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  • Alan Kim accepted the Best Young Actor award in tears
  • The young actor thanked everyone including the critics
  • "I hope it's not a dream," he also said

Alan S. Kim couldn't contain his emotions after winning Best Young Actor at the 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday. The 8-year-old actor accepted the award virtually for his stellar performance in the movie "Minari."

"Thank you. Thank you. First of all, I'd like to thank the critics who voted and my family," Kim began his speech. He soon burst into tears and said, "Oh my goodness, I'm crying."

He won over fellow nominees such as Caoilinn Springall who was nominated for "The Midnight Sky," Helena Zengel for "News of the World," Talia Ryder for "Never Rarely Sometimes Always," Ryder Allen for "Palmer" and Ibrahima Gueye for "The Life Ahead."

In the movie, Kim portrays David, who is one of the children in the Korean-American family that moved to a farm in Arkansas in pursuit of the American Dream.

Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the movie also features stars like Steven Yeun, Will Patton, Scott Haze, Noel Kate Cho, Yeri Han and Youn Yuh-jung.

In his acceptance speech, Kim went on to thank the director of the movie, Plan B Entertainment and A24.

"I hope I will be in other movies. Is this a dream? I hope it's not a dream," he concluded the speech.

Following the win, the movie's official Twitter handle posted the video of the little star accepting the award and wrote, "Is this a dream? Congratulations to #Minari star Alan Kim, the #CriticsChoiceAwards winner for Best Young Actor!"

"Minari," which is Kim's debut movie, won Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes last week.

On March 1, the young actor appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to share his excitement for the movie's Golden Globe victory. The 53-year-old television host asked if Kim could beat him in a fight considering he recently won a purple belt in Taekwondo and was wearing it during the interview. "I have got a lot of moves," the young actor replied.

The host went on to ask if the Golden Globes was more exciting than a purple belt, to which Kim immediately answered, "No."

Minari
5. "Minari" (directed by Lee Isaac Chung) - The recent Golden Globes controversy has made people curious about the movie and why it hasn't been allowed to compete in the best picture category. A semi-autobiographical on director Lee Isaac Chung's life, "Minari" shows the journey of a Korean family trying to rebuild its life in rural America during the 1980s. One of the most critically-acclaimed movies of 2020, "Minari" shows how human behavior works. With superb performances from Steven Yeun and Yeri Han, the film offers an engaging view of immigrants and all the hardships they go through while building their lives from the scratch. A modern-era masterpiece. A24/Twitter
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