Youn Yuh-jung wins best supporting actress Academy Award

LOS ANGELES — Youn Yuh-jung, the feisty grandmom in “Minari,” captured more than her movie grandson’s heart. The other nominees were Oliva Colman for “The Father,” Maria Bakalova for “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and Amanda Seyfried for “Mank.” Youn credited a “little bit of luck” for her award, “and maybe American hospitality for the Korean actor.” 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. 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.” 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. Youn, making a rare U.S. 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. 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.