Simu Liu, Daniel Dae Kim, Lulu Wang.Photo: George Pimentel/Getty; Michael Kovac/Getty; Jeff Spicer/Getty
Simu Liu,Daniel Dae Kimand directorLulu Wangwere among some of the Hollywood stars who criticized theGolden Globesfor placing the American-set dramaMinariin the foreign language category.
On Tuesday,Varietyreported that the movie’s placement was due to the mostly Korean dialogue as it followed a Korean-American family that moves to Arkansas to build their dreams from the ground up. The award show will air on Feb. 28.
Golden Globe eligibility rules state that any film with at least 50% non-English dialogue goes into the foreign language category, andMinariwas entered into that category earlier this year.
Alan S. Kim, Steven Yeun, Noel Cho, Yeri Han inMinari.David Bornfriend/A24
But many prominent stars objected to the film not being up for best motion picture drama solely due to its dialogue. Liu, who will star in Marvel’sShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsnext year, tweeted about all the ways the movie was an American film.
“…and without spoiling anything it is a BEAUTIFUL story of an immigrant family trying to build a life from the ground up. What could be more American than that?” hefollowed it up.
A24 did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The Farewelldirector Wang equally criticizedMinari’s placement after reports surfaced, calling for the rules to be examined and changed.
“I have not seen a more American film than #Minari this year. It’s a story about an immigrant family, IN America, pursuing the American dream. We really need to change these antiquated rules that characterizes American as only English-speaking,” Wangwrote in a tweet.
Liu and Wang weren’t the only prominent celebrities of Asian descent to criticize the report.
“The film equivalent of being told to go back to your country when that country is actually America,“tweeted Kim.
“Dear @goldenglobes: Please change your name to ‘Golden Only For English Speaking People,’ because that would be more accurate. #Minari is an American movie about a Korean American family in Arkansas. Why does a best picture have to be in English? Globe is in your name. Get it?“U.S. Representative Ted Lieu wrote, tagging the official Golden Globe Awards account on Twitter.
The controversy is a year afterParasite, a South Korean film, won for Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars. The movie, which was eligible for best motion picture drama, also won the 2020 Golden Globe Award for best foreign language film.
Minariwon the Grand Jury Prize and the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.Minariis in theaters on Feb. 12, 2021.
The 2021 Golden Globe Awards will take place on Feb. 28, 2021.
source: people.com
