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Yuh-Jung Youn Wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar For Denver-Born Director’s ‘Minari’

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Yuh-Jung Youn as seen in “Minari.” She won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role as Soonja.

CPR arts and culture reporter Monica Castillo joins us to talk about some of the moments during the 93rd Academy Awards, including the best supporting actress win for Yuh-Jung Youn in "Minari." Youn is the first Korean to win an acting Oscar and her acceptance speech was one of the evening's highlights. The film's director, Lee Isaac Chung, was born in Colorado.