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Best Actor: Year Name Country Film Role Status Milestone / Notes 1956 Yul Brynner: The King and I: King Mongkut: Won Buryat (Mongol) descent as well First Asian (and first Asian-American, overall) to be nominated for Best Actor, First Asian (and first Asian-American) to win Best Actor. Brynner became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943. 1982 Ben ...
Pat Morita (1932–2005), comedian and Academy Award-nominated actor best known for work on Happy Days and The Karate Kid; Olivia Munn, actress, model and television personality; Hiro Murai, filmmaker; Dr. Haing S. Ngor (1940–1996) won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985. Derek Nguyen, filmmaker; Dustin Nguyen, actor, 21 Jump ...
The Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa began appearing in films around 1914. [5] Signed to Paramount Pictures, he had roles in more than 20 silent films including The Wrath of the Gods (1914) and The Typhoon (1914), and was considered to be a Hollywood sex symbol. [5]
Here are just some of the new South Asian stars in Hollywood.: Raymond Ablack. Known for: The Canadian actor is known for his role as Sav Bhandari in “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” Since ...
In the last few years, there has been a rise of Asian and Asian American representation in hit films, like the history-making best picture winner "Parasite," the rom-com hit "Crazy Rich Asians ...
Asian American-led projects have been the standouts at this year’s award shows, and the Academy Awards nominations, which were announced Tuesday, were no different. Asian actors and filmmakers ...
Best Supporting Actor: The Bridge on the River Kwai: Nominated 1962 Omar Sharif: Best Supporting Actor: Lawrence of Arabia: Won 1965 Best Actor – Drama: Doctor Zhivago: Won 1966 Mako: Best Supporting Actor: The Sand Pebbles: Nominated 1982 Ben Kingsley: Best Actor – Drama: Gandhi: Won 1984 F. Murray Abraham: Amadeus: Won 1984 Haing S Ngor ...
The victory of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at the 95th Oscars on Sunday is a milestone for Asian talent in front of and behind the camera. It’s also a sign that the Academy Awards is ...