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Ali Wong and Steven Yeun are making Golden Globes historical past.
Wong and Yeun each received golden statuettes on Sunday for finest actress and actor, respectively, in a restricted collection for his or her performances in Netflix’s street rage drama “Beef,” changing into the primary actors of Asian descent to win of their classes.
The twin recognition on Sunday marks the primary win and nomination every for each Yeun and Wong.
In her speech, Wong thanked Yeun, the solid and the crew, saying the friendships she made on set “will at all times be the most effective factor that got here out of ‘Beef.’”
Wong additionally thanked her ex-husband Justin Hakuta, with whom she shares two kids, saying, “it’s due to you that I’m capable of be a working mom.”
Yeun talked about his kids in his speech, with a hilarious reference to the Disney film “Frozen.”
“The story I normally inform to myself is one among isolation and separateness. And then you definitely come up right here and you’ve got this second and you may solely simply take into consideration everybody else,” Yeun mentioned, including with amusing, “And that feels just like the plot of ‘Frozen.’”
He went on to say, “I’m simply so grateful. I’m simply the recipient of an extended line of compassionate love and safety and goodwill so, I admire this.”
The freshman season of “Beef” debuted in April on Netflix to critical acclaim.
Starring Yeun and Wong, the darkish comedy follows two strangers who get entangled in a road rage incident, sparking a wild feud and thrilling journey as they provide in to their impulses.