Veteran actress Youn Yuh Jung Yuh Jung has scored a nomination for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.

The American Television Academy (ATAS) unveiled its list of nominees on Wednesday, revealing that Youn Yuh Jung has been tapped for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role in Netflix's Beef Season 2.

In this fiercely competitive category, Youn Yuh Jung will face off against Constance Zimmer from The Kennedy Curse: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, Niecy Nash-Betts from Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Claire Danes from Fleishman Is in Trouble, Juliette Lewis from Welcome to Chippendales, and Merritt Wever from Tiny Beautiful Things.

Beef Season 2, featuring Youn Yuh Jung, is an eight-episode Netflix original series that dropped in April. The dark comedy follows the aftermath of a Youn Yuh Jung couple's encounter with a shocking confrontation between a boss and his wife at an exclusive country club, sparking a high-stakes game of manipulation and pressure involving the two couples and the club's owner, a Korean billionaire.

Youn Yuh Jung delivers a tour de force performance as Chairman Park, the formidable Korean billionaire who recently acquired the country club.

This Emmy nod comes on the heels of Youn Yuh Jung's historic 2021 Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress in Minari, making her the first Korean actress to claim the coveted statuette. With this latest recognition, industry insiders are buzzing about the possibility of Youn Yuh Jung clinching top honors at both of America's most prestigious film and television award ceremonies.

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is set to dazzle at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 15 at 9:00 a.m. (Korean time).

Veteran actress Youn Yuh Jung Yuh Jung has scored a nomination for the 78th Primetime Emmy …

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