Michelle Yeoh's tearful mother and family celebrated the actor's Oscars win from Malaysia. Yeoh became the first Asian to win the lead actress honor.
Michelle Yeoh makes history as the first Asian actor to win a lead actress award at the Oscars, for her performance in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’
“I have to dedicate this to my mom, all the moms in the world, because they are really the superheroes, and without them, none of us would be here tonight,” Yeoh said on the Dolby Theatre stage in Los Angeles. “She’s 84, and I’m taking this home to her. She’s watching right now in Malaysia, KL, with my family and friends. I love you guys, I’m bringing this home to you.
In “Everything Everywhere,” Yeoh starred as the universe-jumping Evelyn Wang, a mother, Chinese immigrant and laundromat owner who struggles to keep her business afloat and her family together. A central conflict of the film is her difficulty as a mother in connecting with her queer, second-generation Asian American daughter, Joy , who doubles as the movie’s villain, Jobu Tupaki.
Amid the celebration in Malaysia, Janet Yeoh said she was immensely proud of “my little princess,” who wanted to be a ballerina before entering the acting world. Yeoh said she pushed her daughter out of her cocoon despite protests from her late husband, a lawyer whom she described as “old-fashioned.”
Michelle Yeoh joined her family in Malaysia through FaceTime, calling them from backstage at the Dolby,Someone held the iPhone in front of family members huddled around Janet Yeoh. Michelle Yeoh could be seen blowing kisses and holding her Oscar to the screen. Her mother started to chant, “
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