Minari (2020) is an American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. The film stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung and Will Patton. A semi-autobiographical take on Chung's upbringing, the plot follows a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in rural America during the 1980s.
The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival where it received the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. It was named one of the ten best films of 2020 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. It also received 3 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and 10 Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominations.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Academy Awards April 25, 2021 Best PictureChristina Oh Best DirectorLee Isaac ChungBest ActorSteven YeunBest Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jungBest Original ScreenplayLee Isaac ChungBest Original ScoreEmile Mosseri Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 4, 2021 Best FilmMinari Best Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jung American Cinema Editors Awards April 17, 2021 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Harry Yoon American Film InstituteJanuary 25, 2021Top 10 Movies of the YearMinariAustin Film Critics AssociationMarch 19, 2021 Best Film Minari Best Director Lee Isaac Chung Best Actor Steven Yeun Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung Best Original Screenplay Lee Isaac Chung Best Cinematography Lachlan Milne Best Original Score Emile Mosseri Best Foreign Language Film Minari Best Ensemble The cast of MinariThe Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award Alan Kim Lee Isaac ChungAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts March 6, 2021Best International FilmMinari British Academy Film Awards April 11, 2021 Best Film Not in the English LanguageLee Isaac Chung and Christina Oh Best DirectorLee Isaac ChungBest Supporting ActorAlan KimBest Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jungBest Original MusicEmile MosseriBest CastingJulia Kim Boston Society of Film CriticsDecember 13, 2020Best Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jungBest Original ScoreEmile MosseriBest EnsembleThe cast of Minari Casting Society of America April 15, 2021 Low Budget – Comedy or Drama Julia Kim and Chris Freihofer Chicago Film Critics Association December 21, 2020Best ActorSteven YeunBest Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jungMilos Stehlik Award for Promising FilmmakerLee Isaac ChungCritics' Choice AwardsMarch 7, 2021Best PictureMinariBest DirectorLee Isaac ChungBest ActorSteven YeunBest Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jungBest Young PerformerAlan KimBest Acting EnsembleThe ensemble of MinariBest Original ScreenplayLee Isaac ChungBest CinematographyLachlan MilneBest ScoreEmile MosseriBest Foreign Language FilmMinari Deauville Film FestivalSeptember 9, 2020Grand Special PrizeLee Isaac Chung Denver Film FestivalNovember 24, 2020Audience Award for Narrative FeatureMinariExcellence in Acting AwardSteven YeunDetroit Film Critics SocietyMarch 8, 2021 Best Picture Minari Best Director Lee Isaac Chung Best Actor Steven Yeun Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung Best Ensemble The cast of Minari Best Original Screenplay Lee Isaac Chung Directors Guild of America AwardApril 10, 2021Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmLee Isaac Chung Florida Film Critics Circle December 21, 2020 Best FilmMinari Best DirectorLee Isaac ChungBest Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jungBest ScreenplayLee Isaac ChungBest EnsembleThe cast of MinariBest Foreign Language FilmMinari Golden Globe AwardsFebruary 28, 2021Best Foreign Language FilmMinari Gotham Independent Film Awards January 11, 2021Best ActressYoun Yuh-jung Hollywood Critics Association Awards March 5, 2021 Best Picture Minari Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung Best Male Director Lee Isaac Chung Best Original Screenplay Best Indie Film Minari Best Score Emile Mosseri Hollywood Music in Media Awards January 27, 2021 Best Original Score in an Independent Film Emile Mosseri Best Original Song in an Independent Film "Rain Song" – Emile Mosseri and Stefanie Hong Independent Spirit AwardsApril 22, 2021Best FeatureDede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Christina OhBest DirectorLee Isaac ChungBest Male LeadSteven YeunBest Supporting FemaleHan Ye-riYoun Yuh-jungBest ScreenplayLee Isaac Chung Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationDecember 20, 2020Best Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jung NAACP Image Awards March 27, 2021 Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Lee Isaac Chung National Board of ReviewJanuary 26, 2021Best Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jungBest Original ScreenplayLee Isaac ChungTop 10 Films of 2020Minari New York Film Critics Online January 26, 2021 Best PictureMinari Best Foreign Language FilmMinari Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung Best Lead Actor Steven Yeun Best Lead Actress Han Ye-ri Best Director Lee Isaac Chung Online Film Critics SocietyJanuary 25, 2021 Best Picture Minari Best Actor Steven Yeun Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung Best Film Not in the English Language Minari Best Original Screenplay Lee Isaac Chung Best Original Score Emile Mosseri Producers Guild of AmericaMarch 24, 2021Best Theatrical Motion Picture Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Christina Oh San Diego Film Critics Society AwardJanuary 11, 2021 Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung Best Original Screenplay Lee Isaac Chung Best Actor Steven Yeun San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle AwardsJanuary 18, 2021 Best Film Minari Best Director Lee Isaac Chung Best Actor Steven Yeun Best Original Score Emile Mosseri Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung Best Original Screenplay Lee Isaac Chung Satellite AwardsFebruary 15, 2021Best Film - DramaMinariBest DirectorLee Isaac ChungBest ActorSteven YeunBest Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jungBest Original ScreenplayLee Isaac ChungBest EditingHarry YoonBest Original ScoreEmile Mosseri Screen Actors Guild AwardsApril 4, 2021Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Noel Kate Cho, Han Ye-ri, Scott Haze, Alan Kim, Will Patton, Steven Yeun, Youn Yuh-jungOutstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion PictureSteven YeunOutstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureYoun Yuh-JungSeattle Film Critics SocietyFebruary 15, 2021 Best Picture Minari Best Director Lee Isaac Chung Best Actor Steven Yeun Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung Best Ensemble Cast Julia Kim Best Foreign Language Film Minari Best Original Score Emile Mosseri Best Youth Performance Alan Kim Sundance Film FestivalFebruary 1, 2020 U.S. Dramatic Competition Grand Jury PrizeLee Isaac Chung U.S. Dramatic Competition Audience Award Toronto Film Critics Association AwardsFebruary 7, 2021Best Film Minari Best Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jung Best DirectorLee Isaac Chung Best Screenplay Lee Isaac Chung Vancouver Film Critics CircleFebruary 22, 2021 Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung Best Foreign Language Film Minari Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationFebruary 8, 2021Best FilmMinariBest DirectorLee Isaac ChungBest ActorSteven YeunBest Supporting ActressYoun Yuh-jungBest Youth PerformanceAlan KimBest Original ScreenplayLee Isaac ChungBest Original ScoreEmile MosseriBest EnsembleMinari
See also 2020 in film
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