The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun is among the nominees who have made history following the announcement of the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards today (March 15).
Former TWD star Yeun picked up a nomination in the Best Actor category for his role as Jacob Yi in Lee Isaac Chung's Minari, which follows a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in rural America in the 1980s.
With his nomination, Yeun has become the first Asian American actor of Korean descent to receive a nomination in the Best Actor category. Related: Walking Dead's Steven Yeun reacts to Minari co-star's adorable winning speechAlso making history in the 2021 Oscar nominations list was Rogue One: A Star Wars Story's Riz Ahmed, who has also been nominated.
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