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Golden Globes 2023: Michelle Yeoh wins Best Actress (Comedy) for 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'

With this win, Yeoh becomes the second Asian actor to win the Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) after Awkwafina who won the accolade for ‘The Farewell’ in 2019

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA: The 80th Golden Globes ceremony is currently being held in California and comedian-turned-actor Jarrod Carmichael is hosting the event this year. The night started with Ke Huy Quan winning the Best Supporting Actor trophy for ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ and the movie just kept the ball rolling with another major victory at the prestigious event. Michelle Yeoh, who was considered to be a frontrunner for the Best Actress (Comedy) accolade, took home the beautiful trophy for her role in the aforementioned movie.

The actress played the role of Evelyn, a Chinese immigrant who gets unwillingly embroiled in an epic adventure where she must connect different versions of herself in the parallel universe to stop someone who intends to harm the multiverse. The movie turned out to be a huge success for Yeoh and became one of the most profitable movies of 2022. It was also one of the most well-reviewed movies of the year and has won over 130 accolades.

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The veteran star edged past actors like Margot Robbie (‘Babylon’), Anya Taylor-Joy (‘The Menu’), Emma Thompson (‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’), and Lesley Manville (‘Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris’) to win the coveted trophy.

With this win, Yeoh becomes the second Asian actor to win the Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) after Awkwafina who won the accolade for ‘The Farewell’ in 2019.

The actor expressed gratitude toward everyone who supported her in her career and said this is one of the biggest moments of her professional career. While receiving the award, she said, “I’m just going to stand here and take this all in. Forty years… I’m not letting go of this. When I first came to Hollywood, it was a dream come true… until I got here. I came here and was told, ‘You’re a minority.’ I thought, ‘Hey, come on girl. You had a really, really good run. Thank you A24 for believing in these two goofy, insanely smart, wonderful geniuses, [directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert], who had the courage to write about a very ordinary immigrant, aging woman, mother, daughter.”

Fans couldn’t hold their excitement as soon as Yeoh’s name was announced from the stage and expressed their happiness by letting the actor know how much they love her. One of the fans said, “Congrats. Never a doubt! Thank you for sharing your journey & strength.” Another fan tweeted, “Congratulations queen well deserved.”

Another social media user wrote, “Loved her acceptance speech! What an amazing woman. I am sooo happy for her.” One fan noted, “WELL DESERVED!!!!”

The movie has been nominated for six awards at the Golden Globes, including Best Picture (Comedy/Musical), and is considered to be a frontrunner in all the categories.

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