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Michelle Yeoh in Palm Springs Film Festival acceptance speech: ‘Representation matters’

Michelle Yeoh in Palm Springs Film Festival acceptance speech: ‘Representation matters’
via The Sun Showbiz

The renown actress was the recipient of the International Star Award for her role in A24’s 2022 film “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

January 6, 2023
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Actress Michelle Yeoh spoke on representation during her acceptance speech at the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) on Thursday.
The renowned actress — who wore Schiaparelli’s Fall 2022 couture collection — was the recipient of the International Star Award for her role in A24’s 2022 film “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
“Representation matters,” Yeoh stated. “By your choices over the years, you demanded that attention must be paid to other cultures and a larger world of talent. I thank you for that.” 
The 60-year-old actress was greeted on stage by her co-star, Stephanie Hsu.
The award highlights Yeoh as “one of the greatest and most successful actresses from the East,” the Palm Springs International Film Society wrote.
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PSIFF also awarded the Chairman’s Award to “The Woman King” star Viola Davis, who also echoed Yeoh’s statements on representation and its importance. 
“Oftentimes the journey for Black actors is just having that little hammer and that little chisel and chipping away at that block, which is an industry that says: ‘You can’t lead a global box-office,’ […] ‘You’re not pretty enough,’ ‘You’re not bright skinned enough,’ ‘You’re not enough,’” the actress stated. 
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The Palm Springs International Film Society is a non-profit organization that aims to “cultivate and promote the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural awareness.” Marking its return after a two-year hiatus, the PSIFF precedes the Academy Awards.

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