As a result of her work in the film Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, Yeoh made history on Sunday by becoming the first actress of Asian descent to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Because Will Smith, who won the award for Best Actor the year before for King Richard, was banned from attending the Oscars for the next ten years after slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 broadcast, the show producers had Jessica Chastain, who won the award for Best Actress the year before, and Halle Berry, who became the first Black woman to win the award for Best Actress in 2002 for Monster’s Ball, jointly hand over the trophy to Michelle Yeoh.
She began her acceptance speech-
“For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities”
“This is proof that … dream big, and dreams do come true. And, ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime.”
Michelle Yeoh accepts the Oscar for Best Actress for her outstanding performance in 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/fIDMBH1rEy
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Yeoh continued by expressing her gratitude to the film’s cast and crew, specifically mentioning the co-directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who were awarded the Academy Award for Best Directing and Best Original Screenplay, respectively. After taking a moment to catch her breath, Yeoh went on to pay tribute to some of the other significant persons in her life.
She continued, “I have to dedicate this to my mum and to all the moms in the world because they are really the superheroes, and without them none of us would be here tonight.” “I have to dedicate this to my mom and to all the parents in the world because they are really the superheroes,” she said.
“She’s 84,” the actress noted of her mom, “I’m taking this home to her. She’s watching right now in Malaysia. with my family and friends: I love you guys! I’m bringing this home to you.” She also thanked her “extended family in Hong Kong, where I started my career. Thank you for letting me stand on your shoulders, giving me a leg up so I can be here today.”
Finally, “To my god children, to my sisters, all of them, to my brothers,” she concluded. “To my family, thank you. Thank you. Thank you to the Academy. This is history in the making. Thank you!”
It is safe to say that Yeoh’s victory made history, as she was the first performer of Asian ancestry to be considered for the role of lead actress in a major motion picture. (According to the website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Merle Oberon, who was of Sri Lankan and Maori descent, was previously nominated in the category for 1935’s The Dark Angel; however, Oberon concealed her heritage out of fear that it would hurt her career.)
Yeoh joins castmates Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis, both of whom were first-time Oscar nominations and first-time winners during the ceremony. Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan both won their first Oscars.
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