NYT: "'Minari' Actors Likely Oscar Nominees"

Steven Yeun and Youn Yuh-jung Expected as Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress Nominees Respectively
Technical Category Nominee Inclusion Anticipated... Eddie Awards Nominee for Live Action Feature Film Category

Actors Steven Yeun and Youn Yuh-jung from the film 'Minari' are expected to join the list of nominees for the American Academy Awards.

The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 11th (local time) in an article predicting this year's Academy Award nominees that "Steven Yeun and Youn Yuh-jung are likely to be nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively." It noted, "Asian actors have not been properly recognized at the Oscars so far," but predicted that 'Minari' would be different.

The only Asian actor to have won an acting award at the Academy Awards to date is Miyoshi Umeki, a Japanese-American, for 'Sayonara' in 1957. While films such as 'Parasite,' which won four awards last year (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film), as well as 'Gate of Hell' (1955, Costume Design), 'Ran' (1986, Costume Design), 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (2001, Art Direction, Foreign Language Film, Music, Cinematography), and 'Spirited Away' (2003, Best Animated Feature) have been recognized for their artistic merit, there has been a notable lack of success in the acting categories.

In addition to 'Minari,' the NYT mentioned Black actors appearing in films such as 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and 'One Night in Miami,' predicting that half of this year's Academy acting nominees will be people of color. The major category nominees will be announced on the 15th.

'Minari' may also be nominated in technical categories. On this day, it was announced as a nominee for the Best Edited Feature Film category at the American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards. The Eddie Awards honor outstanding editing in film, TV, animation, and documentary categories. 'Minari' is competing alongside 'Mank,' 'Nomadland,' 'Sound of Metal,' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7.' Last year's winner was director Yang Jin-mo of 'Parasite.' The awards ceremony will be held on the 26th of next month.

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