Michelle Yeoh Says Oscar Victory Would Be For “Whole Community Of Asians, Who Need Stories Told”
deadline.comIf Michelle Yeoh makes history with an Oscar win this weekend, she says it won’t just be for her, but for all Asians. Yeoh, the first woman who identifies as Asian to receive an Oscar acting nomination, is now the frontrunner in the Best Leading Actress category, after winning at both the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
In the film Everything Everywhere All At Once, she plays Evelyn Wang, a Chinese-American immigrant who becomes the film’s unlikely hero after being swept into a surprising multiverse – a role Yeoh says reflects her challenge to be recognised in Hollywood, following her success in Chinese-language films.
Yeoh told the BBC, “You want to have that seat at the table, so you can have the privilege to be seen and heard. What I’m asking for is the privilege to compete.” Regarding her recognition this year, and the prospect of making history at the Oscars should she win, she commented: “I’m very aware that it’s beyond me being recognised as an actress.
It’s a whole community of Asians coming forward and saying: You have to do this for us. “Asians tend to not show so much emotion.
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