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Golden Globes 2019: Sandra Oh makes history 3 times over

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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Jan 7, 2019

At Sunday night's Golden Globes, actress Sandra Oh earned a place in entertainment history – three times over.

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According to Vox, the "Killing Eve" star took home the Golden Globe for best actress in a TV drama, becoming "the first woman of Asian descent" to win the award since "Shogun" star Yoko Shimada in 1980. In addition, Oh, who won a Golden Globe for best supporting actress in 2006, became "the first woman of Asian descent to win multiple Golden Globes," Vox reported.

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Oh also "was the first person of Asian descent to host" the awards show, Vox reported.

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As she accepted her latest award, Oh thanked her parents in English and Korean.

"Mostly, there are two people here tonight that I am so grateful that they're here with me. I'd like to thank my mother and my father," she said, adding in Korean, "Mom and Dad, I love you."

>> Watch her speech here

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