Everybody loves Everything Everywhere All at Once — or enough of Hollywood does so that the Chinese American family dramedy/multiverse romp has
cleaned up this awards season
.
It’s now considered by many to be the frontrunner for Best Picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, which could turn out to be a historic one for Asian Americans.
Not only is the film up for multiple Oscars, so are three of its stars: Malaysian-born lead Michelle Yeoh, along with Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu, Asian American performers from Southern California.
Hsu is in the running for Best Supporting Actress with Hong Chau (The Whale) — the first instance of two Asian American actors nominated in that category in the same year.
If Yeoh wins for Best Actress, she will be the first woman of Asian descent to collect that trophy and the first woman of color to win since Halle Berry won in 2002 for her role in Monster’s Ball.
Oscar history:
Michelle Yeoh Isn’t The First Asian Woman Nominated For Best Actress — That Would Be Merle Oberon
Watershed moments
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