Korean Hollywood actor Charles Melton, from the movie 'May December', won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 33rd Gotham Awards.

Korean Hollywood actor Charles Melton, who appears in 'May December', a new film by 'Carol' director Todd Haynes, was honored with the Best Supporting Actor award at the 33rd Gotham Awards.

'May December' created an uproar across the country with an article about a couple's provocative romance, and 20 years later, as they were preparing to send their children to college, an actress starring in a movie based on their past came to report. The upcoming film stars Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Charles Melton. Todd Haynes, who was in charge of directing, has produced works such as 'Far From Heaven', 'Carol', 'Wonderstruck', and 'Safe'.

The Gotham Awards is an awards ceremony for independent films and dramas that started in the United States in 1991. It is hosted annually by The Gotham Film & Media Institute and is held to discover indie films and new filmmakers. At this year's awards ceremony, 'Fast Lives', jointly invested and distributed by CJ ENM and Hollywood studio A24, won the Gotham Awards' Best Picture award.

Actor Charles Melton is a Korean-American Hollywood actor whose mother is Korean. He captured the hearts of domestic viewers with his role as Reggie Mantle in the popular Netflix drama 'Riverdale', and was also selected as one of '15 rising Asian stars in Hollywood' by the American weekly magazine 'People'.

'May December', which debuted at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, is "the birth of a masterpiece that best demonstrates director Todd Haynes' genius" (Indiewire), "a dark version of 'Carol'" (The Guardian), " It has received praise such as “a captivating drama that completely captivates the audience with betrayal after betrayal” (Time magazine).

The movie ‘May December’ is being prepared for domestic release in the first half of 2024.

Reporter Ha-neul Lee, Ten Asia greenworld@tenasia.co.kr