# List of accolades received by Minari

Minari (2020) is an American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. The film stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung and Will Patton. A semi-autobiographical take on Chung's upbringing, the plot follows a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in rural America during the 1980s.
The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival where it received the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. It was named one of the ten best films of 2020 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. It also received 3 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and 10 Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominations.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Picture | Christina Oh | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | April 25, 2021 | Best Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Best Film | Minari | Nominated |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 4, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | April 17, 2021 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Harry Yoon | Nominated |
| American Film Institute | January 25, 2021 | Top 10 Movies of the Year | Minari | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Film | Minari | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Lachlan Milne | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | Minari | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | Best Ensemble | The cast of Minari | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | The Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award | Alan Kim | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association | March 19, 2021 | The Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts | March 6, 2021 | Best International Film | Minari | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Lee Isaac Chung and Christina Oh | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Alan Kim | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Original Music | Emile Mosseri | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | April 11, 2021 | Best Casting | Julia Kim | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 13, 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 13, 2020 | Best Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 13, 2020 | Best Ensemble | The cast of Minari | Runner-up |
| Casting Society of America | April 15, 2021 | Low Budget – Comedy or Drama | Julia Kim and Chris Freihofer | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2020 | Milos Stehlik Award for Promising Filmmaker | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Picture | Minari | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Young Performer | Alan Kim | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Acting Ensemble | The ensemble of Minari | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Cinematography | Lachlan Milne | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | March 7, 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | Minari | Won |
| Deauville Film Festival | September 9, 2020 | Grand Special Prize | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Denver Film Festival | November 24, 2020 | Audience Award for Narrative Feature | Minari | Won |
| Denver Film Festival | November 24, 2020 | Excellence in Acting Award | Steven Yeun | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | March 8, 2021 | Best Picture | Minari | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | March 8, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | March 8, 2021 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | March 8, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | March 8, 2021 | Best Ensemble | The cast of Minari | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | March 8, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Won |
| Directors Guild of America Award | April 10, 2021 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2020 | Best Film | Minari | Runner-up |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2020 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Runner-up |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2020 | Best Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Won |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2020 | Best Ensemble | The cast of Minari | Nominated |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 21, 2020 | Best Foreign Language Film | Minari | Runner-up |
| Golden Globe Awards | February 28, 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | Minari | Won |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | January 11, 2021 | Best Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Picture | Minari | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Male Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Indie Film | Minari | Won |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards | March 5, 2021 | Best Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominated |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | January 27, 2021 | Best Original Score in an Independent Film | Emile Mosseri | Won |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | January 27, 2021 | Best Original Song in an Independent Film | "Rain Song" – Emile Mosseri and Stefanie Hong | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Feature | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Christina Oh | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Male Lead | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Supporting Female | Han Ye-ri | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Supporting Female | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | April 22, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 20, 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| NAACP Image Awards | March 27, 2021 | Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | January 26, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| National Board of Review | January 26, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Won |
| National Board of Review | January 26, 2021 | Top 10 Films of 2020 | Minari | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | January 26, 2021 | Best Picture | Minari | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | January 26, 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | Minari | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | January 26, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| New York Film Critics Online | January 26, 2021 | Best Lead Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Online | January 26, 2021 | Best Lead Actress | Han Ye-ri | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Online | January 26, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 25, 2021 | Best Picture | Minari | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 25, 2021 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 25, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 25, 2021 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Minari | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 25, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 25, 2021 | Best Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America | March 24, 2021 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Christina Oh | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Award | January 11, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Award | January 11, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Award | January 11, 2021 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Film | Minari | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominated |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | January 18, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Won |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Film - Drama | Minari | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Editing | Harry Yoon | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2021 | Best Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | April 4, 2021 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Noel Kate Cho, Han Ye-ri, Scott Haze, Alan Kim, Will Patton, Steven Yeun, Youn Yuh-jung | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | April 4, 2021 | Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | April 4, 2021 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Youn Yuh-Jung | Won |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Picture | Minari | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Ensemble Cast | Julia Kim | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | Minari | Won |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | February 15, 2021 | Best Youth Performance | Alan Kim | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | February 1, 2020 | U.S. Dramatic Competition Grand Jury Prize | Lee Isaac Chung | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | February 1, 2020 | U.S. Dramatic Competition Audience Award | Lee Isaac Chung | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | February 7, 2021 | Best Film | Minari | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | February 7, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | February 7, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | February 7, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 22, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 22, 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | Minari | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Film | Minari | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Director | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Actor | Steven Yeun | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Youth Performance | Alan Kim | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Lee Isaac Chung | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | February 8, 2021 | Best Ensemble | Minari | Nominated |