Asian-American star makes history at Golden Globes, wins 'Woman of the Year' award
Asian star Awkwafina has just been awarded "Woman of the Year" by Glamour magazine.
In 2020, Awkwafina made a global splash with the Golden Globe Award for “Best Actress – Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical” at the 77th Golden Globe Awards for her outstanding performance in “The Farewell”. She made history at the most prestigious Oscar pre-award ceremony when she became the first Asian actress to win in the category for Best Actress in a Motion Picture.
Recently, she was awarded the 2021 Women of the Year Awards by Glamour and appeared on the cover of the famous American online magazine for women.
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| Awkwafina is the cover girl for Glamou's March issue. |
“Feeling different is something I’ve always felt. When I talk to a lot of kids, it turns out they feel the same way. The message I want to send to those kids is that their uniqueness makes them different, even if they can’t see it right now. I wish I had realized it sooner,” Awkwafina said.
The Asian-American star claims that her talent and creativity saved her life. It gave her hope, instilled in her a sense of self that she lacked as a child. “My whole life I’ve wanted to change the game. When we dare to do that, we make the game better and the interesting thing is that the game is always changing. The bottom line is that the world is yours to change and make an impact,” she added.
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| Awkwafina is the first Asian star to win best actress at the Golden Globes. |
Awkwafina, whose real name is Nora Lum, was born on June 2, 1988. She is an Asian-American actress/rapper. She was born in New York to a Chinese-American father and a Korean mother. Before making a splash with "The Farewell", she mainly played supporting roles in "Dude", "Ocean's 8", "Crazy Rich Asians", "Jumanji: The Next Level"...
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| Actress in the movie "The Farewell". |
Awkwafina is also actively involved in social activities, publicly expressing her support for "Time's Up" - a movement initiated by Hollywood celebrities against sexual harassment - or the movement promoting the need for women in directorial roles and against media prejudices about Asians...
