Vietnamese-American actor, filmmaker, Ke Huy Quan, also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, has just been crowned the winner of the Best Supporting Actor at the 95th Academy Awards (Oscars 2023).
Ke Huy Quan won the Oscar for best supporting actor with the movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
The actor who got emotional and all tearful earned himself the first standing ovation of the night as he climbed the stage and was giving out his acceptance speech.
While on the stage, he shouted out his 84-year-old mother, who is watching at home and said. “Mom, I just won Oscar!”
“My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refuge camp. And somehow, I ended up here on Hollywood’s biggest stage,
“They say stories like this only happen the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me. This — this is the American dream!”
“Dreams are something you have to believe in. I almost gave up on mine,” he said while fighting back tears. “To all of you out there, please keep your dream alive.”
Before exiting the stage, he expressed his gratitude to Hollywood. “Thank you,” he said. “Thank you so much for welcoming me back.”
— Variety (@Variety) March 13, 2023
Ke Huy Quan was nominated in the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ category at the 2023 Oscars with four other great film stars but was able to come out as the winner.
Best Supporting Actor
- Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
- Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
- Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
- Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once [Winner]
