2023 Oscars: Michelle Yeoh delivers Best Actress speech about ‘Never giving up’

• Michelle Yeoh won the Academy Award at the 2023 Oscars.
• She portrayed Evelyn Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
• Yeoh is the most nominated actress of the year.

Michelle Yeoh took home the Academy Award for her portrayal of Evelyn Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday.

Cate Blanchett (Tár), Ana de Armas (Blonde), Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie), and Michelle Williams were the other candidates in this category (The Fabelmans).

“Thank you, thank you. 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,” Yeoh said on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood as she accepted her award. “Never give up”

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“I wouldn’t be standing here tonight without the Daniels, without A24, without my amazing cast and crew, without everyone who was involved with Everything Everywhere All at Once,” she continued. “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.”

“She’s 84, and I’m taking this home to her,” Yeoh continued. “She’s watching right now, in Malaysia with my family and friends. I love you guys, and I’m bringing this home to you. And also to my 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.”

Janet Yeoh (center R), the mother of actress Michelle Yeoh, celebrates after her daughter won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, at an event in Kuala Lumpur – AFP

“And to my godchildren, to my sisters, all of them, to my brothers, to my family — thank you! Thank you! Thank you to the Academy, this is history in the making,” she concluded.

Michelle Yeoh is the most nominated actress of the year.

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