Golden Globes 2020: Awkwafina Wins Best Actress Award For 'The Farewell', Becomes First East Asian Individual To Bag The Trophy
She played the role of Billi, a Chinese-American woman who visits her native place in China to bid farewell to her terminally ill grandmother. The actress was overwhelmed to receive this opportunity and the accolade.
Golden Globe Awards 2020 started with a lot of excitement and cheer. As it is the first big ceremony of the year, the vibe of the same was visible. The award show who's who from the Hollywood world. Some amazed with their sartorial choices, some with their PDA while others with their winners speech. However, actress Awkwafina has created a history here! The actress won the best actress in a musical or comedy award for her performance in The Farewell. She is the first East Asian individual to grab that honour at the 77 years of Golden Globes. Golden Globes 2020: Joaquin Phoenix Wins Best Actor For Joker, Calls Out Hollywood In Acceptance Speech.
She played the role of Billi, a Chinese-American woman who visits her native place in China to bid farewell to her terminally ill grandmother. The actress was overwhelmed to receive this opportunity and the accolade. In her speech, she jokingly said, "This is great, thank you, if I fall upon hard times I can sell this, so that’s good." "You gave me this chance, the chance of a lifetime," she credited the director of the show, Lulu Wang and the entire cast.
Awkwafina also got emotional about her own grandmom during the speech and expressed, "To my grandma, my best friend, the woman who raised me. And to my mother, Tia, who I always hope is watching from somewhere above, and I hope that she’s watching now."
She beat other nominees like Ana de Armas (Knives Out), Cate Blanchett (Where’d You Go, Bernadette), Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart) and Emma Thompson (Late Night). Well, what could be a better way to start a decade for Awkwafina?
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