She is only the second Asian to receive a nomination for Best Actress at the Oscars. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PETALING JAYA - Malaysians are on pins and needles as they await with bated breath for the results of Ipoh-born actress Michelle Yeoh’s Academy Awards nomination for Best Actress on Monday.
“The passion and determination in everything she does are truly infectious. It has really inspired me to believe in myself and that every hardship I go through will eventually lead to my final goal. Technician Abdul Adi, 25, said Yeoh’s achievements had turned him into a true believer in Malaysians’ potential for becoming global success stories.
Final-year university student Anthony Lau, 26, said he was incredibly happy Yeoh was finally getting widespread global and local recognition for her hard work. “She deserves the win after all the training and hardships she’s had to endure to get to this point,” he said, adding that he loves to rewatch Yeoh’s kung fu action scenes in all her movies and that he would be tuning in to watch the event on an online platform.Michelle Yeoh is Time magazine's Icon of the Year; Blackpink is Entertainer of the Year
Retired teacher Lim Tee Hock, 71, said he never thought he would ever be able to witness a Malaysian make it this big on the world stage.
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