Michelle Yeoh took a minute on Monday to make clear why she handed Emma Rock’s finest starlet Oscar to Jennifer Lawrence right before Rock approved the prize onstage.
At the 2024 Oscars on Sunday, 5 previous finest starlet Oscar victors took a minute to present each of this year’s candidates, with in 2014’s victor Michelle Yeoh collection to hand the prize to the victor. When Stone’s name was called, however, Yeoh took an additional 2nd to hand the prize to Jennifer Lawrence, so Lawrence might hand it to Rock.
“I confused you, but I wanted to share that glorious moment of handing over [your] Oscar to you together with your best friend Jennifer!!” Yeoh composed on Instagram on Monday. The Every little thing All over Simultaneously celebrity took place to clarify that Rock and Lawrence’s relationship advises her of herself and “my Bae Jamie Lee Curtis.” Curtis won finest sustaining starlet in 2014, likewise for Every little thing All over.
Oscar visitors were perplexed by the minute on Sunday, vague why Rock had not approved the honor straight from Yeoh, with some insisting that the minute was an instance of bigotry versusYeoh
Yeoh completed her appreciation of Rock and Lawrence’s relationship on Monday by composing, “always there for each other!!”
Lawrence won her finest starlet Oscar in 2013 for Positive Side Playbook. Likewise onstage to existing on Sunday were Sally Area (1980’s Norma Rae and 1985’s Places in the Heart), Charlize Theron (2004’s Beast) and Jessica Lange (1995’s Blue Skies, and for finest sustaining starlet in 1983’s Tootsie).
Rock defeated Annette Bening (Nyad), Lily Gladstone (Awesomes of the Blossom Moon), Sandra Hüller (Makeup of an Autumn) and Carey Mulligan (Master) for the prize on Sunday. It is her 2nd Oscar, complying with a win for her efficiency in La La Land in 2017. Formerly, she has actually likewise been chosen for The Favourite in 2019 and Birdman in 2015.
She recognized every one of her fellow candidates in her approval speech, however took an additional minute to address Gladstone, whom lots of had actually anticipated to win. “I share this with you,” she claimed to Gladstone. “I am in awe of you. And it’s been such an honor to do all this together; I hope we get to do more together.”
