China News Service, March 12 (Xinhua) According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the 96th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, USA on the 10th local time. When Hollywood star Emma Stone came on stage to accept the award, she was suspected of ignoring Asian stars. Michelle Yeoh has caused controversy, with netizens accusing her of "discriminating against Asians."
Michelle Yeoh later posted a response on social media, along with a photo of herself hugging Emma Stone.
Source of animation: screenshot of video from US media TMZ
According to reports, on the day of the awards ceremony, Emma Stone won the Academy Award for Best Actress for "Poor Things" for the first time in seven years.
When she took the stage to receive the award, she couldn't help but cry with joy.
However, some netizens noticed that when Emma Stone accepted the award on stage, she "suspected of ignoring" the award guest Michelle Yeoh. Instead, she communicated more with her friend, American movie star Jennifer Lawrence, and even hugged each other.
After the award video was broadcast, some netizens questioned Emma Stone's "racial discrimination" against Asians. Some netizens believed that Emma Stone might "not have the process right" at the time, and called Emma Stone " It’s really not very respectful.”
Image source: Netizen’s social media screenshot
However, some netizens believe that Emma Stone was quite nervous at the time, and because Jennifer Lawrence is Emma Stone's good friend, Michelle Yeoh may have deliberately planned to leave time for the two of them.
Image source: Netizen’s social media screenshot
In addition, some netizens questioned that actor Robert Downey Jr. was also suspected of being "racially discriminatory" against Asian actor Kevin Kwan.
On the same day, Robert Downey Jr. won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Oppenheimer". When he went on stage to receive the trophy, he seemed not to look at the award presenter, Kevin Kwan, and was subsequently criticized by netizens for being "lack of grace".
However, some netizens noticed that he was taking photos, shaking hands and chatting with Guan Jiwei backstage.
Regarding the controversy at the awards ceremony, Michelle Yeoh herself posted photos of herself hugging Emma Stone on social media on the 12th, as well as photos of them taking photos with many people on stage, and talked about the details of the awards.
Image source: Michelle Yeoh’s social media screenshots
She wrote, "Congratulations Emma! I confused you but I wanted to share the glorious moment of presenting your award with your best friend Jennifer!"
According to previous reports, at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, Michelle Yeoh became the first Chinese actor to win the Best Actress crown in the nearly 100-year history of the Academy Awards.
She starred in the fantasy adventure comedy "Everywhere All at Once" (Everywhere All at Once), which tells stories that take place in the multiverse with unrestrained imagination. It was rated as one of the must-see films by the American movie website, and has a Rotten Tomatoes Freshness rating of 95%.