Minari
actor
Yuh-Jung
Youn,
recently
was
awarded
the
Best
Supporting
Actor
(Female)
at
BAFTA
2021.
Her
acceptance
speech
was
deemed
as
one
of
the
most
memorable
moments
of
the
awards
night,
as
the
actress
joked
about
being
appreciated
by
"very
snobbish
people" referring
to
British
people.
However,
Yuh-Jung
Youn
opened
up
about
the
viral
speech
and
apologised
for
the
comment.
She
recently
participated
in
a
virtual
program
from
Film
at
Lincoln
Center
.
During
the
interaction
with
Dennis
Lim,
she
said
that
her
English
caused
the
misunderstanding.
During
the
audience
Q&A,
Lim
asked
Youn
if
she
forgot
to
say
anything
during
her
acceptance
speech
at
the
BAFTAs,
and
the
74-year-old
actress
said
she
wanted
to
say,
"I'm
sorry."
Yuh-Jung
Youn
went
on
to
share,
"Actually,
I
admire
the
British
very
much,"
including
"Shakespeare,
Royal
Theatre
and
everything."
She
added
that
the
British
peolpe
have
a
long
history
and
"big
pride,"
and
they
deserve
to
be
a
bit
snobbish.
However,
after
the
speech
went
viral
she
feared
as
it
became
a
big
scandal.
"It
got
so
big
and
I
thought
maybe
I
was
doing
something
wrong.
Hear
me
saying
this:
Oh
please,
big
apology
for
the
British
[people].
Hello,
Britain,
forgive
me," she
added.
In
the
apology,
Youn
also
paid
respect
to
iconic
British
thespians
like
Judi
Dench,
Maggie
Smith,
Helen
Mirren,
and
Ian
McKellen.
She
said,
"I
love
all
of
them."
Yuh-Jung
Youn
had
begun
her
BAFTA
Award
speech
by
saying,
"I
would
like
to
express
my
deep
condolences
for
your
Duke
of
Edinburgh,"
referencing
the
death
of
Prince
Philip.
Talking
about
her
big
win,
she
added,
"Thank
you
so
much
for
this
award.
Every
award
is
meaningful
but
this
one
especially
[to
be]
recognized
by
British
people,
known
as
very
snobbish
people
and
they
approve
me
as
a
good
actor.
So,
I'm
very,
very
privileged."