In the 21 years since her history-making achievement, no other Black woman or woman of colour has won in that category – until Yeoh, who is now the first Southeast Asian woman to ever do so. That these two wins are two decades apart shows just how far Hollywood still has to go in its effort to improve diversity. You see, Hollywood has been playing catch up when it comes to platforming stars like Yeoh, who was born in Ipoh in northwestern Malaysia. It’s fitting then, that Yeoh dedicated her win to her 84-year-old mother, who was watching at a viewing party with family and friends back home in Kuala Lumpur. There’s also still so much more work for the Academy to do since #OscarsSoWhite went viral eight years ago.

Source: The Star March 13, 2023 16:30 UTC