- Michelle Yeoh won the Academy Award for best actress and made history as the first Asian woman to win the award.
- Yeoh beat out past Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, as well as Michelle Williams, Ana de Armas, and Andrea Riseborough.
- Yeoh dedicated her win to her 84-year-old mother.
- Yeoh was a lock for the win after winning seemingly every award everywhere.
- Yeoh got her start in the kung fu cinema world.
Michelle Yeoh Wins Best Actress Award, Making Oscar History
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Yeoh has won the Academy Award for best actress and made history all at once.
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