Everything Everywhere All at Once star Michelle Yeoh has been nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 95th Academy Awards, marking the first time an Asian lead has been nominated in that category.
The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced on Jan. 24 by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams, with Everything Everywhere All at Once making its presence known across multiple categories. In addition to Best Actress, the 2022 movie received nominations for Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu), Best Original Screenplay, Best Director (The Daniels) and Best Picture.
Speaking with Deadline following the news, Yeoh hoped her nomination would inspire other Asians to pursue their dreams. "I think what I, What it means to me, is all those Asians out there go, 'You see, it’s possible. If she can do it, I can freaking well do it as well,'" she said. "That is the most important thing. I’m very ordinary. I just work very hard. There are so many brilliant actresses, actors out there who know that they have a seat at the table. All they have to do is find an opportunity and get there."
Will There Be an Everything Everywhere All at Once Sequel?
Everything Everywhere All at Once was a critical and commercial success for distributor A24, with the film grossing over $103 million worldwide. With such acclaim, fans are naturally curious about whether A24 and The Daniels will develop a sequel. However, when asked if a follow-up was in the works, Yeoh responded, "No." The actor also stated that she had no interest in starring in a sequel, but did express playful (and perhaps a joking) interest in seeing a spinoff be developed.
Released back in March 2022, Everything Everywhere All at Once stars Yeoh as a Chinese-American immigrant named Evelyn Wang who, while being audited by the IRS, discovers that she must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent an interdimensional variant of her own daughter (Hsu) from destroying the multiverse. Quan, Curtis and James Hong co-star as Waymond Wang, Gong Gong and Deirdre Beaubeirdre, respectively. The actors also play alternate versions of their respective characters from other universes. Jenny Slate (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) and Harry Shum Jr. (Crazy Rich Asians) round out the film's ensemble cast.
The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, will air on ABC on March 12.