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Michlle Yeoh

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Looks like Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh has made history again as she had just taken home the award for Best Actress for her performance in &lsquo;Everything Everywhere All At Once&rsquo; at the 95th Academy Awards.
<img src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMzE1NjhmZTIwZTYyYjc3ZTU0NjYxN2U3NjBlN2ViODU4MDIzYjkxNCZjdD1n/d4eBjGhSnK69W/giphy.gif" alt="TV gif. Jillian Rose Reed as Tamara in Awkward, jumping up and down excitedly. Text, &quot;O-M-G!&quot;" />
At the age of 60, Yeoh is now the first Asian actress to win the Best Actress category and the first ever Malaysian who was nominated and win an Academy Award. Yeoh had taken down other nominees such as two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, Ana De Armas, Andrea Riseborough and Michelle Williams.
In the 95 years of the award show being held, Yeoh is now the 2nd woman of colour to win the Best Actress Award next to Halle Berry for her performance in Monster&rsquo;s Ball which won it back in 2001. To make the moment a bit more special, the award was presented by Berry to Yeoh.
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Michelle Yeoh accepts her <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oscar</a> for Best Actress: "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 dreams do come true." <a href="https://t.co/ndiKiHfmID">https://t.co/ndiKiHfmID</a> <a href="https://t.co/pQN8nHDhCx">pic.twitter.com/pQN8nHDhCx</a>
&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1635122069502590976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>

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"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 dreams do come true and ladies don&rsquo;t let anybody tell you you&rsquo;re ever past your prime. Never give up!&rdquo;.
A Year To Remember
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Her win was highly anticipated as this year alone, Yeoh made history by becoming the first Malaysian to win a Golden Globe Award and an award at the 29th Screen Actor Guild Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards for her role as Evelyn Quan in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Read: <a href="https://myc.my/articles/2135/michelle-yeoh-becomes-the-first-malaysian-to-win-a-golden-globe-award">Michelle Yeoh Becomes The First Malaysian To Win A Golden Globe Award!</a>
Read: <a href="https://myc.my/articles/2256/michelle-yeoh-bags-a-sag-award-and-drops-a-f-bomb-mid-speech">Michelle Yeoh Bags A SAG Award And Drops A F-Bomb Mid Speech!</a>
Speaking of making history, Ke Huy Quan also won an award for the Best Supporting Actor making him and Yeoh the first two Asian actors in the same year.
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"Mom, I just won an Oscar!" Ke Huy Quan sobs as he accepts the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oscar</a> for Best Supporting Actor. <a href="https://t.co/ndiKiHfmID">https://t.co/ndiKiHfmID</a> <a href="https://t.co/92QIp3PRmS">pic.twitter.com/92QIp3PRmS</a>
&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1635077761927901184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>

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The film has also been dubbed as one of the best movies of 2022 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as it holds 11 nominations which is to date the highest number of nominations at the Academy Awards and won the Best Picture Award.
The best moment of the award was definitely when Ke Huy Quan went up on stage and hugged his former co-star Harrison Ford as he could not contain his excitement.
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Can't get over Ke Huy Quan celebrating the Best Picture <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oscars</a> win with Harrison Ford <a href="https://t.co/kQz0HbU9hk">pic.twitter.com/kQz0HbU9hk</a>
&mdash; Mark Kim (@MarkJKim_) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkJKim_/status/1635122684542717957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>

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2023 is certainly a year of Asian Empowerment and it looks like the presence of people of colour is certainly taking the right path in Hollywood.
We would love to congratulate Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh on achieving the award and for having such an amazing 2023. Hopefully, we&rsquo;ll get to see more from her and other Asian talents flourish in Hollywood in the future.
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*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media, Variety &amp; various cross-references for context.
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Congratulations Michelle Yeoh! Such a well-deserved award.

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Michelle Yeoh Paves The Way As The First Malaysian & Asian To Win An Oscar Award!

Michelle Yeoh Paves The Way As The First Malaysian & Asian To Win An Oscar Award!

Congratulations Michelle Yeoh! Such a well-deserved award.

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