Michelle Yeoh becomes first Asian best actress -Oscars 2023

On Mar 13, 2023

Superstar Michelle Yeoh, became the first Asian woman to win best actress, as Everything Everywhere All at Once dominated at the Oscars.

The creative multiverse adventure won seven awards including best picture, director and original screenplay.

Accepting her statuette, Yeoh said: “For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities.

“And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you that you are ever past your prime.”

Yeoh’s co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis triumphed in the supporting actor and actress categories. In the history of the Oscars, no other film has ever won best picture, best director and three acting prizes.

In Everything Everywhere All at Once, Yeoh plays a Chinese-American laundrette owner who is mired in a tax audit, stuck in a crumbling marriage and struggling to connect with her daughter Joy.

But when she discovers different versions of herself in the multiverse, she must tap into their skills in order to save the world.

“This is proof that dreams do come true,” Yeoh said in her speech. “I have to dedicate this to all the moms in the world because they are the superheroes, and without them, none of us would be here tonight.”

Michelle Yeoh Mom also celebrates her in Malaysia. Janet Yeoh, second from right, watched her daughter win an Oscar from a live viewing event at a cinema in Kuala Lumpur.

For Michelle Yeoh is an Oscar, but for Asian women is history.

Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian women to win best actress.

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