Ke Huy Quan’s Inspirational Oscar Win: ‘Keep Your Dreams Alive!”
Winning for his role as husband Waymond Wang that never gave up on love in Everything Everywhere All At Once, Ke Huy Quan won his first Oscar Sunday night (March…
Ke Huy Quan attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesWinning for his role as husband Waymond Wang that never gave up on love in Everything Everywhere All At Once, Ke Huy Quan won his first Oscar Sunday night (March 12).
Through tears, Quan reminisced on his very long journey back to the front of the camera. His first onscreen role was as a child star in 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with Harrison Ford. "My journey started on a boat," the Vietnamese actor said. “I spent a year in a refugee camp, and somehow, I ended up here, on Hollywood’s biggest stage."
As we previously reported, the Goonies actor struggled to find onscreen work as an Asian-American actor for decades. He transitioned into stunt coordination and almost gave up on acting entirely before receiving the script for Everything Everywhere. But that's all changed following the A24 film. Quan said in his speech, “They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me. This, this is the American dream!"
Quan concluded his tearful speech with some inspiration for those who are struggling to follow their dreams. "One day my time will come," he said. "Dreams are something you have to believe in -- I almost gave up on mine. To everyone out there, please keep your dreams alive!"
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Dominates Oscar Nominations
On Tuesday, Jan. 24, Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams announced the 23 nominees for the 95th Academy Awards at 8:30 a.m. ET. The presentation took place at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Tár and Top Gun: Maverick dominated nominations, with Everything Everywhere All at Once leading the nominations with 11.
The 95th Oscars will take place Sunday, March 12 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood with host Jimmy Kimmel. This will be Kimmel’s third time hosting, having hosted the Oscars in both 2017 and 2018. Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment are serving as executive producers and showrunners, with Weiss also directing the show for the eighth consecutive year. The awards can be watched live on ABC and televised in over 200 territories worldwide.
See the full list of nominations below:
Actress In A Supporting Role
Angela Bassett -- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau -- The Whale
Kerry Condon -- The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis -- Everything Everywhere All At Once
Stephanie Hsu -- Everything Everywhere All At Once
Costume Design
Babylon
Black Panther
Elvis
Everything Everywhere
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris
Sound
All Quiet On The Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Marverick
Original Score
All Quiet On The Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fablemans
Adapted Screenplay
All Quiet On The Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Original Screenplay
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fablemans
Tar
Triangle of Sadness
Best Live Action Short Film
An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
Best Animated Short Film
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
The Sailor
Ice Merchants
My Year of Dicks
An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It
Actor In A Supporting Role
Brendan Gleeson -- The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry -- Causeway
Judd Hirsh --The Fablemans
Barry Keoghan -- The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan -- Everything Everywhere All Once
Original Song
"Applause"'
"Hold My Hand"
"Lift Me Up"
"Naatu Naatu"
"This Is A Life"
Documentary Feature Film
All That Breathes
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
Fire of Love
House Made of Splinters
Navalny
Documentary Short Film
The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure A Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger At The Gate
International Feature Film
All Quiet On The Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Close
EO
The Quiet Girl
Animated Feature Film
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Makeup and Hairstyling
All Quiet On The Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale
Production Design
All Quiet On The Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fablemans
Film Editing
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Tar
Top Gun: Maverick
Cinematography
All Quiet On The Western Front
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tar
Visual Effects
All Quiet On The Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
Actor In A Leading Role
Austin Butler -- Elvis
Colin Farrell -- The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser -- The Whale
Paul Mescal -- Aftersun
Bill Nighy -- Living
Actress In A Leading Role
Cate Blanchett -- Tar
Ana de Armas -- Blonde
Andrea Riseborough --- To Leslie
Michelle Williams -- The Fablemans
Michelle Yeoh -- Everything Everywhere All At Once
Directing
The Banshees of Inisherin -- Martin McDonagh
Everything Everywhere All At Once -- Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
The Fablemans -- Steven Spielberg
Tar -- Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness -- Ruben Ostlund
Best Picture
All Quiet On The Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fablemans
Tar
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
