Awkwafina's Win Makes History at Golden Globe Awards
2020-01-07
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1Awkwafina said it was a "mind-blowing" experience to learn she had made Golden Globes history.
2On Sunday night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded the new star with the Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.
3Awkwafina is the first Asian-American woman to win the award.
4She won for her starring performance in director Lulu Wang's "The Farewell."
5Before that, Awkwafina was probably best known for the humorous character she played in 2018's Crazy Rich Asians.
6She also co-starred in the all-female Ocean's Eight from 2018.
7Awkwafina believes she still has more to prove.
8"It feels incredible," she said.
9"There's also another feeling that you are going to do more. I hope this is just the beginning."
10In "The Farewell" Awkwafina plays a young woman of a Chinese family with a secret.
11They are trying to keep the family's grandmother from learning that she has cancer.
12Awkwafina said she could really connect with the movie.
13"Immigrants in this country who were raised to feel very American ... and when we go back where, you know, we're told that you don't belong here and you go back to where you belong...you feel like a stranger there and this constant feeling of being lost in translation. And I think that's what really resonated with me in The Farewell."
14Awkwafina's real name is Nora Lum.
15She was born in New York in 1988.
16She got her start in entertainment in hip-hop music.
17In 2014, she released her first professional rap album, Yellow Ranger.
18Another, In Fina We Trust, came out in 2018.
19Is an Oscar nomination next for the 31-year-old singer and actor?
20It is hard to say, but her Golden Globe win may improve her chances.
21I'm Caty Weaver.
1Awkwafina said it was a "mind-blowing" experience to learn she had made Golden Globes history. 2On Sunday night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded the new star with the Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. Awkwafina is the first Asian-American woman to win the award. 3She won for her starring performance in director Lulu Wang's "The Farewell." Before that, Awkwafina was probably best known for the humorous character she played in 2018's Crazy Rich Asians. She also co-starred in the all-female Ocean's Eight from 2018. 4Awkwafina believes she still has more to prove. 5"It feels incredible," she said. "There's also another feeling that you are going to do more. I hope this is just the beginning." 6In "The Farewell" Awkwafina plays a young woman of a Chinese family with a secret. They are trying to keep the family's grandmother from learning that she has cancer. 7Awkwafina said she could really connect with the movie. 8"Immigrants in this country who were raised to feel very American ... and when we go back where, you know, we're told that you don't belong here and you go back to where you belong...you feel like a stranger there and this constant feeling of being lost in translation. And I think that's what really resonated with me in The Farewell." 9Awkwafina's real name is Nora Lum. She was born in New York in 1988. She got her start in entertainment in hip-hop music. In 2014, she released her first professional rap album, Yellow Ranger. Another, In Fina We Trust, came out in 2018. 10Is an Oscar nomination next for the 31-year-old singer and actor? It is hard to say, but her Golden Globe win may improve her chances. 11I'm Caty Weaver. 12The Associated Press reported this story. Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor. 13_____________________________________________________________ 14Words in This Story 15constant -adj. happening all the time or very often over a period of time 16lost in translation -phrase to fail to have the same meaning or effectiveness (of something) when it is translated into another language 17character - n. a person who appears in a story, book, play, movie, or television show 18incredible - adj. extremely good, great, or large 19resonate -v. to have particular meaning or importance for someone : to affect or appeal to someone in a personal or emotional way - usually + with