Emma Stone wins Best Actress Oscar from Jennifer Lawrence and Michelle Yeoh
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Michelle Yeoh revealed on Monday why she handed Emma Stone’s Best Actress Oscar to Jennifer Lawrence, just before the actress took the trophy on stage.
At Sunday’s 2024 Oscar ceremony, five former Best Actress Oscar winners took time to introduce each of this year’s nominees, and last year’s winner Michelle Yeoh was scheduled to hand out the trophy to the winners. But when Stone’s name was called, Yow took an extra second to hand the trophy to Jennifer Lawrence so that Lawrence could hand it to Stone.
“I apologize for confusing you, but I wanted to share the glorious moment of the handover.” [your] Oscar to you along with my best friend Jennifer!!” Yeoh wrote on Instagram on Monday.of Everything at once, wherever you are The star went on to explain that Stone and Lawrence’s friendship reminds her of herself and “my bae Jamie Lee Curtis.” Curtis won Best Supporting Actress last year. everything everywhere.
Sunday’s Oscar viewers were confused by the moment, with some claiming that it was unclear why Stone did not accept the award directly from Yeo, and that the moment was an example of racism against Yeo.
Yeoh praised Stone and Lawrence’s friendship on Monday, concluding by writing, “Always for each other!!”
Lawrence won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2013. silver linings playbook. Sally Field (1980s) also took to the stage on Sunday. norma ray and in 1985 a place in my heart), Charlize Theron (2004) monster) and Jessica Lange (1995) blue skywon the 1983 Best Supporting Actress Award. Tootsie).
Stone defeated Annette Bening (Nyad), Lily Gladstone (Murderers of the Flower Moon), Sandra Hüller (structure of overturning) and Carey Mulligan (maestro) for Sunday’s trophy. This is his second Oscar win, after winning for his role in. la la land Previously, she was also nominated for the following awards: favorite 2019 and birdman In 2015.
She acknowledged all of the other nominees in her acceptance speech, but took extra time to talk about Gladstone, who many expected to win.. “I’ll share this with you,” she said to Gladstone. “I’m in awe of you. And it’s been such an honor to do all of this together. I hope we can do more together.”
