Oscar speech: Twitter reacts to Youn Yuh-Jung flirting with Brad Pitt
Minari, on Sunday, April 25, for her role in Minari. Her acceptance speech left the internet cheering for the star.
Youn’s funny yet endearing speech in which she briefly flirted with Brad Pitt has left the internet in splits. Here’s what the 73-year-old actress said she said.
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Youn Yuh Jung is very witty and I love her so much #Oscarspic.twitter.com/r6FJkyBgNd limsoshidae (@limsoshidae) April 26, 2021
Youn Yuh-Jung’s Hilarious Oscar speech
When Youn arrived on the stage, she started by thanking presenter Brad Pitt, in a way that left him blushing. Gushing at the star, Youn said, “Mr Brad Pitt, finally, nice to meet you”. She then went on to ask the Hollywood star where he was when she was filming Minari.
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Last night, April 25
th, Chloé Zhao won the Best Director award for her work on Nomadland, making history as the first woman of colour to win it, while Nomadland also won Best Picture. She was also nominated for Best Film Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay too.
After a year of virtual award shows, it’s only natural that she wanted to stay with the comfort vices for this year’s Oscars, albeit an in-person event.
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Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to hold the role in January.
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Frances McDormand (winner of Best Actress, Nomadland ) and Yuh-Jung Youn (winner of best supporting actress, Minari ) pose at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images
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