Awkwafina makes GoldenGlobes history as the first performer of Asian descent to win in a lead actress film category
"The Farewell" star is the first performer of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe Award in a lead actress film category. She's only the sixth woman of Asian descent to be nominated in the lead actress in a musical or comedy category. The others were Machiko Kyo , Miyoshi Umeki , Yvonne Elliman , and Constance Wu . Hailee Steinfeld, whose mother is of Filipino descent, was all nominated for her work in"Edge of Seventeen.
Read MoreAwkwafina joins a small group of performers of Asian lineage who have won Golden Globe awards since the show started. Sandra Oh is the only performer of Asian descent to have won twice."The Farewell," which features as predominantly Asian cast, tells the story of a young woman named Billi whose family decides to keep news of a terminal diagnosis from the family's elder matriarch, Billi's grandmother Nai Nai .
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