costar day wee kwan won best supporting actor, his first academy award nomination. it was also the first for jamie lee curtis, who won best supporting actress. the only major category everything everywhere didn t dominate was best lead actor. this award went to brendan fraser for his portraying of an overweight gay father in the whale. kristie lu stout joins us from hong kong. let s talk about the oscar-winning movie everything everywhere all at once, the most-nominated film, winning seven oscars, creating a banner year for asian actors and filmmakers. how significant is this, and what has the reaction been across asia? you know, this is massive, rosemary. and there is just tremendous reaction across asia, here in hong kong, to malaysia, watching scenes from an oscar-viewing party in kuala lumpur. michelle yeoh s mother was there
seven categories out of 11 total nominations. it won best film, and its star, michelle yeoh, made history, becoming the first asian woman to win best actress. costar ke huy quan won best supporting actor, his first academy award nomination. it was also the first for jamie lee curtis, who won best supporting actress. the only major category everything everywhere didn t dominate was best lead actor. this award went to brendan fraser for his portraying of an overweight gay father in the whale. kristie lu stout joins us from hong kong. talk about the reaction across asia to this incredible win. you had viewers across asia tuning in with great interest to the academy awards this year to watch a sweep by asian talent. michelle yeoh, she has become the first asian woman, the first