Awkwafina’s Win Makes History at Golden Globe Awards

Awkwafina said it was a "mind-blowing" experience to learn she had made Golden Globes history.

On Sunday night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association¹ awarded the new star with the Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. Awkwafina is the first Asian-American woman to win the award.

She won for her starring performance in director Lulu Wang's "The Farewell." Before that, Awkwafina was probably best known for the humorous character she played in 2018's Crazy Rich Asians. She also co-starred in the all-female Ocean's Eight from 2018.

Awkwafina believes she still has more to prove.

"It feels incredible²," she said. "There's also another feeling that you are going to do more. I hope this is just the beginning."

In "The Farewell" Awkwafina plays a young woman of a Chinese family with a secret. They are trying to keep the family's grandmother from learning³ that she has cancer.

Awkwafina said she could really connect with the movie.

"Immigrants⁴ in this country who were raised to feel very American ... and when we go back where, you know, we're told that you don't belong here and you go back to where you belong...you feel like a stranger there and this constant feeling of being lost in translation. And I think that's what really resonated with me in The Farewell."

Awkwafina's real name is Nora Lum. She was born in New York in 1988. She got her start in entertainment in hip-hop music. In 2014, she released⁶ her first professional rap⁷ album, Yellow Ranger⁵. Another, In Fina We Trust, came out in 2018.

Is an Oscar nomination⁸ next for the 31-year-old singer and actor? It is hard to say, but her Golden Globe win may improve her chances.

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constant -adj. happening all the time or very often over a period of time

lost in translation -phrase to fail to have the same meaning or effectiveness (of something) when it is translated into another language

character - n. a person who appears in a story, book, play, movie, or television show

incredible - adj. extremely good, great, or large

resonate -v. to have particular meaning or importance for someone : to affect or appeal to someone in a personal or emotional way — usually + with

1 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

2 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 immigrants   

n.移民( immigrant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Illegal immigrants were given the opportunity to regularize their position. 非法移民得到了使其身份合法化的机会。
• Immigrants from all over the world populate this city. 这个城市里生活着来自世界各地的移民。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ranger   

n.国家公园管理员，护林员；骑兵巡逻队员

参考例句：

• He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
• He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。

6 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

7 rap   

n.轻敲，拍击，责骂，厉声说出，说唱音乐，谈话，最少量；vi.轻敲，敲门，表演说唱音乐，畅谈；vt.抓，抢，拍击

参考例句：

• I heard a rap on the door.我听到有轻轻的敲门声。
• Today we are going to rap about relationships.今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。

8 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。