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Entertainment
Michelle Yeoh fulfills her promise to bring Oscar trophy home to her mother in Malaysia
Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh has fulfilled her promise to bring her Oscar trophy back home to her mother in Ipoh, Malaysia. Yeoh, 60, ...
Bryan Ke
Donnie Yen responds to petition calling for his Oscars removal: ‘cancel culture has got to stop’
Donnie Yen has responded to a petition that called for his removal as a presenter for the 2023 Academy Awards ceremony due to his support of...
Ana Yoo
MSNBC’s Katie Phang tears up during interview with James Hong
James Hong brought host Katie Phang to tears during his appearance as a guest on MSNBC’s “The Katie Phang Show” on Sunday. Following the his...
Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo celebrate Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win in London
Michelle Yeoh celebrated her recent Oscar win in London on Sunday and was joined by fellow actors Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. The “Ever...
Isa Peralta
‘EEAAO’ producer Jonathan Wang returns rented Tesla late, invites owner to see his Oscar
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” producer Jonathan Wang met the owner of the Tesla he had rented to get to the Oscars last week after the...
Carl Samson
Culture
Oscars’ ‘Naatu Naatu’ dance spurs outrage for lack of South Asian representation
Several South Asian American talents have voiced their frustration over the lack of South Asian representation in the recent Oscars performa...
Japanese duo celebrates ‘RRR’ Oscar victory with amazing ‘Naatu Naatu’ dance cover
A Japanese dancing duo has captivated the internet with their performance to the Oscar-winning song “Naatu Naatu” from S. S. Raj...
Ryan General
S. Korean broadcaster faces backlash for editing ‘women’ out of Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar speech
South Korean broadcaster SBS News is facing backlash for editing Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar acceptance speech. Yeoh, the Malaysian actress who be...
Michelle De Pacina
Inside the Oscars: The moments that meant everything to Asians everywhere, all at once
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” brought me to tears once again. At the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, the A24 film took home seven of it...
Grace Kim
Sammo Hung praises Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win, reminisces on casting her in first role
Hong Kong film legend Sammo Hung recently commented on Michelle Yeoh winning the Best Actress award at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday. “I...
NPR slammed for tweeting Michelle Yeoh the ‘first person who identifies as Asian’ to win Best Actress Oscar
Twitter users are calling out NPR for its tweet announcing Michelle Yeoh’s historic Best Actress win at the 95th Academy Awards. The media o...
‘She has made Malaysia proud’: Michelle Yeoh’s mother overjoyed after daughter’s Oscar win
Janet Yeoh, the mother of award-winning Malaysian actor Michelle Yeoh, was overjoyed after her daughter won her first Oscar. Emotions ran hi...
Twitter goes wild as Michelle Yeoh appears to slam controversial Don Lemon comment in Oscars speech
Michelle Yeoh delivered a powerful message for women in her Oscars acceptance speech, with many viewers convinced that she took a swipe at C...
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins 7 Oscars, including Best Picture
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAAO”) has won several Oscars, including the prestigious Best Picture award. On Sunday ni...
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ now the most awarded film in history, report reveals
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAAO”) is now the most-awarded movie ever, having taken the crown from Peter Jackson’s 20...
China
Over 50,000 petition to bar Donnie Yen as Oscar presenter over his support for CCP
Over 50,000 people have signed a petition demanding the Academy Awards Committee to withdraw its invitation to Donnie Yen to present an Osca...
Vanessa Hudgens, Lilly Singh to host ‘Countdown to the Oscars’ pre-show
Vanessa Hudgens, Lilly Singh and Ashley Graham have been revealed as the celebrity hosts of ABC’s upcoming “Countdown to the Oscars” p...
Daniel Anderson
Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Dwayne Johnson, Riz Ahmed to present at 95th Oscars
Several artists of Asian and Pacific Islander descent have recently been announced as presenters at this year’s upcoming Academy Award...
Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava to perform ‘RRR’ song ‘Naatu Naatu’ at Oscars
The Oscar-nominated song “Naatu Naatu” from the film “RRR” will be performed at the 95th Academy Awards by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala...
Stephanie Hsu to perform ‘Everything Everywhere’ song ‘This is a Life’ at Oscars
Stephanie Hsu of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” will perform her film’s Oscar-nominated song “This is a Life” a...
Oscars President Janet Yang calls organization’s response to Will Smith slap ‘inadequate’
Janet Yang, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), recently admitted that the organization’s response to Will...
Jamie Lee Curtis says Michelle Yeoh is ‘the reason’ for her Oscar nomination
Jamie Lee Curtis has attributed her recent Oscar nomination to her “Everything Everywhere All at Once” co-star Michelle Yeoh. Curtis made th...
Iris Jung
‘Do not tell me what to do’: Michelle Yeoh shuts down people who tell her to retire
Michelle Yeoh revealed that numerous people told her she ought to retire from acting in a recent podcast appearance. On the Los Angeles Tim...
Merle Oberon: the first Asian Best Actress Oscar nominee who hid her heritage from Hollywood
When Michelle Yeoh’s nomination for Best Actress at the Oscars was announced on Tuesday, some outlets highlighted that she was the fir...
Stephanie Hsu ‘lucky and grateful’ to be nominated for Oscar alongside Michelle Yeoh
“Lucky and grateful” are two words that came to Stephanie Hsu’s mind when she was nominated for an Oscar alongside legendary actor Michelle ...
Crime
‘Everything Everywhere’ cast and crew gather at Monterey Park following mass shooting
The cast and crew of A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAAO”) gathered in Monterey Park, California, to show support for the loca...
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ leads Oscar 2023 nominations with 11 nods
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the 95th Academy Awards with 11 nominations in total. Following the announcement of no...
‘Everything Everywhere’: Ke Huy Quan’s 27 awards so far makes him this season’s most honored actor
Before you read: Harrison Ford calls Ke Huy Quan’s award season success ‘well deserved’ Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu and Chloe Kim among awar...
Ines Shin
‘Nobody Like U’ from ‘Turning Red’ fails to make Oscars shortlist for Best Original Song
Before you read: ‘It just felt good to be seen’: ‘Turning Red’ boy band 4*Town on Asian representation in Pixar’s new movie Pixar’s hit son...
Oscars shortlist: All the Asian-led documentary features and shorts that made the cut
On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their shortlist for ten categories, including Documentary Feature F...
Vietnamese film makes shortlist for Oscars Best Documentary for first time
Before you read: Pakistan, Cambodia, India, South Korea make 2023 Oscars international feature shortlist ...
Pakistan, Cambodia, India, South Korea make 2023 Oscars international feature shortlist
Films from four Asian countries – Pakistan, Cambodia, India and South Korea – have made the shortlist for the 2023 Oscars Best International...
Janet Yang makes history as first Asian president of film organization that hosts the Oscars
Esteemed producer Janet Yang just became the first Asian to be elected as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Th...
AAPI celebrities react to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars
Many AAPI celebrities and personalities have publicly shared their reactions to the now-infamous Oscars moment on Sunday when Will Smith sl...
Changing Hollywood landscape welcomes increased South Asian representation at Oscars
This year, 10 South Asians walked down the Academy Awards red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, making history as the largest gro...
Brian Zhang
Vietnamese American actor Kelly Marie Tran arrives to the Oscars wearing a green ao dai
Actor Kelly Marie Tran wore a green ao dai to the 94th Academy Awards ceremony on Monday, marking the first time the traditional Vietnamese...
Rebecca Moon