“I have to dedicate this to my mom, all the moms in the world, because they are really the superheroes, and without them none of us would be here tonight,” Yeoh said in her acceptance speech at the 2023 Academy Awards. #oscars #oscars2023 #academyawards #eeaao #everythingeverywhereallatonce #michelleyeoh #bestactress #asianrepresentation #malaysia #kualalumpur #kualalumpurmalaysia #academyawards2023 #academyawardwinner #film #filmhistory #hollywood | Watch Michelle Yeoh’s Mother Celebrate Her Historic Oscar Win | Michelle Yeoh made film history as the first Asian person to win the Academy Award for best actress, for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” | "I have to dedicate this to my mom, all the moms in the world, because they are really the superheroes,” Yeoh said in her acceptance speech, directed at her mother watching in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “She’s 84, and I'm taking this home to her.”