Shota Sometani
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Awards and Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Golden Globe
Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Academy Award
Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated
Kikuchi was the fourth person in Academy Award history to be nominated for a role in which she does not speak. She won several awards, such as the National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance (tying with Jennifer Hudson) and the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor. Since her appearance in the movie ...
Online Film & Television Association. 2018 Nominee OFTA Television Award. Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Westworld. 2007 Nominee OFTA Film Award. Best Supporting Actress. Babel. 2007 Nominee OFTA Film Award. Best Breakthrough Performance: Female.
- January 6, 1981
She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for the Oscars in 50 years, since Miyoshi Umeki. Other than that she had appeared in commercials, including ads for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent, as well as Japanese soap operas.
- January 1, 1
- 1.69 m
- Hadano, Japan
Kikuchi is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years. She is currently Japan's only living female Academy Award nominee in acting categories. The only other nominee was Miyoshi Umeki, who won the Best Supporting Actress award in 1957 for Sayonara.
Rinko Kikuchi, born Yuriko Kikuchi, January 6, 1981, is a Japanese actress. Kikuchi is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for the 2006 movie Babel. She also starred in Guillermo del Toro's 2013 science fiction action film Pacific Rim.
She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for the Oscars in 50 years, since Miyoshi Umeki. Other than that she had appeared in commercials, including ads for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent, as well as Japanese soap operas. As a result, her popularity rose outside her native country.
Jun 19, 2023 · The film’s Japanese lead Rinko Kikuchi was named best actress for her performance of Yoko, a 42-year-old single woman who embarks on long journey to her hometown after the death of her estranged...
