Michelle Yeoh sees her casting in “Wicked” was a result of progress.
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Michelle Yeoh spoke out for the first time on Friday about the ongoing Andrea Riseborough Oscar campaign controversy. When asked about the swirling speculation that Riseborough’s grassroots Oscar campaign for micro-indie “To Leslie” broke the rules, and the internal investigation at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Yeoh, herself a nominee and frontrunner for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” shrugged it all off.
“The Academy has always prided itself on having regulations and playing by the rules and if [cheating them] was so easy, it would have done before,” Yeoh told BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program. “We are always evolving on how to protect our integrity and I have great faith we will continue to do that.”Riseborough’s dark horse rise to being a Best Actress Oscar nominee for the $27,000-grosser became further embattled after the Jan.
24 nominee announcements when two Black actresses, Viola Davis (“The Woman King”) and Danielle Deadwyler (“Till”), who were widely considered shoe-ins for the opportunity were nudged off the ballot. “I love [Viola and Danielle] to the extreme and wish we were all getting Oscars, but it’s tough,” Yeoh said, nodding to the peers she’s seen through all of the awards circuit this season.
“It took me 40 years to even get a nomination,” she added. “Every single actor and actress puts their heart and soul into these movies and you don’t necessarily start thinking you are going to get nominated.
The stories we want to tell are more important.”On Jan. 31, the Academy announced that after an internal investigation into Riseborough’s grassroots campaign that saw use of high-profile peers and social media, they would not take action against the campaign nor rescind the actress’
.Michelle Yeoh sees her casting in “Wicked” was a result of progress.
Michelle Yeoh never imagined a path for herself that would lead to her mind-bending performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once, the film that has made her Oscar’s first Best Actress nominee openly of Southeast Asian descent and that has earned her SAG’s Best Actress prize, among other accolades. After a lifetime spent breaking down barriers, she tells Joe Utichi how it feels to have at last been invited to the ball.
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Jamie Lee Curtis had a lot of love to give after taking home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role during Sunday's 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. The actress won for her role in .Before taking the stage to the delight of the audience, Curtis grabbed her co-star, Michelle Yeoh, and planted a big kiss on her.«I kissed her?, Did I really kiss her?» Curtis joked to ET's Denny Directo, backstage during the ceremony. «I love Michelle Yeoh.
Jamie Lee Curtis’ love for Michelle Yeoh is everything, everywhere, all at once!
It was a historic night Sunday for Michelle Yeoh and her Everywhere Everything All At Once co-star Ke Huy Quan at the SAG Awards. Yeoh became the first Asian Best Actress Film winner in SAG history for her portrayal of Evelyn Wang, while Quan became the first Asian Best Supporting Actor Film winner for portraying Waymond Wang.
Now that’s how you make a statement! Michelle Yeoh brought her style A-game to the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, February 26 — and there’s no denying her gown was worthy of a double take.
a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role at Sunday evening’s show, making history as the first Asian woman to win a leading film acting award.“I think if I speak my heart will explode,” she began her acceptance speech, which was riddled with hilarious expletives. She thanked SAG-AFTRA for the award, saying that they “understand what it is to get here.”“Everyone of you know the journey, the roller coaster ride, the ups and downs, but most importantly, we never give up,” the 60-year-old continued.
Michelle Yeoh just won her first Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday. The 60-year-old took home the trophy for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her turn as Evelyn Quan Wang in . «SAG AFTRA, to get this from you who understands what it is to get here. Everyone one of you know the journey, the rollercoaster ride.
Ke Huy Quan for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, the first time an Asian man has won any solo film acting category at the Screen Actors Guild awards.“Everything Everywhere All at Once” is also the only film to ever win three solo acting categories in Screen Actors Guild history. By also winning Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, it become the only film to ever win four Screen Actors Guild awards.The SAG triumph was a sweet end to an eventful weekend for “Everything Everywhere,” which also picked up the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday.
Jamie Lee Curtis paid tribute to her parents and Michelle Yeoh while picking up her win during the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Michelle Yeoh is on her way to Oscar gold!
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle Yeoh has made history with her win for best performance by a female actor in a leading role at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, becoming the first Asian woman to win a leading film acting award. “I think if I speak my heart will explode,” an emotional Yeoh said on stage while accepting her award. “SAG- AFTRA, to get this from you who understand what it is to get here… everyone of you know the journey, the roller coaster ride, the ups and downs. But most importantly we never give up. I thank you… This is not just for me, this is for every little girl who looks like me.” The actress then paused, turning away from the podium to compose herself but eventually relenting with an excited litany of curses screaming “shit” and “fuck” to an elated crowd. “Thank you for giving me seat at the table and tonight you’ve shown us that it is possible,” she said. “I’m grateful and my mom will be eternally grateful to all of you.”
Jamie Lee Curtis' love for Michelle Yeoh is everything, everywhere, all at once!The actress won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday, and she celebrated by planting a kiss right on her co-star's lips!Curtis also took a moment in her speech — in which she again poked fun at herself for being a «nepo baby» — to say that Yeoh was the reason she signed on to star in the «weird» movie that's earned her a career-first Oscar nomination,“Where is Michelle Yeoh??" she asked the crowd. «I say 'Michelle.' You say 'Yeoh!'...Michelle Yeoh, I love you I love you I love you!»Jamie Lee Curtis kisses Michelle Yeoh after winning Female Actor in a Supporting Role at the #SAGAwards. pic.twitter.com/CRYlfYZaZxET caught up with Curtis on the SAG Awards red carpet, who said she was loving the awards season appreciation for «This is Entertainment.
So many stars made it out for the 2023 Producers Guild Awards on Saturday evening (February 25).
Stephanie Hsu is really busy — the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Oscar nominee has been commuting from California to Australia for the past few weeks while filming “The Fall Guy” with Ryan Gosling and attending various events and ceremonies to promote “Everything Everywhere,” directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, which earned 11 Academy Award nominations. She beams with pride when discussing this moment in her life. The daughter of a Chinese immigrant who was a single mother, Hsu has been talking with her family and friends about the road that’s led her to this moment — including her best friend Alan, who told her she did it without having to be “born into this industry,” or a family friend emailing her mother to recall the time she brought a young Hsu to the friend’s house intending to convince her to study business. “Aren’t you glad she didn’t?” the friend wrote.
Colin Farrell are among the nominated stars doubling as presenters at this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Other principal actors taking the stage to introduce clips of cast performances from their respective films include Jovan Adepo, Diego Calva and Li Jun Li (“Babylon”); Farrell and Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”); Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu and Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”); Paul Dano, Gabriel LaBelle and Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”); and Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy and Rooney Mara (“Women Talking”). Additions to the presenter lineup were revealed Feb. 21 by Jon Brockett, executive producer of the awards show.
At tonight’s DGA Awards, directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert landed Best Theatrical Feature with their A24 smash Everything Everywhere All At Once — besting competition that included Todd Field (Tár), Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans) in their first time out at the ceremony.
So many stars attended the BAFTA Film Awards 2023 Nominees Party ahead of the annual awards show.
Andrea Riseborough is speaking out for the first time over her controversial Oscar nomination.