Key takeaways:
- Ke Huy Quan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, becoming the second actor of Asian descent to ever win in his category.
- Quan beat out a competitive field of nominees, including Brendan Gleeson, Brian Tyree Henry, and Judd Hirsch.
- Quan’s win follows the first Asian actor to win in the category, Haing Ngor, and Quan’s speech looked back on his experience as a Vietnamese refugee.
Ke Huy Quan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on Sunday night, becoming the second actor of Asian descent to ever win in his category.
Quan beat out a competitive field of nominees, including Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan for “The Banshees of Inisherin”; Brian Tyree Henry for “Causeway”; and Judd Hirsch for “The Fabelmans.”
The win was the latest in an extensive line of accolades for Quan, who earned widespread acclaim and popular praise for his performance in Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Quan’s win was especially meaningful for him, as his 84-year-old mother was watching from home. “My mom is 84 years old, and she’s at home watching,” an emotional Quan said in his acceptance speech. “Mom, I just won an Oscar.”
Quan’s win follows the first Asian actor to win in the category, Haing Ngor, a Chinese Cambodian refugee, who won for his role in the 1984 drama “The Killing Fields.” Quan’s speech looked back on his experience as a Vietnamese refugee, and the importance of representation in the film industry.
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