Oscar winners Daniel Kaluuya and Yuh-Jung Youn hugging backstage is a lovely moment
Oscar winners Daniel Kaluuya and Youn Yuh-Jung hugging backstage after winning their Academy Awards was a very special moment that fans were loving this morning.
Youn Yuh-Jung made history by becoming the first South-Korean actor to win an Oscar in the academy's 93-year history after she accepted Best Supporting Actress for her role in Minari.
British star Daniel Kaluuya, who was previously Oscar-nominated for his role in 2017's Get Out, won Best Supporting Actor for his role as Black Panther chair Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah.
The pair were photographed in a tender embrace backstage after winning their awards, before being joined by Frances McDormand, who was awarded Best Actress for her role in Nomadland. This was McDormand's third Oscar, having previously won for Fargo, and Three Billboards in Missouri.
Daniel Kaluuya and Yuh-Jung Youn hugging backstage at the #Oscars after their Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress wins 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 https://t.co/eqQXKifXjn pic.twitter.com/l2oiPUxJqS
— Zack Sharf (@ZSharf) April 26, 2021
Love this photo of the three acting winners in attendance: Yuh-jung Youn, Daniel Kaluuya, and Frances McDormand #Oscars pic.twitter.com/jLL8D9iiO0
— Carlos Aguilar (@Carlos_Film) April 26, 2021
Oscars were pointless this year apart from Daniel and Youn's supporting actor wins. #Oscars
— Duaine Carma Roberts (@CarmaChords) April 26, 2021
Yuh-Jung has a TV and film career spanning over five decades, with acting credits including acclaimed thriller The Housemaid, and Netflix's post-apocalyptic drama Sense8.
The 73-year-old star was nominated alongside Glenn Close (who has been Oscar nominated eight times since 1983) for Hillbilly Elegy, Olivia Colman for The Father, Amanda Seyfried for Mank and Maria Bakalova for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
Kaluuya was nominated alongside Judas and the Black Messiah co-star Lakeith Stanfield, Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial of the Chicago 7, Leslie Odom Jr for One Night in Miami, and Paul Raci for Sound of Metal.
Other winners of the night included Emerald Fennell for Best Original Screenplay, Anthony Hopkins for Best Actor for The Father, and Chloe Zhao for Best Director for Nomadland.
Reference: Good House Keeping: Naomi Gordon