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Michelle Yeoh wins her first Golden Globe Award: ‘It’s been an incredible fight to be here today’

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh bagged her first Golden Globe award after 40 years in the industry on Tuesday, January 10 (US time).</p><p>The actress won the best actress award in a motion picture, musical or comedy, for her performance in the film Everything Everywhere All at Once.</p><p>“I’m just going to stand here and take this all in. 40 years... I’m not letting go of this. So just quickly, thank you Hollywood Foreign Press for giving me this honor. It&#x27;s been an amazing journey, an incredible fight to be here today. But I think it&#x27;s been worth it,&quot; she said in her acceptance speech.</p><p>The actress recalled the first time she came to Hollywood and the initial challenges she encountered.</p><p>&quot;I remember when I first came to Hollywood, it was a dream come true until I got here because -- look at this space, I came here and was told, &#x27;You&#x27;re a minority’ and I&#x27;m, like, &#x27;No, that&#x27;s not possible,&#x27; and then someone said to me, &#x27;You speak English?&#x27; I mean, forget about them not knowing Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Asia, India. And then I said, &#x27;Yeah, the flight here was about 13 hours long, so I learned,’&quot; she said.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGoldenGlobes%2Fvideos%2F1871390833199132%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The actress also talked about how opportunities became scarce as she grew older but along came Everything Everywhere All at Once, which further elevated the trajectory of her career.</p><p>&quot;As time went by, I turned 60—last year—and I think all of you women understand this as the days, the years, and the numbers get bigger, it seems like opportunities start to get smaller as well. And it probably was at a time where I thought, &#x27;Hey, come on, girl, you had a really, really good run, you worked with some of the best people, Steven Spielberg, Jim Cameron, and Dan Boyle. And so, it&#x27;s good, it&#x27;s all good.&#x27; Then along came the best gift, Everything Everywhere All at Once,&quot; she remarked.</p><p>Michelle expressed her gratitude to her co-stars and the team behind the film.</p><p>“Thank you A24 (production company) 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,” she stated.</p><p>“I was given this gift of playing this woman who resonated so deeply with me and with so many people because, at the end of the day, in whatever universe she was at, she was fighting for love, for her family,&quot; she added.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CnQk7KCugQd/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A467214.2999999989%2C%22ls%22%3A466983.7999999989%2C%22le%22%3A467046.0999999996%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Michelle also dedicated her award to her fellow actors in the Asian community saying, “This is also for all the shoulders that I stand on, all who came before me, who look like me, and all who are going on this journey with me forward.&quot;  </p><p>Michelle bested Lesley Manville for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Margot Robbie for Babylon, Anya Taylor-Joy for The Menu, and Emma Thompson for Good Luck to You, Leo Grande for the best actress trophy.</p><div><u></u><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/12/14/fresh-scoops/dolly-de-leon-makes-history-with-golden-globe-nomi-204395"><u><strong>READ: Dolly de Leon makes history with Golden Globe nomination<br/></strong></u></a></div><p>In Everything Everywhere All At Once, Michelle played the role of Evelyn Quan Wang, a laundromat owner, and the several other versions of Evelyn in alternate universes.</p><p>Michelle headlined her first film in 1985 in the Hong Kong action film Yes, Madam.</p><p>The actress catapulted to international fame for her roles in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies in 1997 and in Ang Lee&#x27;s martial arts movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000.</p>

<p>Michelle Yeoh wins the Best Actress award in a motion picture, musical or comedy, for her performance in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’</p>

Michelle Yeoh wins the Best Actress award in a motion picture, musical or comedy, for her performance in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’

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Michelle Yeoh wins her first Golden Globe Award: ‘It’s been an incredible fight to be here today’

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Published Jan 12, 2023 11:12 AM PHT

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