Hopes are high that Michelle Yeoh will make history at the Oscars. “It matters a lot,” Yeoh said. 'And it doesn’t just matter to me. It’s shining a light on a part of the world, of people who look like me who have never been included.”
If you’ve seen "Everything Everywhere All at Once," then you understand just how unique this incredible film really is.A24Michelle Yeoh has been an actor for more than 30 years, but it’s only this year that she’s been nominated for best actress for her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Not only is this her first Oscar nomination, but it istime in over 85 years an Asian actress has been in the running in this category.
If you’ve seen the movie, then you understand just how unique this film is. Yeoh knew it herself the instant she read the script. Yeoh and I got a chance to sit down a few days before the Oscars. She said that despite some disappointment over the years that some of the roles offered to her were getting smaller and smaller, she always kept working. She also noted a difference in parts written for men and women as they get older: Men get to be action heroes who save the day, while women usually wait at home for those same men to return.
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