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Yeoh, 60, was widely regarded as the
front-runner for the award after claiming a Screen Actors Guild
honor and a Golden Globe award for the role. This was her first
Oscar nomination.
"For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching
tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. This is
proof that dream big and dreams do come true," Yeoh said while
accepting her award. "And ladies, don't let anybody ever tell
you you are past your prime."
In "Everything Everywhere," Yeoh's character, Evelyn Wang, is
struggling to finish her taxes when she is swept into alternate
universes. The science-fiction film was a critical and
commercial success and is vying for the best picture Oscar.
Yeoh got her start in Hong Kong action movies in the 1990s and
broke through in Hollywood when she was cast as the first ethnic
Chinese Bond girl in 1997's "Tomorrow Never Dies" opposite
Pierce Brosnan.
Since then, she has enjoyed success in a range of genres,
solidifying her reputation as both a big-budget action star and
formidable acting talent.
Her best-known films include Ang Lee's 2000 martial arts movie
"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon," the 2005 period drama "Memoirs
of a Geisha" and the 2018 romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians."
(Reporting by Nichola Groom; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
(Photo: Michelle Yeoh wins the Oscar for Best Actress for
"Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at
the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California,
U.S., March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
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