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Nora Lum (), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and rapper. In 2014, Awkwafina debuted as an actress from the third season of Girl Code. Before rising to prominence, she played supporting roles in the comedy films Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). In 2018, Awkwafina starred in Jon M. Chu's romantic-comedy Crazy Rich Asians. Her performance in the film was widely praised by the critics and audiences. Awkwafina, went on to win the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, and she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, and MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.
In 2019, Awkwafina appeared in Lulu Wang's comedy-drama The Farewell. A film about a Chinese-American family who discover that their grandmother has only a short while left to live, they decide not to tell her and schedule a family gathering before she dies. Her performance in the film was widely praised by the critics and she went on to win numerous accolades. Awkwafina won the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Virtuoso Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress. She became the first woman of Asian descent to capture a Golden Globe in a lead actress film category after winning Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. In 2020, Awkwafina was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
For starring and producing the TV movie Quiz Lady (2023), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
Awards and nominations +Awards and nominations received by Awkwafina Award Year Category Nominated work Result AACTA Awards 2019 Best International Lead Actress The Farewell Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Best Breakthrough Performance The Asian Awards 2019 Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Crazy Rich Asians Austin Film Critics Association 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Breakthrough Artist Award British Academy Film Awards 2019 Rising Star Award— Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Children's and Family Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Children's Personality A Real Bug's Life Online Film Critics Society 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Dorian Awards 2019 We're Wilde About You / Rising Star of the Year— 2020 Film Performance of the Year – Actress The Farewell Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Dublin Film Critics' Circle 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Golden Globe Awards 2019 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Farewell Gotham Awards 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Georgia Film Critics Association 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Hawaii International Film Festival 2018 Halekulani Maverick Award— Hollywood Creative Alliance 2019 Best Actress The Farewell 2024 Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie Quiz Lady Houston Film Critics Society 2019 Best Actress The Farewell IndieWire Critics Poll 2019 Best Actress The Farewell MTV Movie & TV Awards 2019 Best Comedic Performance Crazy Rich Asians Best Breakthrough Performance Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2022 Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and Raya and the Last Dragon 2023 Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Female) The Bad Guys 2024 Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie Kung Fu Panda 4 Online Film Critics Society 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Primetime Emmy Awards 2023 Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series Awkwafina is Hangin' with Grandma 2024 Outstanding Television Movie Quiz Lady Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Crazy Rich Asians Satellite Awards 2019 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical The Farewell Saturn Awards 2022 Best Film Supporting Actress Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings San Diego Film Critics Society 2018 Best Comedic Performance Crazy Rich Asians 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Seattle Film Critics Society 2019 Best Actress The Farewell San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2019 Best Actress The Farewell Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2020 Virtuoso Award The Farewell Teen Choice Awards 2019 Choice Comedy Movie Actress Crazy Rich Asians Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2019 Best Actress The Farewell
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