Awkwafina Claims Historic Win at 2020 Golden Globes.
On Sunday night, Awkwafina won the award for best actress in a musical or comedy for her performance in ‘The Farewell.’.
It was her first time attending and being nominated for a Golden Globe.
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With her win, Awkwafina became the first performer of Asian descent to ever win the award, a fact she calls “mind-blowing.”.
I just heard that fact and it was pretty mind blowing … There’s also this other feeling that you want there to be more, and I hope this is just the beginning, Awkwafina, via 'Variety'.
Only five women of Asian descent had ever been nominated in the category before her.
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Machiko Kyō in 1957, Miyoshi Umeki in 1962, Yvonne Elliman in 1974, Hailee Steinfeld in 2017 and Constance Wu in 2019.
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In her acceptance speech, Awkwafina thanked the film’s director, Lulu Wang, for the “chance of a lifetime.”.
You gave me this chance, the chance of a lifetime and you taught me so much.
Just filming the story, being with you was incredible, Awkwafina, via ‘GMA’