A year after her “Crazy Rich Asians” co-star Constance Wu made the cut, Awkwafina received a Best Comedy/Musical Actress Golden Globe nomination on Monday, becoming just the sixth actress of Asian descent to be shortlisted in the category.
The rapper/actress joins Wu, Hailee Steinfeld (2016’s “The Edge of Seventeen”), who’s of Filipino descent, Yvonne Elliman (1973’s “Jesus Christ Superstar”), Miyoshi Umeki (1961’s “Flower Drum Song”) and Machiko Kyo (“1956’s “The Teahouse of the August Moon”).
Wu was in contention for second straight nomination with “Hustlers” and was predicted to get one in our odds, but she was snubbed in favor of Ana de Armas (“Knives Out”), Cate Blanchett (“Where’d You Go, Bernadette”), Beanie Feldstein (“Booksmart”) and Emma Thompson (“Late Night”). Had Wu gotten in, it would’ve marked the second time in Globes history with two Asian actors in the same category; the first time occurred when Cambodian doctor-turned-actor Haing S. Ngor won Best Supporting Actor for “The Killing Fields” (1984) over the erstwhile Mr. Miyagi Pat Morita (“The Karate Kid”).
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Few Asian performers have won Golden Globes. At last season’s ceremony, Sandra Oh, who had previously won for her supporting turn on “Grey’s Anatomy,” became the first Asian performer to score multiple Globes for different projects and the first Asian actress with multiple Globes when she was crowned Best TV Drama Actress for “Killing Eve.” Besides Ngor and Oh, Japanese actress Yoko Shimada (Best TV Drama Actress for “Shōgun” in 1981), Ben Kingsley (Best Drama Actor and the now-defunct Best New Actor for 1982’s “Gandhi”), who’s British-Indian, and Aziz Ansari (Best TV Comedy/Musical Actor for “Master of None” in 2018), who’s Indian-American, have also won.
Awkwafina’s nomination was one of two for “The Farewell,” which is also up for Best Foreign Language Film (foreign language films are ineligible for the drama and comedy/musical picture prizes at the Globes).
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