Michelle Yeoh has been quite a wonderful star ever since her inception as an actress. Adding to her fame and credibility, Jamie Lee Curtis could not thank the Malaysian actress enough times for getting her an Oscar nomination.
Talking about 2022’s unexpected hit-flick Everything Everywhere All At Once, Lee Curtis revealed that it was all thanks to Michelle Yeoh that she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. With the movie receiving 11 Oscar nominations, Jamie Lee Curtis felt proud and privileged to be a part of the cast all the more, receiving an Oscar nomination for it.
Oscar-Nominated Jamie Lee Curtis Thanks Michelle Yeoh
With a premise of a Chinese immigrant trying to save the multiverse before it all collapses, Everything Everywhere All At Once received worldwide acclaim. Joining the cast was Michelle Yeoh along with Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, and, Jamie Lee Curtis in a multitude of roles throughout the 2-hour 20-minute runtime of the movie.
While receiving a whopping 11 Oscar nominations for various categories, Jamie Lee Curtis was nominated under the category of “Best Supporting Actress” along with Stephanie Hsu. The actress, being 64 years of age, felt grateful for the Oscar nomination (which was indeed deserved) and gave praise and thanks to Michelle Yeoh. While talking to Variety, here’s what Lee Curtis had to say about the movie and its cast.
“Michelle Yeoh is the reason. Michelle Yeoh is the reason that for the rest of my life, you will say, ‘Oscar-nominated actress Jamie Lee Curtis.’”
Michelle Yeoh, who supported Jamie Lee Curtis throughout the duration of the film’s journey has made the headlines once again. After what seemed to be an unfair Oscar nomination at the last moment, Andrea Riseborough had been facing public backlash for the allegations. Talking about Riseborough, Michelle Yeoh stated that they all played by the rules.
Michelle Yeoh Stands With Andrea Riseborough Amidst Backlash
Starring in a $27,000 grosser movie, Andrea Riseborough gave her performance in the indie movie To Leslie. The movie went unnoticed by millions of people until its lead actress was picked up for an Oscar nomination in the “Best Actress” category.
Although it’s not unusual, the abnormality in this case, however, was that Andrea Riseborough was nominated at the last moment possible. With allegations of blackmailing or paying money to be nominated, Andrea Riseborough and the Oscars had been getting flak from the people. Amidst these allegations and backlashes, Michelle Yeoh decided to side with Riseborough.
“The Academy has always prided itself on having regulations and playing by the rules and if [cheating them] was so easy it would have done before. We are always evolving on how to protect our integrity and I have great faith we will continue to do that.”
The actress further remarked about the last-minute nomination was at the expense of Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler.
“I love [Viola and Danielle] to the extreme and wish we were all getting Oscars but it’s tough,” she added. “It took me 40 years to even get a nomination. Every single actor and actress puts their heart and soul into these movies and you don’t necessarily start thinking you are going to get nominated. The stories we want to tell are more important.”
With such an impressive cast and boasting all these Oscar nominations, Everything Everywhere All At Once is available to stream on Showtime.
Source: Variety
