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Actor Yoon Yeo-jeong was the first Korean actor to be nominated for the American Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

The movie'Buttercup' was nominated in six categories, including the highest honor and best work, the Director's Award, and the Best Actor Award last year's movie'Parasite'.

The awards ceremony will be held next month.



This is reporter Kim Soo-hyun.



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Yoon Yeo-jung of'Buttercup'

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Yoon Yeo-jung, who played the grandmother of a Korean immigrant family in'Buttercup', was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.



'Minari' has also been named in 6 categories, including Best Picture, Director, Best Actor, Screenplay, and Music Award.



It is the first time that a Korean actor has been nominated for an Academy Acting Award.




[Yoon Yeo-jung/Actor (AP Communication Interview): PD Lee In-ah (heard the news first) cried, and I didn't cry. I just hugged this PD in the living room because I was just blank.]



50 years after debuting with the movie'Hwa-nyeo' in 1971, Yoon Yeo-jung was at its best in his 70s with a colorful acting transformation and a challenging spirit without complacent.



[Svs News Civilization Express Interview (February 25th): Oh, I'm a real nobody here (US), but ah, I'm good at acting, so I only have a way to show them to them, that's a challenge when I do this Well.]



Yoon Yeo-jeong, who returned to Korea yesterday (15th) after filming a drama in Canada, is currently in self-quarantine.



[Yeo-jung Yoon/Actor (AP Communication Interview): I'm in quarantine, so I should congratulate PD In-ah Lee (in quarantine together). The problem is, this PD can't drink. So I'll drink alcohol alone.]



Korean-American director Isaak Jeong wrote and directed a film based on an autobiographical story,'Minari'.



Stephen Yeon was the first Asian-American actor to be nominated for Best Actor and competed for top-rated films such as'Nomadland' and'Trial of the Chicago' for work awards.



Following last year, when'Parasite' won 4 crowns including the Best Artwork, what kind of new history will be written this year will be decided at the 93rd Academy Awards on the 25th of next month.



(Video editing: Jo Moo-hwan, video source: AP Entertainment Twitter)