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| Oscar award for Best Actress Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh |
The whole of Malaysia rejoiced at this achievement, a Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh from Ipoh and the first woman from an Asian background to receive an Oscar for Best Actress at the 95th Oscar Awards.
The film where she starred in ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ won seven awards. It was a great honour for Michelle and an even greater joy for the country.
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| The Daniel's and cast of 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' won seven awards |
Her mother and members of her family had gathered early on the morning of 13 March 2023 to celebrate the occasion at the Dadi Cinema Pavilion KL to witness the Oscars event while it was being telecast live from the USA.
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| Datin Janet Yeoh with Minister Nancy Shukri arrived early in the morning ..... |
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| at the Dadi Cinema, Pavilion KL.... |
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| in Malaysia family and friends await the announcement ... |
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| in the USA Michelle holds Jaime Lee Curtis hand in anticipation of the announcement |
As the announcement declared that Michelle had won the Best Actress award her 84year old mum Datin Janet Yeoh reacted with joy and threw her fist in the air while Michelle’s brother and his family were equally overjoyed.
Celebrating in their joy was the Ministers Nancy Shukri, Women and Family Minister and Hannah Yeoh , Youth and Sport. Didn’t I mentioned that the whole country was there this morning to share in her time of joy.
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| Datin Janet reacts with fist in the air while Yeoh Lam Jit (imm behind) and family are overjoyed |
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Family and ministers rejoice. from left..Regina Lim, Vicky Yeoh, Megan Yeoh,
Datin Janet, Nancy Shukri and Hannah Yeoh |
Her message to the young …’ Thank you. For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight—this is a beacon of hope and possibilities…. dreams do come true’
…and for the ladies, ..’don’t let anybody tell you, you are ever past your prime. Never give up!’
…and to her Mum and the family …’ I have to dedicate this to my mom, all the moms in the world, because they are really the superheroes. And without them, none of us would be here tonight. She’s 84, and I’m taking this home to her — she’s watching right now, in Malaysia, with my family and friends…I love you guys, I’m bringing this home to you…To my godchildren, to my sisters, all of them, to my brothers—oh god, to my family! Thank you, thank you!’.
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| Datin Janet Yeoh with her family. Yeoh Lam Jit, Megan Yeoh, Datin Janet, Vicky Yeoh, Yeoh Pang Koon, Yeoh Pang Leong |
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| Natasha Yeoh, Alexis Yeoh, Lydia Voon and Geoffrey Yeoh |
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| Cousins Natasha and Alexis Yeoh with Yeoh Pang Koon and Yeoh Pang Leong |
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| Lim Keng Hoo, Datin Janet Yeoh, Yeoh Pang Leong, Vicky Yeoh, Lydia Voon |
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| Michelle and Jean Todt and the Oscar award |
Michelle came from Ipoh or as they say, she is Ipoh Mali. A lot of us knew her, she studied in the Main Convent, went swimming in the Ipoh Swimming Club, many of us knew her parents the late Dato Yeoh Kian Teik and Datin Janet Yeoh …. Why she is practically like the family next door.
Maybe that is why many of us in Ipoh felt a sense of affinity when she won the award this morning and were rooting for her these last few days. She may be the Bond Girl, the actress of Crazy Rich Asians and now an Oscar winner but more than that she is ‘Ipoh Mali’ and no one can take that away.
Oscar Jig?
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| First post Oscar party by Michelles Singapore cousins |
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