“That is for all of the shoulders that I stand on and all of the individuals coming with me on this journey going ahead,” Michelle Yeoh stated in her acceptance speech as the primary Malaysian to win a Golden Globe award, actress–musical or comedy for the 2022 movie “All the pieces In all places All at As soon as.”
Yeoh, just lately a Presidential Medal of Freedom award recipient, belongs to a protracted checklist of abilities of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage who’re Golden Globe winners and nominees in movie. They’re value celebrating throughout Asian American Pacific Islander Month.
Almost 70 years in the past, Machiko Kyo made historical past as the primary Asian to earn a nomination as actress in a number one position–musical or comedy nomination for the 1956 “The Teahouse of the August Moon.”
The following 12 months, two Asian thespians bagged nods: Sessue Hayakawa, efficiency by an actor in a supporting position for “The Bridge on the River Kwai” and Miyoshi Umeki, efficiency by an actress in a supporting position for “Sayonara.” Umeki went on to land two extra Globes citations in 1962 and 1971.
Tarita Teriipaia garnered a efficiency by an actress in a supporting position nomination for the 1962 epic “Mutiny on the Bounty.”
Jocelyn Lagarde made Golden Globes historical past when she gained efficiency by an actress in a supporting position for the 1966 “Hawaii.” It was the Polynesian’s first and solely performing position.
In the identical 12 months, Mako cinched a efficiency by an actor in a supporting position nod for “The Sand Pebbles.”
Haing S. Ngor triumphed as the primary Asian to attain the efficiency by an actor in a supporting position Globe for 1984’s “The Killing Fields.” One other Asian, Pat Morita, was nominated within the class for “The Karate Child” in the identical 12 months.
Different actors of AAPI heritage who vied on this class embrace Lou Diamond Phillips (“Stand and Ship,” 1989), Ken Watanabe (“The Final Samurai,” 2004), Dev Patel (“Lion,” 2017) and Charles Melton (“Might December,” 2024). When Ke Huy Quan turned the primary Vietnam native to win this subject for the 2022 “All the pieces In all places All at As soon as,” the previous baby actor delivered an emotional acceptance speech.
Patel snared a second nomination for efficiency by an actor–musical or comedy for “The Private Historical past of David Copperfield” in (2020).
Ben Kingsley turned the primary Asian to win efficiency by an actor–drama for the 1982 movie “Gandhi,” additionally profitable as finest newcomer. He earned six extra citations in varied Globes classes and is the Asian actor with probably the most nominations.
Riz Ahmed additionally made historical past as the primary thespian of Pakistani descent to safe a efficiency by an actor–drama nod for “Sound of Steel” (2020).
Within the efficiency by an actress–musical or comedy derby, trailblazers Kyo and Umeki had been adopted by Hailee Steinfeld (“The Fringe of Seventeen,” 2017), Constance Wu (“Loopy Wealthy Asians,” 2019) and Awkwafina who turned the primary Asian to triumph in her subject for “The Farewell” in 2020. Yeoh’s victory within the class got here three years later.
Within the efficiency by an actress in a movement image–drama, nominees embrace Ziyi Zhang (“Memoirs of a Geisha,” 2006) and Greta Lee (“Previous Lives,” 2024).
Following Lagarde’s precedent-setting efficiency by an actress in a supporting position, Meg Tilly gained this class for “Agnes of God” in 1986. Different nominated actresses on this race embrace Rinko Kikuchi (“Babel,” 2007) and Hong Chau (“Downsizing,” 2018).
Dolly de Leon earned a historic nomination as the primary Filipino to land a efficiency by an actress in a supporting position quotation for “Triangle of Disappointment” (2022).
Amongst Asian filmmakers, Ang Lee has probably the most wins (two) and nominations (4). When he bagged director–movement image for “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000), the Taiwanese earned the excellence of being the primary Asian to obtain this honor.
Lee gained the prize once more for the 2005 “Brokeback Mountain.” He was additionally cited for “Sense and Sensibility” and “Lifetime of Pi.”
With the 2020 “Nomadland,” Chloe Zhao set a number of Globes information: the primary Asian lady to prevail as director–movement image, first Asian lady producer to win movement image–drama and the primary movie directed by a girl to seize the movement image–drama honors.
Different cited filmmakers embrace Shekhar Kapur (“Elizabeth,” 1998), Bong Joon-ho (“Parasite,” 2019), Daniel Kwan (with Daniel Scheinert, “All the pieces In all places All at As soon as”) and Celine Music (“Previous Lives,” 2023).
That is under no circumstances a whole checklist of the AAPI-origin abilities who’ve clinched Globe wins and nominations in movie. It’s a glimpse of a few of the gifted artists on whose shoulders Yeoh stands on and all of the individuals becoming a member of her within the journey towards extra recognition and alternatives.