Michelle Yeoh FaceTimed her 84-year-old mom in Malaysia moments after she won her best actress Oscar
CNA Malaysia Bureau Chief Melissa Goh/Twitter
- Michelle Yeoh FaceTimed her ecstatic mother in Malaysia while holding her Oscar.
- Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for best actress at Sunday night's ceremony.
- Yeoh's mother Janet Yeoh said she has "made Malaysia proud."
Michelle Yeoh FaceTimed her 84-year-old mom in Malaysia moments after she became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for best actress.
At Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony, Yeoh won the award for her leading role in "Everything Everywhere All At Once," which took home seven awards total, including best picture.
While holding her Oscar, Yeoh FaceTimed her mother, Janet Yeoh, and the two blew kisses to each other back and forth. CNA's Malaysia bureau chief, Melissa Goh, shared a video of the heartwarming encounter on Twitter.
—Melissa Goh (@MelGohCNA) March 13, 2023
At a viewing party in Malaysia, where Yeoh grew up, a crowd of Yeoh's family and friends erupted in cheers when Yeoh was announced as the winner.
"I so love my daughter, and she has made Malaysia proud," Janet Yeoh said at a news conference after the event, according to the AP.
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Janet Yeoh called her daughter her "little princess," the AP reported.
In her acceptance speech at the Academy Awards, Michelle Yeoh dedicated her Oscar to her mother and said that "all the moms in the world" are "superheroes."
"Without them, none of us would be here tonight," she said.