The SAG Awards revitalized the Oscar campaign for Everything Everywhere All At Once. There was talk, two weeks ago or so, that The Fabelmans and Tar were making a surge, but it looks like the actors’ union was like “nope.” EEAAO picked up four of the big prizes at the SAGs: Best Actress, Best Ensemble, Best Supporting Actor and Actress. Can I just say? Once I had seen the movie, I couldn’t believe that Jamie Lee Curtis was being nominated everywhere, but seeing her SAG speech, I get it. She’s Hollywood royalty, being recognized for decades of work finally, in her 60s, and her speech was incredibly emotional and lovely.
Ke Huy Quan picked up the SAG for Best Supporting Actor, which pretty much means he’s a lock for the Oscar – he’s picked up nearly every big award. And Michelle Yeoh finally got something!! She was so surprised, she didn’t have a speech, and she cursed on stage, “Sh-t! F–k!” She’s amazing. I’m sad that Stephanie Hsu wasn’t singled out because she’s amazing, but she did get a SAG as part of the ensemble, as did Hollywood veteran James Hong.
Fashion notes: Michelle Yeoh wore Schiaparelli, a paper-shredded dress which kept bumping into the mic when she was on stage. It wasn’t the best, hopefully her Oscar dress will be better. Stephanie wore Carolina Herrera and Jamie Lee wore Romona Kaveza.
PS… One of the worst SAG-producing moments came from whoever decided to get Mark Wahlberg, a man convicted of a hate crime against an Asian man, to present the ensemble award to EEAAO.
Photos courtesy of Getty.
I was a small girl in Brasil watching Michele Yeoh kick ass and got told by my mother I had to do ballet and not martial arts because it was a girl thing ( little did I know Michelle is actualla a ballarina!) so yeah, i cried.
I was so wrroied Cate Blacnhett and the whole admisions scandal of To Leslie would rob Michele and her colleagues of a deserved moment. Yes, the movie is unconventional and not for everyone, but I find refreshing it is NOT an Oscar Bait thing. It is about a family struggling and overcoming their traumas. It is about migration and broken dreams. It is universal.
Jamie Lee Curtis deserved the award, as much as Viola Davis deserved an Oscar nomination she did not get. This is to say, perhaps Jamie´s performance was not the ” best” per se, but it was a tour de force in a very strange movie that very few trained actors would be capable of pull it off. The fact she managed to make a scene where she plays the piano with her feet poignant is a gift I feel she personally gave me.
I think Michelle Yeoh is really the Hollywood queen that no one acknowledged from EEAAO. JLC has been well acknowledged at the peak of her career. Michelle is just now getting any sort of acknowledgement. She was the first ASIAN bond girl, a consistent figure in martial arts/action movies, and is really one of the few asian women that trail-blazed and made it in Hollywood where Asian women are rarely given any other roles other than supporting or some stereotype. It’s her time.
It can be both. They can both be celebrated.
nah. it’s michelle’s time.
You don’t need to take one woman down to praise another.
Thank you for pointing out the Mark Wahlberg angle – I legit gasped when I saw it.
People make mistakes and people grow but you have to actually admit to them and want to change and he’s still “SAY HI TO YA MUTHA FOR ME-ing” all over. With an anti-vaxx wife to boot. And the Venn diagram for anti-vax and bigotry is a circle.
I bet he lobbied to hand out that award so he can get pictured being friendly with Asians. It’s such a shocking and disgusting crime that he never took accountability for while trying to erase from the books.
Michelle always looks like she’s having the best time! The dress is some paper-shredder realness (at first I thought ostrich feathers, but it looks too thick). Not a fan but she (as well as the likes of Cate Blanchett) pulls it off with her obvious delight.
Don’t forget that Mark never apologized to the man he blinded because he made his peace with god so he good.
Fully, Crow. Any kind of forgiveness and moving on is contingent upon the guilty party (1) acknowledging and (2) making amends. All the brand rehabilitation doesn’t do shit for me if a person doesn’t their mistake won their mistakes. Like, I’m fairly o.k. with welcoming Louis CK back into the fold, but fuck Brad Pitt for not only owning up to his shit, but for making Angelina’s life hell as payback for calling his behavior out.
Michelle’s dress looks very fun and for sure stands out in the crowd. Loved Stephanie’s, fantastic color and cut. Jamie, great too, shows you don’t have to dress matronly when you’re in your 60s.
They all look great.
Jamie Lee might be hollywood royalty, but I hope she doesn’t win for her role in EEAAO. She’s by far the weakest link of the ensemble. I thought queen Angela Bassett was locked in this category, but now I don’t know what to expect at the Oscars.
I would be happy with either one winning. The real crime is that this might be their last chance at winning, Holywood does not offer much good roles for women their age and, in Angela´s case, race.
I feel the same. I wish they’d tie because I’m rooting for both.
I’m with you Valentina. I totally believe they can now split the votes and someone else can win.
I cheered so much for Michelle …. I really really want her to win the academy award! Hope she pulls it off….
Yea I want Michelle to win as well. My dream is Michelle, Ke huy qwan, Fraser and Bassett. Imagine the photos of them all holding up their Oscar’s together. Iconic.
I actually like her dress, it seems to fit her well and its quirky and fun. I haven’t had a chance to watch any of the Oscar movies yet but next Sunday I have big plans to watch EEAAO lol. I would love to see her win an Oscar.
Me too! It photographs so well and really pops to me. So happy she won! Have been following her for nearly 30 years and to see her finally be acknowledged for her talent is breathtaking.
I love Jamie Lee Curtis and her attitude and energy but Angela Bassett’s performance in Wakanda Forever brought me to tears and I wish she’d win all the awards.
That said I’m glad Michelle Yeoh won because her performance in EEAAO was amazing and I hope she wins the Oscar even though I think it will probably be Cate.
Thank You! for pointing out the Wahlberg angle. It’s disgusting that they forced that interaction for receipt of an ensemble award. His past is always top of mind for me whenever he’s mentioned.
Obviously a memory is being made for the actors in getting the award, and his presence likely marred that, that’s what racism does. (
I don’t understand why the production planned it that way. He was also so obviously unenthused to be reading the names of the nominees and presenting the award and really detracted from the show. The only silver lining I can see from it is that it’s shining a brighter light on his racism and his past crimes.
Now it’s a race! I loved Tár and Cate’s performance but the sweep isn’t nearly as interesting as this!
Have we ever gone into an Oscars ceremony with so many acting categories up in the air? Supporting actor seems to be the only lock.
I said the same to my hubby! Usually at least three of the categories are pretty locked in, sometimes with one open to a possible surprise. But Ke is really the only seeming sure thing. I’m pulling for Michelle, am split between butler (I thought he was amazing) and Fraser and split between Angela and JLC. But even with actor Farrell could sneak in and I wouldn’t be completely stunned. There may actually be some real surprises that night. I hope this means EEAAO wins BP.
Michelle is the only person maybe bar Cate that could pull off that dress. I’m dying that she’s rocking yet another Richard Mille- I have a feeling she wears her own jewels more often than not (one of my favourite facts is the insane emerald ring from Crazy Rich Asians was from her personal collection as she didn’t think any of the rings from the costume department were significant enough!)
I’ve heard one of the reasons for so many bare necks, arms and ears is because jewelers don’t want to lend as much. So if we’re seeing some significant gems, it’s likely they’re her own.
BQM that’s interesting. If that’s true, I wonder if it would be due to Covid concerns and the cleaning processes for the pieces, or for financial reasons, or something else.
@frippery Not sure. Some sires were saying it basically wasn’t worth the hassle anymore. Could have to do with the pandemic in a few ones. What you mentioned, plus changing attitudes about extravagant displays plus losing the advantage of the advertising because people just weren’t buying jewelry anymore during the last couple years of a) not going out and b) not being able to afford it.
This article suggests that designers, stylists and stars are leaning away for aesthetic and other reasons
https://fashionista.com/2023/01/no-necklaces-red-carpets-2023
Thank you for the link! 🙂
I’m happy she won – fingers crossed for her to get the Oscar.
Her dress looks like a conveyor belt of crinkle-cut French fries on a day when there’s a malfunction at the frozen food factory.
I like MY dress. I thought it was feathers at first look. It is layers of tiny gold sequins I think.
Something different.
Interesting about the jewelry, I guess I hadn’t noticed.
I love Michelle Yeoh and I’m happy she won, but that dress is terrible — like someone just hot-glued stuff to the front.
Michelle Yeoh’s ARMS. Oh my God please please what do I need to do to get upper arms like that in my 60s??!!???
Work out. Work out like a something-something.
Martial Arts!
I’m soooo very happy/glad that all of the actors won for their performances in this movie. This is one of the GREATEST films of all time! 👏🏼 I’m sure that it will do well when the OSCARS are up!
Michelle Yeoh. Legend. But that dress! At first, it looked like she had climbed out of a hay field but upon closer examination, it looked like that eco-friendly crinkled-up hampster bedding. Finally, it turned out to be very NOISY sequins that ruined her lovely speech as they brushed up against the mic. Fingers crossed she’s saving the show-stopper for the academy awards.
I am SO HAPPY that EEAAO is getting so much recognition. It is a movie that defies genres and categorization. It is weird af, moving, action packed, sci-fi, philosophical, silly, hilarious and grief. The acting is phenomenal and the actors (especially Michelle and Ke) deserve all the awards. The story can seem all over the place, but that is part of the fun–you literally cannot guess where it is going next. It is a journey with many layers if you are patient and willing to trust where they take you.
As amazing as Cate Blanchett is as an actress, let’s face it, she will have PLENTY more opportunities to win another award because Hollywood still doesn’t grant the same grace and opportunities to BIPOC actors. Give the Oscar to Michelle Yeoh now because this woman can do it all (action, comedy, sci-fi, fantasy, period pieces, drama, etc). This has been a long time coming for Asian actors to get their recognition. Ke’s story of how he had to quit acting for decades because of the lack of job opportunities, despite his obvious talent, hard work and starring in two Spielberg movies, is heartbreaking because racism cost him so much personally and deprived us of all those performances we could have seen over the years. I hope his comeback success lasts for the rest of his life to make up for it.
Also, F##K Mark Wahlberg and his shameless attempt to rehab his image by piggybacking off the cast award for this ground breaking Asian-led movie.
I loved Michelle’s dress but like Zendaya, she is the only one who could have pulled it off. It was a cheeky nod to the movie…paper shreds when so many scenes involved a paper shredder. That’s how I took it anyways. I hope she wins the academy award.
I thought Jamie Lee Curtis looked great…age appropriate dress that fit her and showed a little bit not so much it was obscene.
Jamie Lee could wear a garbage bag and look amazing imo 😅
I’m so happy that Michelle Yeoh won and I like her dress.
Stephanie Hsu absolutely deserves more recognition than she’s getting, but also I get it. There are a lot of veterans on this cast, and it’s great that they’re finally getting their props. I can believe this whole movie was shot before March 2020. It feels like such a post-COVID tale, but I guess things have been bleak for a while.
Mark Wahlburg has been a garbage person for years and years.
Him and his “gym all the time and I’m a superior Catholic” has kiss my butt.
Watching those clips. Was. Awesome. I’m so so happy they won. That makes my heart happy!
Rooting for EEAAO!
I’ve been stanning for Austin, but I’m happy Brendan and Michelle won SAG awards. It means a lot coming from their peers!! It also raises the stakes on the Oscar pool. I think it may be neck and neck with Best Actress/Actor!
Right? Best actor is crazy competitive this year honestly any of them could take it
I am rooting for this movie and its cast. I’ll be beyond bummed if Yeoh and Quan don’t take home Oscars.
I am so happy for this cast! Jamie Lee is always bae ❤️