"Jeon Do-yeon Could Be Oscar Best Actress Contender"... Foreign Media Highlights "Possible Love"

Actor Jeon Do-yeon, who starred in director Lee Chang-dong's Netflix film "Possible Love," has been named by local U.S. media as a strong contender for the Academy Awards (Oscars).

On October 25 (local time), U.S. entertainment outlet The Hollywood Reporter reported that "acclaimed actor Jeon Do-yeon could become the first Korean to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress," adding that "this is fitting given her outstanding trajectory in the film."

The outlet closely examined Jeon's decades-long acting career, starting with her debut as an advertising model in her twenties, through films such as "The Contact," "The Harmonium in My Memory," "You Are My Sunshine," "Secret Sunshine," and "The Housemaid," as well as the drama "Crash Course in Romance" and the play "The Cherry Orchard."

Although several Korean actors, including Lee Byung-hun and Youn Yuh-jung, have recently drawn attention in Hollywood, Jeon has not traditionally been an actor with prominent activity in overseas projects.

However, in this Netflix film "Possible Love," Jeon has drawn major attention by taking on the role of Mi-ok, the wife of a dismissed worker.

The Hollywood Reporter praised her performance, stating, "It is difficult to imagine anyone other than Jeon playing Mi-ok," and that "Jeon's performance is buoyant and inquisitive, and no expression or tone of voice reads as simple. It is a performance that digs in most heartbreakingly at the most joyful moments."

Based on this, the outlet predicted that she could become the first Korean actor nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress.

Director Lee also expressed anticipation, saying, "It is rare and difficult for an actor in a non-English language film to be nominated for an Oscar," while adding that "the Academy's proper recognition would serve as visible proof of an actor's achievement and the changes the Academy pursues."

"Possible Love," which was released on October 23, is also receiving consecutive favorable reviews.

On the U.S. film review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, it received a 100% Tomatometer score, equivalent to a perfect score from critics.

Rotten Tomatoes placed "Possible Love" on its projected list of nominees for Best Picture at next year's Oscars, alongside "The Odyssey" and "Dune: Part Three."

It also projected that Jeon Do-yeon would be nominated for Best Actress and "Possible Love" for Best International Feature Film.

The Los Angeles Times praised the film, writing, "Director Lee Chang-dong has never shown humanity as delicate, novelistic, and accessible as in his new work 'Possible Love,'" and adding, "With stunning performances, an exquisite script, and direction that does not miss a beat, this film is a masterpiece and one of the best films of the year, dealing with who fundamentally bears the struggles of everyday life and who does not."

It continued, explaining, "The top list exists for performances by actors like Jeon Do-yeon," describing her as "a soul unable to rest from desire, a wife trapped between comfort and worry, a worker and a wife."

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