'Minari' Nominated in Six Categories at the British Academy Awards

Nominee Additions for Best Foreign Language Film, Director, Supporting Actress, and Supporting Actor Awards

Director Lee Isaac Chung's film 'Minari' has been nominated in six categories at the British Academy Film Awards.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced fifty nominees on the 9th ahead of the British Academy Film Awards, which will be held online at London's Royal Albert Hall on the 11th of next month (local time). 'Minari' joined the race in six categories: Best Film Not in the English Language, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Youn Yuh-jung), Best Supporting Actor (Alan Kim), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Casting. It received the third highest number of nominations after 'Nomadland' and 'Rocks,' which each received seven nominations.

'Minari' will compete for Best Film Not in the English Language against 'Another Round' (Denmark), 'Dear Comrades' (Russia), 'Les Mis?rables' (France), and 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' (Bosnia and Austria). Youn Yuh-jung is nominated for Best Supporting Actress alongside Niamh Algar ('Calm with Horses'), Kosar Ali ('Rocks'), Maria Bakalova ('Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'), Dominique Fishback ('Judas and the Black Messiah'), and Ashley Madekwe ('County Lines'). Alan Kim is nominated for Best Supporting Actor with Daniel Kaluuya ('Judas and the Black Messiah'), Barry Keoghan ('Calm with Horses'), Leslie Odom Jr. ('One Night in Miami'), Clarke Peters ('Da 5 Bloods'), and Paul Raci ('Sound of Metal'). The Best Film category, which does not include 'Minari,' features nominees such as 'The Father,' 'The Mauritanian,' 'Nomadland,' 'Promising Young Woman,' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7.'

The British Academy Film Awards, established in 1947 and hosted by BAFTA, is the most prestigious film awards ceremony in the English-speaking world. It judges films from both the UK and the US without distinction and is considered a benchmark for predicting the outcomes of the American Academy Awards. In fact, last year director Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' swept the Best Film Not in the English Language and Best Original Screenplay awards at both ceremonies. 'Minari' is achieving an award record comparable to 'Parasite.' Starting with the Sundance Film Festival Jury Prize and Audience Award, it has also won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Young Actor, as well as the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, signaling a strong start to the Oscar race.

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