Recently, Michelle Yeoh, who won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2023, made Academy Award history as the first Asian actress ever to win the Best Actress Oscar, told an amusing story of how Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone accidentally mistook her for the name her card was signed with at a recent Oscars event.
The incident occurred in 2017 during the nomination period when Lawrence was nominated for her performance in Joy but ended up handing her Oscar to Stone, who had won the award for her role in La La Land. What most people do not know is that Lawrence thought she was congratulating Yeoh!
In an open interview, Yeoh explained how Lawrence mistook her in the great Oscar frenzy for Emma Stone. “Jennifer was rushing backstage and getting carried away in the chaos, she came over to me thinking I was Emma and started congratulating,” Yeoh shared with a smile. “She said, ‘You totally deserve this,’ and I had to gently correct her, saying, ‘I think that’s meant for Emma!’ “
But the two women involved in the mix-up did laugh both off making it a memorable funny moment about the pressures and whirlwind that is awards season. As Yeoh added graciously, “It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement, especially at such a big event like the Oscars.”
Known for her candid and humorous nature, Jennifer Lawrence also joked on the subject later, saying that it is the chaos of the night of the awards themselves that might confuse anybody. Mutual respect and admiration between these great actresses are apparent, and the moment lightened did only add to the camaraderie evident among Hollywood’s finest.
It would make Michelle Yeoh, a symbol of resilience and groundbreaking talent in the film world, philosophical about it all. She enjoyed moments like those, she says with a grin. “These moments and everything else. This is life in Hollywood. End.” What makes Michelle Yeoh’s storytelling so compelling is that even Oscar winners can enjoy and laugh off occasional mishaps.
Fans and industry insiders as well as people connected with their circles have always been charmed by the account delivered by Yeoh, whereby it sheds light on the bizarre life in the limelight.
