Michelle Yeoh’s mother, Janet, wasn’t there in person to watch her daughter make history at the 2023 Oscars, but she loudly cheered for her halfway across the world in Malaysia.
, but she loudly cheered for her halfway across the world in Malaysia.
Janet Yeoh, center, celebrates her daughter winning best actress at the 95th Academy Awards from a cinema in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.On March 12, the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star won the Oscar for best actress for her powerful performance in the sci-fi film, making her the first Asian woman to win the prestigious honor.showing her mother’s elated reaction.
In the clip, Janet Yeoh wipes a tear from her eye before rising to her feet and celebrating with a roomful of people.“I’m very excited. I’m proud of my daughter,” the 84-year-old later told reporters. “I love my daughter. My daughter is a hardworking girl.” Janet Yeoh was then seen making a symbol for a bagel with her hands in reference to her daughter's hit film. Yeoh's “Everything Everywhere All at Once” co-stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu and other members of the cast repeatedly created the same symbol throughout the night whenever the movie won an award.
The Yeoh family was joined by two ministers from the Malaysian cabinet and plenty of supporters for their Oscar-viewing party, the
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