Oscars 2021: Yuh-Jung Youn wins Best Supporting Actress, first-ever Korean actor to win Oscar
WINNER FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, BRAD PITT.
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MY LOVE OF MOVIES BEGAN AT THE LOCAL DRIVE-IN, WATCHING CLINT EASTWOOD AND GODZILLA.
MY NOMINEES FOR BEST ACTOR ALSO FELL IN LOVE WITH MOVIES AT A YOUNG AGE.
YUH-JUNG YOUN FELL IN LOVE WITH THE MOVIES THROUGH THE WORK OF ACTRESSES LIKE MAGGIE SMITH AND DIRECTORS ROBERT ALTMAN AND MIKE LEIGH. FOR AMANDA SEYFRIED IT WAS THE FILM VERSION OF "ROMEO AND JULIET," THE LEO VERSION. ME, TOO.
MARIA BAKALOVA LOVED MARILYN MONROE. AND WHEN MARIA DREAMED ABOUT COMING TO HOLLYWOOD, SH'D WRITE OUT, "'M GOING TO BE A GREAT MOVIE STAR SOME DAY."
MARIA, WELCOME. AS A YOUNG GIRL OLIVIA COLMA'S FAMILY WOULD GATHER AT CHRISTMAS TIME, GET SOME POPCORN AND WATCH "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" AND "CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG." AND THE GREAT GLENN CLOSE WAS ENTRANCED BY CLASSIC DISNEY MOVIES LIKE "SNOW WHITE," "LITTLEST OUTLAW," "OLD YELLER." AND YOU ENDED UP BEING CAST AS CRUELLA De VIL. THE OSCAR FOR BEST SUPPORTING THE OSCAR FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS GOES TO --
YUH-JUNG YOUN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ][ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪
MR. BRAD PITT, FINALLY. NICE TO MEET YOU. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN WE WERE FILMING? I'S AN HONOR TO MEET YOU. AS YOU KNOW, 'M FROM KOREA. AND ACTUALLY MY NAME, MOST OF YOU PEOPLE CALL ME -- AND SOME OF THEM CALL ME -- BUT TONIGHT, YOU ARE ALL FORGIVEN. AND USUALLY WHEN 'M LIVING IN THE OTHER PART OF THE WORLD, I JUST WATCH THE TELEVISION. I'S OSCAR, AN EVENT ON THE TELEVISION, JUST WATCHING, LIKE A TELEVISION PROGRAM FOR US. BUT ME BEING HERE, BY MYSELF, THIS, I CANNOT BELIEVE 'M HERE. OKAY. LET ME PULL MYSELF TOGETHER. LET ME PULL MYSELF TOGETHER. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE TREMENDOUS, THANKS TO THE ACADEMY MEMBERS WHO VOTE FOR ME. AND THA'S THE SPEECH, THEY USUALLY SAY, OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE -- WONDERFUL FAMILY. STEVEN, AISA, NOEL, WE BECAME A FAMILY. AND MOST OF ALL, ABOVE ALL, LEE, WITHOUT HIM, I COULD'T BE HERE TONIGHT. HE WAS OUR CAPTAIN AND MY DIRECTOR.
SO THANKS TO YOU.
TREMENDOUS THANKS TO YOU. AND 'D LIKE TO THANK -- I DO'T BELIEVE IN COMPETITION. HOW CAN I WIN OVER GLENN CLOSE? 'VE BEEN WATCHING HER, SO MANY PERFORMANCES. SO THIS IS JUST -- ALL THE NOMINEES, FIVE NOMINEES. WE WERE THE WINNER FOR THE DIFFERENT MOVIE, WE PLAY THE DIFFERENT ROLE. SO WE CANNOT COMPETE EACH OTHER. TONIGHT, I HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT LUCK, I THINK. 'M LUCKIER THAN YOU. AND ALSO, MAYBE IS AMERICN HOSPITALITY FOR THE KOREAN ACTOR? 'M NOT SURE. BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.AND 'D LIKE TO THANK TO MY TWO BOYS. WHO MADE ME GO OUT AND WORK. SO -- THIS IS THE RESULT. BECAUSE MOMMY WORKED SO HARD. AND I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS AWARD FOR MY FIRST DIRECTOR. WHO WAS VERY GENIUS DIRECTOR, I MADE THE MOVIE TOGETHER WITH HIM, FIRST MOVIE. I THINK HE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY IF HE WAS STILL AL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TREMENDOUS THANK YOU FOR THIS.
THANK YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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