Michelle Yeohis no stranger to Hollywoods awards race.
InCrouching Tiger, we as actors were not involved in the conversation, Yeoh says.
Though she nabbed a BAFTA nomination, she points out that the cast didnt get nods in the States.
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Itdoeshurt inside, because you feel you are not validated as an actor, she explains.
Crazy Rich Asianspart in theawards conversationthis year, however, feels different.
It feels like youre being embraced, Yeoh says.
Michelle Yeoh in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’.Sanja Bucko/Warner Bros.
I think [that] embrace is not just for us alone.
Its almost for all the Asian actors that came before us and pushed us forwards.
