Michelle Yeoh delivered a powerful speech – complete with some swearing – as she accepted the award for female actor in a leading role.
Michelle Yeoh made history as she became the first Asian woman to win a SAG Award in the female actor in a leading role category – and she delivered a powerful acceptance speech to match the importance of the occasion. lead dedicated her win to Asian girls around the world, while honouring the long, bumpy road she took to get to this momentous point.
“But most importantly we never give up. I thank you. This is not just for me, this is for every little girl who looks like me.”“This is not just for me,” Yeoh continued. “This is for every little girl that looks like me. Thank you for giving me a seat at the table because so many of us need this. We want to be seen, we want to be heard, and tonight you’ve shown us that it is possible, and I’m grateful.
“I’m just gonna stand here and take this all in,” she said. “Forty years, not letting go of this. It’s been an amazing journey and incredible fight to be here today, but I think it’s worth it. I remember 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,’ and I was like, ‘No that’s not possible.’
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