Michelle Yeoh's moment is long overdue

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Michelle Yeoh has been kicking ass on and off screen for decades — and now she's sweeping the awards season.

In accepting her SAG award, Yeoh said this moment wasn't just about her:

F***! Thank you! This is not just for me, this is for every little girl that looks like me ... Thank you for giving me a seat at the table, because so many of us need this. We want to be seen. We want to be heard. And tonight, you have shown us it is possible. We just have to rock the boat and say, 'Look at us. Give us a chance.' Because guess what? We exist in your society. We are part of the society and very, very much an intricate part of this whole community.

And here's the speech from her EEAO costar James Hong at the SAG awards on Sunday that succinctly addresses the situation: If it wasn’t certain before, James Hong locked in Everything Everywhere All At Once’s Best Picture win at the Oscars with this part of his speech

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