took home her second Oscar after playing Judy Garland in Judy. In 2020, Mahershala Ali picked up his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Best Picture winner Green Book.

Who has 11 Oscars?

The three movies to hold the Guinness World Record of winning 11 Oscars — the highest by a film — are The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Titanic and Ben-Hur. On the other hand, Titanic is one of the three films which has received the most number of nominations at 14.

Who won an Oscar for no country?

It went on to win four awards including Best Picture, Best Director, (Joel and Ethan Coen), Best Supporting Actor (Bardem), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ethan and Joel Coen). The Coen brothers became the second pair of individuals to win Best Directing for helming the same film.

Has a Cuban won an Oscar?

In general terms, no person born in Cuba has won an Oscar. However, at the 2019 ceremony, director Phil Lord, born in Miami, Florida, but of Cuban descent, won the Best Animated Feature Oscar for 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'.

Who has 8 Oscars?

1 Edith Head (8 Oscars)

It may be a surprise that the woman who holds the record title for the most wins in Oscar history is not an actor but a costume designer, Edith Head. Her first win was for the 1949 film adaptation of The Heiress.

Who won 8 Oscars?

Edith Head

Winner of eight Academy Awards for costume design, Edith became a household name thanks to her elaborate designs for Hollywood's finest.

Has any actor won 4 Oscars?

Katharine Hepburn

She has four of them, and they are all Best Actress performances. No supporting wins here! Hepburn's wins also span a long period of time. She got her first win for the 1933 movie “Morning Glory” and her fourth and final win for “On Golden Pond” at the 1982 Academy Awards.

Has any Vietnamese won an Oscar?

Ke Huy Quan's Oscar win at the 95th Academy Awards on 12 March for his supporting role in Everything Everywhere All At Once set the Vietnamese media abuzz. News headlines effusively highlighted this unprecedented triumph for a Vietnamese-American actor.

Which 3 movies won all 5 major Oscars?

Only three films have won all five of these major awards: It Happened One Night (1934), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Eight films failed to win any of the five major awards after being nominated.

How many Asians won best actor?

Of 1,808 acting award nominees, only 23 could be identified as Asian. Just six have won. This was the first year that four Asian performers were nominated for Oscars at the same time. Another milestone was made on Sunday when both Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won.