Actress Anna Maxwell Martin obliterates the stereotype of the ever-so-proper British matron sipping tea from a porcelain cup.
"More recently I'm trying to learn not to say everything that comes into my mouth," she laughs. "I'm really known in the U.K. as having no filters.
Her candid attitude has gotten her into hot water before. Like the time she admitted she'd shoplifted to a local publication, a tale that found its way to the infamous British tabloids.
Don't underestimate the importance of Michelle Yeoh winning Best Actress at the Oscars
Michelle Yeoh just became the first Asian woman ever to win the award for Best Actress at the Oscars . "This is history in the making," she said in her winners speech, and I agree.
This year's Oscars felt like an never-before-seen celebration of Asian representation with awards for Asian-led films like Everything Everywhere All At Once , RRR and The Elephant Whispers , a performance of Telugu-language song 'Naatu Naatu' and special appearances from stars like Deepika ...
Michelle Yeoh on Historic Best Actress Oscar Win: 'Ladies, Don't Let Anybody Tell You ...
Michelle Yeoh is rewriting the record books, becoming the first Asian Best Actress winner in the Academy Awards' 95-year history.
The Malaysian-born star, 60, became the first actress who identifies as Asian to win the Oscar in the Best Actress category for her multilayered performance as Evelyn Wang in the genre-bending film, Everything Everywhere All At Once . This is Yeoh's first Oscar.
Best Actress Academy Awards: A List of Every Winner
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In 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences began awarding on- and off-screen filmmakers for their annual achievements.
Each year, another woman is added to the historical list of actresses who've claimed the Oscar.
Yeoh made history as the first Asian actress to win in the category for her leading performance as Evelyn Wang in the absurdist action film. Everything Everywhere All at Once also won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Oscars 2023: Who will present the Best Actress award instead of Will Smith?
The biggest night in film is around the corner, with Jimmy Kimmel returning as host for the awards ceremony on Sunday (12 March) in Los Angeles. You can find a full list of the night's nominees here .
It is an Academy tradition that the recipient of Best Actor from the previous year presents the Best Actress award, and vice versa. For example, 2021 winner Anthony Hopkins presented Jessica Chastain with her Best Actress trophy in 2022.
Michelle Yeoh becomes 1st Asian woman to win Best Actress Oscar
Yeoh won the Oscar for Best Actress on Sunday for Everything Everywhere All at Once , becoming the first Asian woman ever to do so.
"For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities," Yeoh says. "This is proof that dream big, and dreams do come true. And ladies, don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime. Never give up!"
Michelle Yeoh Wins Best Actress Oscar for 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'
The Best Actress Oscar is the latest trophy Yeoh can add to her collection from this year's award season, which also includes wins at the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Critics Association, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Yeoh's historic nomination in Best Actress was one of 11 for "Everything Everywhere," making the sci-fi drama comedy from Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (popularly known as the Daniels) the most nominated film of the year.
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"I know it looks like I'm standing up here by myself, but I am not. I am hundreds of people," she said in her acceptance speech.
After a tight three-way race, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" co-star Jamie Lee Curtis won the supporting actress Oscar at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, pulling ahead of Angela Bassett ("Black Panther: Wakanda Forever") and Kerry Condon ("The Banshees of Inisherin").
'Ted Lasso' is filmed in a British town that's too snooty to care
While AFC Richmond — the fictional Premier League club at the center of the hit Apple TV+ streaming series "Ted Lasso" — may not be a real football club, the town of Richmond is in fact very much a real place.
"You know what that is? That is the British sensibility," Hannah Waddingham, who plays AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Welton, told SFGATE just days before the premiere of Season 3 .
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