Michelle Yeoh becomes the first Asian to win an Oscar Award

Michelle Yeoh broke the record for being the first Asian woman to win an Oscar Award.

Oscars also known as Academy Awards are annual awards intended to recognize personalities with artistic and technical merit in the movie industry.

The 2023 Oscar Awards that saw Michelle break the record were held on Sunday 12th March at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles honoring films released in 2022.

Michelle took home the Oscar under the category of “Best Actress” for her starring role as the “Laundromat Manager Evelyn Wang” in the psychedelic comedy-drama called “Everything Everywhere All at Once”.

While receiving the award, the star advised ladies never to give up but instead keep pushing. Meanwhile, Michelle’s honor came after a long career in martial arts and action movies like “Yes, Madam” and “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”.

Other artists were also awarded including Brendan Fraser who won Best Actor for his performance in “The Whale”, Ke Huy Quan won Best Supporting actor for his performance as Yeoh’s frazzled husband in “Everything Everywhere All at Once". Below is the list of other artists who were awarded

Best Picture: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Actor: Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”

Best Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Original Song: “Naatu Naatu,” “RRR”

Best Documentary Feature: “Navalny”

Best Adapted Screenplay: “Women Talking”

Best Original Screenplay: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Costume Design: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Best International Feature: “All Quiet on the Western Front”

Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Animated Feature: “Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio”

Best Visual Effects: “Avatar: The Way of Water”

Best Cinematography: “All Quiet on the Western Front”

Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Best Film Editing: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Score: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Sound: Top Gun: Maverick

Best Production Design: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Whale

Best: Documentary (Short Subject): The Elephant Whisperers

Best Short (Animated): The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse

Best Short Film (Live Action): An Irish Goodbye

Unlike last year’s Awards ceremony involving shocking moments like Will Smith smacking Chris Rock on stage, the Academy Executives ensured such moments don’t happen this year.

There were lots of trends on the Oscar champagne carpet, artists were elegantly dressed which hipped the event for example Cate Blanchett wore a strong-shouldered sapphire velvet Louis Vuitton from the archive, Winnie Harlow wore a bright yellow Armani dress from 2005, Vanessa Hudgens wore a black and white vintage Chanel, to mention but a few.

The two divas  Lady Gaga and Rihanna also entertained the audience with their soaring voices Lady Gaga performed her ”Hold My Hand” well as Rihanna did her ”Lift Me Up”.