A film set in Lincoln, Arkansas, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture Monday morning.”Minari” tells the story of a young Korean couple who moved with their kids to Arkansas in the 1980s.”It’s an American story. It’s an Arkansas story. It’s really a universal story. The fact that the filmmaker is from Arkansas, it’s very special. We have a very vibrant film industry here, and we have a lot of stories that need to be told internationally. I think it’s important that Arkansas is very much on the map,” Ashley Edwards with the Bentonville Film Festival told 40/29 in an interview last month.The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Central and can be seen live on 40/29.The film garnered six total nominations. In addition to Best Picture, it was also nominated for Original Screenplay and Original Score.Lee Isaac Chung was nominated for Best Director, Steven Yeun was nominated for Actor in a Leading Role, Youn Yuh-jung was nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role. “Minari” has already won several awards this year, including the Golden Globe for best motion picture in a foreign language.
A film set in Lincoln, Arkansas, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture Monday morning.
“Minari” tells the story of a young Korean couple who moved with their kids to Arkansas in the 1980s.
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“It’s an American story. It’s an Arkansas story. It’s really a universal story. The fact that the filmmaker is from Arkansas, it’s very special. We have a very vibrant film industry here, and we have a lot of stories that need to be told internationally. I think it’s important that Arkansas is very much on the map,” Ashley Edwards with the Bentonville Film Festival told 40/29 in an interview last month.
The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Central and can be seen live on 40/29.
The film garnered six total nominations. In addition to Best Picture, it was also nominated for Original Screenplay and Original Score.
Lee Isaac Chung was nominated for Best Director, Steven Yeun was nominated for Actor in a Leading Role, Youn Yuh-jung was nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role.
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“Minari” has already won several awards this year, including the Golden Globe for best motion picture in a foreign language.
